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Face Facts

I asked a pro makeup artist every beauty question I was too embarrassed to Google
If I have to think about my first encounter with makeup, I’d have to go back to 2008.
Giulia C. ∙ 20 LIKES
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Julia Norberg
This was so good! I'm no makeup pro either and usually feel more comfortable in a less complicated makeup look, but learnt so much from these tips!
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Sheila (of Ephemera)
What an excellent interview, Giulia! I also feel like make-up is dismissed as shallow and frivolous, but it can really be an empowering tool in communicating who we are.


The Beauty Industry Is Suddenly All-In On Gen X

After ignoring us for years
Hi WNVM-ers,
Cheryl Wischhover, Fawnia Soo Hoo, and Whatever Nevermind ∙ 56 LIKES
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Kris Jackson
I love Rose Marie Swift (RMS is her brand) because she puts HER face out there. I don’t have many of her projects - just two lipsticks which I like.
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Cheryl Shops
As a Gen Xer with aging skin and money to spend, I appreciate the attention and product options. But as someone who works in the industry, I can almost guarantee you that brands have noticed a pattern with us but are *really* gearing up for the sales that the millennials (e.g. largest generation of consumers ever) will bring once their wrinkles kick in.
P.S. I love everything I’ve tried so far from Sarah Creal but the product and shade names are so cringe. And for Miracle Balm, you have to use the brush—it doesn’t work with fingers!


Welcome to Salon Approved

Expertise at home, more than just a salon
Welcome to Salon Approved | Mark Ryan Salon's curated blog where artistry meets education. Here, we share the professional wisdom, seasonal insights, and beauty philosophy that transform our salon experience into rituals you can incorporate wherever you are. Consider this your invitation into our world of elevated beauty, where exceptional hair, glowing…
Mark Ryan Salon ∙ 3 LIKES

The Chef Bae-Approved Makeup Routine That *Actually* Stays On

Through sweat, flights, and 12-hour kitchen days, these are my fool-proof products I return to time and time again...you can thank me later.
If you cook for celebrities... you kind of have to look like one too. Or, at least fake it really well while sprinting through LAX on 2 hours of sleep and half a matcha.
Brooke Baevsky ∙ 13 LIKES
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Jane Stricker
Become a model , you are exquisite. Easy to see with your DNA. Xxxxoooo Jane

Q&A: Talking K-Beauty Obsessions & FoodTok with Jamie Lee of Condé Nast’s Beauty Marketing Division

The Gen Z foodie spills her high-glam secrets, jaw-Botox curiosity, and the best places to eat and drink in town.
In this weekly Q&A series, friends of The Beauty Chat spill their routines, recs, and rituals—from their holy grail concealers to the podcast they always push. Think of it as your new favorite scroll: beauty picks, pop culture takes, and inspo you didn’t know you needed.
Allure magazine ∙ 4 LIKES

How about a Beauty Breakdown? Wedding Makeup Edition.

Get the look as seen on my recent bride, Claire Williams.
First of all, if you’re reading this — thank you. Seriously. You are one of thirty lovely people who hit that orange button on my profile and it really means a lot to me. I have wanted to explore this medium for quite awhile now but the timing never felt right. Well, now it does. After over 20 years as a professional artist, I am still inspired by the c…
Jeannie Vincent ∙ 10 LIKES
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Jay Adams
This Substack discovery made my week! Miss you JV - here for it all!
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Janine
Flawless! So excited for more of these.

"Is It 'Giving Up' To Accept What I Look Like?"

Read my latest Ask Ugly column!
The next installment of Ask Ugly, my monthly beauty advice column for the Guardian, is here!
Jessica DeFino ∙ 181 LIKES
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Therry Neilsen-Steinhardt
Don't forget that the ENCHANTING Natasha Rostov in Tolstoy's War and Peace is said to "let herself go" (Russian for giving up on societal expectations for beautiful young women) when she marries Pierre and devotes herself to her family and children. She ends up quite happily!




On the Record: My Conversation with Lindsay Dahl

A behind-the-scenes look at clean formulation and the story that started it all
Earlier this month, Lindsay Dahl reached out to interview me—about clean beauty, yes, but also about where this work really began for me.
Christy Coleman ∙ 1 LIKES
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Carole Ranney
What stood out to me was your father’s words! As a breast cancer survivor and being told by my oncologist that it was nothing I did to cause my cancer, it was the environment.

Big question: Is beauty M&A back?

With several exciting beauty deals already concluded in the first half of this year, are two L'Oréal acquisitions announcements in one month enough to justify real optimism?
I write about beauty a lot, from a general outlook on the industry based on earnings reports to note-worthy acquisitions and shutdowns. It is head & shoulders (proud of that one!) above other topics within the consumer industry for me in terms of personal interest. Working in Private Equity, M&A activity in the sector always captures my attention, not l…
Beholder ∙ 2 LIKES

SabrGirl
Jun 22

"what happened to your face?"

