Breaking Beauty Podcast

Today, we welcome Uoma Beauty founder Sharon Chuter, whose Pull Up For Change initiative made headlines when it launched in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests earlier this year. The Nigerian-born activist fills us in on how the powerful social media movement that challenges companies to reveal their diversity reports or stop with the performative posts, is still making major headway today. (Plus, you’ll find out which beauty brand surprised Sharon by continuing to pull up.)

But first, you’ll hear the burning backstory behind Uoma Beauty, including the moments in Sharon’s career working at illustrious beauty conglomerates that compelled her to develop the first “Afropolitan” beauty brand in the biz. Find out why Uoma’s 51 shades of the award-winning foundation go beyond a dazzling array of hues, offering up not one but six formulas that cater to every type on the Fitzpatrick scale, from very pale to deepest dark. Finally, we’ll catch you up on the important cause, #EndSARS, that Sharon is advocating for today, along with her sage advice for tapping into what we’re calling “Big Sharon Energy.”

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PROMO CODES

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Hum Nutrition
Help bring skin, body, hormones and mood into balance by taking the quiz at HUMNutrition.com to get individualized product recommendations from their team of registered dieticians. Use code BEAUTY to get 15% off your first order of $29+.

Got Milk
Learn more about milk’s nutrients at www.whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, what can’t milk do?

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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Who’s up for a little re-decorating while we’re spending so much time at home? The perfect duo to help us out are Brooklyn-based curation queens Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo of A Thing or Two. You may remember them from the wildly popular (and sadly shuttered) e-commerce platform “Of a Kind,” where their knack for identifying the next big things in shopping and design landed them a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, while Fashionista dubbed them the “Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now.” 

In today’s episode, Claire and Erica dish on every single thing you could want to create your dream beauty space, from the perfect double-duty vanity desk, to the best makeup organizers, to the ‘it’ wall colours, dry flower advice, shower curtains and more! (Guys, we even got excited about trash cans?! ) If you haven’t already, sign up for Claire and Erica’s “10 Things” newsletter, where they expand their enthusiasm for new discoveries across even more lifestyle topics. You won’t wanna shop for your home without their two cents!

Btw - podswap alert! We will be featured on Erica and Claire’s show, A Thing or Two, this week, where we’re discussing the biggest beauty industry trends in 2020.

For any products mentioned in this episode, check out our blog, where we’ve linked them all for you! www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

PROMO CODES:

Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

Aurate
Aurate is fine jewelry, founded by women for women. For 15% off your first Aurate purchase, go to AurateNewYork.com/breakingbeauty and use promo code BREAKINGBEAUTY. 

Sakara

Sakara is a wellness company that delivers organic, plant-rich meals and functional products to doorsteps nationwide. Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com/beauty or enter code BEAUTY at checkout. 

Hum Nutrition

HUM creates vitamins for skin, body and mood, and they have a special offer just for our listeners: go to HUMNutrition.com and use code ​BEAUTY​ for 15% off your first order of $29 or more.

Got Milk

Learn more about milk’s nutrients at whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, What can’t milk do?

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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Does our Breaking Beauty #Fam love a deal or what? We’ve gone deep in the drugstore aisles this season to round up the latest cheap thrills and get this: every #damngood product we recommend is under $15!! Starting with two contenders to treat maskne and irritation, you’ll hear about a new K-Beauty pimple patch that can be worn beneath your makeup, along with a hydrogel face mask that’s designed to be worn under PPE. Is it a gimmick or a great? Jill asks her friend Betthany – who’s an actual ER nurse – to put it to the test! 

Plus, has Carlene found dupes for Sol De Janeiro’s Fragrance-Free Body Cream and Rare Beauty’s Soft Pinch Liquid Blush? You betcha. She also discovers an undereye concealer that you might decide to trade in your eye cream for. Another great tubing mascara that costs less than your Starbucks order, Glossier’s new enviro-friendly soap bar (with a campaign that’s giving us all the feels) and the one Instagram-worthy hand sanitizer – you’re not going to want to miss this money-saving, skin-craving, dope ass episode!

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, 

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Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

Hum Nutrition

Help bring skin, body, hormones and mood into balance by taking the quiz at HUMNutrition.com to get individualized product recommendations from their team of registered dieticians. Use code BEAUTY to get 15% off your first order of $29+.

Purple

Experience “The Purple Grid” and you’ll sleep like never before! Go to Purple.com/beauty10, and use promo code beauty10 for a limited time offer of 10% off any order of $200 or more.

