Skin Talks

Living with acne, rosacea, melasma, eczema, psoriasis or scarring is never just a skin issue. It’s a confidence issue, and often a mental health one too. In this solo episode of SkinTalks, Beate and Natascha get real about the emotional side of skin concerns: feeling insecure in photos, the pressure of social media filters and comparison culture, online negativity, and how to stop losing hope when...

Flushing out of nowhere. Redness that never fully fades. A sting when a product goes on. Rosacea and reactive skin are common, frustrating, and often treated the wrong way, and fall is peak flare season. In this solo episode, Beate and Natascha break down what rosacea really is, how it differs from reactive, sensitive and sensitized skin, and why “sensitive skin” has become an identity for so many...

Under-eye skin is the thinnest skin on your body, and it's usually the first place to show age, stress, lack of sleep, and genetics. In this episode of SkinTalks, Beate and Natascha from Boutique Skin Envie explain why dark circles, puffiness, and fine lines are three different problems that each need a different fix. They cover what causes each one, when to start using an eye cream (mid-20s to ea...

You did your time as a teenager. So why are you getting deep, tender breakouts along your jaw and chin every month, the week before your period? Adult acne is incredibly common, especially in women, and here's what nobody tells you: it is not the same as teen acne, and you cannot treat it the same way. In this solo episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique...

Exosomes might be the most hyped word in skincare and medical aesthetics right now. Clinics charge $300 to $500 extra to add them after microneedling or laser treatments, serums promise to regenerate your skin, yet almost nobody can explain what they actually are. In this episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie, sit down with Charles Larin fro...

Face taping before bed. Tongue exercises for a sharper jawline. The morning shed. Ten-step routines for ten-year-olds. A drawer full of devices that buzz and glow. Skincare in 2026 has gone next-level weird, and in this episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie, go through the strangest rituals, devices and habits one by one and call each of the...

September is the real reset season for your skin. Humidity drops, summer damage surfaces, and suddenly your skincare routine stops working. In this episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie, break down exactly how to transition your skincare from summer to fall without wrecking your skin barrier. They cover why you should never have stopped your...

Summer is fun for you and brutal for your skin. Sun, salt, chlorine, sweat, air conditioning, by September your skin feels tight, dull, flaky in some spots, breaking out in others, and the products that worked all summer suddenly sting. In this solo episode, Beate and Natascha break down what actually happened to your skin barrier over the summer and give you the exact plan to rebuild it. Natascha...

We've never known more about skincare, so why is everyone's barrier wrecked? Isabelle Villeneuve has spent 36 years developing skincare from inside the lab. She's currently VP of Strategy, Quality and Innovation at Crescita Therapeutics, and has led innovation for Laboratoire Dr Renaud, Proderm and Aquafolia, plus served as R&D Director for Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's Center of Exc...

Your face gets the full routine: serums, SPF, the works. Your body? Random drugstore lotion, if that. In this solo episode, Beatea and Natascha (the mother-daughter duo behind Boutique Skin Envie) break down the full summer body survival guide: bumpy arms, cellulite, stretch marks, sweat and self-tanning, no shame, no miracle claims, just what actually works. They cover why body skin ages faster t...

She left Vietnam on a fishing boat with nothing. Twelve years later, she was drowning in shame over skin she couldn't fix. Today, Michelle Doan runs Emani, a clean beauty brand used in Hollywood and loved by women worldwide. In this episode of Skin Talks, Michelle sits down with Beate and Natascha to share the raw story behind the products: severe cystic acne, painful facials, a single mom startin...

The second you have a baby, the whole world has an opinion. Your feed fills up with people telling you what your baby should be doing every week; how to feed, sleep, soothe, and train. Natascha threw the whole playbook out. She calls it "raw dogging motherhood": no schedules, no sleep consultants, no experts in her ear. Just instinct. In this episode of Skin Talks, Beate and Natascha do a six-mont...

We sat down with Dr. Mireille Vega, PhD biochemist, former biotech executive, founder of VGAM and creator of Skin Science 3.0, and she said something that stopped us cold: your skin would probably say "stop. Leave me alone." In this episode, Dr. Mimi V breaks down why everything you've been told about cleansing, exfoliating, and treating your skin is working against you. She explains the skin micr...

