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GIFT GUIDE
The Surface Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

Our Valentine’s Day gift guide is geared toward a discerning consumer who, like us, tends to...

BEAUTY
Will Prada Beauty’s Tech-Forward Makeup Lure Shoppers In?

At a time when celebrities from the niche to the A-list (and most major fashion brands) all have...

BEAUTY
Astier De Villatte Is Reviving Fragrances Lost to Time

Using state-of-the-art technology, the French company offers a contemporary upgrade to ancient...

STORE
An Inclusive Beauty Hotspot Readies Its Next Chapter

After launching as a series of department store “shop-in-shops,” Thirteen Lune upgrades to a...

BEAUTY
Can Boy Smells and Kin Euphorics Illuminate Your Neural Pathways?

The science behind “brain-triggered scent technology” remains murky, but the lifestyle...

BEAUTY
Trudon’s New Fragrance Conjures a Dark, Mystical Presence

A gothic iteration of the French perfumer’s Mortel blend brings a sensual heat.

Opening Shot
Ethereal Skincare Destination Alexis Lauren Collective Debuts in Miami

Pairing medical-grade treatments with meditative aesthetics, Alexis Lauren Collective is elevating...

Beauty
Behind the Rise of Artist-Designed Perfume Bottles

Creative collaborations between art- and design-world talents and fragrance houses have long...

Beauty
Stella McCartney’s Eco-Friendly Values Anchor Her Foray into Skincare

In collaboration with the LVMH Beauty Division and French perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, the fashion...

BEAUTY
The Fraught State of the Celebrity Beauty Brand

Celebrity beauty brands are a hot topic in 2022. Recent entries into the already-congested space...

PARTNERSHIP
La Prairie’s White Caviar Essence Extraordinaire Reflects the Brilliance of Light

Deftly employing Lumidose and Swiss Golden Caviar Extract, the Swiss luxury house’s latest...

BEAUTY
Has Beauty’s Sustainable Packaging Revolution Arrived?

A new wave of beauty brands is embracing compostable packaging and refillable bottles in an effort...

BEAUTY
The Principles of Retrograde Audio Design Inform a Cult Perfumer

Byredo enlists auditory maestro Devon Turnbull on a limited-edition fragrance bottle that pulls...

Project Spotlight
School House’s Global Rebrand for ELEMIS Puts a Modern Sheen on Its British Heritage

Making a beauty brand look its best is no small feat, but the whip-smart New York design firm has...

BEAUTY
Behold, the First-Ever Fragrance Made From Air

Air Company, the innovators behind a vodka that sucks carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, debuts a...