Alexis Williams

In this conversation from November 2022, host Brittany Luse chats with beauty reporter Jessica Defino about the increase in celebrity skincare lines and why the the way we talk about skin is regressive. Plus, Brittany revisits her chat with “Fat Talk” author Virgina Sole-Smith: they dive into anti-fat bias in parenting and why it’s important to embrace fatness. And later, Brittany gives her take on Jennifer Aniston’s latest comments on cancel culture.

Author and one of NPR’s beloved hosts, Elise Hu, joins Brittany Luse to talk about her new book: Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital. For Elise, what started as a professional move to Seoul turned into a long-term interest in beauty culture and the societal demand to look flawless. Elise and Brittany talk about the high price of South Korea’s lookism, how the government props up beauty culture, the technological gaze, and how Korean beauty culture is spreading throug…

Author and one of NPR’s beloved hosts,<a href=“https://twitter.com/elisewho”> Elise Hu</a>, joins <a href=“https://www.npr.org/people/1123917129/brittany-luse”>Brittany Luse</a> to talk about her new book: <em>Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital. </em>For Elise, what started as a professional move to Seoul turned into a long-term interest in beauty culture and the societal demand to look flawless. Elise and Brittany talk about the high price of South Korea’s lookism,…