Makeup Screens explores the intersection of emphasis and concealment cosmetics while exposing contradictions within the function of cosmetics. By placing physical screens on a wearer’s face intended to draw attention to a specific body part, the screens simultaneously conceal parts of what it is meant to emphasize, thus making it impossible to view that body part fully.  Makeup Screens are a series of wearable objects that sit at the intersection of cosmetics and jewelry, both falling under the category of adornment. A fundamental purpose of makeup ultimately is to display an outward appearance in relation to what is perceived as desirable. This is tangential to the function of jewelry as an art form that publicly communicates a desired personal signification. According to the historian Linda Sandino, “jewellry  is a cultural symbol that stands for the private body as well as the social one, its personal links even more profoundly intimate than clothing, while its symbolism extends into the drama of public display.” The objects that humans adorn themselves with are utilized to outwardly establish an aspect of self they find significant.