Breaking Beauty Podcast

She’s the queen of 60 second reviews, and this week Stephanie Valentine, aka Glamzilla, joins us to talk about the evolution of her decade-plus content creation career, her life-altering weight loss surgery and the products she buys over and over again.

This Week You’ll Learn:

• Why, despite topping every PR list, Glamzilla still buys 80% of her beauty products

• The sleeper-hit makeup primer that you probably haven’t tried

• The one serum she can’t stop buying

• The “de-influencing” trend  - can we still trust content creators? 

• What it feels like to lose 140 pounds after gastric bypass surgery - and the advice she’d give to anyone thinking about a weight loss surgery

• Stay tuned to the end to hear her favorite foundation for every skin type  - and the one overhyped mascara she thinks is a flop

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/

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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It’s our 6th anniversary, it’s *almost* spring and brighter, lusher and more joyous beauty has officially landed. Today, we’re celebrating all of the shiny things with our review of the best in spring skincare, makeup and hair products. Tune in to find out which worth-it beauty buys are getting our discerning stamp of approval. And, can we go an entire episode without mentioning TikTok?! 

What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

• Carlene’s review of the highly anticipated Epres bond-repair treatment, created by one of the original inventors of Olaplex. 

• Jill reveals the project that former Bite Beauty founder Susanne Langmuir is about to debut, including a futuristic foundation available in infinite shades. 

• Bubble cleanser, a skin barrier cream-balm hybrid and milky mist – meet the new-to-North America K-Beauty brand designed by derms, especially for sensitive skin

• Get glowing with us! Our pick of the seasons’ best in soft contour sticks and a cream blush that legit lasts all day 

• Great or gimmick? Jill test drives M.A.C’s new dry shampoo for your lashes!

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/

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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Happy Women’s Day, everyone! This week we’re putting a lens on beauty standards, gaining some much needed perspective and discussing how rising pressures from celebrities, social media and real life biases are shaping our experiences.

Joining us are two fellow beauty journalists from across the pond. Charisse Kenion is the host of BeautyMe podcast. She’s also a beauty and fashion writer, editor and photographer who’s interviewed everyone from Diane Von Furstenberg to Dolce & Gabbana. (Be sure to follow Charisse on TikTok for epic 90s era fashion moments!)

We’re also welcoming Conde Nast Traveller Beauty Director, Anita Bhagwandas. Anita is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and she’s the beauty columnist for The Guardian. Her new book, “Ugly: Giving Us Back Our Beauty Standards” uncovers where beauty standards started, why they've been perpetuated and she unmasks the structures that continue to support them. 

This Week We Discuss:

• Whoopi vs. Joan, Child-free Chelsea and Viola the Brave: The women who are living rent-free in our head at the moment

• Madonna-Gate: Does the limit exist when it comes to celeb plastic surgery or should we all stop judging?

• How artificial intelligence is shaping our views around beauty

• Are “tweakments” warping our authentic sense of selves? 

• Where we are with diversity and body positivity in the beauty biz - how far have we come, really?

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! 

Nutrafol

You can grow thicker, healthier hair and support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code BREAKING to save $15 off your first month’s subscription. This is their best offer anywhere and it is only available to US customers for a limited time. 

Macy’s
Macy’s is committed to creating brighter futures for all now during Women’s History Month and with their continued support of Girls Inc., empowering a new generation of leaders. Visit macys.com/purpose to learn more. 

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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This week we’re getting back to skincare basics to find out how-to moisturize your skin the right way. Joining us is British-born celebrity facialist Georgia Louise. With more than 25 years of experience, Georgia Louise’s “lift and sculpt” facials are a Hollywood hit among in-the-know clients like Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicola Peltz.

Georgia consulted for top brands like L’Oréal and Elemis and is the global skincare expert for La Mer. Plus, she created her own eponymous skincare range. This week the pro drops her favorite moisturizers for the driest and oiliest among us, along with her top tricks for getting the best, glow-getting results from your perfect pot of cream. 

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

• Do you really need to wear moisturizer everyday? How about a separate SPF?

• How much moisturizer you need to be applying – and when

• Which ingredients and keywords to look for on a label

• Her specific moisturizer recommendations to use for your skin type, including oily and acne-prone skin

• Inspired by Georgia’s own skincare routine, how-to give yourself a mini lift-and-sculpt facial massage at home

• What Georgia thinks about TikTok’s latest “skin flooding” trend – do or don’t?

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 making of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

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.

PAIR

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STARFACE

For a limited time, Starface is offering all Breaking Beauty listeners free shipping on your first Micro-Cloud order at Starface.World. Just enter the promo code Beauty at Checkout. Micro-Cloud is only available in the US at Starface.World. 

*Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*

Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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This week we’re dishing about Anastasia Soare’s baller 25th anniversary dinner and kickstarting a hot debate on whether Miley’s mogul move could signal a return to self-tanning. (Did it go anywhere?!)  

