Christine Noumba Um

This Parisian beauty brand is redefining French male beauty standards

by Christine Noumba Um in Face Nov 3, 2020 — 5 min read

Although the global beauty industry has experienced unprecedented levels of growth in the last few years, it’s still a hurdle to convince the average Frenchman to use skincare daily. As it becomes more widely accepted for men to use skincare and makeup in places like South Korea, America, and...

Glossier laid off its entire retail staff and the backlash just got real

by Christine Noumba Um in Homepage Aug 17, 2020 — 3 min read

On August 7th, CEO Emily Weiss announced on the company blog [https://www.glossier.com/blog/retail-update-covid19] the sad decision that all of Glossier [https://www.verygoodlight.com/2017/08/03/glossier-wants-you-to-rethink-powder-with-its-wowder/] ’s stores will remain closed for the rest of the year until Covid-19 gets under control. UPDATE: Glossier...