Breaking Beauty Podcast

Live from NYC, it’s our very first *live* podcast! Direct from the buzzing, beautiful and chestnut-walled Jenny Bird pop-up shop in NoLita, welcome to our fireside chat with Jenny Bird, the creative force, CEO and founder of the eponymous jewelry and lifestyle brand, Jenny Bird , and the founder of clean beauty brand, Saie , Laney Crowell.   Listen in as these two powerhouse thought leaders s...

This week, we’re sharing the lore behind a sleeper hit brand that keeps going viral for its affordable, effective skincare, Indeed Labs. Sit in as Co-founder, President and CEO, Dimitra Davidson reflects on 15 years in the biz, taking us back to where it all began, with the late Brandon Truaxe, before an incident that would lead to his departure, and his own entrepreneurial journey with Deciem and...

This week's uninterrupted bonus episode is brought to you in partnership with First Aid Beauty. Barrier-boosting szn is here and the sensitive skin girlies are gathering to share our secrets for maintaining peak skin barrier health all winter long.  Joining us is First Aid Beauty Global Brand Educator, Jenna Haley, who struggled with rosacea and eczema since childhood before learning to manag...

Housekeeping note: Join us in New York City on Monday December 9th for a live podcast recording featuring the Founder of Jenny Bird Jewellery, Jenny Bird, and the founder of Saie Beauty, Laney Crowell. Click here for more details and to RSVP (space is extremely limited!)  Liv Perez is a style aficionado, content creator and host of the chart-topping style podcast Let’s Get Dressed . Known for...

Consider this episode your beauty version of #SpotifyWrapped: All of the top products that we used till the very last drop in 2024. From an investment-worthy, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon-developed skincare line that’s got Jill hooked ( psst , now on sale for 20% off!) to a hard water-neutralizing drugstore conditioner, tune in to find out how to shop our *personal* faves just in time to scoop up...

Brought to you in partnership with Aveeno , this week's bonus episode is all about the scientifically proven ingredients that will help you achieve peak, healthy-looking skin . Joining us in the hot seat is board-certified dermatologist Dr. Geeta Yadav , founder of FACET Dermatology in Toronto, who has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Allure, Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan .&n...

The tea is piping hot this week as we sit down with Dana Omari-Harrell AKA @IGFamousByDana . The Houston-based, plastic surgery consultant and registered dietician has likely landed in your private DM’s, thanks to her no holds barred celebrity before-and-after posts, where she breaks down every aesthetic treatment and cosmetic surgery procedure undergone (allegedly!) to get the glammanati to their...

What if we don’t age in a linear pattern, and instead, experience pronounced “bursts” at ages 44 and 60? The latest study out Stanford Medicine published in the scientific journal, Nature, has given the skincare community a lot to mull over. Today, we’re welcoming double-board certified dermatologist, cosmetic surgeon and host of the Derm Approved podcast, Dr. Sheila Farhang , to help us break it...

Cue the jingle bells! 🎊 This week, we’re sharing everything that’s topping our personal holiday wishlists. From the most elusive gift of all – a Taylor Swift Eras tour ticket – to an of-the-moment designer fragrance bag charm, a breezy hair mask inspired by It Girl du jour Matilda Djerf and a drugstore collectible that’s sure to sell out, this is our #DamnGood gift guide we actually want for ours...

Today’s uninterrupted, bonus episode is in partnership with our friends at Allies of Skin. Meet Nicolas Travis , the biochemist and pharmaceutical scientist-turned-skincare entrepreneur who founded Allies of Skin after a sudden accident resulted in devastating facial injuries and years of inner trauma.  Listen in as Nicolas spills the secrets behind the viral, feel-good brand that’s earned mo...

Los Angeles-based celebrity esthetician Biba De Sousa counts “It Girls” like Hailey Bieber, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus as loyal clients. A “problem skin” expert, Biba has been treating skin challenges like acne, rosacea, folliculitis and irritated skin for the past 20+ years. In this episode we discuss: How Rosie Huntington-Whitely’s skin woes inspired Biba to create her super popular “ Pore Cl...

Today, we’re welcoming Abbey Yung , certified trichologist and beauty content creator, boasting over one million hair-obsessed fans and followers. If you’ve ever had any questions about how to achieve long hair , how to know if you’re going to experience hair loss and which budget shampoos work just as well as expensive salon brands, you’ll definitely want to hear from the former bleach queen who’...

