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A Hermeneutic Analysis of Jones Road Beauty

Montag, 2. Juni 2025 · 1 h 51

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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 Today we’re talking about: A final Met Gala recap []; the Cannes red carpet nipple ban (people.com/nudity-prohibited-2025-cannes-film-…) []; a hermeneutic analysis of Jones Road Just Enough Tinted Moisturizer (jonesroadbeauty.com/products/just-enough-tinte…) []; genderqueer outfits from Justin Bieber (pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/justin-b…) and Alexander Skarsgård []; faux-free bleeding from Julia Fox []; Jennifer Aniston and LolaVie’s gimmicky “No Gimmicks” campaign (instagram.com/p/DJj0NtxNik1) []; a conversation with Mikala Jamison (bodytype.substack.com) about Sophie Turner’s muscles, Khloé Kardashian’s protein popcorn, and the absurdity of “revenge bodies” []; Barbie Fashion Designer CD-ROMs (substack.com/@emilykirkpatrick/note/c-116159925) []; and DIY otoplasty (instagram.com/youcure.official) []. Plus more!
Media we mentioned: Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity (read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/1339/Slaves-to-…) [Monica L. Miller], “Black Dandyism: a Cultural History, an interview with Monica L. Miller” (everand.com/podcast/417614598/Black-Dandyism-a…) [Dressed: The History of Fashion Podcast], Theory of the Gimmick (hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674278745) [Sianne Ngai]
About the podcast: The Review of Mess is a podcast by Jessica DeFino and Emily Kirkpatrick that takes a critical look at the dregs of pop culture. Jessica is the writer behind The Review of Beauty, (jessicadefino.substack.com) which has been called the newsletter “the beauty industry fears,” and Emily is the creator of I Subscribe to receive future podcast posts in your inbox:

About the theme music: The Review of Mess theme song is “Hot Mess” by Carly Lind (youtube.com/watch?v=9jiJBL1XHMk). Find more about Carly here (carly-lind.com) and listen to her music here (open.spotify.com/artist/0Szg3fhUbnpHK9bVrJZnvF…).

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