Gloss Angeles

Today we have Elle.com's Beauty Director Chloe Hall as our special guest host! Chloe joins Kirbie to discuss what it was like working with Tracee Ellis Ross on Elle's State of Black Beauty package, interviewing Cardi B., and writing her most recent story about Jessica Florence — a woman who had stage 3 breast cancer but experienced medical racism. We also discuss big news coming out of California:...

What's considered scary in the world of beauty? Counterfeit makeup, how mica is sourced, and an unpredictable chemical that you won't find on an INCI list. Today's episode covers all these topics with guest Lexy Lebsack. Lexy is a correspondent, producer, writer, and editor. She reports on-camera across culture, business, travel, and beauty topics, but is best known for her Webby award-winning doc...

We have a lot to discuss on today’s episode! Joining Kirbie is Kristina Rodulfo, Beauty Director for Women’s Health. Kristina worked previously at Elle, having co-produced Webby-nominated documentary BEAT: How Drag Queens Shaped the Beauty Industry. She worked with Kirbie at POPSUGAR and has also appeared in InStyle, Harper’s BAZAAR, Into the Gloss and Stylecaster. Kristina notably started Donate...

October is Eczema Awareness Month! Eczema is a very common skin condition that presents itself in several ways, with a reported 3 million cases per year. It's important to know how to soothe your skin and what measures can be taken to help — especially noting products or ingredients to avoid. Our special guest is board-certified dermatologist Dr. Michelle Henry who will walk us through the basics,...

We have a special guest host today! Friend of the pod Renée Rouleau is back and this time she's answer all of our listener-submitted questions. What are the two key factors to avoiding an acne scar? How can you help heal keratosis pilaris? What does "texture" actually mean? What is dry vs. dehydrated skin? What's the best way to combact "maskne"? What's the most effective way to give yourself an a...

Continuing our discussion on menopause, we have board-certified dermatologist and brand founder Dr. Zenovia as our guest today. Buckle up, Glamgelenos, because she's a wealth of information. (You may want to take notes.) Dr. Z talks to us about what we can expect when it comes to aging, menopause and our skin: what is trans-epidermal water loss? How about desquamation? What products and ingredient...

Glamgelenos, first order of business: Sara went into labor last Friday and baby Zoe Simone Christensen is finally here! Since BB Virgo Zoe is an earlybird, our episode today is a little different we expected. Sara checks in and tells us all about her birth story. Then, since October is Menopause Awareness Month, we wanted to have a conversation around it. We know many of us are years away from hav...

The Primetime Emmy Awards are this weekend and as Glamgelenos, we wanted to celebrate by having on not one, but two-time EMMY nominee Molly R. Stern. Molly's work has been seen all over the world on clients like Reese Witherspoon, Cara Delevigne, Maya Rudolph and more, as well as television shows such as Big Little Lies (for which she's nominated), Little Fires Everywhere and The Morning Show. She...

We’ve got a jam-packed episode full of beauty news and launches and another round of Data Girl! On today’s episode, we discuss reports that Kylie Cosmetics’ parent company Coty Inc. is being sued for “inflating” the brand’s value after acquiring it last year. Yikes! In more uplifting news, The Lip Bar teams up with Michelle Obama and When We All Vote on a beautiful lipstick that hopes to increase...

Jackie Kim is the founder of Maelove , the brand behind one of the buzziest vitamin C products on the market— The Glowmaker . Since its launch in 2018, Maelove has sold over 100,000 bottles of the brightening serum. But there’s so much more to the brand than the cult-favorite product. On today’s episode, Jackie talks to us about other Maelove goodies that are game-changers, how Maelove keeps their...

Lauren Conrad needs no introduction, but her makeup brand does! According to LC herself, Lauren Conrad Beauty has been years in the making – she’ll tell you why it took her so long to launch in our interview with her. Lauren Conrad Beauty was born from her desire for eco-friendly beauty products with clean ingredients that make you look great and feel confident. Lauren Conrad Beauty is a vegan, cr...

Major pod moment: Selena Gomez is on the podcast! Should we leave it at that? The artist, producer and brand founder chats with us about what she wanted Rare Beauty to embody, her nerves about launching the brand, how working in entertainment affected her self-esteem, why she cut social media from her life, and of course her favorite product. Plus, she shares her favorite skincare must-have (it's...

You’ve heard us rave about Peach & Lily’s Glass Skin Refining Serum many times before, so we are thrilled to have the brains and beauty behind the Gloss Angeles must-have on the podcast today! Alicia Yoon is a Korean skincare expert, esthetician, and the founder of Peach & Lily. She chats with us about what it’s like attending esthetician school in Seoul, why she decided to launch her own...

