Tembe Denton-Hurst

New York

Staff Writer at New York Magazine

Staff Writer at The Strategist

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Articles

I Own 8 Skims Bras. Here’s What I’d Buy From Its Memorial Day Sale.

2 weeks ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

By Tembe Denton-Hurst, a writer at the Strategist covering beauty and books. She joined the site in 2020. Previously, she wrote about beauty and culture for Nylon and Elle. May 16, 2025 12 items in this article 12 items on sale! 12 items in this article 12 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers I am on record as a reluctant buyer of Skims.
I Own 8 Skims Bras. Here’s What I’d Buy From Its Memorial Day Sale.

3 weeks ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

By Tembe Denton-Hurst, a writer at the Strategist covering beauty and books. She joined the site in 2020. Previously, she wrote about beauty and culture for Nylon and Elle. 6:23 P.M. 12 items in this article 12 items on sale! 12 items in this article 12 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers I am on record as a reluctant buyer of Skims.
Am I the Only Person Who Likes the Boy Smells Rebrand?

3 weeks ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

By Tembe Denton-Hurst, a writer at the Strategist covering beauty and books. She joined the site in 2020. Previously, she wrote about beauty and culture for Nylon and Elle. Photo: Tembe Denton-Hurst In early April, Boy Smells announced that it was rebranding and launching at Sephora, ditching the now-iconic black-and-pink packaging for sleek, custom votives and getting rid of many of its best-known scents.
Silk Is About to Get Harder to Find. Here’s What to Get Now.

3 weeks ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

By Tembe Denton-Hurst, a writer at the Strategist covering beauty and books. She joined the site in 2020. Previously, she wrote about beauty and culture for Nylon and Elle. 9:28 A.M. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers On a recent episode of Odd Lots, a Bloomberg podcast, Sarah LaFleur, founder of womenswear brand M.M. LaFleur, talked about the implications of tariffs. What caught our attention is what she said about silk.
Mother’s Day Gifts to Give Your Wife

1 month ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Buying a Mother’s Day gift for your wife isn’t necessarily high stakes, but you want to get it right. Like all gift-giving holidays, Mother’s Day is an opportunity to display your listening skills, to say “I appreciate all you do for our family,” and also recognizes her as the person you’ve chosen to do this with.
New Stuff Alert: Wales Bonner’s Latest for Adidas and Van Leeuwen Studs

1 month ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers For this week’s Don’t Dillydally, we’ve rounded up a range of newly released products we’re particularly excited about, including an inflatable movie screen from Funboy, sparkly earrings from Studs, and the new Locavore web store.
What Are Exosomes, and Are They Safe for My Skin?

1 month ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Source Images Getty Often, when I hear lofty claims of “life-changing” ingredients, I wait 18 months to see if they keep coming up. This has been the case with exosomes, an ingredient that promises everything from skin repair to speeding up cellular regeneration to fading hyperpigmentation. If it lives up to the marketing claims, exosomes could functionally replace every step of our skin-care routines, from retinol to vitamin C to chemical exfoliants.
Strategist Beauty Brief: Our Favorite Vitamin C Serums

1 month ago | nymag.com | Arielle Avilla |Tembe Denton-Hurst |Rachael Griffiths |Crystal Martin

Dominique Pariso uses Skinceuticals Phloretin CF to help prevent breakouts. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Dominique Pariso, Retailer This story first appeared on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 in The Strategist Beauty Brief, a weekly newsletter in which our beauty writers share their must-tries, can-skips, and can’t-live-withouts. But we liked it so much we wanted to share it with all of our readers.
The Benefits of Physical Exfoliators

1 month ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Source Images Getty In the past decade, exfoliating scrubs have been reduced to memes about St. Ives Apricot Scrub and how using it was akin to using a cheese grater on your skin. The physical exfoliant became popular because it was cheap and good at making skin feel buffed and clean, and it was later abandoned when people learned that using ground-up apricot to slough off dead skin cells can have adverse effects.
Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Patent Expired. It Won’t Make Your Serums Cheaper.

1 month ago | nymag.com | Tembe Denton-Hurst

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photo: Retailer On March 24, the Strategist staff chat lit up with news: The patent on Skinceuticals C E Ferulic — our top pick for vitamin-C serums — had run out. We were reminded of this beauty world holiday by Magasin, a Substack newsletter written by Laura Reilly, who reported that skin-care Reddit has been counting down to the days for years.