Outspoken Beauty

I was recently on a panel with Lisa Snowdon and her amazing Menopause Doctor Naomi Potter and after just five minutes of chatting to Naomi I knew I had to get her on the podcast.

During this episode Naomi gives the best advice on all things Perimenopause and Menopause. She is a dr that I trust implicitally and if you're uncertain about what your hormones are up to at the moment, this is defintely the episode for you.

If you'd like more info about Dr Naomi you can find her here

Also make sure you check out her Menopaise Madness sessions on Lisa Snowdon's Instagram.

In this episode I get to sit down with the utterly brilliant founder and CEO of Tropic Skincare, Susie Ma.

Susie and I talk about so much....her journey from selling body scrub in jars at her local market to owning an incredibly successful beauty brand, parting ways with her former business partner Alan Sugar, her huge passion for sustainability and doing everything she can to help the environment, what it's like being a CEO and much more.

Susie also explains how the business works, why she gets so much out of empowering her ambassadors and why she just can't let go of her very special coffee mug.

I was so pleasantly surprised by how down to earth and funny Susie was. She's the kind of person that you can imagine being really great friends with and I loved how she came across during the interview.

I hope you enjoy getting to know this true beauty powerhouse who I believe has the power to shape the industry's future for the better.

In this week's Minipod I'm talking about a new deoderant that promises to look after your armpits, one of my favourite BHA/AHA body moisturisers, the power of breathing correctly and a man who might be able to help you if you don't and a children's shower gel that I can't get enough of. I also have a solid perfume to tell you about and discuss why I'm getting a bit obsessed with microbiome home testing.
The shampoo sheets I talk about during the episode come from @rehabyourhair.

Bryony Blake is back and is surprisingly awake seeing as she spent last night stuck in an airport for hours with two major celebrities. (Find out what they got up to!)
As well as airport antics, we talk about bloated tummies, pregnancy tests, unsuitable dreams about doctors and the best ice-cream EVER!
Beauty wise we're talking incredible lipsticks, makeup setting sprays, the perfect spf and lots more.

I'll be honest with you. This was one of the hardest and most emotional interviews I've ever done and for some people I know that it won't be an easy listen. However, I also know that my guest, Zoe Clark-Coates MBE, will offer so many people exactly what they need and will help them navigate an incredibly difficult experience and it is for that reason that I think that this is one of the most important episodes that I've ever published.

This episode sees Zoe telling me her story, the story of how her and her husband lost 5 babies during pregnancy. Zoe goes into detail about not only how this felt but how her and her husband got through it. She talks honestly about elements of the experience that I never knew about and also about things that she needed at the time that she just didn't get from the medical world.

Zoe's story is so utterly hearbreaking and yet she gives hope and incredible advice. Her losses inspired her and her husband to start the Mariposa Trust which is a leading charity that supports people who have experienced this type of loss. She has also written best selling books on the subject and become an advisor to the government.

Whether you have lost a baby and need help processing it or know someone who has, then this episode will I think help you because not only does Zoe talk transparently about the experience, but she also gives hope about surviving it.

If you need further help then here's a link to the Mariposa Trust

In this week's minipod I'm talking lonely old people, life changing books and getting your 30 plant based foods a week. I then get into beauty with mention of a spectacular fragrance that smells a bit of cigarettes (I know!), a perfume oil that will lift your spirits, an SPF eye cream from a really interesting brand and the mascara that I really can't get enough of!

Here's what I mention:
Dr Federica Amati
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Sculpted by Aimee My Mascara
Celine Nightclubbing
Nest Seville Orange Perfume Oil
Coola Duo spf eye-cream

Now this is a man that you're going to love! My guest in this episode is the incredible Dr Sunni Patel. Dr Sunni is a qualified culinary medicine coach as well as a Level 3 fitness instructor and personal trainer with an established background as a published clinician-scientist. He was diagnosed with IBD in 2014 and founded the platform Dish Dash Deets following his own transition to a plant-based diet and made it his mission to create recipes, educational content, and coaching programs for the wellbeing of others.

During the episode Sunni chats about fascinating new research into longevity, the huge importance of gut health, ageing healthily and tips for improving our diets. His positivity and energy make him so lovely to listen to and I have a feeling that you're going to leave this episode feeling inspired and motivated.

You can find Dr Sunni here at Dish Dash Deets.

*This Episode is in Partnership with Oskia *

In this episode I finally get the amazing Georgie Cleeve, founder of Oskia on the podcast. (It's been a long time coming).

Oskia is one of those skincare brands that has a long list of loyal users who wouldn't dream of putting anything else on their skin, and for good reason. The brand is made in-house with mind-blowing science, clinical trials that prove its efficacity and with a huge amount of passion and knowledge from Georgie herself.

During the episode we hear how a hugely effective supplement used for horses helped heal Georgie and eventually led to her starting Oskia.

Georgie goes on to discuss how she built her business, why she believes in brilliant delivery systems and clever combinations of ingredients that inspire the skin to work hard rather than simple formulas that don't always do what they say on the tin and we also delve into some of her skin-changing products, including her brand new Violet Water range for acne (it's amazing!)

If you love skincare and you're looking for something that will truly make a diference to your skin health then you'll adore getting to know Oskia and Georgie in this episode.

Looking after our wellbeing has never been more important. Life is busy and stressful and often we put our own needs last. If I've learnt anything in the past year, its that mental wellbeing in particular needs more focus and there are things that we can add into our lives to keep things in check.

In this week's minipod I talk about some of the things that I use and do that help keep me happy and balanced.

I mention:

@neomorganics Calming Pen
@Aromatherapyassociates roller balls
@Barebiology fish oils
@Ilapothecary Feminine Happy Oil
@Kalmarwellbeing Calm range
@mysensate
@thenue_co Forest Lungs
@_iloh.co.uk
@e11even_fragrance

The delectable Bryony Blake is back for our fortnightly episode.

This week we're chatting about trips to the circus, celebrity book launches, drama at This Morning and why we both think that comment sections in certain newspapers should be banned. We also mention dodgy Instagram ads that make you want to buy rubbish products (I was recently on the point of buying some sort of miracle sticky bra that had some less than kind reviews on Trust Pilot) and Bryony recommends tit tape for keeping larger boobs in place.

This week's beauty edit is a good one with a sultry scent that will take you to a desert surrounded by roses, the best mascara that doesn't smudge and some gorgeous eye shadows that are excellent multi-taskers too!