Eyewitness Beauty

Annie and Nick talk with celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton and industry vet, ColorWow founder Gail Federici about revitalizing the "dusty" (Nick's word) hair category, hairstylists-as-celebrities, plus their new product collab, a hair mask called "Money" and their impressive roots (Federici invented John Freida's Frizz-Ease & Sheer Blonde lines). 

Annie and Nick get into the week’s biggest stories, including Cardi B’s hair care aspirations and new facets to NYC’s weed legalization legislation. Plus, and perhaps most importantly, they speak with writer, comedian, and bald expert Julius Sharpe to get insights and honest reactions to Prince William being named Sexiest Bald Man in the World.

Nick rides solo in an interview with quarantine’s favorite fitness instructor, Peloton’s Cody Rigsby. They talk Cody fan TikTok accounts, teaching in relative obscurity before he started getting 25,000 cyclists tuning into his "#FreeBritney" and "Xoxo, Cody" rides, what goes on behind the scenes of a Peloton production, and how he keeps up appearances, inside and out.

Plus! Top stories and products of the week!

By popular request: Annie and Nick are back with another Q+A episode. Your most pressing makeup, skincare, and ADHD questions, answered. In under one hour.

This week, Annie talks with Instagram’s favorite makeup artist, Katie Jane Hughes. Annie and the Brooklyn-based Hughes reminisce about working together over the years, their holy grail products, plus we get the scoop on Katie’s own brand launch... And of course we have the week's biggest beauty news and a very special Product of the Week from our own Alisha Bansal.

Products:

The Snoo Smart Sleeper Bassinet by Happiest Baby: https://bit.ly/3teJFJT

Hyper Skin Vitamin C Serum: https://bit.ly/38A2Xl4

Annie and Nick are back this week, discussing the abrupt closure of Becca Cosmetics, an attempted Latin-inspired rebrand of KVD Beauty (post-Kat Von D), and Estée Lauder’s big-deal acquisition of Deciem, the parent company of TikTok famous clinical brand The Ordinary. Plus, Nick talks about being a daddy (zaddy?) and we have a Creme de la Mer dupe thanks to a reader-submitted Product of the Week!

Products:

Just For Men Control GX Light Shade Shampoo: https://bit.ly/3qkR08W

Typology Organic Jojoba Oil: https://bit.ly/3rlzJOd

Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream: https://bit.ly/3c8pzKr

Annie and Nick talk with beauty pioneer and industry rabble-rouser Paula Begoun, the founder of the cult skincare brand Paula's Choice and the product review database Beautypedia. They discuss Begoun's decision to launch a skincare brand on the internet in 1995; her ingredient research process; and why no one should pay more than $100 dollars for anything they put on their face (injectables are another story...). Plus, Annie and Nick make Begoun play a few rounds of their favorite either-or-game, Paula's Choice.

Allure Editor in Chief Michelle Lee joins Annie and Nick to talk shop: too many brands, the future of beauty tech, and how she gave everyone at the Conde Nast title a new role when she started in 2015. But first, QAnon vs. Sephora, and Ulta curves the 15 Percent Pledge. 

Annie and Nick talk with Chanel Makeup Artist & Groomer Tasha Reiko Brown about her early days, doing graffiti in NYC and assisting Pat McGrath, and ultimately hitting it big in Los Angeles as the go-to men's groomer for rock stars and Michael B. Jordan (and scoring a Chanel contract).

Plus, products of the week!

Annie and Nick talk with fashion icon turned beauty entrepreneur (and newly minted TV star) Jenna Lyons. The former president and creative director of J. Crew (she invented an entire 2000s aesthetic) speaks candidly about disentangling her identity from the preppy retailer she spent 27 years working for, her new false-eyelash venture, and the harsh reality of building a business from the ground, up (all on a HBO docuseries). Plus, Annie and Nick dig into the inauguration glam, Kylie Jenner's confusingly low shower water pressure, and more. Plus, the first reader-submitted product of the week!

Follow Jenna Lyons at @jennalyonsnyc on Instagram. 

Shop Loveseen lashes at loveseen.com.

Watch her HBO Max series, Stylish With Jenna Lyons, wherever you take your streaming content.

Products:

Renée Rouleau Anti Bump Solution: http://bit.ly/2MeiVJn

Holifrog Sunopee Sacred-C Brightening Powder Wash: https://bit.ly/2KCOegt

Cetaphil Pro Dry Skin Soothing Wash: https://amzn.to/3o4MABJ