Breaking Beauty Podcast

Happy Women’s Day, everyone! This week we’re putting a lens on beauty standards, gaining some much needed perspective and discussing how rising pressures from celebrities, social media and real life biases are shaping our experiences.   Joining us are two fellow beauty journalists from across the pond. Charisse Kenion is the host of BeautyMe podcast . She’s also a beauty and fashion writer, editor...

This week we’re getting back to skincare basics to find out how-to moisturize your skin the right way. Joining us is British-born celebrity facialist Georgia Louise . With more than 25 years of experience, Georgia Louise’s “lift and sculpt” facials are a Hollywood hit among in-the-know clients like Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicola Peltz.   Georgia consulted for top bran...

This week we’re dishing about Anastasia Soare’s baller 25th anniversary dinner and kickstarting a hot debate on whether Miley’s mogul move could signal a return to self-tanning. (Did it go anywhere?!)     Next, we welcome cosmetic chemist and Beauty Stat founder Ron Robinson . Ron has worked with leading beauty brands like Clinique, L’Oréal and Revlon and he’s an advisor to Hailey Bieber’s Rhode s...

The beauty gods know we’re feeling the pinch this year, and they are delivering. In this week’s episode, we’ve got all of the beauty news your pocketbook could use, sharing late-breaking details on the exciting (and surprising!) new brands coming soon to a Target near you. Then, stay tuned as we review the best #DamnGood budget finds in 2023 so far – with nothing more than $28.   This Week You’ll...

Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe coined the term “ Skin Cycling ” – an active-and-recover skincare schedule that’s earned more than 3.5 billion views on TikTok. Today, the NYC-based research scientist is here with your ultimate skin cycling explainer, including lessons in retinal (with an “a!”) and how-to work niacinamide into your routine. Plus, stay tuned as Dr. Bowe pulls back the...

Bravo girlies get ready – today we’re welcoming Vanderpump Rules ’ mega-personality Scheana Shay ! Just in time for the SZN 10 premiere next week, we’re getting all the tea on Scheana’s wedding look to Brock Davies, dealing with postpartum hair loss, how she dropped the baby weight, taking a Botox hiatus and more “ Good As Gold ” beauty secrets.   What You’ll Discover In Today’s Episode:   The * o...

By popular demand, this week we’re sounding off on the beauty “innovations,” brands and over-hyped products that – in our humble opinions –  just aren’t it. ( Pssst! If you love something that we don’t, it’s nothing personal. Keep doing you, boo!) Hashtag, #notdamngood ?   In this episode, you’ll hear about:    The celeb-fluencer brand we’re ditching from our topshelf this year  Why you won’t catc...

Today we’re sitting down with one of our dream-guest makeup artists, Jo Baker ! Jo is responsible for the myriad doe eye looks seen on Lucy Boynton , as well as the sexy siren eyes as spied on Olivia Wilde . Today, Jo is opening up her expertly curated makeup bag to reveal the top products – and tricks – she’s using as red carpet szn officially kicks off this month.    But first, Jo introduces her...

This week we’re having a bit of a crystal ball moment, dissecting the big beauty ideas, products and trends that we’ll be seeing everywhere in 2023.   In This Episode You’ll Discover:   Highlights from Instagram, Pinterest and Google 2023 Trend Reports – and where do trends come from, anyway? The latest skincare craze from South Korea – inspired by the golf course? The budget-friendly, members-onl...

We’re starting the year off right with The 7 Hair Truths That Only a Celebrity Hair Stylist Will Tell You , featuring celebrity hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons. Andrew counts Khloe Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Megan Fox as clients and last year, the hair pro launched his own luxe-y, ultra-inclusive line, Andrew Fitzsimons Haircare. Price tag? Just $14 each.    Today, Andrew debunks the biggest myt...

This week we’re getting back-to-skincare-basics and the topic is: exfoliation! "Rihanna-Approved" esthetician Sean Garrette knows as much about beauty products as he does your epidermis. Featured in Vogue, Allure and InStyle , the New York-based facialist and newly minted Dior Beauty ambassador is making the world of skin accessible, inclusive , genderless – and stylish af (just check out his drea...

In today’s can’t miss replay episode, we’re breaking down the desert-island beauty essential on everyone’s list: MASCARA ! Joining us is makeup artist to the stars Kirin Bhatty, whose gorge clientele includes stunnas like Tessa Thompson, Awkwafina and Kiernan Shipka.    What You’ll Discover in This Episode:   The #DamnGood mascaras for every lash type – from short to straight to curly and barely t...

