Stop Buying Lotion—Rhode Is the Only 'Skin Care' You’ll Ever Need, According to Gen Z
In a stunning display of the internet's ability to assign life-or-death importance to a skincare product, Hailey Bieber’s brand, Rhode, is currently trending because a batch of lip peptides has somehow become the most controversial geopolitical event of the week. The irony? While the world debates the meaning of "tinted lip treatment," Rhode fans have essentially declared that if you aren't glazing your mouth with a $18 pink tube of "Strawberry Glaze," you are personally offending the economy. The viral snippet making the rounds features a user screaming into their phone, "I cannot believe I paid $40 for shipping just to look like I licked a jelly donut," while thousands of others argue that the product's scent is the only thing keeping 2024 from collapsing. Historians will note that the "Great Rhode Drought of 2024" has now officially replaced civil discourse, and the only acceptable answer to "How are you?" is a slow-motion video of a doe-eyed influencer applying their "Pocket Glaze" in direct sunlight. The meme economy is booming.