Breaking Beauty Podcast

Carlene has been relaxing on the dock, while Jill has been galavanting from press event to patio hangs, testing the season’s sunscreens, skin saviors and longwear makeup along the way! In this speedy product review episode, you’ll learn about the essence-meets-sunscreen formula Jill is obsessed with now, along with the glowy mineral SPF that’s currently topping Carlene’s top shelf. Plus, stay tuned until the end to find out which viral sensation lip oil left your two favorite beauty critics divided.   You’ll hear about:    How deodorant-style sunscreen “sticks” are proving themselves to be life-savers – and why some people are still using them all wrong High vs Low: Jill and Carlene face off in a skincare serum price point showdown (and maybe a little role reversal?) The limited edition Chanel accessory (you’re definitely going to want to catch ‘em before they’re gone!)  Finally, creamy eyeshadow sticks that seriously don’t budge or crease in the summer heat Lessons in Fitzpatrick “phototypes” - what the dermatologist-created skin classification system means, and which brands are finally catering to all skin tone needs – for real   Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.    For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/   PROMO CODES: When you support our show partners, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!    MEDIHEAL Shop Mediheal’s official Amazon US store and get 35% off ten packs. Just enter coupon code BREAKING35 at checkout. Plus, follow @medihealus on TikTok and like their giveaway post to enter a 30-mask giveaway valued at $70. Three lucky winners will be selected.    NUTRAFOL You can grow thicker, healthier hair and support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering promo code BREAKING to save $10 off your first month’s subscription –this offer is only available to US customers for a limited time.   MACY’S Macy’s Friends & Family sale is happening from Tuesday, June 6 to Monday, June 12. Check out macys.com and save with promo code: Friend. Some exclusions apply, see macys.com for details.   *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*   Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
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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: Graphic details are discussed.)   Tune in to hear about: Brooklinn’s encounter with a perfect stranger that eerily foreshadowed her life-altering incident Details on Brooklinn’s multiple, awe-inspiring reconstructive surgeries, and the one surgeon who gave her hope How Brooklinn remained positive through it all, even through online death threats The reason Dance Moms Alum Chloé Lukasiak supported Brooklinn through the entire ordeal What Brooklinn is manifesting next!    Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.    For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/   *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*   PROMO CODES:  When you support our sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!    Ilia Try the award-winning Ilia Beauty Super Serum Skin Tint for yourself! Visit ILIAbeauty.com and use BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout for 15% off your first purchase.   Ouai  Get on your OUAI to healthier hair one day at a time with shampoos and conditioners that are just your type. Go to TheOuai.com and use code BEAUTY15 for 15% off your entire purchase.    Starface Shop the entire Starface collection at Starface.World. For a limited time, all Breaking Beauty listeners are getting 15% off their first purchase when you enter the code BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout.    Hello Fresh Go to HelloFresh.com/breakingbeauty16 and use code breakingbeauty16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping!   Smartwear To learn more about TELUS and its line of SmartWear Security personal safety devices, visit www.telus.com/SmartWear  Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
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The hosts discuss their recent travels and the influence of Tarte brand on other brands' launch parties. They introduce Dyson's latest hair innovation, the Air Strait. They talk about Revlon's emergence from bankruptcy and missed opportunities on TikTok. They discuss personalized gifts, skincare issues, panic attacks, anxiety, and taking Lexapro. They explore mental health, anti-depressants, experiences with dating apps, and innovative lobe lifters.

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 swearing by all bare-leg season long A creamy, cleanser-exfoliator-mask hybrid that will have sensitive types squeezing for more An esthetician-developed, non-drying acne serum that *actually* diminishes pesky zits A clever hair tie – developed by a pro stylist – that stands the ponytail test of thiccccc hair girlies  Our new summer fragrance that we’re dubbing, “vacation-in-a-bottle” (Pssst: Listeners get 20% off their entire order at Vacation.inc with code: BEAUTY.)    Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.    For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/ PROMO CODES: When you support our show partners, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!    SKIMS Believe the hype - this collection has over 90,000 five star reviews for a reason. SKIMS Fits Everybody and more best-selling essentials are available now at SKIMS.com. Plus, get free shipping on orders over $75 - all at SKIMS.com.   ILIA Visit ILIAbeauty.com and use BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. MACY’S Macy’s Ultimate Shopping Event is going on now through Sunday, May 21. Get an extra 10-25% off. Check out macys.com and use promo code SUMMER to save. Some exclusions apply, see macys.com for details.     MediHeal Visit Mediheal's official Amazon store to save 35% on select sheet mask 10-packs. Enter code BREAKING35 at checkout. Enter Mediheal’s TikTok giveaway @medihealus to win their thirty mask giveaway valued at $70. *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*   Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
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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 3-D lips, a “strobe light” foundation effect, snatched ’n’ natch eyebrows and so much more….   Tune in to learn:   The surprising luxury, masstige and drugstore beauty products used on Sofia Richie’s wedding day The exact steps for re-creating Elizabeth Olsen’s 90s inspired, multi-dimensional brick lips at the Oscars Pati’s top tips for a walking-strobe light foundation application (as seen on Margot Robbie) – and why one shade is never enough The trick to mastering Pati’s matte-and-glow priming technique Buh-bye palettes! Why eyeliner is the new eyeshadow The makeup guru’s latest secret for achieving a lash extension effect at home   Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.    For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/   PROMO CODES: When you support our sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!    Vacation   “VACATION” by Vacation® is the award-winning scent of Vacation® Brand Sunscreen. Listeners of the podcast get 20% off their entire order with code: BEAUTY at Vacation.inc.   Nutrafol You can grow thicker, healthier hair and support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code BREAKING to save $10 off your first month’s subscription. This offer is only available to US customers for a limited time. Plus FREE shipping on every order.    Macy’s Macy’s makes it so easy to tailor your gift hunt to the Mom figure in your life with their Gift Finder. Head on over to macys.com/giftfinder to make this Mother’s Day a memorable one. *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*   Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
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Royal-approved facialist Sarah Chapman shares her skincare tips for achieving a glowing complexion for big events. She discusses massage techniques, the next-gen spa device she recommends, and the exact sunscreen Meghan Markle used on her wedding day. Chapman also reveals the calming effects of tapping, tips for dealing with sudden spots, and the non-invasive M face treatment that improves skin quality.