Got Milk
Learn more about milk’s nutrients at www.whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, what can’t milk do? 

*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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German skincare founder Dr. Barbara Sturm has earned a cult celebrity following that includes Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber and Bella Hadid.  On the cusp of her newest outpost touching down in West Hollywood very soon –  you’re about to find out why the brand’s spa facials and Molecular Cosmetics line have become coveted around the world for delivering the famous #sturmglow.

Turns out, this doctor-backed line of luxury skincare isn’t your typical dermatological range. Dr. Sturm is rather a medical aesthetics doctor by trade, a trained orthopedist who once worked on the team who treated Kobe Bryant using PRP (plasma-rich platelet) therapy – the very injectable that inspired her to pioneer the “Vampire Facial”.

We ask Dr. Sturm about the bespoke, $1,400 MC1 “Blood” Cream she invented for her elite clientele that uses proteins from your own blood to promote your skin’s ability to heal itself. Then, stay tuned as she explains the ethos behind her eponymous retail range – premium formulas that shun chemical exfoliation. And just why is the Hyaluronic Serum $300 when The Ordinary’s HA costs only $6? Breaking Beauty fans wanna know!

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

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Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!

Boll and Branch
Breaking Beauty listeners can get $50 off any sheet set at www.BOLLANDBRANCH.com with PROMO CODE BEAUTY. Restrictions may apply. See www.BOLLANDBRANCH.com for details. 

Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Learn more about milk’s 15 essential nutrients at whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, what can’t milk do? 

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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In today’s episode, Jill sits down – pre-Covid times – with the restorative tattoo artist who’s about to become Los Angeles’ next big brow guru. It’s Shaughnessy Otsuji, co-founder of Studio Sashiko in Vancouver, who’s bringing her coveted “fluffy brows” to a new location in La-La Land next. Shaughnessy’s hyper-realistic approach to natural, microbladed brows has earned a celebrity clientele that includes Bachelorette stars Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jillian Harris – the pro even has her own Instagram filter! 

But what really sets Shaughnessy’s work apart is her 3-D, fine art tattoo renderings that far surpass the mighty microblade. Camouflaging scars, disguising stretch marks, even restoring nipples for breast cancer survivors – Shaughnessy and her team’s skills are seriously changing people’s lives. If you’ve ever dreamed of getting back to the brows you once had when you were twelve, tune in as she fills us in on the difference between microblading, brow lacquer, brow lamination and who is the best candidate for each. And, you won’t wanna miss where this trailblazer is taking restorative tattooing next – it’s truly, where no microblader has gone before.

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, our private Facebook group

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Sponsors
When you support our sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast. 

Rory

Rory is a digital health clinic just for women that can help treat all of your skin concerns. Go to hellorory.com/beauty for a FREE consultation and to get your first, personalized treatment for $5. 

Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Learn more about milk’s 15 essential nutrients at whatcantmilkdo.ca because really, what can’t milk do? 

*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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We’re back with a fresh AF #damngoods episode! First up, there’s so.much.makeup news this season… We review the hotly-anticipated Rare Beauty collection by Selena Gomez, answering the question on everyone’s minds: does the foundation boasting 48 shades hold its own, or is it merely a Fenty-wannabe? Next, we weigh in on highlights from the brand new Byredo Makeup collection, a fire collab between the design-y fragrance house and badass makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench.

We also introduce you to a hurricane-proof tubing mascara, a consciously-crafted tinted moisturizer ideal for last minute Zoom meetings, and a deeply pigmented tinted balm designed to give you that coveted, Snow White-meets-the-witch lip and cheek stain vibe. A Black-owned lipstick brand that’s partnered with Michelle Obama to get you to vote, the perf transitional cleanser that promises not to dry you out, and first impressions of the latest skincare gadget to get on your Black Friday wish list early – consider this your ultimate Quart-What? fall beauty haul.

Want even more of our spot-on product recommendations? Be sure to check out our chat with fellow #podfam, Everything is Fine podcast, hosted by Tally Abecassis and Kim France, where we’re serving some of our fave new cheapie but goodie beauty finds! 

As always, we’ll list any products mentioned in this episode on our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, 

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Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

RORY
Rory connects you with a healthcare professional online to see if prescription skincare is right for you. It’s free to chat with the doctor, and your first order is just $5! Go to hellorory.com/BEAUTY to try out Nightly Defense for just $5. *Eligibility requirements and additional terms apply.

Native

Switch to Native today by going to nativedeo.com/beauty20 or use promo code beauty20 at checkout, and get 20% your first order.

