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
The FTC Is Coming For Your Beauty & Wellness Supplements
"It's the Future": Why Prosthetics Are Suddenly Everywhere, From the Red Carpet to the Runway
Kilian Hennessy & Sir John Talk Fragrance, Makeup & Owning the Night
Selahatin, Rick Owens' Favorite Toothpaste Brand, Makes Perfume For Your Mouth
The 2023 Met Gala Beauty Looks That Did the Most
Lil Nas X's Show-Stopping Met Gala Look Took Nearly 12 Hours to Execute
The Most Memorable Met Gala Looks of All Time
Shawn Mendes' Smoothie Squad Scares Me
Your Guide to the 2023 Met Gala
Dr. Barbara Sturm Gets the Ultimate Seal of Approval: An Investment From Oprah
Matthieu Blazy Turns His Kate Moss Obsession Into a Bottega Veneta Zine
What Quiet Luxury Means For Beauty — And Why It's a Scam
