Ep 200 - 🎉 200th Episode Special 🎉 Recapping The Juiciest Moments in Breaking Beauty History (What Made Us Laugh, Cry, Cringe & Everything In-Between)

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Pop the bubbly! We’re officially celebrating 200 episodes of Breaking Beauty Podcast. Joining us for this very special episode is our producer, Michelle Harrison, live from the Dear Media HQ. Tune as we recap and react to some of the most emotional moments in the show’s history - from the interviews that left us teary-eyed to the ones that made us LOL and the one celebrity anecdote that made us go viral. Plus, at long last, we discuss *That* interview (IYKYK). Yep, we’re going there.

Throwing it back to our interview with M.A.C founder Frank Toskan

The day we met Emily Weiss of Glossier for Episode 11!

To our lifelong listeners, we wanna thank you for joining us on this beauty-full ride! You’ve been helping us build Breaking Beauty together. And to celebrate this milestone, we are excited to introduce our new logo and website in the coming week, dreamed up by the pros at Metier Creative. Would love to hear your feedback - were there any personal favourite moments for you that you think we might have missed? Hit us up on Instagram, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.

Touring the Sephoria landscape with our mics in 2019.

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Ep 198 - Dr. Shereene Idriss, AKA #PillowTalkDerm Serving The Real Tea On Skin Care Scams

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As a leading board-certified dermatologist with a posh new practice overlooking Bryant Park, Dr. Shereene Idriss, AKA #PillowTalkDerm has amassed more than 350K-strong Instagram fans who come for her epic junk science takedowns, and stay for the real talk on routines, ingredient 101 and more. In today’s episode, the Pillow Talk Derm breaks down current trending topics, from skincare “microdosing” to TikTok-famous trends like chlorophyll water and DIY salt water sprays. 

The new Idriss Dermatology overlooking Bryant Park in Manhattan

Find out why Dr. Idriss believes hyaluronic acid is way overhyped, and it could be causing more harm than good. Plus, hear her take on the #1 product from The Ordinary that she believes is worth the hashtags, why she does her bedtime routine well before dinner, how-to treat dry lips using her trademark “basting” technique, and listen in on early clues on her very own skincare line that she’s been busy working on behind the scenes. 

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Ep 195 - What People Don’t Tell You About Freezing Your Eggs, HD-Proof Acne Hacks & Auntie Beauty Secrets With Family Karma Bravoleb Anisha Ramakrishna

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Bonafide reality star Anisha Ramakrishna, fashion designer and host of Currently Cringing Podcast is here and she’s bringing the BDE! Anisha left a glamourous career in New York City and a long-term relationship before moving back in with her parents at age 35. Whelp! That’s not all. Anisha froze her eggs, all by herself, and she spills all – along with catchphrases like “Twat Waffle” and “Dollar Store Drake” – on her hit Bravo reality show about the dazzling Indo-American experience, Family Karma. Anisha tells us everything about her connection to Dr. Brandt, and how she successfully controls her cystic acne while keeping skin HDTV-proofed, hunny.  Plus, Auntie beauty secrets galore in today’s giggly episode.

Don’t forget to tune into Jill and Carlene’s episode on Currently Cringing, where they’re sharing their favourite beauty products fit for a Bravoleb-on-a-Budget.

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Ep 194 - The Linda Evangelista Bombshell, Next-Gen Brazilian Buttlift & How-To Get Your Safest Procedure With “Tweakments” Journalist Alice Hart-Davis

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Are the kind of non-surgical treatments you get on your lunch break any safer than they were 20 years ago? In light of 90s supermodel Linda Evangelista’s recent Cool Sculpting lawsuit and Lilly Lashes founder Lilly Ghalichi’s under eye filler-gone-frightful, we’re putting some of the most popular treatments of the social media era under a critical lens. Joining us on the mic today is U.K.-based journalist, author and self-described “tweakments” expert Alice Hart-Davis. 

Courtesy of The Cut

Courtesy of The Cut

Lilly Lashes founder Lilly Ghalichi recently shared her rare adverse side effect from having filler injected under her eyes in recent days.

