Breaking Beauty Podcast

Meet Brooklinn Khoury, the 24-year-old skateboarder and social media model whose facial reconstruction journey began after a sudden dog mauling incident changed her life in seconds. Now starring in Vogue Arabia , Brooklin has documented every step in her impossibly inspiring journey, amassing nearly one million Tiktok followers in the process. And she’s just getting started. (Content Warning: Grap...

Hot off the Dyson Airstrait launch in New York City, this week we’re chatting live from our SOHO studio, delivering the 101 on the mega-brand’s latest $500 hair innovation, what went down at Revlon’s back-from-the-brink brand trip, and what happens when skin problems are past the point of fixing by product alone.    Plus, tune in as we drop our editors’ hats to chat about key life updates that are...

By popular demand, this week we’re bringing you the #DamnGood indie brands that we personally can’t get enough of. Tune in as we spray, swatch and slather our way to some new hidden gems that have quickly made their way to our topshelf.    You’ll hear about:  The hottest, UK-based makeup artist brand that’s poised to be the next Charlotte Tilbury?  An AAPI-backed, Ayurvedic body oil that Carlene’s...

Today, we’re welcoming back legendary makeup artist Pati Dubroff . Pati is the Chanel makeup artist responsible for Sofia Richie Grainge’s foundation-free wedding look , and she’s the red carpet illusionist behind A-Listers like Margot Robbie, Simone Ashley and Elizabeth Olsen. Makeup routine feeling dusty? Summer soirée around the corner? Steal these most-for-the-least effort tricks to achieving...

Cheerio! The Coronation of King Charles is mere days away, and this week we’re sitting down with Royal-approved facialist, Sarah Chapman . Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has famously been spotted slinking out of her Chelsea-based clinic’s VIP exit, and Victoria Beckham, Jessica Alba and Anne Hathaway are all fans of Sarah’s signature “gymnastics” massage techniques. The facialist’s award-winning...

This week’s episode is brought to you in partnership with Droplette .    What if the most effective skin treatment never touched your fingertips at all? In this week’s episode, we sit down with MIT-trained inventors, Madhavi Gavini and Rathi Srinivas, to learn the fascinating backstory behind the “Nespresso” of skincare devices, Droplette.   The handheld, at-home micro-infusing skincare device (pi...

Hailey Bieber is here! As Rhode touches down in Canada, we sit down with the 26-year-old skincare founder alongside Rhode CEO Melanie Bender to chat about the power of paring down, women-supporting-women, and what they’re glazing next. (Oh yes, there's a scoop on new products they’re working on!)    Then, tune in as Hailey drops her exact skincare routine, including her fave sunscreen and skincare...

The ultimate curator of the “French Girl” aesthetic, makeup artist Violette Serrat is back on the pod! We met up with Guerlain’s Director of Makeup for the launch of the heritage brand’s new foundation, Terracotta Le Teint, in New York. In this week’s chat, we share all of Violette’s tips on how to wear foundation the French way, the feminine makeup look she’s feeling for Spring along with fascina...

In honor of Earth Month and in the spirit of conscious consumption, this week we’re shopping our own stash and sharing the products that have made it into our personal permanent rotation. Listen in as we reveal the skincare tubes and makeup pans that we definitely plan on emptying –  if we haven’t already.   In This Episode You’ll Hear About:   The made-in-Korea, daily SPF 50 that Jill has emptied...

Dr. Muneeb Shah aka Tikok’s @DermDoctor is a board-certified dermatologist with nearly 18 million followers on TikTok. Also known as Doctorly on YouTube, Dr. Shah has built a megawatt reputation serving up skincare education, low-cost product solutions and debunking common myths that could be harming your skin. We caught up with Dr. Shah at a CeraVe event to find out how we should be changing up o...

She’s the queen of 60 second reviews, and this week Stephanie Valentine, aka Glamzilla, joins us to talk about the evolution of her decade-plus content creation career, her life-altering weight loss surgery and the products she buys over and over again.   This Week You’ll Learn:   Why, despite topping every PR list, Glamzilla still buys 80% of her beauty products The sleeper-hit makeup primer that...

It’s our 6th anniversary, it’s *almost* spring and brighter, lusher and more joyous beauty has officially landed. Today, we’re celebrating all of the shiny things with our review of the best in spring skincare, makeup and hair products. Tune in to find out which worth-it beauty buys are getting our discerning stamp of approval. And, can we go an entire episode without mentioning TikTok?!    What Y...

Happy Women’s Day, everyone! This week we’re putting a lens on beauty standards, gaining some much needed perspective and discussing how rising pressures from celebrities, social media and real life biases are shaping our experiences.   Joining us are two fellow beauty journalists from across the pond. Charisse Kenion is the host of BeautyMe podcast . She’s also a beauty and fashion writer, editor...

