Breaking Beauty Podcast

The go-to makeup artist to Beyonce, Sir John is the legend responsible for some of her most iconic beauty looks, including her historical Vogue cover and showstopping Bey-chella performance . Today, the Creative Director at Killian is spilling all of his base-perfecting secrets, from how-to avoid patchy, separating foundation, why he isn’t a fan of “baking” and he reveals which foundations he *per...

From BBL (Broad Band Light) therapy to microneedling with exosomes , tune in as your hosts reveal the facial treatments that they’re having done now, along with tips on the best places to get a facial in Toronto and ideas on where to host a Galentine’s getaway. But first, in this week’s solo episode, Jill sounds off about tweens running amok at Sephora , while Carlene makes the case for allowing c...

Meet the new, #DamnGood skincare musts that are getting us through this scaly season . Carlene falls in love with a sleek, dermatologist-backed skincare range offering jumbo sizes at minuscule prices , while Jill debates whether the Queen of Quiet Luxury , Gwyneth Paltrow, can really mingle on Target shelves with the debut of her new diffusion line, Good. Clean. Goop.  Plus! You’ll discover:...

New year, new hair colour? Here to usher in your best era yet, we’re welcoming Matt Rez , the global celebrity hair colour ambassador for Moroccanoil who has worked with Adele, Hailey Bieber , Chrissy Teigen, Kendall Jenner and many more.  Matt fills us in on what’s happening in hair colour for 2024 , like is “cowboy copper” still a thing? How about balayage? Plus, we get the hair pro’s best...

Happy New Year everyone! This week, we are quite literally crying, laughing and * nearly * screaming with our guest-of-the-hour, Mario Dedivanovic . Makeup by Mario , as he’s better known, joined us back in 2019, and a lot has happened since then. The era-defining King of Contour who rose to fame as Kim Kardashian’s makeup artist dropped his eponymous makeup line at Sephora. He accepted an America...

This week we’re kickin’ it with fellow podcasters Danielle Carolan and Brooke Miccio from the chart-topping lifestyle podcast, Gals on The Go . Join us for a good ol’ fashioned chit-chat, as we discover how the young, fabulous and not-so-broke are getting it done New Yorker-style these days – like where’s the best place for a facial ? What body treatment makes a noticeable difference before an eve...

This week, we pull back the double-CC’s curtain to recap Chanel’s first brand trip of its kind at the brand’s Research & Innovation HQ, just outside of Paris, in historic Pantin. From Chanel’s “ integrative beauty ” approach to its open air “Sky Labs” and what we learned in the archive room of priceless relics from the roaring 20s – find out how Gabrielle Chanel’s influence lives on today...

Robyn DelMonte of @girlbosstown is the TikTok creator to follow for seriously astute, funny and shockingly accurate “ PR moves ” in the world of business, beauty and celebrity. The self-described “ Internet’s Agent ” launched a full-fledged consulting business from her couch — providing Gen Z advice to brands like Dunkin, Bliss, Xfinity and many more. A member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, Robyn...

Today, we’re sitting down with Peach & Lily founder Alicia Yoon ! Along with its budget-friendly sister brand, Peach Slices , the Korean beauty phenom is celebrating five years in skincare, and according to WWD, a collective $100 million in sales. Tune in as Alicia shares her early struggles as a diver on the Korean national platform team – until an injury that landed her in a wheelchair would...

If there’s one product that epitomizes the year’s “ clean girl aesthetic ” in a bottle, it’s Ilia’s now iconic Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 , a unit of which sells every 30 seconds . But Ilia wasn’t always a buzzy, $100 million dollar company. Today, brand founder Sasha Plavsic shares the surprising story behind the indie darling’s late-blooming turnaround, years after its 2011 debut with just six...

Welcome to our bougie-on-a-budget gift guide ! We’ve scoured the beauty aisles for the coolest holiday prezzies that won’t break the bank – and trust us, we’d want these makeup and skincare finds ourselves. Plus, Jill and Carlene share their fave non-beauty holiday picks that are under $49 – from a strapless bra alternative that won’t let you down to a sweater-saving defuzzing gadget, and a duvet-...

Buckle up. As host of Plastic Surgery: Uncensored podcast, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rady Rahban is bringing his no-BS style of education to the pod. The Beverly Hills expert gets downright unfiltered about unregulated procedures, shammy practitioners and plastic surgery taboos, while offering up the sort of advice you’d want to know before going under the knife.  This week, we go d...

In part 2 of our #DamnGood hair special, Carlene drops her 7-step hair restore routine , including the secret weapons that rescued and revived her over processed hair over the past several months. From an investment blow dryer to serious styling steals and actions you can take – for free – to help get splintered strands smooth again, you’ll hear all about her “good hair day” odyssey that...

