BeautyMe with Charisse Kenion

In this episode I’m looking at the Mob Wife Aesthetic, what it is, why it started and why at times it kind of looks like classism because some of the comments on the trend are a little too dismissive. As well as giving my take on the reaction to the trend, I reached out to former guest, Brooklyn-born, New York-based makeup artist Isabel Rosado. She is someone who isn’t just a fan of iconic Mob Wives or girlfriends such as Adriana La Cerva, a key character from The Sopranos – Isabel has worn the look in various iterations since her teen years. I also check in with my London born and bred friend Keisha Rachele who shares her love for the aesthetic and links it to her own style memories of growing up in Notting Hill. I'd love to know your thoughts, especially if you're from the UK and have also noticed some similarities! DM me at @beautymepodcast on X or Instagram and be sure to check my videos on the trend over on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion If you enjoyed this episode do please leave a review and be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you listen so you never miss an episode! Links Isabel Rosado on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabelyrosado Rachel Karten’s Link in Bio newsletter: https://www.milkkarten.net/p/is-hbo-behind-mob-wife-aesthetic Kayla Trivieri's Mob Wife video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeraNmgQ/ BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy

Welcome to The Week in Beauty, a series that curates the latest beauty news. Today’s subjects are the sale of formerly popular brand Uoma Beauty, two new campaigns from Kim Kardashian brands Skkn by Kim and Skims and Pharrell Willams bringing a 2000s male model out of retirement for the Louis Vuitton FW menswear show. Be sure to let me know if you enjoy this kind of beauty news-based episode and please let me know if there’s a specific story or moment you want me to cover. You can DM me @beautymepodcast on Instagram or X or email beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Also, don’t forget to follow the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen, and if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review, it only takes a second but really helps the show be discovered! Links Private Equity Firm Acquires Uoma Beauty’s Assets: https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/uoma-beauty-new-owners/ Nadia Lee Cohen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadialeecohen/ My video on 2000s model Will Lemay: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMqbRfX/ BeautyMe on X: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy

Today I wanted to get into the recently banned advert for Calvin Klein featuring singer FKA Twigs. The brand has been hitting us from all angles with multiple campaigns for Spring ‘24 starring The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White in his boxer briefs and we’ve also seen Kendall Jenner in this campaign. In this episode I examine the controversial history of Calvin Klein ads before discussing why the Advertising Standards Agency here in the UK decided to ban the image of FKA Twigs. I call upon writer Ata-Owaji Victor to share her thoughts on the isms of it all, including racism, sexism and colourism. I’d love to know what do you think about the ad? What do you think about it being banned? Is it a big deal? Do you feel sorry for FKA Twigs? I’ll be sure to post a questionnaire for anyone listening on Spotify, but if you’re listening elsewhere feel free to tag me when you’re listening and share your thoughts, or DM me on Instagram or X @beautymepodcast. Don’t forget to hit subscribe or follow wherever you’re listening so you never miss another episode, and if you don’t already know, look out for my new series The Week in Beauty. See you next time and thanks for listening. Links ‘Double standards’: FKA Twigs defends banned semi-nude Calvin Klein advert: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/11/fka-twigs-defends-banned-semi-nude-calvin-klein-advert The most controversial Calvin Klein Ads: https://www.complex.com/style/a/karizza-sanchez/controversial-calvin-klein-ads Ata-Owaji Victor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ataowaji/ Ata-Owaji Victor on the BeautyMe Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/407KbLX8bv1P9XjpYY8O5h?si=4e9c5221b51a4e68 My video on FKA Twigs banned Calvin Klein ad: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1-VwkNIvhd/?igsh=MWc2eGdndjFxbXJ6NQ== BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy    

Welcome to The Week in Beauty, a brand new series that curates the latest beauty news. Each week I'll dig a little deeper into the news and share the headlines with you. This week's subjects: severe beauty at the Golden Globes, Diana Ross for Saint Laurent, Gen Alpha and their love for Sephora, and I’m also going to share some beauty trend predictions from the insights team at SEEN Group. I’d love to know if you enjoy this kind of beauty news-based episode so please do DM me @beautymepodcast on Instagram or X or email beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Also, don’t forget to get involved in the poll on the show’s Spotify page! Thanks so much for listening and I’ll see you next time. Links Natasha Lyonne's 'Severe Beauty' at the Golden Globes: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion James Welsh: Sephora 10 Year Olds and Drunk Elephant need to be stopped!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd4QL-DCAeA @Amyyy.xo_ Gen Alpha video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe68aFQy/ Sign up to the Seen Works newsletter at https://www.seengroup.com/beyond/ BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy

