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 136 - Huda Beauty Founder Huda Kattan
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.
Ep 133 - A #DamnGood DIY Beauty Special (Recipes for Skincare, Haircare and More!) Featuring Naked Beauty Podcast Host Brooke DeVard.
Meet Brooke DeVard, host of Naked Beauty Podcast! Not only is her voice one of the calmest in all of podcasting, Brooke’s show was one of the first to hit the beauty airwaves in 2016. Featuring casual-yet-candid chats on self-care routines along with deeper conversations in how we see the beauty in ourselves, Naked Beauty was nominated for an iHeartRadio Podcast Award earlier this year. Today, Brooke’s passion for DIY beauty is coming through! The mama-to-be flings open her kitchen cupboards to share her #damngood homemade recipes for luscious face oils, bountiful body scrubs, luxurious hair masks and more (see recipes here).
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 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 127 - The #DamnGood Indie Brands That You Need to Know About
For a list of all the products mentioned in this episode, check here. As two longtime beauty editors, we’ve always made it a point to highlight the “breakthrough” people, products and moments snatching our attention. Today, we’re shining a light on the latest indie brands breaking through a whole lotta clutter. From the next K-Beauty Vitamin C serum bound to make its way onto your top shelf with its purse-friendly price tag, to the colourful Gen-Z toner already fire with TikTok fans, here are our picks of what’s sure to be the next big things.
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.
Episode 111 - Meet the Pioneers of the At-Home Acid Peel, Dr. Dennis Gross & Carrie Gross
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.
Episode 102: Why Bite Beauty Founder Susanne Langmuir is Banking on Waterless Beauty Next
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.
Episode 101: Sarah Nicole Landry of The Bird’s Papaya on Body Neutrality, Cancelling Diet Culture & Brow Lamination Love
We’re chatting with Sarah Nicole Landry about her incredible journey to body positivity, how she deals with online haters, and of course, what’s on her topshelf. Plus read the blog recap of this episode here.
Episode 96: Whitney Port Opens Up About Self-Care, Her Exact Skincare Routine and Reality TV 2.0.
In today’s episode, we’ve got none other than Whitney Port in the house! She reflects on the realities of reality television, how self-care can be as simple as saying ‘no.’ Plus, we find out the exact secrets to her glowing skin! Read the blog for this episode, including all of the products we chat about, here .
Episode 95: We Recap All of The Top Beauty Moments in 2019 (All the Highs, Lows and Everything In-Between)
Jeffree Star obliterating sales records, the goosebump-inducing Gucci campaign and the Makeup by Mario moment that legit brought a tear to our eye – Tune in to hear us dissect the biggest beauty wins and beauty fails of 2019, all with a little help from our fellow beauty pod squad. Roll call! Calling in, we’ve got Priyanka Mattoo, co-host of Foxy Browns podcast; Jackie Johnson, host of the Natch Beaut podcast; Priya Rao, host of the Glossy Beauty Podcast; and Brooke DeVard Ozaydinli of the Naked Beauty Podcast. Plus, don’t miss our roundup of favourite beauty discoveries of the year toward the end of this epic, virtual round table.
Read the blog for this episode here
Ep 90 - Celeb Facialist Shani Darden On The 3 Treatments That Will Transform Your Skin
Our La-La land adventure continues and we made a pit stop at THE destination for flawless skin in 90210! Meet Shani Darden, the go-to skin pro for celebs like Jessica Alba, Chrissy Teigen and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and she reveals the micro-maintenance musts that keep her clients looking flawless 24/7.
Ep 89 - The Sensitive Skin Must-Haves We Use Ourselves
Redness, burning, stinging - ugh! In today’s episode, Jill and Carlene deliver the damn good products for sensitive skin that keep their own complexions calm and carrying on.
Ep 87 - How the NYX Cosmetics Founder Toni Ko, Is Changing The Beauty Game (again!)
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.
Ep 67 - #TheGlowDown: Makeup By Mario on Flawless Skin Tips, The One Drugstore Product He Can’t Live Without & Mercury in Retrograde, okurrrrr
It’s here! We sit down with contour king Mario Dedivanovic, a.k.a Makeup By Mario. Get ready for your very own mini-masterclass! We get all the tips on makeup’s biggest buzzwords right now: micro concealing, sand-bagging and baking—plus we even find out which drugstore product is his ride-or-die. And since he was in town with Philosophy skincare for our chat, Mario schools us on the must-have products he uses to prep before he even opens his makeup kit.
Ep 66 - Meet Makeup Artist Kirsten Kjaer Weis, Luxury Organic Cosmetics Pioneer
Who doesn’t love a sleeper hit? Among the cacophony of beauty launches, meet the indie brand that’s managed to quietly cut through the clutter to amass a niche group of devoted beauty fans. We sit down with makeup artist Kirsten Kjaer Weis, who tells us all about the vision for her eponymous cosmetics range that’s both ultra-luxury and certified organic—not to mention entirely re-fillable.