COMMICAST
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): March

Selling a lifestyle: A representation study of Kylie Jenner’s cosmetic advertisements

Fatkhania Salisa, Vinka (Unknown)
Sujiwa, Krisna (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2026

Abstract

This study examines how Kylie Jenner’s advertisements construct and disseminate meanings of beauty, luxury, and motherhood through Stuart Hall’s representation theory. Using qualitative document analysis of two YouTube advertisements Kylie Lip Kit and Kylie Baby the research applies Hall’s encoding/decoding model within a postmodern framework to analyze how visual and narrative strategies shape audience interpretation. The findings show that Jenner’s self–representation operates at the intersection of euthenics and commodification, transforming beauty and motherhood into aspirational consumer identities. Her branding reinforces neoliberal discourses of self – reinvention and feminine subjectivity in digital culture. This study extends Hall’s representation theory into the domain of influencer driven brand culture, highlighting how celebrity entrepreneurship reconfigures cultural symbols within social media advertising. This research offers a novel extension of representation theory by situating celebrity motherhood within the political economy of influencer driven luxury branding.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

commicast

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Commicast is an online, multi-media, academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review and engages established and emerging scholars from anywhere in the world. Commicast is an interdisciplinary journal that, while centered in communication, literature and culture, is open and ...