It’s officially December so it’s time to accept that we are in the thick of the winter season. I tried to put it off for as long as possible, but unfortunately I need a jacket from the moment I step outside.
I prefer summer clothing because I can never dress appropriately in the cold. Too many layers and I’m suffocating when indoors, too few and I’m hypothermic. Seriously, how do you win?
It’s even harder for me to debut a fashionable outfit if I’m going to cling to my jacket all night long. Even if I take it off, it’s spending the night wrapped around my waist Soccer Mom style. It’s not like it matters anyway. I’m normally layered in sweaters and long sleeves paired with knit flowy pants – shapeless.
Sure I’m more comfortable without an ounce of clothing clinging to my body, but after a while I forget how to even dress myself. And that’s why I have been paying very close attention to this 2022’s winter fashion trends. I pore over TikToks and peruse Vogue in my free time so I can catch a trend early and capitalize.
It’s not just to get ahead of the trend, but to get ahead of the heartbreak when I go to purchase and it says SOLD OUT.
There’s nothing worse than falling in love with clothing for nothing. For the 2022 fall fashion trends, we saw mini UGGs, Birks, and equestrian style. Winter is going to look a bit different.
If you want some winter fashion tips before you get all of that Christmas money, we’re in this together. Here’s what’s in my cart:
Apres-Ski Chic
Perhaps the most prevalent trend is the Post-Ski-Heading-To-Party look. Think fair isle sweaters and sherpa pullover quarter zips. It’s all about the Aspen vibes.
We’re seeing the rise of winter accessories paired with cropped puffer jackets. The earmuff has swapped out our favorite pair of over-the-ear headphones, and people are opting for the baclava-style scarf as a style statement.
Perfect for days where you’re spending more than an hour outdoors, the Apres Ski look is equally warm and stylish. To achieve this look, here are my recs:
All Lace Everything
With the popularity of Wednesday on Netflix, everyone is emulating Jenna Ortega’s style. A high-neck lace long sleeve paired with leather flare pants and you have yourself a Wednesday-approved outfit.
The best way to ensure your lace stays in style for years to come is picking the most basic style that you can dress up or down. My fave basic lace pieces are:
Statement Peacoats
The peacoat is the ultimate jacket to wear with your nice outfits, but it even looks good with a sweat set. People are sporting all types of peacoats, but the most popular ones seems to be the plaid.
Make a statement with your peacoat. Fur trimmed, bright colored, patterned. It’s your way to say “the outfit underneath is just as great” (even if it’s not). But, seriously, let your peacoat do the talking for you this year.
Midi Lengths
Wearing a sundress in the winter isn’t an option. Believe me, I’ve tried to make it work. If you think a maxi dress is too formal, the midi length will give you both coverage and a little bit of skin. The perfect balance.
The midi dress is great for your date night, brunch outing, or anything in between. And how lucky are you to be able to pair it with an aforementioned peacoat! Any shoe complements the midi dress – even a sneaker.
Collared Sweater
It seems like this year’s biggest sweater trend is the take on the rugby polo. Throw a collar on any knit sweater and I guarantee you it’s both studious and trendy.
I’m always sitting in a sweater, so this has to be my easiest purchase on this list. When styling your collared sweater, think flare jeans for a bit of contrast and a nod to the ever-popular ‘70’s style.
Cute Bombers
If you’re looking for a “going out” jacket this winter that still gives your outfit some flare: enter the bomber jacket. Try out fun statement sleeves, a bold texture like leathers, or sherpas, or even just a classic color. Remember, your jacket may be the only thing people are seeing that day, so make it count!
A bomber is the Cool Girl jacket this 2022 winter. Hang it off your shoulders for an unbothered queen appearance or shrug it around your elbows to show off your top. It’s slouchy and casual yet gives the right amount of spice to your fit.
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You know that the celebrity beauty brand boom is over when even the celebrities themselves admit that they’re not into it. “I’ve never really been interested in beauty products,” Jared Leto recently told Vogue about his new 12-piece skin- and body-care line, Twentynine Palms.
The celebrities are tired. Consumers are over it, big time. The market is oversaturated, and everyone knows it. Celebrity beauty brands are officially on their way out — but that doesn’t mean the beauty business is slowing down.
The global cosmetics market is expected to grow from $382.88 billion in 2021 to $643.03 billion by 2030. With everyone rooting against celebrity beauty brands, though, who will beauty consumers look to for innovation? The answer is the same source that celebrities themselves have always relied upon: the hairstylists, makeup artists and estheticians that they employ to get them ready for red carpets and keep them informed about what’s trending.
Authenticity is the new currency, and unfortunately for the celebrities, the people just aren’t buying it from them anymore. According to NPD data, celebrity beauty brands only account for 7% of sales in the U.S .beauty market.
“It’s just glorified merch at this point,” says Dulma Altan, TikTok creator, consultant and founder of the business podcast Due Diligence. “It’s not enough anymore for the products to be good. If they’re not doing anything interesting, it’s still a bit of a cash grab, and a lot of people can feel that. That’s going to be a liability.”
Even the celebrity beauty brands that supposedly do it right (Altan cites Hailey Bieber‘s Rhode Beauty as a recent example) still have trouble escaping the cloud of doubt that’s cast over the entire genre. The truth is that there are more disappointing celebrity beauty brands than promising ones, and inevitably a few bad lip glosses will ruin the whole bunch.
Photo: Courtesy of Rhode
As the celebrity beauty brand empire wanes, consumers will seek out brands that they can trust to deliver on their claims. Celebrity beauty brands have had their 15 minutes of fame and will soon be replaced by professionally-developed formulas backed by sound science and decades of real-world experience.
