April Long

New York

Beauty Writer at Freelance

Beauty Director, Town & Country Magazine

Articles

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner On Her New Album & Next Book

3 weeks ago | nylon.com | April Long

Michelle Zauner was ready to freak people out a little. “I initially wanted to make a creepy album,” she tells me, reflecting on the genesis of her band Japanese Breakfast’s new release, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). After finishing a couple of songs with “dissonant chords and eerie progressions,” however, the frontwoman and songwriter found she simply couldn’t conjure enough creep. Which is not to say that Melancholy Brunettes isn’t, in its own way, a spine-tingler.
Can You Wear Makeup At Any Age?

1 month ago | airmail.news | April Long

The lights at the Saks Fifth Avenue beauty counter were surgical-theater bright. The decree, decisive: “You need to lose the cat eye.” Trinny Woodall, notoriously unfiltered founder of Trinny London, assessed me with a glance. “Clearly, you haven’t changed your makeup since you were in your 20s,” she added. “Remember, you’ve aged.”
D.S. & Durga Brown Flowers Perfume: Review

1 month ago | thecut.com | April Long

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Retailer For more of the Cut’s favorite fashion, beauty, and home finds, sign up for the weekly Cut Shop Newsletter. When choosing a fragrance, it feels too early for a full-blown summer floral, but too late for a cocooning cold-weather scent. D.S. & Durga Brown Flowers is a unique, between-season perfume. It smells warm, comforting, and nostalgic, but also weird and nuanced, surprising and new.
Why You’ll Fall for the New Kilian Perfume

2 months ago | thecut.com | April Long

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Retailer Dry January is over. Thank God, because February is a month to booze. Angel’s Share Paradis, Kilian’s latest fragrance, has arrived just in time. If Kilian’s best-selling Angel’s Share, a cognac-forward, woody scent, is akin to a cozy drink to savor in front of the fire, this one is more like an after-date drink with someone who is trying to seduce you. What does it smell like?
Shakespeare in the Dark

2 months ago | thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Anne Petersen |Emily Sundberg |April Long

We’re here to reclaim the “women’s magazine.” Every week, two veteran editors read it ALL to bring you everything we believe women’s media should be: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, hot goss, and the odd shopping tip—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!PS: Did someone forward you this email? To get the full Spread every week, become a subscriber here.
There’s a Wait List to Smell Like Pluto’s Return to Aquarius

2 months ago | thecut.com | April Long

Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photo: Retailer A new year should begin with a burst of optimistic vigor. Did 2025 not get the memo? The first few weeks of January have been enough to drive you to drink. But wait, have you heard that alcohol kills you? With our hands soundly swatted away from those dirty martinis that sustained us during the pandemic, it might be time to assess a different menu of mood modulators, chiefly those that hazard no collateral damage. Like perfume.
Le migliori fragranze gourmand che hanno rivoluzionato il genere

Jan 19, 2025 | marieclaire.it | April Long

Torta. Crema. Marzapane. Babà, amaretti e madeleine. Bonbon e bavarese. Potrebbe sembrare una fantastica selezione per qualcuno che ha un debole per i dessert, ma in realtà queste sono solo alcune delle note ispirate ai dolci che vengono proposte in una serie di nuovi profumi. Considerateli comfort food per le narici. Nel 1992 lo stilista Thierry Mugler disse al profumiere Olivier Cresp che voleva una fragranza che gli ricordasse i luna park di Strasburgo di cui si divertiva da bambino.
Bite Me! The Gourmand Fragrances That Are Turning the Genre on Its Head

Nov 22, 2024 | yahoo.com | April Long

Bite Me! Delectable Scents Are Todays Major TrendKYOKO HAMADA"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Petit fours and pavlova. Macaroons and madeleines. Bonbons and Bavarian cream. Cake. Custard. Marzipan. This may read like a fantasy postprandial selection for someone possessed of a raging sweet tooth, but in fact these are just a few of the confectionary-inspired notes being served up in an array of new perfumes.
15 Best Gifts for Fragrance Lovers in 2024

Nov 11, 2024 | townandcountrymag.com | April Long

courtesy of brandsEvery item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. There's no doubt that you, like most of us, have that one friend or loved one who without fail smells incredible. A faint sillage trails wherever they go, and with a single sniff of a scarf or a sweater you can know if it carries their signature. And it's all but assured that their home smells incredible too.
How to Smell Expensive

Nov 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | April Long

How to Smell Expensivegetty images"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." What does it mean to smell like money? No, not the real stuff—salty, sweaty, old-papery—but like a person who exudes an aura of affluence (you know the type). If you’re curious, TikTok has thoughts; How to Smell Expensive on #PerfumeTok has 35 million views and counting. “These perfumes scream wealth,” says a well-coiffed brunette in a post with nearly 40,000 views.