Next, we welcome cosmetic chemist and Beauty Stat founder Ron Robinson. Ron has worked with leading beauty brands like Clinique, L’Oréal and Revlon and he’s an advisor to Hailey Bieber’s Rhode skincare line.

Ron explains the magic (and claims!) behind his best-selling Beauty Stat Vitamin C Serum, and we find out what the latest cosmetic regulations recently announced (The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act) really mean. 

Then, stay tuned until the end for answers to the most skin-savvy listener questions plucked straight from our Facebook Chatroom!

What you’ll also discover in this episode:

• Which 3 ingredients are the most scientifically proven to make a significant difference in your skin

• What we need to know about nanoparticles in mineral sunscreens

• Whether menopausal skincare formulas really do anything for hormones

• To a cosmetic chemist with 20 years experience, what does the future of beauty look like?

Friendly reminder that we want to hear from you! It’s our Last call to complete our listener survey. By completing the survey, you’ll be automatically entered to win a prize (more details in the survey link). 

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 making of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

DROPLETTE

Droplette is an award-winning hand-held device that transforms serums into a high-velocity micro-mist that absorbs into the skin. For a limited time, Breaking Beauty listeners can get 50% OFF your Droplette device at Droplette.io and use code BEAUTY.

STARFACE

For a limited time, Starface is offering all Breaking Beauty listeners free shipping on your first Micro-Cloud order at Starface.world. Just enter the promo code BEAUTY at Checkout. Micro-Cloud is only available in the US at starface.world. 

MACY’S

Join Macy’s in celebrating Black History and Black Brilliance by shopping Black-owned brands. And you can help fund scholarships for students at Historically Black Colleges & Universities by donating online, and rounding up in store, for the United Negro College Fund. Learn more at macys.com/purpose. 

*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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The beauty gods know we’re feeling the pinch this year, and they are delivering. In this week’s episode, we’ve got all of the beauty news your pocketbook could use, sharing late-breaking details on the exciting (and surprising!) new brands coming soon to a Target near you. Then, stay tuned as we review the best #DamnGood budget finds in 2023 so far – with nothing more than $28.

This Week You’ll Hear About:

• What we really thought of the infamous “mascara-gate” formula that sent TikTok fans spiraling

• From the makers of the OG cult-favorite micellar water, behold a new gentle AF eye makeup remover for sensitive skin

• Dupe alert! Meet the $10 “grip” primer giving a popular Sephora brand a run for its money

• A $9 copycat guaranteed to give pouts that glassy glow

• The epic cream blush stick that’s a rock-bottom $5! 

• The Ordinary’s new VIP cleanser gets put to the test

• Why pay more? A new hair oil and purple shampoo you’d swear came straight from the salon

• At long last, a brightening eye cream for the deepest undereye circles

Pssst! Have you filled out our Breaking Beauty listener survey yet? Let us know how you think we could make the show even better and you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win a Sephora gift card or official Breaking Beauty swag. We’ll be accepting responses until February 22nd, 2023!

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 making of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

SEED

Start a new healthy habit today. Visit seed.com/BEAUTY and use code BEAUTY to redeem 20% off your first month of Seed's DS-01™ Daily Synbiotic. 

DIME BEAUTY

Clean and luxury skincare, beauty, and wellness products at affordable prices. Head to https://dimebeautyco.com/ and use code BEAUTY at checkout for 20% off your entire order.

STARFACE

Micro-Cloud is only available in the US at starface.world. And for a limited time, Starface is offering all Breaking Beauty listeners free shipping on your first Micro-Cloud order.

Just enter the promo code BEAUTY at checkout.

*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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Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe coined the term “Skin Cycling” – an active-and-recover skincare schedule that’s earned more than 3.5 billion views on TikTok. Today, the NYC-based research scientist is here with your ultimate skin cycling explainer, including lessons in retinal (with an “a!”) and how-to work niacinamide into your routine. Plus, stay tuned as Dr. Bowe pulls back the curtain on buzzy tweakments, the truth about celebrity-touted Em-Face treatments and why “dermatologist tested” isn’t always as legit as it sounds.

In This Episode, You’ll Also Discover: 

• The deets on Dr. Bowe’s own skin cycling-inspired range, Dr. Whitney Bowe Beauty, including how she *really* tests products

• Retinol vs. retinal vs. prescription tretinoin – why “retinal” is the one you’ll see everywhere in 2023

• These work! The at-home budget skincare gadgets Dr. Bowe recommends for puffy under eyes and TMJ

• Her top 3 personal drugstore faves for skin and hair

• Headline hot take: Is your Botox *actually* wearing off faster post Covid-19 vaccines? 

• And, should you really be swearing off UV Gel manicures this year?

