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Ilise Carter

New York
As seen in: The New York Times, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, HuffPost, Post Outlook, The Washington Post, TIME, New York Post, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and
Covers:  Beauty, fashion, skincare, makeup, lipstick, drag, camp, cult beauty, offbeat, pop culture, circus, sideshow, American history.
Doesn't Cover: politics, finance, sports, guns
Sweetheart of the Sideshow Author of The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History Same on the ot apps. lipstickbook.com She/Her

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Ilise Carter’s Biography

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As an award-winning sideshow performer and MC, The Lady Aye has worked with everyone from Rob Zombie to Comedy Central and has appeared as an expert and oddity on TV's Mysteries at the Museum, The President Show, Viceland, and the upcoming series Dickinson. As Ilise S. Carter, her pop culture and beauty writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Allure, Rolling Stone and other outlets.

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The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History

The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History

The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History In America, lipstick is the foundation …

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10 Great Sustainable Lipsticks

10 Great Sustainable Lipsticks

Throughout the ages, women have been rocking bold red lips, from Nefertiti to Marilyn Monroe to AOC. It's a t…

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The Soothing Power of Scented Cosmetics

The Soothing Power of Scented Cosmetics

Our sense of smell is a powerful, primal connection to the world around us. Just a whiff of the right aroma c…

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How Black-owned cosmetics brand Mented defied a lipstick-sale slump during COVID-19 to post recor...

How Black-owned cosmetics brand Mented defied a lipstick-sale slump during COVID-19 to post recor...

Lipstick manufacturers raked in $4 billion in sales in the US alone in 2019 but quickly saw numbers drop in 2…

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How Do You Open an Interactive Museum in a Pandemic? Very Carefully

How Do You Open an Interactive Museum in a Pandemic? Very Carefully

Curators of the new Makeup Museum had to completely rethink their first exhibition. New York's first Makeup M…

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Perspective | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's makeup routine reflects the enduring power of lipstick

Perspective | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's makeup routine reflects the enduring power of lipstick

On Oct. 28, 1930, a year into the Great Depression, the New York Times declared that the "Women of America Ar…

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When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice

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By Ilise Carter, Brandon Stanton, Jen Percy, Philip Marsden
| buff.ly
Historian Carter (The Red Menace) offers an insightful examination of the political legacy of the spiritualism movement.
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The Red Menace

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By Ilise Carter, Justine Picardie, Rachel Gross, Lindy Woodhead
| Audible Blog
How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History Narrated by: Gabra Zackman Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins 1 title per month from Audible’s entire catalog of best sellers, and new releases. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Your Premium Plus plan is $14.95 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
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The Red Menace

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By Ilise Carter
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To listen to this title you will need our latest app Due to publishing rights this title requires DRM and can only be listened to in the Downpour app What is DRM? DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a copyright protection for digital media. While much of Downpour’s content is DRM free, and allows for usage across platforms, select products on Downpour are required by publishers to have DRM protected files.
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