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A beauty industry newsletter that publishes news, beauty criticism, and longform essays. Beauty is terror, but it can be care, too. I walk the line between these landscapes.

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About Arabelle Sicardi

I write about beauty as an act of devotion, an art form, and a means of control. ๐Ÿฅ€ The Cut called me โ€œThe Thinking Womanโ€™s Beauty Writerโ€ but you can call me Arabelle.

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