It’s the first episode of a brand new year, and in this episode I’m talking about the Ins and Outs lists that we’ve been seeing all over social media. As well as sharing my own list, which includes beauty, social media etiquette and gatekeeping – I want to bring it back! – I share some ins and outs from other fashion and beauty names, including former guest Mandy Lee, the fashion writer and analyst who’s also known as @oldloserinbrooklyn. I also share some comments from Kirbie Johnson, co-host of the Gloss Angeles podcast. Of course, I also want to know your ins and outs – or, tell me if you’re over these lists already! DM me @beautymepodcast on Instagram or X and let me know. For me the lists are a bit of fun but can also be useful in the sense that it doesn’t hurt to think about our habits from time to time, and see if we might want to change something. If you're listening on Spotify be sure to add your ins and outs in the poll on the show page! Above all else, I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, it would be great if you could review, share and subscribe. See you next time! Links Mandy Lee on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oldloserinbrooklyn Mandy Lee on BeautyMe: https://open.spotify.com/episode/29eeBCWaJerlIGouPSqNbm si=ba60f289c60e4580 QiQi Fitness on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@qiqihill Ep. 206: PSA: Someone else’s weight is none of your business: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QRAbH4TA0pxmhliBUh8OF?si=4f1a0e54d51d48e9 Kirbie Johnson on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kirbiejohnson Gloss Angeles Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CFC8JHiB0l84C0MPntZKG?si=856fea37a4f24761 Lizzy Hadfield on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LizzyHadfield Ep. 2 of How to be Fashionable and Beautiful with Chani and Charisse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p11pyf67lOY Special episode on facialist Katie England: https://open.spotify.com/episode/63vsKWdvGMs7fVwxyZd6M3?si=61c95d713b6f432a Tanem on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@musthavesxt BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme 

It’s the final episode of 2023 and because it's been quite a year, I'm ending on the concept of selfcare. In this episode I'm sharing my thoughts on several body creams, lotions and exfoliants that are all aimed at caring for your skin in the colder months. I’d love to know if you’ve tried any of the products I mention before and I’d really love to know the products that you consider to be your essentials when it comes to hydrating your winter skin. Let me know in the DMs over on @beautymepodcast on Instagram or X and feel free to get in touch over on my TikTok @charissekenion. As mentioned this is the last episode of 2023 so I want to thank you for every single time you’ve hit play on an episode of the Beautyme Podcast. See you next year. Products mentioned: Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream All-Over Miracle Oil: https://go.shopmy.us/p-3029842 Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Pink Dream Body Cream: https://go.shopmy.us/p-3029844 Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Body Lotion: https://go.shopmy.us/p-3029847 Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Moisturising Body Oil: https://go.shopmy.us/p-3029850 Indeed Labs 10balm Body Lotion: https://www.mankind.co.uk/indeed-labs-10-balm-body-lotion-180ml/12540154.html Ole Henriksen Beam Cream Smoothing Body Moisturiser: https://go.shopmy.us/p-3029854 Oskia London SPF Vitamin Body Milk: https://go.shopmy.us/p-3029856 Oskia London Renaissance Body Scrub: https://go.shopmy.us/p-3029859 Johnsons Baby Lotion: https://www.johnsonsbaby.co.uk/johnsons-baby-lotion Rituals Hamman Body Scrub Bar: https://www.rituals.com/en-gb/the-ritual-of-hammam-body-scrub-bar-1115503.html Links mentioned: Ep. 214: 5-minute review of Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream All Over Miracle Oil: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1W7H5x9XfPt84kHxmwgdVc?si=2024ccff60514c44 Ep. 135: The products I use for Glowing Skin all year round: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gYaNwdsNQLwhj3lU2uDRe?si=2e559aa4f49e403b How to be Fashionable and Beautiful with Chani and Charisse: https://youtu.be/kquezlKW3GU?si=DBhtmVrPCCxAj5MC BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme   

