During the second weekend of Coachella, the beauty bar continued to rise. The festival saw unlimited self-expression on the first weekend: body glitter, face jewels, and lots of neon eyeliner. There was a tug-o-war between Euphoria-inspired makeup and boho-chic. The toss-up between the two aesthetics was distinct among the attendees.The second weekend, there wasn't a face jewel in sight. Attendees like Princess Nokia and Peggy Gou opted for more of a "skin-first" appeal, as we've seen latel...

You think of Earth Day every day when you're an eco-conscious shopper. However, sustainably shopping for beauty products isn't always an easy task, as the beauty arena is saturated with marketing jargon, misleading promises and lots of greenwashing.With established and newer brands introducing carbon-neutral production manufacturing methods, vegan-friendly formulas, refillable containers and innovative alternative packaging, planet-conscious consumption isn't so headache-inducing. While there ha...

Off-White™ makes its entrance into the beauty world. On April 20, the fashion brand debuted its inaugural beauty collection "Paperwork," a genderless toolkit centered around self-expression.Virgil Abloh's vision of "Paperwork " was designed with an inclusive intent, combined into a customizable presentation of makeup and fragrance offerings. The collection was created by the late designer before his untimely death and debuted in Off-White™'s Fall/Winter 2022 show.The collection initially lau...

I'll be honest, I still haven't mastered the art of contouring and have admittedly settled on my face fillers to do the work for me. When you watch YouTube tutorials featuring contouring pros like Kim Kardashian, you can't help but feel a bit intimidated. However, TikTok beauty influencer @serenalakkiss has shown us a new way to achieve the perfect contour line, and I've never been more impressed.In a TikTok video, Lakkis achieves a perfectly contoured beat by using a roll of tape. She applies t...