Lilly Lashes founder Lilly Ghalichi recently shared her rare adverse side effect from having filler injected under her eyes in recent days.

Alice has been reporting on non-invasive cosmetic treatments for over 20 years, while her website, The Tweakments Guide, is the definitive British resource for finding the practitioners Alice trusts with her own face. In today’s episode, find out which procedures are most – and least – likely to leave you with a botch job, along with the 411 on a newer Brazilian Butt Lift coming down the pike, fat transfers and Alice’s best tips for finding a practitioner you can trust in the rare event something does go awry.

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Ep 191 - Fashion Week Is Back, Baby! Beautycon Re-Rises! Plus! A Derm Solves Our Sensitive Skin Woes

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It’s the first day of fall, and a busy AF September! That’s okay because Instagram is on FIRE with beauty lewks that are inspiring us to break out of our bare faced slumps. First up, we recap our top #ICYMI moments from Spring 2022 Fashion Week so far –  including the runway show that inspired Carlene’s new favourite lippie look. Next, we dive into the beauty news of the moment, like what the heck is happening with Beautycon, celebrity plastic surgery doppelgangers and Kylie’s new-new baby-care line (yep!!). 

Left: A model at the Ulla Johnson Spring 2020 Show demo’s the “Blooming Lips” trend using the Bobbi Brown Crushed Lipstick in Sunset

Left: A model at the Ulla Johnson Spring 2020 Show demo’s the “Blooming Lips” trend using the Bobbi Brown Crushed Lipstick in Sunset

Right: Carlene tests the glossy ombré trend wearing Armani Beauty Ecstasy Shine Lipstick in 300 Play in the centre of lips with Wander Beauty Lip Retreat Oil in Oasis overtop

Right: Carlene tests the glossy ombré trend wearing Armani Beauty Ecstasy Shine Lipstick in 300 Play in the centre of lips with Wander Beauty Lip Retreat Oil in Oasis overtop

Left: Guess who? Tori Spelling shuns plastic surgery rumours. Right: Kourtney K-Dash

Left: Guess who? Tori Spelling shuns plastic surgery rumours. Right: Kourtney K-Dash

Finally, Carlene reveals her skincare routine fail that led to a fortnight of itching. Stay tuned as Dr. Laurel Geraghty helps solve our sensitive skin woes, in a phone-a-friend segment brought to you by Cetaphil. You’ll find out the difference between sensitive skin vs sensitized skin, the fastest way to fix a flare up, along with the simple routine (and ingredients!) you need to keep sensitive skin calm, cool and collected (like do you really need to avoid exfoliation?) Join us for a definitive round of True or False, sensitive skin edition.

Dr. Laurel Geraghty is here to school Carlene on how to prevent another face-itching flare-up!

Dr. Laurel Geraghty is here to school Carlene on how to prevent another face-itching flare-up!

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Ep 190 - How-To Build Your Perfect Makeup Bag with Celebrity Makeup Artist Jamie Greenberg aka Jamie Makeup!

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Ready for a makeup bag makeover? LA-based celebrity makeup artist Jamie Makeup aka Jamie Greenberg works with the real ones in Hollywood: Busy Philipps, Mindy Kaling, Chelsea Handler and Tracee Ellis Ross. When she’s not serving up red carpet glam on Kristen Stewart for her Spencer premieres, “Everyone’s Personal Makeup Artist” is sharing real-life makeup tricks on her Instagram, testing the latest viral TikTok trends along with her own pro tips on how-to get more – for less.

Today, Jamie jumps on the mic to help decode the best base products for your everyday makeup routine, including her top budget buys, how to manage foundation for oily skin, and the eye primers she relies on for eyeshadow that will.not.smudge. Then, stay tuned for Jamie’s tips on nailing a 1-minute monochromatic makeup look, her holy grail mascaras, lip balms that actually work (!) on even the peeliest among us, and the lippies guaranteed to last all damn day.

Jamie Makeup Blighlighters and Temptu foundation are always in her kit!

