Lipstick on the Rim

By Dear Media, Molly Sims

Arts Education Fashion & Beauty

What's Lipstick on the Rim about?

Consider Molly Sims and her best friend Emese Gormley your new girlfriends on speed dial for all your pressing beauty and wellness needs. Is Botox a good idea? Should you try that new diet you saw on the Today Show? Molly and Emese have your back. With guests ranging from top health and beauty experts to their industry friends, you’ll get the scoop on the latest trends, which products and procedures to try, and which to run from-- and they just might be doing it all with a drink in hand. Prepare to be obsessed.

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11.28.2023

It’s holiday season and we’re ready as ever (even though this year has gone by insanely fast). If you recall, we had on one half of the OMG You Need That duo last year—the wonderful Hally Seminara. Now, we’re lucky ...

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11.28.2023 OMG You You Need That’s Hally Seminara and Lauren Vreeland On Holiday Dressing, Gifting for Everyone in Your Life, Winter Style, and More It’s holiday season and we’re ready as ever (even though this year has gone by insanely fast). If you recall, we had on one half of the OMG You Need That duo last year—the wonderful Hally Seminara. Now, we’re lucky ...
11.21.2023 Raising Badass Daughters with Heidi D’Amelio - What She’s Learned from Charli and Dixie, What They’ve Learned From Her, Gen Z Lingo, and More It’s undeniable that the D’Amelio’s are a sensation. Charli and Dixie D’Amelio essentially put TikTok on the map a few years back when choreographed dances were the biggest thing since sliced bread. Enter Heidi, the woman behind it all. But, ...
11.14.2023 Life Updates with Molly and Emese - Thanksgiving Plans, Recent Shopping Purchases, Early New Year's Resolutions, and More We did something a little different this week. We thought we’d just catch up. There’s really nothing more to it. Molly and Emese dish on the all the latest happenings in both their lives. They recap Halloween and how fast ...
11.07.2023 Master Esthetician (and Icing Queen!) Nicole Caroline Dishes On What to do Right Now for Better Skin, Most Common Mistakes in Our Routines, What’s Next in the Skincare Space, and More Taking care of your skin shouldn’t be at the cost of pain or downtime. This is the belief master esthetician Nicole Caroline firmly stands by. You might be familiar with her Facial Ice Spheres that went viral a few years ...
10.31.2023 EyeSwoon’s Athena Calderone On Entertaining 101 for the Holidays and Beyond - Where to Start, Easy-to-Execute Tablescape Ideas, Why Two Recipes is All You Need, and More Athena Calderone (A.K.A.) EyeSwoon is many things. As an interior designer, author, chef, and entertaining expert she has mastered the home, and, thus, has mastered the art of throwing a seamless dinner party. In fact, her hostess skills stem from ...
10.24.2023 Psychic and Medium Laura Lynne Jackson Teaches Us How to Follow the Signs, Connect with the Other Side, Be Specific with Our Intentions, and More What an episode this was to record (from New York!) and what an episode it will be for you to tune into! Laura Lynne Jackson is an enigma. She’s a teacher, a speaker, and psychic, and a medium. You might ...
10.17.2023 The 24+ Products Molly and Emese are Coveting for Fall and Beyond - the Perfect Foolproof Smoky Eyeshadow, the Most Hydrating Lip Mask, the One Product Everyone Needs in Their Kit, and More We love doing these round-ups and talking product. It’s kind of our thing. Since we’re well into October (if you can believe it) we wanted to highlight a few things specific to our fall routines. Think: a little extra hydration, ...
10.10.2023 How to Be a Better Parent: Developmental Psychologists Bronwyn Charlton (Molly’s Therapist!) and Aliza Pressman Give Us the Tools for Advocating vs. Helicoptering, Raising Good Humans and Independent The Seedlings Group is an amazing organization. Co-Founders, Bronwyn Charlton and Aliza Pressman, not only happen to be the best at what they do in their field of developmental psychology but they are also both very near and dear to ...
