FLESH WORLD by Jessica DeFino | Substack

Exit The Beauty Culture Matrix. Enter FLESH WORLD.

Reporting on the absurd world of beauty culture.

Jul 7, 2021 • Jessica DeFino

Recent posts

The FleshMatrix: AK-47 Lip Balm, 1% Vaginas, & Money Shot Makeup

A fun little chart mapping Cosmetics, Health, Desire, & Power.

Jun 1 • Jessica DeFino

Is It Time To Wax Your Mustache?

Read my latest Ask Ugly column!

May 28 • Jessica DeFino

God Is Watching You (Wash Your Face)

An interview with "Someday Perfect" author Kat Schneider about the divine gaze and the male gaze.

May 24 • Jessica DeFino and Kat Schneider

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Exit the beauty culture matrix. Enter FLESH WORLD.

Features

God Is Watching You (Wash Your Face)

An interview with "Someday Perfect" author Kat Schneider about the divine gaze and the male gaze.

May 24 • Jessica DeFino and Kat Schneider

Planned Parenthood Offers Botox Now. The Makers Of Botox Donated Over $135,000 To Politicians Who Defunded It

For Botox, bodily autonomy is marketing rather than mission.

Mar 9 • Jessica DeFino

Tyra Banks & Her Flawsome Five-Head

Watch the “ANTM” documentary with me tonight at 6pm ET!

Feb 24 • Jessica DeFino

Introducing: The FleshMatrix!

A fun little chart mapping Cosmetics, Health, Desire, & Power.

Jan 31 • Jessica DeFino

The Rick Owens Toothbrush Fell Apart In My Mouth

Jan 16 • Jessica DeFino

The Don't Buy List

Like We're Gonna Die Hot

The Don't Buy List: Issue #113

Apr 27 • Jessica DeFino

Is Employment Making You Ugly?

The Don't Buy List: Issue #112

Apr 1 • Jessica DeFino

A Plethora of Subhuman Aesthetics

The Don't Buy List: Issue #111

Mar 18 • Jessica DeFino

Beauty x The Epstein Files

The Don't Buy List: Issue #110

Feb 19 • Jessica DeFino

The Don't Buy List: Issue #109

Jan 23 • Jessica DeFino

Ask Ugly

Is It Time To Wax Your Mustache?

Read my latest Ask Ugly column!

May 28 • Jessica DeFino

'How do I respond when friends criticize their own weight and looks?'

Read my latest Ask Ugly column!

Apr 28 • Jessica DeFino

Cadaver Fat Filler & The Ethics of Necrocosmetics

Read my latest Ask Ugly column!

Mar 26 • Jessica DeFino

'Help! I Can't Stop Picking At My Pimples!'

Read my latest Ask Ugly column!

Feb 26 • Jessica DeFino

'You Get The Face You Deserve'

Read my latest Ask Ugly column!

Jan 28 • Jessica DeFino

FleshMatrix

The FleshMatrix: AK-47 Lip Balm, 1% Vaginas, & Money Shot Makeup

A fun little chart mapping Cosmetics, Health, Desire, & Power.

Jun 1 • Jessica DeFino

The FleshMatrix: MAGA Smells, Red Light Masks, & Love-Rage Blush

A fun little chart mapping Cosmetics, Health, Desire, & Power.

Apr 30 • Jessica DeFino

The FleshMatrix: Kennedy Cosplay, Lunch Break Boob Jobs, & Sexy Acne Serum

A fun little chart mapping Cosmetics, Health, Desire, & Power.

Mar 29 • Jessica DeFino

The FleshMatrix: Manosphere Models, Erewhon Botox, & Hot Girls <3 Chinese Medicine

A fun little chart mapping Cosmetics, Health, Desire, & Power.

Feb 28 • Jessica DeFino

Introducing: The FleshMatrix!

A fun little chart mapping Cosmetics, Health, Desire, & Power.

Jan 31 • Jessica DeFino

Interviews

Dekonstructing the Kardashians with MJ Corey

For Interview Magazine!

May 13 • Jessica DeFino

Your Face = Ad Space

An interview with Glamour.

Nov 4, 2025 • Jessica DeFino

An interview with Marie Claire US on "keeping your lower bleph."

Oct 20, 2025 • Jessica DeFino

Erika Kirk’s Memorial Glam (Or, A Definitive Guide To MAGA Aesthetics)

Interview unlocked.

Oct 7, 2025 • Jessica DeFino

Makeover Madness!

My interview with the New York Times about the Skims Seamless Sculpt Face Wrap.

Sep 1, 2025 • Jessica DeFino

“Yanking consumers out of the matrix made by the beauty industry.” - HuffPost