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: This summer, beauty boards the Hampton Jitney Every day of every weekend during the summer, the famed Hampton Jitney sends anywhere between 50-100 buses to the Hamptons. And if you're an extra lucky passenger, in addition to getting a summer weekend in one of the East Coast's most desirable seasonal destinations, you may find a full-size Goop...
An insider’s guide to K-beauty’s US renaissance, plus industry news On this week's episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, co-host Lexy Lebsack interviews Sara Spruch-Feiner about her recent reporting on the return of K-beauty, diving into what's fueling K-beauty's renewed popularity, what trending ingredients are capturing attention and how affordability continues to play a key role in the category’s appeal.
Sex is in for summer: How Neutrogena got in on #SteamyBookTok with its latest launch To launch its new Vitamin C serum, Neutrogena did something unexpected for the 94-year-old brand: It tapped 31-year-old Serena Kerrigan, social media's self-proclaimed "Queen of Confidence," to pen two steamy stories for a mini book called "Bank Your Glow." They're now available on Wattpad, the free online platform for sharing...
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Beauty’s new favorite way to launch a product? With a blank Instagram grid In 2013, Kanye West and Lady Gaga deleted their respective Twitter feeds to clear the metaphorical air for their new artistic eras — West for his new album, "Yeezus," and Lady Gaga for hers, "ARTPOP." Flash forward 12 years, and the clearing of the grid is a widely used tactic...
Exclusive: Dezi Skin is the latest influencer-founded brand to hit Sephora In the influencer world, Desi Perkins is an OG — Perkins got her start on YouTube via an accidentally viral makeup video. In 2020, she launched Dezi, an approachably priced collection of sunglasses. A year later, she introduced Dezi Skin, with just one product, a vitamin C serum called Claro...
Ty Haney is back at Outdoor Voices, relaunching the activewear brand with a ‘confident, bold and sexy’ look Last weekend, Outdoor Voices turned heads on social media when it wiped its Instagram grid clean and followed just one person: Haney. Inc. reported on Haney's potential return on July 21. Today, Outdoor Voices officially announced its comeback.
Glossy Pop Newsletter: Teasing its rebrand, Urban Decay leans into sex with OnlyFans and TikTok star Ari Kytsya When it was announced on TikTok and Instagram that adult film star Ari Kytsya was partnering with the 29-year-old makeup brand Urban Decay, the comments, for the most part, embraced the collaboration.
Exclusive: Beyond Yoga launches new platform ‘Seek Beyond’ fronted by Issa Rae At 20 years old, Beyond Yoga — the activewear brand acquired by Levi’s in 2021 — is ready to reintroduce itself. To do so, it’s launching a new campaign platform called "Seek Beyond," led by its first-ever celebrity partner: actor, writer, producer and director Issa Rae. Rae penned and voiced...
Industry experts demystify everything you need to know about sunscreen in the US, plus industry news This week, with the help of board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon Dr. Jane Yoo, and the Melanoma Research Foundation's director of advocacy, Kim Wezik, MPH, the Glossy Beauty Podcast sought to answer the big questions surrounding sunscreen.