“I think a lot about what role scent plays for us, and it really always comes back to the idea that scent should be a pleasure. Essentially it’s a product that should bring you joy, it should bring you escape, or should bring you those little moments of levity—because it's not a necessity,” says beauty reporter Bee Shapiro, writer for the New York Times and founder of the fragrance brand Ellis Brooklyn. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, host and mindbodygreen beauty director Alexandra Engler chats with Shapiro on her beauty philosophy, favorite products, and why the fragrance industry has a reputation for being secretive.

Show notes:

-Follow Bee Shapiro

-Read Shapro’s writing

-Learn more about Ellis Brooklyn

-How our brains interpret scent

-Research on scent and our mood

-Read more about topics mentioned in this episode: natural versus synthetic fragrance, scent and mood, clean fragrances, phytoceramides, hyaluronic acid, collagen supplements

-Shop products mentioned in this episode: Ellis Brooklyn Myth Eau De Parfum, Ellis Brooklyn Sun Fruit Eau De Parfum, Ellis Brooklyn Salt Soothing Scented Body Oil, mindbodygreen chocolate beauty & gut collagen+, Thorne ResveraCel 60, Integrative Therapeutics Cortisol Manager, U Beauty The Barrier Bioactive Treatment, Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Hyaluronic Clay-Pore Tightening Facial, Omorovicza Ultramoor Mud Mask, Omorovicza Cushioning Day Cream, Omorovicza Mineral UV Shield SPF

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