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Only a few can be considered an expert. Sara Happ, Founder and CEO of Sara Happ Inc. is truly considered the Lip Expert. Known for her cult-favorite lip scrub and now a full collection of various addicting lip scrubs, hydrating glosses, lip glosses, and lip treatments, Sara surely has got the lip department down to a perfection. Hello Beauty host, Joyce Platon, sits down with Sara and finds out her amazing story of starting her product in her kitchen and eventually quitting her day job when her website crashed from an overload of orders. Through Sara’s story, it’ll inspire you to stay resilient in anything and everything you’re doing because there’s always a Yes in a sea of No’s.

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Entrepreneur, Beauty Secret Curator, Formulator, & Storyteller, Nyakio Kamoche Grieco, graces Hello Beauty to talk about her beauty secrets through her skincare brand, nyakio. nyakio comes from ethical and sustainable, natural ingredients around the globe. Nyakio shares information such as using oil to combat various skin issues and how her products naturally aid in ageless beauty. Tune in to this episode to hear more about how she drew inspiration from family traditions, travels, and even friends to create this must-have skincare line where each ingredient, all the way to the products' packaging that is so unique and pretty, it just makes the entire experience so dreamy!

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With only $1,800 as starting capital, Galit Strugano- Wigdor, Founder and Creative Director of Girlactik, never took No for an answer. This week at Hello Beauty, Galit inspires us with her story in building Girlactik from the ground-up with no business background. She reminds us that anything is possible as long as you put your heart into it and to just keep pushing. Her resourcefulness, gutsy, and go-getter personality is what landed her brand in top high-end magazines, and A-list celebrities wearing her glitter makeup. In this episode, you will also learn how Galit successfully juggles her busy schedule and what the exciting future of Girlactik looks like.

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Fresh from NYC, Senior Digital Beauty Editor at ELLE magazine, Kristina Rodulfo visits Hello Beauty and chats with Joyce Platon, to talk about how she got one of the most coveted jobs in the industry. Kristina reveals how working hard, being confident, and proving oneself is the key to standing out. Find out how she stays ahead of the trends, what a typical day looks like for her, how being a digital editor is more than having good words, what beauty really means, that a trend is not just a trend, etc. Hear what her favorite products are and what's in her busy plate. Tune in to this fun episode to also just hear us have fun and laugh! <3

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Kevyn Aucoin is a massive name in the beauty world and it is here to stay. Kevyn Aucoin Beauty's Director of PRO Artistry, Viviana Martin, shares her tips with Hello Beauty's host, Joyce Platon, on what it takes to be a successful makeup artist, how being nice is vital to one's career, and why overly-contoured makeup is not what the high-end magazines and A-list celebrities request for. In this episode, you can also find out how Viviana landed her dream job and what's in store for her and Kevyn Aucoin Beauty.

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The skin is the largest organ in the body and there is no question that it is the most exposed to external factors that affect its complexion.

Dr. Loretta Ciraldo, Co-Founder of Dr. Loretta joins Hello Beauty host, Joyce Platon, and sheds light on what these external factors are. As a leading board-certified dermatologist with over 40 years of experience, her expertise, along with her anti-aging skincare line, teaches us their valuable philosophy of “Skin Unexposed”.

Get ready to take down some serious notes- this episode will uncover the real truths about today’s skin issues, how easily you can mitigate the problem, and that it’s never too late to start a skincare routine.

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StackedSkincare’s Founder and CEO, Kerry Benjamin, sits down with Hello Beauty’s host, Joyce Platon, and expresses how her cutting-edge tools and “stacking” her products of pro-grade serums and peels could be the answer to your skin’s woes. Kerry provides insight and lessons on her journey to becoming a sought-after esthetician, to building her beautiful spa, and to eventually creating her famed skincare line. Tune in to learn more about how she beat eczema, how she successfully switched careers, how not caving in through hardship is one of her most valuable secrets to her success, why her dermaplaning tool is the ultimate must-have, and many more.

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Makeup primers are one of the most frustrating products to work with so most people skip this step entirely. Kendra Richards, celebrity makeup artist and founder of Heir Atelier, addresses this issue and talks about her creating her brand, a revolutionary line of makeup primers that simply work. She joins Hello Beauty and explains how a great makeup primer should be lightweight, smooth, and hydrating while improving makeup. In this episode, we are told and are inspired by her obvious talent but also a resilient and professional character that makes her a go-to for A-list clients/ celebrities for decades.

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With a throng of skincare companies emerging left and right, it is quite difficult to choose what looks cute in your cabinet and what can do the job without putting harsh ingredients into your skin. Jen Alden guests on Hello Beauty to tell us about her plant-based beauty products that are vegan, cruelty-free, has no preservatives, sulfates, and fragrances and why it's important that we need to know the ingredients we put in our body, hence the name of her brand, Naked Eye Beauty. She gets candid about her experience as a hair and makeup artist, what's it like working on celebrities, and what she learned along the way in building her brand and studio.

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Amanda McIntosh started her career playing the clarinet with an orchestra in Spain but her love for makeup and passion for skincare pushed her to innovate her own product. In this episode of Hello Beauty, Amanda chats about being the Founder and CEO of Take My Face Off, her story in creating the creative Makeup Mitty which is a reusable washcloth that makes you rethink the usage of cotton balls/pads, how to persist when you are told it’s impossible, the benefits of having a business partner, what she does to unwind, why mental-detox from social media is important, her advice on how to discover your beauty within, and so much more!

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