Gloss Angeles

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March 07, 2025 The Importance of Strategic Skin Exfoliation With Dr. Mina Amin
This episode is brought to you by Clinique as part of our Gloss Angeles Confidential program. Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Mina Amin joins us this week to answer your biggest skincare questions and discuss Clinique’s latest launch, the Moisture Surge Active Glow Serum. She breaks down trending concerns, the truth about Nutrafol and rosemary oil, why exfoliation may be more effective than retinol use, and the biggest skincare mistakes people make. Plus, we dive into lasers for hyperpigmentation, at-home microneedling, and whether layering exfoliants actually works.

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March 03, 2025 How to Pick Your Best Hair Color and The Truth About Warm Tones with Hollywood's Haircolorist Matt Rez
Celebrity colorist Matt Rez, the pro behind Hailey Bieber, Tate McCrae, Florence Pugh, and Kylie Jenner, joins us to break down everything you need to know about maintaining fresh, vibrant color. He shares the biggest culprits behind fading, the best at-home glosses, and what actually makes a product color-safe. Matt also tackles viral hair color trends, explains why cool tones sometimes turn warm, and weighs in on bonding treatments, filtered shower heads, and hard water fixes. Whether you're a platinum blonde diehard or looking to add dimension and depth to your color, this episode is packed with expert advice you won’t want to miss!

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February 25, 2025 All the Details on K18's New Hair Volume Innovation
Segments of this episode are sponsored by our friends at K18. As always, we vet and approve all products and brands we promote on the podcast.

If you're looking for thicker, fuller hair, K18 has a new innovation for you to try. But first: Sara went viral last week after reuniting with Justin Bieber after 15 years. Kirbie and Sara got to preview the insanely successful Rhode pop-up store before it opened to the public, Biebs was there, and the rest is history.

Then we reveal the product we've been testing (and teasing) since November: K18 Astrolift! This volumizing spray is humidity-proof, promises to give touchable volume + bounce for up to 2 days, and is buildable and lightweight. But don't take our word for it: several Glamgelenos have been testing Astrolift and we're sharing a few of their reviews, which you can also read for yourself on K18's website!

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26 min
February 21, 2025 The Lipstick Lesbians Talk Shade Matching, Talc and Tariffs, Plus More Behind-the-Scenes in Beauty
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Have a question about the beauty industry? Chances are, it’s covered in this episode. Our guests today are one of our favorite accounts to follow due to their thorough, fun and accurate content: The Lipstick Lesbians! Product developer Alexis Androulakis and education technology expert Dr. Christina Basias Androulakis join us on the pod — we wish we had several more hours to interview them!

They share how nearing bankruptcy ultimately lead to their success (and why you shouldn’t self-fund your own brand if at all possible), how Christina encouraged Alexis to begin making content about where products come from and how they work, and then answer listener-submitted questions, including why removing talc has ruined so many of our favorite powder products, why do some products look one way in the bottle but different on the skin, how to find your perfect foundation color match, how tariffs are going to affect product development in the beauty space, and why so many brands launch the same products within a short period of time. Plus, they reveal more about LLab — an 8-hour online master class with a framework developed by Christina and taught by Alexis that shares the nuance of products and is a tool to help everyone from consumers to experts.

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February 19, 2025 MAC Listened: Old Favorites Are Back
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In non-beauty news: Backstreet's Back with a show at The Sphere, but tell us why we can't get a *NSYNC residency? (We're blaming Justin Timberlake and the boys's individual management). Kirbie then shares her casting choices of who should play the band in a biopic. We're revealing a new product that launches this week: Odele's Volumizing Foam, which works to protect the hair from heat and add volume and body to the hair. Some of you even got to try it before it launched — read real reviews from our testers here! Plus, use code GLOSSANGELES for 20% Odele's website through 8/18/25.

In headlines, MAC is back in a big way... by reviving old favorites! It's working and we love it for them. Then it's another Misscontinued... which lip brand from yesteryear is on our minds?

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February 14, 2025 Why Sought-After Esthetician Joomee Song Doesn’t Recommend Retinol and More of Her Skin Secrets
For Joomee Song, the secret to facial sculpting is all in the hands—no fancy gadgets, no high-tech tools, just her fingers. The Los Angeles-based esthetician and founder of Faceworks Inc. has a client roster that reads like an awards show red carpet (think: Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Greta Lee, Sydney Sweeney, and more), all of whom swear by her signature KAIKA™ facial sculpting massage—a technique rooted in deep facial massage, chiropractic Shiatsu, and Japanese microcurrent therapy. Fittingly, Kaika means "to bloom" in Japanese.

In this episode, Joomee shares how growing up in Japan and watching her grandmother’s skincare rituals shaped her holistic approach, why she believes skincare routines as of late are way too aggressive, and whether facial massage can replace your actives. Plus, she breaks down how overusing one side of your body can lead to facial asymmetry and her go-to massage techniques for sculpting your face at home.

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42 min
February 11, 2025 Rhode Against the World, Olive Young Comes to LA, and RIP P50?
Why does Hailey Bieber’s Rhode get so much backlash when other celebrity beauty brands seem to skate by? We’re diving into the internet’s love-to-hate relationship with Rhode and why she just can’t catch a break despite her products being very good. Plus, K-beauty lovers, rejoice—Olive Young is officially coming to LA! We break down why this is a huge deal and what it means for the U.S. beauty market. And finally, we pour one out for Biologique Recherche P50 1970, but discuss why you shouldn’t really be stressing. Tune in for all the beauty tea!

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February 07, 2025 How Tariffs Will Affect Your Beauty Routine, Why BeautyStat is 80% Off, and More of Your Questions, Answered!
Friends, if you get upset about critical discussions regarding political issues, you’re going to hate this episode. Do yourself (and us!) a favor and skip it. (Seriously. We love everyone but it’s for the best.) We’re diving into your questions, including but not limited to: our favorite powder blushes, how tariffs will affect your favorite products, what we need to do to support the businesses affected by the DEI initiatives being sunset, concerns regarding BeautyStat’s major discounts, our current skincare routines, and much much more. Don’t say we aren’t well-rounded!

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52 min
February 04, 2025 How You Could End Up With a Gel Nail Allergy (With Fariha Ali @Nailjob)
If you love getting your nails done or doing them at home, this episode is a must-listen! From developing a gel nail allergy (the horror!) to the real deal on cutting your cuticles, nail artist Fariha Ali, affectionately known as @nailjob, schools us on everything you need to know about keeping your nails in their healthiest state. Plus, she shares some selects from her epic fragrance wardrobe and a must-have cream she got from Korea that’s less than $30!

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January 31, 2025 Even Sustainability Has Downsides (With Amika's CEO Chelsea Riggs)
This episode is brought to you by Amika as part of our Gloss Angeles Confidential program. With so many ingredients villainized and greenwashing running amuck, you might be surprised to learn how Amika CEO Chelsea Riggs feels about sulfates and dimethicone in your hair care, as well as the problems being a sustainable brand can present. Chelsea has been a founding member of Amika for the last 15 years, taking the company from a tools brand to one of the top 5 hair care brands on the market. She discusses with us what they’re up against when it comes to formulating, the brand’s hero ingredient sea buckthorn berry, and why the new lipid-restoring, 3-in-1 Superfruit Star Lightweight Styling Oil is unlike any other you’ve tried.

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Co-hosts and longtime beauty journalists Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan give their perspective on all things makeup, skincare, and wellness at the intersection of pop culture and entertainment. Experts…