Jessica Defino

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Defino

Hi Ugly,I haven’t worn makeup in years but my wedding is coming up in November and I’m facing a lot of pressure to wear it (from friends, my mum and my sisters – not my partner). I want to stand by the idea that my natural face is formal enough. I really want to cry, laugh and hug without worrying about smudging my face. But I worry about being “underdressed” at my own wedding. I’m sure even our celebrant will look more glam than me.

1 month ago | jessicadefino.substack.com | Jessica Defino |Emily Kirkpatrick |Liz Goldwyn

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -5:18Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. We’re back with another very special paid subscriber only 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). For this installment, we invited Hollywood royalty , writer of the newsletter , to join us in conversation.

1 month ago | jessicadefino.substack.com | Jordyn Holman |Aimee Ortiz |Kate Manne |Jessica Defino

Hello and welcome to another edition of THE DON’T BUY LIST! I’m fresh off of a fever-laced week of Covid — my third time and maybe the worst one yet — and my brain is still not fully functioning. I walked past someone wearing a lot of (pleasantly scented) perfume in the hallway of my apartment building this morning and considered complimenting them by saying, “Oh, you’re so smelly!”, the thought of which continues to make me laugh.

1 month ago | bigundies.substack.com | Corinne Fay |Jessica Defino

We deserve an award for making it through February, wouldn’t you agree? The month ended with an economic blackout, which I tried to embrace while finding the leader VERY SUS. Many people muchsmarter than me have very valid critiques of a one day spending freeze, but I’m glad a lot of people are thinking about boycotts and collective action and spending habits. If you need a little pick-me-up, may I suggest making yourself a batch of these cookies?

1 month ago | jessicadefino.substack.com | Jessica Defino |Emily Kirkpatrick

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:51:12Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. 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). Today we’re talking about:The New York Times Styles section seems suspiciously inspired by Emily (Medieval fashion is in?Fur is back?