March 2017 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
Spring 2017 reset on the bathroom counter — Hollywood Flawless Filter momentum, Raf Simons Calvin Klein, the Pat McGrath drop economy, and Coachella prep gearing up.
February 2017 in Beauty
Raf Simons debuts at Calvin Klein on February 10 and reorganises the year, Hollywood Flawless Filter dominates the awards-season press line, Shape Tape divides the concealer category, and the Oscars close on a famous envelope mix-up.
January 2017 in Beauty
A new year opens with Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter and Tarte Shape Tape both landing within the first month, the political calendar reorganising what we want from beauty, and skincare actives returning to the rhythm.
Winter 2016 Jewellery Finds
The seven small and independent jewellery brands worth knowing for winter 2016 — Foundrae, Anita Ko, Jacquie Aiche, Catbird, Sophie Buhai, Wwake, Maya Brenner — and the gifting rules that got us through nine successful December gifts.
December 2016 in Beauty
The four brands that defined 2016 emerge as Glossier, Drunk Elephant, Olaplex, and Charlotte Tilbury; year-end Kylie restock chaos; last-minute gifting consolidates around five reliable answers; and the NYE makeup looks settle into three reliable camps.
November 2016 in Beauty
The Lip Kit anniversary marks a year of matte-liquid maturation, the Black Friday haul finally crosses gift names off the list, the deep-burgundy lip becomes the holiday party answer, and the proper amber takes the wrist into deep winter.
October 2016 in Beauty
Allure Best of Beauty confirms the consensus, the Halloween cycle delivers the year’s editorial-makeup setpiece, the early Sephora gift sets land, the deep-burgundy lip returns, and the retinol commitment hits four nights a week.
Fall 2016 Fashion from the Big Brands
Fall 2016 walked through Bergdorf, Saks, and Barneys: Marc Jacobs goes Beetlejuice, Costa closes Calvin Klein with a thesis on minimalism, Tory Burch goes country-house, Coach commits fully to the Vevers identity, and the camel coat is the season’s only required decision.
September 2016 in Beauty
NYFW Spring 2017 lands the see-now-buy-now experiment, the autumn skincare step-up swaps in heavier moisturisers and a fresh Drunk Elephant rotation, the warmer lip returns, and Pat McGrath Mothership sets a new ceiling for prestige palette pricing.
August 2016 in Beauty
Olympics campaigns peak in hot pink, the Sephora Insider sale becomes the haul of the summer, NYFW Spring 2017 see-now-buy-now experiments break the calendar, and the late-August skin reset prepares the routine for fall.