Makeup brands like Jones Road (from veteran makeup artist Bobbi Brown) and Danessa Myricks (from the makeup artist of the same name) are making artistry more accessible, while hair-care brands like Frédéric Fekkai, Andrew Fitzsimons and Act+Acre are bringing healthy hair education to the masses. When compared celebrity-helmed brands, these companies are positioning themselves as better suited to meet the demands of the new consumer.
Professional brands have been around long before celebrity business managers sought to diversify their clients’ streams of income. The rise of celebrity beauty brands mimics the rise of celebrity perfumes in the ’90s and early 2000s, when Glow by JLo and Curious by Britney Spears reigned supreme — but that same era ushered in brands from makeup artists like Brown, François Nars of Nars and Kevyn Aucoin, to name a handful. Back then, the world was obsessed with supermodels and the artists who transformed them for magazine covers and runways; it wasn’t long before the products used backstage went mainstream.
“Their formulas were genius,” says Christine Cherbonnier, celebrity makeup artist and former assistant to legendary makeup artists Rose-Marie Swift and Pat McGrath (who each went on to found their own makeup lines, RMS in 2009 and Pat McGrath Labs in 2015). “Paula Dorf was the first one to take technical products that makeup artists used that you could previously only find in a theater store or a makeup store to the mass market. They basically gave up their tricks and traded products to sell to us.”
In addition to her work as a makeup artist, Cherbonnier is also the Design Executive Officer of Mothership Materials, a green commodities manufacturer that helps develop formulas for the next generation of beauty and wellness brands. She joined the company after having a negative experience with cosmetics manufacturers while trying to develop a line of natural products, which ended up costing her $45,000. In the end, she walked away from the entire process without releasing a single SKU. Now, she works with beauty professionals to bring their creative visions to life.
All of Mothership Materials’ brands and formulas are founded by industry professionals with deep industry expertise, which Cherbonnier says gives them an edge over celebrity-founded beauty brands: “They have such a clear perspective. Not one of them wants to make the same thing, and I think that’s what’s so fascinating in an industry where we’re constantly seeing the same thing with a different brand over and over again.”
Photo: Courtesy of Jones Road
Makeup artist Bobbi Brown and hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai both play a unique role in this resurgence of professional beauty brands. Both creatives launched their namesake companies in the ’90s to much success, and have since gone through their own brand evolutions. Bobbi Brown left Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in 2016 and founded Jones Road Beauty in 2020, while Frédéric Fekkai bought back his brand from Proctor & Gamble in 2018 after selling it to the conglomerate in 2008 and relaunched Fekkai in 2019, aiming to merge sustainability with salon-grade products. Both have weathered decades of change in the industry as artists and entrepreneurs, which makes them exceptionally well-poised for this professional beauty brand renaissance.
“Before becoming an entrepreneur and launching either of my beauty brands, I was a makeup artist, so I had deep product knowledge,” Brown tells Fashionista. “I knew what worked and what didn’t, and I knew what products I wish I had in my kit but that didn’t exist yet, so I made them. When I launched Jones Road, I had decades of beauty and business experience under my belt, so I knew exactly what products to make and how to launch a successful business.”
Fekkai feels similarly that the experience of being a working beauty professional is paramount to his success.
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“The hands-on, in-depth knowledge gained from practicing your craft day-in-and-day-out gives you invaluable insights into the needs of all different types of hair,” he says. “When you touch thousands of heads of hair, you then know how the products need to perform to deliver the styles or benefits the guest is looking for. A celebrity is an expert on their specific hair type, a good professional stylist is an expert on all hair types.”
Photo: Courtesy of Andrew Fitzsimons
Celebrity hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons is a new founder, coming into the space as both an influencer and celebrity stylist for Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Joan Smalls, Ashley Graham, Madonna and Bella Hadid. He launched his eponymous line earlier this year and believes that professionals are unparalleled when it comes to providing education, which he argues is what this generation of consumers really wants.
“They see the work we do every day via social media, so there’s a trust there that you can use these products to achieve similar results, [without] photoshop or filters,” says Fitzsimons. “Access to great information is a game-changer, and being able to relay that education to consumers is where experts can really shine.”
While celebrity brands are often just a flash in the pan, professional brands can have staying power without remaining stagnant, as evidenced by Brown and Fekkai’s abilities to evolve their own brands over time. Like celebrity perfumes of the ’90s and early 2000s, it’s likely that only a handful of celebrity beauty brands will stick around longer than a few years. Consumers may buy it once for the novelty, but they’ll return to professional brands for innovation and results.
“While celebrity-founded brands often garner buzz around launch, few have been able to scale and mature successfully, and provide consumers with the quality they’re looking for,” says Helen Reavey, certified trichologist, celebrity hairstylist and founder of hair-care brand Act + Acre. “Consumers often find themselves going back to those credible brands whose focus has always been on the efficacy of their products.”
Reavey carved out a niche within the broad hair-care category with Act + Acre, focusing on scalp heath as the most important factor for promoting healthy hair growth. Now, we’re seeing other hair-care brands take the same approach and come out with scalp-targeted products. Danessa Myricks brought a similar innovation to the makeup category with her Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder, an innovative balm-to-powder formula that we’ll no doubt see other brands incorporate into their complexion products in due time. As consumers look for innovation in a sea of sameness, they’ll turn to artists for direction and to set trends, rather than simply cash in on them.
Celebrity beauty brands also provide a glimpse into the ethics of employment, if you look closely: Being a celebrity is a business, and the celebrities themselves may be the face of that business, but they have an entire team to help shape and refine that face, including beauty professionals like hairstylists and makeup artists. When these celebrities launch their own beauty brands, they’re not just selling their own image — they’re selling the polished façade that these artists and experts helped create. Not only are celebrities taking credit for work that isn’t wholly theirs, they’re also directly profiting off of it.
“I do see the injustice of that,” says Altan. “To me, that’s just a microcosm of the broader issue with capitalism and ownership, which is that people who have advantages accrue greater advantages through the form of equity and ownership because they already had that leg up, and then it just snowballs from there.”