This week we’re getting back to skincare basics to find out how-to moisturize your skin the right way. Joining us is British-born celebrity facialist Georgia Louise . With more than 25 years of experience, Georgia Louise’s “lift and sculpt” facials are a Hollywood hit among in-the-know clients like Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicola Peltz.   Georgia consulted for top bran...

This week we’re dishing about Anastasia Soare’s baller 25th anniversary dinner and kickstarting a hot debate on whether Miley’s mogul move could signal a return to self-tanning. (Did it go anywhere?!)     Next, we welcome cosmetic chemist and Beauty Stat founder Ron Robinson . Ron has worked with leading beauty brands like Clinique, L’Oréal and Revlon and he’s an advisor to Hailey Bieber’s Rhode s...

The beauty gods know we’re feeling the pinch this year, and they are delivering. In this week’s episode, we’ve got all of the beauty news your pocketbook could use, sharing late-breaking details on the exciting (and surprising!) new brands coming soon to a Target near you. Then, stay tuned as we review the best #DamnGood budget finds in 2023 so far – with nothing more than $28.   This Week You’ll...

Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe coined the term “ Skin Cycling ” – an active-and-recover skincare schedule that’s earned more than 3.5 billion views on TikTok. Today, the NYC-based research scientist is here with your ultimate skin cycling explainer, including lessons in retinal (with an “a!”) and how-to work niacinamide into your routine. Plus, stay tuned as Dr. Bowe pulls back the...

Bravo girlies get ready – today we’re welcoming Vanderpump Rules ’ mega-personality Scheana Shay ! Just in time for the SZN 10 premiere next week, we’re getting all the tea on Scheana’s wedding look to Brock Davies, dealing with postpartum hair loss, how she dropped the baby weight, taking a Botox hiatus and more “ Good As Gold ” beauty secrets.   What You’ll Discover In Today’s Episode:   The * o...

By popular demand, this week we’re sounding off on the beauty “innovations,” brands and over-hyped products that – in our humble opinions –  just aren’t it. ( Pssst! If you love something that we don’t, it’s nothing personal. Keep doing you, boo!) Hashtag, #notdamngood ?   In this episode, you’ll hear about:    The celeb-fluencer brand we’re ditching from our topshelf this year  Why you won’t catc...

Today we’re sitting down with one of our dream-guest makeup artists, Jo Baker ! Jo is responsible for the myriad doe eye looks seen on Lucy Boynton , as well as the sexy siren eyes as spied on Olivia Wilde . Today, Jo is opening up her expertly curated makeup bag to reveal the top products – and tricks – she’s using as red carpet szn officially kicks off this month.    But first, Jo introduces her...

This week we’re having a bit of a crystal ball moment, dissecting the big beauty ideas, products and trends that we’ll be seeing everywhere in 2023.   In This Episode You’ll Discover:   Highlights from Instagram, Pinterest and Google 2023 Trend Reports – and where do trends come from, anyway? The latest skincare craze from South Korea – inspired by the golf course? The budget-friendly, members-onl...

We’re starting the year off right with The 7 Hair Truths That Only a Celebrity Hair Stylist Will Tell You , featuring celebrity hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons. Andrew counts Khloe Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Megan Fox as clients and last year, the hair pro launched his own luxe-y, ultra-inclusive line, Andrew Fitzsimons Haircare. Price tag? Just $14 each.    Today, Andrew debunks the biggest myt...

This week we’re getting back-to-skincare-basics and the topic is: exfoliation! "Rihanna-Approved" esthetician Sean Garrette knows as much about beauty products as he does your epidermis. Featured in Vogue, Allure and InStyle , the New York-based facialist and newly minted Dior Beauty ambassador is making the world of skin accessible, inclusive , genderless – and stylish af (just check out his drea...

In today’s can’t miss replay episode, we’re breaking down the desert-island beauty essential on everyone’s list: MASCARA ! Joining us is makeup artist to the stars Kirin Bhatty, whose gorge clientele includes stunnas like Tessa Thompson, Awkwafina and Kiernan Shipka.    What You’ll Discover in This Episode:   The #DamnGood mascaras for every lash type – from short to straight to curly and barely t...

Who’s winning? Who’s losing? And who’s about to pop-off? Joining us for our annual “Beauty Year in Review” episode is Dulma Altan , the entrepreneurial creator whose “TikTok Business School for Women” content has everyone in the beauty biz taking notes. Whether she’s ‘splaining what private equity is using Kim Kardashian’s empire as fodder, or schooling us on who makes for a successful C-Suite usi...