Sara Spruch-Feiner is a lifelong New Yorker and writer. She is a Senior Reporter at Glossy, where she spearheads Glossy Pop, a vertical about the intersection of beauty, fashion, and culture. She also writes the Glossy Pop Newsletter, which goes out on Fridays. She has contributed to publications including New York Magazine, The Zoe Report, Byrdie, Women’s Health, Coveteur, Shape—and many more. She is a graduate of Kenyon College where she earned her B.A. in English Literature (with a double minor in Women’s Studies and Art History) and a 2009 recipient of the New York Women in Communications, Inc. scholarship. She is equally passionate about women’s rights, really great serums, television, and the power of writing about them all.
Sara Spruch-Feiner is a lifelong New Yorker and writer. She is a Senior Reporter at Glossy, where she spearheads Glossy Pop, a vertical about the intersection of beauty, fashion, and culture. She also writes the Glossy Pop Newsletter, which goes out on Fridays. She has contributed to publications including New York Magazine, The Zoe Report, Byrdie, Women’s Health, Coveteur, Shape—and many more. She is a graduate of Kenyon College where she earned her B.A. in English Literature (with a double minor in Women’s Studies and Art History) and a 2009 recipient of the New York Women in Communications, Inc. scholarship. She is equally passionate about women’s rights, really great serums, television, and the power of writing about them all.
4 years in, Hotel Lobby Candle ventures beyond candles After four years of slinging candles, Hotel Lobby Candle is ready to enter its next chapter. On Tuesday, with the launch of two new products, the brand entered the first phase of a transition that will eventually end with its renaming to Hotel Lobby Home.
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Exclusive — Origins makes a bid for Gen Z with new Youthtopia franchise Origins, the OG "clean" beauty brand, was created by the Estée Lauder Companies 34 years ago. Though that means that, by definition, it's firmly a millennial, it seems to be hedging its bets for the future on Gen Z.
Tennis star Sloane Stephens on launching Doc & Glo: ‘Entrepreneurship is not for the weak’ Sloane Stephens started playing tennis at 9 years old and quickly climbed the ranks, beating Serena Williams in the 2013 Australian Open at age 19. She is the founder of The Sloane Stephens Foundation, which works to introduce tennis to underserved students — and, as of August 21, she is...
How Elsa Hosk leveraged Revolve to build her fully-owned Helsa brand On July 31, influencers and brand executives gathered in Los Angeles at the third iteration of Glossy's Beauty Pop event, which featured its first-ever fashion-focused discussion. In the hotseat was supermodel and former Victoria's Secret Angel Elsa Hosk, who founded the brand Helsa, sold on Revolve and FWRD, in 2022.
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Madewell is leaning into its millennial roots with new denim, including skinny jeans On Madewell's homepage, visitors — the majority of whom are millennials, according to the brand — are currently met with the tagline: "Trends come and go. Denim is forever." It's a declaration that feels true to the brand, which has always focused on the wardrobe staple.
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Should health and wellness brands require influencer education? In 2019, Seed, the direct-to-consumer probiotic in the dark green container — you've probably seen it on Instagram — launched Seed University, a program focused on microbiome education conducted entirely via Instagram Stories. The vision was to give creators factual information about products and prevent the further spread of misinformation...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Brooke Shields used community insights to build a hair-care line — and it’s proving successful Actress Brooke Shields knew she had to gain her customers' trust before rolling out a beauty brand. "We decided we would only start with a few hero products," she said of her new brand, Commence, which launched on June 3.
Kiehl’s launches intimate-care collection and campaign featuring Ilana Glazer to appeal to Gen Z To mark the launch of its foray into personal and intimate care, L'Oréal-owned Kiehl's tapped actor-comedian and "Broad City" star Ilana Glazer for a 360-degree campaign dubbed "Pubic Service Announcement." The campaign promotes the launch of two products under its new Kiehl's Personals collection: Ingrown Hair & Tone Corrective Intimate...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Ulta Beauty relaunches its in-house Ulta Beauty Collection with a new Gen-Z focus After 24 years, Ulta Beauty's private label, Ulta Beauty Collection, would like to reintroduce itself. The existing brand, which first launched in 2000, is slowly being replaced with updated packaging and products on its website and in its stores.