The relationship between a celebrity and their glam squad can be symbiotic, but it’s up to the celebrity to give credit where credit’s due.
“If the celebrity is leaning on their makeup artist or hairstylist for expert advice, I believe it can be a mutually beneficial situation,” says Reavey. “I do believe it’s important for the celebrity to give credit to those who have helped shape the brand along the way and have lent their knowledge and support.”
Photo: Courtesy of Haus Labs
While the ethics of celebrity beauty brands are murky at best, some celebrities are doing it better than others. Lady Gaga launched Haus Labs in collaboration with her longtime makeup artist Sarah Tanno in a first-of-its-kind partnership. The move lends an added dose of credibility and artistic vision to Haus Labs, which helps it stand out amongst a growing number of celebrity brands. Partnering with an industry expert is one way that celebrities are bolstering themselves ahead of the backlash that many celebrity brands are getting these days. Hailey Bieber, for her part, tapped cosmetic chemist Ron Robinson, founder and chief executive officer of BeautyStat, to be Rhode’s chemist-in-residence and help with product development ahead of its launch earlier this year.
Beauty professionals launching their own brands is one way to balance the scales of justice. As the landscape becomes more saturated (and arguably more scammy), brands with built-in credibility will come out on top, whether that’s through a partnership or the artists striking out on their own.
As the line between beauty professional and influencer gets more blurry, Altan advises professionals to prepare to leverage their network if they want to beat celebrities at their own game, just as celebrities tried to do with them: “It’s going to be the professionals with both the credibility and their own following that are impenetrable.”
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As the year ends and we reflect on the last 12 months, Google‘s annual Year in Search reveals what the most culturally significant moments, people and trends of 2022 were — according to what we typed into our search engines.
Based on the top trending queries (which the company defines as searches with a high spike in traffic over a sustained period within the U.S.), the Year in Search yields some fascinating results, some more surprising than others: On the fashion front, “how to style leather pants” was a trending styling tip, while many also inquired about the “preppy aesthetic“; Hailey Bieber’s nails, meanwhile, topped beauty searches, as did “passport makeup trend” and “What skincare products should not be refrigerated?”
There were also some funny findings, such as “Minnie Mouse” ranking among the top trending fictional outfits, “Adam Sandler” emerging as a top celebrity style influencer and “old money” being one of the most-searched aesthetics.
Read on for all the top trending fashion and beauty searches — in categories ranging from skin care to celebrity hair to sustainability — of 2022.
Makeup Trends
Passport makeup trend
Addison Rae lip gloss trend
White dot trend
Invisible eyeliner trend
Douyin blush trend
Doe eyes trend
Tired eyes trend
Crying makeup trend
Under eyeshadow trend
Dark lip liner trend
Skincare Questions
What skincare products should not be refrigerated?
Leave it to Hailey Bieber to test-drive the budding next-season trend that our editors can’t stop talking about. The model and entrepreneur is regularly ahead of the trend curve, especially since her partnership with Saint Laurent allows her to be one of the first to pluck looks from the most recent runway. And that’s exactly what Bieber did recently while attending an event for Tiffany & Co. in Miami during Art Basel. She stepped out in a Saint Laurent minidress that featured a floral appliqué detail, which hits on a rising “pretty” trend we’ve already covered: rosettes.
We spotted these 3D floral details across the spring/summer 2023 collections in varying iterations, like the floral-adorned bags at Prada, the organza chokers at Mirror Palais, and, of course, the rose-embellished dresses at Saint Laurent. We’ve even started to spot a number of rosette moments on Instagram, but until this Bieber ensemble, we had yet to see celebrities interpret the look.
Ahead, see how Bieber styled the budding floral trend and shop our picks for the look. Then, keep scrolling to see more noteworthy celebrity looks from the star-studded Art Basel events.
Hailey Bieber deemed 2022 the year of glazed donut everything, and slowly but surely, she’s been revealing how she gets that signature look. In addition to her own cult-favorite skincare line, Rhode, the supermodel and beauty entrepreneur reaches for Dieux’s Instant Angel Skin Restoring Moisturizer to keep her skin hydrated and supple. “Couldn’t love this moisturizer more,” she previously wrote in an Instagram Story sharing the product.
Made with ingredients like free fatty acids, ceramides, and squalane, Instant Angel helps support the skin barrier as it provides that glazed donut halo effect. It’s also fragrance-free and non-comedogenic, though the brand notes it may be a bit rich for acne-prone skin.
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Thanks to Dieux’s (and founder Charlotte Palermino’s) popularity on social media, Instant Angel has already sold out at least once, but it’s currently on sale for Black Friday 2022.
The celeb-favorite is available to shop for 15 percent off as a standalone essential, and in two of the brand’s discounted skincare bundles for 20 percent off, which also happen to make great gifts. Whether you shop the Dieux-ing Great Bundle, which contains Instant Angel, Dieux’s culty under-eye patches, and hydrating Deliverance Serum, or the Glow Gospel duo that features the serum plus Bieber’s go-to, we’re betting you’ll walk away looking more glazed and dewy than ever.
In addition to her love for Instant Angel, the supermodel also previously shared her five-minute skin care and makeup routine on TikTok, ahead of her brand’s official release, which included a few of her other holy-grail beauty favorites. “Honestly, the most important thing for me, when doing my own makeup or getting my makeup done, is the skincare, the base for the makeup,” she said in the video. “I feel like that’s always how I achieve the glowiest, best looking makeup.”
Shop more of the trendsetter’s product favorites below:
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Olio E Osso Lip & Cheek Tinted Balm
Kosas Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Powder
Milk Makeup Kush Fiber Eyebrow Gel
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Lindy Segal is a beauty writer and editor. In addition to regularly contributing to BAZAAR.COM, she also writes for Glamour, People, WhoWhatWear, and Fashionista, among other publications. She lives in New York City with her Chihuahua mix, Barney.