Jamie Makeup Blighlighters and Temptu foundation are always in her kit!

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Ep 188 - Facelift Realness, Celebrity Bathing Smackdown, and Everything To Know About The New Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer Flyaway Attachment!

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The sun may be setting on summer, but is there a more exciting month in beauty than September?!! Carlene and Jill catch up on the latest beauty news, including the upcoming MET Gala seating chart everyone is meming about, along with Rihanna’s new, billion-dollar crown, Marc Jacobs’ tell-all facelift, which celebrities are dropping new beauty lines this week and their own thoughts on the A-List bathing habits smackdown happening on Twitter right now.

Plus, Jill fills us in on the 5 W’s of Sephoria’s virtual event happening this month, before your hosts reveal which fall beauty launch they’re most looking forward to trying. Jill blesses us with a mini #damngoods review of Dyson’s new, flyaway-obliterating Supersonic Hair Dryer attachment that sold out in the U.K. in two days. And finally, get the full-court scoop on Jill and Carlene’s Fall 2021 Beauty Trend Report on the Life With Marianna Podcast with host Marianna Hewitt, airing on Tuesday, September 7th.

A first look at Jonathan Van Ness’ new haircare collection, JVN Hair, launching August 31st at Sephora

A first look at Jonathan Van Ness’ new haircare collection, JVN Hair, launching August 31st at Sephora

Dyson’s new Supersonic Hair Dryer Flyaway Attachment

Dyson’s new Supersonic Hair Dryer Flyaway Attachment

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Ep 187 - Teen Skin 101: Pro Tips for Building Your Very First Skincare Routine, Featuring Celeb Esthetician (and Mom!) Shani Darden

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Just in time for back-to-school SZN, we’re welcoming back LA-based celebrity facialist and skincare founder Shani Darden, whose clients include fellow mamas Jessica Alba, Shay Mitchell and Molly Sims. Some of you might remember Shani from episode 90 when she talked to us about the “Three Facial Treatments Guaranteed to Transform Your Skin.” Today, we’re chatting skincare commandments for the PG 13 human in your life, inspired by Shani’s Instagram series “Skincare Habits to Teach Your Kids,” where she features her own tween daughters, Lennon and Phoenix.  

Shani’s daughter Lenny already has a skincare routine!

Shani’s daughter Lenny already has a skincare routine!

You’ll find out how many steps works best for an effective AM and PM skincare routine - whether it’s all about healthy hygiene habits or minimizing blackheads and fine bumps in the T-zone. We find out which ingredients are safe for precious tween skin, as we discover the specific cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens and masks that Shani personally has lining her daughters’ top shelves. Plus, how young is too young to dabble in professional facial treatments? When is it time to make a dermatologist appointment for your pre-teen or teen? Skin School is officially in session!

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Ep 185 How To Create A Brand That People Love With Coveteur Alum, Métier CEO & Sidia Founder Erin Kleinberg

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Erin Kleinberg knows what’s up when it comes to killing the branding game. She’s the CEO and co-founder of Métier Creative, an award-winning advertising and branding agency with clients like Live Tinted, La Mer, The Ouai, Saie beauty – they even built Megababe’s visual I.D. from the ground-up. She was also one of the original co-founders of The Coveteur, not to mention her own fashion label, SIDIA The Brand, which has earned accolades from the likes of Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily.

How they built it: Megababe’s logo and visual identity by Métier Creative

How they built it: Megababe’s logo and visual identity by Métier Creative

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to create a brand that people clamour for, you’ll want to tune in to find out what’s in the secret sauce behind the world’s most beloved beauty brands. Whether you’re an entrepreneur yourself or a content creator, you’ll learn the insider tips for building engagement, the art of conversion and what makes a launch instantly pop instead of instantly flop. Plus, you’ll hear the behind-the-scenes on what your hosts are up to this summer, with all the glow up details that are in the works for Breaking Beauty Podcast right now. (P.S. Have you picked up your super-soft Breaking Beauty Scrunch yet?)