Today we’re welcoming the “ Perfume Princess ,” Mona Kattan ! Mona is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of Huda Beauty (alongside her sisters Huda and Alya Kattan) and founder of the smash hit fragrance brand, Kayali . Since its 2018 debut, fans like Cardi B flock to Kayali’s mouth-watering, gourmand scents, like Yum Pistachio and their best-selling, Vanilla 28 Eau de Parfum. We find out what’s be...

Ever wanted to venture into K-Beauty and weren’t sure where to start? Ava Lee, AKA @glowwithava , is our guest host today, for a #DamnGood K-Beauty special you are not going to want to miss! New York-based, Korean-born and the daughter of Chinese parents, Ava is an expert in all things holistic beauty, earning 1.7M fans on TikTok. Ava is also the founder of @byava , ingestible beauty supplements a...

Grab your lattes, sit back and tune in for a long overdue catchup episode where we’re spilling some secrets - from what it was like to go under the knife this summer, how we’re ditching our redness for good and the highly anticipated designer fragrance launch that seriously let us down this month.  You’ll hear about:   Carlene spills what it’s like to undergo blepharoplasty and ptosis co...

Today we’re welcoming Maria Cristina Bruno , founder of The Fix Method , a facial massage technique that lifts, depuffs and sculpts while relieving signs of “cortisol face” and premature aging. Maria’s method is low-key famous for producing immediate facial and skin transformations that are so dramatic, she’s often called upon to train fellow top estheticians like LA Facialist Candace Marino and J...

This week we’re serving up a #damngood Fall 2024 trend report with the breakthrough products and moments that we can’t stop yapping about this season.   Tune in to hear about: Blur season 2.0  - why does everything have a built-in filter right now?  “Peak Peptides” - are peptides in skincare a legit, needle-free alternative to Botox? Why K-Beauty-inspired innovations are having...

Chriselle Lim is one of the fashion industry's OG style influencers, garnering a community of over 6 million followers across her social channels. Leveraging her sharp and discerning style, Chriselle and her team re-imagined Phlur in 2022. The debut scent “Missing Person,” sold out immediately and quickly garnered a waitlist of over 275,000 . This week, we get the intimate backstory behind the “sa...

Officially turning the page on our fall skincare routines this week with the help of Amy Koberling , the skin expert behind # skinthusiast: the podcast ! Amy is a Miami-based dermatology physician assistant who works alongside esteemed board-certified dermatologist Dr. Leslie Baumann .  As a next-gen skin pro, Amy has parlayed her passion for skincare beyond her 9-to-5 with her popular platfo...

In partnership with NYX Professional Makeup . To help celebrate NYX Professional Makeup’s 25th anniversary, today we’re sitting down with  Global Brand President, Denée Pearson ! We’re finding out why so many NYX products go viral on TikTok – and end up being a new makeup bag staple in the process. Plus, Denée predicts which NYX item we’ll all still be using 25 years from now ( Hint: &nb...

Having suffered third degree burns to 40% of her face as a toddler, Basma Hameed set out on a two decade-long journey to pioneer a first-of-its-kind dermal procedure known as “scar camouflage,” employing custom skin tone pigments to make almost any scar, on any skin tone, nearly imperceptible.   <br><br> In this week’s episode, we find out why celebrities and royalty flock to...

Partners in TikTok and in marriage, Alexis Androulakis and Dr. Christina Basias Androulakis are the creative minds behind The Lipstick Lesbians universe. In just one year, Alexis, a seasoned expert in product development, and Dr. Christina, an award-winning educator with a Ph. D. in Education and Technology, have earned a community of nearly one million followers with their next-level product “eva...

Dr. Heather D. Rogers ’ Instagram bio reads, “Advice from experience; no ads.” This week, the Seattle-based, double-board certified dermatologic surgeon and founder of Doctor Rogers Skin Care, joins us to de-bunk skincare scams as she reveals the at-home beauty gadgets that are legit worth the spend – and which products are a total waste of money.  Tune in to hear about:   Whether y...

Today’s #DamnGoods episode is all about the perfumes that beauty editors really hoard!! We’re welcoming *7* beauty editors from top publications – Elle, Allure, Fashionista and more – who are sharing their all-time fave fragrances, from a $600 ‘expensive vanilla’ blend to a before-its-time bottle you can only score on eBay. Plus, tune in to hear their expert tips on how-to avoid smelling like...

Kristin Cavallari – reality TV queen ( Laguna Beach , The Hills and Very Cavallari ), podcast host  (“ Let’s Be Honest ,” ) 4 x New York Times best-selling author – plus, Founder & CEO of lifestyle brand, Uncommon James , joins us this week! Get ready as Kristin gets candid on everything from her skincare secret weapon, how she’s staying fit, why she rarely eats salad these days...