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

  • For Sale at Pharrell's Auction House: His 18K Gold Blackberry, Custom Grills & More

  • AliExpress Has Stocked Balenciaga's Lays Potato Chip Bag For Months

  • According to The Row, Your Designer Handbag Requires a Cashmere Blanket

  • Marisa Meltzer's Glossier Tell-All Is Set to Shake Up Beauty

  • Uffizi Gallery Wages Battle of the Botticellis Against Jean Paul Gaultier

  • Honey Dijon & Scholl Made Orthopedic Platforms

  • No, the Falling Models at Valentino SS23 Were Not a PR Stunt

  • Of Course, Carrie Bradshaw Owns the JW Anderson Pigeon Clutch

  • The Founders of SoulCycle Are Starting a New Cult

  • Balenciaga's Take on Balletcore Is Scuffy, Dirty & Distressed

  • Kim Kardashian's Skincare Brand Dropped More Things You Don't Need