All about those zinc-topped tubes, and why they’re everywhere right now.
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WelcomebacktoHaulofFame,yourmust-readbeautyroundupfornewproducts,newideasandateeny“Severance”fantheory.(It’sbeautyrelated,Ipromise.)
Includedintoday’sissue:Almay,Biotyspa,Calista,CrownAffair,Dior,ElementEight,EstéeLauder,Gisou,Glossier,HerbalEssences,Kiehl’s,NatashaDenona,Noteworthy,Nudestix,Olive&June,Parallelle,ParfumsdeMarly,Prequel,PSASkincare,RareBeauty,RemBeauty,Tarte,Vacation,VictoriaBeckhamandcheapbeer.
Butfirst…
It’snotjustyou.
Aroundtheworld—oratleast,aroundthealgorithm—peopleareasking,“What’swiththeweirdmetaltipsonlipgloss?”IgetthisquestioninmyDMs,atcocktailparties,onthephonewithmymom.Itcoincideswithanothercommonquery:“Whyislipglosssoexpensivenow?”Theanswers,ofcourse,arelinked.
The“weirdmetaltip”inquestionisaroundedapplicatorthatscrewsontoatypicalplasticineglosstube.Youcanfinditonthenew$25Nécessairelipbalm,whichlaunchedonJan.5,alongwithNaturaBisse’s$85DiamondLipBoo