Hailey Bieber definitely plays favorites when it comes to the brands in her closet. She has a penchant for wearing labels like Saint Laurent, Staud, and Bottega Veneta, but one of her faves is a lot more accessible than the rest: Ugg. She’s previously worn the hugely popular Ugg Fluff Yeah Sandals, which have thousands of five-star reviews on Nordstrom’s website, in case you were wondering. Now, she’s back at it with a new style by Ugg.
Last night, Bieber was photographed in Los Angeles wearing Ugg Neumel Platform Booties ($150), which have a tendency to sell out extremely quickly. The platform boots feature a cool front zipper detail, a trend that Zoë Kravitz is also a fan of. Scroll down to see how Bieber styled the new Uggs, and shop them before they sell out.
Selena Gomez is one of the most famous people on the planet. The former Disney star is a singer, actress, and entrepreneur. She’s also a mental health advocate and star of her own, new documentary My Mind & Me.
The new Apple+ Documentary My Mind & Meoffers unprecedented insight into her life. It focuses particular attention on the past few years as she dealt with fame, relationships, and a recent bipolar diagnosis.
Gomez reveals all about her bipolar disorder, her mental health journey, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. My Mind & Me shines light into Gomez’s vulnerability and provides insights into the private life of one of the industry’s most beloved female talents. If you haven’t fallen in love with Selena before, you will now.
And with a new documentary, of course, comes a press tour.
Selena’s been making headlines and breaking the internet over the past few months as she promotes her documentary. She’s telling all, making statements at events, and working on her other ventures all at the same time.
So if you haven’t been able to keep up, I get it. Here’s the ultimate guide to what’s been going on with Selegend:
Only Murders in the Building – Season 2
While millions have been watching Selena Gomez on our screens since she was a teenager, a whole new demographic was exposed to her talents with the hit Hulu show, Only Murders in the Building. The Emmy-nominated show stars Selena alongside comedy veterans Martin Short and Steve Martin. The result: a charming, addictive comedy that totally legitimized Selena’s already-massive career.
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Season 2 of the fan-favorite dropped at the end of summer, garnering a coveted 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. And the show has only helped Gomez grow as an actor. “I’m always hoping that I can keep up with them,” she told Vanity Fair about her co-stars. “What I’ve learned is to be more snarky with my jokes.”
It makes sense that an ex-Disney star is not used to edgy acting. But she hasn’t forgotten her Disney roots — for better or for worse.
Selena Gomez could have been the lead in Camp Rock instead of Demi Lovato?
Some shocking Disney tea recently resurfaced: Selena was almost the lead in the Camp Rock franchise.
David DeLuise — he played Gomez’s father in the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place — revealed that the role of Mitchie Torres was originally offered to Selena. Can you imagine? Selena — who dated Nick Jonas rather than the movie’s romantic lead Joe Jonas — as the star in this blockbuster movie series?
But that never came to pass, partly due to altruism on Selena’s part. While Disney stars were often pitted against each other, Selena allegedly turned down the role to let Demi Lovato take the lead. And honestly, I’m kind of glad she did. I mean, Selena’s songs are sometimes bangers. But Demi is the one with the pipes.
In hindsight, the Disney machine seems way more toxic than it did in its heyday. The pressure for those young actors to churn out content — from TV shows to movies to albums — must have felt insurmountable. And while Selena largely avoided the messy ex-Disney star arc, it negatively affected her identity, her sense of self, and her mental health. All of which she talks about in her new documentary, My Mind & Me.
Selena is ready to put her past behind her
My Mind & Me isn’t merely a sensationalized, titillating tale of a former Disney star. In fact, it’s an effort to put her Disney career behind her. Another thing she wants in her rearview mirror: her relationship with Justin Bieber.
“When am I gonna be good enough by myself?” She tearfully asks in a 2016 clip, recounting a conversation with Interscope Records CEO John Janick about her music career. “I don’t want him to think he signed some f—ing Disney kid … It just sucks too because the whole song thing … he called me this morning about the song with Justin.”
But this is the only direct reference to Justin in the film. Other than that, the focus stays on Selena. And her battle with her mental health.
Selena Gomez in My Mind & Mevia My Mind & Me on Apple TV+
Revelations from the documentary: Selena’s bipolar diagnosis
You might think that being one of the most beloved pop stars is all glitz and glamor. But Selena’s documentary showcases her rock bottom moments and her struggles with mental health. “At one point, she’s like, ‘I don’t want to be alive right now. I don’t want to live.’ And I’m like, ‘Wait, what?’” her former assistant Theresa spoke about a scary time in 2016 after Gomez canceled her tour. “It was one of the moments where you look in her eyes, and there was nothing there. It was so scary.”
This led to a 2018 mental health hospitalization and a bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2019. While Gomez had mentioned her diagnosis before in 2020, she sets the record straight in detail with this film.
Grappling with the weight of her diagnosis was difficult for the star — as it would be for anyone. No wonder she didn’t want to bare it all on camera until now. “I’m gonna be honest. I didn’t wanna go to a mental health hospital,” she says in the film. “I didn’t want to, but I didn’t wanna be trapped in myself in my mind anymore … I thought my life was over. I was like, ‘This is how I’m gonna be forever.’”
Luckily, Gomez is in a better place. And she’s dedicated to acting as an advocate for mental health by sharing her journey.
Revelations from the documentary: Possible Feud between Selena Gomez and her kidney donor, Francia Raisa?
She also talked about her struggles with lupus and how physical health issues have spurred up some unlikely drama.
In 2017, Gomez underwent a kidney transplant. The kidney donor? Friend and fellow actress Francia Raisa. This is why some people are raising eyebrows at Selena’s recent Rolling Stone interview.
