April 2021 in Beauty: What We Were Loving
April 2021 in beauty: Rare Beauty’s Soft Pinch Liquid Blush goes viral on TikTok, K-beauty crosses over with Beauty of Joseon, and body care gets the skinification treatment.
Spring 2021 Fashion: What the Big Brands Showed
NYFW Spring 2021 was a hybrid digital season — Marc Jacobs experimented with format, Tom Ford polished as if nothing changed, Christopher John Rogers had his breakthrough.
March 2021 in Beauty
The skincare conversation pivots back to peptides, Westman Atelier hits real scale, K-beauty’s TikTok wave widens, mineral SPF finally feels wearable, and bonders take over hair.
February 2021 in Beauty
Ulta signs the 15 Percent Pledge, Rare Beauty Soft Pinch goes truly viral, Pat McGrath keeps dropping editions, and a real lipstick comes back to the counter.
January 2021 in Beauty
Barrier repair takes the conversation back from the acids, Charlotte Tilbury settles into life under Puig, bodycare gets the actives treatment, and inauguration week returns the lip to centre stage.
Winter 2020 Jewellery Finds
Six independent women-led jewellery houses for the holiday gifting cycle — Foundrae, Wwake, Lizzie Fortunato, Brent Neale, Azlee, and Luna Skye.
December 2020 in Beauty
A year-in-review for 2020 — the year skincare ate makeup, Olaplex’s commercial run, the industry reckoning over Black-owned beauty, and the small-purchase economy that defined the year.
November 2020 in Beauty
Ariana Grande’s R.E.M. fragrance launches, Black Friday and Cyber Monday go fully digital, comfort scents take over, vitamin C reaches saturation, and the beauty advent calendar arrives in the US.
October 2020 in Beauty
Allure Best of Beauty 2020 lands, holiday gift sets arrive three weeks early, election-anxiety wellness goes vertical, and indie skincare keeps moving up the conversation.
Fall 2020 Fashion from the Big Brands
Ralph Lauren goes back to basics, Tory Burch makes the work-from-home wardrobe, Coach nails the leather year, Marc Jacobs has the noisiest show, and Theory plus Madewell own the everyday.