In this episode of Hot Smart Rich, Maggie Sellers and Katie Sellers break down the five biggest stories shaping beauty, retail, and the startup lifestyle—$50M lawsuits, fake Birkins, rebrand flops, and the future of K-beauty.

We get into:

• The truth about K-beauty medical tourism (and what went wrong for one woman who lost her vision)
• Why Olive Young might eat Sephora’s lunch—and what beauty from the inside out really looks like
• How Boy Smells lost the plot with their rebrand (and their core customer)
• How TikTok creators in China are exposing luxury markups—and what that means for the future of fashion houses and consumer trust

• What the Revolve lawsuit reveals about influencer marketing, taxes, and the fine print no one talks about

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Brands, Products & Things Mentioned in This Episode

• Olive Young

• Sephora

• Revolve

• Boy Smells

• 4AM Skin

• Phlur by Chriselle Lim

• Freja New York

• Polène

• DHGate

• Amore Vintage Tokyo

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