A Passionate Defense of Winged Eyeliner: Fall 2025 Beauty Trend

Here is what you need to know: I’m technically a millennial. I know, I know. I was in denial, too, but according to the Pew Research Center, I’m in the same company as Dua Lipa, Timothée Chalamet, and Phoebe Bridgers, so is it really all that bad? No. In fact, I don’t think being part of … Read more

2025’s Polka Dot Trend Made Me a Reformed Hater Of The Print

If someone told me at the beginning of this year that polka dots would be thee trending print, I would have winced. Images would have come to mind of early aughts looks I’m fine leaving behind and hyper-feminine clothes I hated wearing as a young girl (but was sometimes forced to sport). Yet, polka dots … Read more

‘Love Island USA’ Made Cross Necklaces A Hot New Trend In 2025

In summer photo dumps on Instagram feeds from the Amalfi Coast to Fiji and everywhere in between, one accessory, glistening in between the tanned and glowing cleavage of every hot girl with a notable following, has been glaringly hard to ignore: the cross necklace. The cross has recently become a symbol in personal style in a … Read more

What Is A Performative Man? Unpacking The Toxic TikTok Trend

*David Attenborough voice* “And here we have a peculiar little fellow, breeding quickly and thriving in his natural habitat: the streets of Brooklyn and the For You Page.” Meet the Performative Male. At first glance, he’s a walking ick detox — matcha in hand, Murakami in tote, rescuing puppies on the weekend — but experts … Read more

“Tired Girl” Makeup Beauty Trend Is Just Commodifying Burnout

In the relentless hamster wheel that is TikTok beauty trends, one web fad seems to have piqued the interests of the anti-establishment girlies: the “tired girl” beauty trend.  Think Jenna Ortega on the red carpet for the premiere of Wednesday or basically any episode of Gilmore Girls before Lorelai has a cup of coffee.  The … Read more

Is Pubic Hair “In” Again? Summer “Bush In A Bikini” Trend 2025

As someone who watched plenty of sci-fi movies growing up, I’m not totally surprised lasers have become a main character by 2025. I guess the only part I didn’t expect was lasers casually making a regular appearance near our lips and, well, our other lips. Yes, I’m talking labia, baby and I need to know, … Read more