Crumbs and all: what’s in my bag
I don’t think I’ve ever done a “What’s in my bag” post, even though they’re some of my favorite posts to read…
2025 Beauty Predictions: Stepford Skin, SpaceX Technology, Products As Pets, & More!
Hello and welcome to another edition of THE DON’T BUY LIST! 2025 is careening toward us at a speed I find distressing,…
An Aesthetics of Anti-Consumerism
Hello and welcome to another edition of THE DON’T BUY LIST! E.l.f. Cosmetics collaborated with Stanley to create lip glosses shaped like…
Scarlett Johansson Wants To Be The Next Kylie Jenner
The Cut’s unsparing and anonymous report on Which Celebrity Beauty Brands Are Any Good noted that beauty editors were “sheepishly impressed” by…
I Shaved For This?
Last week, my in-person event took the place of an in-inbox newsletter — so there’s much to catch up on! If you didn’t…
Stop Trying To Make ‘Moo Deng Skin’ Happen
We’re back with another episode of The Review of Mess: a podcast collaboration between The Review of Beauty (by me, Jessica DeFino)…
I love packing paraphernalia
In early February I’ve got a trip planned to Los Angeles, and just learned I’ll be traveling briefly to Houston in about…
Kule is having a warehouse sale
This sale is well worth checking out; quite a few items I’ve shown you at full price are now nicely discounted; check…
GOACA bestsellers of 2024
A little introduction to this post, for those of you who are new: one way I make money on this Substack is…
Things I bought, things I want
I love sequins—they make for such good excitement pieces, especially if said sequins are employed more strategically, and not as part of…