60 minutes in Carolyn Bessette's beauty store
Beauty, or our idea of it, is always rooted in deep desires, capitulations, and pathologies. It makes certain things so obvious. How we spend the present trying to secure the future, and thus squander what’s in front of us. How we fail to appreciate what we may later understand as an experience of unbelievable plenty: unlined skin, spare time on Sa
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Too many businesses don’t really understand that the core of their business is making people feel good. Whether it’s walking into a store or a restaurant, or being on an airplane, most people go through life hoping that good things will happen to them, and they return to businesses that make those things happen.
Alison Beard • Life’s Work: An Interview with Ruth Reichl
When I think about the clothes and accessories I want to buy, I assess how well they match with who I believe myself to be, propelling my ascension through each strata of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Brands call the act of purchasing their product “converting,” counting how many “conversions” occur per day. This is perhaps my only religious ritual, ... See more
Brands call the act of purchasing their product “converting,” counting how many “conversions” occur per day. This is perhaps my only religious ritual, ... See more