Outspoken Beauty

In this episode fragrance journalist and expert extraordinaire and my great friend and co-host of The On The Scent podcast, Suzy Nightingale joins me for a festive chat. From the outfit, lipstick and fragrance that Suzy will wear on Christmas Day to the ex-boyfriend who ruined her wreath making to the mistletoe hat that failed me, this chat is full of laughter and our shared passion for beauty and...

The Outspoken Beauty Awards 2022 are here. Listen to today's podcast and you'll hear my top beauty products of the year all of which I think are absolutely incredible. Here are the amazing brands that I mention: Daniel Sandler Monika Blunder Nudestix Blink Brow Bar London Benefit Clarins Chantecaille Chanel Rose Inc Lottie London Lancome Scuplted by Aimee Lisa Eldridge Bare Minerals Dr Sam Bunting...

The gorgeous Bryony Blake is back and we're talking about escaping boobs, defrosting pets, brilliant board games and the best show Bryony's ever seen. After that we've got lots of gift ideas for you including an utterly random but brilliant vegetable related one from Bryony and an affordable fragrant gift that keeps on giving xx

In this episode I interview Nathalie Issa, the star of the Netflix film The Swimmers. Nathalie plays the part of Yusra Mardini who is training to be an Olympian swimmer in Syria when she has to flee the coutry with her sister and cousin. What follows (in this true story) is their journey as refugees which includes swimming a sinking boat of fellow refugees to safety in the sea. The film is excepti...

This week's Minipod is quite an eclectic one. I have a great film recommendation for you, talk about Hannah Martin's incredible makeup brush set that she's launched with Ciate and I have a brilliant solution for keeping BO at bay. There's also a few great gift ideas and I tell you why I Marks and Spencer very nearly gave me the shock of my life.

In this episode of My Beauty Habits I'm speaking to Grammy award winning singer Kelli-Leigh. Kelli tells us about the ups and downs of her career as a session singer, what it was like being a backing singer for Adele and why she has now started her own independent label. We also chat about her Christmas release "Unwrap My Heart" and why it would be her absolute dream to get a Christmas number one....

In this episode I chat to the amazing Kelly Crump. Kelly was diagnosed with incurable cancer but has made it her mission not only to raise awareness but also to have fun. Her attitude to life is incredibly inspiring and as you'll hear, she makes the decision each day to make the best of everything that she can. Whilst cancer is sometimes a really hard topic to discuss, I think it is an important o...

In this week's Minipod I briefly chat about my experience of breathing physiotherapy which is great for those of us who suffer with anxiety and perhaps don't breathe in the right way. Then I chat through some beautiful beauty gift ideas including the brand new candle from Neom and an affordable aromatherapy brand that I adore.

I think that this might be one of my favourite ever episodes with Bryony Blake. We had such fun recording it with much snorting with laughter. During our chat we cover embarrassing moments both singing and being sung at, when everyone at the party can dance except you, Christmas promises, cinema visits gone wrong and why Bryony gets a whole load of song lyrics wrong. We also do a great beauty edit...

It's time for your weekly beauty news update with LC. This week we're talking beauty innovation at Dyson, amazing pro-ageing messaging from Julia Fox, the future of showers and loads more. (We also discuss why I ate way too much of a pudding that I was meant to be sharing with Laura and why she finds raisins extremely offensive. I love this girl and her news updates are brilliant.

*This episode is in partnership with L'Occitane* If you're starting to think about the festive season and have decided that this is the year that you want to give gifts that are truly meaningful then this episode is definitely for you. I'm talking to the lovely Valentina Cavallaro and Millie Lloyd, both of whom have worked for L'Occitane for many years and as you'll hear are totally passionate abo...

