Kya deLongchamps examines the beautiful history contained in a vintage compact. When a girl reached 16 in the 1950s, a pretty powder compact with a spring-loaded powder-plate and inset mirror was ...

After years of languishing on drugstore shelves in the guise of generic brown plastic squares and circles, elegant compacts are making a comeback. But they have a long way to go before they can match ...

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