A sleeveless vest, a hot flash, and the sudden horror of hearing your mother’s voice come out of your own mouth. Erika and Marcella go all in on perimenopausal fashion, HRT, the Augustinus Bader Elixir verdict, and the strange, holy work of softening. Between menopause laughs, Space NK fangirling, and parenting through the sandwich years, this episode is every woman’s group chat come alive.

We talk about:

The new dress code: sleeveless vests and Always Be Venting energy

HRT week 1: “Thanks for giving me my words back” (not medical advice)

London beauty gossip, VB x Bader, and The Elixir truth

CPAP-mask texture, rosacea flare-ups, and retinol real talk

Parenting, nagging, and the shock of sounding like your mother

Learning to take off the armor—and why it feels lighter

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