Celebrated Pioneer, Shu Uemura, Passes Away at 79
January 8, 2008 by Shannon Nelson
Filed under Our Beauty Tips, makeup
As per WWD, Shu Uemura passed away on December 29th from pneumonia at the age of 79. The Japanese makeup artist and founder of Shu Uemura cosmetics was laid to rest just this past Friday in Tokyo.
What an amazing legacy he leaves behind.

































what a talent, amazing the life he created by the fate of being a replacement to do shirley mclaine’s makeup for “my geisha”. truely a great artist.