Gloss Angeles

What happens when you've been in the beauty industry for almost 30 years? You have epic stories to share. Kelly Atterton joins us to share what it was like being a beauty editor in the early aughts of magazine publishing — in addition to working at Vanity Fair and Vogue, she served as Allure's Senior West Coast Editor for 17 years under the helm of Linda Wells. Kelly shares an epic WOYF detailing...

We have several fascinating stories about the beauty industry to dive into today, so Kirbie invited Glossy 's West Coast Correspondent Lexy Lebsack to the show to share her reporting on three key topics: MoCRA's impact on regulating the beauty industry and why we may see less eye products launch as a result, how Prop 65 turned to be a nail in the coffin for several beauty brands, and why owning yo...

There’s a reason celebrities and New York’s “It” girls flock to Sofie Pavitt’s Chinatown studio for her famous facials. It isn’t because they’re looking forward to a luxurious, relaxing treatment. You won’t get that from Sofie. It’s because the South Wales-born esthetician is going to transform their skin. Sofie Pavitt’s before and afters have proven that a simple routine, consistency, and gentle,...

Our Well-Traveled holiday kit with 213Deli — featuring Summer Fridays and 111Skin — drops this Thursday! Get your own by signing up (for free!) here ! You can also sign up on 213Deli.com by using code GLOSSANGELES and you'll get early access to all of our drops. It's a mailbag episode! We're answering your questions PLUS sharing some of your own reviews! We dive into why Biologique Recherche is wo...

Happy Halloween, Glams! We have a big announcement that's all treat, no tricks: this month for the first time ever we're dropping holiday gift sets in partnership with 213Deli ! Each week in November will feature a limited-edition kit featuring our favorite brands. Our first drop is The Sundae which includes everything you need for a delectable look: Half Magic Mouth Cloud in Magic Brownie , Lawle...

If you can believe it, Julianne Goldmark started Emijay when she was just 14, using underwear elastics to create snag-free hair ties. After Chris McMillan used an Emijay product and the brand was featured in Oprah's Favorite Things, the brand took off. Now at 28, Julianne has debuted Emijay 2.0, where she's introducing the brand's first styling product: Angelstick, a product used to smooth flyaway...

Kirbie and Sara reminisce on a dreamy week on the annual Unilever trip, which made its way to Santa Monica this year. The trip brings beauty editors across dozens of publications together to learn about new launches and innovations from brands like Dove, Tresemmé, Nexxus and more. Kirbie details the amazing Abhyanga massage she received at the gorgeous Surya spa , a must-visit if you're ever in Lo...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we are thrilled to have actress and advocate Elizabeth Hurley on the show to discuss the importance of being "breast aware." Elizabeth lost her grandmother to the cancer and was asked by Evelyn Lauder, daugther-in-law to the Estée Lauder herself, to participate as the Global Ambassador for The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, which s...

We're back from our trips! But first, can we talk about Taylor and Travis? We discuss whether this is for the long haul or not. Then Sara shares her experience in Palm Springs with Hermès to learn more about their new beauty offerings, from gorgeous quad shadow palettes to beautiful brushes. Kirbie was in Berlin with Cetaphil for the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress, where...

Today we have the most-followed dermatologist on social media as our guest, but don't let that title phase you — Dr. Muneeb Shah is a board-certified dermatologist that happens to have 21M+ followers on social media. Dr. Shah (@ dermdoctor on TikTok or @ doctorly on Instagram) rose to fame on social for democratizing skincare advice from a dermatologist for the masses. He completed his undergradua...

Maybe you had a solid three-step skincare regimen as a kid. If you were like us, you were also probably obsessed with beauty in general. But our teenage selves don't hold a candle to current tween regimens. In today's episode, we share a story from Look , Air Mail's beauty and wellness publication, that details the rather involved (and frankly insane) regimens of several 10 to 15-year-olds, which...

Happy Filipino American Heritage Month, Glams! To celebrate, Sara welcomed model, beauty strategist, and proud Filipina Ann Krisha Buenaobra to the pod. Sara and Ann share their experiences growing up as Filipina Americans in a time where we weren’t represented in media. Ann also shared how she fell in love with beauty, what it was like to build the beauty category during her time at TikTok, and w...

