BeautyMe with Charisse Kenion

This week's guest is London-based session stylist and brand founder Danielle Igor, whose work I fell in love with after The Face magazine included her in its online Beauty Directory. While noticing a certain nostalgia about it, I was struck by the freshness of Danielle's work. Danielle began teaching herself to do her own hair at the age of 9 and today she works with the likes of brands such as Apple, Adidas and Charlotte Tilbury as well as musicians such as Cat Burns, Jorja Smith and Shy Girl. For me, Danielle's work is a celebration of black culture, and in this conversation we discuss cultural appropriation and whether it's necessary that all stylists can do all hair. Along the way Danielle shares her first inspirations and her hopes for the future of her brand Igor Hair. I hope you enjoy this one as much as we did! Feel free to get in touch with feedback over in the DMs on Twitter or Instagram @beautymepodcast or email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Don’t forget, you’ll also find some video clips of our chat on Instagram or you can see it on TikTok @charissekenion. Did you know that you can now listen to BeautyMe on Amazon Music? Wherever you listen, I would really love if you could hit that subscribe or like button and don't forge there's also the newsletter, which you can read for free at beautymenotes.substack.com. Links Danielle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielleigor/ Igor Hair: https://igorhair.com 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 another 5-minute review and this week it’s the much-loved Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask. In these short episodes I tell you what the product is, what the brand says about it and break down the packaging, the smell and feel, and give it a mark out of 5 based on whether it matches the claims on the website and how it performed for me. I’d love to know if you’ve tried this product or if there’s another product you want me to do a 5-minute review on. Email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram or X @beautymepodcast. Don’t forget there’s also the newsletter which you can read for free at beautymenotes.substack.com and if you liked this episode do please a review or rating wherever you choose to listen. See you next time. Links: Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask: https://go.shopmy.us/p-2101027 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’s guest is the amazing London-based makeup artist Bea Sweet. Often compared to Queen Pat McGrath, Bea is the creative behind some truly stunning looks for the likes of everyone from singers Jorja Smith and Twigs to British-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes. In this episode Bea looks back on the products that really got her into beauty and blows my mind when she talks about her formal music training as a child. We have an interesting conversation around what Bea classifies as being ‘hot’ and how it differs from being ‘pretty’ and she references some back in the day websites and influences that lean more into the edgy, darker side of beauty. Also, towards the end of the show, Bea is going to share the 4 products that she cannot live without, and they’re really interesting! I hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. Feel free to get in touch with feedback over in the DMs on Twitter or Instagram @beautymepodcast or email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Don’t forget, you’ll also find some video clips of our chat on Instagram or you can see it on TikTok @charissekenion. Did you know that you can now listen to BeautyMe on Amazon Music? Wherever you listen, I would really love if you could hit that subscribe or like button. Links Products mentioned: Barry M Dazzle Dust: https://barrym.com/products/dazzle-dust-rose-gold MAC Cosmetics Ruby Woo: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1979338 Pat McGrath Lip Fetish Astral Lip Balm Amethyst: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1978247 Danessa Myricks Evolution Powder: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1978246 Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Beauty Light Wand in No2 Medium: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1978182 Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb in Fu$$y: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1978183 Bea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beasweetbeauty/ FKA Twigs Ouch Ouch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZfMhK0vjeg FKA Twigs Papi Pacify video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OydK91JjFOw FKA Twigs Honda video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxokAmGVzOs Jorja Smith Try Me video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUn6i9bfdRA 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 a kind of stream of consciousness thing, musing about the 'Latte Makeup' trend. In this short and sweet episode I break down the trend, how the label originated and try to get to the bottom of why the trend kind of irks me! I would love to know what you think - am I reaching or do I have a point? If something else is bugging you, or inspiring you in the world of beauty feel free to get in touch over in the DMs on Twitter or Instagram @beautymepodcast or email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Don’t forget, you can also find me on TikTok @charissekenion. Did you know that you can now listen to BeautyMe on Amazon Music? Wherever you listen, I would really love if you could hit that subscribe or like button. Feel free to leave a 5-star rating over on Spotify, or write a review on Apple Podcasts. Don’t forget there’s also my newsletter beautymenotes.substack.com where I often share imagery from each episode. See you next time! Artwork: Instagram.com/taniellejaimua Links Taneille Jai on Instagram: https://instagram.com/taniellejaimua?