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Ep 183 - Hot Takes on Hot Summer Headlines With Nick Axelrod-Welk and Annie Kreighbaum of Eyewitness Beauty Podcast

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In today’s episode we are taking a minute to go behind some of the biggest summer beauty headlines!   

Our guests today are Nick Axelrod-Welk and Annie Kreighbaum, the hosts of Eyewitness Beauty podcast - a weekly show where they talk about the biggest stories in the beauty biz each week, with a healthy dose of pop culture in the mix.

Aside from co-hosting their weekly show, Nick and Annie are also brand founders. Nick co-founded luxe body and personal care line Necessaire, after he worked as an editor at legacy media brands like WWD, ELLE before he co-founded Into The Gloss alongside Emily Weiss. 

And Annie is a newly-minted brand founder of her body care line called Soft Services - She’s also worked at Into the Gloss and Glossier - first as their Editorial Director and then she served as VP of product development.

Tune in as we chat about: Which celeb line is about to pop off? Will the skincare bubble burst? And what’s the next frontier in beauty marketing?

And stay tuned to the end for a round of rapid fire round where we get the deets on their best budget beauty SPF, which designer deodorant is actually worth the splurge, which brand is the cheugiest right now in their opinion -- plus the best tip they ever took away from all of the top shelves they profiled during their Into the Gloss days. 

And this is a podswap so be sure to catch us over on the Eyewitness Beauty feed this week where we discuss even more product news and play a game called “Paula’s Choice”! 

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Ep 180 - How-To Slay The Summer With Molly Sims & Emese Gormley of Lipstick on the Rim Podcast

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You may know her from her high-larious real talk Mommy Reels or, perhaps you’ll recognize her from years of vogueing for CoverGirl, it’s Molly Sims! Also joining us on the mic, we’re welcoming her co-host on Lipstick on the Rim podcast, Emese Gormley, fashion PR maven, baby food titan and total beauty aficionado! These two besties are like the fun, friendly and totally hawt Mom group you really wanna hang with, and when you look over, they pour you a tequila-spiked Paloma and start casually spilling their secrets to looking buff, bronzed and beautiful (with zero judgments.)

No topic is off limits! Listen in as we reminisce about the first time we met like 15 years ago at a charity gala (oh, the memories!) Then, we’re talking Mommy Makeovers, why liposuction might actually suck, body confidence boosters, what’s in their summer makeup bags and finally, the one skincare item that legit changed their skin. Cheers to that!

Wait, we’re not done the gab-sesh just yet! Catch your Breaking Beauty hosts on a rousing rapid fire round of current beauty faves over on Lipstick on the Rim podcast this week. We’re talking fast and furious about our new warm weather essentials – eye palettes, cheek tints and redness-obliterating magic creams, right this way!

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Ep 179 A Lip Balm You Can Plant (Whoa!!) & More Zero Waste Beauty Updates With Ethique Founder Brianne West

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Today we’re partnering with our friends at Ethique - the green beauty brand that completely popped off after Ashton Kutcher and Britney Spears shared on social media - to find out how we can reduce alllll of the waste that comes out of our beauty routines. New Zealand-based brand founder and biochemist Brianne West is here to school us on the single tweak that you can make to your getting ready routine that will have the biggest impact on the planet, the dirty cosmetic ingredient guilty of messing up our waterways and the worst culprits when it comes to unethical ingredient sourcing.

Plus, did you know that Ethique’s concentrated beauty bars have saved 11 million plastic containers from reaching landfills since its launch in 2012? Find out what you can expect when you’re trying one of these innovative beauty bars for the first time, whether it’s a skincare serum, face cream or shampoo and conditioner. And stay tuned to hear all about Ethique’s brand new lip balm that you can actually plant — packaging and all — in your home garden (mind blown!

