Sara Spruch-Feiner is a lifelong New Yorker and writer. She is a Senior Reporter at Glossy, where she spearheads Glossy Pop, a vertical about the intersection of beauty, fashion, and culture. She also writes the Glossy Pop Newsletter, which goes out on Fridays. She has contributed to publications including New York Magazine, The Zoe Report, Byrdie, Women’s Health, Coveteur, Shape—and many more. She is a graduate of Kenyon College where she earned her B.A. in English Literature (with a double minor in Women’s Studies and Art History) and a 2009 recipient of the New York Women in Communications, Inc. scholarship. She is equally passionate about women’s rights, really great serums, television, and the power of writing about them all.
Sara Spruch-Feiner is a lifelong New Yorker and writer. She is a Senior Reporter at Glossy, where she spearheads Glossy Pop, a vertical about the intersection of beauty, fashion, and culture. She also writes the Glossy Pop Newsletter, which goes out on Fridays. She has contributed to publications including New York Magazine, The Zoe Report, Byrdie, Women’s Health, Coveteur, Shape—and many more. She is a graduate of Kenyon College where she earned her B.A. in English Literature (with a double minor in Women’s Studies and Art History) and a 2009 recipient of the New York Women in Communications, Inc. scholarship. She is equally passionate about women’s rights, really great serums, television, and the power of writing about them all.
Glossy Pop Newsletter: When beauty brands ‘launch’ products on the red carpet, what’s the point? January marks the start of awards season and the onset of many, many new beauty launches. So, many beauty brands try to combine the glitz and glamour of the red carpet with whatever new product they're bringing to market. At January 5's Golden Globes, this included Dermalogica, which debuted its...
Brooke Shields’s Commence launches first brand campaign On January 14, Brooke Shields will publish her third book, "Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old." And on January 8, her seven-month-old hair-care brand, Commence, will debut its first brand campaign, with paid media behind it on Meta and Google.
Exclusive: Shark Beauty expands to skin care with LED mask A spinoff of Shark, known for vacuums and other home technology, Shark Beauty debuted hair tools in 2021 and has since expanded its product assortment at a steady clip. Now, it's entering the skin-care category via the Shark CryoGlow mask. The device combines LED and deep-penetrating infrared light with a unique under-eye...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Influencer marketing and content in 2025 — a look at what’s to come Glossy Pop spoke to James Nord, founder and CEO of influencer marketing company Fohr, and three content creators for an early read on what's in store for influencer marketing in the coming year.
The Glossy Beauty Podcast’s 2025 industry predictions For this week's special episode, Glossy Beauty Podcast co-hosts Sara Spruch-Feiner and Lexy Lebsack brought on colleague Emily Jensen to discuss six topics — all 2024 trends they expect will continue to dominate in the year to come or emerging trends they believe will be big topics of conversation.
How Laneige became a ‘significant player’ in skin care in 2024 Laneige, the K-Beauty brand owned by AmorePacific, has no plans to slow down as the year comes to a close. “Laneige has been the No. 1 holiday brand at Sephora for the past two years,” said Julien Bouzitat, the brand’s U.S. gm. As such, it treats its gift sets as...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: What’s behind K-Beauty’s second wave K-beauty is back — though some may argue it never went away.
Selena Gomez on growing Rare Beauty and the Rare Impact Fund in 2024 In 2024, there was much chatter about Rare Beauty: Who may buy it? When? For how much? For now, none of those questions have been answered. But Selena Gomez is trying to build a brand where none of that is the point.
The fragrance boom is nowhere near over The fragrance category remains one to be excited about. "We continue to remain bullish on [fragrance]. … We don't anticipate double-digit growth in 2026 and 2027, but we are forecasting double-digit growth for 2025," said Larissa Jensen, svp and global beauty industry advisor at Circana.