10.03.2023 What is De-Influencing? Breaking Beauty Duo, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins, On Who and What They’re Influenced By, Their Top (and Bottom) Shelves, Skincare Supremacy and More We love getting to talk to other hosts of beauty podcasts especially dynamic duos. We were so honored when Breaking Beauty’s Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins said yes to coming back on. In 2021, we had a super fun conversation ...
09.26.2023 Le Catch’s Marlien Rentmeester On the It Fashion Discoveries and Styling Tricks for Everyday (the Must-Have Bag, New Denim Silhouettes, Updated Neutrals, the Go-To Knit, and More) Marlien Rentmeester is a master when it comes to fashion curations. Founder of one of our favorite blogs, Le Catch, her true superpower lies in brand discoveries, pairing high and low in an effortless way. We wanted to pick her ...
09.19.2023 Beauty Expert Jenna Rennert Shares Her Secrets and Hacks for the Best At-Home Treatments, Nighttime Non-Negotiable’s, the 5-Minute Face, Maintaining Long Hair, and More Jenna Rennert is truly one of our favorite people in the beauty space. In fact, she gives us a run for our money. Since coming onto the podcast two years ago, she’s grown into a friend and we inherently trust ...
09.12.2023 You Asked, We Answered - Molly and Emese's First "Ask Us Anything" (Beauty Bests, Procedures Tried, Mom Uniforms, and More) This is a new episode for us that we’re calling “Ask Us Anything.” We thought we’d poll you guys on some of your burning questions (we got so many!). We truly wish we had time to get to all of ...
09.05.2023 Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi On the Biggest Trend for Fall, Young Designers to Watch, Vintage Haunts, and Why She Still Loves Getting Dressed Everyday Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi is a force to be reckoned with—and with Fashion Week and fall on the horizon, we thought there was no one better to sit down with than the very woman who is constantly ahead of the style ...
08.29.2023 Dr. Will Cole Returns for Part 2 - the Leading Functional Medicine Practitioner Myth-Busts All Things the GUT: the Connection Between Food and Feelings, “Shameflammation,” Stress, Leaky Gut Syndrome, Dr. Will Cole is world-renowned. As a leading functional medicine practitioner, he specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease as well as customizing an approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and brain problems. With ...
08.22.2023 Female Brain Health 101 with Dream Team Neurologists Dr. Kellyann Niotis and Dr. Richard Isaacson - Taking Control of Onset Diseases (Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s), with Prevention, Genetics, He Today’s episode is a really important one. We wanted to dive into all things brain health (specifically female brain health) and really unpack the difference between Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s, and more, plus all the things we can be doing early ...
08.15.2023 Jessica Seinfeld On Problem-Solving in the Kitchen, How to be Vegan at Times (with Delicious Recipes), Stocking a Pantry, Family Dinners, Her New and Easy Skincare Routine, and More Jessica Seinfeld has a really simple mission. She just wants to help you. Growing up with a mother who loved to cook, she was an early adopter of the home-cooked meal among her peers. When she had a picky eater ...
08.08.2023 Jennifer Fisher (A.K.A. The Queen of Hoops) On Everyday Jewelry, Her Ageless Beauty Secrets, the Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Pilates as Religion, the Mini Face Lift, and More It’s Jennifer Fisher’s world and we’re just living in it. Formerly a stylist, she’s since taken on the role of founder of her namesake line, Jennifer Fisher Jewelry. Going down this path was quite merely an accident. Now, the queen ...
08.01.2023 A Mother’s Instinct: Emese Opens Up About Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare, Going With Her Gut, the Power of Positivity, Sharing, Community, and More You may know by now that Emese has been through quite a year. Her six-year-old daughter, Grace, was diagnosed with Lymphoma last summer. It’s a testament to both of their strength how well Emese has led Grace will optimism and ...
07.25.2023 Celebrity Makeup Artist Monika Blunder Dishes On Her Natural Makeup Techniques for Flawless Skin, How to Avoid Common Beauty Mistakes, Why We Need “All-In Showers,” Brown Mascara, and More Monika Blunder happens to be Molly’s OG makeup artist and very dear friend. She also happens to be one of most renowned names in makeup and beauty. We were so excited to have this conversation with her—old friends really are ...
