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It is so brave of you to do this math—I never want to know how much I spend on beauty! At least you’re getting your money’s worth—forget thirty-eight, you look thirty-six!

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Thank you for saying this because this morning I woke up and I was like, OH NO DID I REALLY SAY THIS hahahhaaha.

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I'm Adrienne's opposite. Never tell her I use discount beauty products at Marshall's.

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Bitch, you think I don't know this?

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Oct 25Liked by Adrienne Gunn

Have you read any of Jessica DeFino's work? Early in her career she worked on the Kardashian apps, now her writing focuses on how the beauty industry is held up by the pillars of capitalism, patriarchy, and colonialism. Her stuff is so good and really helps reframe beauty standards around aging and unpack all of those deep seated feelings.

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This sounds right up my alley!!!!

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DEMI MOORE'S OLD FINGER EMOJI.

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NEVER FORGET. Honestly, seeing The Substance and It Ends With Us with you are my fav movie going memories this year, if not ever lololol

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Oct 26Liked by Adrienne Gunn

the craziest part to me is how lopsided this ends up being. Don't the capitalists in the beauty industry want my dollars too? Dude's haircuts are cheaper, we're less pressed to hide our grays, my skin care routine costs a bar of dial soap every few weeks, and high spf sunscreen each summer.

I'm plenty insecure about my looks and my body, but the market just isn't trying to make more money off of it? weird.

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I completely agree!!!! Let's oppress the men as well!!! Not sarcastic!

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Oct 26Liked by Adrienne Gunn

FTR, everyone's nose should lean a little left as the other way is just a social no-go.

Without this sounding stalky as frankly I live in Fort Collins CO and it's expensive to live here and I cannot afford to leave without building up work trip points to get a free flight plus stalking is f'ing creepy and weird, you are pretty.

You're welcome for the run-on sentence.

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Hahhaahah, thank you!

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Oct 25Liked by Adrienne Gunn

Hilarious! So true ! Botox investment is killing me. The hair and makeup costs alone are insane on top of that.

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and the problem is, once you've seen your face with the botox, it's real hard to be like, you know what, I prefer this looser, wrinklier face hahahaha

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Oct 28Liked by Adrienne Gunn

So true. Now you know how much better it can be.

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Honestly, I'm surprised I haven't received a chastising email from Brie over this newsletter and my financial planning hahhahahhhaah

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