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This week's Hello Beauty guest is Shontay Lundy. As a woman of the sun coming from Miami, she was inspired to create Black Girl Sunscreen. Black Girl Sunscreen was designed to start the conversation around sun safety and education. It is great for everyday use and is filled with natural ingredients. 

We discuss why people of color should wear sunscreen. People of all colors can still get skin cancer even if they don't burn at times. Wearing sunscreen is a preventative measure. People of color are still susceptible to sun damage like hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, and cancer. Shontay talks about the reasons why people of color don't wear sunscreen and the myth around wearing SPF. 

We learn about her entrepreneurial tips on how to start a business with little to no capital. The number one secret is one's work ethic and she also shares the exciting plans coming her way. 

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We all know that we need to protect our skin from UVA and UVB but we need to do the same when it comes to HEV light, high-energy visible light, also known as blue light. Kristen Robinson, Murad skincare's Senior Director of New Product Development, helps us understand the science behind why we need to be shielding ourselves from this harmful light as it causes aging. Kristen is the leading force behind Murad's innovations department. Murad skincare is a household name and its products are backed by professional skin care treatments and solutions that promote healthy, nourished, and beautiful skin. 

In this episode Joyce Platon chats with Kristen about stress on the skin, which includes digital light exposure.  Uncontrolled blue light exposure may induce oxidative changes in healthy skin that might cause premature aging effects and Kristen shares what kind of products, ingredients, or lifestyle changes we can do to help us with this issue. She talks about how Murad skincare is aiming to resolve and relieve symptoms of skin stress through cutting-edge topical products and supplements. 

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We begin 2021 with an episode that looks back on the lessons we learned from 2020 and what tangible ways we can do to keep thriving no matter what. Grace Harry is the perfect guest to lead 2021 with what she calls the "joy revolution". 

Her career and background in entertainment as a creative director, manager of Usher Raymond IV and philanthropist brought her to starting the joy revolution where people raved her energy and spirit.

As the Joy Strategist, she's worked with Jay-Z to Lauryn Hill, to lead them to their destined path through personalized childhood play. Grace believes that everyone's birthright is joy.

In this episode, Grace explains the reasons why we have a hard time connecting with people, how we can create an inside out world, why community is important, why it's a must to say 1,000 gratitudes before getting out of bed, why you "gotta feel it to heal it", and how inner dialogue shapes us, and so much more.  

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Grace Eleyae, founder of eponymous brand, Grace Eleyae, is this week's Hello Beauty guest! Host, Joyce Platon, chat with her about her modern hair protection that actually works which consists of stylish silk and satin-lined products to eradicate bed head, frizz, and breakage.

Grace Eleyae is loved by celebrities and Oprah included the products as one of her favorite things.

In this episode, Grace shares how she turned her Etsy shop to a multi-million dollar business, why influencers played a significant role to the success of her sales, and her lessons and tips in navigating life as an entrepreneur and during COVID-19.   Grace Eleyae is not just any other silk or satin line. Aside from pillowcases and scrunchies, they have satin-lined baseball caps, fedoras, headbands, turbans, and more.

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From a teen single mom with two young children surviving on food stamps and local government aid, to being able to graduate law from UCLA with high honors, as well as  working at a prestigious law firm, Jones Day, and eventually starting her own businesses- technology and legal consulting business called Tennenbaun & Kelly, inc., and Volto Urbano-  Founder, Lela Kelly, chats with Hello Beauty's Joyce Platon about her incredibly inspiring background and the science behind her skincare brand. 

From years living a high-demanding and fast-paced life, the effects of  stress began showing up on her skin and health. Volto Urbano, "face" "city", was develop to address issues the current skincare market has largely missed. 

Volto Urbano is a complete range of skincare that detoxifies, repairs, and protects skin from blue light, climate change, and pollution. It is the first climate defense skincare brand. 

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"It all starts with the gut." Peter H. Kanaat shares his number one advice with us this week about how microbes, aka "Good Bacteria" helps transform your life. Peter founded GoBiotix as a solution to his own gut and overall health issues. He found that the products in the market weren't cutting it.

