FLESH WORLD by Jessica DeFino
Jessica DeFino, Emily Kirkpatrick, Kat SchneiderReporting on the absurd world of beauty culture. / “The newsletter the beauty industry fears.” - the Herald.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 449 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Jessica DeFino is an award-winning beauty reporter (The New York Times, Vice, Vogue). She writes the Guardian advice column Ask Ugly and has been called "the woman the beauty industry fears" by the Herald.
Don't hate me for having exquisite taste.
Kat Schneider is a comics artist and printmaker from the Greater New York area (aka New Jersey!). Her debut YA graphic novel, SOMEDAY PERFECT is now available wherever books are sold.
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