This week on The Silly Little Girls Club, host Samantha Cusick speaks with Nikki Lilly, BAFTA-winning presenter, Junior Bake Off champion, author, YouTuber and fearless advocate for people with facial differences.

At just 20, Nikki has built a global platform for representation and face equality. In this powerful conversation, she shares her journey of growing up with AVM, navigating nearly 100 operations, using makeup and YouTube to reclaim confidence, and speaking at the United Nations to demand change.

We cover:

• Life with a facial difference and the reality of AVM
• Finding confidence and community online through YouTube
• Why representation, allyship and advocacy really matter
• Makeup as empowerment, therapy and rebellion
• From Bake Off to the UN: the power of showing up

✨ Connect with Nikki:

Instagram: @nikkililly_

YouTube: Nikki Lilly Official

Face Equality International: Website

🎙️ Join The Silly Little Girls Club

Instagram @Sillylittlegirls.club

TikTok @sillylittlegirls.club

Watch On YouTube

www.sillylittlegirls.club

🎧 Don’t forget to listen, follow, rate and share to keep building our community.

💄 Season 3 of The Silly Little Girls Club is proudly sponsored by Sephora

, the ultimate beauty playground.

Welcome to Season 3 of The Silly Little Girls Club 🚀

This week on The Silly Little Girls Club, Samantha sits down with Amy Liu, founder of Tower 28 Beauty, the cult clean beauty brand built for sensitive skin.

After years in the beauty industry — and struggling with chronic eczema — Amy created Tower 28 to prove that sensitive skin deserves fun, inclusive and high-performance products. Her brand is now a Sephora bestseller and one of the most talked-about names in clean beauty.

In this inspiring episode, Amy opens up about:

✨Building Tower 28 from personal struggles with eczema

✨Why “It’s Okay to Be Sensitive” became a movement

✨Saying no to fear-driven decisions and protecting brand values

✨Inclusivity, affordability and accessibility in beauty

✨Scaling from startup to global Sephora brand

🔗 Connect with Amy + Tower 28:

Instagram: @amyliu_t28

Tower 28: tower28beauty.com

Instagram: @tower28beauty

🎙️ Join The Silly Little Girls Club

Instagram @Sillylittlegirls.club

TikTok @sillylittlegirls.club

Watch On YouTube

www.sillylittlegirls.club

🎧 Subscribe, rate and share to keep our girl-powered conversations growing.

💄 Season 3 of The Silly Little Girls Club is proudly sponsored by SephoraUK

— your ultimate destination for exclusive beauty brands.

Welcome to one of our most unhinged but healing episodes of Out of Office yet — the wellness edition no one asked for but everyone absolutely needed.

In this episode, Samantha and Hollie head to ARC, the next-gen wellness space founded by Silly Little Girls Club guest Alanna Kit. The goal? Try contrast therapy, slow down, and finally relax. The result? Ice bath meltdowns, towel-wafting revelations, and a whole lot of swimsuit-induced chaos.

🎧 Expect:

• 🧖‍♀️ Samantha’s first (and possibly last) ice bath
• 🍑 Hollie’s nudist spa horror story from Austria
• 🧼 Swimsuit regrets, sauna etiquette & beaver panic
• 🧠 Real talk on burnout, slowing down, and why it’s so hard to rest
• 🕯️ A very serious discussion about towel wafting
• 🍕 Pinot, pizza and the most unserious spa day ever

This one is chaotic, cozy, and kind of profound in the most Out of Office way possible.

💻 Learn more about ARC: www.arc-community.com

📸 Follow ARC on Instagram: @arccommunity_

Proudly sponsored by @RedkenPro — because you might be unwell, but your hair doesn’t have to be 💇‍♀️✨

00:00 – Welcome to Arc (and yes, we’re in swimsuits)

02:00 – Why Samantha really needs this wellness day

04:30 – The plan: sauna, towel-wafting, ice bath

06:00 – Beavers out: swimsuit panic + spa anxiety

08:00 – Hollie’s naked Austrian spa story (brace yourself)

10:00 – April Fools gone wrong: the topless shoot that never was

13:00 – Sauna chaos + Samantha renames David Lloyd

15:00 – Gross gym plunge pools & Redken hair refresh needed

18:00 – Ice bath nerves, filming panic & the power of showing off

20:00 – Final thoughts, healing moments & pizza revelations

22:00 – Tell us where to take the next OOO adventure

Welcome back to Out of Office! Season 2, Episode 2 is an unfiltered, feral delight — featuring real listener dilemmas, even realer oversharing, and a few life lessons snuck in between cocktails.