It's a big day over here at Gloss Angeles — we won our first award! Los Angeles magazine held their inaugural Best of Beauty awards and we were given the honor of Best Podcast. Woo hoo! Thank you to our Glamgeleno community for listening to and supporting us over the past four years. On today's episode, we are chatting about the gorgeous awards ceremony and live reacting to *NSYNC's new song “Bett...

We're on-location interviewing Huda Kattan! It’s been 10 years since Huda launched her eponymous makeup line, and to celebrate, we interviewed the makeup mogul in person at Huda High in Hollywood. She chatted with us about growing up as a woman of color in the south, what being an influencer was like before influencers were a thing, the product she had to kill before it was ever seen by the p...

Glams, we'll be taking a much-needed fall break beginning this Friday, so you won't hear from us again until the end of the month when we have a special guest! Today we discuss what we'd do if we hosted our own event a la Beautycon, then dive into what worked (and what didn't) with the event's first production since 2019 under new management. Kirbie attended the show to see what made it different...

What's the most expensive ingredient to formulate with at the moment? Are supply chain issues the reason why our favorite products are constantly sold out? How many units do brands actually order to fulfill retailer needs? These are a few questions Cocokind founder Priscilla Tsai dives into. A former Wall Street banker, Tsai shares how Cocokind has grown and evolved as a brand, including why they...

Ever wonder what it’s like to sell your beauty brand for hundreds of millions of dollars? Same. Ju Rhyu, co-founder of Hero Cosmetics, which was acquired in 2022 for $630 million, is on the pod to shed some light on the recent Naturium M&A news, what really goes down when your company is bought, and how much money founders actually walk away with. Plus, she shares which brand she thinks will m...

Kristie Streicher put the feathered brow on the map, long before Cara Delevigne became the posterchild for the look. Kristie is part of the iconic Streicher Sisters, who worked on the Who's Who of Hollywood together to assemble a total look, from hair, makeup and brows. She joins us to share how working on men's brows in the early millennium helped create her signature brow style, her big break co...

Big beauty news — indie skincare brand Naturium sold to beauty giant e.l.f. Cosmetics for a whopping $355 million — we talk about what this means. (Major congrats to friend of the pod, Susan Yara!) We’re also recapping an epic August, from lunching at Courteney Cox’s house to the Eras tour, and to wrap up, we discuss Charlotte Palermino and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s plea to get Congress to help A...

Danessa Myricks is a force in the makeup industry and this interview is a testament to why. She joins the show to share why she fails more than she wins (and what iconic product was a result of several failed attempts), her fear of making “just fine” products, how she describes her aesthetic and why skin and texture will always be a priority, and gives us the lowdown on her brand new product, Grou...

We’re back with another mixed bag of headlines, Glams! First, Kirbie has never seen Twilight. *audible gasps!* Tune in to hear why our pop culture queen has never taken a bite (wink, wink) out of Edward and Bella’s love story. We also discuss Trump’s historic mugshot featuring his signature orange hue and a not terrible blonde dye job! Last but certainly not least, we have official word that Marc...

Let's get down to the science of it all, shall we? We have Javon Ford as our guest today! The fan-favorite cosmetic chemist joins us to share his journey and longtime love of science while spilling about all his go-to products. Ford studied at Howard University and has spent his career formulating and creating skincare, makeup and more, and the last few years educating the masses on social media w...

We’ve got two things on our minds lately, Glams: *NSYNC and concealers. They are unrelated, but we are passionate about both. On today’s ep, we talk about why we’re seeing a gazillion concealer launches — is it all a coincidence or the result of the same trend forecasting? We also discuss the potential reunion of our favorite boy band and how we’d risk it all for tickets. Shop this episode GlossAn...

Celebrity makeup artist Nikki DeRoest knows the way to our hearts: makeup and sun protection. Those are the two main pillars of her new brand Ciele , a high-performance color line with built-in SPF. During our conversation, Nikki shares her journey to creating Ciele (and the lessons she learned from launching and parting ways with her first brand Roen) as well as the secrets to her signature beaut...

Seems like we're hearing more and more news of major beauty shutdowns and bankruptcies. Today, we're outlining who filed for Chapter 11, which beauty retail destination shut down just a year after launching, and why we think this will become more common in the net year. But first: what in the hell is "tomato girl" makeup? GlossAngelesPod.com https://linktr.ee/glossangelespod CALL US: 424-341-0426...