This week’s podcast episode features an interview with Jessica Cruel.
 
In August of 2021, the publisher of a Conde Nast publication, took a bold, new, and significant step.  It announced that the Editor-in-Chief of Allure magazine is a creative and dynamic woman of color.  It appointed Jessica Cruel as editor-in-chief of its 30+ year old beauty bible, Allure.  Jessica began her tenure in September.  As Editor-in-Chief, she multi tasks as a multi-hyphenate.  She leads the development of multi-platform editorial content for print, digital and video platforms, including the Readers' Choice Awards and Best of Beauty Awards franchises. She also consults on brand projects including the Allure Podcast, Allure Beauty Box subscription program, and the Allure Store.
 
Jessica is a beauty veteran.  Her legacy to become a leader in the industry was established in high school.  As a senior, she created a mini-magazine called ONYX, for Black teens.  Fast forward to the past few years, her trajectory is still looking up.
 
She has been at Allure magazine since 2019, most recently as its content director and prior to that as its features director.  There, she spearheaded the launch of The Melanin Edit, a new Allure platform exploring all things relating to Black beauty, skin care and wellness.
A long-time beauty editor, previously, she was deputy beauty director at Refinery29 and also worked at Self, PopSugar, and New York magazine.
 
Jessica is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in multimedia journalism and sociology, and currently resides in New Jersey.
 
Dr. Shirley Madhere is a NYC-based plastic surgeon and Founder of Holistic Plastic Surgery.  This philosophy is based on a whole-body, mind, and spirit approach to beauty and incorporates wellness, integrative nutrition, functional aesthetics, and complementary medicine.  
Dr. Madhere’s approach to optimal outcomes in plastic surgery is through a lens of wellness, and is grounded in science and backed by ivy league medical study, research, and extensive surgical training.  View her menu of services at ElementsandGraces.com.  Consultations are available in-office, virtually, and online via Click-lift.com.  
Coming soon: Dr. Madhere offers beauty on call services through Jet Set Beauty Rx, a mobile medical aesthetics unit delivering beauty in the privacy of your own home.  Reserve at JetSetBeautyRx.com.
 
As a creative outlet and means to broaden the perspective on the “spectrum of beauty,” 
Dr. Madhere created Forever F.A.B., a podcast dedicated to Fashion, the Art of living well (i.e., wellness), and all things Beauty.  Visit ForeverFABpodcast.com for past and new episodes.  
 
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The F.A.B. Five according to Jessica Cruel:
1) Journal to check in with yourself.
2) Eat well.
3) Plan for the future.
4) Take time to learn about personal finance.
5) Surround yourself with friends who genuinely pour into you; return the favor.
 
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