Ep 63: Absurd Amounts of Makeup

Did you miss us during our week off? We missed you! But we're back with an awesome episode featuring beauty (and fashion) parodist Caroline Solomon, better known as @lowcheekbones. We are obsessed with her hilarious Instagram videos. (Jess loves the the one where she does a fashion show in a McDonald's, and Jenn is into her video about living on a propane tank with her YSL lip gloss.) During our discussion with Caroline, we lamented how concealer always creases and talked about the one from Tarte that everyone loves. We couldn't remember the name, but have since looked it up, and it's Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Aquacealer Concealer. And, yes, that is a ridiculous name, but it's a lovely full-coverage creamy concealer that's very flexible and doesn't get cakey.) In this episode, Jenn gifts Jess a copy of NEZ magazine and recaps what she learned about anosmia at Le Grand Musée du Parfum, in Paris. Jess shares a few (five to be exact) reasons to get a facial, and then the girls celebrate CVS's decision to stop selling all "sunscreens" with SPF values lower than 15. Below are the products, people, and things we mentioned in the podcast. As always, leave comments and questions below or hit us up on Twitter, Instagram, or directly: info@fatmascara.com. 

Christine Chin Spa
Mary Kay Sunscreen
Kiehl's Super Multi-Corrective Cream SPF 30
Razor Extension
Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes
One Love Organic's Vitamin B Cleansing Oil
Aztec Healing Clay
RMS "Un"Cover-up Concealer
Tarte Amazonian Clay Concealer
Estee Lauder Liquid Tape
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage
Healy Rose Perfume
Dior Poison Perfume
Angel Perfume
Montale Rose Perfume
Aedes Perfumery
Frederic Malle Angelique Sous La Pluie Perfume
The Seaweed Bath Co. Shampoo
Shiffa Products
Vaseline Intensive Care Body Lotion
Yes To Carrots Super Rich Body Butter
#RaiseAWand
Anna Sheffield Jewelry
Smith and Cult Book of Sun Blush & Bronzer in Chapter 1

Ep 62: The Californians

We took our show on the road this episode! Our interview with The Streicher Sisters—LA's grooviest beauty trio—is on location at Blackberry Farm, Tennessee. We do a rapid-fire beauty roundtable, and there are enough tips and inspo to get you through Labor Day. (Please bear with the sound: Because we used a handheld, it wasn't exactly pristine.)

Before that, we chat apple cider vinegar rinses (yes, they're magic); the kooky facial fitness trend; and the latest in tattoo removal technology, including the DeScribe PFD Patch.

Have thoughts about the episode? An apple cider hair remedy you want to tell us about? A tattoo removal tale? Let us know in the comments below! 

Apple Cider Vinegar
Younghee Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse
dpHUE Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse
Frederic Fekkai Apple Cider Shampoo
Philip B pH Restorative Detangling Toning Mist with Apple Cider Vinegar
Skin Fit Gym


Striiike LA Beauty Studio
Press on nails
Lipsmackers
Sun-in
GrandeLash Serum
M2Lashes Activating Serum
Mary Kay Brow Gel
Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara
Mary Kay CC Cream
Mary Kay Mineral Blushes
Mary Kay Eye Make Up Remover
Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin Unisex Cologne Spray
Dasein Winter
Santa Maria Novella Burning Papers
Nars Candles

#RaiseAWand
Precious Liquid Fragrance - White Incense
Diptyque Scented Oval - 34

Ep 61: When Someone Smells Good

Fragrance fanatics, you've hit jackpot! This is one of our best-scented episodes yet: We have Elizabeth Musmanno, president of The Fragrance Foundation, in the house. Her recommendations are so unique, and her sensibility is so sharp, we think it's an interview you won't forget. (We didn't want the conversation to end, but we both had to go to work.)

Before our big interview...

We share the highlights from our Blackberry Farm trip with Mary Kay, talk about Martha Stewart's new beauty line—as Martha might say, "It's a good thing"—and talk chipped nail polish. Here's a link to the (now vintage) New York Times article Jess referenced about chipped nail polish: Consider it a companion piece to this podcast! 

Mary Kay TimeWise Age-Fighting Lip Primer
OPI Infinite Shine
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui Eau de Toilette
Je Reviens by Worth For Women
Charlotte Tilbury Scent of A Dream
Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb
Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb for Men
Annick Goutal Heuere Exquise
By Kilian
Le Labo
Eric Butternaugh EB fragrances
Vilhelm Parfumerie Dear Polly Perfume
Cire Trudon candles
Original Clean Eau de Parfum
Scent Signs - Elizabeth Musmanno's perfume line that's coming soon! It's being developed Robertet
Sexy Hair Big Sexy Hair Powder Play
Desitin
Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick
Kevyn Aucoin The Volume Mascara
Skin Laundry

#RaiseAWand
Rossano Ferretti Splendido Colour Maintenance Shampoo
Rossano Ferretti Splendido Colour Maintenance Conditoner
Trilogy Rosapene Radiance Serum
PoshMark







 

Ep 60: It's Kind of Nerdy

The doctor is in! We've got Dr. Josh Zeichner in the studio, and he's here to talk about his favorite skin subject—ACNE. He has so much good advice, so grab your pencils.

But before that, we're talking about WeLove.Makeup and our favorite vloggers, how to prolong your dye job (Jess just got her first big-girl dye), and the craziest new beauty collabs.

Here, the products and peeps mentioned during the show!

WeLove.Makeup
Violette
Lisa Eldridge
Patrick Starr
MannyMUA
Caroline Hirons
Orlo Salon
Clairol Natural Instincts
Aura Friedman
Alterna Color Hold Shampoo
dpHue Root Touch Up Kit
Solalook Dirty Dancing Palette
Bateman Skincare
Differin Gel
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup
La-Roche Posay (Dr. Z loves this line)
Neutrogena (Dr. Z loves this line)
Aveeno (Dr. Z loves this line)
Dove Beauty Bar - Sensitive
Skinceuticals Phloretin CF
Skinceuticals CE Ferulic
#RaiseAWand
MAC Next to Nothing collection 
Shhhowercap

EP 59: Mercury in Retrograde

Do you believe in the whole "mercury-in-retrograde" thing? Well, we had a ton of scheduling snafus, so there might be something to it. : / We're guest-less this show, but there's plenty of beauty news to discuss!

On the agenda! Coachella's most questionable trend; nude lipstick that doesn't make you look like a corpse; and we ask the question that, frankly, needs to be asked: Are spa treatments the new therapy? This New York Times article says so. What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below! 

Below are some of the products and peeps we mentioned:

Jerome Russell Wild Hair and Body Glitter
Scott Barnes Body Bling
Nars Body Glow
Charlotte Tilbury Supermodel Body
KKW x Kylie Lip Crémes
Spahtika
Adrianna Rizzolo (aka The Hair Witch)
Soli Davis
#RaiseAWand
SmartWater
Kevin Murphy Free Hold Cream
 

Episode 58: 50 Shades of Pink

Bonjour, nos amis! This week we have Violette (one name only, like Beyoncé—but French, and, um, a makeup artist, not an entertainer) in the studio, getting rebellious, sharing makeup tips, and talking about "sex hair," homeopathic skin drops, and eyeshadow that is "slowly dying." Listen and that will make sense. We also discuss toner and whether it's really adding anything to your life. Jury is still out but we would love to hear your thoughts (please commend below!). Plus, Gwyneth Paltrow says we should all be "earthing," and we agree but refuse to call it that. And, this week, you get a chance to win an epic fragrance gift basket: Just cast your vote in the Fragrance Foundation awards and after you submit your vote, click to tell your friends about it and tag @fatmascara when you post it to social. Below are the products we mentioned on the episode:

Clinique Clarifying Lotion 3
Ten O Six Facial Astringent
Elemis Soothing Apricot Toner
Estée Lauder Pleasures
Violette's Favorites:
Mün Skin Akwi Purifying Cleanser
Biologique Recherche Fluide VIP O2
Granions Granions de Selenium or Granions d'Or - the homeopathic ampoules (they might not be available in the U.S., sorry!)
Glossier Cloud Paint Blush in Puff
Nars Eyeshadow in Outremer
Sephora Colorful Shadow & Liner in My Boyfriend's Jeans
Milk Makeup Tattoo Stamp in Black Star
IGK Hot Girls Hydrating Shampoo
IGK Hot Girls Hydrating Conditioner
Bumble and bumble Invisible Oil Primer spray
Herbivore Sea Mist in Coconut + Sea Salt
Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
Musc et Blanc perfume
Walk Through Walls: A Memoir

#RaiseAWand
Falling Into Place Soy Candle in Candied Ginger Saffron or Pink Grapefruit
Becca Aqua Luminous Perfecting Concealer

Episode 57: The Gift of Gab

Waddup Fat Mascara fam? This week we talk to one of our faves in the beauty business, Ms. Laura Geller, who went from teaching Broadway stars how to contour and highlight, to doing celebrities' makeup, to opening a New York City makeup studio, to launching a line, to becoming a QVC phenom in the U.S. and U.K. Before that, Jess shares some career advice she got while interviewing L'Oréal bigwig Carol Hamilton at the Savannah College of Art and Design; Jenn gets in on the book report fun with a recap of the story of a famous beauty rivalry (Helena Rubinstein vs. Elizabeth Arden); and we share some of the best fragrance advice we gave out at a recent Annick Goutal fragrance event that we hosted. Here are (most of) the products. people, and things we mentioned on this week's pod:

