Tru-Glow is made up of twelve folding compact mirrors (some of which have contained powder) which feature paintings of Jennifer Jones in ten of her film roles. Drawing on makeup advertising and the intimate role makeup plays in the life of women and those who identify as women, Tru-Glow considers the way makeup can be both a visible part of the feminine face and simultaneously a discreet secret.

The makeup compact, with its integral mirror was a ubiquitous objects in the mid-century western world. And acting as a conduit to glamour and a connection to the actresses who appied their makeup on-screen and advertised it in film magazines. Makeup compacts could be bought in Woolworths, or they could be silver or gold, studdied with diamonds and engraved with intials. The compact is both luxurious and accessible and is integral to positioning making-up as a sophisticated act. Using a compact in public could forge a connection with a favourite star. The familair ritual of the face, the powder, the lisptick, the face reflected back and checked.

In Tru-Glow the compact mirror, a vital tool in the maintenance of image, a mise-en-abyme that reflects the actresses onscreen role back on itself

Tru-Glow was the name of a foundation produced by Westmores of Hollywood which in 1953 was promoted by Marilyn Monroe