FLESH WORLD by Jessica DeFino

FLESH WORLD by Jessica DeFino

The Don't Buy List: Pubes, Propaganda, & Beauty For Bleaching Piss Stains

Plus, the demonization of hyperpigmentation.

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Jessica DeFino
Mar 17, 2022
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Hello, dewy dust bunnies, and welcome to another edition of the The Don’t Buy List — AKA, The Unpublishable’s perk for paid subscribers. And welcome especially to those who joined via last week’s sale on International Women’s Day — AKA, the beauty industry’s favorite excuse for performative feminism. (Honestly: How much can skincare companies truly “emp…

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