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Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier by Marisa Meltzer
1 review
caseythereader's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Thanks Atria Books for the free copy of this book.
- I feel like I need to preface this review by saying I am a Glossier fan, which is why I sought this book out. Therefore, I found it quite a fascinating read. I'm not sure what mileage you'll get out of it if you aren't into Glossier or the beauty industry in general.
- That said, I think this was quite good, if maybe told a little too early. Weiss has always been a bit of a standoffish CEO, and that comes across even when she agrees to be interviewed for this book - it's not a completely fawning extended profile.
- Much of the story of the company is one we're now familiar with for startups of the 2000s, but Meltzer is right in her assertion that Glossier is different almost solely because of Weiss and her place in the "girlboss" boom, and seeing that all laid out in the larger context of startup culture was so interesting.
- I feel like I need to preface this review by saying I am a Glossier fan, which is why I sought this book out. Therefore, I found it quite a fascinating read. I'm not sure what mileage you'll get out of it if you aren't into Glossier or the beauty industry in general.
- That said, I think this was quite good, if maybe told a little too early. Weiss has always been a bit of a standoffish CEO, and that comes across even when she agrees to be interviewed for this book - it's not a completely fawning extended profile.
- Much of the story of the company is one we're now familiar with for startups of the 2000s, but Meltzer is right in her assertion that Glossier is different almost solely because of Weiss and her place in the "girlboss" boom, and seeing that all laid out in the larger context of startup culture was so interesting.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy and Racism
Minor: Eating disorder
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