Barefaced - A Beauty Podcast

It's been a long time coming but we are so excited to be back after 2 years! It is crazy how time has flown but we are here and ready to bring you a new round of products that we are loving for the Sephora sale that starts today for VIB Rouge members. We are working hard to figure out how to bring this podcast back from the dead and ACTUALLY find a sustainable upload schedule with our full-tim...

Weeeeee're backkk!! Hello beautiful listeners, the Sephora sale starts today for VIB Rouge members and since this is a beauty podcast we wanted to share which products are on our list! We're hoping to get to a more regular schedule of uploading but realistically it will probably be every other week until our schedules calm down a bit. Thank you all so much for listening!   Instagram: https://...

Happy Friday beautiful listeners! In today's episode we are diving into the controversial world of celebrity and influencer beauty brands. There are sooo many out there and while some of them seem authentic some just come off as a cash grab. We go into Selfless by Hyram, JLo Beauty, Florence by Mills, Devonne by Demi, and much more! Also Hanna got a puppy over the past few weeks so apologies if yo...

Hey hey hey we're back with a Brand of the Week! This one isn't a mini because we simply had so much to say about the brand and hope you all enjoy! Kate Somerville has long been a brand we admire, products we love, and person we aspire to be (lol we are not kidding). We want to thank everyone for the support and for listening, sharing, subscribing, and rating our podcast! We've recorded some excit...

It's Friday Friday gotta get down on Fridayyyy and that means a brand new episode for you lovely listeners! Today we wrap up our discussion on Monat and get into how they get that white Cadillac, earnings disclosure, and more. If any of you have some MLM stories we want to hear them! Email them to us or send us a DM. Thank you all for your support and have a great weekend!  Instagram: https:/...

Woot woot happy Friday listeners! We know we've been a little MIA so we are back with a regular episode on our new upload day! Life's been super busy and hectic so we are now a Friday upload podcast. In today's episode Sarah leads us through a chat about the MLM Monat and since she had so much to say we've split this episode up into two parts. If you're curious about what Monat is, what they sell,...

Welp it's a day later than we thought this was going up but we are excited to bring you a new episode all about hype products that simply are a noooo. There are many many products out there that continue to be bestsellers and for some of them we cannot figure out why! Maybe you love these products (and please let us know if you do!) but today we are sharing those that did not work for us. In true...

Ohhh who lives in a pineapple...pysch! None of us do, we just love it on our pizzas. It's a weird episode for y'all today, we wanted to do something fun and def different than what we typically do and in this case it's Sarah asking Hanna weird-ass questions about death, conspiracy theories, Taylor Swift, missing airplanes, and more! We had a ton of fun recording this so we hope you like it! Please...

Hello hello lovely listeners and welcome back to Barefaced! We had some empties piling up and wanted to quickly review these for you all and let you know if these are worth it or not. This is a little bit of a shorter episode as we were, for once, on topic (lol) but we still manage to chat a little about musicales, Gilmore Girls, and more. We hope you are all enjoying your week so far - thank you...

Welcome welcome back to Barefaced! We're a little late to upload - so sorry! Today's episode is allll about sunscreen. We go into what the differences are between chemical and mineral sunscreens, how they work, why sunscreen is important and what it does for your skin, share some of our favorite SPF brands and products, and yes, we briefly touch on the Gwyneth Paltrow sunscreen "scandal." We hope...

Woof guys, it's been a week! Thank you thank you for your patience and understanding, we are so happy to be back, both of recording on proper microphones with reliable internet connections. We wanted to do a fun episode today so we are sharing all the products we've recently purchased at Sephora, the drugstore, Poshmark, brand sites, etc. Plus Sarah tries some product live while recording, and we...

Damn youths! Unlike Schmidt, we love youths (to the people)! Yes it's a bad joke and this is why we aren't comedians. Happy Friday lovely listeners, we've made it! Today we are talking about a very popular and very Earth-friendly brand, Youth to the People! Their products and formulations keep getting better and better with each launch and they keep on getting more and more popular! In addition to...