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Rachel Rigler's Latte Makeup video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJboQk5Q/ Ehlie Luna's Latte Makeup video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJbovCsb/ Jonet Williamson's Latte Makeup video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJboGPYX/ 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 another 5-minute review although it’s definitely a bit longer today as the product I’m talking about is Glossier’s G Suit Soft Touch Lip Créme. In these short episodes I tell you what the product is, what the brand says about it and break down the packaging, the smell and feel, and give it a mark out of 5 based on whether it matches the claims on the website and how it performed for me. For consistency, when it comes to the ingredients part I will use incidecoder.com, a website specifically created for ingredient advice. I’d love to know if you’ve tried Glossier G Suit or if there’s another product you want me to do a 5-minute review on. Email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram or Twitter @beautymepodcast. Don’t forget there’s also the newsletter which you can read for free at beautymenotes.substack.com and if you liked this episode do please a review or rating wherever you choose to listen. See you next time. Glossier G Suit: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1730624 Fenty Beauty Icon Velvet Liquid Lipstick: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1896853 Romand Blur Fudge Tint: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1896848 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’s guest is the wonderful, award-winning entrepreneur and hair expert Winnie Awa. In 2020, London-based Winnie founded Carra, an online platform powered by data to give people with textured hair the world over the advice and product recommendations they really need. More recently, this June, Winnie launched The Texture Gap, an AI-driven report from Carra Labs that highlights the lack of consideration, innovation and awareness around Type 4C hair, the tightest curl pattern. In this conversation we discuss the intricacies of black hair, why brands need to wake up to the needs of people with textured hair; why some of us are going back to relaxing our hair and our right to choose exactly what we do with our hair. This is a conversation that everyone can learn from; from brand leaders to parents who are considering the styling options for their children so don’t hesitate to share this with anyone who might benefit. I really hope you enjoy this one as much as we did and I’d love for you to take part in the poll over on Spotify if that’s where you’re listening. Feel free to get in touch with feedback over in the DMs on Twitter or Instagram @beautymepodcast or email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Don’t forget, you’ll also find some video clips of our chat on Instagram @beautymepodcast or you can see it on TikTok @charissekenion. Did you know that you can now listen to BeautyMe on Amazon Music? Wherever you listen, I would really love if you could hit that subscribe or like button. Feel free to leave a 5-star rating over on Spotify, or write a review on Apple Podcasts. Don’t forget there’s also my newsletter beautymenotes.substack.com where I often share imagery from each episode. See you next time! Cover photo: Charisse Kenion Links Download The Texture Gap: https://carra.co/texturegap Winnie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winnieawa/ Carra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heycarra/ Read more about The Texture Gap: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/hair/a44254061/texture-gap-type-4-hair-report/ Listen to The Hair Lab: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HbDzUfLcQayqRhxdvOvys?si=b5707555715c494c The Texture Gap in Vogue: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/how-to-grow-afro-hair 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’s guest is London-based Claudia Walder, fashion stylist and founder of Able, a magazine created for disabled people. When Claudia was 23 and working as a stylist she began to experience some health problems that eventually became incredibly debilitating. Six months later she was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In this episode Claudia shares her experiences, how she had essentially had to nurture herself, why she started Able Zine and why she's taking a break. We also discuss the importance of perception and representation and the intricacies of labelling an illness 'invisible'. Feel free to get in touch with feedback over in the DMs on Twitter or Instagram @beautymepodcast or email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com. Don’t forget, you’ll also find some video clips of our chat on Instagram or you can see it on TikTok @charissekenion. Did you know that you can now listen to BeautyMe on Amazon Music? Wherever you listen, I would really love if you could hit that subscribe or like button. Feel free to leave a 5-star rating over on Spotify, or write a review on Apple Podcasts. Don’t forget there’s also my newsletter beautymenotes.substack.com where I often share imagery from each episode. See you next time! Links Claudia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilguerrera/ Able on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ablezine/ https://www.ablezine.com BeautyMe onTwitter: 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 we’re talking about weight, or rather, I’m talking about whether we should ever talk about weight when it’s nothing to do with our own body. Meaning, should we ever talk about someone else’s weight, whether it’s gone up or down, whether that’s 'good' or 'bad'. If at any point during this episode, there’s something you want to say or share, please do find me in the DMs on Twitter or Instagram @beautymepodcast or email me direct beautymepodcast@gmail.com. TW: Before I share my thoughts, I do want to let you know that I will touch upon eating disorders and miscarriage so if either of those subjects feel too heavy right now, please give this episode a miss. I want to point out this is not an episode about health and I also want to point out that this episode will not even get into how race, gender or disability impacts the conversation around weight –but that’s something I definitely want to explore another time so I’d love to hear from you if you want to have a conversation. Please let me know your thoughts; is it time we stopped talking about weight? If you’re listening on Spotify take part in the poll over there and let me know! Or you can email me direct on beautymepodcast@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram or Twitter @beautymepodcast or on TikTok @charissekenion. Did you know that you can now listen to BeautyMe on Amazon Music? Wherever you listen, I would really love if you could hit that subscribe or like button. Feel free to leave a 5-star rating over on Spotify, or write a review on Apple Podcasts. Don’t forget there’s also my newsletter beautymenotes.substack.com where I often share imagery from each episode. See you next time!  Links  Crazy Healthy Cool video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvPdFFp58iA Ka Msendoo video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJCcvYkk/ Jorja Smith for i-D: https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/g5yv74/jorja-smith-alicia-keys-falling-or-flying-interview-cover ‘You Just Need to Lose Weight’ and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Just-Need-Lose-Weight/dp/0807006475/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1687773158&sr=8-1 BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcastBeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.comBeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenionBeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme 

It’s another 5-minute review and this week it’s the cult like Dior Addict Lip Maximizer, also known as a Plumping Gloss that gives an instant volume effect. In these short episodes I tell you what the product is, what the brand says about it and break down the packaging, the smell and feel, and give it a mark out of 5 based on whether it matches the claims on the website and how it performed for me. For consistency, when it comes to the ingredients part I will use incidecoder.com, a website specifically created for ingredient advice. I’d love to know if you’ve tried this product or if there’s another product you want me to do a 5-minute review on. Email me beautymepodcast@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram or Twitter @beautymepodcast with your suggestions. Don’t forget there’s also the newsletter which you can read for free at beautymenotes.substack.com and if you liked this episode do please leave a review or rating wherever you choose to listen. See you next time. Links Dior Addict Lip Maximizer: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1704041 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’s episode is a deep dive into the history of Estée Lauder’s iconic Summer scent; Bronze Goddess. First of all I’m going back to when it first launched to try and break down what makes it such a cult fragrance and I’ll end by sharing my thoughts on the very latest iteration of the fragrance, L’Eau de Lumiere. I’d love to know if you know this fragrance so be sure to head to my DMs over on Instagram or Twitter @beautymepodcast or email me direct at beautymepodcast@gmail.com. I’d also love to know what your signature Summer scent is, so please take a second and let me know via the question I’ve posted over on the Spotify page. While you’re there be sure to hit follow, and if you’re listening elsewhere on Apple or Amazon, make sure you subscribe so you never miss another episode! Finally, if you want even more when it comes to imagery check out my tiktok @charissekenion and sign up to my newsletter. You’ll find it at beautymenotes.substack.com and it’s free to subscribe. See you next time. Artwork photography by me. Links Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Eau de Parfum: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1639349 Now Smell This: https://nstperfume.com/2007/03/21/estee-lauder-azuree-soleil-eau-fraiche-skinscent-fragrance-review/ Elemis Frangipani Monoi Body Oil: https://go.shopmy.us/p-1666868 Choosing your Summer Scent with Rachael: https://open.spotify.com/episode/16kR8oxlhXSVLvGtV8JNG8?si=249e491032e94aff Alfred Morillas Fragrantica listing: https://www.fragrantica.com/noses/Alberto_Morillas.html BeautyMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymepodcastBeautyMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautymepodcast/BeautyMe newsletter: https://beautymenotes.substack.comBeautyMe on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@charissekenionBeautyMe on ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/beautyme