Travis Barker endorsed a luxury enema kit that is, inexplicably, already sold out. More inexplicably, it is a collectible (not for medical use), which feels antithetical to its use case: injecting fluid up your butt to clean out your colon.
This reporter really didn’t want to go on the Goop cruise, but I am really glad she did for the content.
According to a leaked memo, Apple is going to install a journaling app with a future software update. This is cool from a journaling standpoint, but I prefer to keep my innermost thoughts somewhere a bit more private. Like on paper and free from third-party snooping
A beauty editor asking dermatologists an important question: Is airplane air bad for our skin?
A really beautiful story on how tech companies are “banking” people’s voices to preserve them in the event they are lost due to conditions like ALS, throat cancer, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson’s disease. Artificial intelligence is making this a more affordable and accessible process, which allows people who have lost their voices to continue to feel connected and empowered
Injectables, like Botox and fillers, aren’t cheap, but that’s not stopping (increasingly younger) consumers from seeking out the services. And now payment services are adapting to the demand with new ways to pay for elective procedures, like a monthly membership plan.
Another elective surgery that’s getting hotter among men right now: Leg-lengthening. It can cost around $75,000, last four hours, is not covered by insurance, and sounds extremely intense, both during and in recovery. (Surgeons insert rods into each thigh bone and lengthen them remotely each day, allowing for new bone to grow over the rods, which are eventually removed with another surgery.) Men will literally have rods put into their bones and incrementally lengthened instead of going to therapy.
The Cut talked to people who are working multiple jobs in order to afford Erewhon, an upscale grocery store in Los Angeles. It’s attracted a cult following, especially among wellness influencers, and clearly has a chokehold on even those without a disposable income who are enticed by a very specific kind of luxury (read: a $20 smoothie)
And a PSA for BIPOC-owned clean beauty brands: Clean Beauty Summer School by Tower 28 is back in session and applications are now open. This is a 10-week, professional development program giving small, BIPOC-owned clean beauty brands access to free education, mentorship from top beauty industry executives. Ten finalists will have the chance to win $35,000 in grants and guaranteed buyer meetings with top retailers including Sephora, Ulta and Credo. Applications close May 10th