Bryony Blake is back for our fortnightly catch up and we've got lots to discuss including September resets and Bryony's amazing experience at the Practical Magic Premiere. We're got some lovely makeup recommendations too.

If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning £1000 worth of makeup goodies make sure you listen out for this episode's letter. Once you have all four, work out the word and leave a comment on @outspokenbeautynicola or DM me. The winner will be picked at random and announced on 30th September 2026.

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm giving you the first of four letters that you'll need to collect in order to be in with a chance of winning £1000 worth of beauty goodies. This is all in celebration of 8 years of the podcast!!*

I'll also be talking about the new Trinny London Fearless Skin Drops and a beautiful illuminating base from the brand Votary. Plus I'll be telling you why The Body Shop are doing some incredible things at the moment and why notepads are so important to me!

Download wherever you get your podcasts.

*Competition t's and c's:

• Listen to this and the next three episodes of Outspoken Beauty to collect four letters that make up a word linked to the podcast
• Either DM me the word or leave a comment under a post about the competition over on my Insta @outspokenbeautynicola
• Tag a friend who you'd like to share the prize with and make sure they're following me
• The winner will be picked at random on 30th September 2026.

In this episode I'm chatting to the brilliant editor Editor-In-Chief of Diva Magazine, beauty lover and author of the amazing book What A Girl Wants, Roxy Bourdillon.

During the episode we chat about:

• The incredible lipstick that Roxy swears by
• How it took Roxy ten years to come out, having lived the "straight dream" with her then boyfriend
• Her amazing relationship with her grandma
• Society's ideas around whatr a lesbian "should and shoudn't be"
• M & S knickers in unexpected places
• The joys of lesbian s*x
• The freedom of making up your own rules in a relationship
• The inspiration behind her book.

Roxy is the most brilliant woman and I loved every second of our chat.

This week's edition of Outspoken Beauty Editor is an episode of two halves.

On the one hand we're celebrating Sarah Creal's new makeup brand (which Perdita will delve into for us) but on the other we're lamenting Elizabeth Arden's decision to go big with anti-ageing messaging.

The beauty industry can do so much good and bring so much joy but at times it really baffles us!

Outspoken Beauties! I am so excited to publish the first episode of OUTSPOKEN HEALTH, a brand new series with the utterly brilliant NHS GP (with an expertise in women's health), author and Media Dr, Dr Anisha Patel (@doctorsgetcancertoo).

I met Dr Anisha via The Eve Appeal and was so impressed by her knowledge and passion when it comes to women's health. I was as also in awe of the way that she was using her own experience of bowel cancer to help so many people.

Anyway, after a lot of chatting and planning, we are finally starting a series that I think is the most important that I have ever done on this platform. Outspoken Health is your place for BS and misinformation free health advice. This is the polar opposite of the overload of noise you are being fed on social media. It's evidence based, solid and trustworthy advice that you can confidently follow.

In this episode we start with the 10 things that you can do right now to invest in your health for the present and future.

We'd love any questions, comments and ideas for future episodes. We're here to help you!! Don't hesitate to DM us @outspokenbeautynicola or @doctorsgetcancertoo or email [email protected]

I was looking through my interview file the other day and my eyes nearly popped out of my head when I realised that I had somehow forgotten to publish this interview with Cally Beaton which we recorded last year. I mean I LOVED this interview. It inspired me so much and as we did it I was thinking about how much she was going to inspire you as well.

Anyway, I'm so very glad that I did find it and that you're getting the chance to listen to this brilliant comedian and author. When we recorded she was promoting her truly brilliant book Namaste Motherf**kers which is now celebrating its 1st birthday. If you haven't read it you simply must.

During the episode Cally talks about how she made the life changing decision to become a comedian at 45 (Joan Rivers told her that she should be one!!) and how she radically reinvented herself in midlife.

This is exactly what SO many of us need to hear and I just know that Cally will show you that we're only just getting started, whatever our age!!

Beauty Editor Perdita Nouril is back and this week we're doing a deep dive into some of the misconceptions around K Beauty.

We're talking about what Korean beauty experts REALLY think about topical PDRN, how many steps are really in a typical Korean skincare routine and why the trending Korean beauty product that you use in the UK may not have quite the same formula as the original.

Any topics you'd like us to get to the bottom of? Let us know with a DM or email [email protected]

I was so sad to hear about the passing of Dolly Parton and really wanted to pay tribute to her.

In this episode I'm talking about why if there was ever an example of an Outspoken Beauty it's Dolly.

I discuss the person who inspired her style, her refusal to please anyone but herself with her appearance, her beauty habits, why she loved Vaseline, her scent, her love of wigs and so much more.

I truly think that we all need to be a bit more Dolly and show up in the world in a way that makes us happy. Dolly never wanted to be fashionable. She created her own style and it made her an icon.

Bryony and I are having a long overdue catch up. The last time we saw each other was when we found ourselves on the same Eurostar to Paris...what are the chances!

This week we're chatting about:

• My very strict and feisty therapist
• Siblings
• Paris adventures
• What happens when you get friends from different parts of your life together
• Brilliant, affordable makeup
• Lots more

Enjoy xx

Perdita Nouril and I are back for a new season and we are two women on a mission. We've always delved into beauty but now we're putting on our journalistic detective hats and we are DEEP DIVING.

This all started when I was introduced to a report that showed that at least four major skincare brands were selling SPFs that when tested were shown not to contain UVA protection, even though they claimed that they did on the labels. Perdita and I are calling time on BS and are unearthing the brands, products, trends and ingredients that are proven and that are worth your precious time and money.

Welcome to The Outspoken Beauty Editor!!