Despite Raisa’s heroic act of friendship, Selena told Rolling Stone that Taylor Swift was her “only friend in the industry.” Raisa’s response to Selena’s quote? Raisa posted a one-word Instagram comment in response. “Interesting.”
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And, of course, social media erupted. But Selena was not having it. She responded to the allegations of “beef” in the comments of a viral TikTok video about it, writing: “Sorry I didn’t mention every person I know.”
It seems Gomez is determined to put any feuds behind her. Which leads us to …
For years, the media and fans alike have been pitting Hailey and Selena against each other for Justin Bieber’s heart. But the women have had enough. For the first time ever, they both addressed the ‘feud’ rumors. And to prove that there’s no bad blood between them: this iconic image. This is my Berlin Wall falling. This is my Paris Peace Accord.
“They were at the same event and were asked to take a photo together,” a source close to Selena shared with E! News. “They agreed and decided to clear up the rumors once and for all. They wanted to show that there’s really no hate between them and that they are both in a good place. It was a moment and an opportunity to put all of the noise behind them and they took it.”
With the feud behind them, both stars can focus on more important things: being girlbosses. Hailey has the eponymous Rhode Skin, and Selena has Rare Beauty.
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The mark of a successful celeb brand is you simply forget it’s helmed by a celeb. This is not the case for brands like SKKN, which rely on their famous founders to hide their brand’s weaknesses. Selena fans and beauty lovers alike are raving about Rare Beauty. Selena is booked and busy — so it’s easy to forget about her beauty empire. But don’t sleep on it!
From her viral cream blush to her viral glazed lip-ready products, Rare Beauty is worth the hype. Just another thing going well for Selena. Next stop: taking over the world.
It launched with a $17 dollar smoothie. Bieber pulled out all the marketing stops when she first announced her skincare line. Said promotion included a viral Erewhon “skin glaze” smoothie with a $17 price tag. The smoothie: admittedly, delicious. Worth the money? I can’t think about it. But honestly, it didn’t bode well for the skincare line. Would it, too, be a slate of overpriced, middling products that didn’t ruin my life … but didn’t improve it either?
Luckily for Hailey, all our fears were laid to rest when Rhode dropped. The three-product line has received rave reviews from TikTokers and beauty experts alike. Because not only is it good, it’s unique.
Most celeb skincare lines are repackaged versions of other successful products. But Rhode Skin is actually different. The brand has three products: The Barrier Restore Cream, The Peptide Glazing Fluid, and The Peptide Lip Treatment. Combined, they promise to give you that glowy, glazed visage that Mrs. HB herself is famous for.
They’re perfectly positioned to appeal to Bieber’s own fanbase, sure. But their combination of good ingredients has appealed to beauty lovers everywhere. Everyone is after the dewy look these days, and this set actually delivers.
Which is why it keeps selling out.
The latest release, which dropped the morning of Hailey’s birthday, was a Vanilla/Birthday Cake version of the now-iconic lip treatment. Of course, it flew off the virtual shelves. But never fear, glazed skin and glazed lips are still in your future.
If you missed the latest drop, don’t worry. Rhode Skin products might be one of a kind, but here are some dupes that will give you the same dewy, glazed effect.
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The Peptide Glazing Fluid is the star product for its unbeatable correcting and hydration properties. A certified TikTok favorite, these niacinamide glow drops act as a serum and a glowy glaze to instantly revitalize your complexion.
One of Hailey Bieber’s favorite ways to use her Glazing Fluid is to put it on top of her moisturizer, beneath her makeup, to achieve an effortless glow. This barrier-replenishing fluid will support your skin barrier will give you the same dewy look.
Where would we be without our beloved Kosas? Even HB approves of the brand. Keep this lip balm on you for fast-acting hydration that you can pair with your lip products for an irresistible glaze.
Like clockwork, North Face’s ultra-warm 1996 Nuptsepuffer coat is back at the first sign of chilly weather, this time on Hailey Bieber. Sure, the weather is in the mid-60s in L.A., but that didn’t stop the model from breaking out her winter wardrobe, tossing on the iconic style with an ACNE Studios beanie, low-rise jeans, and every celebrity’s favorite Adidas sneakers, the Samba. Weather-appropriate or not, her debuting her Nuptse is a sign, or better yet, a warning (a warning to get your hands on one before every colorway and size sells out and spikes in price on the secondhand market, that is).
Don’t believe me? Just take a look at last year’s demand for the retro puffer. According to Lyst’s Q4 report from 2021, which takes into account conversion rates and sales from the shopping platform as well as Google search data, the 1996 Nuptse was the hottest product of the quarter for both men and women, ahead of fellow favorites like Ugg’s Classic Ultra Mini Boots and Birkenstock’s shearling Boston clogs. And now that Bieber’s worn hers for the first time, especially as early in the season as she did, the North Face jacket is in for an even bigger year—period.
Scroll down to see how she’s styling hers in 2022 and shop as many colorways as we could find.
Halloween: a holiday for spooky-themed debauchery. Its allure can partly be attributed to its unabashed celebration of our inner children. We’re encouraged to be creative. To carve pumpkins, dress up in costume, and revel in our shared silliness. We show off our interests — from our favorite characters and to our favorite memes — with our elaborate get-ups. Even if you opt for a minimal, last-minute, or outright “sexy” outfit — bunny ears or cat ears included — it’s all about the fun.
Until it isn’t.
Halloween is also a night when people exploit this annual opportunity to dress up and cross a line. Racism reigns as people head to parties in offensive costumes, often including cultural appropriation or even Blackface. With the current alarming rise in public anti-semitism, more than a few Nazi costumes were out this year. And after the success of Netflix’s Dahmer, Jeffery Dahmer costumes are also concerningly abundant. Appalling.
There’s still a long way to go. But in the age of increased awareness, thankfully, we’re seeing less of these costumes in public — or at least on social media. Say what you will about cancel culture, but it makes people think twice before doing something stupid. And for that alone, I am grateful.
