The Zoe Report

Olivia Young

Bio

Olivia Young is a shopping news writer at The Zoe Report, where she covers sustainable skincare launches, resurgences of retro trends, the many hairstyles of Florence Pugh, et al. She dabbles in celebrity fashion, too, on occasion. Olivia also covers lifestyle and travel for Business Insider and Matador Network. She earned her bachelor's degree in magazine journalism from Ohio University, where she was granted the Best College Feature Writing award from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists in 2013. When she's not writing, Olivia is probably attempting an ambitious recipe or exploring a new country. She's a runner, an oat latte connoisseur, and a habitué of the local thrift store. You can follow her on Twitter at @olivia_yg.

'Silence Is Not An Option,' The Royal Family Tweeted In Support Of The Black Lives Matter Movement

"Silence is not an option," The Queen's Commonwealth Trust tweeted after a weekend of protests following the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and about the pattern of violence from law enforcement on Black people. Showing its…
By Olivia Young

Chrissy Teigen Pledged To Donate $200K To Help Pay Bail For Protesters

A reported 4,000 people were arrested across the U.S. this past weekend amid protests sparked by the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, as well as other members of the Black community who died at the hands of law enforcement before him. Scenes from…
By Olivia Young

Glossier Pledges To Donate $1 Million To Organizations Including Black Lives Matter, We The Protesters, & More

The murder of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man recently killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in addition to the murders of Tony McDade, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, and all others before them, have sparked nationwide outrage.…
By Olivia Young

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Have Been Setting Hair Trends Since The '90s — Here Are Their Best Looks

The Olsen twins are famously elusive, only coming out for the occasional Fashion Week or highly anticipated annual Met Gala appearances. These too brief moments are now taken as rare opportunities to rave over their congruent mermaid waves and…
By Olivia Young

These 30 Cult-Classic Bronzers Will Help You Fake A Tan All Summer Long

The standard summer aesthetic goes something like this: carefree hair, a complexion that gives the impression that you're mildly sweaty but, like, in a good way, and a tan that's obviously faux because sun damage is ~so~ not cool anymore. Bronzer is…
By Olivia Young

The Best Drugstore False Lashes For Getting Glam (Or Just Replacing Your Extensions)

The florescent-lit aisles of your neighborhood big-box store are a treasure trove of cheap beauty products — dermatologist-recommended cleansers, cult-classic mascaras, faithful Essie shades, etc. — but falsies? Not so much. Truth be told,…
By Olivia Young

Bella Hadid Just Debuted A New Hair Look & It's Right In Line With Her '90s Style

The uninspiring act of flipping burgers has never looked so fashionable as when Bella Hadid does it in a '90s lob with bangs. The video she posted on Instagram — featuring her dancing in front of a rack of tie-dye T-shirts with a spatula in each…
By Olivia Young

You're About To Get So Many New Perks For Being A Sephora Beauty Insider

Being a Sephora member has always paid off in discounts, freebies, and birthday gifts, but starting May 29, you'll also be able to trade your points in for actual savings and, after social distancing restrictions are lifted, exclusive experiences.…
By Olivia Young

How Awoke Vintage’s Founder Is Finding New Ways To Connect With Customers

Traditional retail — meaning the bygone act of walking into a store, trying something on in a dressing room, handing your credit card to a smiley cashier over the counter — is one of the great many casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. The…
By Olivia Young

The Quarantine Eyeshadow Look You Should Try Next, Courtesy Of Tracee Ellis Ross, Lady Gaga, & More

You'd be hard-pressed to find a more fun, beauty-forward Instagram feed than the one belonging to Tracee Ellis Ross. When she isn't gracing us with tasseled hip shakes and throwbacks to her mother's glory days (it's obvious where she gets her…
By Olivia Young

Marc Jacobs Beauty’s New Mascara Just Confirmed Dramatic Lashes Are Summer’s Biggest Trend

The new norm of wearing face coverings in public has only intensified the importance of a thick, dramatic, look-at-me lash line. Eyes are gearing up to be summer 2020's standout feature — or, in many cases, the only feature left uncovered — and Marc…
By Olivia Young

Every K-Beauty Buy You Should Stock Up On During Peach & Lily’s Memorial Day Sale

The holiday that unofficially marks the start of summer is looking a lot different this year, but one tradition is as strong as ever: markdowns galore. You'd find just about anything on sale right now, but we all know it's your skincare stash that…
By Olivia Young

Honest Beauty Marked Down Skin Care & Makeup For Memorial Day — Here's What's 20% Off

Oh, it's Memorial Day? Seems like it was March only yesterday, but here we are, staring down the start of summer, and what better way to reward ourselves for surviving the hands-down strangest spring ever than with a sale? It's no beach party, but…
By Olivia Young

Sarah Hyland's At-Home Dye Job Gone Wrong Is The Most Relatable Thing On Instagram This Week

Sarah Hyland is all of us trying to dye our hair in quarantine. The goal was to color it pink — a bubblegum-like shade similar to Dua Lipa's, maybe, or a pretty rose gold à la Julianne Hough — but what she got instead was a rich purply magenta,…
By Olivia Young

Allow These Celebrity Lobs To Inspire Your Summer Haircut

Now is around the time when your desire for a dramatic hair change goes from innocent craving to exigent need. So, which will it be? A sharp bang? A '60s pixie? Or bolder, maybe? Bowl cuts and mullets are reportedly on trend. If we're talking…
By Olivia Young

How Paintbox Nails Is Rethinking Self-Care For Its Customers

The stay-at-home era has put a heightened emphasis on self-care, leaving those who would normally get their fix from nail salons to tend to the tips of their fingers themselves. Instead of bringing nail maintenance to a halt, salon closures have…
By Olivia Young

Natural Lash Styles Are On The Rise At Glamnetic — Here’s Why

Is it a coincidence that artsy eyeshadow and abstract liner have gone viral during a time when it's necessary to cover up the remaining 70 percent of your face in public? Likely not. With eyes being the only facial features left out of a face mask,…
By Olivia Young

Beautycounter's New Foundation Blurs The Line Between Skin Care & Makeup

Searching for the perfect foundation can feel like an impossible undertaking. Somehow, even with hundreds on the market — targeting every type and tone under the sun — it seems as though your skin is the exception to them all. Perhaps…
By Olivia Young

May 2020's Eyeshadow Palettes Are Bold, Colorful, & Conducive To Quarantine Experimentation

All those electric blues, highlighter hues, and too-bold-for-the-office shimmers tucked away in the back of some rarely opened drawer, just waiting for a day — a week... a month... — of home confinement to make their debut at once. Dipping a brush…
By Olivia Young

The Latest In Augustinus Bader's Skincare Lineup Targets Your Poor, Dry, Overwashed Hands

The stem cell-centered brand that Victoria Beckham entrusted with her debut skincare launch last year is now churning out a TFC8-powered cream to address your chapped, overwashed hands on a scientific level. Drawing on decades of research, Leipzig…
By Olivia Young