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Ep 178 - Meet the TikTok Stars Setting Their Own Beauty Standards Featuring Shina Novalinga & Michelle Chubb

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Shina Novalinga and Michelle Chubb are doing beauty their own way – and making history in the process. Collectively, the two Indigenous content creators and have amassed nearly 3 million followers on TikTok in just over one year, earning headlines on Vogue.com and Teen Vogue, collabs with big beauty brands like L’Oréal Paris, Clarins and Redken and now, they’re being featured in a major beauty campaign with Sephora. But their transformative glow-ups are a little different. Today we’re learning about Inuit face tattoos, jingle dresses and how reclaiming your true identity is the only path to success.

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Ep 175 - WTF is The Beauty Sandwich? (And Do We Need One??)

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Meet Ivan Pol, AKA The Beauty Sandwich

Meet Ivan Pol, AKA The Beauty Sandwich

Today we’re chatting with Iván Pol - AKA The Beauty Sandwich - to find out why A-Listers like like Lizzo, Salma Hayek and Miranda Kerr are lining up for the signature facial treatment said to sharpen cheekbones, lift jowls and carve out contours – with zero needles or downtime. We find out the secrets behind all the fire, including his proprietary skincare innovation, a sold-out “Sau7e” that’s creating so much buzz, a popular HBO show is using it across its entire cast in place of makeup. Plus, we get the goods on his 4-day, “Wedding Cake Facial,” along with the next big development he has baking in the oven, and his top products, gizmos and tricks to snatch your own face to the gods.

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Ep 172 “Take It To The Tits!” & More Healthy Aging Skin Commandments With Caroline Hirons

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Hands up if you want youthful skin for as long as you can?! (Everybody, we know.) Notorious for her No-B.S. skincare advice, Caroline Hirons is here to spill the tea. The long-time YouTuber and blogger has trained in more than 100 beauty brands, creating bespoke facials and educating teams internationally for top-tier beauty companies around the world. Caroline has also written a best-selling book, “Skincare: The Ultimate No-Nonsense Guide” and most recently, Caroline founded “Beauty Backed,” a U.K.-based organization helping salons and spas get back on their feet after the pandemic.

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Today, Caroline is sharing her top age-well skin tips, including the advice she wishes she told her younger self. Plus, the skin guru debunks some of the biggest myths going in the beauty industry when it comes to blue light and your skin, neck creams, whether luxury skincare is actually worth the big bucks, the best drugstore buys, the Gwyneth-Gate sunscreen scandal and egads! She even (politely) sounds off on the 60-second cleansing rule. Plus, stay tuned to find out why Caroline Hirons is leaving the YouTube game and - plot twist!- could she be starting her own podcast??? Well, if it’s good enough for the Royal Couple…

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Ep 169 How-To Find a Sunscreen You Can Really Trust With Lab Muffin Beauty Science

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Today we’re chatting with Dr. Michelle Wong, known for her easy-to-understand explainers on her Lab Muffin Beauty Science blog and YouTube channel, to break down recent headlines around sunscreens not living up to their SPF rating on the label. (Hello, Purito-gate and Krave-gate!) But that doesn’t mean you should give up on sunscreen – quite the contrary. Tune in for Michelle’s expert advice on finding not only a lovely textured sunscreen that isn’t greasy, chalky and doesn’t mess with your makeup, but one that you can trust to perform as it claims. That’s right, she’s naming names! 

Plus, Michelle reveals how we might be sabotaging the strength of our SPF ourselves – Gwyneth, we’re looking at you – with some helpful tips on how to actually boost sunscreen efficacy, along with the best way to reapply it throughout the day. And if you love today’s episode, be sure to check out Michelle’s awesome new 12-part podcast series called Skincare School, co-hosted by Adore Beauty’s Senior Editor Amy Clark. Happy Sun Days!

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  • The organization that tests sunscreens is Consumerreports.org [behind a firewall but you can see some of the top-performing sunscreens they tested in 2021 here.]

