Pretty Zitty

This episode is another installment in our skin story series, this time featuring the lovely guest Aubrey Seader. This episode is RAW and REAL about where we put our attention. Does putting negative attention on our skin help us? LOL no! It does not. We think on all the time spent on getting concealer perfect, or staring at our pimples in the mirror when instead we could’ve been just CHILLIN, or paying attention to something cool, like Pride and Prejudice (2005), a fantastic film with a fantastic soundtrack. Aubrey speaks candidly in this episode about her own struggles with shifting her attention from her looks to living life, and it's truly inspiring. Plus, she talks about the warm and fuzzy feeling of finding out that other people have flaws too. Basically, we all just want to know that other people are just as weird and gross and imperfect as we are. And that’s LOVE, baby! 👶 🍼 I think for both of us (Ellen and Hannah), we are still working on feeling comfortable with our acne, and we hope through our skin stories series, we can learn how other people are finding skin acceptance – and we hope that resonates with you 💜 

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Da da da da da! It’s sunny, and I’ve got a zit. It hurts, but it’s fine. I will deal with it. Yeah, it’s sunny! And I’ve got two zits. But guess what? I couldn’t even give two shits. Welcome to the summer skincare episode of Pretty Zitty! We have a LOT to discuss, such as:

• Our worst sunburns (we are human! It happens! It’s ok!)
• Some ingredients to avoid in sunscreen
• Why you should keep your moisturizer and sunscreen separate
• Our growing interest in face oils 
• A primer on mask-ne and how to avoid it

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Does your Clairsonic sit in the bathroom closet, collecting dust? Did you buy a $70 serum that does nothing? Did you relapse from Accutane? We feel you. We’ve tried loads of products over the years. Today, we are talking about the skincare products that haunt us – products we vow to lay to rest. RIP, suckers! 
🦇 👻 🎃 🧟‍♀️  Disclaimer: If the products we mention work for you, that's cool! We are sharing what hasn't worked for us, but every *body* is different. What doesn't work for us might be beneficial for you. Either way, we hope this episode inspires you, dear listener, to evaluate your skincare routine, choose products that work for you and ditch the ones that don't. ✌️ 

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This is our first episode in a series we are calling Skin Stories, where we talk to inspiring, everyday people about what it’s like to be in their skin. Our first guest is Taylor Ericson, a Chicago-based vocalist. 🎤  We can't help but wonder, did Jesse McCartney write a song about Taylor? Because Taylor is truly a Beautiful Soul. 😌  

We came into contact with Taylor after they posted a powerful message of acne acceptance on Instagram. We'll dive into that post in the show, as well as how to deal with acne as an adult...especially when it makes people assume you're way younger than you are. Plus, Ellen shares her recommendations for bar soap cleansers. 🧼🧼🧼 Irish Spring, who?

Basically, New York's hottest club is...this episode. It has it all: improper use of toothpaste, feeling unmotivated and the power of the human hug. You don't want to miss it. 💜

Bar soap recommendations:

• Mojo Spa Go Green Healing Facial Soap
• Shea Moisture African Black Soap Bar Soap 

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If you had to give your poop a letter grade, what would it be? If you're like us, you embody the try-hard spirit of Hermione and strive for A+ dumps. Well you're in luck – this episode of Pretty Zitty will give you the tips you need for healthy digestion and the coveted ghost wipe/clean bite (if you know, you know). 👻 💩


This episode is round two of our gorgeous conversation with Anne Shadid, gut health specialist and earth angel. She opened up about her own skin struggles, shared her famous breakfast salad recipe and explained leaky gut because we really did not understand what that was until she made it super simple for us. Whew.


Anne's skincare recommendations

• Probiotics
• Milk thistle supplement
• Living Libations Best Skin Ever in seabuckthorn, rose or sandalwood

Anne's makeup recommendations

• Alima Pure Cream Concealer
• PYT Beauty Defining Brow Pencil
• Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara

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Get ready, gut health goobers! 🧐 This is part one of our conversation with gut health specialist and earth angel, Anne Shadid. Gut heath! It’s more than just digestion. It’s the roots of your overall well-being, and maintaining a healthy gut microbiome is crucial for glowing skin. These buzzwords sound super smart and somewhat meaningless, so why does gut health ACTUALLY matter? We dig into that question, unpack gut vocabulary and reveal the TRUTH about kombucha..it's a shocking twist you won't want to miss. 🍓 Listen to find out! And don't miss part two next week. 

Plus, check out Anne's recommendations for foods to try! 

Prebiotic foods to consume raw

• Asparagus
• Jerusalem artichokes
• Berries
• Onions
• Garlic 

Bacteria fermented foods to consume raw

• Sauerkraut 
• Kimchi 
• Miso, aged 6+ months

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Bonus bonus bonus episode! We are lucky to be quarantining from our respective homes, so that’s where you’re hearing our lovely voices. We all know these are scary, ~stress-y~ times. Skincare can feel pointless…or maybe it’s the only thing you’re clinging to at the moment. Whatever the case, it’s OK to have monster volcano acne right now and eat Oreos and go on walks and slack off and cry in the shower and buy two pies and die a little bit inside and rest a lot. So take a cleansing breath, grab your family-size box of Cheerios and listen to us prattle on about our skin woes and quarantine gripes. 

Aaaand here are the products we mentioned in this episode. We have no sponsors, so these are simply products we like! But if you are a sponsor, hello! Please sponsor us; the economy is in shambles.

Hannah’s recommendations

1. Plain Cheerios
2. Tarte Amazonion Clay Foundation

Ellen’s Farmacy haul

1. HONEY GRAIL ultra-hydrating face oil
2. GREEN DEFENSE broad-spectrum SPF 30 mineral sunscreen
3. SWEET GREENS limited edition holiday gift set

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In this episode, we share OUR skin stories! Come, journey back with us – Ellen and Hannah – to a time when Tik Tok was just an amazing song by Ke$ha, baby lips lip gloss was the pinnacle of class and our tamagotchis were alive and well. Yes, we are venturing into our youth to talk about our struggles with acne starting at age 10. 

While we grew up in different states and didn't meet until our twenties, our experiences were similar: unrelenting acne from a young age. You don't have to watch the Virgin Suicides to know that being a young girl is tough as hell, even without skin problems. Take a listen as we share our embarrassing moments trying to conceal our skin and navigate adolescence. 

We'll also dive into the creams, pills, supplements and diets we've tried to clean our skin over the years. 

We each have acne to this day, but we're both a lot more accepting of it than we were in the past – and hope we can share our acne origin stories while emphasizing that acne is NOT just a teenage condition. Acne is a serious struggle for so many people of all ages, and we believe its association with teenage years can create a stigma for many adults acne-havers today. So, if you're out there well into your 20s, 30s and beyond – we see you, and we hope our stories can offer a little bit of solace. 

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Welcome to your new favorite show about having acne while also being stunningly beautiful. Coming MAY 2020!! Hosted by Hannah and Ellen, best friends who are pretty AND zitty, and figuring it out as they go along. 

This show will cover skincare basics, makeup hacks and skin positivity. We want to talk to dermatologists, gut health specialists and influencers. You'll see!

Also, Ella Yelich O'Connor, if you're listening...we <3 you. 

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