#marisa meltzer

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[alltrekvarnews]

Amazon MGM Studios está adaptando el bestseller del New York Times de Marisa Meltzer 'Glossy' para la Televisión.

[hoursofreading]

Who did the Glossier girl want to be? Herself, of course. Or rather, she wanted to appear to be herself; to seem authentic and effortless. She didn’t want to examine her attachment to production and consumption to do so, and she didn’t want to give up the cultural benefits of beauty, either. She wanted to purchase herself, please — but, like, a prettier version. “Who are we? We are you,” Weiss wrote in a now-haunting (to me!) post introducing Glossier. “You, but better,” the product copy clarified. The line skewed heavily toward skincare, and positioned slathering one’s face in see-through cosmetics as more true-to-self than slathering one’s face color cosmetics. “Skin first. Makeup second,” the graphic design preached from inside a millennial pink box (before the shade was known as “millennial” pink, natch). The accompanying Instagram images featured gorgeous, glowing, no-makeup makeup models who were aspirational enough to move units, yet “imperfect” enough (freckles, gapped teeth) to make customers feel seen. If this all sounds run-of-the-mill now, it is a testament to the revolutionary vision of Glossier. The startup reshaped the face of beauty branding. Because the marketing was generation-defining, Glossier products — Smoothing Face Mist, Priming Moisturizer — got away with generic formulations. “Frankly, there’s not a great deal of difference on a chemical or ingredient level between many products, and many supposedly key or active ingredients have little scientific basis for their efficacy,” Meltzer writes. “We were selling Vaseline for $12 for half an ounce,” one former employee told her of the brand’s Balm Dotcom lip gloss. It didn’t matter. Glossier was a hit. It drew five million global customers, $265 million in venture capital, and a $1.2 billion valuation by July 2023.

[myalgias]

Top 5 things you’ve read this year?

i tend to favour non-fiction/articles so that's what i'll list in no particular order:

'my doctor is lacking insight': alternative experiences of insight in mental health by wren aves

the rise of spiritual warriors on the christian right by katherine stewart

the cultural reckoning we faced during #FreeBritney is already dead by shailee koranne

the making of a detransitioner by jude ellison s. doyle

qanon's unexpected roots in new age spirituality by marisa meltzer

[destinyc1020]

Zendaya and syndey aren’t on same level. Y’all really can’t think zendaya lives pay check to pay check because syndey said she did. If that’s the case zendaya would have to give up one her cars or homes if money was an issue for her

Who said Zendaya and Sydney were on the same level?? 🥴

They're NOT on the same level at all. Sydney is (at BEST) a C-list celebrity. Maybe even D-list since she hasn't even been in a huge blockbuster motion picture role before, let alone a lead role in one.

And nobody said that Zendaya is hurting for money. I'm just going by what Zendaya has said HERSELF about that feeling of needing to keep pushing and striking while the iron is hot because "all of this may be gone tomorrow". It's a FEELING. Even if it's not based on reality. You can't argue with what Zendaya has said HERSELF.

She mentioned this herself in the October 2021 issue of VOGUE Magazine just last year about her anxiety surrounding her work and the needing to work to keep money.

How are you all going to argue with something Z has said HERSELF?? 🥴🥴 Also, I don't think people really realize just how little celebrities actually make. Yes, it may seem like they make MILLIONS, but it's not necessarily how much you make, but how much you get to KEEP. That is what makes the huge difference.

I also don't think people realize how expensive it is to live in Southern California, especially if you're in the industry. You need to pay certain people. That money all adds up. Why do you think some celebrities go broke/bankrupt?? 😅

Anyway, if you ask me, Zendaya is playing the game SMART. She acts (yes), but she also has learned that it's better to have MULTIPLE STREAMS of income coming in to your wallet in order to help you acquire and maintain the lifestyle that you have. She not only acts but she has various ad campaigns, and she has also started investing in real estate. She's playing the long game, and is playing it smart if you ask me.

