At least, that’s the conclusion drawn by this study, as reported in the New York Times‘ Sunday Styles this week.
From the official write-up (emphasis mine):
…The authors conducted four experiments to examine the different meanings
consumers gleaned
The Pretty Price Check: Your Friday roundup of how much we paid for beauty this week.
We ended up taking four separate field trips to makeup stores (Sephora, Ulta, and MAC). Mostly, these were an excuse to get out of school for the night, shop, and eat mall food. But don’t think I’m knocking that — …
Just found this interesting Come To Jesus post on Modern Salon about how salons and spas need to work to “bring back” the clients they are otherwise losing to Sephora, YouTube beauty gurus, CVS Beauty, and such. The …
Have I not made myself clear on this subject?
Because the trend of beauty products packaged to resemble junk food is still going strong, according Sephora’s Beauty and the Blog, which is breathlessly heralding the forthcoming launch of Cake …
Glossed Over: Taking a closer look at what advertisements are really selling.
An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today’s toxic food culture.
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