A critical review of the beauty industry prioritizing people, not products.

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“jessica is brilliant and constantly gets right to the heart of the capitalism, misogyny, and racism at the heart of the beauty industry. her posts always make me audibly sigh with relief knowing that i'm not alone... it's the only beauty content i read! ”
rayne fisher-quann, internet princess
“Jessica DeFino masterfully unpacks that weird internal voice that whispers "Am I really feminist?" every time you're in line at Sephora. A genuinely empowering, mind-expanding look into "beauty culture" and forces that you hadn't even realized you've internalized. ”
Cailey Rizzo, Philosophy For Party Girls
“Jessica DeFino's observations and analysis on beauty culture is some of the smartest writing out there. She eviscerates the system like only someone who has been on the inside of it can. The best money I spend all month.”
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