Sales Fairy by Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe
A permanent home for your shopping requests and my marketing opinions. Top picks, wardrobe additions and curated edits from a chronic consumer - plus the occasional deep dive into the brands, campaigns and the workings behind it all
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Things I've consumed and am loving this week. (opens the original)
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Welcome to Things I've Consumed and Am Loving This Week - the now-regular series from the desk of Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe (that's me), sharing what's currently earning my attention. What's in my ears, what's in my wardrobe (and occasionally, what's in my cart). Beauty, fashion, podcasts, books, and the campaigns I can't stop thinking about. Your weekly edit of the internet, minus the scroll. No gatekeeping here.Go-To Layering StapleI have spoken before on my Substack about the sheer dread I fee
Things I've consumed and am loving this week. (opens the original)
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Back for a second week, which formally upgrades this from ‘one-off burst of enthusiasm’ to ‘series’. The Daily AusStarting strong, The Daily Aus, my go-to news consumption, alongside a much drier but well loved AFR subscription. Much like my makeup application, my consumption of news happens almost entirely in transit. The Daily Aus has been in my ears or on my screen for as long as I can recall, and it remains the most efficient way for me to
Things I’ve consumed and am loving this week. (opens the original)
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This series usually lives over on my Instagram stories, but it’s making its Substack debut - which means I’m allowing myself to cheat with a few things I’ve been loving considerably longer than a week. New platform, new rules.MERIT Complexion StickI would love to be one of those girls who says “I don’t really wear foundation.” The truth is that even on a good skin streak I want a skin tint at minimum (hi, Chanel Water-Fresh T
Calvin Klein, Pick Up the Phone. (opens the original)
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I spend a pretty significant portion of my professional life trying to manufacture brand demand. Dedicated meetings, entire train rides devoted to brainstorming and many, many decks convincing finance teams to give me budget to bring those ideas to life. So you'll understand why I've spent the past few weeks watching my FYP with the same impatience as a renovating homeowner watching their house build take just a little too long.You see, the internet and I have decided, with rare and total unanim
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