This especially applies to celebrities. Hopefully, we’re beyond the days of public apologies for blatantly offensive Halloween attire. But this Halloween, a couple of problematic celebrity costumes fell through the cracks. Now that we’re not distracted by as many celebs in Blackface, I guess we have the opportunity to dissect more nuanced costume faux pas.
Let’s get into it:
First of all, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly. Hollywood’s most extra couple stepped out as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. After the success of the Hulu adaptation starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan, the pair’s fabled romance has been thrust back into the spotlight.
However, there are many things wrong with the Hulu series. For a show supposedly critical of the exploitation of female sexuality, it sure did a bunch of exploiting. The show allegedly examined the media’s power structures that fosters a sexist culture. Yet, those very same structures ignored Anderson’s perspective on the show.
Pamela Anderson was vocally against the show — not wanting to relive that part of her life. Especially seeing it glamorized on screen as some wacky, edgy adventure. And while Anderson herself has done some problematic Halloween costumes, it’s time to untangle her narrative from the media’s portrayal of it.
As if that weren’t bad enough, this revival again branded Pam and Tommy as just another volatile, rock-n-roll relationship. I’m sure you can see why it attracted Megan and MGK. However, what pop culture seems to have forgotten, is that Tommy Lee was convicted of physical assault against Pamela Anderson.
Like many people, MGK and Megan Fox may not have known about the domestic violence in the relationship. And that’s the problem. Rather than prioritizing Anderson’s voice and story, the culture has chosen to highlight a sensationalized version of events. Seems we didn’t learn much from Free Britney.
Excising their relationship’s abusive ending allows the story to live as a glamorized mythos. Ignoring the abuse while capitalizing on Anderson’s trauma reveals that popular culture still has a long way to go.
But Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox were not the only ones who made us cringe with their carelessly conceived costumes.
New couple Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford had one of the most controversial costumes of the weekend. The two sparked dating rumors a few weeks ago after being repeatedly spotted together.
Given their 11-year age difference, the internet had some thoughts. How old is Billie Eilish? Eilish is 20 — and turns 21 in December. While Rutherford — best known as the lead singer in The Neighborhood — is 32. Not a great look for the ‘Sweater Weather’ singer, who the internet has since been accusing of grooming.
Well, first of all, I’d compare this more to a Leonardo DiCaprio situation. In that instance, Camila Morrone was 21 and free to make the mistake of dating DiCaprio — a relationship that has now, thankfully, ended. But that didn’t make it any less creepy.
Our culture fetishizes younger women, and Eilish has felt this all of her career. So when older men pursue younger women, especially women in their early 20s whose brains literally haven’t fully developed, we’re right to be suspicious. It’s a concerning dynamic. But while we can be critical, it doesn’t help to infantilize Eilish and her decisions.
People gotta to learn the hard way, I guess.
However, the fledgling couple sparked ire this weekend with their Halloween getups. In an attempt to be self-aware about the gossipy conversations about their relationship, they dressed up as a baby and an old man. Gross.
u201cBillie Eilish and boyfriend Jesse Rutherford dressed up together as a baby and an old man for Halloween.u201d
Their exaggeration of the age difference is a pointed jab at the haters. But inadvertently, it’s making light of grooming as a phenomenon. So disappointing as Eilish has been vocal about the industry’s penchant for grooming. And while she’s free to make her own decisions and pursue her own relationships, this costume choice leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Like any concerning Halloween costume, this one ignores the larger social context. Downplaying the concept of grooming is not as funny as the pair thought. For any couple, going as a baby and an old man would be really-really disgusting. For this couple, it’s even more layered.
But luckily for us, this Halloweekend was actually full of great costumes, too.
For celebs, Halloween is an extreme sport. Not only do they have the money and resources to put together the most elaborate costumes — they’re also creatives. If anything, it’s their job to think outside of the box and perform! To entertain! To put on a show! And on Halloween, they deliver.
Now, as social media has upped its game, many celebs take their costume reveals as seriously as their baby reveals. They st up professional photo shoot pictures with extravagant sets with special effects and staging. These are a far cry from my blurry costume photos taken halfway through my nights out.
But I love the extraness! The production value! It’s camp!
So, as a palette cleanser, here are some of the best Halloween costumes from this weekend.
Chloe Bailey as Lola Bunny
Kali Uchis as Jessica Rabbit
Hailey Bieber’s Runway Look
The Riverdale Girls as the Hocus Pocus Witches
Kerry Washington as Lionel Richie
Kim Kardashian’s kids as Hip-Hop Icons
Ciara and her daughter as Venus and Serena Williams
What makes Hailey Bieber’s style so aspirational is the way she can make anything look effortlessly cool and genuinely copiable, whether it’s a post-pilates set or a slip dress at the Met Gala. Even her most daring style choices—yes, I’m talking about thatMet Gala after-party look—elicit a million clones on Instagram and TikTok. And her latest one, despite being one of her most risqué yet, is no exception.
For a party put on by Tiffany & Co. in Los Angeles, the Rhode founder made a completely sheer black maxi dress from Saint Laurent, worn with nothing but a matching bra and underwear set, look entirely casual and wearable. Once intimidating, Bieber managed to make naked dressing for fall an approachable concept. Just add some strappy, sky-high heels and a gold wrist cuff.
Scroll down to see Bieber’s take on the bare-all trend and shop it for fall.
I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of time scrolling through Pinterest. TikTok is addictive, BeReal is fun, and Instagram is good ol’ reliable (though it’s kind of dead). But none of them compare to the unbridled joy I get from Pinterest.
Sure, I relish the opportunity to curate collections of beautiful images without the other pressures of social media…but my favorite thing about Pinterest is that it keeps me ahead of upcoming fashion trends.