Pssst! Have you checked out our listener survey? We need your help to make Breaking Beauty Podcast even bigger and better in 2023. It’s a short questionnaire and respondents are automatically entered for a chance to win a Sephora gift card or Breaking Beauty-branded swag. We’ll be accepting responses until February 22, 2023 and winners will be notified by email by February 23, 2023. 

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! 

Nutrafol

You can grow thicker, healthier hair and support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code BREAKING to save $15 off your first month’s subscription. This is their best offer ANYWHERE and it is only available to US customers for a limited time. 

Starface

For a limited time, Starface is offering all Breaking Beauty listeners free shipping on your first Micro-Cloud order. Just enter the promo code BEAUTY at checkout. Micro-Cloud is only available in the US at starface.world.

Macy’s

This Valentine’s Day, get them a gift they’ll love at macys.com. You can avoid lines & order online or in the Macy’s app for pick up curbside, pick up in your nearest store, or if you're in a real pinch: get it delivered right to your doorstep with same day delivery, powered by Doordash

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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Bravo girlies get ready – today we’re welcoming Vanderpump Rules’ mega-personality Scheana Shay! Just in time for the SZN 10 premiere next week, we’re getting all the tea on Scheana’s wedding look to Brock Davies, dealing with postpartum hair loss, how she dropped the baby weight, taking a Botox hiatus and more “Good As Gold” beauty secrets.

What You’ll Discover In Today’s Episode:

• The *one* thing Scheana can share about Vanderpump Rules season 10
• Which tweakments Scheana relies on to keep Vanderpump-ready (including the best, exact lip filler that she’s ever tried) 
• The body treatment + workout device combo that successfully helped shed the baby weight
• From hairline microblading to “scalp foundation,” what’s worked – and flopped – throughout Scheana’s hair loss journey
• The affordable beauty finds that Scheana stocks up on at Target
• How Scheana feels about some of her early reality show-era red carpet looks now
• Eat like a Bravolebrity! What to order at TomTom, Sur and Schwartz & Sandy's in LA

**Pssst! Tune in to hear us on Scheananigans With Scheana Shay for more fun beauty talk!**

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! 

OUAI

The OUAI to healthy hair starts here. Go to theouai.com and use code BEAUTY15 for 15% off your entire purchase.  

STARFACE

For a limited time, Starface is offering all Breaking Beauty listeners free shipping on your first Micro-Cloud order. Just enter the promo code BEAUTY at checkout. Micro-Cloud is only available in the US at starface.world.

PAIR EYEWEAR

Get glasses that stay as fresh as your unique style with Pair. Go to paireyewear.com/BEAUTY15 for 15% off your first purchase.

*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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By popular demand, this week we’re sounding off on the beauty “innovations,” brands and over-hyped products that – in our humble opinions –  just aren’t it. (Pssst! If you love something that we don’t, it’s nothing personal. Keep doing you, boo!) Hashtag, #notdamngood?

In this episode, you’ll hear about: 

• The celeb-fluencer brand we’re ditching from our topshelf this year 
• Why you won’t catch us talking about MLM’s, ever
• The reason you might want to think twice about buying that viral, “do-gooder” mascara 
• Why we’re not buying into grey hair miracle pills
• Skin tints: marketing or must-have?
• Is a glow-up in store for one of beauty’s most iconic brands?? 

For products we *do* recommend, check out our Haul of Fame and our Amazon Storefronts: USA storefront; Canada Storefront.

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 making of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

STARFACE

For a limited time, Starface is offering all Breaking Beauty listeners free shipping on your first Micro-Cloud order (Micro-Cloud is a pack of 12 hydrocolloid micro dart patches that target irritated, early stage spots while looking cute). Head to starface.world and enter the promo code BEAUTY at checkout.

*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 sitting down with one of our dream-guest makeup artists, Jo Baker! Jo is responsible for the myriad doe eye looks seen on Lucy Boynton, as well as the sexy siren eyes as spied on Olivia Wilde. Today, Jo is opening up her expertly curated makeup bag to reveal the top products – and tricks – she’s using as red carpet szn officially kicks off this month. 

But first, Jo introduces her very own makeup line, Bakeup Beauty, right here on the mic! Created with recording artist Grace Gaustad, Bakeup is blurring the lines between makeup for the metaverse and real life, with boundary-pushing hues, face textiles and adornments designed to help beauty feel joyous again.

What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

• The top 3 items always in Jo’s red carpet kit 
• The makeup artist’s no-fail hack for undereye dark circles
• How-to wear bold eye colors in real life (as seen on Kathryn Hahn!)
• Gel liners vs. kohl liners vs. liquid liners – the 101 on which formula to use, when

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.*

This week’s show partners:

Seed:

Start a new healthy habit today. Visit seed.com/BEAUTY and use code BEAUTY to redeem 20% off your first month of Seed's DS-01™ Daily Synbiotic. 

K18:

Bring your hair into the future with K18 Molecular Repair Hair Mask, available now at Sephora and sephora.com

Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya


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