A batch of graphite has just been delivered to this pencil factory in Germany. Once it’s been thoroughly mixed with clay, it’s ready to go into production, with around 550 pounds of the stuff ...

A downtown Tokyo pencil maker offers a unique product. Clay made from sawdust. Working to find a way to make use of the waste generated in the pencil making process, current president, Sugitani ...

Optical materials are essential in many modern applications, but controlling the way a material reflects light on its surface ...

Its graphite is from Ceylon - modern-day Sri Lanka - mixed with Mississippi clay, sulphuric acid, animal fats and numerous other ingredients. And don't get the pencil started on its six coats of ...

Creating different hardness' to pencils was discovered by Nicholas Jacques Conté. Mixing powdered graphite with clay and forming the mixture into rods that were then fired in a kiln. By varying ...

End of summer; is the era of back-to-school sales of pencils and notebooks, friends catching up over what they did over break, after-school clubs fomenting new lifelong interests.

This 2-in-1 eyebrow pencil features a pencil on one end and a brush on the other for easy shaping and blending. All products ...

The best eyeliners — liquid, gel or pencil — will last for hours, deliver great color payoff and help with cat-eyes, smokey eyes and more. These are our picks.

"My parents didn't even try to understand me. They never tried to dissuade me, but they never quite got me," artist and ...

A round-up of the best eyeshadow palettes for casual looks, statement makeup and everything in between, whether mattes or ...

Each month, Fashionista editors try a *lot* of beauty products. And while not every formula we test is a winner, we're ...