This week I'm talking about the beauty I’ve discovered in several of the shows I’ve been watching lately. You'll hear my thoughts on two Apple TV+ shows; The Supermodels, a 4-part docuseries on the quintessential ‘90s supermodels, and The Buccaneers, an 8-part story about young American women taking over London in the 1870s. I’m also talking about The Other Black Girl, American Horror Story Delicate and finally the Bethann Hardison documentary Invisible Beauty. Where possible I’ll give each show a rating out of 5. Please let me know if you’ve watched any of the shows I mention this episode! You can DM me @beautymepodcast on X or Instagram and I’ll also post a poll for my Spotify listeners. Also, I’ll be asking you what you can recommend for me so I can share with other listeners. In the meantime, if you enjoyed this episode, I’d love if you could rate it or write a review and definitely, absolutely share it with anyone who needs something new to watch! Thank you as always for listening. I’ll see you next time. Check out my TikTok on the Apple TV+ The Supermodels series: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe8uMYvC/ The Supermodels on Apple TV+ trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G59GvtrbFtQ The Buccaneers on Apple TV+ trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaDFty5ipEg&t=16s The Other Black Girl trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cVmQtxCHfU&t=27s American Horror Story: Delicate trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaVatUKWJ04 Invisible Beauty trailer: https://www.bethannhardison.com/projects/tv-film BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme

Today’s episode is all about the complexity of hair, from two very different angles. The first segment of the show is going to be a conversation with Theatre Peckham CEO and Artistic Director Suzann McLean about her new all-black cast production of the classic European fairytale Rapunzel – a story about a young girl trapped in a tower in the woods with her only means of possible escape being her extremely long hair. The second segment sees me with my friend and collaborator Winnie Awa of The Hair Lab podcast discussing how our first event, HAIR TALKS went. Thanks as always for listening – it means the world, and if you enjoyed do please rate the show on Spotify and review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere else you like to listen. Also be sure to check out my tiktok @charissekenion and sign up for my newsletter for free at beautymenotes.substack.com. See you next time. Information and tickets for Rapunzel at Theatre Peckham: https://www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/show/rapunzel/ BeautyMe on X: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme 

It’s been about a year since my friend and former guest Winnie Awa, founder of Carra, an AI-led personalised hair advice platform, said that we really wanted to start a series of events. Back then I always knew it would be called Hair Talks – because, well, our hair literally talks – and I think as women of colour in particular, how we style or dress our hair speaks volumes but is not always interpreted correctly. I'm so excited to say that our very first event is happening this Monday and that, moving forward, you can expect HAIR TALKS to be an ongoing series of conversations around the complexity of textured hair. So, in this short episode I'm sharing a little bit more about why it started, and where we see it going. There's still time to book yourself a free ticket if you live in London - and grab a gorgeous goodie bag featuring goodies from Camille Rose, Pacifica, Liha Beauty and more! Click the link to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hair-talks-tickets-753070994617?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Winnie and I want Hair Talks to feel like your event – it only works if you show up and share. If you can’t make it on the night, feel free to reach out to me on social media @beautymepodcast on Instagram and X formerly known as Twitter, and for the Spotify listeners I’ll create a poll for you to get involved with. That’s all for this week. Thank you so much for listening during these uncertain times; your support means the world. If you enjoyed this episode, a review or rating wherever you listen would be amazing. I’ll see you next time. BeautyMe on X: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme 

This week’s guest is the wonderful, inspiring and insightful Cyndia Harvey, a London-based hair artist who has been recognised for her contribution to fashion by The British Fashion Council and was labelled as a Beauty Game-Changer by Vogue Business in their inaugural ‘100 Future Innovators’ list. In this episode, Cyndia looks back fondly at how her Jamaican upbringing instilled in her an ingenuity that has always fed her creativity and she also shares on her love for Vipassana Meditation and explains why she feels apprehensive about labelling something as beautiful. I’d love to know if Cyndia's words have the same impact on you as they had on me. You can let me know over in the DMs on Instagram or X formerly known as Twitter @beautymepodcast or you can email your thoughts to beautymepodcast@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode it would be amazing if you could leave a review or a rating wherever you like to listen as it really helps other potential listeners find the show! Don’t forget there’s also a free to subscribe newsletter at beautymenotes.substack.com and you can find some visuals to go with our chat over on my tiktok @charissekenion. Thank you for choosing to listen. Links This Hair of Mine video : https://vimeo.com/215919896 Cyndia's brand This Hair of Mine: https://thishairofmine.world/products/scalp-serum Cyndia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyndiaharvey BeautyMe on X: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcast BeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/ BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.com BeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenion BeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme