Hello Beauty

Once again, we have Founder, Rachel Katzman, from Cuvée Beauty on the show and this time, for Hello Beauty PLUS! She gives us a detailed run through on the special ingredients that set Cuvée Beauty apart from other hair care brands. She believes in the importance of treating and nourishing your scalp the way you would your skin, and her products do just that! Tune in to hear more about Cuvée Beaut...

This week’s Hello Beauty guest is Candice Puthawala, Owner of Beauty Bar Chocolate. Chocolate is hard to resist so it was natural that I was excited to have Candice on the show. After working in the fast-paced fashion industry for almost 2 decades and falling terribly ill by losing almost all her vision with her fingers in pain, she decided to shift gears and focus on her overall health and happin...

Patrick Kelly, Chief Alchemist & Founder of Sigil Scent, graced Hello Beauty to chat with host, Joyce Platon, about the relaunch of his genderless, nontoxic fragrance line. In this episode, Patrick takes us back to what inspired him to create his business, the steps he took to allow him to quit his day-time job and focus on taking Sigil Scent to the next level, the important lessons he learned...

Loey Lane is a beauty & fashion vlogger and founder of Love AnyBody- and she is this week’s Hello Beauty guest! Get wonderful insights from Loey, as she shares her two-cents about body positivity and body shaming, how she developed her skincare brand called Love AnyBody which is designed for stretch marks and chafing (and it’s available in Target!), what kind of products she uses in her makeup...

Dr. Saman Faramarzi (Dr. Sam) is a naturopathic doctor and graces Hello Beauty to chat with host, Joyce Platon, on how our microbiome is often overlooked- which leads to various chronic diseases, inflammation, and even acne. Dr. Sam is the founder of SAFA Life & Wellness and is also working with Probiogen and BareOrganics. In this episode, learn the importance of living a stress-free life by i...

Danielle Nadick Levy, Co-Founder & CEO of FACILE is this week’s Hello Beauty guest. Her love of entrepreneurship and skincare led her to build the beautiful and Instagrammable FACILE along with co-founder and Board-certified dermatologist, Dr. Nancy Samolitis. FACILE is a crossover between a boutique and a dermatologist’s office. In this episode, Danielle shares what treatment she thinks will...

Nowadays, there is a slew of information on diet and nutrition that it is easy to get paralyzed and not know what direction to take. Enter needed. needed. is an Omega-3 powdered supplement from algae which is easily absorbed and provides you nutrition at every stage of your life. Founders Julie Sawaya and Ryan Woodbury sit down with Hello Beauty host, Joyce Platon, and talk about their advocacy on...

This week on Hello Beauty, our guest is THE Kirbie Johnson. Kirbie Johnson is a well-known host, producer, and senior reporter at POPSUGAR. In this episode, Kirbie gives the low-down on working in the industry and what to do to get noticed, what beauty myth she’s debunking, what she splurges on and so much more. Tune in to hear a detailed commentary about the beauty industry straight from the expe...

Holly Harding, Founder of O’o Hawaii, is our Hello Beauty PLUS! guest. We dive deeper into knowing more about her products that contain unique ingredients with beneficial properties from Hawaii and around the world. She is a proponent for achieving beauty on the inside, out and aging gracefully. Tune in to this episode to hear specifics about these ingredients, why its important to have probiotics...

Rachel Katzman, Founder, and CEO of Cuvée Beauty graces Hello Beauty and shares her journey in creating her brand. Cuvée Beauty started with Rachel's hair getting soaked with champagne while celebrating her birthday and waking up with the best hair she's ever had. In this episode, Rachel talks about the skincare ingredients that sets Cuvée Beauty apart and why she is all about changing the haircar...

Founder & CEO of Mowellens, Amy Duncan, joins Hello Beauty to talk to us about her journey in building her company. With the many curve-balls that life has thrown her way, mainly her husband battling a malignant brain tumor in 2012, you would think she would give up on life. Instead, Amy used her background in biotechnology and healthcare and positive experience with CBD to start her own CBD b...

Shannon Davenport, Founder of Esker, guests on Hello Beauty and talks with host, Joyce Platon about her high-performing plant-based body care. She shares how her background as a trend forecaster propelled her into creating her own body care brand. She places great importance in plant-based ingredients and essential oils. In this episode, she sheds light on the muddy conversations about essential o...

