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30 Jun

OUR 10 MOST-COMPLIMENTED FRAGRANCES (THAT WE’RE WILLING TO SHARE) (NYLON)

It might be the last step in your beauty routine before you walk out the door, but that doesn’t make it less important. The way you smell is how the world experiences you before they even can see you — so why not make sure you’re making an exciting first impression? Plus, scent corresponds closely with memory, so it’s a prime chance to make yourself memorable with just a spritz. A lot of flowery, confusing words and labels get thrown around in the perfume world, but what’s most important to describe about a fragrance is how it makes you feel and the effect it has on you (and whoever you want to smell you). So we’ve rounded up the fragrances that...
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26 Jun

MEGAN THEE STALLION WORE “BLUEBERRY LIPS” FOR THE LOUIS VUITTON FASHION SHOW (NYLON)

Pharrell Williams’ highly anticipated Louis Vuitton runway show during Men’s fashion week in Paris was a fully star-studded affair. The show was the first for Pharrell since he was appointed the brand’s new men’s creative director on February 14 of this year. For the momentous occassion, Pusha-T performed during the show and Beyoncé, JAY-Z, and Rihanna sat front row, making the celebrity attendance just as compelling as the suit jackets with matching baggy shorts, oversized hats, and digital camouflage prints that were coming down the runway. Naturally, rap star Megan Thee Stallion also attended the show wearing a high-fashion look for the event— including an avant-garde makeup moment she calls “blueberry lips”. For the Men’s fashion week show, Megan wore distressed denim jeans with a...
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26 Jun

NYLON/VICTORIA WARNKEN, STOCKSY BEAUTY 12 VIRAL BEAUTY PRODUCTS THAT ARE WORTH THE HYPE (NYLON)

Whether it was a few days (hours?) ago, last week, or in the past few months, chances are high that you’ve bought something off your FYP page recently — the TikTok algorithm does not quit. But when was the last time you bought something off your FYP and actually felt like it lived up to the hype? Those times are much rarer— and TBH, should be celebrated when they do happen. Instead of a lot of forced trial and error (and a drained bank account), team NYLON took it upon ourselves to test the buzziest, viral beauty products on the market and see which ones are worth your hard-earned cash. From the eyeshadow you’ve seen every influencer use during your nighttime scroll to...
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28 Oct

YOUR GUIDE TO THE INVISIBLE BROW (V Magazine)

No brows speak more volume. The reductive process of bleaching creates a transformational effect. The eyebrows are the framework of the face, and as the framework they hold the power of relaying emotion. The simple removal of the eyebrow leaves you feeling unrecognizable. Therefore, when appearing undetectable there is a futuristic and otherworldly quality about the individual. The beauty of the natural sculpture of the face is exhibited through the freedom of the eyes. Taking off in the fashion industry—models on and off the runway, and everyday artists have been sporting the new invisible accessory. High fashion model Bella Hadid has been seen fronting the trend during New York Fashion Week, and carrying it over to Milan and Paris. Celebrities such as...
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14 Oct

BLACK LIP GLOSS IS THE SURPRISING FALL UPDATE YOUR MAKEUP KIT NEEDS (NYLON)

With vampiric beauty looks taking over the season, like Lizzo’s black lipstick at the 2022 VMAs, gothic manicures everywhere, and celebrities like Megan Fox and Kourtney Kardashian continuously leaning into the punk rocker girlfriend aesthetic, there’s never been a better time to try your hand at goth-inspired makeup. But, for those who don’t want to dive in head first to matte black lips, a new way to wear black lipstick is gaining popularity, in keeping with the trending soft goth aesthetic. (Soft goth is a subset of goth style mixing light or pastel shades with black and incorporates more feminine fashion and beauty trends.) One Tiktok creator has come up with the perfect entryway into the sometimes scary world of hardcore glam. Digital...
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16 Sep

The 7 Biggest Beauty Trends From New York Fashion Week (VOGUE)

This season at New York Fashion Week, the beauty flitted between pared-back and unbridled. Embodying the stripped-back attitude was a skin care–as–makeup strategy with minimal flourish. Leave it to backstage legend Pat McGrath to sum it up lyrically, “sublime skin meets minimal majorness.” It’s no wonder then that the ’90s are permeating runways. Not just on the minimalism front with clean skin and slicked-back knots, but also on the maximalist one as well. From chunky glitter eyes to bombshell updos worthy of the decade’s most influential supermodels, bolder referential statements abounded. The emphasis on beauty inspired by a particular “character” for the show felt timeless. Individual statements included artful braided sculptures, floor-sweeping hair lengths, and a mélange of imaginative face embellishments. Of course,...
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16 Aug

NAIL TRENDS TO STRUT, FLAUNT, AND PARADE THIS UPCOMING SEASON (V Magazine)

If one thing is for certain among new wave fashion trends, it is the implausible obsession with a well-manicured, voguishly styled nail set. Never before had previous generations contributed so much thought to one's nail shape, length, and, most importantly, the design. Though with influencers, celebs, and renowned acquaintances strutting and parading their beloved nail designs, we have had no choice but to comply with these striking trends.  We can confidently attest that it is a Gen Z (or #GenV, if you will) necessity to consult your peers when considering your Pinterest nail design options. Have you decided on a color? No, I haven't. I probably never will. I am certain that I am not the only one who has felt...
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17 Jun

Yara Shahidi Just Reinvented The Classic Cat Eye (W Magazine)

There are some fashion and beauty basics that should never be messed with. The little black dress will always be a staple, a red lip isn’t going anywhere, and until recently, it seemed like the cat eye was pretty tried-and-true as well, that is, until Yara Shahidi flipped it on its head. On Tuesday, Shahidi dressed up to attend the unveiling of Cartier’s latest high jewelry collection at Liria Palace in Madrid, so of course couture was in order. But it was her makeup that really made a statement, a bold take on the classic cat eye that will leave you rethinking everything you know about beauty. For the occasion, Shahidi and her stylist, Jason Bolden plucked a dress from Valentino’s...
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9 Jun

An Exclusive Look At Isamaya Ffrench’s Debut Make-Up Collection (British VOGUE)

Isamaya Ffrench is sitting at an outside table at London’s The Maine, a stone throw’s from Vogue’s HQ. It’s a particularly sunny Spring day and everyone is full of cheer, which makes what she’s about to unveil that much more subversive. Taking its cues from the visual lexicon of BDSM culture – the lids of two serums and a mascara come skewered with wearable hard metal piercings, while a bound rubbery figure emerges from a 14 pan eyeshadow palette – Isamaya’s first make-up collection (the Industrial collection), for her brand new beauty brand, Isamaya, and its accompanying Steven Klein-lensed campaign, is as much a statement about the beauty industry as it is about beauty. Because Isamaya isn’t your typical beauty brand: it’s not selling you some...
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31 May

THE HORNY HAIR TREND HAS GONE FROM TIKTOK TO THE RED CARPET (NYLON)

Considering buzzcuts were trending all through 2020 and into summer 2021, there’s little surprise that people are increasingly interested in how to style short hair during the growing-out stage. Like the uneven layers of a mullet, growing out a buzzcut can feel awkward and at times infuriating. Thankfully, this Summer’s hottest new hair trend is all about styling short hair and short layers with a cute but unexpected twist— devil horns. We first saw horn-styled hair on the red carpet courtesy of Jazzelle Zanaughtti, better known by her Instagram handle @uglyworldwide. While attending the Billboard Music Awards, the model, known for experimental looks and super skinny eyebrows, wore her short platinum blonde hair spiked up on each side. To top the devil-themed look off, including...
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