Print is reawakening with a new vigor. For luxury beauty brands, print can be a uniquely engaging marketing tool, and for style and thought leaders, it is a powerful platform to showcase their artistry. Amid this renaissance, Notes on Beauty, an offshoot of the fashion biannual magazine Document Journal,  positions itself as a “deliberate and thoughtful counterpoint in an era dominated by fast-moving digital content and standardized beauty ideals.” With its name inspired by Susan Sontag’s “Notes on Camp” and “On Photography” essays, the publication elevates beauty as a tool of self-expression that can also create space for deep introspection and transformation.Nick Vogelson, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director of Document Journal, founded Notes on  Beauty and launched it with fashion editor Ronald Burton III as Style Director, hair stylist Jawara as Senior Beauty Editor, and makeup artist Yadim as Beauty Director.The publication premiered during Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2025/2026. Its 400-page debut issue came in three different covers: Julianne Moore, photographed with rose petals dropping from her mouth, by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin; an artwork by Francesco Vezzoli in collaboration with Prada Beauty Global Creative Makeup Artist Lynsey Alexander featuring a close-up of porcelain skin and scarlet red lips, photographed by Gazza Marco; and a yet-to-be unveiled cover featuring Anok Yai by Carlijn Jacobs and Yadim.