I predicted the fall reign of Birkenstocks before they were literally everywhere. I use it to source outfit inspo for 90s and Y2K fashion by checking back on style pics from those eras. And now, I’m using Pinterest to source the best fall fashion trends coming out of Fashion Month.
Fashion Month may be over but its impact has only just begun. All the runway shows gave us insight on spring and summer trends ’23 — like that iconic cerulean scene in The Devil Wears Prada. But it’s the street style that’s a treasure trove of fashion inspo for this fall and winter.
My mood boards and Pinterest collections are loaded with candid shots of all the best models and style stars flaunting their off-duty style. There are classic outfit combos of course — blazers, denim and white tees, a solid fall boot — but a few fresh trends have emerged from the Fashion Month stylescape.
#greenscreen if you watched my “3 tips for building your fall wardrobe” video, you know that creating a moodboard is a very important step in staying focused! here is mine! i have a running folder of all of my fall inspo on my phone but these are some of the newer additions! #fashiontiktok #fyp #stylist #fashiontok #fallfashion #moodboard #inspo #inspooutfit
Big takeaways: neutrals are in, especially brown. Romance-inspired trends are up, from sensual, silky and sheer materials, to full-on bridal core. And texture is a big focus.
Much can be said about my favorite looks from the streets of London, New York, Paris, and Milan this season. Nothing will be said about the Yeezy fashion show. But one thing’s for sure, this was actually an exciting season, and I can’t wait to incorporate my favorite emergent motifs.
Like TikTok’s stylist Allison Bornstein says: shop your own closet! I’ll be buying a few timeless pieces inspired by this season and pairing them with what I already own. To me, that’s the meaning of high-low dressing.
Here are the best pieces I’m scouting for my fall closet based on Fashion Week Trends:
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Double Denim
Denim is far from basic. I’ve always loved a good Canadian tuxedo and this Fashion Month breathed new light into the fan-favorite outfit combo. Denim pieces are becoming more interesting. Pair your trusty Levis with an ultra-distressed oversized denim jacket — the more rips and patches the better. Or experiment with a denim midi skirt and cropped denim top. Your options are endless.
You can go with double Levis — a look I always love. Or you can switch it up with the sustainable, vintage-inspired selection at Re/Done — a favorite of the fashion and street style set. For a classic pairing, try the Denim Chore Jacket from Universal Standard with your favorite jeans.
Long Skirts
Thanks to Miu Miu, the micro-mini skirt reigned last season. It was all over our feeds and it’s still going strong, but long skirts are here to steal its thunder. Denim! Tweed! Nylon! All your favorite fashion girlies are getting weird and mixing up their fits with long skirts. Perfect for fall.
Nude and neutrals reigned this season. That old rule, “don’t wear white after labor day,” is rightfully dead, and winter whites are here. From all-white suiting to bridal-core, it’s all fair game. You can either wear different milky shades together or play with texture to create dimension.
The cowboy boot trend is still going strong. I didn’t think it would last this long, but I still like it. It also inspired us to take more risks with our footwear — hence the platform shoe trend. Yes, we’ve been wearing platform sneakers for years. But platform UGGs are here — see: Bella Hadid, street style expert. Platform loafers. 90s-style platform flip-flops. And ultra-high platform strappy sandals. Watch your step!
Sleek Suiting
Blazers will always be a timelessly chic addition to your look. But this season, suiting got an upgrade. Slinky button-down shirts and tailored pants were everywhere. Seems like creatives are aching for business-casual attire, but not in a “RTO” way. In a cool way.
By now, you’ve seen it — the series of photos that broke the internet. You know what I’m talking about. Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez were pictured together at the Academy Museum Gala, and jaws hit the floor across the nation.
Years from now, we’ll still be able to say where we were when we saw the Hailey and Selena photos. This is how they felt when the Cold War ended. This is the Berlin Wall falling. This is man’s first step on the moon. Earth-shattering, unprecedented, and a whole new frontier.
The vibe has shifted. And Justin Bieber must have a new lock screen.
I’ll admit, at first, I thought the picture was fake. I thought it was one of those photoshopped fan images, like those 90s edits of Br*d Pitt, J*hnny Depp, and L*ondardo DiCaprio all haphazardly photoshopped into the same image. I scrolled on, fully expecting the caption to be by some anonymous moderator begging fellow fans to stop the hate or something. Then I realized the image was posted on the verified Vogue Magazine account. It was a re-gram from celebrity photographer Tyrell Hampton, who captioned the instantly-iconic image with the fitting: “plot twist.”
It hasn’t even been 24 hours but I’m still in a state of shock. That being said, I never really bought into the whole Selena vs. Hailey narrative, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t aware of it. So much of fandom culture is built on fabricated feuds. Just look at the Don’t Worry Darling press tour.
But this one has gone on for years. And Hailey recently addressed it in her episode on the Call Her Daddy podcast, saying, “I can say, period, point blank, I was never with him when he was in a relationship with anybody — that’s the end of it.”
Selena has also called for an end to the rumors and Hailey hate. After all, she’s booked and busy! With the success of her Hulu show, Only Murders in the Building, and her upcoming documentary, My Mind & Me, as well as her brand,Rare Beauty, she doesn’t have time to worry about her ex.
But even so, I could have never predicted that photo.
While both stars could have continued to milk the press from this alleged feud — all press is good press, right? — this image shows that they’re more invested in a narrative where women don’t fight over men. We love to see it.
Hopefully, the fans will finally leave both of these women alone. And this photo will make it into history books as the most influential peace summit of all time. Give them a Nobel Prize! Nature is healing!
While I’m still reeling from this photo, Selena and Hailey are probably back to minding their business — literally. Both are beauty entrepreneurs in their own right, and I have been browsing their respective selections since the photo dropped.
I mean, it has to be said: one reason it’s so iconic is simply because of how good they both looked. Skin: clear. Makeup: fall perfection. I want to be them. I want to be Justin Bieber, frankly. And so I’ll be buying Rare Beauty and Rhode Skin dupes in spades in an attempt.
