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Erika Lepczyk, Co-Founder and CEO at Memore, joins Hello Beauty to chat with Joyce Platon about how she's filling the white space in the cognitive health market.  Memore is a versatile and nutrient-dense, cognitive health product. Memore partnered with NC State Food Innovation Lab to help manufacture and produce their product. In this episode, Erika shares the truth about dementia, how Memore is a...

It's October 2, 2021 and it's National Brow Day today! We're celebrating this day by giving you the best tips from a brow expert, Reema Kahn.   With 20 years of experience and 75 brow salons across America, world-renowned brow artist Reema Kahn has created a stunning collection of the most fool-proof, game-changing brow & beauty products in the industry. Her DIY BROW KIT COLLECTION was designed to...

Kirsten is the founder of Kjaer Weis. Kjaer Weis is a high-performing, luxury, organic and sustainable beauty brand. In this episode Kirsten shares how growing up on a farm in Denmark and being an in-demand makeup artist who's worked for magazines like Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire, inspired her to create Kjaer Weis. Kjaer Weis raises the bar in organic and sustainable beauty by adding The Certifi...

Mark Bibby Jackson is the founder and group editor of websites, "Life Begins at 40" and "Travel Begins at 40". He is also an award winning author of three thrillers set in Cambodia. Mark is passionate about travel and sharing the joys of visiting new places and people. He is the former editor of Asia Life Cambodia, ASEAN Forum, and Horizon Thailand Magazine. In this episode Mark shares how to trav...

Jillian Dempsey is a legendary makeup artist and is also a sculptor, painter, entrepreneur, and animal activist. Known as a master of color, Jillian created famous looks for Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet, and many more. She is constantly innovating and changing the beauty space through her makeup line, Jillian Dempsey, and FYFE Beauty.  FYFE Beauty is a high end beauty and groom...

Dr. Tricia Pingel is naturopathic physician and the author of Total Health Turnaround which discusses the impact of stress on your health. She is also the founder Pingel Progressive Medicine which takes a multidimensional and integrative approach to healthcare. As an expert on adrenal fatigue, we define what it is and how to prevent it. Dr. Tricia Pingel believes in educating her patients to empow...

"You Can't Be What You Can't See.” These words by Project Glimmer's Founder,  Sonja Hoel Perkins, speaks about showing young adolescent girls their great potential for an empowered future.    Jenni Bingham, Deputy Director at Project Glimmer, talks about the initiative to build self-confidence in young women's life. When a young woman's self-confidence is fostered, it has a positive ripple effect...

"The most beautiful thing that one can express themselves and give to someone else is their smile" - Dr. Jon Marashi. I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Jon Marashi to talk about his craft as an Artistic Cosmetic Dentist and role with byte as Chief Cosmetic Dentist.  He is regarded by Cher as "The Tom Ford of Cosmetic Dentistry". In 2019 he launched his own M Sonic Toothbrush. Dr. Jon Marashi...

This week's Hello Beauty guest is Emily DiDonato. Emily is a supermodel who has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Miu Miu, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Gap, Guess, Oscar dela Renta, and many more. After modeling for over a decade while also creating content across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, Emily co-founded Covey with her Google executive best friend, Christina Uribe.  Covey aims...

Katonya Breaux graces Hello Beauty to talk all sun protection, especially for melanin-rich skin. She is the mother to musician Frank Ocean, a meditator, who is wellness-focused, and the founder of Unsun Cosmetics. Katonya grew up with the belief that black people did not need sun protection. She learned from a dermatologist that the moles that she would see from the older women from her family wer...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ---- Reports of violence against Asian Americans have dramatically increased since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. There has been little action and conversation around Stop Asian Hate and there needs to be a discussion on how to improve reporting of hate crimes and...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ---- There is no cohesive definition for "clean beauty" so clean cosmetic chemist, Krupa Koestline, joins Hello Beauty podcast and helps us navigate through the  wild west. As an Ayurvedic practitioner and founder of KKT Consultants, Krupa has formulated award-winning product...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. Note: This episode is only meant for educational purposes and points discussed are Dr. Sheva's opinions. This episode is not meant to provide treatment.  ---- I don't know about you, but I am my own worse critic. I don't usually give myself credit for the things I've done and...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ---- Isabelle Du is a bilingual SAG-AFTRA actress, former Miss Vietnam USA 2017, was part of CBS Amazing Race Season 25, Syfy's Face Off Season 9-13, and Lifetime's American Beauty Star Season 1-2. I asked her what it's like to get COVID-19. Isabelle shares her experience on...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- I thought this "trend" was going to die down soon but we are still seeing recent posts about people doing The Fox Eye Trend on their social media. What is the Fox Eye Trend? Why is it racist? Marianne Mychaskiw discusses why The Fox Eye Trend is trash. Even after receiv...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- This week's Hello Beauty guest is Shontay Lundy. As a woman of the sun coming from Miami, she was inspired to create Black Girl Sunscreen. Black Girl Sunscreen was designed to start the conversation around sun safety and education. It is great for everyday use and is fi...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- We all know that we need to protect our skin from UVA and UVB but we need to do the same when it comes to HEV light, high-energy visible light, also known as blue light. Kristen Robinson, Murad skincare's Senior Director of New Product Development, helps us understand t...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- We begin 2021 with an episode that looks back on the lessons we learned from 2020 and what tangible ways we can do to keep thriving no matter what. Grace Harry is the perfect guest to lead 2021 with what she calls the "joy revolution".  Her career and background in ente...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- Grace Eleyae, founder of eponymous brand, Grace Eleyae, is this week's Hello Beauty guest! Host, Joyce Platon, chat with her about her modern hair protection that actually works which consists of stylish silk and satin-lined products to eradicate bed head, frizz, and br...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- From a teen single mom with two young children surviving on food stamps and local government aid, to being able to graduate law from UCLA with high honors, as well as  working at a prestigious law firm, Jones Day, and eventually starting her own businesses- technology a...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- "It all starts with the gut." Peter H. Kanaat shares his number one advice with us this week about how microbes, aka "Good Bacteria" helps transform your life. Peter founded GoBiotix as a solution to his own gut and overall health issues. He found that the products in t...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- Being in front of the camera for video calls has been what's keeping us together and what's keeping our businesses up and running. We all need new ideas on how to be presentable if needed the next time we jump on that Zoom video call. Shelley Goodstein, CEO and Founder...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- 2020 has been quite a year and I find my usual self not as zen as I'd like and can be. I've been able to manage stress (and survive the remaining of the year) with the help of adaptogens like Ashwagandha, and I've felt positive results. I wouldn't be as stressed out or...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- Byrdie has launched their digital magazine and their debut cover was Taylor Russell! Now on their second digital cover featuring Lily Collins, Byrdie has been revolutionizing the digital publication world. Leah Wyar, Byrdie's General Manager and leading beauty expert, i...

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. ----- As a PRO makeup artist, I am all about products that deliver. A makeup that's going to be photographed is different from the makeup one applies on a normal day. Tiffany Thurston Scott, Co-Founder and CEO, of RÓEN talks about her 100% clean, vegan, gluten-free, talc-free...