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Ep 167 What is Cruelty-Free Beauty, Really? With Cruelty-Free Kitty & Dr. Carol Treasure

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Welcome to Earth Month! Today we’re finding out why “Cruelty-Free” cosmetics is the topic on everyone’s lips – and what it means, really. Helping us navigate, Carlene and Jill are joined by expert blogger Suzana Rose – aka Cruelty-Free Kitty – whose watchdog blog has earned upwards of 600K page views per month, and has been featured in Byrdie, Refinery29, and BBC. Plus, Dr. Carol Treasure hits us with some scientific realness. She’s the founder and CEO of the UK-based XCellR8, an ethical testing lab devoted to 100% animal-free testing for leading cosmetic companies and ingredient suppliers. 

Listen in as we cover the fundamentals of what constitutes cruelty-free beauty, and the big head-scratcher: why some beauty companies might still be animal-testing today. Plus, we unpack the latest headlines you may have seen around China's Animal Testing Laws coming into effect May 1st, 2021. Stay tuned until the end to find out which logos you can really trust when you’re shopping (like, does a Bunny on a label suffice?) along with a few of our guests’ personal cruelty-free faves.

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Ep 164 Your Head-to-Toe, Do's and Don'ts Skincare Guide with LA Beautyologist

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We’re getting a head-start on Hot Girl summer prep with Nayamka Roberts-Smith, aka LA Beautyologist and the “Internet’s Esthetician.” Nai’s 500K YouTube fans come for the no B.S. advice, like the viral #60SecondRule she coined that’s changing people’s cleansing routines – and their skin– for the better. They stay for the big confidence energy that’s even attracted the likes of Cardi B. 

LA Beautyologist’s #60secondrule went viral in 2019

LA Beautyologist’s #60secondrule went viral in 2019

In today’s show, we ask Nai about some of the biggest Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to all of the DIY skin treatments we’ve been attempting while we can’t get to our beloved estheticians. Nai gives us head-toe advice on everything from peel-off masks, pore vacuums, dermaplaning and solutions for keratosis pilaris (that chicken skin on the back of the arms, ahem.) Stay tuned to the end as Nai reveals which at-home skincare devices she thinks are really worth the money.

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Clarins 

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Ep 163 - Bonus! How-to Dupe A Spa-Style Facial At Home In Partnership with Clarins

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Actress Laura Harrier is a fan of Total Eye Lift, too

Actress Laura Harrier is a fan of Total Eye Lift, too

In partnership with our friends at Clarins, this is your Step-By-Step Guide to Giving Yourself a Spa-Worthy Facial at Home. In today's Bonus episode, we speak to Clarins Vice President of Education, Christy Cella, who schools us on how to get pro results at home, whether you have sensitive, oily or dry skin. We find out: Do you really need to steam? Can you safely do extractions yourself? What’s the right way to apply eye cream? Plus, we learn the spa-proof lymphatic drainage method to soothe puffy eyes – and fill you in on Clarins’ latest release, an eye cream that lifts, soothes and tightens in 60 seconds flat. Hold onto your lemon water and get your fluffy slippers ready, self-care Monday is here!

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Ep 159 - How to Fix Quarantine Nails With Celebrity Nail Guru Marian Newman

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Marian Newman Nail expert

Meet Marian Newman aka THE Queen of Nails. No, literally, the nail expert was recently awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to the beauty industry during Covid-19, and she knows so much about nails, she even launched an online diploma program last month! Marian’s nail artistry has graced the tips of everyone from Kate Moss to Lady Gaga – she’s even written tomes showcasing her backstage-worthy, eye-popping manicures, along with technical textbooks on nail anatomy and salon safety.

Marian Newman is an editorial nail artist and the author of Nailed It: Nails, Fashion, Technique

Marian Newman is an editorial nail artist and the author of Nailed It: Nails, Fashion, Technique

Today, Marian joins us on the pod to chat about the budget hand cream that really works, along with the nail polishes that wear the longest without chipping. Then, find out why she believes that at-home UV gel manicures and those viral “burst” gel-polish removers are a massive “Don’t”. Plus, Marian breaks down the *brand new*, crack-filling innovation from CND called Plexigel that's legit the biggest thing to hit the nails category since Shellac.

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Meet the new in-salon innovation that fixes broken nails fast

Meet the new in-salon innovation that fixes broken nails fast

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