A gothic beauty editorial shot for The Untitled Magazine, built on a high-shine black finish. Here is how far the record actually goes.
On 31 October 2025, The Untitled Magazine, published out of New York, ran an exclusive beauty editorial titled "Shade of Spades," photographed by Alena Saz. The model was Leona Naomi Wong. The makeup, described as bold, high-shine black looks, was by Suna Myles, and the hair was by Ryan Taniguchi. The magazine framed the story as an exploration of dark glamour.
The material we were handed goes that far and then breaks off. The summary stops in the middle of the word that follows "dark glamour," at a term it had only started to spell. We are not going to finish it on the magazine's behalf. Whatever else the editorial was reaching for, that part sits on the other side of the break.
What the record shows
- Outlet: The Untitled Magazine, New York, published 31 October 2025
- Title: "Shade of Spades," presented as an editorial exclusive
- Photography: Alena Saz
- Model: Leona Naomi Wong
- Makeup: Suna Myles, described as bold, high-shine black looks
- Hair: Ryan Taniguchi
- Stated theme: dark glamour, in a gothic register
- Source: untitled-magazine.com
- Not confirmed: the products and formulas used, the number of looks shot, the location and date of the shoot, the styling and wardrobe credits, whether the story appeared in print
What a high-shine black finish asks for
A flat black and a high-shine black are not the same task. Shine is a surface behaviour, so it follows the condition of whatever it sits on, and on the eyelid and the lip that condition is texture rather than colour. A glossy black holds an even edge on a smooth surface and gathers into the lines when the surface is dry or uneven. Editorial crews solve that on the day, with prep and with a retouch between frames, on a face that has been made ready for the camera in advance.
That is a reading of the finish, not a report of the shoot. Which products Suna Myles reached for, how long the looks took to build, and what the skin prep was before the first frame are not in the material we have, and we are not going to reconstruct them from a photograph we have not seen.
Why we are keeping it
Our habit is to hold a thing for a while before we speak about it, and a beauty editorial is one of the easier places to lose that habit. A single high-shine image is enough to send someone looking for the same black gloss, and the part of the work that made the finish sit that way is the part the picture does not show. What we can log honestly is the record as it stood on 31 October 2025: four credited names, a stated theme, a finish described as bold and high-shine, and a summary that stops mid-word. We will come back to it if the credits behind the looks are ever filled in.
Who photographed the "Shade of Spades" editorial?
Alena Saz photographed it for The Untitled Magazine, which presented the story as an editorial exclusive.
Who was the model in "Shade of Spades"?
Leona Naomi Wong. The material available to us does not go further into her other work.
Who did the makeup and hair for the shoot?
Suna Myles did the makeup, described as bold, high-shine black looks, and Ryan Taniguchi did the hair.
What was the editorial about?
It was framed as a gothic beauty story exploring dark glamour. The summary available to us breaks off mid-word after that phrase, so nothing beyond it is confirmed.
Are the products used in the looks known?
No. No brands, formulas, or skin prep steps are named in the material we have, and we are not filling that gap with guesses.
