Birchbox is turning traditional beauty marketing on its’ head—one carefully crafted, hot pink box at a time.

Walking into a beauty store or aisle is like walking into a candy shop — there are so many flavors, bright colors, and immediate questions (chocolate or sour?) that it is often overwhelming to find the perfect piece to satisfy your palette. That is, without sampling them all, of course.

A vibrant textile exhibition dazzles at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.

Whether or not you’re aware, you probably already know a thing or two about ikats. Thanks to a 2005 Oscar de la Renta show that brought these exotic textiles back into the fashion spotlight, clever takes on the ikat technique now reign the racks at popular stores like J. Crew, Anthropologie, West Elm and Pottery Barn.