Jessica DeFino
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Jessica DeFino
Writer of FLESH WORLD. Ask Ugly @ the Guardian. "Woman the beauty industry fears" according to the Herald. Here's what I'm reading, watching, wearing, and (reluctantly) putting on my face.
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I think something's wrong with me (Mary Kate Olsen Obsess... more
Satire doesn't work! Skincare-loving 7-year-olds are the ... more
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David Cronenberg for the girlies. Also interviewed the di... more
I don't care what anyone says, I loved this movie. (Book ... more
Of course I wrote about this.
I've been waiting for this to go on sale for months and i... more
A Victoria-era mourning ring made with real human hair th... more
As much as I want to, I cannot spend $575 on this. But yo... more
A 1990s beauty queen discovers she’s been a sleeper agent... more
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People are willing to go blind in pursuit of blue eyes, t... more
My only complaint about this memoir is that the author na... more
Pre- Pam's no makeup moment, she wrote a memoir about (am... more
I'm a bread pudding connoisseur and the blueberry bread p... more
Acqua Panna in a glass bottle... the best, truly.
For feeding all the ducks and swans in my life (many). Br... more
All about the microbiome & gut-brain-skin connection.
Super helpful for my research into the link between the b... more
A scientific exploration of why your skin doesn't need (m... more
A philosophical defense of "the unmodified body."
On beauty culture as a public health issue.
On beauty as an ethical ideal.
September 2025: This book is absolutely foundational to a... more
October 2025: Between high art and masscult, for MacDonal... more
November 2025: An exploration of modern-day doubles — onl... more
December 2025: The ur-text on reality and unreality, sign... more