Urban Decay Vice Lipstick
War Paint, the musical

ANNICK GOUTAL FAVORITES:
Style Rituals, the crystal healer
The rose scent that isn't "rosy" that Jenn really liked: Annick Goutal Rose Pompom Eau de Toilette
The not-really-vanilla vanilla fragrance: Vanille Charnelle Eau de Parfum
The delicious leathery scent: Duel Eau de Toilette
The exsqueeze fragrance: Heure Exquise Eau de Parfum

LAURA GELLER'S MENTIONS:
Laura Geller Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator in Gilded Honey
Laura Geller Spackle Under Makeup Primer 
Laura Geller Spackle Mist
Laura Geller LashBoss Mascara
Nest Holiday Reed Diffuser
Laura Geller Bronze-n-Brighten
Laura Geller Baked Kajal Eyeliners:

#RaiseAWand
The "magic hour" fragrance: Annick Goutal Heure Exquise Eau de Parfum
Bioeffect EGF Serum


 

Episode 56: Pretty Privilege

You guys ready to go deeeep? We were on this episode. Jess shared the story of her (two!) breast reductions, and the segment is a must-listen for anyone considering plastic surgery or just looking for some recognition that, yes, it totally sucks when you're living in a body that you're not happy with. We also chat about how awkward it is to tip at the hair salon, and then Jess reports the story of a fascinating character in the beauty world: Dr. Bronner. (Jury's still out on whether or not he's an actual doctor, but we learn some other deep, dark facts.) If you want to learn more about the brand, have a listen to Episode 469 of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, where Marc interviews David Bronner. And, of course, there's the big interview! This week, we talk to Phillip Picardi (@pfpicardi). The former beauty editor shares how he discovered and fell in love with makeup and how he's using his role as the digital editorial director of Teen Vogue and Allure to change the beauty conversation so it's more inclusive and inspirational. (Ummm, sound familiar??? That's what we're trying to do, too!!!) Here are the products we mentioned on the pod:

Dr. Bronner's Castille Soap (we're into the lavender scent)
Real Techniques eyeshadow brushes
Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
RMS Living Luminizer
RMS Magic Luminizer
Kevyn Aucoin The Celestial Powder in Candlelight
Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder
Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate 
Eyeko Brow Gel
Surrat Beauty Expressioniste Brow Pomade
Surrat Beauty Revelée Lash Curler
Lina Hanson Global Face Serum
Hairstory Hair Balm
Hairstory New Wash
#RaiseAWand
Lancôme Oscillation Mascara
Bobbi Brown Extra Hand Cream

Episode 55: It's About the Jelly Texture

This week, we talked to Alicia Yoon, the founder of K-beauty site Peach & Lily. She shared the latest beauty trends from Korea, her site's top products, and her skincare routine. We also talked about the new celestial beauty trend (is it unicorn beauty 2.0?), discussed whether we're bar or body wash girls in the shower, and learned more about keratin hair products. Here are the products we mentioned during the podcast: 

Pat McGrath Labs Dark Star 006
Urban Decay Moondust Shadows
Stellar - a new beauty line
Glossier Haloscope
Bath & Body Works Country Apple Shower Gel
Dove Beauty Bar Go Fresh Cool Moisture
Virtue Labs Smooth Shampoo
Virtue Labs Smooth Conditioner
Dr. Jart+ Premium Beauty Balm (BB Cream)
Barneys Peach & Lily mask bar
Peach & Lily Good Skin Day Mask
Peach & Lily Chubby Cheeks Sheet Mask
#RaiseAWand
Clean The World 
Flower Beauty Flower Pots Powder Blush in Sweet Pea




 

Episode 54: Our Birthday Celebration

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It's a special episode in honor of our one-year anniversary! First up: A visit to Saved Tattoo, where Jenn got celebratory tattoos (see left) from artist Sophie C'est La Vie.

Next up, we interviewed each other about how we broke into the beauty-editing business. And then we took a look back at some of our favorite moments over the past year, including advice from hairstylist Orlando Pita (episode 22), cosmetic chemist Ni'Kita Wilson (episode 23), dermatologist Pat Wexler (episode 9), and hairstylist Michael Gordon (episode 6). Here are the products we mentioned:

Aquaphor (for tattoo healing)
#RAWDIE Raise A Wand Desert Island Edition (yeah, that's not going to catch on, but we crack ourselves up)
Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick in Bitch Perfect
Blinc Mascara