the Trend in the News (August 2026)

Trend: The Festivalization of Wellness  Dance Floor Dopamine: Wellness Raves Are Redefining Collective Health–Beauty Matter   An in-depth look at the many ways that rave culture is being reframed as a wellness practice and evolving to meet the needs of sober-curious, health-conscious audiences by blending cathartic dance, emotional expression and deep connection. More raves are being explicitly designed around wellbeing, like Longevity Rave out of London, which blends the magic of clubs—music, movement, shared energy—with biohacking practices. At the…

The Festivalization of Wellness

Trend: The Festivalization of Wellness Wellness raves and gatherings––where music, dance and creative expression lead to some wild, collective and emotional release––just keep raging on Our 2026 trend, “The Festivalization of Wellness,” details how a new wave of communal wellness events inspired by festival and rage culture––but without all the excess and sleepless nights––is reshaping the global wellness landscape. Healthy, cathartic wellness raves and festivals––whether…

the Trend in the News (July 2026)

Trend: Skin Longevity Is Redefining Beauty   Longevity Skin Care Takes a New Approach to Aging Vogue | June 20, 2026 Explores how longevity skincare is moving beyond traditional anti-aging by focusing on maintaining skin health and resilience over time. The article examines emerging approaches that target cellular processes and support the skin’s natural ability to repair itself, reflecting a broader shift toward prevention and long-term health rather than…

Skin Longevity Is Redefining Beauty

Trend: Skin Longevity Is Redefining Beauty Move over anti-aging: innovations in skin regeneration usher in a new era  A transformation is sweeping the beauty and wellness industries as “anti-aging” is rapidly being replaced by the concept of skin longevity. This emerging vertical merges cutting-edge biotech, proactive skincare and holistic wellness, reframing the conversation from reversing the unwanted effects of time to optimizing the skin’s health and function over the long term.    Skin longevity…

the Trends in the News (June 2026)

Trend: Ready is the New Well Week of June 17th, 2026 On the Ground with Los Angeles’s Volunteer Fire Brigade—Vogue  In the wake of devastating fires in 2019 in California, the Community Brigade formed, a cowboy collective of friends and neighbors in Malibu (from surfers to artists) who have become the pillar of community response in preparing, responding to, and recovering from accelerating wildfire disasters. They’ve now been formally trained and armed with…

Trend: Ready Is the New Well

Trend: Ready Is the New Well Preparing for climate disaster is the new preventative wellness  Watch a great video by the authors summarizing the trend.   Climate volatility is the defining condition of our century. From the destructive wildfires in California, to the devastating monsoons killing hundreds and displacing millions in Southeast Asia, to a European summer heat wave that killed hundreds, 2025 gave us new proof that extreme…

the Trend in the News (May 2026)

Trend: Fragrance Layering  Week of May 19th, 2026 Your Signature Scent is Dead. Fragrance Layering Replaced It – Vogue Arabia This article traces fragrance layering back to longstanding Middle Eastern rituals, where layering oils, ouds and hair perfumes has been part of daily self-care and hospitality for centuries. It explores how Gen Z consumers are reviving the practice through brands like Kayali and spending heavily on personalized…

Trend: Fragrance Layering

Trend: Fragrance Layering  Fragrance is shifting from a luxury status symbol to a creative and emotional language. Rooted in scent rituals from the Middle East, India and Ancient Egypt, fragrance layering—the practice of combining scents to create a personalized identity—is being revived by Gen Z and Millennials through TikTok and niche fragrance communities and brands that encourage experimentation. Consumers are moving away from the idea…

the Trend in the News (April 2026)

Trend: The Rise of NeuroWellness Week of April 22nd, 2026 A ‘Vagus Nerve Reset’ Is Key to Lowering Stress Levels––Here’s How to Do It–Harper’s Bazaar  There’s now far more research stacking up in favor of stimulating the vagus nerve, the body’s inherent ‘off-switch’ for stress, with science connecting the dots between its role in inflammation, HRV and the gut-brain axis. This article examines the multiplying vagus nerve approaches––from the lo-fi, such as cold exposure, to the…

Neurowellness––One of the Biggest Wellness Trends of 2026

Neurowellness–One of the Biggest Wellness Trends of 2026   Sure, regulating the nervous system has become the latest flex and hashtag, but it’s more than a trend, it’s a much-needed next frontier in human health. It includes somatic, self-directed practices that influence the nervous system through conscious control of the body and a new wave of autonomic, tech-driven interventions that regulate the system more directly, working on involuntary circuits beyond conscious control.   It’s not breaking news that nervous system regulation is…