Ep 172 - Take It To The Tits! & More "Anti-Aging" Skin Commandments With Caroline Hirons
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…
Ep 157 - Patrick Starrr Answers Your Most Googled Makeup Questions
Patrick Starrr is the beauty YouTube guru whose massively successful channel has featured celebs like Katy Perry and Naomi Campbell — earning him millions of adoring fans. Patrick is also a budding beauty entrepreneur with his new line, One/Size, and he’s the dazzling host of Say Yas to the Guest podcast. Today, Patrick is here to answer the most Googled beauty questions, like: “How to prevent makeup from getting on your mask,” “How to reapply sunscreen over makeup,” and “How to cover up a hickey with makeup.” WHELP! Don’t miss the beauty pro’s 2021 list of holy grail skincare products, the deets on his new, One/Size Secure the Blur Primer and finally, find out why Patrick Starrr says we should all be following YouTube’s The Makeover Guy, stat.
Ep 151 - Building Confidence With Jonathan Van Ness!
The new year is here, henny, and we need all the positive vibes we can get! Couldn’t think of a better person to help kick-off our 2021. Welcome Jonathan Van Ness. You may already know and love Jonathan as the resident grooming expert on Queer Eye. The Emmy-nominated host is also a best-selling author, host of the wildly popular podcast, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. And let us not forget his tireless advocacy work for the LGBTQ community. Tune in for some JVN magic.
Ep 148 - Celebs! TikTok! 2021 Forecasts! The Year in Beauty With Allure’s Michelle Lee, Beauty Journalist Dr. Ateh Jewel & Us!
Phew! It’s been a YEAR – and the beauty industry had a front row seat. For our annual year-end roundup, we’re welcoming two very special guests: esteemed British beauty journalist Dr. Ateh Jewel and Michelle Lee, Allure editor-in-chief and co-host of the new, Allure Science of Beauty Podcast (new episodes drop every single Thursday!) where they dissect they dissect the science behind a singular topic like wrinkles or shampoo with answers from derms and beauty chemists. So sit back and enjoy the rollercoaster ride as we recap all of the highs, lows and everything in between!
Ep 141: 15+ Ways to Make Your Vanity Instagram-Worthy With Curation Queens Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo of A Thing or Two
Design-savvy duo Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo of A Thing or Two are serving up inspo to help organize, decorate and brighten up your at-home beauty space, stat!
Ep 138 - Shaughnessy Otsuji is the Restorative Tattoo Artist Changing Lives
In today’s episode, Jill sits down – pre-Covid times – with the restorative tattoo artist who’s about to become Los Angeles’ next big brow guru. It’s Shaughnessy Otsuji, co-founder of Studio Sashiko in Vancouver, who’s bringing her coveted “fluffy brows” to a new location in La-La Land next. Shaunessy’s hyper-realistic approach to natural, microbladed brows has earned a celebrity clientele that includes Bachelorette stars Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jillian Harris – the pro even has her own Instagram filter!
Ep 135 - Your Biggest Hair Dilemmas, Solved! With Celebrity Hairstylist and Herbal Essences Spokesperson Bridget Brager
Frizz, dryness, flatness – here to help with solutions, we’re sitting down with Herbal Essences Celebrity Hairstylist Bridget Brager. Bridget is a Los Angeles-based hairstylist who works with the glistening manes belonging to stars like Priyanka Chopra, Constance Wu and Millie Bobbie Brown. We get all the tips on how to avoid breakage, a hack for making hair look thicker, driving moisture into your strands and whether or not those silk pillow cases are greats or gimmicks!
Bridget opens up her virtual, on-set hair kit, sharing her favourite drugstore products to beat frizz, her volumizing splurge that’s *actually* worth the spend, along with her hot tool must-haves you too can use at home to get that fresh-from-your-hairstylist swag. And, stay tuned until the end to find out the haircutting tricks to boost limp hair once salon doors are ready to swing open in your area again [insert prayer hands emoji here.]
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Ep 134 - Breakout TikTok Star, Skincare by Hyram, On Making Products Go Viral, Dealing With Haters and His Personal Skincare Routine (Including His Acne Holy Grail!)
Meet Skincare By Hyram – aka Hyram Yarbro – the 24-year-old “Skincare Specialist” whose viral videos are making ordinary brands like CeraVe sell out among his six million TikTok Stans. Starting with his popular skincare routine reaction videos launched earlier this year, his #skincarebyhyram hashtag has racked up 1.4 billion views on the platform in just six months. In today’s episode, Hyram discusses his lightning-fast rise to fame, including how he’s dealing with the success – and the mistakes he’s made along the way.
We ask Hyram about that licensing deal we’ve been hearing about (could “Hyram-Approved” Skincare be hitting store shelves soon?) And, we got you with his product recommendations, too. Find out which budget skincare brand he says is poised to be the next big thing. You’ll also hear about his complete, 4-step skincare routine, including the serum for oily skin he’s calling “sorcery in a bottle.” Finally, we find out which skincare tool is totally not worth the spend, and the skincare trend he’s predicting will be big for 2020 and beyond.
