Selected writing over the years.

Fragrance

THE SEXIEST SKIN SCENTS THAT JUST MIGHT GET YOU STOPPED IN THE STREETS   •   Editorialist

WE FOUND 12 PERFUMES THAT SMELL LIKE SUMMER IN A BOTTLE   •   Editorialist

THE PERFECT PERFUMES TO WEAR THIS SPRING   •   Editorialist

A FRAGRANCE EDITOR’S GUIDE TO THE BEST FLORAL PERFUMES AHEAD OF SPRING

IF YOU LOVE LE LABO SANTAL 33, THESE NICHE FRAGRANCES ARE JUST AS GOOD—AND AREN’T EVERYWHERE

THE SEXIEST PERFUMES FOR EVERY DATE NIGHT ON THE AGENDA   •   Editorialist

I WEAR FRAGRANCES FOR MYSELF, BUT THESE ARE MY MOST COMPLIMENTED PERFUMES

THE ART OF LAYERING PERFUMES: AN EDITORIALIST GUIDE   •   Editorialist

EXPENSIVE BUT WORTH IT—6 LUXURY FRAGRANCES WORTH THE SPLURGE   •   Editorialist

DECIDING YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS? THESE NEW YEAR’S FRAGRANCES WILL SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

THE PERFECT PERFUME FOR EVERY PARTY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON   •   Editorialist

I TESTED 736 PERFUMES THIS YEAR—THESE ARE THE 10 I’M BRINGING ALONG FOR 2025

FIND YOUR NEXT SIGNATURE SCENT WITH THESE 8 PERFUME DISCOVERY SETS

NEW SEASON, NEW SCENT—THESE ARE WINTER’S BEST FRAGRANCES   •   Editorialist

THE BEST NEW FRAGRANCES OF 2024, REVIEWED   •   Editorialist

OUR FRAGRANCE EDITOR BREAKS DOWN THE BEST CLASSIC PERFUMES OF ALL TIME   •   Editorialist

FROM SAUVAGE TO SAVANT: STEP UP YOUR SCENT GAME WITH THESE 8 MEN’S FRAGRANCES

THE BEST LONGEST-LASTING PERFUMES—THESE 8 WEAR FROM MORNING TO NIGHT   •   Editorialist

THE BEST LUXURIOUS PERFUME BRANDS OF 2024   •   Editorialist

17 VALENTINE’S DAY CANDLES TO HELP YOU SCENT THE MOOD   •   Well + Good

THE BEST TOM FORD PERFUMES WORTH ADDING TO YOUR COLLECTION   •   Editorialist

PERFUMES TO GIFT EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST   •   Editorialist

THE BEST MAISON MARGIELA REPLICA PERFUMES   •   Editorialist

FROM UTTERLY SENSUAL TO UNDENIABLY HEDONISTIC, THESE ARE THE SEXIEST PERFUMES   •   Editorialist

OUR GO-TO UNISEX FRAGRANCES, NO MATTER YOUR GENDER EXPRESSION   •   Editorialist

THE BEST PERFUMES FOR WOMEN, BROKEN DOWN BY NOTE   •   Editorialist

5 INTOXICATING KILIAN FRAGRANCES WE JUST CAN’T STOP SNIFFING   •   Editorialist

DOES PHLUR MISSING PERSON ACTUALLY SMELL LIKE SOMEONE YOU LOVE?   •   Editorialist

17 FRAGRANCES TO MAKE YOUR SIGNATURE SCENT THIS FALL   •   Editorialist

WHAT RIHANNA SMELLS LIKE, PLUS 12 OTHER CELEBRITIES’ GO-TO PERFUMES   •   Editorialist

8 VAN CLEEF & ARPELS PERFUMES YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE   •   Editorialist

Beauty

9 NON-NEGOTIABLES IN OUR MAKEUP BAG (HINT: IT’S ALL CHANEL)   •   Editorialist

THE ULTIMATE FRENCH BEAUTY PRODUCTS TO INVEST IN   •   Editorialist

KEEP IT SLEEK WITH THE BEST HAIR WAX STICKS FOR SLICKED-BACK STYLING

NEW SEASON, NEW ROUTINE—HERE’S HOW TO REIMAGINE YOUR SKINCARE FOR SPRING

THE MOST NATURAL-LOOKING FOUNDATIONS FOR A HEALTHY, SECOND-SKIN FINISH

NOT JUST LIP SERVICE—THESE 5 LIP LINERS ARE MADE TO LAST   •   Editorialist

THE 5 BEST HIGHLIGHTERS FOR LUMINOUS, LIT-FROM-WITHIN SKIN   •   Editorialist

THESE LUXURY STOCKING STUFFERS ARE FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTING LIST

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRANSFORMING DRY LIPS THIS COLD WEATHER SEASON   •   Editorialist