This week, Samantha and Hollie take on the problems filling your inbox and your brain—from cursed crystals and ChatGPT shame to sleeping with the enemy (aka, the man without a bed frame).

✨ In this episode:

• 🤷🏼‍♀️ What to do when your boss STILL calls you the wrong name
• 💬 Accidentally sharing your dating profile in the work WhatsApp
• 🔮 Crystals: powerful energy tools… or workplace hexes?
• 🛏️ Is a mattress on the floor a red flag or just Scandi chic?
• 💻 Getting called out for ChatGPT use (and when it’s okay)
• 💇‍♀️ The fringe story that still haunts Samantha
• 🤐 Saying "I love you" to your boss by accident. Help.

Whether you’re commuting, cleaning, or secretly tuning in during work hours, this ep is for every silly little girl trying to navigate the modern workplace with grace (and sometimes just vibes).

00:00 – Intro: The girls are back and not cancelled (yet)

01:15 – Meghan Markle’s podcast gets icked on

03:00 – Listener dilemmas: The name debacle

06:00 – When your coworker is selling cursed crystals

09:00 – The mattress-on-the-floor boyfriend dilemma

13:40 – Sponsored: Redken – Our secret to glossy, healthy hair

15:00 – Accidentally sending your dating profile to your manager

17:00 – Saying “I love you” to your barista and other chaos

21:00 – ChatGPT lies, job interview fibs & Canva confusion

25:00 – Samantha’s ChatGPT birthday card disaster

27:00 – Awkward moments, real talk, and a wig party reveal

28:45 – Final thoughts and subscriber reminder

✨ Never miss a meltdown, moment, or moral dilemma.

Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts so you’re always in the loop when a new episode of Out of Office drops.

And for BTS chaos, sneak peeks, and general girlboss gossip, follow us on Instagram: @sillylittlegirls.club

Because this podcast isn’t just silly. It’s survival.

Welcome to Season 2 of Out of Office, the unfiltered spin-off of The Silly Little Girls Club where work life gets messy and the gin is stronger than the WiFi.

We’re back—blotchy, borderline feral, and more out of office than ever. In this chaotic but cathartic catch-up, Samantha and Hollie reunite to debrief on everything from mental breakdowns on brand trips (Dubai, we’re looking at you) to bulldogs with six-figure vet bills, a funeral that turned existential, and what really went down at the live podcast taping inside Sephora.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• 💥 Why Samantha had to leave a brand trip in Dubai mid-meltdown
• 🐾 Sydney’s £2.3k vet bill and the “Cushings Disease” diagnosis no one saw coming
• 🧴 The behind-the-scenes panic of the Sephora episode (and how they pulled it off)
• 👜 Why Hollie ducked her best friend in Urban Outfitters
• 💻 Funeral etiquette, awkward run-ins, and surviving work-life with zero grace but lots of gin.

It’s funny, feral, emotional, and a little bit rogue—but that’s the point. This is what women in work really talk about when they’re off the clock.

And yes, the allergic reaction was real.

✨ Sponsored by @RedkenPro — because at least our hair is holding it together.

✨ Loved the chaos? Don’t miss the next one.

Make sure to subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Out of Office — because around here, the meltdowns are often and the stories are always worth it.

📲 Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes, episode drops, and girl-power-fuelled nonsense: @sillylittlegirls.club

This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a safe space for your most unhinged but functioning era 💖

0:00 – Welcome back + we missed you, Sharon

2:00 – Gin, therapy & real talk: what Out of Office is all about

5:20 – Samantha’s Dubai brand trip breakdown

8:30 – Bulldogs, vets & the £2.3k bill no one budgeted for

14:00 – West London chicken wings & Daisy’s floor snacks

18:45 – Filming the live episode inside Sephora

22:00 – The panic, the pivot, and the goodie bag

26:00 – Bumping into people IRL (and hiding behind the crisps)

30:00 – Face rashes, awkward funerals & allergic chaos

35:00 – Listener dilemmas + what’s coming next on Out of Office

38:00 – Final words, Redken love & see you next week!

Welcome back to The Silly Little Girls Club — where the glow-up is mental, emotional, entrepreneurial, and sometimes, very sparkly.

