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Glitter Freckles Are Canceled

Glitter Freckles Are Canceled

Listen now | Episode 6 of The Review of Mess Podcast

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Well, hey there, my dudes!

I’ve got a brand new episode of the pod for you all hot and fresh out the oven. In this edition, Jess and I spoke at length about the many fumbles of Victoria’s Secret’s return to the catwalk, our many, many thoughts on New York mag’s “Can the Media Survive?” article, the deluge of Wicked merchandise everywhere you look, and Taylor Swift’s new, climate change-accelerating beauty look.

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I also just need you all to know that I dressed up as JoJo Siwa for my friend’s Halloween party this weekend only to be met with a room full of adults giving me blank stares. They had literally no idea who JoJo Siwa is or what the hell I was supposed to be dressed up as. Incredibly humbling stuff. I spent a good portion of the night giving each guest a full history lesson on her long career and stage persona which only served to make me realize how insane it sounds to try and describe her and why she is famous. But nonetheless, my bedazzled construction vest was resplendent, my “Karma” dance was spot-on, and I suddenly fully get the Kiss eye makeup. I love it. I am seriously considering if I can pull it off on a semi-regular basis.

Ok anyway, give this a listen why don’t you:

The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino
Glitter Freckles Are Canceled
We’re back with another episode of The Review of Mess: a podcast collaboration between The Review of Beauty (by me, Jessica DeFino) and I <3 Mess (a fashion newsletter from Emily Kirkpatrick…
Listen now
8 months ago · Jessica DeFino

And I’ll see you all again real, real soon!

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Jessica DeFino is an award-winning beauty reporter and critic (The New York Times, Vice, Vogue). She writes the Guardian's beauty advice column, Ask Ugly, and has been called "the woman the beauty industry fears" by the Sunday Herald.
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