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

  • Ye's 'DONDA 2' Is Basically a Divorce Album for Bros

  • Fashion Is Cracking Down on Fur, But What About Exotic Skins?

  • Miuccia & Raf Revisit Ghosts of Pradas Past

  • In Milan, Glenn Martens Lit Diesel on Fire

  • Raf Simons FW22: Big Hats, Big Boots & Even Bigger Bags

  • Miu Miu's SS22 Skirt Set Is the Main Character

  • No Thoughts, Just Nicole Kidman in Miu Miu

  • 2005 Gave Us Knee-High Converse. 2022 Gave Us Thigh-High Dr. Martens

  • Is Jake Gyllenhaal the Next Great American Philosopher?

  • Meet the Dude Turning Designer Jackets Into Viral Balaclavas