on living with acne
i always knew i was beautiful. as a child, i always overheard the adults talking about my beauty. i remember going to a wedding when i was young and heard adults on the next table complimenting my beauty. rarely did i ever question it—apart from my skin colour, after going to a predominantly white primary school (that’s a topic for another day).
SabrGirl ∙ 73 LIKES
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Nour
I really gotta go study for my physics exam- but i wanted to say : i hear, i hear you, i hear you. I have eczema. And it’s basically like acne, but for me, it breaks out on my hands. So you can probably imagine how embarrassed/insecure i feel sometimes when writing or handling things in front of others. Aside from the actual pain especially during summer. i also tend to have sweaty palms lol.( ummm not helping ) I’ve had it for yearsssss, but now it’s much much better alhamdulillah. Still, it’s not the easiest thing, especially because not just dairy, but most foods actually, tend to cause the break out. And a million other things such as hormones. Now i don’t go to the dermatologists anymore. I know when it gets the worst : during my exams. Also when i stay up late. But i have a little golden savior: aloe gel. I got it as a gift from an aunt a few years back- and it turned out to be exactly the thing i needed, because when i’m in pain, i don’t need more pain ( aka the ointments and creams docs prescribed for me ) , i need relief. And omg Alhamdulillah it works and it helped me so so much. I’m so grateful to have come across it. I would be crying in pain every time it broke out. Alhamdulillah😭😭❤️
Tbh i have no idea why i said all of this info this is not what i wanted to say.
I wanted to say : sometimes the people who we would expect to cherish us the most, show us love unconditionally the most, don’t. And that hurts. Really hurts.
And i’m so grateful you’ve come to realise that people don’t see you the way your father do. Because believe me, mine would see all my flaws, would doubt me, but Allah blessed me with people in my life whom i would call golden, and i’m lucky enough to have them call me that too. They showed me that i deserve love, no matter my condition. No matter how “ not put together “ i feel.
The best thing i did for myself, i think, was to take back to the power i gave to him over me. The emotional, mental power. I think of it as putting my worth in my own pockets. It doesn’t depend on my grades, and it doesn’t depend on how you see me because it’s very much your choice no matter what i do or don’t.
God i wanna hug you so so bad girl🥹❤️❤️
And i know we’re both strangers on this corner of the internet, but i wish i could have been there for you all those times, sis.
you’re so lovely, and so sweet.
I loved the part about noor so so much 🥹🥹💗💗💗💗💗 It’s beautiful. So beautiful.💗
Also, Kudos for embarking on the no-makeup journey… that’s very brave. And i’ve found that it’s very freeing ughhh. It’s like i’m telling my brain each time i do : “ hey, we can simply exist as we are, you know. No need to fix anything.” And honestly? That kind of inner sturdiness in learning to be comfy in your own skin? It’s peace.
I love you so much, girl.❤️ would like to know, what’s your favorite icecream flavor?
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Gypsy, the wandering Royal
The greatest hurt comes from those closest and it makes the loneliness hit more, may your light never dim.

From Bold to Barely There: For the Love of Mascara!

Maybelline Great Lash Mascara & YSL Lash Clash edition...
Black mascara has been the default, since like— high school, right? I vividly remember the “Maybelline Great Lash Mascara” sitting on my grandmother’s bathroom counter, buried in all of her Mary Kay products.
Sadé ∙ 5 LIKES

What it's really like to formulate beauty products with safer ingredients, from a pioneer celebrity makeup artist

Exclusive interview with Christy Coleman, the makeup artist who taught me how to finally put on makeup at the age of 32...and formulate clean
When I made the transition from environmental health advocate to working inside the walls of a new clean beauty brand in LA, I knew next to nothing about makeup. How to put it on, how it was made, or the challenges of bringing products to the market without questionable ingredients.
Lindsay Dahl ∙ 11 LIKES
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Deirdre McMennamin
A walk down memory lane! You two were always a fantastic duo.
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Lindsay Dahl
Thank you Christy for this conversation. I love working with you.



no I don’t want to be a clean girl.

'Clean girl talk"
What’s the definition of a clean girl? Is it someone who has the most perfect sleek bun? Is it someone whose room never gets messy? Or someone who has their life planned out?
hanna🪽 ∙ 14 LIKES
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Aster solenne
Love it grl!💖😭
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Sania
I really love how you described this I mean it's really depressing when you don't fit into certain trends or societal expectations and I think the only way to escape it is to do what truly appeal us I might not fit into any type of aesthetic or trend but I should do it with love 💕

Elasticizer, cranberry lips and cornflower blonde: CBK's elusive beauty routine

90s minimalism meets bohemian messiness
Hi <3 I had something else planned for today’s newsletter but I spent all of last night thinking about those images of CBK and John John for the upcoming Ryan Murphy series, American Love Story. The comments section is TEA — I agree that the styling and HMU are so, so wrong. The sad, empty Birkin is also sacrilegious.
Emily Morello ∙ 218 LIKES
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Hannah Berry
Love this—buying that lipstick right now.
And her blonde was just so perfect. (I have to wonder though if her stylist meant “corn silk” since cornflower is blue?)
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Iconic Culture
Great post. CBK had a timeless style, skincare, and makeup, which is always in style because it is always classic.

Ella Rose's Current Favs:

Pasta Water Candles, Nostalgic Accessories, and the Beauty Products She Can't Live Without...
Whether you know Ella Rose from her chic instagram content, or as the Founder of Skin by Ella Rose, one thing is certain: Ella has exquisite taste.
Caroline Albert ∙ 6 LIKES

Summer Beauty, Part II: Skincare Favorites

My extremely simple skincare routine and advocating for less is more
Today, we’re continuing our Summer Beauty series and discussing one of my favorite topics: skincare. Like most people, I have a skincare routine that I stick to pretty diligently, however, unlike last week’s haircare routine, my skincare routine is much simpler.
Meghan Hughes ∙ 4 LIKES


[BEAUTY PARTNERSHIP] 🖤 SOSU Cosmetics & Dripping Gold - Suzanne Jackson's Beauty Empire Powers Ireland Fashion Week

Ireland Fashion Week Joins Forces with Suzanne Jackson’s SOSU Cosmetics & Dripping Gold for a Beauty Partnership Redefining the Runway - and the Future of Irish Style.
Ireland Fashion Week is proud to announce a powerhouse beauty partnership with SOSU Cosmetics and Dripping Gold, the renowned homegrown beauty brands founded by Irish entrepreneur Suzanne Jackson. 💫
Ireland Fashion Week ∙ 2 LIKES