[bookish-black-girl]

Veeeeeery unlikely I’ll get to properly review any of my May prompted reads, so this is just a post to keep track of everything (rather than stealing a small, blank corner in my full planner to write on)

Haitian Reads

The Witchery by S. Isabelle

Previous authors read: Debbie Rigaud, Maika & Maritza Moulite, Ibi Zoboi, Ben Philippe

API Reads (specific focus on new to me Pacific Islander/Pacifica/and or Indigenous) 

Secret Shopper by Tanya Taimanglo

She Persisted: Patsy Mink by Tae Keller ✅

Previously read: refer to physical and digital shelves for Asian/Asian American specific books

Jewish Reads (authored or authored and at least one main character identifies as Jewish)

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer ✅

Previous authors read: Marisa Kanter, Rachel Lynn Solomon 

**author’s work who I should read SOMETIME IN THIS LIFETIME: Becky Albertalli 

Mental Health reads

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer ✅ (anxiety rep)

Previously read: refer to physical and digital shelves because I own and have read QUITE a few

[jechristine]

Did the anon who spoke about black feminism/womanism affect or change your view on Z’s statement with their added context? Also, I went to go and read the article again and the specific part that says “list of approvals” wasn’t part of what the interviewer actually quoted, so while I’m sure the overarching point of what Z had said wasn’t lost in translation maybe the specific word “approval” wasn’t actually said by her, and was just used when writing to tie the whole sentence together? It’s probably a pointless thing to nitpick at but that specific word is what bothered me the most at first.

I’m going to reblog this later when I have more time to write a thoughtful answer. I’ll say that it didn’t change my mind, exactly, but it did make me ask some more and some different questions (which I haven’t blogged). I have read a lot of bell hooks, who considered herself a Black feminist, not a Womanist, and I’ve read some early Alice Walker writing on Womanism, but I am not up to date on all the directions that discourse has taken (and the debates within it). I would like to learn more, and I’m very thankful to people sharing their rich perspectives with me on this humble little tumblr blog.

As for Zendaya’s brief statement—

You are correct that “list of approvals” was the interviewer’s words, not hers. That’s a good point.

It’s from here, and honestly there is so much good stuff in this interview. It is a pleasure to read.

[dd20century]

Punk Fashion Designer Vivienne Westwood Dies

2022 brought tough losses for the fashion industry. The great designers Thierry Mugler, Issey Miyaki, and Hanae Mori all died last year, and sadly, we learned of the death of designer Vivienne Westwood on December 29, 2022. According to Marisa Meltzer of the New York Times, "Vivienne Westwood, [was] the designer who defined the look of punk, using rock iconography, royalty, art and religion as recurring motifs in collections that brought a rebellious edge to British style."

Read Ms. Westwood's obituary on the New York Times website.

View Vivienne Westwood's iconic designs.

Visit Vivienne Westwood's website.

Vivienne Westwood and model at the finale of Westwood's Spring 2005 show. Photo credit: rancois Guillo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Image source.

[satin-and-tat-collage]

I recently had the pleasure of working with The Wall Street Journal illustrating Marisa Meltzer's article about non invasive procedures to age intentionally rather than going under the knife! @wsj @wsjoffduty Art director- Marlene Szczesny #satinandtatcollage #katecuthbert #wallstreetjournal #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cns7cFqJPzI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[emilysworldoffandoms]

