‘Tis the season for glitz and glam courtesy of Amazon. As the holiday season is in full swing, Amazon Beauty is in the spirit of the season and it was felt all throughout the city of New York last week. On Thursday, November 14, NYC’s beauty buffs and skincare savants alike were invited to experience Amazon's fourth annual Holiday Soirée at Chelsea Market Passage. Buzzy beauty and skincare brands – from Estée Lauder and Urban Decay to Sol de Janeiro and Youth to the People – took over...

Welcome to your new safe space and Hypebae's first-ever sex and dating column, Ask a (S)expert. This new weekly series is led by Haitian-Chinese and LA-based sexpert Gigi Fong, our in-house sex and dating editor.Gigi is a former sex worker, boudoir artist and podcaster now hosting safe spaces for the Hypebae community. She specializes in all things sex-positive from unconventional dating to pleasure for lovers of all identities. To have your questions answered, visit our dropbox below and an...

BLK dating app releases its predicted trends for 2025.Black singles are reshaping their approach to love, BLK shares. Its latest user behavior and engagement trends study found that Gen Z is seeking deeper, more authentic bonds. In both sexual and romantic relationships, there's a deeper desire to connect -- but how it's presented is interesting.BLK's Head of Brand, Jonathan Kirkland, shared that "Creativity is at the heart" of Gen Z's connection-building. "With trends like 'Collabor-dating,' w...

Los Angeles' wellness superstore, Erewhon, expands into sexual wellness.According to maude, sexual wellness brand creative directed by Fifty Shades' star Dakota Johnson, its best-selling products will now be available at the retailer. Now, as LA girlies make way to get their smoothie selfie, they can pick up condoms, too."Beginning this month," the brand shared, "maude is officially available at all Erewhon locations across Los Angeles. As part of this partnership, rise, our vegan-friendly co...