MECCA Talks

In today’s episode, we’re in the studio with Dr Lara Devgan, US board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Dr. Lara Devgan skincare. After opening her own practice on New York’s Upper East Side – and quickly becoming one of the city’s most sought-after aesthetic specialists – Dr Lara added ‘CEO’ to her already impressive resume when she founded her science-focused brand. With an enviable...

In today’s episode, Kate is in the studio with Urban Decay’s Head of Global Artistry and celebrity makeup artist, Steve Kassajikian.  In this short but sweet conversation, they discuss the history of this iconic brand, the legacy of Naked Palettes, his ultimate beauty muses and why everyone needs to try the 24/7 Moondust Eyeshadow in ‘Space Cowboy’. Plus, Steve shares his top tips for levelli...

Welcome to MECCA Talks: The Mini, our new sample-sized podcast reporting on the biggest things in beauty right now. Tune into each episode as our Head of Content, Tara Lamont-Djite, and Editorial Content Manager, Kerri Gordon, dissect the latest beauty news making the rounds at MECCA HQ. Think: emerging trends, under-the-radar products and the new brands about to change the beauty game. In this ca...

Welcome back to MECCA Talks , your access-all-areas pass to the beauty, business and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode, Kate is handing over the hosting mic to MECCA’s Head of Fabulosity, Tony Baumann, and Makeup Education Manager, Hannah Daniel, to talk through the best of the best in beauty. In this conversation, our self-proclaimed “beauty nerds” take you behind the cu...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks, Kate Blythe is joined in the studio by Elise Loehnen. Elise is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Editor, Podcast Host and the former Chief Content Officer for GOOP (you might recognise her from their podcast or Netflix series). From serums to psychedelics, juices and drips, Elise has explored every corner of the wellness industry, but now she’s redefining the...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks – recorded live and in front of a studio audience at MECCA George Street – Kate is joined by Professor Augustinus Bader and Charles Rosier, Co-Founders and CEO, respectively, of the brand responsible for Hollywood’s picture perfect complexions, Augustinus Bader. A globally recognized biomedical scientist and physician, and leading expert in the field of stem cell...

In today’s episode, Kate is joined by the legendary Dr. Barbara Sturm, whose eponymous skincare brand supercharged celebrity-status skincare into the mainstream. Recorded in the service suites of Dr. Sturm’s London spa and boutique, this exclusive conversation covers Dr. Sturm’s journey from orthopaedics to skincare, the creation of the famous ‘vampire’ facial and ‘blood’ cream – also known as MC1...

In today’s episode, Kate is in the studio with celebrated multidisciplinary designer and recipient of the 2023 MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission, Bethan Laura Wood. The MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission is a major series inviting internationally renowned female designers and architects to create a significant new work for the NGV Collection. Bethan’s radical approach to materiality, colo...

In today’s episode, Kate is in New York visiting the Brooklyn HQ of Kavi and David Moltz, the creative brains (and noses) behind non-traditional fragrance house, D.S. & Durga. David, a musician and self-taught perfumer, alongside Kavi, an architect and designer, work together approaching scent like music or art – breaking the boundaries of the very exclusive, illusive and traditional fragrance...

In today’s episode, Kate is joined by adored makeup artist, creative director and founder and CEO of Violette_FR, Violette. Launching into MECCA this week, Violette talks about the very beginnings of her brand and ‘”irreverent” beauty ethos – from mixing her own colours and textures on set to changing the way we all make and consume beauty content – and shares how her studies in fine art, Parisian...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks, Kate is joined by supermodel, movie star, editor, mother-of-two, beauty obsessive, and Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Rose Inc., Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Recorded in the Townhouse Suite of Los Angeles’ historic Sunset Tower Hotel, Rosie shares the story of growing up in Devon as a magazine obsessive, getting her big break at the modelling agency she inte...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks, Kate is joined by Allies of Skin founder Nicolas Travis. With a degree in biomedical and pharmaceutical science, a master’s in international business and a history of severe acne and reconstructive facial surgery, Nicolas created Allies of Skin from a desire to rebuild his own confidence, and to demystify skincare, making it simple, accessible and – above all els...

In today’s episode, Kate is joined by Christine Chang, co-founder and co-CEO of Glow Recipe, the fruit-forward skincare brand that has taken the world – and TikTok – by storm. Over a glass of wine and a sheet mask – with their Korean heritage and successful careers in beauty alike – Christine and her best friend, co-founder Sarah Lee, developed Glow Recipe, a skincare brand that creates gentle yet...

