Add to Cart with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are coming back, flowers are blooming, our Ku’s birthday is here, and it’s time to celebrate (even more than usual) all the Asian peoples of the world! We’re kicking off APA Heritage Month with some of our favorite products, movies, shows, and books from APA folks.  Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below. Kulap loves the Jasmine Mist from RANAVAT SuChin wrote an intro for My Life Growing up Asian in America, a beautiful book of essays You must watch We Are Lady Parts – it is hilarious and wonderful  SuChin and her friends had a night of cooking meals from Eric Kim’s cookbook Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home Friend of the pod Chriselle Lim has a new perfume out called Phlur - but hurry up because her first line sold out FAST! Everyone must go see Everything Everywhere All At Once! It is Kulap’s FAVORITE MOVIE!!   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we’re talking about game changers and game changers only. Items in the realm of DrTung's Ionic Toothbrush and the elusive Lumi Toilet Brush. Plus, there is no small talk with comedian, actor, and writer Solomon Georgio. No no, we go straight into deep, dark secrets as he tells us not only about his own game changer, but his new podcast, the Juice. Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.    Check out Solomon Georgio’s hot goss podcast, The Juice! Solomon’s game changer is slugging! Kulap has two game changers this week. Her first is playing pickleball and the second is the Splitwise App! SuChin’s game changers are Jenny Patinkin Luxury Vegan Makeup Brush Soap and this UV light sanitizer   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

READ FIRST: There are spoilers in this episode. But also, if you haven’t watched Season 2 of Bridgerton by now…that’s a little bit on you. Ku, Su, and Claire give their hot and bothered takes on the show. We also have gift ideas, gender-neutral clothing, and bra upgrades – normal eppy stuff, but honestly we really just wanted to talk about Kanthony the whole time. Plus, our first Sidebar with SuChin of 2022 with Brightland Founder, Aishwarya Iyer.    Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.  Ku and Su started the episode off revealing their eyeliner stickers from PaintLab Matt McConkey gifted Kulap refillable, reusable, plastic-free, environmentally-friendly, (and much to Su’s delight) FRENCH lipstick from La Bouche Rouge. He got her a leather case and the color Nude Red  SuChin is upping the ante on her newsbook look with Kidōriman pants. She loves the seal of the Geylu Harem pants and the skater look of the Pokku pant Also, did YOU know that bra technology has been upgraded from sock material? Su didn’t until she tried bras from ThirdLove Bridgerton Season 2 is here and we get into it SuChin talks to Aishwarya Iyer from Brightland     Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week Ku and Su are joined by entrepreneur, musician, podcaster and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner Shea Couleé. She gives us all of the beauty products we need to look flawless, plus a hot tip on the best bathtub in Chicago. Speaking of baths – Shea tells us about her two newest products in collab with the Quiet Girl Shoppe – the $100,000 bar and her Slay Butter.    Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.    Check our the moisturizing and nourishing Slay Butter and 100,000 bar from Shea and The Quiet Girl Shoppe  Shea loves the Preserve the Serve Luminous Setting Spray from Patrick Starr’s beauty line One Size Beauty (She also loves the One Size Makeup Remover Wipes) Want to try a new face mask? Check out the Chin Lift Peptide & Niacinamide Sculpting Sheet Mask Shea’s favorite lip gloss is the - Pat McGrath Lust Lip Gloss - Bronze Divinity It will take a while to get this countertop composter, but Shea also loves her Lomi   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Actor, comedian, and writer Ronny Chieng is here to tell Ku and Su about how he’s trying to live his minimalist life – a hard thing to do in America when you’re constantly sent a lot of free things. He gives examples from tiny gifts to tiny swim trunks. Plus, how to fit into the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu scene!   Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.  Ronny’s newest Netflix special is out April 5th! It’s called Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy (watch the trailer here) Ronny's Hóng Baō was still available when we recorded! Act fast! Show off that man thigh with your Chubbies Show off how you fit in with Shoyoroll – although you wont find the Gi’s that Ronny has Ronny loves a small wallet like this Bellroy pouch  This is the zero stain, zero waste deodorant from the two surfer ladies in Honolulu  His hair journey landed him at Layrite hair pomade Ronny’s favorite everyday carry items are  Fisher space pen and Field Notes notepad   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Ku shares her newest picks for a fresh face of makeup – just what we need for springtime – and no part of the routine is left out. Then Ku and Su share a slew of books and movies that remind us why representation, of any kind, matters in media. Whether its seeing people that look like you or reliving a universal experience (like puberty, agh), stories that diversify narratives while unifying the human experience are important to support, and this episode is jam-packed with them!   Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.    Kulap loves Kosas! Not only the chemistry deodorant that she shared recently, but a slew of makeup! This includes: The Revealer Concealer Tinted Face Oil Foundation The blush+highlighter combo revered by Lemonada’s own Jessica Cordova Kramer Bronzer 10 second eyeshadow Weightless lipstick We got a code! For some delicious CANN bubbly waters, use code “ADDTOCART” at drinkunspiked.com for 40% off (40%!!) Ku and Su have a new column in The Strategist, called Auntie Approved – a definite add to cart! Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip Wang wrote The New York Times Best-Seller, Rise: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now, an essential coffee table book Read In a New York Minute by friend and writer Kate Spencer Watch the trailer, and then go see Turning Red, and then tell all your friends! Our listener Lauren won the Revela Revival Serum and the Revela Scalp Massager Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Su and Ku are trying to move their parents into their own places. Ku’s helping her mom get organized with *baskets* while Su keeps spotting her mom pulling pillows out of the garbage. They talk about fashion this week, but it's a wide range. On one end, Kulap is WOWing us with her first Nuuly dress (she looks like a literal queen), and on the other, SuChin is actively searching for “the shoes you give someone working the night shift, please.” It’s dynamic!   Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.    Ku wowed us with her first Nuuly dress: Nuuly Ku found the best deal in town for moving boxes – rent them from U-Haul: Rental Moving Boxes U-Haul Here is the self-defense bat Ku bought her mom  She also bought a portable alarm system for her mom called She’s Birdie These are the baskets Kulap forced onto her mom Su can barely part from her Coop Travel Pillow She’s filling in her parents shoes – literally. She bought old people walking shoes: Hoka Bondi Sr  She also bought Superfeet insoles to protect her feet whenever they aren’t in her moonboots Hokas.   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ku and Su are joined by the hosts of the World of Wonder podcast, Homophilia. You may know one of them from the launch of our SolaWave challenge, as it's none other than very hot and very smart Matt McConkey. He is joined by editor-at-large of Esquire Magazine (and also v hot, v smart) Dave Holmes. Together the four discuss MTV nostalgia, the world of exercise classes, bad water, and fast fashion. Plus, everyone makes a final decision on the SolaWave.   Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.    Dave sets the mood with his tiny bonfire, the FLIKR Matt loves to be the apple of the teacher’s eye in every SoulCycle class Kulap started frothing at the mouth when Dave told her about the at-home boxing + music setup Liteboxer Everyone made their final decisions on the SolaWave Check out Lemonada’s new podcast After 1954 wherever you listen to podcasts   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Racism. Sexism. Sizeism. Hitler memes?!? This week, Hoja, Kiki, and Mohanad break down the reasons why some of our favorite brands need to apologize to us alongside SuChin Pak, journalist and co-host of the podcast Add to Cart. They also get into SuChin’s month of no shopping, the second coming of MTV Cribs, and what’s really inside Gwyneth Paltrow’s home spa. Plus, Hoja demands an apology from her hair, Kiki says sorry to all Target employees, and Mohanad gives his review of the Euphoria finale on this week’s Sorry Not Sorry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Ku is trying new ways to stay productive, the results of which might reveal themselves in this episode. More importantly, she’s back in the world with her people – friends and strangers alike and it feels too good (although it should be noted that Ku did test positive for a mild case of COVID ten days after we recorded this episode). Meanwhile, Su continues to find great makeup and channel her inner Euphoria look.   Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below.    Honey is a great Chrome extension for internet discounts Ku’s nails are press-ons from Olive and June She keeps them looking good with their cactus cuticle serum, too  SuChin found her perfect eyeliner from LA Girl Kulap had an amazing bagel from Courage Bagels in LA   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.