Alexandra Pauly

(Beauty Editor / New York)

Alexandra Pauly is a writer and editor with over four years of experience telling stories about beauty, style, and youth culture. She was appointed Beauty Editor after launching Highsnobiety's beauty vertical, its very first foray into the category, in 2022.

Digging into beauty and its intersection with culture, identity, and politics, her reporting challenges readers to think critically about the industry and their own relationship to it. A longtime fragrance enthusiast, she is also passionate about writing about scent. In 2023, she spearheaded Highsnobiety's State of Fragrance, a whitepaper on consumers' relationship to perfume and their buying habits.

Outside of work, you can find her scouring Chinatown for the best egg tart, contemplating the next addition to her collection of 50-plus perfumes, and taking way too many photos of her dog.

Articles

  • Virgil's Latest Off-White™ Nike Is an Air Force 1 Mid in Disguise

  • The Sale of Sylvia Plath's Skirt Is Just as Poetic as Her Work

  • Forgive Me, Father, For Liking Fendi x SKIMS

  • If All Else Fails, Scam Your Way Through Halloween

  • Go Ahead, Timberland x Supreme, Stomp All Over Us

  • Valentino Vintage Proves Everything Old Is New Again

  • Loewe's Ghibli Museum Sponsorship Is the Feel-Good News We Need

  • Gucci's Latest Chunky Sneaker Is Like a Luxe Air Force 1