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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Huda Kattan, Dubai-based founder and CEO of Huda Beauty, has been named one of the “Richest  Self-Made Women” in the world. The Iraqi-American makeup artist was an O.G. in the YouTuber space, and she’s still one of the most followed personalities on Instagram, with a whopping 47 million fans following her every move. Today, Huda shares the origin story behind the brand, starting with the Kardashian-adored false eyelashes that were an instant hit at Sephora, along with emotional insights on the sacrifices made along the way.

We find out why Huda is calling Wishful Skincare’s latest launch, the Get Even Rose Oil, her “Magic Oil.”  You’ll also discover her #1 drugstore foundation, the $$$ skincare item that she claims is completely worth the $500 price tag, along with the self-care practice she’s adapted during quarantine that involves “future energy...”

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, 

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For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

*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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Frizz, dryness, flatness –  here to help with  solutions, we’re sitting down with Herbal Essences Celebrity Hairstylist Bridget Brager. Bridget is a Los Angeles-based hairstylist who works with the glistening manes belonging to stars like Priyanka Chopra, Constance Wu and Millie Bobbie Brown.  We get all the tips on how to avoid breakage, a hack for making hair look thicker, driving moisture into your strands and whether or not those silk pillow cases are greats or gimmicks!

Bridget opens up her virtual, on-set hair kit, sharing her favourite drugstore products to beat frizz, her volumizing splurge that’s *actually* worth the spend, along with her hot tool must-haves you too can use at home to get that fresh-from-your-hairstylist swag. And, stay tuned until the end to find out the haircutting tricks to boost limp hair once salon doors are ready to swing open in your area again [insert prayer hands emoji here.]

Show Sponsor:

This episode was created in partnership with the cruelty-free and Peta-approved Herbal Essences Bio:Renew Potent Aloe & Hemp Sulfate-Free Collection, made with sustainably-sourced aloe extracts authenticated by leading plant science experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, KEW. For more info click here.

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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Meet Skincare By Hyram – aka Hyram Yarbro – the 24-year-old “Skincare Specialist” whose viral videos are making ordinary brands like CeraVe sell out among his six million TikTok Stans. Starting with his popular skincare routine reaction videos launched earlier this year, his #skincarebyhyram hashtag has racked up 1.4 billion views on the platform in just six months. In today’s episode, Hyram discusses his lightning-fast rise to fame, including how he’s dealing with the success – and the mistakes he’s made along the way. 

We ask Hyram about that licensing deal we’ve been hearing about (Could “Hyram-Approved” Skincare be hitting store shelves soon?) And, we got you with his product recommendations, too. Find out which budget skincare brand he says is poised to be the next big thing. You’ll also hear about his complete, 4-step skincare routine, including the serum for oily skin he’s calling “sorcery in a bottle.” Finally, we find out which skincare tool is totally not worth the spend, and the skincare trend he’s predicting will be big for 2020 and beyond.

*Trigger warning*
Please note that eating disorders are discussed in this episode

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, 

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Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! 

Sakara:

Sakara delivers organic, ready-to-eat meals made with powerful, plant-based ingredients. For 20% off your first order, go to Sakara.com/beauty or enter 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

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Meet Brooke DeVard, host of Naked Beauty Podcast and total DIY skincare guru. Not only is her voice one of the calmest in all of podcasting, Brooke’s show was one of the first to hit the beauty space in 2016. Featuring casual-yet-candid chats on self-care routines along with deeper conversations in how we see the beauty in ourselves, Naked Beauty was nominated for an iHeartRadio Podcast Award earlier this year. Today, the mama-to-be is flinging open her kitchen cupboards to share her #damngood homemade recipes for luscious face oils, bountiful body scrubs, luxurious hair masks and more.

We’re not talking about resting cucumber slices on your eyes here, people! Brooke is delivering all the deets on where to source the best quality essential oils, which types of oils won’t cause breakouts, which dollar-saving skincare must you really should be making at home, and how to avoid an avocado hair mask emergency. (P.S. You’ll find all of Brooke’s recipes on our blog at breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog.)

Plus, in true #podswap spirit, catch us over on Brooke’s show,  Naked Beauty, this week! Your Breaking Beauty hosts Carlene & Jill are sharing their favourite clean beauty swaps, rounding up the best skincare and makeup dupes in the green beauty aisle that rival some of their conventional faves (look out, Glossier Future Dew!)

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, 

Join our private Facebook group

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*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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