Beyond skin deep

A S ELLE CELEBRATES ITS 40TH BIRTHDAY, WE SPOTLIGHT 40 TRAILBLAZING ARTISTS, BRANDS, BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS REWRITING THE BEAUTY RULEBOOK AND FORGING A POSITIVE PATH FOR THE FUTURE

WHETHER SHE’S CRAFTING CULTURE-DEFINING MOMENTS ON THE RUNWAY OR SPEARHEADING INNOVATIVE BRANDS, DAME PAT McGRATH’S MASTERY KNOWS NO BOUNDS. NOW, WITH A NEW ROLE AT THE HELM OF LOUIS VUITTON’S FIRST BEAUTY VENTURE, SHE GIVES KENYA HUNT A GLIMPSE INTO HER CAPTIVATING UNIVERSE

34 / REVELATORY PLAYWRIGHT BY LYNN NOTTAGE I live for those incomparable moments when you encounter the work of an artist who opens a door to reveal a fresh perspective on the world. This transformati

After years of trialling the industry’s most-wanted, we present the indispensable finds that shape our beauty philosophies

37 / ENDLESSLY CURIOUS BY ARIANA GRANDE I first met Jonathan Bailey at dance rehearsal for Wicked. I was nervous because I have always found him so brilliant—having bookmarked and memorized a few boot

Canned. Sacked. Given the chop. There’s no nice word for getting fired. But there is a way up... Here, former US glossy magazine editors Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill share their personal roadmap