Why do some of the buzziest hair tools cost $700, while others are gaining hype for a fraction of the price? Jill stacks up the Shark FlexStyle against the OG Dyson Airwrap Multi-styler, before taking the leading 2-in-1 straightening hair dryers out for a spin. Next, your daring host pops a hot brush in her brunette mane to find out whether TikTok’s latest obsession with “ thermal brushes ” for so...

In partnership with our friends at Beyond Miracles , welcome to a bonus, uninterrupted episode with Celebrity Medical Esthetician, Crystal Koro . Owner of LA-based, Crystal Clear Skin & Beauty, Crystal has been dubbed “master aesthetician to the stars” by Popsugar, with a celebrity clientele that includes Eva Longoria, Olivia Culpo, Kylie Jenner – and even Drake! In today’s episode, we fi...

With nearly 15 million TikTok fans and counting, Streamy Awards Beauty Creator of the Year winner Mikayla Nogueira (aka Mikayla Makeup) returns with updates on the beauty tricks, products and passions she’s taken up since we first welcomed her on the podcast .  We hear all about the genius tips she’s learned – and now adopted – from fellow makeup artists, then we discover the exact...

This week we sit down with Vicky Tsai , founder of Tatcha , the skincare brand inspired by the ancient Japanese rituals of healthy skin. In a rare interview , Vicky gets candid about overcoming invisibility in her life, what most people get wrong about the Taiwanese-American founder’s reverence for Geisha culture and her friendship with Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle . But first, you’ll hear abou...

Welcome to part 2 of our best of fall 2023 roundup, featuring Jill’s new season edit . Tune in to hear your host’s honest review of the blockbuster Glossier book, written by Marisa Meltzer, along with her take on the brand’s new Stretch Foundation. Plus, stay tuned until the end to hear our new,  celeb-watch segment where we unpack the latest beauty trend, and tell you how we’re working the l...

Happy World Smile Day! In partnership with our friends at Hismile – the leading global smilecare brand and viral TikTok sensation – we are comin’ in hot on a Friday with an uninterrupted bonus chat in celebration of Breaking Beauty ’s 300th episode . Joining us all the way from Australia is Dr. Laurence Walsh , oral care expert and Hismile Resident Scientific Advisor.  As an Emeritus Professo...

Today we’re welcoming back the wonderful hosts of Lipstick on The Rim podcast, Molly Sims and her bestie Emese Gormley ! Molly Sims is a model, actress, NYT bestselling author, producer and philanthropist and now: beauty brand founder with the launch of her Gen X-focused skincare range, YSE Beauty .   Emese, meanwhile, is a former fashion publicist, proud mama and style influencer in her...

Happy fall y’all! This sweater season, there’s so much pumpkin spiced latté goodness to test, we’re making this Best of Fall 2023 round up a 2-Part #DamnGoods Special! First up, Carlene presents a slew of new makeup musts, from makeup artist-developed matte palettes to extreme lip plumpers that rival injections ( temporarily, of course.) Look out for our next #DamnGoods in two weeks time, when Jil...

In partnership with our friends at Olay, this week we’re asking all of the questions you ever wanted to know from a cosmetic chemist , with Olay Principal Scientist, Dr. Rolanda Johnson Wilkerson. In this uninterrupted chat, the STEM powerhouse enlightens us on the meaning of “chaotic skin,” the most underrated (and most overrated !) ingredients in skincare and what happens to your skin while you...

When Katie Jane Hughes isn’t working with the likes of Hailey Bieber, Ashley Graham and Rosie Huntington-Whitely, the British-born, Brooklyn-based makeup artist can be found sharing her editorial-to-everyday makeup tutorials on social media, where she’s amassed a cult community of beauty enthusiasts.  Having collaborated with brands like Revlon, Elemis and Glossier, this month, Katie is set t...

Attention “Skincare Nerds!” Board-certified Cosmetic Dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss , also known as #PillowtalkDerm , makes her sophomore appearance to answer the people’s most Googled skincare questions for 2023. The newly-minted Threads star shares her pro advice on preventative Botox (and how its competitor Daxxify is stacking up), details on the best-selling product from her own eponymous s...

In the spirit of slowing down – and soaking up every last bit of summer – this week we welcome May Lindstrom , organic skincare guru and founder of her eponymous luxury skincare line, May Lindstrom Skincare. May started crafting her addicting, aromatherapeutic concoctions from her kitchen back in 2008 – long before “clean” beauty was a buzzword. Today, beauty insiders covet her number one-sel...