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I just want to put this is in the comments as well, since I had a few emails asking about this distinction: The VAST majority of the funds provided by these beauty brands are backing the 123 co-sponsors of Representative Kelly’s SIX-week abortion ban bill, which has no exceptions for rape or incest.

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Sep 26, 2022Liked by Jessica DeFino

Thank you for this. Transparency is everything. And choosing with our dollars is vital.

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Sep 26, 2022Liked by Jessica DeFino

This piece made me so outraged I became a paying subscriber to support and keep your work moving forward. Thank you!

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I don’t have words to express how disgusted I feel at this moment. And also thankful, because with every bit of research you publish you make it that much easier for me to buy out of the toxic beauty myths I’ve internalized.

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Sep 26, 2022Liked by Jessica DeFino

And why are they disproportionately funding GOP politicians? Corporate tax breaks? More lax regulations? What's the scratch-back they're getting in return?

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Thank you for exposing these double-standard capitalists for who and what they are. Please VOTE!

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Sep 26, 2022Liked by Jessica DeFino

This is excellent journalism. So important!

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THANK YOU. Will be sharing.

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Sep 26, 2022Liked by Jessica DeFino

Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

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Oct 18, 2022Liked by Jessica DeFino

Thank you for putting this out into the world, this is the beauty news people need to know!

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