GoBiotix pairs clean nutrition with high-quality nutraceuticals. They work with credible doctors, nutritionists, scientists, and nutraceutical formulation experts for overall health, wellness, and beauty needs. In this episode, Peter shares his experiences as an entrepreneur and how he draws inspiration to stand out in the crowded health and wellness industry. He talks about GoBiotix's multi-tasking products which contain prebiotics, probiotics, and enzymes, to name a few. 

Peter's  background on how he nearly lost it all but was able to change his career path and turn his passion into a lucrative business is a wonderful reminder that being tenacious always pays off.

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Being in front of the camera for video calls has been what's keeping us together and what's keeping our businesses up and running. We all need new ideas on how to be presentable if needed the next time we jump on that Zoom video call. Shelley Goodstein, CEO and Founder of celebrity fave Hidden Crown Hair extensions joins Joyce Platon on Hello Beauty to chat about her tips as a model on how to look camera-ready and her extensions that are REMY human hair, and are halo-style. 

Hidden Crown Hair extensions are loved by celeb stylists and their famous clientele. Shelley is a  beauty expert, model, author and former Miss USA finalist. She started Hidden Crown Hair based on her modeling experience where styling her hair resulted in damaged and unrepairable hair. 

Shelley shares what 100% REMY human hair is and how to take care of your extensions to make it last longer. She talks about being an entrepreneur in her 50's and that it's never too late to achieve your dreams. 

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2020 has been quite a year and I find my usual self not as zen as I'd like and can be. I've been able to manage stress (and survive the remaining of the year) with the help of adaptogens like Ashwagandha, and I've felt positive results. I wouldn't be as stressed out or reactive in an overly unreasonable way within 30 minutes of taking Ashwagandha. It's definitely help me be more productive because my mood has improved. Hence, founder of JOYÀ, Ruth Elnekave's story inspired and intrigued me. She is a classically trained chef and Certified Holistic Nutritionist. Her career as a corporate finance lawyer on Bay Street (Toronto's Wall St.) in one of Canada's most prestigious international firm took a drastic toll on her body that she made a decision to quit her firm. After becoming a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and experiencing the positive changes in her health and immunity, JOYÀ was born. 

JOYÀ is a functional food brand that offers multi-tasking products that delivers calm and boosts immunity, as well as reduce inflammation, boost radiance and provide stress support and cell protection from free radical damage. 

Ruth shares with us why it's not too late to pivot in your career and why making that leap is truly rewarding. She also shares with us interesting information about stress, why we need stress and what type of stress is bad, and why your adaptogens need to have 3 specific elements for it to be really considered an adaptogen. 

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Byrdie has launched their digital magazine and their debut cover was Taylor Russell! Now on their second digital cover featuring Lily Collins, Byrdie has been revolutionizing the digital publication world. Leah Wyar, Byrdie's General Manager and leading beauty expert, is this week's Hello Beauty guest! 

Leah has more than 18 years experience at top-selling women's magazines. She shares her unique and easy quarantine beauty hacks that will prevent you from panicking from not being able to go see your colorist, esthetician, dermatologist, or nail technician.  In this episode, Leah updates us on Byrdie's quarterly-released digital publication that's unlike any other. In addition to cover stars, they included The B Side as a second feature to spotlight the cover model as well as their hair and makeup team.

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As a PRO makeup artist, I am all about products that deliver. A makeup that's going to be photographed is different from the makeup one applies on a normal day. Tiffany Thurston Scott, Co-Founder and CEO, of RÓEN talks about her 100% clean, vegan, gluten-free, talc-free, and efficacious makeup brand. Born and raised in the mountains of Utah, Tiffany always had a passion for beauty and wellness.RÓEN is a glamorous clean beauty brand that is ethical, and does not sacrifice product performance. 

Tiffany shares about the importance of diversity and inclusivity for RÓEN as well as the brand taking part in the Responsible Mica initiative. In this episode, Tiffany shares the most important lesson she learned as a CEO and why taking a day for herself goes hand in hand with her success. 

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