07.18.2023 Summer Skincare 101 with Dermatologist Dr. Joshua Zeichner: His Guide to SPF, Skin-Cancer, How to Be “Sun-Smart,” Natural Sunburn Remedies, and So Much More A dermatologist’s #1 tip is always going to be: wear sunscreen. Dr. Joshua Zeichner is no exception. We thought we would dedicate this episode to taking care of your skin during the summer months. We adore soaking up the sun, ...
07.11.2023 Michelle Pfeiffer (the GOAT and Our #1 Beauty Icon) On Pioneering Non-Toxic Fragrance, Her Favorite Scent, Most Nostalgic Memories, and Simplistic Beauty Approach It’s hard for us to believe we had the chance to sit down with Michelle Pfeiffer, one of our all-time favorite actresses and our ultimate beauty icon (isn’t she everyones?). I mean, hello “Scarface.” Beyond her unparalleled career in film, ...
07.04.2023 Is Everyone on Ozempic? Medical Weight Loss Expert, Dr. Thais Aliabadi, Shares Why It’s a Game-Changer, How It Works, and Debunks All the Misconceptions ‘Ozempic' might be the word of 2023—and we’d be lying if we said we weren’t fascinated by the craze. What even is it? How does it work? Who is eligible? Is it safe? We had a million questions that medical ...
06.27.2023 Summer in a Bottle - Molly and Emese’s Ultimate It List of 24+ Bronzy Beauty Products to Use Beachside, Poolside, and Beyond The best bronzer? Check. The best orange-red lip? Check. How about the best SPF? Check, check. It’s officially summer and is there anything better than a summer product? You know very well what we’re talking about. Those coveted products you ...
06.20.2023 Tinx is Back! How to Build Self-Worth in Dating, Happiness, and Beyond (Plus, All the Treatments She Swears By) Tinx. God, do we love her. Fun fact: she was our first ever guest here on Lipstick on the Rim. We were a new podcast, she was a budding star. Look how far we’ve both come. Now, known as the ...
06.13.2023 Naomi Watts is De-Stigmatizing the M-Word: the Actress Shares Her Journey with Early Menopause, What We Can Do to Prepare Ourselves, and Her Beauty Go-To’s The M-word. The dreaded, dreaded M-word. Do we dare even go there? Okay, yes, fine, let's. Menopause. We said it. We have to start talking about it. Naomi Watts, one of our all-time favorite actresses, goes there with us. She, ...
06.06.2023 Summer Trend Forecast! Rocky Barnes Shares Where She’s Shopping, What She’s Buying, How She’s Packing, Where She’s Traveling, and More She started out as a model, blossomed into a content creator, and has since made her mark as California’s quintessential bohemian beach girl. Rocky Barnes. Her name even sounds cool, doesn’t it? She’s an expert when it comes to personal ...
05.30.2023 Level Up Your Self-Care with Ciara - The Queen of Pop (and Now Skincare) Spills Her Attainable Workout Routine, Rumarita Recipe, and So Much More Ciara. One word. Two syllables. You could say she’s earned the title: ‘Queen of Pop.’ But she’s so much more than just a singer and songwriter. She’s a multi-faceted businesswoman. Her recently launched skincare brand, OAM (which stands for ‘on ...
05.23.2023 Molly’s Birthday Episode (the Big 5-0!) - Scott, Brooks, Scarlett, Grey, and Emese Ask Molly 50 Questions (Plus a Few Extra) This is a big week for us. It’s a big week for Molly. 50 years around the sun. It’s hard to believe, really. 50 years of wisdom, sure, but man oh man is she youthful as ever. After all, isn’t ...
05.16.2023 Bethenny Frankel’s Beauty Hall (Haul) of Fame - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Bethenny Frankel is a force to be reckoned with. She’s a businesswoman, television personality, entrepreneur, author, investor, philanthropist, podcast host, and now (drumroll please) beauty influencer. Just over a year ago, bored in her house, she started experimenting with beauty ...