In this week's Minipod I'm answering the questions all.of the questions you've been sending me on Instagram. There's quite a lot here from festive makeup to products to make you glow to Christmas present ideas to hair products and lots more. Oh and I also go through some Black Friday beauty deals. Enjoy Outspoken Beauties 💋

I can't wait for you to hear this incredibly life-affirming and inspiring episode with broadcaster and author Siobhan Daniels. "Approaching retirement and frustrated with her job, Siobhan Daniels made a BIG decision: to start living life on her own terms. Rather than hiding from life’s challenges, she bought a motorhome and drove off to find them." In this episode Siobhan and I chat about what led...

LC is back with the news and this week there's all sorts of beauty industry gossip. What's going on with the founder of Revolution? Is it the end for Revlon? Are the robots coming? And is it right that we might all have the opportunity to smell a bit like Whitney Houston? Listen to find out.........

In this episode I meet the utterly lovely Michael Douglas and we have a thoroughly good chinwag. Our conversation takes us on a brilliant journey through Michael's happy childhood, his love of motorbikes, his near death experience and the good looking guy in his town who inspired his entire career. Michael also talks about his relationship with Davina McCall, life as a celebrity hairdresser, his m...

In this week's Minipod I talk you through my budget skincare edit. These products perform really well and are proof that you don't need to spend lots to get good results from your skincare. Here's what I mention: Garnier anti dark spots and anti pollution super UV 50 plus Altruist face fluid spf50 Altruist cleansing foam 2% salicylic acid Cerave hydrating cleanser Superdrug b melting balm Body sho...

It's Bryony Blake's fortnightly episode and this week we're talking about why Bryony would be brilliant on I'm A Celebrity, being naughty in Liberty, when makeup goes wrong and a fabulous Christmas event that I went to. We do of course also chat through our beauty picks of the fortnight. Enjoy Outspoken Beauties! xx

LC is back with your weekly beauty news update. This week we get quite heated talking about fair working hours, copy cat brands, crying makeup, original ideas and where beauty is headed. In fact this isn't only news...it's a full on beauty debate. Enjoy xx

* This episode is in partnership with Vida Glow* In this episode I meet the amazing Anna Lahey who is the founder of Vida Glow, one of the world's leading ingestible beauty brands. Anna shares the story of how an encounter with marine collagen during a trip to Japan changed her life forever and inspired her to start her own brand. Anna tells me why she believes that ingestible beauty really can ma...

In this week's Minipod I'm going through the contents of my makeup bag. There are some old favourites as well as some great new bits that I'm loving. These are my everyday staples and as promised I'm listing them here for you: BareMinerals - Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream Sculpted By Aimee Beauty Base in Golden Glow BBB London Ultra Slim Brow Definer in Clove Laura Mercier Secret Cam...

In this episode I welcome the brilliant Louise Boyce aka Mama Still Got It. Louise, who is known (amongst many other things) for her hilarious depictions of toddler life on Instagram and TikTok (she's the one who uses the plastic doll hands), is also a model, author and blogger. During the podcast we chat about the ups and downs of Louise's life as a model, how the random gift of a pair of plastic...

Laura's back and we're both recovering from half term as well as the fact that the only beauty news around is about a hairy snail. Therefore this week is a bit more of a totally random chat that encompasses everything from Disney Princesses to bottom wipes to the lipstick effect to why you should never let Father Christmas phone your child. Beauty News is back next week...in the meantime hope this...

In this episode I get to know the brilliant Dawn O'Porter. Dawn has written the most incredible book called Cat Lady (I devoured it in 3 hours) and we have a great chat about the main character and how her life falls apart in the book plus what we can learn from how she mends it. We also talk about our relationships with various pets and our husbands, there's a shocking story about marmite, Dawn e...

In this week's Minipod I talk about the two skincare products that are keeping my hormonal skin in check. I also tell you about an interesting perimenopause test that I'm about to take, explain why I'm recording from an American diner and tell you about some incredible Chanel and Dior fragrances. Enjoy xx

The delightful Bryony Blake is back and this week it's all about our joint love of strong salt and vinegar crisps, why Bryony has been hanging out in haunted houses and how olive oil really can be the answer to everything. We've also got a gorgeous advent calendar recommendation, a fragrance that I can't get enough of and lots more fabulous beauty ideas for you.