[ad_1] Lately a sphinx-like riddle has been making the rounds in beauty circles. What is the most sustainable brand? The answer: The one that does not exist. That counter-intuitive notion—success by sitting out the game—came to mind on a recent afternoon in Paris, as I arrived at the storybook department […]
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Kaia Gerber on ‘The Office’ Memes, Summertime Scents, and the Genius of Carol Burnett
[ad_1] Kaia Gerber is in a flourishing, long-term relationship, you might say: with sun-warmed fields, gauzy white dresses, and Marc Jacobs Daisy. When the model signed on as the fragrance face in 2017 (ten years into the perfume’s blockbuster run), it was an inspired choice. Who better to personify the […]
Gwyneth Paltrow Is Here to Fine-Tune Your Bedtime Routine
[ad_1] Gwyneth Paltrow, figurehead of aspirational living, has a great many things under control. Her wellness empire, her abdominals, even the imprint of time itself, as suggested by her 50th birthday arriving September 27. (Paltrow is a Libra, which Susan Miller’s Astrology Zone sums up in two words: “Socialize, Beautify.”) […]
Julianne Moore on the Fallacy of “Anti-Aging” and the Covid-Era Resonance of ‘Safe’
[ad_1] Julianne Moore, master interpreter of uncanny domestic life, is smiling at me from a facsimile of her home. “This is a rental, but still all the same stuff,” the actor says over Zoom, gesturing to the Thomas Struth photograph behind her, depicting a primeval, vine-strewn forest. It used to […]
16 Beauty Leaders on Reimagining Packaging for a Sustainability-Conscious Age
[ad_1] This may sound like a familiar scene: You’ve reached the final pump of a beloved serum or the last inky swipe from a mascara tube, and before you go to chuck the vessel, you take a look and wonder, “Can I recycle this?” For many beauty products, the answer […]
Zendaya on Her Cultural Impact, Partnering with Smartwater, and the Y2K Styles She’s Happy Haven’t Made a Comeback
[ad_1] It’s Zendaya’s award-winning world, and we’re lucky to be living in it. In the last few years, the actor has made strides in the film and TV stratosphere, starring in blockbuster films like Spider-Man: No Way Home and HBO’s Euphoria, while simultaneously becoming the face of several fashion and […]
Idris and Sabrina Elba on Launching a Beauty Line With ‘Coupledom‘ at Its Heart
[ad_1] Idris: It’s the basic essentials. For me, I work long days, long hours. I’m not unfamiliar with skin routines because in film and television every day I have makeup on. But for me, in my everyday life, it needs to be nice and simple, and it needs to be […]
FKA twigs on Perfume as Spiritual Communion and the “Journey of Moving Forward”
[ad_1] FKA twigs, if not exactly clairvoyant, has a crystal-clear lens on the present. “I have fallen back in love with music, danger, trying new things, sex, love, raves,” she wrote in a recent Instagram post. No more careful cocooning. It’s time to live—holy rites by earthly means. “I’m […]
Rebeca Huntt Keeps Cool With Vipassana Meditation and Vintage Slip Dresses
[ad_1] “Brave, stubborn, narcissistic.” With those three defiant words, Rebeca Huntt’s voiceover seems to preempt the critical response to Beba, her debut documentary that doubles as an impressionistic memoir. “From the early days of writing this film, I didn’t want Beba to be an archetype or a saint. Quite the […]
Hailey Bieber’s New Beauty Brand, Rhode, Doubles Down on Glazed Donut Skin
[ad_1] What does it take to sell a skin-care brand at this moment of peak saturation? Is it a celebrity face or the aspirational girl-next-door type? Sleek packaging or tried-and-true ingredients? Campaign imagery with a dollop of sex appeal or a TikTok talking head? You could say that Hailey Bieber […]
How Kristine Froseth Leaned into ’90s Supermodel Glamour for Chanel’s We Love Coco Game Club
[ad_1] With its red lacquered paneling and leopard-print carpet, the Nines—a recently opened piano bar on Manhattan’s cobblestoned Great Jones Street—doesn’t need much to transform into a highbrow game club. Add a few Chanel chess sets and backgammon boards, along with a cast of recognizable revelers, martinis in hand, and […]
15 AAPI-Owned Beauty Brands to Shop Right Now
[ad_1] The business of beauty is inherently personal for the wearer, down to the pitch-perfect foundation shade. But the products that land in the medicine cabinet often reflect a broader story about shared values, experiences, and aesthetics, as well as which makers one chooses to support. While the past few […]