While Rhode is currently all sold out, here are the best Rare Beauty finds to recreate that iconic photo:
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While I can’t get my hands on Rhode Skin, this primer gives a similar glow when you use it as a base for your makeup. That must be why both girlies were serving skin this weekend.
Brown lipstick is here for the fall. Channel this trend with the perfect soft brown lipstick with a hydrating but matte finish. Then practice your Selena/Hailey smirk for the camera. Smile, besties!
Selena Gomez says she’s not here for the negativity.
Earlier this week, Justin Bieber’s wife Hailey Bieber spoke out on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast about hate she’s received from some Gomez fans since she and her husband first got engaged.
Without naming Hailey, Gomez seemed to respond to the model’s remarks in a TikTok live on Thursday.
“It’s not fair because no one should ever be spoken to in the manner that I’ve seen,” Gomez said.
She called it “ironic” that some of her supporters endorse her Rare Beauty line and Rare Impact Fund, but ignore her message of goodwill behind those projects.
“That’s exactly what I want,” Gomez said. “If you support Rare, I cannot thank you enough, but know that you are also representing what it means … and that is words matter, truly matter. I hope that you understand that this is much bigger than anything else.”
Gomez and Justin Bieber dated on and off for eight years. They broke things off in 2018. A few months later, he and Hailey Bieber, who he had previously dated, became engaged.
Hailey Bieber said in the podcast that the perception she was involved in Justin and Gomez parting ways is wrong.
“The perpetuation, comes from the misperception, ‘Oh, you stole him,’” she said. “It comes from the fact that they wished he had ended up with someone else and that’s fine. You can wish that all you want but that’s just not the case.”
Gomez has previously called on her fans to be respectful in a 2019 Instagram live.
“I do not stand for women tearing women down. And I will never, ever be by that. So please be kind to everyone,” Gomez said at the time. “It doesn’t matter what the situation is. If you’re my fans, don’t be rude to anybody, please. Don’t go off and say things that you just feel in the moment.”
Some pop culture moments, as they age, feel more and more like bouts of collective madness. Why did everyone hate Anne Hathaway all of those years ago? Around 2013, despite winning a slew of awards for her role in “Les Miserables,” it seemed the actress couldn’t catch a break. Despite a lack of scandal or outright offensive behavior, she was “the star we love to loathe,” ” the bad kind of theater kid,” “the kind of person who inexplicably bugs people.”
Hathaway hasn’t forgotten, though, and she’s not the only one reminding people that ruthless celebrity criticism – a treasured and lucrative Hollywood pastime – is not as fashionable as it once was.
At Elle’s 2022 Women in Hollywood event this week, Hathway commented on the bygone “Hathahate” with painful intimacy, saying the outward hatred only increased her inner hatred of herself.
“When your self-inflicted pain is suddenly amplified back at you, it’s a thing,” she said. The experience taught her to not “hold space” for such language, for herself or anyone else. She also urged others to do the same.
“You can judge behavior. You can forgive behavior or not,” she said. “But you do not have the right to judge – and especially not hate – someone for existing.”
Hathaway’s discussion of mental health highlights a relatively new addition to the conversation. Stars have been speaking out against bullying for quite some time, but it has only been in the past few years that we have seen abundant conversations about how fame affects their mental health.
In her new memoir “Making a Scene,” actress Constance Wu writes about struggling with her identity, and balancing the person she is with the person she thought she had to be to make it in the entertainment business.
“I write about wanting to be the cool girl in my 20s, not wanting to make a scene,” she told Shondaland. “Because I thought that’s what would make me cool and loved and valued. But it doesn’t work because it’s not authentic.”
Wu also writes about the sexual harassment she endured on her sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat.”
“I endured all this sexual harassment and intimidation and abuse the first two years of the show, but then once it was a success, I no longer talked to my abuser, and I was able to continue my job professionally and even joyfully,” she says. “So, I thought I handled it. But I realized that repressed abuse and feelings don’t go away just because you will them to.”
While the particulars of being a celebrity may be remote to most people, working through trauma and contending with damaging expectations are universal experiences. By discussing these issues head-on, women like Hathaway and Wu are indicating a sea change in celebrity culture.
Of course, ruthless celebrity gossip isn’t just a favorite pastime of the masses. It’s a lucrative cog in the Hollywood machine. Entire franchises, like Bravo’s “Real Housewives” series, are built around the sport of pitting women against each other in rivalries both real and imagined. But in the same way that some stars are pulling the curtain back on the real effects of bullying and criticism, others are severing these traditions closer to the root.
Social media had a minor meltdown recently when Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber posed together for the first time at the Academy Museum Gala. To those outside the sphere of Hollywood gossip, this means absolutely nothing. But to those in the know – those that know Gomez is the longtime ex of Bieber’s husband, Justin Bieber, the moment was close to iconic.
The two women have long been pitted against each other by fans, with Gomez cast as the one that got away and Bieber as the usurping, second-best wife. They have both used their platforms to warn against online hate and harassment, but the proxy feud fueled by their fans has been insistent.
To see them together, then, was as monumental as a photo op with, say, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie would have been in the early 2000s, when everyone was “Team Aniston” or “Team Jolie” following the former’s divorce from Brad Pitt.
In the present media environment, it isn’t necessarily unusual for famous women to show some solidarity with each other, or get personal about the damaging effects of fame. What’s remarkable is seeing fans so eager for and receptive to these developments.
“Why did everyone hate Anne Hathaway for no reason?”
“They were just being haters.”
It’s one thing for stars to reveal how cruel the churn of celebrity gossip can be. More often, we are seeing fans listen and agree, interrogating their own role in these obsessions. Together, both sides of the screen are searching for a more positive relationship with fame.