In today’s episode, we’re demystifying menopause with specialist and women’s hormone and mental health advocate, Dr Fatima Khan. The process of menopause has the power to change the way that women look – and more importantly, feel – but for far too long the conversation around these changes and how to embrace them has remained hush.   Dr Khan completed her medical training in the UK from Impe...

In today’s episode, Kate is joined by Tiffany Masterson, founder and creative director of cult-status skincare brand Drunk Elephant. A mother of four from Houston, Texas, Tiffany set out on a mission to understand and resolve her own skincare concerns – discovering six ingredients at the root of her issues, and minimal products without at least one of them. So, she made the products herself and th...

In today’s episode, Kate chats to Stephen de Heinrich de Omorovicza, heir to and founder of Omorovicza, a luxurious skincare brand driven by the magical healing waters found in Hungary. Stephen and his wife, Margaret, used this mineral-rich thermal water to create The Healing Concentrate™ (formulated by a Nobel prize-winning dermatology lab) to strengthen and heal your skin barrier, giving you a f...

In celebration of International Women’s Day and the incredibly driven, entrepreneurial, creative and inspiring women featured on this podcast to date, in today’s bonus episode Kate shares 10 unforgettable lessons and words of advice from the likes of Zoe Foster Blake, Jenna Lyons, Morgan Mitchell, Clementine Ford, Natalie Massenet and more remarkable women leading the charge. Explore our past epis...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks, Kate chats to renowned celebrity makeup artist and founder of Westman Atelier, Gucci Westman.  Prior to creating Westman Atelier, the pioneering brand behind luxurious, skin-forward makeup that improves your complexion as it enhances, Gucci had Hollywood in awe of her ability to create fast and flawless ‘no-makeup’ makeup looks. This led to fruitful collabor...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks, Kate is in Sydney with Inge Theron for the much-anticipated Australian launch of FaceGym – the celebrity-loved brand responsible for putting facial fitness on the map.  Based on the notion of training the 40+ forgotten muscles in the face to deliver instant and long-term sculpting, lifting, toning, and brightening results, FaceGym has transformed the concept...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks , Kate is joined by dual Olympian – and star of our January ‘Get Skin Fit’ campaign – Morgan Mitchell. Having represented Australia in 400 and 800 metre races at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships – while becoming the first athlete to face F45 gyms, a featured athlete in viral Netflix documentary ‘ The Game Changers’ , and a bona fide style i...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks , Zara makes a special guest visit from maternity leave to join Kate in the studio for a chat with bestselling author, cook and columnist Julia Busuttil Nishimura. Also known as Julia Ostro, the Nigella-approved cook shares her ethos of simple ingredients, seasonal produce and the joy of coming together at the table, her love of beauty (and anything recommended to...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks , Kate chats to DJ, presenter, bestselling author, influencer, businesswoman and ‘Professional Opinion Haver’, Lil Ahenkan – better known as Flex Mami. Forging a new path for creative thinkers, Flex discusses how believing in herself, understanding the power of ‘aesthetics’ and embracing her curious predisposition has enabled her to build brands, spark conversatio...

In this episode of MECCA Talks , Kate is joined by Natassia Nicolao, founder of Conserving Beauty; a Melbourne-based skincare brand famous for their waterless beauty innovations, designed to help your skin while saving water, carbon and waste in the process. Recently awarded winner of The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Women of the Future award – and a TikTok sensation courtesy of the brand’s dissolv...

In this episode of MECCA Talks , Kate hands over the mic to MECCA’s head of artistry, Jen Horsley, retail trade manager, Julia Zigan and head of fabulosity, Tony Baumann, to unbox three of the hotly anticipated and super limited-edition sets curated by team MECCA for Beauty-full Friday . Plus, the trio share their top tips – and wishlist picks – for gifting MECCA this holiday season. Hit play to f...

In today’s episode of MECCA Talks , Kate chats to Isle of Paradise founder and ‘human ray of sunshine’, Jules Von Hep. Hailed one of the best spray tanners in the world, Jules bronzed the likes of Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, Chrissy Teigen, Poppy Delevingne and Little Mix before bottling his expertise into a growing range of confidence-boosting self-tan formulas that champion glow and colour-correct...