Who’s winning? Who’s losing? And who’s about to pop-off? Joining us for our annual “Beauty Year in Review” episode is Dulma Altan , the entrepreneurial creator whose “TikTok Business School for Women” content has everyone in the beauty biz taking notes. Whether she’s ‘splaining what private equity is using Kim Kardashian’s empire as fodder, or schooling us on who makes for a successful C-Suite usi...

Kate Somerville is here to help us transition our skincare routine for winter! The Hollywood esthetician has tended to the faces of Meghan Markle, Demi Moore and Kate Hudson , while legions of fans adore her iconic Kate Somerville Exfolikate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment, revered for improving texture and pores in 2 minutes flat .   Today, the legendary skin guru delivers her best tips for manag...

“Trinny Tribes” rejoice! Makeover Queen Trinny Woodall of BBC’s What Not to Wear is here with all of her no B.S. tips for getting holiday ready in style. The Trinny London beauty founder shares her best tricks for looking ethereal for your festive parties, from the facial exercises she does in the mirror to help skin look “alive,” to the Miracle Blur product she uses to filter fine lines IRL, alon...

Just in time for holiday shopping , we present our top save and splurge prezzies for every beauty girlie on your list. We scanned the skincare aisles and swept the stocking stuffer bins to deliver only the best #DamnGood beauty products of 2022. Then, stay tuned for our ultimate Black Friday list! From a TikTok solution for flyaways to a freshly minted Glossier collab along with the “beauty” adjac...

  Kate Hudson , wellness CEO and star of the highly anticipated Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , shares her tips for joyous living, including a homemade, scalp-stimulating recipe, her sunkissed beauty routine and words of wisdom from mum Goldie Hawn. From the new way to intermittent fast to the latest Hollywood workout, deets on her brand InBloom – we get the scoop on a day in the life of the a...

If you’ve ever wondered who’s responsible for making curtain bangs, ballet flats and Hulk-sized blazers go street-viral, blame it on It Girl du jour, Matilda Djerf - the fluffy-haired, 25-year-old TikTok phenom is probably already influencing what’s in your cart – even if you don’t know it yet. She of Farrah-Fawcett locks is the Swedish entrepreneur that’s earned a devoted fan base who follow – an...

Candace Marino aka “The LA Facialist” has been a medical aesthetician for more than a decade, developing custom techniques for a highly–discerning celebrity clientele that name-checks Dove Cameron, Kourtney Kardashian and Miranda Kerr. Today, Candace spills all of her pro tips and tricks for getting her signature #RadiantAF skin look - both in and outside of the medi-spa.    In This Episode You’ll...

This week we’re chatting with two of the funniest women in your airpods right now – co hosts of Add To Cart podcast, veteran journalist SuChin Pak and comedian-writer-director Kulap Vilaysack ! Add to Cart is an award-winning show “About the things we buy, and buy into. And what it says about who we are.” Their honest, revealing (sometimes TMI) conversations are about all the big and little things...

LIVE from the Dear Media Studio in LA, it’s Tracee Ellis Ross ! Multi-award-winning actress, producer, beauty CEO, comedienne and fashion guru – we’re talking hair, nostalgia, turning 50 and the joy of making your own lunch.   Best known for her lead roles in the television series Girlfriends and ABC’s comedy series Black-ish , Tracee opens up about aging, plastic surgery and Hollywood’s return of...

Today, we sit down with Donni Davy , the Euphoria makeup artist responsible for an entire Gen Z beauty movement. As the Emmy Award-winning pro behind the hit HBO teen drama, Donni is responsible for the “ emotional glam ” face rhinestones, saturated shimmers and intense cat eyes seen on Zendaya, Sydney Sweeny, all over TikTok, the runways and even on the red carpet. The only question is, how will...

Trigger warning: today’s episode discusses obsessive compulsive disorders, addiction and self-harm   Today we’re exploring the impact that social media-gazing is having on our collective conscience. What does all of that comparing do to our brains, really? And is the rise in body-focussed repetitive behaviors and self-harm connected? Joining us to answer our deepest inner beauty questions is neuro...

Who else abandons cart when the price point gets a little *too* luxe?? We hear you, which is why we scoured the beauty aisles to find the best new-to-market finds.   From French pharmacy skincare that’s so gentle, even a baby could use it to a new-at-Sephora budget moisturizer that’s already made its red carpet debut (look out, The Ordinary!)    Plus, a rock-bottom, $4.99 liquid liner that’s a sis...

After weeks of swatching, slathering and sniffing, today’s episode is all about the top performers in fall skincare , makeup, fragrance and haircare – no messing around!    We review the buzziest in newsmaking launches, from the highly-anticipated skincare range from Dr. Shereene Idriss aka Pillowtalk Derm , to the “clean conscience” complexion line from vegan fashion crusader Stella McCartney.   ...