Episode 50: Butter, Butter, Butter

This week, we hang with beauty entrepreneur Lisa Price, founder of Carol's Daughter. If you've ever dreamed of starting your own beauty business from your home, this is a must-listen. Girl started a beauty empire from her Brooklyn kitchen. 

Before that, we clear up the rumors surrounding Rihanna's new line, get serious about scalp care (sorry, it's not optional), and indulge in a little '90s beauty nostalgia.

Here, some of the fab products and moments we mentioned on the show:

Aveda Pramasana Collection - launching soon! 
Dove Dermacare Pure Daily Care Anti-Dandruff 2 in One Shampoo and Conditioner
Finesse Shampoo and Conditioner
Glamour Dolls Lisa Frank Kickstarter
Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter
Carol's Daughter Monoi Hair Collection
Carol's Daughter Pracaxi Hair Collection
Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist
Santa Maria Novella Acqua di Rose Water
Josie Maran Nirvana Hydrating Treatment Mist
Carol's Daughter Hair Milk Original Leave-In Moisturizer
Tom Ford Lipstick in Indian Rose
Pat McGrath Labs Lust 004 Lipstick in Flesh
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette
Tom Ford Patchouli Absolu (Lisa says "Patchouli Amber," but we think it's likely this TF gem)
Shea Moisture "What's Normal?" TV commercial
#RaiseAWand
Elemis Aching Muscle Super Soak
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Episode 49: Evangelism

Fashion month is in full effect and we're celebrating with Ms. Linda Evangelista! The super-iest of supermodels joins us in the studio to talk about her legendary career and her new gig as the creative director for cosmetics company Erasa Skincare. We also share some of our favorite looks at NYFW, like the nails at Jenny Packham, the eyeshadow at Victoria Beckham, and the hair at Alexander Wang. Jess fills everyone in on the new Restore Vitality Facial she got from Lorraine Lavenita at Health + Beauty. She loved it so much she fell asleep and snored (Lorraine took the iPhone video below; you can't see much, but just listen!). 

We round out the episode by discussing the merits of hair vitamins and why we think the ones from Sugar Bear Hair are particularly effective (hint: they taste like candy). Here's a list of the products and places mentioned in the episode:

Hum Hair Sweet Hair 
Viviscal Hair Supplements
Nutrafol Women Advanced Thinning Hair & Hair Loss Supplement
Sugar Bear Hair Vitamins
Dashing Diva nail salons
Pure Lanolin (Linda uses it as a hand cream)
Erasa XEP-30
Georgia Louise PH Perfecting Cleanser
Hamadi Shea Hair Cream
#RaiseAWand
How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir by Cat Marnell
Surrat Beauty Revelée Lash Curler

Episode 48: Smoky Eye Til I Die

It's the Charlotte Tilbury episode!!!! Guys, sorry for the delay on the blog, but it was a busy week. During this show, we discuss Neutrogena hiring Nicole Kidman as its newest brand ambassador; effervescent magnesium tablets, like these, that are everywhere in France; and how long blowdryers typically last. Below are the products we mentioned (yeah that's a lot of CT!).

Harry Josh Pro Tools Pro Dryer 
Babyliss Pro Tourmaline Titanium 3000 Dryer
T3 Featherweight Luxe 21 Dryer
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Lipstick in Walk of Shame (Amal Clooney wore this at her wedding)
Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette in Sophisticate (Kate Moss wore this at her wedding)
Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Lipstick in Nude Kate
Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Lipstick in Sexy Sienna
Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Lipstick in Miranda May
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation
Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette in Uptown Girl, Rock Chick, Glamour Muse, etc., etc.
Charlotte Tilbury Multi-Miracle Glow
Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow Face Primer
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Night Cream
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue
Charlotte Tilbury Classic Eyeliner in Sophia (the chocolate brown) 
Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Lashes Mascara
Charlotte Tilbury Rock 'n' Kohl in Barbarella Brown
Charlotte Tilbury Instant Magic Dry Facial Mask (she calls it the "mask of the future") - coming in March!
Charlotte Tilbury Goddess Skin Clay Mask
Bioactive Homeopathic Adrenal Tonic (the drops with Adrenoplex)
Mason Pearson Pocket Bristle Brush
Ouai haircare
Oribe haircare
Kérastase haircare
#RaiseAWand
Pajamas, like the fancy ones from Liberty London
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Episode 47: Warm and Fuzzy

This week, we cuddle up to Kim Paschen, communications manager for Leaping Bunny, a non-profit company that certifies cosmetics and household products as cruelty-free, based on a uniform set of standards. She explains that, yes, companies do still test on animals, and, yes, there are things you can do to be more informed and make more ethical beauty choices, if you so desire. Have a listen and give it a think—the bunnies (and mice and rats) will thank you.

