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June 25, 2021
Episode 29: Jessica Matlin | Beauty Director of Bazaar and Co-Founder of Fat Mascara
In Episode 29 I talk with Beauty Director of Harper's Bazaar, Jessica Matlin. Jessica is also the co-founder of your favorite Beauty Podcast, Fat Mascara and as a long time admirer of her work, I invited her on to Look Behind the Look for some fun beauty banter and a chat about some of our favorite Bazaar covers featuring Kevyn Aucoin's makeup artistry. Listen and enjoy as we analyze the definition of a smokey eye ...and as I reveal one of my interview horror stories!
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Jessica Matlin
Beauty Director
An established voice in beauty, I’m the beauty director of Harper's Bazaar as well as the co-founder/co-host of the award-winning podcast, Fat Mascara. Each week on Fat Mascara, I interview some of the most influential names in beauty, from Charlotte Tilbury to John Demsey to Jawara. I’ve also been the Beauty and Health Director at Teen Vogue, creating beauty, wellness, and lifestyle content specifically for socially conscious Millennial and Gen Z audiences. In my career, I've been a beauty editor at Cosmopolitan, Allure, and W, among others, and have contributed to international publications including Grazia, Tatler, and British Elle.
I've received the Refinery29 Beauty Innovator Award, The Fragrance Foundation Editorial Excellence Award, and I’m also a regular contributor on Today.
Outside of editorial, I worked in London with Space NK as Brand Messaging Manager. Since then, I have worked with many brands as a consultant and copywriter.
On the weekends, you can find me looking after my baby daughter, Lake, snuggling with my cat, or scouting out New York’s best new spa treatments.
Bio From JessicaMatlin.com
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