This week’s guest? Rosie Fortescue. You may know her from the OG days of Made in Chelsea, but reality TV was just the prologue. Rosie is now the powerhouse behind not one, but two thriving brands — Rosie Fortescue Jewellery and Bag-d, her latest venture launched with her twin sister.

In this episode, we unpack Rosie’s incredible transformation from public figure to multi-hyphenate founder and creative force. It’s all about reinvention, resilience, and running two fashion-led businesses with zero business training, a tonne of grit, and a handwritten diary (yes, really).

We chat about:

💍 Launching a jewelry brand without a design degree — and making it last 9+ years

👜 Her genius new business Bag-d and why it’s solving a problem luxury fashion forgot

📺 The truth about leaving reality TV behind and forging her own path

🧠 The mindset, routine and structure behind her success

📉 Imposter syndrome, burnout and the loneliness of being a solo founder

📦 Running a sustainable business in a luxury market

It’s honest, empowering, and packed with practical insight for any woman looking to build something beautiful — from scratch.

And of course, this season of The Silly Little Girls Club is proudly sponsored by @RedkenPro — because storytelling and science-backed haircare? A match made in heaven 💇‍♀️✨

🤝 Connect with Us:

📸 Follow The Silly Little Girls Club on Instagram: @sillylittlegirls.club

🎧 Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music

📺 Subscribe on YouTube: The Silly Little Girls Club

🔗 Connect with Rosie:

📸 Instagram: @rosiefortescue

💎 Rosie Fortescue Jewellery: @rosiefortescuejewellery

👜 Bagged Inserts: @wearebagd

Welcome back to The Silly Little Girls Club, where we turn big conversations into power moves—one unapologetic woman at a time.

This week, I’m joined by Mikai McDermott—beauty theorist, content creator, founder of The Linen Service, and the sharpest voice redefining what it means to work, create, and show up online with purpose.

Once a top-tier hairstylist, Mikai walked away from the salon chair to study at LSE, publish essays with Penguin, and start again from scratch—this time on her terms.

In this episode, we talk:

• 💇‍♀️ What really happens when you monetise your passion
• 🧠 How hustle culture nearly broke her—and how she rebuilt from burnout
• 💅 Why the “Instagram Face” is ruining our beauty standards
• 📉 The freelancer struggle no one talks about (and what helped her get out)
• 🤝 The power of community for women and why she launched The Linen Service

From transparency around treatments to truths about being perceived online, this episode is packed with jaw-dropping honesty and real-world wisdom.

✨ Tap play and meet the woman whose whole vibe is disrupt the algorithm, but make it soft.

📸 Follow The Silly Little Girls Club on Instagram: @sillylittlegirls.club

📺 Subscribe on YouTube: The Silly Little Girls Club

💌 Join the newsletter: Sign up here

📸 Follow Mikai on Instagram: @mikaimcdermott

🧺 Follow The Linen Service: @linenservice

🌐 More from Mikai: mikaimcdermott.com

This season of The Silly Little Girls Club is proudly sponsored by @RedkenPro, the go-to for science-backed salon-quality haircare.

What do you do when you realise the career you’ve worked your whole life for… isn’t your dream?

For Hanushka Toni, the answer was simple: leave law and build a luxury resale empire instead.

This episode of The Silly Little Girls Club is a true movie script moment—from being a high-flying solicitor to launching Sellier London, one of the most coveted pre-loved luxury retailers in the world. What started as a small boutique in Knightsbridge is now an industry-changing global business that sells Hermès Birkins, Chanel classics, and the world’s most sought-after designer bags.

But it wasn’t all glossy handbags and champagne. Hanushka shares the real, unfiltered truth about entrepreneurship—being underestimated, getting doors slammed in her face, and even surviving a store burglary.

We also dive into:

💼 How she built an online luxury empire during lockdown

👜 The truth about Hermès "bag culture" and why people pay more for resale

📲 How TikTok helped Sellier rack up 250 million views

💰 Why designer handbags are actually a better investment than stocks

If you've ever dreamed of turning your passion into a thriving business, this episode is for you.

Let’s get into it. 🎧✨

How do you turn a small boutique into a multi-million pound global business?

Ask Hanushka Toni, the former lawyer-turned-CEO of Sellier London, one of the most trusted names in pre-loved luxury fashion.