Before that chat, we get the low-down on Jess's recent trip to London with the haircare brand KMS and detail our experiences with meditation and what it can do for your skin. Best of all, there's a freaking giveaway! If you're one of the first 50 people to email us with the subject line CHAPSTICK and your name and shipping address in the email body, you will win a prize pack of three ChapStick Duo sets (a $11.97 value). Sadly, the giveaway is only for U.S. residents, but please Tweet us or email us to tell us where you're listening from and hopefully we can hook up a giveaway in your country soon. Here are the people, and products, and places, and things that got a shout out this week:

KMS Clarifying Shampoo (a new version is coming in March will be called Head Remedy)
ChapStick Total Hydration Moisture + Tint in Rose Petal 
ChapStick Total Hydration Moisture + TInt in Merlot
ChapStick Duo
MNDFL Meditation 
Inscape Meditation Studio
Headspace meditation app
REN Evercalm Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask
Piper Wai Natural Deodorant
All Good Coconut Oil Skin Food  
Andalou Naturals Vitamin C BB Cream Sheer Tint SPF 30
Mineral Fusion Blonzer
Crazy Rumors HibisKiss
Crazy Rumors Leaping Bunny Lip Balm
Melanie Mills Gleam body Radiance in Rose Gold
#RaiseAWand
By Kilian In The Garden of Good and Evil - Good Girl Gone Bad Eau de Parfum
Marc Jacobs Beauty New Nudes Sheer Gel Lipstick in May Day

Episode 46: Crazy Viral

Hey guys! We're talking about all things nails this week. So grab your favorite polish (FYI: This is Yazzy, the Fat Mascara intern, writing—and for me it's definitely Essie's Angora Cardi), and then get some advice from editorial nail artist extraordinaire and Sally Hansen Global Color Ambassador Madeline Poole, aka @mpnails. But first, we get inspired by the MAC Influencer Collection, due out in April 2017. Would you wear the Fat Mascara collaboration products we dreamed up—if we had a MAC collab, that is? We also offer some real talk on face oils: It took everyone a while to realize that putting oil on your face is a good thing, but now we want to make sure you're using them correctly and getting the full benefits. Last up, we talk about blorange. No, unfortunately that is not a dual album with Beyoncé + Solange (although that would be amazing). It's the hottest trend in hair color right now. See below for a list of the products mentioned during the show.

Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate
Elemis Superfood Facial Oil
Dr. Jackson’s Face Oil
Sonya Dakar Organic Hoya Omega Booster
Nails Nails Nails by Madeline Poole
Sally Hansen Color Therapy Nail Polish in Steely Serene "I think it looks good on everyone." —Madeline Poole
Shiseido Rouge Rouge Lipstick in Rum Punch
Sunday Riley Ceramic Slip Cleanser
Weleda Rose Facial Lotion
Byredo fragrances
Regime des Fleurs fragrances

#RaiseAWand
Frederic Malle Dons Mon Lit (FYI: This doesn't translate to "Inside My Library," as Jenn guessed; it means "In My Bed")
Invisibobble Hair Tie

Episode 45: All In

In this week's episode we sit down with the Lipstick Queen Poppy King. But first, we dish out the juicy details from our gossip-worthy sleepover with Charlotte Tilbury (it's all about the matching silk pajamas). We also catch you up on our New Year's resolutions and our journey to better ourselves and take a look at the future of beauty with a discussion about the new gadgets we saw at the Consumer Electronics Show. Here are links to the products we mention:

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream
Charlotte Tilbury Goddess Skin Clay Mask
Sweat Yoga
Himirror
Modiface
Kérastase Hair Coach

Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara
The A to Z of Lipstick
Lessons of a Lipstick Queen
Lipstick Queen Sinner Lipstick in Red
Mason Pearson Brush

#RaiseAWand
Everyone Aromatherapy Blend Essential Oil in Relax
Clementines

Episode 44: Jane Says

On this week's episode we have a very special guest: writer, editor, beauty director (and Jess's former boss!) Jane Larkworthy. She shares pearls of wisdom about her career and dishes on some of her favorite natural beauty products, how she became a foodie, and her most interesting celebrity interviews.

But before we dive into Jane's world, Janelle Monae's Golden Globes look inspired us to discuss hair accessories and how to pull them off in adulthood. We also ponder the reason Nordstrom is going a little bit green with their new Natural Beauty Outposts in 46 stores. Saving the personal topic for the end, we bring you nipple news: Areola and nipple reduction surgeries are on the rise...yeah, it's a thing.

Also, in case you didn't notice, we have two awesome companies sponsoring the show now! And, just so you guys know, when we started this podcast, we decided that we wouldn't bring on any sponsors that we wouldn't actually use and recommend ourselves—which means the word flanker will never be sponsoring our show 😂. But, seriously, we are so down with ThirdLove bras and underwear and HelloFresh meal-kit delivery service. Visit ThirdLove.com/mascara to try one of their insanely comfy bras for 30 days free (you just pay shipping). Or go to HelloFresh.com, register, sign up for one of the weekly meal plans, and use the promo code MASCARA to get $35 off. (So, for example, if you wanted to get three meals a week for two people, you would only pay $24.94 the first week. That's insane.) 

