Most of you originally subscribed to this newsletter back in my Clean Beauty Advocate days, so it probably won’t surprise you that I’m still very much a lover of clean beauty.

The Sephora sale is upon us again and that means it’s time for another roundup of all the new launches I’ve tried in the past few months, and what I think is worth considering.

Hey Glams!

In the summer of 2004, a year before I moved to New York and started working in beauty, I was in the city for the weekend and had One Mission: To go to Henri Bendel on Fifth Avenue and buy as many Stephane Marais products as possible without maxing out my Discover Card.

The Fuzzies landed on digital May 1 via Terror Films Releasing. It is a horror comedy about a children's TV host who dies and leaves behind a houseful of puppets that turn out to be alive. The hook for this newsletter is not the plot. It is how the picture got built.

The Cannes Film Festival announced its 2026 official selection last week. The lineup people in the makeup-FX corner of the industry are talking about: Yeon Sang-ho's Colony lands in the Midnight Screenings.

Many conventional makeup and makeup removers are applied directly to your skin every single day, but their ingredient lists often include synthetic fragrances, preservatives, dyes, and other additives that don’t actually support your skin’s health.

Makeup Mania

PULSE LINE · ISSUE NO. 12 · BEAUTY EDITION

A reminder for anyone who hasn't been tracking the labor calendar: the IATSE Basic Agreement and the related Area Standards Agreement, which together cover the bulk of below-the-line crew on covered productions across the U.S., expire September 30, 2026. Negotiations between IATSE and the AMPTP traditionally start mid-summer.

If there’s one sale I actually plan around, it’s this one.

There is a particular kind of woman you notice not because she is striking, or trend-led, or even especially “done”, but because everything about her seems to sit exactly where it should, as though nothing has been left unresolved.

Issue 01: What you’ll be seeing here (and you know, the whole intro bit) 🎀

Maggie! You have the best conversations with people! This conversation with Jackie was so intimate and beautiful. - HSR Angel

We’re diving back into the WTF Magic Series, which is where we take the witchy things that can feel a little mysterious, a little confusing, or weirdly gatekept, and make them make sense. Tools, terms, traditions, and the “wait… what does that actually

If you’ve been anywhere near social media this week, you’ve probably watched Brigette Pheloung, Acquired Style, document her ‘Acquired A Husband’ bachelorette trip to St. Barths. A private jet. A gorgeous villa with open-air bedrooms and ocean views. Matching neon sweatsuits. Swan-branded pillows and blankets. And woven throughout: a sleek, large-format…

Makeup has been enchanting to me for as long as I can remember. I become mesmerized by the way my pigments and creams glide on my arm, and holding up shimmery shadows to the light and watching the reflexive particles dance on my skin bewitches me. But there is something about this hobby that niggles at my soul.

I am not a crazy beauty person — and I mean this sincerely. I can go weeks without makeup, I don't refresh my shelf every season, and I don't have a "routine" in the way beauty content presents it. My way of communicating myself is dressing up. Beauty is a necessity, and it can be fun if I'm in the mood.

Last week, in honor of Cosmo’s first-ever global cover story in our beauty issue, I shared product recs from nine of my fellow international beauty Cosmo editors. Today, I’m back with eight more international beauty editor recs from Mexico, the Middle East, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, UK, and Ukraine. I love looking at what these pros are …

I’m writing to you all from Four Seasons Ocean Club in the Bahamas. I’m here with iSClinical, one of my favorite skincare brands (if you haven’t tried their cult-favorite Active Serum, add it to your list ASAP). The brand is launching a new product next week that I can’t share too much about quite yet. Just know that vibe is “eye-land” life, hence my tw…

weeks before an event like the met gala, publicists start to receive a lot of emails that look something like:

Those of you who follow me on social media know that I went to Korea…twice. I loved it so much that I extended my trip to two months the first time.

Spring is finally here for real (even Cleveland is mostly cooperating), and this month’s favorites are all about feeling good in your skin, literally. From linen pants that actually work to the self-tanner that changed my mind, here’s what’s been on my radar!

When people claim to only bring one skincare product when they travel, I’m skeptical. But keep hearing that Bonjout Le Balm holds such powers. Finally met founder and pharmacist Natacha Bonjout this week, and can understand why her hero has built such a devoted following: It’s meant to be like “a bandage for the skin,” a waterless salve that works on the skin barrier with lipids, ceramides, and amino acids. And love that her follow-up product

I have always loved a nude lip, and I’ve tried so many over the years… I think I might finally have found my definitive list.Front Roe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.