“I designed my first dress when I was 13 years old,” Tamanna Mullen , founder of Arth Atelier , tells Fashionista. But despite this early interest in fashion, Mullen pursued a business degree after leaving Punjab, India for the U.S. 16 years ago. “The easiest way I can explain that is my upbringing as a South Asian person,” she says, of feeling pressure to study a perceivably serious and respectable subject. Still, the initial vision she had for her career — running her own fashion brand — remained clear. Fashion was part of her upbringing, too, as she came from a culture and family rich in textile knowledge. “Punjab is the hub of textiles and agriculture, and my family were tier-four vendors,” she says. “I’ve always grown up around garments and textiles, and always had a natural curiosity of it.” Mullen paired her curiosity and business degree and entered the world of corporate fashion, working across ...
Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making. Each month, Fashionista editors try a *lot* of beauty products . And while not every formula we test is a winner, we’re constantly unearthing new favorites. Here, we’ve rounded up our latest hair, skin, fragrance, wellness and makeup discoveries — whether fresh-to-market drops or merely recent additions to our personal routines. As August slipped away into a moment in time (IYKYK), team Fashionista spent the final days of summer refining our beauty routines in preparation for fall’s cooler temperatures (and the non-stop rollercoaster that is New York Fashion Week). August was packed with buzzy makeup launches, including lash-lengthening mascara, transparent tubing brow gel, crease-proof eye shadow, long-lasting color corrector and non-sticky lip gloss. Our editors also upgraded their respective body-care routines with a vanilla-scented moisturizi...