Month: January 2022

Must Read: Why Glossier Is Struggling Right Now, the Significance of Amy Schneider’s Pearl Necklace on ‘Jeopardy!’

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. Why Glossier is struggling right nowOn Jan. 26, Glossier laid off more than 80 employees, roughly a third of its workforce, and the company is in an obvious period of struggle, reports Rachel Strugatz for Business of Fashion. Strugatz … […]

Biodiversity Is the Next Frontier for Sustainable Beauty

“Sustainability” has been one of the biggest — if not the biggest — buzzwords in the beauty industry for years. Efforts and entire marketing campaigns focused on refillable, recyclable and post-consumer recycled packaging, “clean” formulating, microplastics, carbon footprints, water waste, energy … Continue reading

How I Shop: Nicole Byer

We all buy clothes, but no two people shop the same. It can be a social experience, and a deeply personal one; at times, it can be impulsive and entertaining, at others, purpose-driven, a chore. Where do you shop? When do you shop? How do you decide what you need, […]

Euphoria’s Lexi Is The Unsung Hero Of The Twee Revival

Euphoria’s Lexi Is The Unsung Hero Of The Twee Revival

Refinery29’s selection is purely editorial and independently chosen – we only feature items we love! As part of our business model we do work with affiliates; if you directly purchase something from a link on this article, we may earn a small amount of commission. Transparency is important to us […]

Critics & TikTok Love Encanto — But As A Latinx Woman, It Means A Lot More

Critics & TikTok Love Encanto — But As A Latinx Woman, It Means A Lot More

Content Warning: This piece speaks of violence against Black and Indigenous people in Latin America. Spoilers also ahead. Encanto made me feel a whole lot. I cried in the very first scene where Alma explains the encanto to Maribel; the arepas made me hungry; and while I know this may be […]

Bright Hair Colour Is Cool In 2022: It’s All About “French Glossing” & “Frosting”

Bright Hair Colour Is Cool In 2022: It’s All About “French Glossing” & “Frosting”

The thing about hair colour is that the “trends” tend to be cyclical and a little boring if you consider that the hair growing out of your head can be bucketed into one of the base categories: black, brown, blonde, red, grey, or white. Still, there are degrees of variation […]