March 2022 in Beauty: Glazed-Donut Skin and the Spring Refresh
March 2022 turned the page on winter — glazed-donut skin, tinted SPF gone prestige, lighter-touch self-tanner, brow lamination at home, and fresher spring fragrance.
February 2022 in Beauty: Skin Tints, Red Lips, and Awards-Season Polish
February 2022 brought awards-season skin tints, the Valentine red lip revival, lash serums coming into their own, fragrance back in the conversation, and a weekly hair mask ritual.
January 2022 in Beauty: Slugging, Cream Blush, and Quiet Wins
What we kept reaching for in January 2022 — slugging finally going mainstream, the crowded cream blush field, Naturium and the new affordable prestige, at-home hair gloss, and grown-up body skincare.
Winter 2021 Jewellery Finds: Independent Names for Holiday Gifting
The independent jewellery designers and small studios we kept circling back to in late 2021 — signets, charms, ear cuffs, and the direct-to-consumer studios growing up.
December 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
December 2021 in beauty: the year-in-review month — Rare Beauty’s defining product, Olaplex’s defining business story, and a category-by-category recap of the year that re-shaped beauty after the pandemic.
November 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
November 2021 in beauty: fragrance gift sets explode, Black Friday at the prestige tier, party makeup returns, Olaplex earnings, and a deeper-toned lip becomes canonical.
October 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
October 2021 in beauty: Allure Best of Beauty 2021, Halloween creator content, the eye palette returns, and the post-Olaplex haircare race begins.
Fall 2021 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed
Fall 2021 fashion: NYFW returns in person, Khaite ascends to category leader, Tory Burch goes quiet luxury, and the colour palette finally moves out of pandemic neutrals.
September 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
September 2021 in beauty: NYFW finally returns in person, the Met Gala signals a bolder face, Olaplex goes public, and fall fragrance lands.
August 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
August 2021 in beauty: the Olaplex S-1 lands, fragrance pivots toward fall, dermatologist-led skincare takes over TikTok, and Pillow Talk extends its universe.