05.09.2023 Hilary Duff Takes Us Through a Day in the Life - and Talks All Things Beauty, Lifestyle, and More (FYI She’s a Master at Work/Life Balance) Hilary Duff is a big deal. She’s had a career that’s spanned over two decades, she’s still working (at an all time high) and a mom of three. Did we mention she’s only 35? As someone who’s lived many lives, ...
05.02.2023 What’s Your YSE? 24 of Our Favorite Guests (and a Few Upcoming!) Tell Us the Wisest Thing They’ve Ever Been Told… and the Answers are WISE as F**k The cat is out of the bag. YSE Beauty is here and we couldn’t be more thrilled. In the spirit of YSE and all that it represents, we tapped some of our favorite guests (and a few surprise upcoming!!) to ...
04.25.2023 Want to Know My Skincare Secrets? Are You Ready to Glow? YSE Beauty is Here (the WHOLE Story, a Look Into the Products, the Name, and So Much More) What does it mean to be “wise?" Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement (most of the time). The idea of being wise, getting wiser, and sharing said wisdom was the very impetus for YSE Beauty, Molly’s dream skincare ...
04.18.2023 Highlights, Balayage, Face Framing, and More - Tracey Cunningham (Hollywood’s Hottest Hair Colorist) Reveals Her Secrets to A-List Hair, Maintaining Hair Health, and Why Hair is So Emotional She’s one of, if not, THE most, sought-after hair colorist's in the world. If the walls at Beverly Hill’s Meche Salon could talk, we'd only begin to imagine some of the iconic conversations that have ensued. Cue the likes of ...
04.12.2023 Molly Gets a Brow Lift Live on the Podcast with Celebrity Eyebrow Artist Kristie Streicher (Inventor of the Feathered Technique) Who Dishes on Microblading, Laminating, Tinting, Lifting, Tweezing, and Kristie Streicher always had a thing for brows but didn’t always know it could be a viable career choice. She stuck with it and little did she know, she would soon turn into one of the biggest names in the ...
04.04.2023 Dermatologist Dr. Corey L. Hartman Teaches Us How to Identify and Treat Frustrating Skin Conditions: Hyperpigmentation, Melasma, Acne, and More We have a soft spot for the South. After all, Molly is a Kentucky-girl at heart. Today, we tapped one of the most renowned dermatologists who reigns from Birmingham, Alabama. Meet Dr. Corey L. Hartman, founder of Skin Wellness Dermatology ...
03.28.2023 Net-a-Porter’s Global Beauty Director, Newby Hands, On the Best 2023 Beauty Trends: the Brand New, the Tried-and-True, and Everything In-Between Here at Lipstick on the Rim, it’s safe to say we try a lot of products. In fact, we take great pride in being guinea pigs—testing, mixing, experimenting. You can call us scientists, if you must. It’s rare to find ...
03.21.2023 Episode 100: Molly and Emese Tell Us Everything We did it. Can you believe it? 100. One-hundred! It’s a big number. We’re in awe that we’ve gotten to this point. So many guests, so many topics. So much growth. We want to take this time to thank you, ...
03.14.2023 Part 3 with Endocrinologist Dr. Jordan Geller - How Hormones Affect Skin, Hair, and Nails (Truths, Myths, and Everything We Didn’t Know, Explained) As you all very well know by now, we have such an amazing influx of guests, it truly feels endless who we’re able to have on the podcast. Every once in a blue moon, we'll have a guest who’s such ...
03.07.2023 NY Cool Girl, Hannah Bronfman, On the Importance of Body Intuition and Listening to Your Mind and Gut When New York-native, Hannah Bronfman, became a DJ in her early 20s, she didn’t anticipate the glamorous nightlife would take such a toll on her body. When her skin and gut were hit the hardest she needed to get to ...
