Glow Journal

In episode 164 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to founder and CEO of Saie, Laney Crowell. I first had Laney on the show back in early 2021 so to hear the full story behind what I really sincerely believe is one of beauty industry’s coolest brands you’ll find that conversation in Season 3, so what I wanted to cover in this conversation was just how much has changed within the S...

My first solo episode for the year! Recorded this in Melbourne, publishing it from London, then taking a few weeks of leave- I will be back in your ears on October 14. In this solo episode I'm talking about what makes me say "no" to a job, what actually impresses me in the beauty industry in 2026, my top 3 best ever career decisions, and the advice I'd give to anyone wanting to become a beauty cre...

In episode 163 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of FUCA Skincare, Jess Armstrong.  In April 2023 at 35 years old, Jess Armstrong was diagnosed stage 2 breast cancer. Within 10 days of that diagnosis, Jess had started what would become 18 months of active cancer treatment including 6 months of weekly chemo.  Jess describes being in the thick of cancer tr...

In episode 162 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to founder and CEO of Glasshouse Fragrances, Nicole Eckels.  One of my favourite types of brand founders to speak with are those who quite literally pioneered an entire category. Despite having known Nicole Eckels for several years now and having had her on the show back in 2020, it still fascinates me that prior to Glasshous...

In episode 161 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to beauty industry icon and Paris-based hairstylist David Mallett.  There are few things, not just professionally but in life in general, that I find more inspiring than speaking to someone who knows exactly what it is they are supposed to be doing on this earth. David Mallett is one of those rare and extraordinary people.&nb...

In episode 160 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to founder and CEO of Tower 28, Amy Liu.  Amy Liu says it’s never been easier to start a beauty brand, but it’s never been harder to stay. Since its launch in 2019, Tower 28 has become one of the industry’s biggest modern success stories, however Amy tried launching three businesses prior to creating something that stuck.&nbs...

In episode 159 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founders of AKT, Ed Currie and Andy Coxon. Ed and Andy are West End performers. They’ve spent years under the brightest of lights, dancing, sweating, wearing costumes shared across casts for, in the case of a show like Les Mis, years upon years, that are so delicate they can’t be deep cleaned. We know how inextricably linke...

In episode 158 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of RAESO, Katey Mandy.  Katey Mandy knows beauty.  Before launching her own brand, Katey spent 15 years working in brand strategy across major global beauty brands. Her insights on the way the industry has changed over that time are really, really valuable, particularly around how beauty now approaches thi...

In episode 157 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Sarah Chapman Skinesis, Sarah Chapman.  Having worked in skin for over 25 years and having sat at the helm of her namesake brand since its launch in 2008, Sarah Chapman has been dubbed “skincare’s quiet high priestess.” Sarah was one of the first, globally, to actually combine clinically effective skincare w...

In episode 156 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Vyrao, Yasmin Sewell.  Very few people have had the impact on the fashion industry, and subsequently beauty, that Yasmin Sewell has had.  A 25 year long career in fashion saw Yasmin hold some of the industry’s most influential roles, globally, across the likes of Farfetch, Style.com , Browns, and Libert...

In episode 155 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder and CEO of Bubble, Shai Eisenman. Shai Eisenman approached building a beauty brand like a tech company.  Bubble, the Gen Z focused skincare brand which had clocked up over $100 million USD in sales by late last year, a mere 5 years post-launch, is built around a consumer driven feedback loop. Where most founder...

In episode 154 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to co-founders of Cheat Beauty, Rebecca Maddern and Rebecca Gregson.  Cheat Beauty launched in February of this year and completely sold out its first drop in less than a fortnight. The product is a dual ended lipstick and lip liner, in three nude shades with different undertones. It sounds so simple, and that’s the point- Ch...

In episode 153 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to BORNTOSTANDOUT founder Jun Lim in another Australian podcast exclusive. BORNTOSTANDOUT is unquestionably one of the most interesting, and in my opinion industry-defining, brands in not just the fragrance space, but the beauty sphere at large right now.             &nbs...

In episode 152 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to Fara Homidi in an Australian podcast exclusive. You know Fara Homidi’s work, regardless of if that name is familiar to you or not. Whether you’re invested in beauty and had been counting down to her namesake brand’s arrival on Australian shelves, or if you’ve had a peripheral scroll through Instagram and seen a Miu Miu campaign...

Did you miss me? Season 8 of the Glow Journal podcast returns this Wednesday, April 1. We can't wait to share this season's lineup of some of the world's best beauty entrepreneurs- starting with an Australian podcast exclusive. If you love beauty, business, and the sound of my voice- you know what to do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 151 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Supernova Body, Cici Stefanova. By virtue of my job, I’m asked pretty often which beauty brands I’m genuinely excited by or who I think both the industry and consumers should be keeping an eye on, and for the last 18 months my first answer has been Supernova Body without a second of hesitation.  This brand i...

In episode 150 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks once again to the founder and CEO of Conserving Beauty, Natassia Nicolao.  I mentioned earlier this season that, given we’re now 7 seasons in, I wanted to go back and revisit some of my favourite beauty brand stories- I wanted to bring back previous guests from earlier seasons and look at how their brands and the beauty indus...

If you've been on the Insta for some time, this is essentially a 40 minute #notsponsoredjustgood. Another solo episode this week, wrapping up the year (almost- still a few guest episodes left in Season 7) with my favourite new beauty launches of 2025. We'll add the full list in these shownotes eventually but, for now, enjoy. Stay up to date with Gemma on Instagram at @gemdimond and @glow.journal ,...

I almost ran out of P words and alliteration is important here. I promised you more solo episodes last year, and in absolutely no way have I delivered. Here's one! A little life update, then answering your questions on work, my studies, how I got into MCing, and whether or not I think PR sendouts actually move product... then into some beauty chat about prescription actives and wedding perfumes. A...

In episode 149 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the Naturium, Susan Yara. Two years before Hailey Bieber sold Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty, Susan Yara and her team sold Naturium to the beauty juggernaut for $355 million USD.  The Naturium growth story is the kind of story you hear and think “This could be a Netflix doco.” Susan, naturally, tells it better than I do, but this...

In episode 148 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Haléau Beauty, Eleanor Pendleton. Eleanor Pendleton knows beauty. She was the youngest Beauty Editor in Australia, taking the title at FAMOUS magazine when she was only 20 years old and has spent the better part of the last two decades in beauty publishing, largely at the helm of her own publication, Gritty Prett...

Former Mecca execs Georgie Gilbert and Camille Peressini had access to just about every luxury body care brand on the market. They’re also both mums- realistically, are you buying and using a high end body wash in the shower with your husband and kids? No, you’re doing a supermarket run and picking up something there. Both Georgie and Camille knew, however, that the supermarket body care offering...

In episode 146 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of sans [ceuticals], Lucy Vincent.  We’re increasingly seeing brands bring new sustainability initiatives to the table, but the reality is that the most sustainable thing you can do is to stop producing more things. Now that’s never going to happen, is it, so the challenge here is for beauty brands to figure ou...

In episode 145 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks once again to Rachael Wilde- the founder of both Bouf Haircare and tbh Skincare.  Rach has been on the show before, back in April 2022, to talk about tbh, but this is the first time a founder has joined me for a second time to talk about an entirely new brand. I wanted to talk predominantly about Bouf today, so if you do want...

In episode 144 of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Dimond talks to the founder of Imbibe, Felicity Evans.  Felicity’s founder story is really different to my usual guests in that she never really set out to create a “brand.” I thought this was a wonderful opportunity to show you how many different shapes the startup journey, so to speak, can take. The short version- Felicity wanted to ove...