Writer Marisa Meltzer chronicles the origins of cult beauty brand Glossier and its enigmatic and ambitious founder, Emily Weiss, from her unremarkable origins in suburban Connecticut to the owner of a 1.9-billion-dollar business.

The iconic minimal packaging and red, white, and pink color scheme of Glossier's products make it one of the most recognizable beauty brands in the world.

When Emily Weiss took the beauty world by storm in 2014, she was hailed as a disruptor, changing the beauty industry from the inside.

Through her rise to success through the ranks of New York's fashion magazines and her popular beauty blog Into the Gloss, Weiss learned what a new generation of women wanted from their cosmetics and skincare.

Marisa Meltzer's 2023 book, Glossy, is an in-depth portrait of the ambiguous figure of Weiss and the history of Glossier's meteoric success.