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

  • Hermès' New Beauty Collection Is For Coloring Outside the Lines

  • In Short Shorts, Chloe Sevigny Make Seasonal Confusion Chic

  • ATTN, Millennials: Your Favorite Mall Brand Is Now Adult-Sized (EXCLUSIVE)

  • A$AP Rocky Is Already Wearing Bottega Veneta’s Next It-Bag

  • Timothée Chalamet's On-Screen Style Is Outdoing His IRL ‘Fits

  • A Ralph Lauren Alum Is Replacing Hedi Slimane at CELINE — Here's Why It Makes Sense

  • Bottega Veneta Fragrance Is Back With a Bang

  • Birkenstock's Latest Drop Isn't a Sandal — It's Skincare

  • Face Value: The 5 Best Beauty Drops of September

  • And the Award For Freakiest Fashion Week 'Fit Goes To: Daniel Craig

  • SS25's Hottest Accessory Isn’t a Bag — It’s Big-Ass Glasses

  • Glossier's New 'You' Fragrances Are Even Better Than the Original