Why Grown Women Wear Sandalwood
A Mogul Feature — Diptyque, Tam Dao Images: Diptyque There is a particular kind of woman who wears sandalwood. Not sandalwood softened with rose. Not sandalwood tucked inside something sweeter to make it more palatable. Sandalwood itself — the note perfumery has historically handed to men, the grown-up note, the one that lingers low on […]
Wellness as Architecture, not Reward
Gloomy winter is finally behind us. And although remnants of the season linger, there is something quietly optimistic in the air — the kind that blesses the plants on our windowsills and reminds us that the bloomful season is coming. All winter, our heads have been down. Focused. Grinding. Relentless on the journey toward the […]
Claressa Shields – The Gwoat
THE MOGUL EDIT She didn’t ask the world to value women’s boxing. She made it impossible not to. Zero losses. Nineteen world titles. One woman redefining the female boxing industry in real time on the world stage. At seventeen years old, Claressa Shields became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in boxing. She […]
Act 1 – LaBomba Fragrance Giveaway
The Mogul 30 Campaign | Act 1 of 30 Every campaign has to begin somewhere. Ours began with a scent. Act 1 of the Mogul 30 Campaign launched with a giveaway of La Bomba by Carolina Herrera — a fragrance as bold and unapologetic as the women this campaign was built to celebrate. One grand […]
Rihanna – The Founder
THE MOGUL EDIT She didn’t stay where she was celebrated. She went where she could grow. Rihanna didn’t build two billion-dollar companies by outworking the industry. She stopped competing and started growing. And there’s a difference. In 2016, she released her eighth studio album, Anti. Nine Grammy Awards. 250 million records sold. A career that […]
Undervalued – The Lesson You Didn’t Ask For
You’ve done the work. You’ve shown up. You’ve delivered more than what was asked, stayed longer than you should have, and carried things that were never yours to hold. And still, the answer was no. No to the recognition. No to the seat at the table you helped build. No to the raise. Or worse […]
ACT 3 — The Book Giveaway: How to Love Your Afro
The Mogul 30 Campaign | Act 3 of 30 There are books that inform. And then there are books that affirm. For Act 3 of the Mogul 30 Campaign, Mogul Magazine gifted five copies of How to Love Your Afro by Paige Lewin — a celebration of natural hair, identity, and the kind of self-love […]
Lisa Maffia – The First Lady
THE MOGUL EDIT Before the longform visual magazine existed, there was just the idea of it. For the cover of that first edition, there was only one kind of woman who made sense. There were thirty plus men in So Solid Crew. And then there was Lisa Maffia. Born on June 16th 1979 in Brixton, […]
ACT 2 — Five Costa Coffee Vouchers
The Mogul 30 Campaign | Act 2 of 30 Not every act of kindness needs to be grand. Some of the best ones are the ones that meet you exactly where you are. Act 2 of the Mogul 30 Campaign was simple: five £10 Costa Coffee vouchers, gifted to five members of the Mogul community. […]
Waiting For Permission
You’ve had the idea for months now. Maybe longer. You’ve thought about it in the shower. You’ve written notes in your phone at 11pm. You’ve looked at other people doing something similar and thought — I could do that. I could do that well. But you haven’t started. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you’re […]
