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The 2022 List Beauty Awards
- I was selected to participate in The List’s first ever Beauty Awards and thoroughly tested 5 eyeshadow palettes, lip glosses and highlighters to determine which was best based on their cost, usability, and more. To test them, I created multiple looks using each product and tracked my thoughts before sharing them with readers.
Just Jared’s Beauty Superlatives
- For red carpet events at Just Jared, I created the Beauty Superlatives to run alongside our Best Dressed lists. These highlight the best makeup and glam at the event and explain how it’s been achieved.
Taylor Swift’s Favorite Pat McGrath Products are on Sale During the Sephora Savings Event
Just Jared’s Sephora Savings Event Spring 2024 Recommendations
ColourPop Announces Pokemon Collection
Beauty Products Barbie Would Love at Every Price Point & How to Wear Them to See Barbie in Theaters
The Exact Lip Color Margot Robbie Wore as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey
How to Pull Off Bold Eyeshadow

Design

Essays

My Blue Neighbourhood: Coming Out of the Closet With Troye Sivan
- For Grindr’s Into, I wrote my coming out story around the lyrics of Troye Sivan’s album Blue Neighbourhood, which played a pivotal role in my journey. This was written and workshopped during my Advanced Magazine Writing class at Kent State University.
Britney Spears ‘Real’ Voice: Why Britney Spears’ Raw Vocals on Instagram are So Important
- I did an interview on this essay for PopCrush Nights. You can listen here.
Escape on the Dance Floor: If We’re Heading Into a Recession, at Least the Music Will Slap
Why Lea Michele Replacing Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl is a Big Deal
Whatever Happened to Amy Jo Johnson, A.K.A. the Pink Power Ranger?

Profiles

Style

Reviews

PopCrush’s Annual Best Albums Roundup
- Each year I’ve been welcomed back to contribute multiple mini-reviews of my favorite albums of the year.
  - The Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)
    - I reviewed Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism and Anitta’s Funk Generation
  - The Best Albums of 2023
    - I reviewed Barbie: The Album, Bebe Rexha’s Bebe, Kim Petras’ Feed the Beast, Madison Beer’s Silence Between Songs, Troye Sivan’s Something to Give Each Other and Slayyyter’s Starf-cker.
  - The Best Albums of 2022
    - I reviewed Avril Lavigne’s Love Sux and Beyonce’s Renaissance.

Long-Form Evergreens

Long-form evergreen content provides the bulk of my traffic at Just Jared. As an editor, I have developed story formats that I use to draw in readers. Here’s a sampling…
- Interesting Facts – Unique information about celebrities compiled from various interviews over the years
  - These Actors Almost Passed on Iconic Roles
  - Celebrities Reveal How They Spent Their First Big Pay Checks
- Auditions – Roundups of actors who auditioned for specific shows or roles
  - Glee Auditions: So Many Cast Members Auditioned to Play Finn & See Who Wanted to Play Rachel Even Though They Couldn’t Sing
  - Star Wars Auditions: 12 Actors Considers to Play Anakin Before Hayden Christensen was Cast
- Set Secrets – Details about successful movies and shows that fans likely aren’t aware of
  - Details About Twilight You Never Knew
  - House Hunters Questions Answered