The Beauty Voice of Reason

Dr. Roshini Raj works as a gastroenterologist, often witnessing the life-changing impact probiotics in your diet and supplements have on your internal health. Her patients not only felt better, but their skin seemed to be glowing. So, in 2014 she decided to apply her medical knowledge to skincare with the goal of restoring confidence.

Megan asks about the pioneering research that prompted Dr. Raj to delve into the beauty world, she shares her fascination with the Microbiome and its teaming community of bacteria and other organisms that live inside the gut; and her background as an author, entrepreneur, medical editor, mum, health correspondent - and how she fits it all in.

Dr. Raj strives to take the guesswork out of skincare, describing her products as a smoothie for your skin: it makes perfect sense that TULA means ‘balance’ in Sanskrit.

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Dawn Russell founded 8Greens out of necessity – after receiving a cancer diagnosis at 25, she learnt the incomparable power of greens and wanted to share her knowledge and the health benefits of Phytonurtients. 

Megan asks about Dawn’s mission to make greens accessible for everyone, beginning in Nordstrom making its way through Selfridges, Harrods and into Target.

Together they bust the idea of 8Greens as an overnight success, having just appeared on The Drew Barrymore show and The Today show and on Oprah's “Favorite Things” holiday list,  Dawn reveals the months of work and 264 prototypes that came before what we see now. 

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Dr Marie Drago dreamed of being a witch and creating potions when she grew up, but she ended up doing the closest thing – formulating her own skincare brand: Gallinée Microbiome Skincare. 

Megan sits down with Marie to share her founding story, where a personal illness led to her lightbulb moment. They also share tips and tricks on how to look after your microbiome, how your gut affects your skin and why skin health is so much more than the products you put on your skin. 

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Megan Felton returns for another season as your Beauty Voice of Reason, and in this episode is joined by Susie Willis – founder of bio-energetic skincare brand, Romilly Wilde. 

Megan and Susie delve into why the term “clean beauty” has gotten confused; the years of formulation that went into the Romilly Wilde brand (including where the name came from!); and cover the controversial topic of essential oils in skincare. 

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As life feels faster than ever post pandemic, looking after yourself is getting lost – something our guest today wants to change. 

Megan chats with Estée Lalonde, founder of Mirror Water - a self care brand that champions relaxation and reflection. 

Estée explains the inspiration behind founding the brand, why self care in the form of a bath can be crucial, as well as her desert island beauty products. 

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As we get older, our bodies' collagen production slows. What does that mean for the skin? Less glow, loss of plumpness and signs of premature skin ageing.

In this episode, Megan is joined by Anna Lahey, founder of the ingestible beauty brand Vida Glow to dive into the question, ‘Does ingestible beauty work?’ - and are they capable of giving us back the glow that we lose over the years?

Anna shares how she discovered collagen, its benefits and how you can include this and other ingestible beauty solutions into your routine. Let’s put it this way, Megan (an ingestible sceptic) is now using Vida Glow in her daily routine. Listen along to learn why!

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We are spoilt for choice when it comes to serums, so when you’re faced with endless brands and ingredients with supposed solutions to your breakouts or dryness, where do you even start?

In order to buy the right products, you need to understand what’s happening in those bottles, so Megan and Dr Dev, founder of CellDerma, chat about the science behind the serums, how fear makes you buy things you don’t need, and why stripping back your routine can sometimes be a necessity. 

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When should you wash your face when you shower? Is hyaluronic acid over? Can you use apple cider vinegar as toner?

From the mundane to the insane, skincare facts are flying all over the internet, so Megan and Ksenia are here to answer Google and TikTok’s biggest skincare questions so you can confidently find the products that actually work, and avoid the ones that don’t. 

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Using less to do more with Plenaire founder Namrata Kamdar.

Gone are the days of the 10 step beauty routine as more beauty obsessives are streamlining their skincare routines. But when you still want to see results, how do you decide which products get pride of place or hit the curb? 

Megan and Namrata discuss Plenaire’s approach to timeless skincare, why brands need to stop focusing on trying to master trends and why skincare still needs to be fun. 

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If you’ve noticed you’re getting more spots lately, you’re definitely not alone! We’ve noticed that more and more people are breaking out or are experiencing inflammation – but what can you do about it?

Megan is joined by Samantha Nicholson, founder of Clinisoothe+ – one of the ultimate tools to calm your inflamed skin. They chat about skin sensitivity, the current increase of skin problems and how to tackle it, plus what is hypochlorous acid and is it right for your skin.

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