Hey love,
What if the pursuit of beauty is actually pulling you further from your own radiance?
In this episode, I’m sitting down with my dear friend Naomi Tolan, a celebrity makeup artist, who knows, deeply, what it feels like to look “put together” on the outside but be unraveling on the inside.
We go there. Into the shame. Into the body image wounds. Into the obsession with looking right and how it costs us our vitality, our hormones, our sense of self.
This isn’t just about makeup. This is about meaning. About the stories we tell ourselves in the mirror, and how we begin to rewrite them with softness, curiosity, and sacred rebellion.
💫 What We Dive Into Together:
- The “Pretty Girl Curse” and how it silently shapes our worth
- Behind-the-scenes truths from Hollywood’s beauty chair (yes, taped necks are real)
- Why your hormones do care what’s in your makeup bag
- The energetic cost of trying to look perfect—and the glow that comes from letting go
- Body shame, beauty shame, and why we’re not wrong for wanting to feel radiant
- Daily rituals to build real confidence (hint: it’s not about contouring)
- What happens when you stop outsourcing your worth and come home to your essence
This episode is a reclamation. For every woman who’s ever felt unseen. For the girl inside you who just wanted someone to tell her she was beautiful as she was. And for the future you who’s ready to radiate without shame.
🕰️ Moments That Might Crack You Open:
00:43 – The “Pretty Girl Curse”: how beauty can feel like a burden
08:31 – Behind the scenes of Barbie & Bridgerton’s glam rooms
10:50 – How comparison distorts our mirror
13:06 – What your menstrual cycle reveals about your self-image
16:03 – The Law of Energetics & the glow you can’t buy
20:27 – The raw truth: neck tape, under-eye creams & chasing perfection
27:14 – Personal confessions about surgery, shame & silence
32:01 – “Life starts when we value our essence”
41:06 – Hormonal disruption from beauty products no one warned us about
44:06 – A spiritual awakening through acne, lymph healing & letting go
47:19 – Childhood wounds: longing for beauty affirmation
52:12 – A simple ritual to build embodied, magnetic confidence
54:15 – Homework: Ask 10 people what they love about your face (and actually receive it)
💗Let me introduce you to Naomi Tolan.
Naomi is a professional makeup artist and beauty expert who has worked extensively in the fashion, film, and television industries, including on sets like Barbie, Bridgerton, and Jurassic World. But beyond the glam and glow-ups, Naomi is a truth-teller. She brings a rare kind of honesty to the conversation around beauty, self-worth, and feminine power. Her story isn’t just about what happens in the makeup chair, it’s about what happens when a woman chooses to stop chasing approval and starts living from her essence. Follow her on Instagram: @naomi.tolan
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