You might be one step closer to stealing both Kim Kardashian and J. Lo’s glow. In this week’s beauty news, KKW’s legal team is trademarking KKW Skin while Jennifer Lopez teased JLO Beauty on Instagram. Excited? Intrigued? We’re breaking it down. We also discuss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s impressive and endearing get-ready-with-me video with Vogue, as well as this week’s new beauty launches (includ...

Patrick Simondac, known around the world as Patrick Starrr, is a Filipino-American beauty influencer and content creator, having filmed makeup tutorials since 2013. He currently has 4.4M subscribers on Youtube, won a Streamy for Best Beauty Channel in 2017, has collaborated with celebrities like Kim Kardashian West, Naomi Campbell and Katy Perry, and has partnered with brands like MAC Cosmetics on...

Another week, another slew of launches from your favorite celebfluencers. This time, it’s Lauren Conrad and Addison Rae. We discuss LC’s new eco-friendly makeup brand and Addison Rae’s Gen Z-focused line. We’re also talking about CVS’ ban of these two ingredients in their sunscreen offerings, Sephora’s new clean makeup collection, Bite Beauty’s new virtual lipstick lab, and a Pat McGrath collabora...

Today we have a little bit of a different episode, Glamgelenos! Gloss Angeles is proud to be partnering with the Cosmetic Executive Women, or CEW, to announce the finalists for the CEW 2020 Beauty Awards. CEW is a non-profit professional organization within the beauty industry that has over 10,500 members globally, across 30 countries and representing 3500 beauty companies. Members include everyon...

Another week of exciting beauty news, y’all! Alicia Keys has partnered with e.l.f. Cosmetics on a “wellness” line. What could that mean? Here’s what we think. Revlon wins with the announcement of its newest global brand ambassador — Megan Thee Stallion! Did you know she did her own makeup in the “WAP” music video? A true beauty queen. Dermstore is having its annual anniversary sale, so we’re shari...

You know Barbie Ferreira , but just in case: Barbie is a model, actress and current face of Becca Cosmetics . She made headlines with her Aerie campaign in 2016 and quickly became a face of the body positivity movement. Barbie made her TV debut as Kat in Euphoria , one of the coolest shows on TV, and will appear in her feature film debut, U npregnant on HBO Max. This fiery Sagittarius gets real ab...

In case you missed it, it’s LEO SZN. But honestly, how could you? Not only do Leos love celebrating their birthdays (and posting about it on social), but there are also tons of beauty-loving Leos you’re already likely following. We shout out some of our faves! We’re also discussing the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, OUAI’s new collab with Byredo, Toni Braxton’s unusual facial massage tool, Kirbie's o...

Today’s guest is Lesley Thornton, an esthetician, formulator, and founder of the clean and sustainable skincare brand KLUR . But before Lesley launched her own brand, she spent years working in different roles in beauty, from selling True Colors eyeshadow pigments at the mall to working on set as a professional makeup artist. Lesley has learned a lot about how the industry works, what it takes to...

Get ready for some beauty news, Glamgelenos! First, we discuss Lana Condor and Jenna Ortega being picked as the newest faces of Neutrogena (Spoiler alert: We’re really into it). Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty hasn’t even launched yet and is already pledging a $100 million mental health initiative for underserved communities. Gabrielle Union is relaunching her haircare brand Flawless (yay!), this time,...

Amanda Montell is a writer, linguist, and author of the critically acclaimed book Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language , which has earned praise from readers and critics alike, including publications like The New York Times, Time Magazine, and Harper's Bazaar. Amanda is currently developing Wordslut for television with FX, while working on her second book, Cultish—about t...

We’ve got a bunch of beauty news to cover today, Glamgelenos! First off, the end of an era: Clarisonic is calling it quits. So sad! We share our thoughts on why the cleansing-brush brand is closing its doors. Meanwhile, Fenty Beauty is expanding its range to include skincare. That’s right, come July 31, fans of Rihanna’s glow will be able to shop Fenty Skin. Gen Z will be excited to learn that Tik...

We’re kicking things off this week with some great news: We’re announcing the five lucky winners of our epic anniversary giveaway! Thank you to everyone who entered to win and who has been supporting us since our very first episode. We also want to welcome our new listeners who found us through this contest — we hope you’ll stay and join the fam!  It’s a big news week for influencers, namely...