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The bombshell exposé that reveals—for the first time—exactly what happened at Glossier, one of America’s hottest and most consequential startups, and dives deep into the enigmatic, visionary woman responsible for it all. This book zooms in and out like a camera trying and failing to gain focus on its subject. Is it a story about Glossier or Weiss? Is it a story about the beauty industry or the fashion industry? Is it about a specific female CEO or is she simply an example in a book about girl boss culture? Is this a nonfiction documentary about the topic or a collection of essays centered around it? Literally what happened to Glossier? When did it happen? How did it happen? I read this whole book, and I don’t know. I came away from this book utterly unconvinced that the story of Glossier was any more interesting or revolutionary than that of many other beauty brands throughout history, including and especially ones made by and for people of color. Madam C. J. Walker, anyone? Hell, give me a history of Miss Jessie’s! I also came away from the book without feeling as though the author differentiated Glossier from other brands that have had huge (and way more enduring) popularity surges. It came off seeming more like a fad. Ah, but beautiful! Beautiful was a description that was reserved for special cases, for genetic lottery winners. Beauty could even be a burden because it startled people. It intimidated them. Beauty was exceptional. That said, it’s reasonably frustrating when your ambition is low and you can’t find the energy to accomplish your goals. These dreams are essential to feeling like you’re becoming the best version of yourself. And when your ambition in life becomes the barrier to achieving your goals, it’s normal to feel discouraged or overwhelmed.
Wanting to be an expert: While you can never truly know everything about a topic, the wish to become a subject matter expert showcases your willingness to learn. You understand that expertise takes time, grit, and determination — and you’re ready to put the effort in to get there (or at least close).Your sense of ambition might wax and wane depending on where you’re at in your life — it can even change daily if you’re feeling extra tired or burned out. But you’ll always have desires you want to work toward, and any time you take on this work, you’re activating your own ambition.
Elle, Alek Wek Published by Elle magazine, 1997, Reprinted with permission of Hearst Magazines, Inc., Photography by Gilles Bensimon You’re only as successful as the goals you set, so make them specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. Not everyone can become an astronaut or Olympic athlete. You need to balance your well-being and available resources with the right amount of challenge so you feel motivated by and capable of achieving your goals. 6. Leverage your motivators The Kent Downs National Landscape will renew and widen our engagement and welcome to the millions of people who care for and enjoy the Kent Downs so more benefit, to make sure this unique place remains beautiful, distinct and characteristic, to ensure the landscape contributes its part to responding to the climate emergency and renew and recover the nature which relies on the Downs. We have a strong and supportive local partnership joining and supporting the journey. In New York, London, Milan, and Paris—the traditional fashion capitals of the world—the beauty codes have changed more dramatically in the past 10 years than in the preceding hundred. Historically, shifts had been by degrees. Changes in aesthetics weren’t linear, and despite fashion’s reputation for rebelliousness, change was slow. Revolutions were measured in a few inches.I still remember the first time I tried a Glossier product. It was 2018, and the tiny pink item in my hand was a tube of Boy Brow, which my friend earnestly promised would make me look like Cara Delevingne. I caked on so much of the gel that I ended up looking more like Sandy Cohen from The O.C., but the allure of Glossier shone brightly nonetheless; even now, five years later, I’m still finding the brand’s signature pink plastic shopping bags in seemingly every crevice of my room. The catalyst for our changed understanding of beauty has been a perfect storm of technology, economics, and a generation of consumers with sharpened aesthetic literacy.
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