THE PODCAST ALL ABOUT THE BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTS, PEOPLE AND MOMENTS IN BEAUTY CO-HOSTED BY JILL DUNN AND CARLENE HIGGINS
Victoria Beckham Beauty Co-Founders Victoria Beckham and Sarah Creal are here to chat busy-lady beauty hacks (including that new Miami-inspired bronzer!), dealing with haters and the best Mother’s Day gift evah!
Paula Begoun is the 67-year-old founder of Paula’s Choice. Today, the industry veteran is here to retrace the origin story behind the iconic range, dubbed as “The Original Internet Beauty Brand” and one of the first to go “fragrance-free” long before “free from” lists were even a thing. Today, Paula’s Choice is gaining more popularity than ever before, ranking as one of the Top 5 most-talked about beauty brands on Reddit.
Tune in to hear her spill the secrets behind her #1-selling Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant. Plus, find out which current skincare trend the founder thinks is total B.S.– and where she’s betting the skincare biz is headed next.
Today, Uoma Beauty founder Sharon Chuter on celebrating differences and why we need to think beyond 50 shades of foundation.
Huda Kattan, Dubai-based founder and CEO of Huda Beauty, has been named one of the “Richest Self-Made Women” in the world. The Iraqi-American makeup artist was an O.G. in the YouTuber space, and she’s still one of the most followed personalities on Instagram, with a whopping 47 million fans following her every move. Today, Huda shares the origin story behind the brand, starting with the Kardashian-adored false eyelashes that were an instant hit at Sephora, along with emotional insights on the sacrifices made along the way.
Today we chat with beauty mogul Miranda Kerr about her supermodel skincare routine, pulling up for change and bottling her million-dollar glow.
Recorded live from her New York City apartment (pre-pandemic, of course) Katie Sturino reveals just how she kickstarted a new kind of beauty empire with Megababe. The clean beauty brand for women of all shapes and sizes quickly skyrocketed to waitlist status with solution-oriented products that tackle beauty taboos – while being cute enough for your topshelf, too. From the iconic Megababe Thigh Rescue anti-chafing stick to the Bust Dust for boob sweat, we find out exactly how these “niche” products broke through, even as retailers kept saying ‘no’. (Stay tuned to the end of the episode for our personal reviews of the products!)
Who needs some motivation mojo right now?! Today, we’re serving the JUICE, with the “Queen of Beauty” Leslie Blodgett, creator of Bare Minerals makeup — celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. With just five ingredients on the label, BareMinerals Original Loose Powder Foundation was a panacea for skin so sensitive, makeup wasn’t even an option. But it should have been a flop. Listen in to find out how Leslie would turn the famous “tap-swirl-buff” method into a global phenomenon. (Stay tuned until the end for our honest review!)
The iconic Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Peel is celebrating 20 years! We find out why one of these breakthrough products sells every 3 seconds around the globe.
We get the backstory on Milk Makeup - the vegan beauty brand born in a photo studio -- that’s now on every cool girl and guy’s topshelf. From their runaway best-selling Kush Mascara to their brand new skincare line, we get the scoop from their co-founder Zanna Roberts Rassi.
Susanne Langmuir trailblazed clean, powerfully pigmented lipsticks with Bite Beauty. Now, she’s banking on sustainable skincare in her next act – waterless beauty. Read the blog to accompany this episode here.
In their first podcast interview ever, Laura Nelson and John Nelson reveal how they pioneered a whole new beauty business model with ColourPop - and were trusted as the launchpad for viral brand hits like Kylie Cosmetics, KKW and Tati Beauty. Read the blog recap of this episode here
We’re kicking off the new decade with a ray of sunshine! Today we’re chatting with Jules Von Hep, founder of Isle of Paradise and a celebrity spray tanner who has bronzed everyone from Kate Moss to Sienna Miller to Poppy Delevingne. His powerful message of body positivity makes everyone feel like a celeb. To read the blog recap of this episode, click here
Hold on to your Naked Palettes! In today’s episode we trace Urban Decay’s epic rise from 90s-graffiti-grunge darling right up to the Lizzo-fronted “Pretty Different” campaign that broke the interwebs earlier this year. Read the blog post for this episode here.
This week we’re delivering the damn good story behind one of beauty’s biggest innovations, The Original Makeup Eraser! Accidental inventor Elexis (“Lexi”) McCarthy dishes the dirt on the O.G. reusable polyester cloth that broke the beautysphere by removing all traces of makeup with get this - no cleanser or chemicals whatsoever. (Just one Makeup Eraser is equivalent to 3,600 disposable makeup wipes, and lasts for up to five years.) Read more on our blog recap here.
Built on $2.99 eye pencils, makeup mogul Toni Ko sold NYX Cosmetics for half a billion dollars (!!) to L’Oréal in 2014. Today, she’s dishing about her next beauty venture, Bespoke Beauty Brands, all about partnering with mega influencers like RuPaul’s Drag Race star Kim Chi to launch their own next-big-thing beauty brands.
We’ll reveal all on her first collaboration with inimitable makeup artist and RuPaul’s Drag Race favourite, KimChi Chic. Tune in as we unbox KimChi Chic Beauty on the air! Plus, Toni gets real about the wild world of entrepreneurship (like is selling your brand for half a billion dollars really as dreamy as it sounds?) You’ll also hear all about Toni’s #topshelf must-haves, and her sage advice to anyone out there hustling to be the next beauty unicorn.