Annie Tevelin, Founder of SkinOwl, Parliament Project, and host of Off The Record podcast, graces Hello Beauty and talks about her journey in starting these endeavors. Annie shares how she treated her acne for good, the passion and message she has in spreading the importance of self-care through the Parliament Project and Off The Record, and the importance of sticking to your brand's DNA. Tune in...

With a slew of beauty brands emerging everywhere, there is still only a few that will be truly successful. The triumph of these few beauty brands could be the doings of David Pirrotta. David Pirrotta is this week’s Hello Beauty guest, where he shares his new endeavor called Materiae, how he launched 77 beauty brands, what it takes to create a successful skincare/beauty business, his thoughts on th...

It's time for Hello Beauty PLUS! and Kerry Benjamin, Founder of StackedSkincare, talks to us about her Hydrating Lip Peel. We all have that pesky problem of dry, chapped lips and in this episode, Kerry shares why you might just want to ditch that lip scrub and try a lip peel to achieve luscious lips. Tune in to learn more about the benefits of using a peel on your lips and its ingredients that mak...

O’o Hawaii’s Founder, Holly Harding, is on Hello Beauty this week! She’s a highly sought-after Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and food for beauty expert. She shares with host, Joyce Platon, her background as a classical musician, her journey to building O’o Hawaii, the turning point in starting a new brand, and so much more. She also provides valuable tips on what she thinks will help in being...

Los Angeles Holistic Nutritionist & Lifestyle Cleanse Expert, Elissa Goodman, guests in Hello Beauty to chat how she overcame cancer at 32 through incorporating juicing and a more plant-based diet in her life. In this episode, she shares valuable insights on how to live an optimized life by learning how to stress less, how to stick to an exercise regimen, why certain kinds of food are better t...

Joey Healy, entrepreneur and one of the most sought-after eyebrow specialists in the industry, graces Hello Beauty and chats with host, Joyce Platon, on how he built his growing empire from just a studio apartment to a larger NYC location complete with his own product line. This episode is armed with tips and tricks he learned along the way, how to achieve those eyebrows he’s in demand for, what t...

This week, I’d like to introduce to you, Hello Beauty PLUS! Here, I will share insights about what I’ve learned throughout the week and some spotlight on individuals or products. Kerry Benjamin, Founder of StackedSkincare, returns as a guest in Hello Beauty and this time, she talks about her High Frequency Device. In this episode, Kerry shares how the High Frequency Device is a great tool to aid i...

Today’s everyday modern woman is unapologetic, a go-getter, excelling in multiple ways than one, always on the go, and is assertive. Juggling multiple hats in a day requires efficiency, even with beauty. Enter, Wander Beauty- a cruelty-free brand that focuses on multitasking beauty essentials with globally sourced special ingredients that aim to streamline your beauty routine. Hello Beauty host, J...

The saying “You are what you eat” also holds true to what you put in your skin, and whatever is absorbed through the skin can show up in positive or negative ways. Which is why nowadays we are drawn to foods or products that will have more of a positive impact on ourselves and well-being. Australian skincare brand, Dr. Roebuck’s, is a stand-out with their natural ingredients- free of parabens, syn...

This week’s Hello Beauty guest is HelloGiggles’ Senior Beauty Editor, Marie Lodi. Host, Joyce Platon, gets to know Marie and unveils her contagious lovely persona that embodies positivity, confidence, and persistence that ultimately led her to her dream job. Navigating through the narrows of life can be daunting but we learn from Marie that being authentic, determining goals, and letting your pers...

We often hear that “when I don’t have to wear makeup, it’s going to be a good day”. This week’s Hello Beauty guest is Annabel Hawkins. Annabel is Girl Undiscovered’s Creative & Writer. Girl Undiscovered is a skincare brand made in New Zealand with ingredients ethically sourced from their own country as well as special pure and potent ingredients from Myanmar and Bali. Annabel shares with host,...

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” If anyone lives by these invaluable words, it’s definitely actress, singer, model, and businesswoman, Fernanda Romero. This week in Hello Beauty, Joyce Platon sits down with Fernanda and chats about how she was able to break in the Hollywood industry as an actress by just believing in herself and simply “going for it”. She describes that t...

The glitz and glamour of beauty editors are real, but it is also no easy feat. Sara Tan, Bustle and Please’s Senior Fashion & Beauty Editor, recounts her story on how she began her career. Hello Beauty’s host, Joyce Platon, chats with Sara and they talk about how it’s like working at the digital publication that is directed towards millennial women, beauty trends, learning how to overcome inse...