Jasmine Price
Chicago, IL
Jasmine is CGJ's Reviews and Shopping Editor. She spent six years as a buyer for a national retailer before going independent in 2023, which means she reads spec sheets the way most writers read fashion magazines. She covers product reviews, comparison guides, and the money side of being a woman in 2026: salary negotiation scripts, the 50/30/20 rule on irregular income, emergency funds on a normal salary. She buys with her own money, has the receipts, and runs the spreadsheet math out loud. She is kind to past selves, allergic to influencer-haul energy, and will tell you when a $14 drugstore product beats a $98 prestige one.
- Product comparison reviews
- Personal finance for women
- Retail buying perspective
- Best-value picks
Recent stories by Jasmine
Cetaphil vs CeraVe Moisturizing Cream: The Tub That Actually Earns the Bathroom Shelf
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream vs CeraVe Moisturizing Cream tested for five months on a deeper, melanin-rich complexion. Ingredient breakdown, occlusion test, pilling under makeup, and a clear pick for who should buy which.
10 min read
Cuup Review Plus-Size: 10 Months Wearing a 38G, The Honest Take
A 10-month honest review of Cuup bras on a size 38G plus-size body. Where the fit-tape sizing system actually delivers, where the band engineering falls apart at the upper end, and how Cuup stacks up against ThirdLove, Curvy Couture, and Elomi.
11 min read
Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Review: The $74 Question, Settled
A curatorial, deep-dive review of Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream across deeper skin tones, with a side-by-side against The Ordinary, CeraVe, and Paula's Choice for whether the $74 price tag earns its place.
11 min read
Elomi Cate Bra Review: A Year of Wear Tests on Three Friends
An honest review of the Elomi Cate bra after watching three friends wear it through a full year. What the side support actually delivers on a 38H, where the band runs, and how it compares to Curvy Couture and Glamorise alternatives.
11 min read
Eloquii Jeans Review: 14 Months and Four Pairs on a Size 18 Body
An honest review of Eloquii jeans on a size 18 body across four styles over fourteen months. What the rise does for long torsos, where the denim fades, and how the price holds up against Universal Standard, Torrid, and Lane Bryant.
11 min read
Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Concealer Review: The Shade Range Isn't the Story
An honest review of Fenty Beauty's Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Concealer on NC45 deep neutral-warm skin. Shade-match science, eight-hour wear test, and where it loses to two cheaper alternatives.
11 min read
How Emma Grede Built Good American Into the Size-Inclusive Denim Standard
How Emma Grede co-founded Good American with Khloe Kardashian in 2016, scaled it into the size-inclusive denim brand other labels keep trying to copy, and built a denim playbook the rest of the industry is still catching up to.
11 min read
Pattern Beauty as Industry Case Study - What Tracee Ellis Ross Actually Built
Pattern Beauty has become the case study every beauty brand cites when talking about inclusivity that actually shipped. A fashion-editor read on what Tracee Ellis Ross built, what the industry copied, and what the brand still owes its customers.
10 min read
How Betsie Larkin Built Honeylove Into Shapewear's Third Name
How Betsie Larkin walked away from a singer-songwriter career, co-founded Honeylove with her husband Adam in 2018, and built the brand into the third name on every shapewear shortlist next to Spanx and Skims.
10 min read
How Much Does a Sew In Cost in 2026? A Real Price Breakdown
What a sew in actually costs in 2026 - real price ranges from $80 budget installs to $800+ luxury bundles, broken down by hair type, length, salon tier, and city. Plus the maintenance line items most stylists do not quote upfront.
10 min read
How Much Do Hair Extensions Cost in 2026?
Real prices for hair extensions in 2026, from $40 clip-ins to $3,500 raw bundle installs. The cost drivers, the price tiers with actual brand examples, and where to save vs spend.
10 min read
How Much Do Plus-Size Wedding Dresses Cost in 2026?
What plus-size wedding dresses actually cost in 2026, broken down by line item. Sizing surcharges, alterations, designer markups, and the real budget tiers from $700 to $7,000 all-in, from a reviewer who tracks receipts.
9 min read
How to Style Plus-Size Baggy Jeans Without Losing the Shape
A curatorial guide to styling plus-size baggy jeans without the silhouette collapsing into a sack. Outfit formulas, the fit details that matter, and the troubleshooting most blogs skip.
11 min read
How to Style Plus-Size Barrel Jeans Without Drowning in the Cut
A working editor's guide to wearing plus-size barrel jeans without looking swallowed by the silhouette. Cut anatomy, top pairings, shoe choices, and the fitting-room signals that separate flattering from frumpy.
11 min read
The 120-Year History of Lane Bryant, the Brand That Built American Plus-Size Retail
How Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin turned a 1904 Lower East Side maternity-dress shop into Lane Bryant, the brand that wrote the rulebook for American plus-size retail and is still arguing with itself about how to evolve.
11 min read
Madewell Curvy vs Regular: The Denim Fit Test That Settled It
A research-driven comparison of Madewell Curvy vs Madewell Regular denim across fit, rise, fabric, sizing, and return policy on a plus-size body. Real prices, real measurements, a real winner.
11 min read
How Much Do Brazilian Waxes Cost Nearby? A Real Price Breakdown for 2026
Real Brazilian wax prices near you in 2026, from $35 chains to $120 boutiques. What drives the cost, where to save, where to splurge, and the receipts behind each tier.
10 min read
Olaplex vs Briogeo: A Bond-Repair Comparison for Textured Hair
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Olaplex and Briogeo on low-porosity 4A natural hair - bond repair vs strengthening masks, ingredients, real prices, return policies, and a clear final pick.
10 min read
Ozempic vs Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes: A Plain-English Comparison
A clear, no-hype comparison of Ozempic (semaglutide) versus Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for type 2 diabetes - how they work, real side effects, cost reality, and which one fits which person. Educational only, not medical advice.
11 min read
How Betsie Larkin Built Honeylove Into the Third Name in Shapewear
How Betsie Larkin spent her own savings prototyping a bodysuit that would not roll down at the waist, launched Honeylove in 2018, and turned an Instagram-driven shapewear brand into the third name in a category that used to belong to two.
11 min read
What to Wear for an Interview Plus-Size: 7 Outfits by Format
Seven plus-size interview outfits organized by interview format - phone screen, Zoom video, in-office first round, full panel day, lunch interview, second-round team meeting, and final-round executive. Specific pieces, real fits, and the styling moves each format demands.
11 min read
Adwoa Beauty's Founder Story: How Julian Addo Built the Prestige Curl Brand
Julian Addo built Adwoa Beauty from a personal frustration with textured-hair products into the prestige-tier brand that Sephora put on its core shelf. Inside the founder story, the Baomint line, and the retail strategy that worked.
10 min read
Athleta vs Girlfriend Collective: The Plus-Size Activewear Showdown
Athleta vs Girlfriend Collective on a plus-size body - a side-by-side breakdown of leggings, bras, and tanks. Compression, sizing, return policies, and which one wins for daily wear.
11 min read
Adwoa Beauty Review for Plus-Size Women: An Editor's Honest Take After Three Years
An honest curatorial review of Adwoa Beauty's Baomint line for plus-size women, with side-by-side notes against Pattern Beauty, Mielle Organics, and Camille Rose. What earns the price, what doesn't, and where to buy.
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