02.28.2023 Fashion Royalty and Ultimate Tastemaker, Lauren Santo Domingo, Puts Her Stamp on the Most Extravagant Beauty Indulgences and the Best People, Places, and Things What do you think of when you first read the letters ‘LSD?’ While her initials are synonymous with the drug, one could say that Lauren Santo Domingo similarly has a psychedelic effect. Let’s be clear. This is a woman who ...
02.21.2023 Molly and Emese’s Winter Beauty Edit - How to Look Hydrated, Stay Hydrated, and the Products You Need to Maintain Your Glow Through Spring Brrr. It’s cold in here—and we still have a few more months to go so buckle up. We love these episodes, just us, talking about products. Today, we bring you an edit of our must-haves for this winter and beyond ...
02.14.2023 Beauty and Brains! Positive Psychiatrist, Dr. Samantha Boardman, Shares Her Expert Tools for Combatting Burnout, Turning Stress Into Strength, and Finding More Fulfillment in Everyday Life Burnout. It’s a very real thing. How do we combat it? What’s the secret to cultivating vitality? Boosting resilience? New York-based positive psychiatrist, Dr. Samantha Boardman, has the answers. Her specialty lies in transforming full days into more fulfilling days ...
02.07.2023 Acupuncture 101 - What Is It, Why We Need It, and How It Helps Relieve Pain, Stress, Improve Fertility and Helps Us Age Backwards with Acupuncturist and Massage Therapist, Michelle Bombacie Historically speaking, acupuncture has gotten an iffy rap. To an outsider, it’s only fair. After all, acupuncture is a treatment that requires numerous amounts of tiny hair-thin needles that not only poke at you but stay in the body for ...
01.31.2023 Meet Your 2023 Wellness Trend Report - Well + Good’s Abbey Stone Unearths the Latest, Greatest, and Most Groundbreaking Innovations for This Year and Beyond Anyone else feel like there are too many trends constantly circulating that it’s almost impossible to keep up? There’s truly nothing more we love than a focused and streamlined edit. No less, a forward-thinking trend report. Just give us the ...
01.24.2023 A Look Inside the Hottest, Most Sought-After Wellness Retreat, The Ranch, with Co-Founders Sue and Alex Glasscock, and How to Implement a Lasting Reset The Ranch. You’ve likely heard those two words used together before. But for those who haven’t yet delved into the week-long wellness retreat, there’s certainly a mystique around what The Ranch is, how it works, and who you’ll meet there. ...
01.17.2023 Therapy is NOT a Dirty Word - Detox Your Life and Set Boundaries (Which We All Hate to Do) with Our New Favorite Therapy Duo, The Shrink Chicks, Emmalee Bierly and Jennifer Chaiken When you hear the word ’therapy’ what comes to mind? A traumatic childhood? Depression? Anxiety? For years now, therapy has had a stigma—you must be TROUBLED! Hold on. Let’s de-stigmatize that—therapy is NOT (nor should it be) a dirty word. ...
01.10.2023 Are You Sick? In Recovery? Pregnant? Why Aren’t You Drinking? We’re Sober Curious with Starla Wines' Dawn Maire, Jamie Coulter, and Journalist Hilary Sheinbaum This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode. It’s January. That we know to be ...
01.03.2023 Molly and Emese 2.0 - New Year, Same Us (Just a Little Bit Better) Just like the old adage goes, “new year, new us.” The only problem is, who can actually stick to that promise? A new you in the new year is a tall ask. Actually, unrealistic, if not completely unnecessary. Sure, we ...
12.20.2022 2022 Beauty Hall of Fame - Molly and Emese’s 22 Favorite Products of the Year It was a year for the books—sartorially (beauty) speaking and beyond. We found ourselves glowing and growing. We tried everything and then some. You know it’s a good product when you find yourself not only reaching for it on a ...
12.13.2022 The Secrets to Going Under the Knife Naturally with Renowned Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Steven Levine - What to Do, What Not to Do, and When to Do It It’s a true art form. Plastic surgery, that is. You could even say a plastic surgeon holds a similar role to that of a magician. In fact, today’s guest has experience in both. It’s simple: you go in one way ...

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