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22:18Now PlayingThe morbid lifelessness of modern beauty | It's Been A Minute
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22:18Now PlayingThere's a new beauty trend in town: why are women trying to look...lifeless?
Today’s guest, Jessica DeFino () beauty reporter, critic, and author of the FLESH WORLD Substack says contemporary glamorization of antiaging products and long dead icons like Caroline Bessette Kennedy all fall within a macabre beauty trend, what she calls ‘the morgue gaze.’ () Ageless, poreless, lifeless beauty inspiration keeps consumers coming back for more numb, frozen aesthetics forever. Jessica joins host Brittany Luse to break down what the morgue gaze is and why we’re so fascinated with the beauty of lifelessness.
(0:00) The Resurgence of Carolyn Bessette and the 'Morgue Gaze'
(2:03) Aesthetic Immortality: Unpacking the Morgue Gaze's Appeal
(5:49) From Mannequin Skin to Cadaver Fat: The Rise of Lifeless Beauty
(9:41) Billionaire Longevity: Transhumanism, AI, and the Undead Future
(12:59) The Dissociative Pout
(17:58) The Inescapable Grip of Beauty Culture
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