Who to follow in 2022, according to Tinx, Mikayla and Hyram Every year, a new crop of creators finds internet stardom. And who better to ask who we should keep our eye on than those already making products that sell out and videos that go viral?
Why Harry Styles was 2021’s ultimate style icon In September, as Harry Styles kicked off his tour, dubbed “Love On Tour,” online styling service Stitch Fix saw a 160% year-over-year spike in customer requests related to the tour or inspired by the singer’s eclectic look. Styles, who is a face of Gucci, was famously featured on the cover...
The fashion and beauty products that made the most impact in 2021 With viral moments happening every week and industry-wide conversations bubbling into the zeitgeist almost as quickly, Glossy pinpointed the top-five most important moments in both beauty and fashion.
In The DMs with supermodel Kaia Gerber Being a supermodel in Kaia Gerber's blood — after all, her mom is Cindy Crawford. The 20-year-old model (and the spitting image of her mother) is a face of YSL Beauty, as well as a new product from the brand that's set to be announced in January. While she loves...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: How Casetify elevated the humble phone case to a celeb-beloved fashion accessory If your phone is always in your hand (and let’s face it, it pretty much is), then perhaps its case is actually your most-used accessory. When you take (and post) a mirror selfie, your phone case plays a starring role in the image. Recognizing that, Casetify has managed to make...
Exclusive: CAA backs new beauty incubator, Creative Beauty — and its first brand is with Peyton List As celebrity beauty brands become the norm, so too do companies that strategize around building them. A new entrant into this space is Creative Beauty, an incubator created in partnership with the talent agency CAA. Alexis Maybank, best known for being the founder of Gilt, is its CEO and co-founder.
Why beauty brands are backing away from CBD In September, WLDKAT, an affordable skin-care brand, reintroduced itself to its audience. It first launched at the start of the pandemic with CBD as its hero ingredient. In its second iteration, the ingredient is gone altogether, and product price points are down about $4-$6 each.
Jonathan Van Ness on using JVN to help de-gender the beauty industry Jonathan Van Ness released his brand, JVN Hair, in partnership with Amyris back in August. On December 14, it will release its first new launch since then. Amyris is also behind Biossance, Rose Inc and a number of other beauty brands.
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Violette responds to 2021’s viral TikTok makeup hacks As TikTok hacks and trends become more commonplace, traditionally trained professionals have watched, sometimes in horror. So we thought it would be fun to take a look back at 2021’s viral makeup hacks — with none other than Violette Serrat, Guerlain’s creative director of makeup and famous French cool girl.