Can Lipstick Be an Act of Political Warfare? Let Beauty Writer and Author Arabelle Sicardi Explain
Gloss Angeles3 Nov 2020

Can Lipstick Be an Act of Political Warfare? Let Beauty Writer and Author Arabelle Sicardi Explain

We know some of you may be anxious as it’s Election Day in the US and you may want to take your mind off what’s going on. Today's ep dissects about how beauty and politics collide, from red lipstick being used as a symbol of political warefare to a monumental makeup moment that many point to changing an election's outcome. Our guest is beauty writer and author Arabelle Sicardi. Arabelle is an incredible journalist who writes about the interesection of beauty and politics. Arabelle has written for Teen Vogue, Vogue Business, The Cut, Refinery29, Dazed, Allure, and many more; they are currently working on a non-fiction book titled “The House of Beauty” and wrote the book Queer Heroes, which you can pick up through Bookshop.


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