Swatch’s Racism Controversy Ticks Up Growing Challenges
For a watchmaker, Swatch Group has terrible timing. Over the weekend, the group’s namesake brand found itself mired in controversy after it ran an ad featuring an Asian model pulling…
Trump’s Tariffs Imperil US Black Hair Businesses
Earlier this summer, Dajiah Blackshear-Calloway, 34, started to notice that her regular clients weren’t visiting her hair salon as often as they used to. The salon, in Smyrna, Georgia, houses…
Robin Givhan Leaves The Washington Post, Soho House Goes Private!
4 Robin Givhan Exits The Washington Post It’s the end of an era! Robin Givhan has announced her official exit at The Washington Post, shared this weekend via Instagram, after…
‘Vibe Marketing’ Is Taking Over Beauty. What Is It?
As recently as last year, marveling at AI-generated media required a suspension of disbelief. Impressive, but noticeably premature, like a same-day facelift reveal. Today, advanced AI tools with the capability…
The Latest Boom in Medical Tourism: Male Leg Lengthening
It was on his honeymoon in Kuala Lumpur, looking out of his hotel window at the silvery points of the world’s tallest twin skyscrapers, that Frank decided it was time…
Fashion’s Female Leaders Are Building Their Own Deal Pipeline
MONTAUK, New York — On a brisk August morning, about a dozen women clad in trendy swimwear emerged from an “ocean plunge,” a wellness trend touted for boosting mood and…
Why Ulta Beauty and Target Broke Up
Ulta Beauty’s partnership with Target will come to an end in Aug. 2026, the two companies announced on Thursday. Despite initial synergies that saw the partnership roll out to 610…
Where TikTok Beauty Meets MAHA: ‘Dorm Water’
Welcome back to Haul of Fame, your must-read beauty roundup for new products, new ideas and some intel on Taylor Swift’s influence on lipstick sales … and on the stock…
Taylor Swift’s Album Reveal, Rosalía Covers Elle
19 Taylor Swift Reveals New The Life of a Showgirl Album Covers A diamond’s gotta shine! Taylor Swift’s glitzy new era is off to a sparkling start, as she just…
What It Takes to Get Into Sephora
At a recent pre-launch press event in New York City, makeup artist Mary Phillips recalled pitching Sephora executives on her new colour cosmetics brand, M.ph. “Our first meeting with them,…