THE 8 COMMANDMENTS OF A LUXURIOUS WINTER SKINCARE ROUTINE   •   Editorialist

THE DREAM CREAMS THAT TRANSFORM DRY SKIN, TESTED & REVIEWED   •   Editorialist

NOURISH AGING SKIN WITH THESE 7 EDITOR-APPROVED MOISTURIZERS   •   Editorialist

9 TSA-APPROVED BEAUTY PRODUCTS THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN YOUR CARRY-ON   •   Editorialist

10 MAKEUP GIFT SETS FOR EVERY BEAUTY LOVER IN YOUR LIFE   •   Editorialist

FROM RUBBER TO RHINESTONES: STEP INTO THE WORLD OF ISAMAYA BEAUTY   •   Editorialist

THE ONLY 3 CHANEL SKINCARE PRODUCTS YOU NEED ON YOUR VANITY   •   Editorialist

5 BEST LUXURY BODY WASHES OF 2023, ACCORDING TO A DERMATOLOGIST    •   Editorialist

HOW TO FENG SHUI YOUR VANITY   •   Orcé Cosmetics

THE BEST NEUTRALS FROM BYREDO’S LIQUID LIPSTICK VINYL COLLECTION, REVIEWED

WE SWATCHED TONS OF LIP LINERS & LIPSTICKS TO FIND THE BEST COMBOS   •   Editorialist

YU-CHEN, ON BEING AN ASIAN FEMALE FOUNDER   •   Orcé Cosmetics

HOW TO FIND TRUE WORK-LIFE BALANCE   •   WTHN

TCM TIPS: YOUR SUMMER WELLNESS GUIDE   •   WTHN

A SLEW OF SKINCARE PIECES SINCE 2011   •   Mario Badescu Skin Care

Fashion

ANDIAMO! THE BANG BANG VANITY CASE IS ANOTHER BOTTEGA VENETA BAG TO WEAR EVERYWHERE YOU GO

SEE WHICH ‘SEX AND THE CITY’ CHARACTER HAD THE BEST STYLE EVOLUTION   •   Editorialist

10 BRANDS LIKE EVERLANE THAT VALUE ETHICAL PRODUCTION AND COOL-GIRL AESTHETICS

10 BRANDS TO SHOP IF YOU LOVE REFORMATION   •   Editorialist

16 WINTER WEDDING GUEST DRESSES FIT FOR ANY DRESS CODE   •   Editorialist

SURFBORDT: 15 WAYS YOUR GIRL CAN DRESS LIKE BEYONCÉ   •   Watchloud

A CASUAL FRIDAY GUIDE FOR INTERNS   •   Internships.com

HOW TO DRESS FOR THE CORPORATE WORLD   •   Internships.com

TAYLOR MADE   •   PLASTER Magazine

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND   •   PLASTER Magazine

LA COUTURIER x POP   •   POP Magazine

REBEL DNCE   •   DUJOUR Magazine

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I help brands find their voice and tell their stories. For over a decade, I’ve worked on and led:

Brand voice development    •   Creative direction  •   brand narrative   •   Brand bibles + style guides   •   Editorial strategy    •   360° campaigns   •   Press releases   •   E-mail newsletters   •   Webpage content   •   Product naming   •   Product copy   •   Product education   •   Launch campaigns   •    Pitch decks   •   Social media strategy + copy   •   Content creation

It’s hard to keep track of my projects (especially during my tenure at Mario Badescu) but I’m proud to have left my mark IRL and URL for the line from 2011 to 2021. Walk into a Macy’s, Sephora, or Ulta store today and you’ll still see the architecture of my work. If you’d like to see my point of view outside of brand work, my projects with Editorialist and miscellaneous musings on my blog are where I get to play with style range and content expertise.

Or, if you’re just curious about how my brain works: one of my favorite beauty retailers interviewed me a while back. All of it still stands.

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For nearly a decade, I led brand work in-house—a role that fed my curiosity in discovering how the right mix of social media (we were early adopters!), editorial, and special business development projects could not only revive a heritage brand, but give it the cultural cache it deserves.

These days, I’m lucky to continue doing what I love—and even more grateful to consult for a portfolio of brands and creative agencies I adore in the beauty, fashion, and wellness spaces.

If you’d like to learn more about my work, email me at kimberlypearl@icloud.com. I’m an open book.