Okay, enough about that. Here are the products and brands we mentioned on this week's show:

Ruggeri “Insecta” Hair Accessories
Jennifer Behr hair accessories
Goody Headbands
Turbans
Dr. Michael Pecoraro Plastic Surgery
Astara Skincare
Biologique Recherche Lotion P50
The Fraudulent Chef
Grace perfume by Grace Coddington 
A City on Fire perfume by Imaginary Authors
LYS MEDITERRANEE by Frederic Malle
Le Labo Santal 33
Broadcast News Movie
Meiomi Wine
The ultimate greige nail polish: Essie in Chinchilly
Burts Bees Lip Balm
Curbs body odor, foot odor, and halitosis (but makes your pee green): Body Mint Sport chlorophyll tablets
Nars Creamy Concealer
Uma Pure Calm Wellness Oil
Oribe Airbrush Root Touch Up Spray
Less is More Chitin Spray

#RaiseAWand
Maybelline New York Dream Cushion Fresh Face Liquid Foundation
Kristofer Buckle QVC *coming soon

Episode 43: Does pink Make You Puke?

We're back and we have officially declared 2017 the year of Fat Mascara! On this week's episode we fulfill our teenage dreams and get to hang out with OG makeup queen Wende Zomnir, founding partner and chief creative director of Urban Decay. She tells us how the brand's name originated, how the company's partnership with Gwen Stefani began, and her favorite Urban Decay products.

Before that, we get into all the new products that claim to help protect skin from pollution's effects, discuss a crazy lawsuit against Unilever, and contemplate the fading appreciation for luxury salons. See below for products mentioned in this episode.

Murad City Overnight Detox Moisturizer
Wei Golden Root Multi-Action Anti-Pollution Mist
Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant
St. Ives Apricot Scrub
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick: Firebird
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil: Yeyo
Urban Decay Naked Palette
Urban Decay Moondust Shadow: Zodiac
Urban Decay Vice Lipstick: After Dark
Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
Skinceuticals
Shiseido Sunscreen
Urban Decay One and Done
Shiseido Protective Compact Powder Foundation
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
Dry Bar Triple Sec 3 in 1
Dry Bar Detox Dry Conditioner
Dry Bar The Chaser
Oribe Matte Waves Texture Lotion
Impress Press On Nails

#RaiseAWand
Bath and Body Works Hot Cocoa and Cream Candle
Sephora Pro Dimensional Highlighting Powder

Episode 42: It's Gonna Be Dope

We made it! 2016 is almost over and we could not be more thankful for such an amazing year! This is our last episode of 2016, so of course, we had to talk about our New Year's resolutions. We also wanted to give you all the best tips and tricks to last you through the holiday season: First we share a new way to save on beauty (BIG TIME!), and we reveal the top tips witnessed firsthand from Kim Kardashian's makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic.

This week, we have Essence Grant, Buzzfeed Beauty Editor, in the studio: She shares her favorite Buzzfeed-reviewed products and tips, as well as where where some of the biggest Buzzfeed beauty trends are born (Solange's Twitter account for starters). See below for the products mentioned in this week's episode.

Beauty Pie
Moisture Lock Wonder Gel Lip Liner
Kiehl’s ultra facial moisturizer
Laura Mercier Translucent Powder
Bobbi Brown Cream Foundation
Vaseline Cocoa Radiance Body Lotion
Bevel Shave System
European Wax Center Pads
Oxy Pads
Nivea Aftershave Lotion
Laura Mercier Face Illuminator
Auspect Skincare cleanser
Mule Hell Trading Company Tea Tree Black Soap
Mule Hell Trading Co. Lavender Scrub
Philosophy Hope in a Jar
Ouidad Melt Down Recovery Mask
Ouidad Curl Immersion No-Lather Coconut Cream Cleansing Conditioner

#RaiseAWand
Lipstick Queen Velvet Rope Lipstick: Star System
Kerastase Shampoo Bain Chroma Captive

Episode 41: Not Today Satan!

Sassy one-liners, larger than life lips and mile long lashes. No, our guest isn't a Kardashian--it's even better! On this week’s episode, we have Bianca Del Rio, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race (season six) and star of "Not today Bianca!" She takes us through her step-by-step process of drag and how drag has influenced today’s beauty industry.

But first, we discuss pros and cons of make-up sponges; Jenn’s most recent interaction with lasers and reactionary haircuts—do they really make a statement? Here are the products mentioned in today’s episode:

Flower Beauty Make-Up Sponge: Coming Soon
Beauty Blender
Wander Beauty Wander Cushion
Sonia Kashuck Blending Sponge
Mehron Face Smoothie Sponge
Real Techniques Beauty Sponge
In bed with Joan episode with Bianca
Pros-Aide
Clarisonic Facial Brush
Coconut Oil
Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo
Aveda Chakra 2 Spray
L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara
Kevin Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer
Mac Ruby Woo Lipstick
Mac Cherry Lip Pencil
Mac Vino Lip Pencil
Sally Hansen Insta Dry Nail Polish in Black to Black
#RaiseAWand YSL Black Opium
#RaiseAWand Revlon Kiss Balm: Coming Soon