We back with some more MLM fun! Today Sarah's tell us how she got recruited into her MLM (pyramid scheme) sales job in college and she spills all the tea on working there, techniques they used, shady practices, and more. On another note, the past few weeks have been extremely busy for us and this week in all her moving craziness Hanna forgot her mic and had to record on her headphones. We apologiz...

Happy Hump Day y'all, here's a bit of an update. This week hit us hard, Sarah's been ill for a few days and Hanna's been running into many many issues with her upcoming move. This episode, which we recorded about a week ago, was originally supposed to be live this Friday however we were unable to record last week or this week so we moved this one up so heyyy Friday came early! In this episode we'r...

You heard Kohl's story on Wednesday's episode and today we are deep diving into the products in her skincare line, Cleanish! We go into each product, why it was formulated the way it is, what skincare benefits you can expect from it, and touch on her packaging and sustainability initiatives. We want to give a huge thank you to Kohl for joining us for two episodes and we hope you all enjoyed! ...

It's our first interview episode! We are so excited to welcome Kohl, founder of Cleanish and The Skinest, to the podcast this week! Kohl and Hanna go way back and when Kohl launched her skincare line this year we both know we had to have her on. In this episode we go into what it takes to start a skincare company and deep dive into the ins and outs including sourcing ingredients and labs, register...

Happy April to all you lovely listeners and welcome back to another Brand of the Week! We've touched on this brand before and knew we wanted to dedicate an episode to it and it's here! Meet Rosen, the brand challenging the acne industry and making it fun, clean, and effective. This was Hanna's drugstore brand to try for 2021 and in this episode we dive into the founder and brand's background, best...

One of the most exciting times of the year is approaching...the Sephora sale! We have a few things on our list that are super pricey that we wait until the sale to get and we're sharing them with you! Also, Sarah shares some tips on how best to shop the sale, what sells out first, and more. If you are stocking up on some things this sale we want to know what you're getting! Send us a DM or email u...

Let's get drunkkkk...on skincare! We received quite a few requests to feature Drunk Elephant as a brand of the week and as one of the top skincare brands we knew we had to deep dive into it. As you may have noticed today's mini is not-so-mini and that's because there was so much to discuss about Drunk Elephant including their founder and why they were such a big hit when they launched, why their m...

Welcome back to another back to basics episode where we deep dive into common skincare ingredients, what they do, what products you can find them in, and how to use them in your routine. Today we are discussing squalane v squalene and diving into ceramides. Plus as a bonus, Sarah surprises us with her extensive knowledge on deep-water sharks - you never know when information like this can come in...

Well, this has been a week. We are ending it on a positive note with a brand we are super excited to talk about, Shani Darden! We've long been fans of hers and are even more so now! We also answer your question about beauty subscription boxes - which ones we've tried, if they're worth it, and which ones we would continue to subscribe to. Enjoy!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barefaced....

It's All-Star week! Not really haha but we are bringing you some of our current favorites from the drugstore. We love an affordable beauty product just as much as you so we hope you love this episode and find some great recommendations. Also, this was recorded a few weeks back and if you're an avid listener you will notice we talk about Bybi which was our Brand of the Week last week! If you're int...

Happy Friday! For today's Brand of the Week we are hopping across the pond and talking about BYBI! When we saw this brand we instantly knew we had to feature them and not only are we now fangirling over their products but their commitment to sustainability including packaging and ingredient sourcing and upcycling has us swooning! We also touch on watching soap making videos as a form of relaxation...

We are addressing alll your concerns, confusion, and questions surrounding the retinoids in today's episode! Retinoids are incredibly well-researched, effective, and provide many skin benefits that almost everyone can benefit from. However it can be extremely confusing understanding the kinds of retinoids available, how they work on your skin, how to use them, etc. Not only that but there are so m...

It's Friday Friday gotta get down on Fridayyyy - shout out to Rebecca Black for that ICONIC song. In today's episode we are diving into the beautiful world of OSEA Malibu. From their formulas to their packaging to their commitment to sustainability everything about this brand is a dream. We also answer two of your burning questions including how to find your skin type and what is the bare minimum...