Books I Read in 2022

1. Beast Boy Loves Raven By Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo 2. Dear Girl By Aija Mayrock 3. A Fire Like You By Upile Chisala 4. Nectar By Upile Chisala 5. Soft Magic By Upile Chisala 6. As If On Cue By Marisa Kanter 7. Heartstopper Volume 4 By Alice Oseman 8. Address Unknown By Katherine Kressmann Taylor 9. Ariel By Sylvia Plath 10. Heart Talk By Cleo Wade 11. At Somerton: Cinders & Sapphires By Leila Rasheed 12. At Somerton: Diamonds & Deceit By Leila Rasheed 13. Unlock Your Storybook Heart By Amanda Lovelace 14. Instructions for Dancing By Nicola Yoon 15. Martita, I Remember You By Sandra Cisneros 16. Brown Girls By Daphne Palasi Andreades 17. Here's to Us By Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera 18. Counting by 7s By Holly Goldberg Sloan 19. The Summer I Turned Pretty By Jenny Han 20. It's Not Summer Without You By Jenny Han 21. We'll Always Have Summer By Jenny Han 22. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood By Melissa Wagner & Fred Rogers 23. Gained a Daughter But Nearly Lost My Mind: How I Planned a Backyard Wedding During a Pandemic By Marlene Kern Fischer 24. At Somerton: Emeralds & Ashes By Leila Rasheed 25. Café Con Lychee By Emery Lee 26. The Book Tour By Andi Watson 27. God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian By Kurt Vonnegut 28. Yoga Pant Nation By Laurie Gelman 29. Mr. Malcolm's List By Suzanne Allain 30. Miss Lattimore's Letter By Suzanne Allain 31. The Road Between By Courtney Peppernell 32. Enough Rope By Dorothy Parker 33. My Favorite Half-Night Stand By Christina Lauren 34. Smells Like Tween Spirit By Laurie Gelman 35. How to Be a Wallflower By Eloisa James 36. Be Like the Moon By Levi Welton 37. Morality for Muggles: Ethics in the Bible and the World of Harry Potter By Moshe Rosenberg 38. 84, Charing Cross Road By Helene Hanff 39. Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating By Christina Lauren 40. The Matchmaker By Thornton Wilder 41. The Cheat Sheet By Sarah Adams 42. All-of-a-Kind Family By Sydney Taylor (Re-read) 43. Shadow Angel Book One By Leia Stone & Julie Hall 44. Spooky America: The Ghostly Tales of Sleepy Hollow By Jessa Dean 45. Needle & Thread By David Pinckney, Ennun Ana Iurov, Micah Myers 46. Good Game, Well Played By Rachael Smith, Katherine Lobo, Justin Birch 47. Home Sick Pilots By Dan Walters & Caspar Wijngaard 48. Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard By Tom Felton 49. Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley By Jonathan Kruk 50. Heartless Prince By Leigh Dragoon 51. A Contract with God By Will Eisner 52. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American By Laura Gao 53. Blackwater By Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham 54. Woman World By Aminder Dhaliwal 55. In Real Life By Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang 56. Lore Olympus Volume 1 By Rachel Smythe 57. Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword By Barry Deutsch 58. Persuasion By Jane Austen 59. Devil in Disguise By Lisa Kleypas 60. Shadow Angel Book Two By Leia Stone & Julie Hall 61. Lore Olympus Volume 2 By Rachel Smythe 62. Talk to My Back By Yamada Murasaki 63. How I Saved Hanukkah By Amy Goldman Koss 64. Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet By Barbara Dee 65. Shadow Angel Book Three By Leia Stone & Julie Hall 66. The Matzah Ball By Jean Meltzer 67. Canción By Eduardo Halfon 68. Leopoldstadt By Tom Stoppard 69. Say Yes to the Duke By Eloisa James 70. Winter Roses after Fall By Robert M. Drake & r.h. Sin 71. Roomies By Christina Lauren 72. Falling Toward the Moon By Robert M. Darake & r.h. Sin 73. Empty Bottles Full of Stories By Robert M. Drake & r.h. Sin

[peterbuckmichaelstiperem4ever]

From How Sassy Changed My Life - by Kara Jesella, Marisa Meltzer

[archangea]

Interesting indeed

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: 16th-Century Beauty Secrets, Revealed by Marisa Meltzer

By Marisa Meltzer In “How to Be a Renaissance Woman,” the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era — and just how they were achieved. (Recipes included.) Published: January 2, 2024 at 05:00AM from NYT Books https://ift.tt/fYGJpQ4 via IFTTT

[muz4now]

Author and journalist Marisa Meltzer on being frustrated with ambition https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/author-and-journalist-marisa-meltzer-on-being-frustrated-with-ambition/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr