For a certain generation of girls, the trading of lip gloss was akin to sharing secrets — there was hierarchy, and subtlety, and hidden messages all in one. In this mini episode, Jess reminisces about middle school makeup rituals and what they can tell us about female friendship, while Susie wonders how it’s possible to be so nonchalant about the spreading of germs (lol!).

FOR MORE:

• Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton and… Lip Gloss? (by Jessica Bennett, NYT)
• Makeup As Meditation, Skincare As 'Girl Therapy' (by Jessica Defino, Substack)

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