Most people obsess over their faces and completely forget about their hands, nails, and feet, until summer hits. In this solo episode, Beate shares the origin story most people don't know: before the clinic, before Boutique Skin Envie, her career started in Germany training nail and foot technicians across North America with the iconic brand Alessandro. From there, we get into the real stuff: what...

After 15 years and 900+ studies with over 30,000 affluent women, Malinda Sanna knows what luxury beauty buyers actually buy, not what brands think they buy. In this episode of Skin Talks, hosts Beate and Natascha sit down with the founder of Look Look, the market research firm behind private communities like the Beautyverse and Luxuryverse, with clients including Shiseido, Estée Lauder, LVMH, and...

TikTok is changing skincare faster than the science can keep up. In this episode, we (Beate & Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie) go through 15 of the biggest TikTok skincare trends right now: PDRN salmon DNA serums, beef tallow, slugging, glass skin, snail mucin, red light therapy, and more, and give our honest "take it or leave it" verdict on each one, backed by what we actually see i...

We're going behind the curtain of skincare innovation with Giselle, Chief Brand & Innovation Officer at Alumier MD. With 22 years in the industry, she breaks down how a product actually goes from idea to shelf (12 to 24 months), how to spot a real clinical study versus a marketing stunt, and why the word "longevity" has become almost meaningless. We also run through the hottest ingredients in...

The ultimate sunscreen episode is here. Beate and Natascha break down everything you've ever wanted to know about SPF, from mineral vs. chemical vs. hybrid formulas, to what that number on the bottle actually means, to the best sunscreens for your specific skin type and concerns. And yes, they address the Elta MD backorder situation head-on, with specific product-by-product alternatives for every...

What's the difference between keratin, hair Botox, and a Brazilian blowout? And why did Health Canada pull these products off shelves? In this episode of SkinTalks, Beate and Natascha sit down with Corinne Ohayon, founder of Keraton Works and the chemist behind Canada's leading formaldehyde-free keratin system, and Dan Anton, master stylist and owner of Anton Designs, to bust every myth around ker...

Acne is flexible, fixable, and 100% manageable. You just need the right plan and the commitment to stick with it. In this solo episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate & Natascha from Boutique Skin Envie break down what's really happening during a breakout, why spot-treating one pimple at a time keeps your acne coming back, and the proven products and in-clinic treatments they use with...

What does it feel like to have the title, the salary, the corner office, and still feel empty inside? Janylène Turcotte spent 25 years in the corporate world as a senior HR executive, flying between Toronto, Montreal, and London.  On paper, she had it all.  Inside, she was running on fumes, and quietly battling an alcohol problem she didn't fully acknowledge. Then one day, her boss flew in from To...

Melasma. Sun spots. Three different skin conditions — one unified strategy. In this episode, we break down everything: the types of pigmentation, the brands that actually deliver, the in-clinic treatments that change the game, and the daily habits quietly sabotaging your routine. This isn't a lecture. It's a plan. Because pigmentation is a long-term battle, and the people who win are the ones who...

Kids are watching skincare routines on TikTok, buying adult-grade products, and no one's telling them to stop. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness — a board-certified pediatric dermatologist and one of only 400 in all of North America. We cover newborn skincare, eczema from birth, the "Sephora kids" trend, ingredients to absolutely avoid (retinol, acids, essential oils), and w...

This week on Skin Talks, hosts Beate and Natascha welcome veteran cosmetic chemist Alec Batis (Pfizer, L’Oréal, Victoria’s Secret Beauty) to expose the gap between real science and skincare marketing. Learn why most clinical tests are funded by raw-material suppliers, how “fairy-dust” peptide complexes trick consumers, and what truly makes a formula work (hint: functional levels, not marketing hyp...

This episode of Skin Talks goes beyond creams and salons to unpack how perimenopause and menopause reshape your skin from the inside out. Hosts Beate and Natascha welcome board-certified dermatology PA Elsa Berdugo to explain:   • Why women are seeing perimenopause as early as their late 30s   • How estrogen decline triggers sudden dryness, lost firmness, acne and inflammation   • The role of horm...