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Oct 2023
39m 45s

Clean Beauty | 4

Wondery
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Cassie has just landed her dream job with Serena, one of the biggest beauty influencers on the planet. Serena Du Maurier sells products with all the buzzwords you’d expect. GMO-free! All-natural! No animal testing! But when Cassie starts digging deeper, she learns that the “clean beauty” industry can be downright gory.

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