Beautiful Stripes: The need for real thought leadership

With a tweet, Kylie Jenner caused a massive drop in price in Snapchat stock. Photo: AP

After decades of writing about beauty and keeping my pulse on all there is to know about the industry, I feel a distinct disconnect between brands and how news is disseminated these days.

It used to be that even if it’s not something I’ve written about, I learn about it through press releases from the brands, or reports by other local publications, and of course, international sites.