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The Dark Side of Chanel: The House of Beauty with Arabelle Sicardi
35 minutes Posted Dec 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
Astrology Chat
NYC vs. LA beauty culture: influencer class, transplants, discovery
Fragrance subculture vs. mainstream beauty
Is beauty a form of capital? Makeup, money & soft power
Chanel’s history: fascism, anti-Semitism & the Wertheimer feud
Beauty journalism ethics: conflicts, ad dollars & telling the truth
What Arabelle would “burn” from the industry + what they’d save
Nail art, immigrant labor & preserving beauty worker history
Asian American inheritance, Chinatown, and cultural erasure
What Arabelle hopes readers carry from The House of Beauty
Rapid Fire: FMK
Most repurchased products & drugstore favorites
Fragrance talk
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Beauty writer Arabelle Sicardi joins GlowJob for a brutally honest deep dive into their new book, The House of Beauty, exploring the power structures behind beauty. From NYC vs. LA beauty culture, to the explosive truth behind Coco Chanel’s anti-Semitic legacy and the Wertheimer takeover — nothing is off limits. Arabelle breaks down the politics of makeup, the ethics of beauty journalism, fragrance subcultures, immigrant labor, and why beauty is both capital and care. If you love beauty, fashion history, or cultural storytelling, this episode will blow your mind.
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GlowJob™ goes beyond the headlines to unpack the business and culture driving the world’s most influential industry… beauty. Hosted by best friends Julia Bellary and Sasa Li, GlowJob dishes on the conversations you actually want to hear — and the ones everyone else is too afraid to start. From celebrity drama to billion-dollar beauty deals, join us as we break down how skincare, makeup, and wellness collide with society, culture, and business. 
 
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