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Ep 131 - Camila Coelho On Living With Epilepsy, Her New Beauty Line, Elaluz & Her Exact Skincare Routine
Today we are chatting with YouTube sensation Camila Coelho! With nearly 9 million Instagram fans, Camila is a bright star and a hugely influential voice in beauty and style today. But things weren’t always so glossy and perfect. Camila opens up about her revelation that she’s been living with epilepsy since age nine, and why she decided to go public with her diagnosis in recent months.
Ep 130 - Ep 130 Mega Beauty Influencer Jackie Aina on Diversity in Beauty, Her New Brand, Forvr Mood & Her Best Foundation Hack Ever
How did YouTube veteran Jackie Aina go from serving in the U.S. military to serving lewks as one of the top makeup influencers in the beauty game? For over a decade, Jackie’s legions of YouTube fans – 3.5 million subscribers and counting – have tuned in for the tutorials, legit LOLs (those memes!), and her hot takes on inclusivity in the beauty industry.
Today, we’re marinating on the mad success of the OG content Queen, on the heels of her first ever brand launch, FORVR mood. Jackie fills us in with all the deets on her new line of candles, pillowcases and headbands – soon to expand into skincare and fine fragrance! You’ll also hear about how she is personally affecting change when it comes to diversity in the beauty industry, and how she sees the world of YouTube now. She also reveals her topshelf faves, along with her best makeup tips for shade-matching foundation and helping your makeup last all damn day.
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Ep 128 - Clean Beauty in the Era of Misinformation with Cosmetic Chemist Jen Novakovich
Is “Clean Beauty” a myth? According to a growing social media movement led by the scientific community, a lot of the ingredients on all of those “free-from” lists may not be so dangerous after all. Today we’re chatting with Jen Novakovich, the cosmetic chemist and formulator behind The Eco Well. Jen started her platform to bring more science into the conversation around sustainability in personal care, with a mission to help correct some of the misinformation making headlines today.
Are parabens as awful as we’re made to believe? How much of a topical ingredient is actually absorbed into the bloodstream? What does “medical-grade” skincare really mean? And is anything “chemical-free”? Listen in as Jen answers these questions and more, offering some helpful tools to critically evaluate what you’re hearing – and buying. But first, Carlene and Jill weigh in with their thoughts on why they’re not quite done with the world of Clean Beauty yet!
Ep 125 - Ep 125 - How to Treat Hyperpigmentation (Everything from Post-Acne Derm Procedures like Microneedling to Drugstore Skincare Finds That Work) with Dermatologist Dr. Alexis Stephens
Dark spots beware! Today we’re chatting about all things hyperpigmentation with Dr. Alexis Stephens, a Florida-based dermatologist and Skin of Color expert who’s leading the charge when it comes to cultural competency in the field of skin science. (Check out her life-changing before-and-after’s on patients here.) We’re getting to the bottom of why hyperpigmentation happens and what you can do about it, whether you’ve been dealt melasma, erythema or post-inflammatory pigmentation due to genetics, hormones or sun damage.
Ep 122 - Brooke Lynn Hytes on Pride, Makeup Tricks and Her New Role as a Judge on Canada's Drag Race!
Meet Brooke Lynn Hytes! The Queen of the North, who was first runner up in the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11, is here to spill the tea on her royal beauty routine, allying through advocacy and her new role as an official judge on Canada’s Drag Race Season 1 - premiering on Crave Canada and Wow Presents Plus in the U.S. BBC3 in the UK and Stan Australia on July 2nd.
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Ep 118 - Lifestyle Influencer Arielle Lorre Gets Unfiltered On Her Marriage, Addiction & Which Cosmetic Surgeries Are Actually Worth The Hype
In today’s episode, Arielle Lorre – also known as The Blonde Files – gets real on starting over at age 28, after hitting rock bottom with an addiction that nearly took her life. Today, the lifestyle and wellness influencer shares nutritional recipes and workout lewks with over 200,000 followers, some of whom have strong opinions about her May/December marriage to Hollywood mogul Chuck Lorre. Listen in as Arielle speaks out about how she’s dealing with judgments in the age of Instagram, as she candidly recounts her first-hand experience with cosmetic surgery.
Ep 115 - Pia Baroncini on Acne, Boob Jobs and Living La Dolce Freakin' Vita
She’s sexy, she’s badass, she runs her own fashion label and her Instagram is a soft-filtered dream. It’s Pia Baroncini. Pia Baroncini is the L.A.-based Creative Director of the Italian-meets-90’s fashion label LPA, whose In the Kitchen With the Baroncinis videos have gone completely viral. Dubbed “Fashion's Most Relatable Oversharer” by Elle Magazine, Pia is spilling the tea about her struggles with acne, what it’s really like to get a boob job, and how she came to embrace her body after years of being judged by others – and herself.