Arts

SCRIPTED

By Ailin Salybekova

Still working on it

Go to stand

Published: May 31, 2026
Pages: 24

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PERFECT, SKINNY,BLESS-ED, LESS TR
Page 9- it's a totally a win. - I haven't been hungry since 2018.
"How to manage social media like me?"My Instagram did not happen to me. I happened to my Instagram. The light through my north-facing window be- tween 6:03 and 6:19 AM is the only correct light that exists. It makes my Bleach London Washed Blue hair look exactly like it does in my head otherworldly, slightly threatening, deeply incon- venient for anyone standing near me. I don't let people stand near me in photos. This is not up for discussion.
Page 11People comment you look like you don't care what anyone thinks. Correct.
Page 12Consider only opinions from people, who are aesthetically plasing.
Page 13Tip of the day:
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Page 15I begin with the Tatcha Camellia Cleansing Oil, massaged into dry skin for a full 60 seconds. I have been asleep. I was not impure. I cleanse anyway. I always cleanse. This is followed imme- diately by the CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser, the first cleanse is for the sins of the night, the second is for the soul and then Bioderma Sen- sibio Micellar Water, because there is always something left behind. Always. The Paula's Choice 2% BHA Exfoliant comes next. My skin is turning over its old cells. I under- stand this on a personal level. Then the SK-II Fa- cial Treatment Essence, patted in with both palms pressed together as if praying. I am praying. I am always praying at this stage. Three drops of SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic follow no more, less. Once I used four drops. I don't speak about that time.
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ScriptedConcept Scripted a publication about the perfor- mance of everyday life. Not wellness. Not lifestyle. Not beauty in the traditional sense. The space between who you are and who you represent, the exhausting, meticulous, occasionally unhinged labour that lives in that gap.
Page 21This is how I actu- ally look. - It is so easy to fake person, lifestyle, dreams and suurroundings. Don't believe in everything you see and don't try to pressure your- self to change.
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Page 23This is how I actu- ally look. It is so easy to fake a person, lifestyle, dreams and suurroundings. Don't believe in everything you see and don't try to pressure your- self to change.
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Scripted

Concept

Scripted a publication about the perfor- mance of everyday life. Not wellness. Not lifestyle. Not beauty in the traditional sense. The space between who you are and who you represent, the exhausting, meticulous, occasionally unhinged labour that lives in that gap.

Every piece is written in character. First person, unreliable narrator, aggressively specific voice. The writer is always some- one who believes completely in what they are doing and cannot see what the reader sees. That dramatic irony is the whole thing.

Contexts

We are the first people in history to curate ourselves in real time, to optimise our sleep and then lie awake worrying about our sleep scores, to have access to every piece of information ever record- ed and use it primarily to feel bad about our skincare routine. We are chronically online and deeply committed to the idea that we are about to log off. We are ex- hausted by performance and completely unable to stop performing. We document the moment and miss the moment and post the moment and grieve the moment, all before lunch.

Scripted lives here. In the gap between the life and the content of the life. Be- tween the person and the personal brand. Between genuine feeling and the caption that describes it.

In the publication you can see character development of a new generation persona, you read through her thought. She becomes real. By the end, you face pages showing how she was invented and what it took to make her perform.