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A person walks past large outdoor billboards for American Eagle featuring model Sydney Sweeney in denim outfits. The main sign reads “SYDNEY SWEENEY HAS GREAT JEANS.” The person in the foreground is wearing sunglasses, black pants, a dark tank top, and carrying a shopping bag and phone while passing a red fire hydrant on the sidewalk.

A person walks past large outdoor billboards for American Eagle featuring model Sydney Sweeney in denim outfits. The main sign reads “SYDNEY SWEENEY HAS GREAT JEANS.” The person in the foreground is wearing sunglasses, black pants, a dark tank top, and carrying a shopping bag and phone while passing a red fire hydrant on the sidewalk.

Part 2: The Confidence Cost — Selling Doubt Back to Women

From Sydney Sweeny's “great genes” to the Ozempic boom,the beauty economy turns insecurity into profit — and exclusivity into power

Lindsey Brock Morales

Nov 76 min read

A woman filming a makeup tutorial holds up an eyeshadow palette toward the camera, with various brushes and cosmetics spread out on the table in front of her.

A woman filming a makeup tutorial holds up an eyeshadow palette toward the camera, with various brushes and cosmetics spread out on the table in front of her.

Part 1: The Beauty Tax

How beauty became an economic trap for women. A four-part Op-ed series on beauty, labor, and power

Lindsey Brock Morales

Sep 305 min read

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