Noël Duan
Quartz
New York, NY, United States
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Five-minute cosmetic surgery is a thing you can now do on your lunch break
You can re-shape your nose and head back to work afterwards, grabbing a sandwich along the way. → Read More
Apps will never replace the brick-and-mortar experience necessary for beauty
This is for anyone who has ever ducked into Sephora to fix their lipstick. → Read More
A white man created a fake black digital supermodel. Is this flattery or offense?
A white photographer created a fake black woman, using CGI modeling, conceptualized in his ideal of beauty. → Read More
L'Oréal just bought a beauty AI company
Will it replace the need to try on actual beauty products? → Read More
Several beauty products contain baby foreskin cells, urine, or snail extract
Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett may have recently embraced the "penis facial," but they're rather late to the world of extreme beauty treatments. → Read More
The beauty company that's turning the Avon sales rep into an activist
The top two salespeople in each state get an all-expenses-paid trip to D.C. to be lobbyists. → Read More
Serena Williams is entering the high-stakes, high-reward diverse beauty market
We don't know what Williams' beauty line will look like yet, but we can believe that she will make excellent products that work for everyone, especially women of color. → Read More
Despite the boom in K-beauty brands, Japan is still Asia's true beauty leader
Chinese consumers, after a momentary fascination with trendy K-beauty brands, are turning back to their J-beauty staples. → Read More
Blend it like Beckham: Victoria and David are launching their own beauty lines
The Beckhams are busy this year. → Read More
All the ways that South African women have changed their beauty routines to save water
It's not just infrequent baths. → Read More
Mattel announced 15 "role model" Barbies in honor of International Women's Day
From Chloe Kim to Frida Kahlo. → Read More
In 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace', Ryan Murphy proves—again!—he can never get race right
Murphy gives a lot of depth and complexity to the stories of rich, white people. What about everyone else? → Read More
About that #HereWeAre commercial: Is Twitter finally doing something about harassment?
Perhaps the new campaign means Twitter will be more accountable to women when they are harassed on the social media platform. → Read More
You can make your own sheet masks and they're so much cheaper
You could just buy a bottle of skin serum and pat it gently on your face, but where’s the fun (and Instagram selfie potential) in that? → Read More
How to get the best secret dishes at a restaurant without being obnoxious
In his new food documentary series on Netflix, Ugly Delicious, chef David Chang wants you to "badger" Chinese restaurants for the "real" menu. → Read More
Jaden Smith wants to be your next Elon Musk
He admits to being a Tesla fanboy. → Read More
Beauty brands may be buzzy—but they're just 5% of the social media chatter
But the spike in L’Oréal’s mentions isn’t due to enthusiasm for its eyeshadow. → Read More
Why the social media implosion of a prominent beauty brand matters
The beauty brand Deciem looked set for world domination—but then the founder went rogue. → Read More
This YouTube beauty tutorial is a sharp satire of political indifference to tragedy
“I'm just gonna dab that here so we look flushed with embarrassment like the rest of our country,' the 21-year-old vlogger deadpans. → Read More
Universal Standard is a plus-size brand so stylish Gwyneth Paltrow is funding its expansion to "straight sizing" — Quartzy
Universal Standard, a cult-favorite plus-size women's brand, also happens to offer the world's best return policy. → Read More