Editor-in-Chief
Isla Hart
Isla Hart edits Beauty GOSSIP with a low tolerance for beauty waffle and a sharp eye for launches, taste, retail theatre and the stories behind the gloss.
The Edit / Beauty Watch
11 article archive
Opinion · 4 min read
Why Some Makeup Looks Better in Daylight — and How to Make Yours Work There, Too
Learn why makeup that looks right indoors can read wrong in daylight, and discover the product families and application tricks that keep your look natural and dimensional.
Beauty Watch · 5 min read
Less noise. More point of view.
Beauty GOSSIP is built around editing: what is worth watching, what is worth questioning, and what actually deserves attention.
Beauty Watch · 6 min read
When a brand discontinues your makeup drawer
Glossier’s latest clear-out says more about brand memory than one sale page ever could.
Editor’s Note · 6 min read
Beauty does not need more noise
The brands worth watching are learning when to shut up.
Editor’s Note · 6 min read
Why beauty needs taste again
The products are better than ever. The way they are sold often is not.
Market Mood · 5 min read
The quiet return of polished glamour
After years of casual everything, polish is creeping back in through the side door.
Opinion · 6 min read
Expensive skin is not the same as good skin
A glow can be beautiful and still be doing absolutely nothing useful.
Opinion · 6 min read
The older beauty customer was never invisible
She was never hard to reach. She was simply ignored — and the industry is beginning to realise the cost.
Skincare Classics · 6 min read
Eve Lom and the return of cleansing as ritual
In a speed-obsessed beauty culture, the most enduring skincare products are the ones that make the routine feel slower, richer and more deliberate.
The Edit · 6 min read
Beauty doesn’t need more products — it needs better editing
The industry is not short of launches. It is short of discernment.