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 (picture a computer mouse!) has made the leap from medical prototype to topshelf must-have. The real jawdropper? It’s designed to deliver skincare into, not just onto, your skin, and it claims to help skincare ingredients penetrate 20x deeper than slather-on creams.    What you’ll discover in this episode:   How the company’s co-founders went from pediatric and Covid research to the world of skincare, starting in their kitchens How the NASA-backed device works, with tips on working it into your existing routine How the ground-breaking, micro-infusing technology could be used to help revolutionize medical therapeutics in future How Droplette differs from microneedling’s delivery approach, and why the device can even be used in conjunction with “micro-coring”  The cleanser and sunscreen brands these women in STEM trust to round out their own routines Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.    For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/   PROMO CODES: When you support our show partners, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!    Droplette Droplette takes powerful skincare ingredients, turns them into a fast moving micro-mist and painlessly delivers them into your skin without needles, pain or downtime. For a limited time, listeners can get 20% OFF your Droplette device at droplette.io and use code BEAUTY.    *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*   Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
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Hailey Bieber, skincare founder, and Rhode CEO Melanie Bender chat about paring down in beauty, new products they're working on, Hailey's skincare routine, her Coachella nail vibe, and her secrets to self-care. They also discuss Hailey's beauty hack from her mom, her changing approach to beauty, and her fashion aesthetic.

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 fascinating details on her creative process.   Tune in to hear about:    How-to find your your best foundation shade  Violette’s signature “Zone & Tap” technique for applying foundation the French, “au naturale” way  The reason you’re going to want to try lip balm on your cheeks this summer Why purple is Violette’s colour mood of the season (and why you’ll love it, too!) What she really thinks about makeup “dupes” Plus, personal details like Violette’s nickname, the one time she saw a ghost and the last time she cried   Pssst! Tune into our Tiktok to find out what was in Violette’s makeup bag during our interview!!   Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.    For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/   PROMO CODES: When you support our show sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!    DROPLETTE For a limited time, listeners can get 50% OFF your Droplette device at droplette.io and use code Beauty. OUAI The OUAI to healthy hair this season—and beyond—starts here. Go to theouai.com and use code BEAUTY15 for 15% off your entire purchase. NUTRAFOL You can grow thicker, healthier hair and support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code BREAKING to save $10 off your first month’s subscription. Plus FREE shipping on every order. This offer is only available in the US for a limited time.    TLC’S DR. PIMPLE POPPER Watch an All New Season of Dr. Pimple Popper, Wednesdays at 9pm, 8pm central on TLC. Set your DVR.    *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*   Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
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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 three times A low-key hit niacinamide treatment product from Paula’s Choice that deserves some of the spotlight, too  Carlene’s latest daily makeup palette inspired by… Alix Earle?? A seriously underrated brow product that costs only $8! Carlene’s new fave, makeup-locking setting spray that works better than any primer she’s ever tried Plus! The eczema-helping wins helping to soothe Carlene’s family’s sore spots   Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.    For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/   Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!  Pair Eyewear Bring more color into your world this spring with Pair Eyewear.  Go to paireyewear.com/BEAUTY15 for 15% off your first purchase.    Macy’s  Macy’s Great Shoe Sale is here just in time for spring!  From April 4 to April 16, get 40% off when you buy two or more pairs of shoes or 30% off one pair. Check out macys.com/shoes. Some exclusions apply, see macys.com for details.   TLC Dr Pimple Popper Watch an all new season of Dr. Pimple Popper, Wednesdays at 9pm, 8pm Central on TLC. Set your DVR.    *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*   Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
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