BECCA Cosmetics, the beloved makeup brand that has changed the beauty game since the early '00s, has announced that it will be shutting down for good this year. The Estée Lauder Companies-acquired label took to Instagram to reveal the news."The global pandemic has had an impact on everyone around the world on many levels. It has also had a tremendous impact on so many businesses," the brand stated. This decision is a part of Estée Lauder's Post-COVID Business Acceleration program, which was es...
adidas' latest collaboration, a team-up with British artist Shantell Martin, is taking a hands-on approach. The brand is inviting customers to its newly launched MakerLab, a brick-and-mortar store in New York City's Times Square where shoppers can customize their very own sneakers and apparel with a series of designs Martin created specifically for the project.Guests will be able to apply these designs via embroidery, vinyl transfer, sublimation and stencil to a range of footwear -- including th...
Milk: it's not just for drinking anymore. Though the nutritious beverage is most widely associated with building strong bones and mixing with coffee, the kitchen staple also works wonders when applied topically to the skin. Rubbing milk into your face and body might seem like a bizarre idea, but it's actually a practice that dates back to ancient Egypt. Cleopatra, the ruler who pioneered various beauty practices including smokey eyeliner and perfume-making, used to bathe in donkey milk. In fact,...
I'm pretty lucky. Not only do I have a job where I get to experience, write, and learn about the newest and most exciting products, treatments, and trends hitting the beauty industry, but I also get to interview and get to know the artists and experts who execute and create them. That said, I also feel lucky to have a beauty-loving, 73-year-old makeup artist mom who I can consult about anything and everything. (My poor father never gets a word in when we have a family catch-up call. Sorry, Dad...