In this episode of Spill It, Tiffanie chats with beauty writer and strategist Arabelle Sicardi. Arabelle’s life and career trajectory is one that many of us who grew up on the internet saw from the beginning; from her teenage fashion blog to writing for the legendary Rookie Mag and becoming one of the most sought after and respected voices in the beauty industry. When you start your career in the fashion and beauty world at sixteen, your career path is anything but "normal". For example, Arabelle has actually never had to apply for a job, all of her roles have come from referrals and/or contacts she’d made over the years. Arabelle’s path has been incredibly unique and she talks frankly about the ways in which she’s gotten to where she is today. She also shares the real tea, aka salary she's been paid at publications like Buzzfeed and how now as a freelancer what she charges for consultations. Arabelle is also writing a book, The House of Beaty, and shares the process she went through in securing her book deal and the complexities of book advances, and what it really takes to live as a full-time author.  Subscribe to Arabelle’s newsletter at arabellesicardi.substack.com where she writes about everything she's currently thinking about from beauty news and interviews. By subscribing you're also contributing to the donations Arabelle makes as she donates a percentage of her subscriptions to mutual aid funds and causes she cares about. You can also follow her on Twitter @arabellesicardi. Support this podcast by subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts and rating and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Stay up to date on all things Spill It by following us on social media @spillitofficial on Instagram and Twitter and follow Tiffanie @tiffromthe6 Want to support the creation of this podcast? Become a monthly contributor on Anchor. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spillitofficial/support