🎙️ In this episode, we cover:

✅ How Hanushka went from corporate law to selling luxury handbags

✅ How one Instagram post changed her entire business

✅ Why designer bags appreciate in value more than stocks & crypto

✅ The hardest lessons she learned as a female founder in the fashion industry

✅ How she built a viral brand on TikTok with over 250 million views

✅ The shocking truth about influencer marketing in 2024 (does it even work anymore?)

💬 “I always thought you had to be posh and rich to have designer bags—until I realized the resale game changes everything.” – Hanushka Toni

🎧 Listen now & hear how Hanushka made luxury fashion more accessible than ever.

👜 Shop Sellier London HERE

📲 Follow Sellier on Instagram: @sellierknightsbridge

🎙️ Subscribe to The Silly Little Girls Club Podcast HERE

💖 Like & share this episode with your fellow fashion lovers

💬 Comment below with your biggest takeaway from Hanushka’s journey

📢 Tag a friend who needs to hear this inspiring story!

#SillyLittleGirlsClub #LuxuryResale #SellierLondon #HanushkaToni #WomenInBusiness #EntrepreneurLife #FashionIndustry #DesignerBags #HermesBirkin #InvestmentBag

From writing poems about bees in Year One to writing for Vogue, Refinery29, and Dazed—journalist and copywriter Humeara Mohamed has one hell of a story.

In this raw, warm, and wildly funny episode of The Silly Little Girls Club, she opens up about what it really took to break into the fashion and beauty media industry—from unpaid internships to launching a freelance career from scratch. We talk:

🖊️ Getting published at 14 and knowing her dream job at 17

💻 The reality of freelance journalism (and why £200 a month was the norm at first)

🛍️ Writing beauty copy for Cult Beauty & Estée Lauder

💔 Why she left copywriting to chase her journalism dream

👰‍♀️ Her sitcom-worthy wedding via Zoom during lockdown

🌈 What it means to be a South Asian Muslim woman working in beauty media

💬 And why representation in beauty writing actually matters

This episode is a love letter to creativity, cultural complexity, and the courage it takes to carve out your own path.

🎧 Listen now

📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/n5UqEq_bLmk

Proudly sponsored by @RedkenPro – because good hair and great stories go hand in hand. 💇‍♀️

00:00 – Meet Humeara Mohamed

02:00 – Childhood poetry, creative roots & South Asian family expectations

04:00 – The life-changing magazine internship

08:00 – Interning in Dubai & writing pages before knowing how to get cash out

18:00 – Uni, estrangement, and working 2 jobs to survive

30:00 – Freelance struggles & emailing every PR in London

35:00 – Writing for Vogue, Dazed & Refinery

41:00 – Jack’s conversion, religion & the Zoom wedding

48:00 – Family drama, the imam’s flat & diabetic samosas

50:00 – Pink hair, personal essays & the power of representation

54:00 – The dream guest she hasn’t yet interviewed (manifesting Hailey Bieber)

What do ice baths, neuroscience, and ancient rituals have in common? According to Alanna Kit—everything.

In this episode of The Silly Little Girls Club, Samantha Cusick sits down with Alanna Kit, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and founder of ARK—London’s cutting-edge wellness sanctuary that merges science, spirituality, and ritual into one transformational space.

From running psychedelic retreats to building a spa that caters to the nervous systems of bankers, Alanna’s journey is as mind-blowing as it is inspiring.

You’ll learn:

• 🧠 Why contrast therapy boosts neuroplasticity (and how it rewires your stress response)
• 💥 Why Alanna says burnout is a gift
• 🌱 How ancient rituals + neuroscience = the future of self-care
• ❄️ What really happens to your brain in an ice bath
• 💫 How to tap into peak experiences without tech or trends
• 🧬 Why she wants ARK to become a psychedelic clinical trial site

This is the episode to listen to if you're craving something deeper than your average wellness chat. Alanna's story will challenge what you think healing looks like—and give you tools to explore your own nervous system in the process.

If you’ve ever experienced burnout, disconnection, or felt like your nervous system is stuck in overdrive—this is for you.

🌐 Check out ARK London: @arccommunity_

📲 Follow Alanna on Instagram: @alannakit

🎙️ More episodes from The Silly Little Girls Club: Binge Episodes HERE

📸 Follow us on Instagram: @sillylittlegirls.club

💇‍♀️ Season 2 sponsored by @RedkenPro – powered by science, trusted by stylists.

What's your biggest takeaway from this conversation? Ever tried contrast therapy or an ice bath? Drop it in the comments 💙👇

🛎️ Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode.