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Celebs! TikTok! 2021 Forecasts! The Year in Beauty With Allure’s Michelle Lee, Beauty Journalist Dr. Ateh Jewel & Us! Dec 16, 2020

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Phew! It’s been a YEAR - and the beauty industry had a front row seat. Since 2020 was such a rollercoaster ride, we had to recap all of the highs, lows and everything in between. Today we’re hosting a virtual roundtable with very special guests, esteemed British beauty journalist Dr. Ateh Jewel and Michelle Lee, Allure editor-in-chief and co-host of the new, Allure Science of Beauty podcast.

Stay tuned to hear our takes on the impact that Covid and Black Lives Matter has had both on the beauty industry and within ourselves. We also recall the viral social media moment that left us shooketh, the important piece of beauty reporting you may have missed this year, our favourite product launches and finally, our crystal ball predictions for 2021.

Do slide in to our DMs on Instagram with thoughts on today’s episode, or join us over in our FB chat room - Breaking Beauty Podcast chat room - with comments or feedback and to converse with fellow Breaking Beauty #podfam!

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The #DamnGood Skin, Makeup & Hair Products We'll Be Taking Into 2021… and Beyond! Dec 09, 2020

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Le tears! In our last #DamnGoods segment of 2020, we’re bringing you the products so good, we just couldn’t leave them behind. We’ll reveal our pick for the best product among Makeup By Mario’s self-titled range, along with a full review of our most requested brand of the moment: Bobbi Brown’s new makeup line, Jones Road. Plus, how about that high-tech OPTE skincare device to instantly erase hyperpigmentation? Jill tested a half-half face at home, and she lets you know if it’s worth all the Hollywood hype. Finally, Carlene gives you a sneak peek of the secret revolutionary hair product she predicts will gain big buzz in the year ahead…

Did you know that Breaking Beauty’s #DamnGoods segments are now our most listened to episodes? Get social with us and let us know what topics, personalities and products you’d like to hear more about as we plan our hot 2021 lineup! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, our private Facebook group  , or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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Katherine Power, Founder of Versed Skincare & (new!) Merit Beauty Dec 02, 2020

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For our very last founder episode of the year, we’ve brought in the big guns! It’s serial entrepreneur Katherine Power, co-founder of Who What Wear, its spin-off line of street style-inspired fashion, a multitude of media brands and most topping our beauty minds, Versed Skincare. Total estimated value? $100 million dollars. (It’s safe to say we’re taking notes on how to kill it in business, folks.) EXCLUSIVE SCOOP ALERT: Katherine tells us about her newly announced next enterprise, an exciting line of colour cosmetics, called Merit Beauty!!

First, find out why TikTok beauty influencer of the year, Skincare By Hyram, is calling Versed the next CeraVe when it comes to drugstore skincare. We’ll share our personal favourites that we stock up on at Target, while Katherine fills us in on the SEO secret that drove some of the brand’s top-selling SKUs. Plus, how can they possibly make this “clean” skincare line so affordable? We get the answers to that question, too. Finally, stay tuned until the end to hear the official reveal on Merit makeup, including the celebrity who’s already had it in her hot little hands.

Psst! Follow our Instagram to see video footage from our chat, along with details on an exclusive contest we’ll be offering with both Versed and Merit. And don’t forget to drop us a comment to let us know what you think of the episode!

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Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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How To Treat Dark Circles, Undereye Bags & Wrinkles With Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan Nov 25, 2020

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Last week in episode 144 we asked dermatologist Dr. Mamina Turegano to weigh in on all the non-invasive ways to treat dark circles, puffiness, under-eye bags and more. BUT we all know that there’s only so much an eye cream can do, and that’s why we invited Manhattan-based cosmetic surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan on the mic today to continue the conversation. She fills us in on everything there is to know about treating hooded eyelids, dark circles, puffiness, under-eye bags and more, including the #glowdown on costs/downtimes/potential risks when you go the surgical route. We learned so much (fox eye trend! fat transfers! plasma pens!), and know you will too.

For any products or procedures mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

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APOSTROPHE
Get your first visit with a board-certified dermatologist on Apostrophe.com for FREE with the code: BEAUTY. This code is only available to Breaking Beauty listeners and you won’t find it anywhere else. Use code: BEAUTY at sign up and get the visit for free! To get started go to Apostrophe.com and click “begin visit.”

SAKARA
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BOLL AND BRANCH
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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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Derm-Approved Ways to Treat Dark Circles, Undereye Bags & More with #TikTokDoc Dr. Mamina Turegano Nov 18, 2020

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Do we really need an eye cream? In today’s episode, we set out to answer that very question, with triple-board certified dermatologist Dr. Mamina Turegano, who’s earned nearly half a million TikTok followers with her viral, edu-tainment skincare videos. Dr. Mamina walks us through the causes and treatments for dark circles, undereye puffiness and crow’s feet, including the eye creams that actually wield results, the single at-home gadget that’s worked on her, and the very latest in-office treatments.

Be sure to tune in next week, when we continue our all about eyes exploration with Manhattan-based plastic surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan, with the 101 on solutions that pick up where derm-treatments and eye creams simply can’t. Fox eyes, blepharoplasty and its alternatives, fat transfers – you’ll learn the costs, benefits, downtime and more in the second installment of this two-part special all about your most important, above-the-mask feature.

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group  , or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.

Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!

Apostrophe:
Get your first visit with a board-certified dermatologist on Apostrophe.com for FREE with the code: BEAUTY. This code is only available to Breaking Beauty listeners and you won’t find it anywhere else. Use code: BEAUTY at sign up and get the visit for free!

To get started go to Apostrophe.com and click “begin visit.”

Purple:

Experience The Purple Grid and you’ll sleep like never before! Go to purple.com/beauty10, and use promo code beauty10. For a limited time you’ll get 10% off any order of $200 or more! Terms apply.

*Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*

Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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It's Our #DamnGood Holiday Gift Guide! Nov 11, 2020

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Attention Holiday Shoppers! Because the art of gift giving is far from cancelled, Jill and Carlene round up their favourite beauty bundles, baubles and stocking stuffers bound to bring joy to somebody’s face. Carlene crunches the numbers for Sephora’s deluxe skincare kits to find out, which one exactly is the best bang for your buck (aka you’re going to save more than you spend, for reals!)

Then, your charming hosts propose the best pampering gifts to make friends and family feel like 2020 didn’t happen — for a moment, anyway — along with their pick for the perfect host gift for the most intimate of holiday quarantine gatherings. Covering the bestest in skincare, haircare, grooming, makeup, fragrance and more, stay tuned until the end to find which game-changing gift is such a #damngood dupe, you’ll be crying “Start the Car!”

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group  , or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.

Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!

Apostrophe
Apostrophe is a prescription skincare company that connects you with a dermatologist online to help meet your skincare goals. Get your first visit on Apostrophe.com for FREE with the code: BEAUTY.

Hum Nutrition
HUM creates vitamins for skin, body and mood, and they have a special offer just for our listeners. Go to HUMNutrition.com and use code BEAUTY for 15% off your first order of $29 or more.

Sakara
Sakara is a nutrition company that delivers plant-based, chef-crafted meals anywhere in the U.S. For a limited time, take advantage of their only sale of the year with 25% off your entire order when you go to Sakara.com and enter code BEAUTYEARLYACCESS at checkout.

*Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*

Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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Sharon Chuter, Founder of Uoma Beauty Nov 04, 2020

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Today, we welcome Uoma Beauty founder Sharon Chuter, whose Pull Up For Change initiative made headlines when it launched in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests earlier this year. The Nigerian-born activist fills us in on how the powerful social media movement that challenges companies to reveal their diversity reports or stop with the performative posts, is still making major headway today. (Plus, you’ll find out which beauty brand surprised Sharon by continuing to pull up.)

But first, you’ll hear the burning backstory behind Uoma Beauty, including the moments in Sharon’s career working at illustrious beauty conglomerates that compelled her to develop the first “Afropolitan” beauty brand in the biz. Find out why Uoma’s 51 shades of the award-winning foundation go beyond a dazzling array of hues, offering up not one but six formulas that cater to every type on the Fitzpatrick scale, from very pale to deepest dark. Finally, we’ll catch you up on the important cause, #EndSARS, that Sharon is advocating for today, along with her sage advice for tapping into what we’re calling “Big Sharon Energy.”

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter,

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For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

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Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the making of Breaking Beauty Podcast!

Hum Nutrition
Help bring skin, body, hormones and mood into balance by taking the quiz at HUMNutrition.com to get individualized product recommendations from their team of registered dieticians. Use code BEAUTY to get 15% off your first order of $29+.
Got Milk
Learn more about milk’s nutrients at www.whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, what can’t milk do?

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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15+ Ways to Make Your Vanity Instagram-Worthy With Curation Queens Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo of A Thing or Two Oct 28, 2020

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Who’s up for a little re-decorating while we’re spending so much time at home? The perfect duo to help us out are Brooklyn-based curation queens Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo of A Thing or Two. You may remember them from the wildly popular (and sadly shuttered) e-commerce platform “Of a Kind,” where their knack for identifying the next big things in shopping and design landed them a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, while Fashionista dubbed them the “Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now.”

In today’s episode, Claire and Erica dish on every single thing you could want to create your dream beauty space, from the perfect double-duty vanity desk, to the best makeup organizers, to the ‘it’ wall colours, dry flower advice, shower curtains and more! (Guys, we even got excited about trash cans?! ) If you haven’t already, sign up for Claire and Erica’s “10 Things” newsletter, where they expand their enthusiasm for new discoveries across even more lifestyle topics. You won’t wanna shop for your home without their two cents!

Btw - podswap alert! We will be featured on Erica and Claire’s show, A Thing or Two, this week, where we’re discussing the biggest beauty industry trends in 2020.

For any products mentioned in this episode, check out our blog, where we’ve linked them all for you! www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

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Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!

Aurate
Aurate is fine jewelry, founded by women for women. For 15% off your first Aurate purchase, go to AurateNewYork.com/breakingbeauty and use promo code BREAKINGBEAUTY.

Sakara

Sakara is a wellness company that delivers organic, plant-rich meals and functional products to doorsteps nationwide. Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com/beauty or enter code BEAUTY at checkout.

Hum Nutrition

HUM creates vitamins for skin, body and mood, and they have a special offer just for our listeners: go to HUMNutrition.com and use code BEAUTY for 15% off your first order of $29 or more.

Got Milk

Learn more about milk’s nutrients at whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, What can’t milk do?

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter and ioin our private Facebook group  , or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.

*Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*

Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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You Won't Believe These #DamnGood Under $15 Beauty Finds! Oct 21, 2020

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Does our Breaking Beauty #Fam love a deal or what? We’ve gone deep in the drugstore aisles this season to round up the latest cheap thrills and get this: every #damngood product we recommend is under $15!! Starting with two contenders to treat maskne and irritation, you’ll hear about a new K-Beauty pimple patch that can be worn beneath your makeup, along with a hydrogel face mask that’s designed to be worn under PPE. Is it a gimmick or a great? Jill asks her friend Betthany – who’s an actual ER nurse – to put it to the test!

Plus, has Carlene found dupes for Sol De Janeiro’s Fragrance-Free Body Cream and Rare Beauty’s Soft Pinch Liquid Blush? You betcha. She also discovers an undereye concealer that you might decide to trade in your eye cream for. Another great tubing mascara that costs less than your Starbucks order, Glossier’s new enviro-friendly soap bar (with a campaign that’s giving us all the feels) and the one Instagram-worthy hand sanitizer – you’re not going to want to miss this money-saving, skin-craving, dope ass episode!

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter,

Join our private Facebook group  , or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.

Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!

Hum Nutrition

Help bring skin, body, hormones and mood into balance by taking the quiz at HUMNutrition.com to get individualized product recommendations from their team of registered dieticians. Use code BEAUTY to get 15% off your first order of $29+.

Purple

Experience “The Purple Grid” and you’ll sleep like never before! Go to Purple.com/beauty10, and use promo code beauty10 for a limited time offer of 10% off any order of $200 or more.
Got Milk
Learn more about milk’s nutrients at www.whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, what can’t milk do?

*Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*

Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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Founder of Dr. Sturm Skincare, Dr. Barbara Sturm Oct 14, 2020

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German skincare founder Dr. Barbara Sturm has earned a cult celebrity following that includes Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber and Bella Hadid. On the cusp of her newest outpost touching down in West Hollywood very soon – you’re about to find out why the brand’s spa facials and Molecular Cosmetics line have become coveted around the world for delivering the famous #sturmglow.

Turns out, this doctor-backed line of luxury skincare isn’t your typical dermatological range. Dr. Sturm is rather a medical aesthetics doctor by trade, a trained orthopedist who once worked on the team who treated Kobe Bryant using PRP (plasma-rich platelet) therapy – the very injectable that inspired her to pioneer the “Vampire Facial”.

We ask Dr. Sturm about the bespoke, $1,400 MC1 “Blood” Cream she invented for her elite clientele that uses proteins from your own blood to promote your skin’s ability to heal itself. Then, stay tuned as she explains the ethos behind her eponymous retail range – premium formulas that shun chemical exfoliation. And just why is the Hyaluronic Serum $300 when The Ordinary’s HA costs only $6? Breaking Beauty fans wanna know!

For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our blog: www.breakingbeautypodcast.com/blog

Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, join our private Facebook group  , or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302.

Thank you to our show partners. When you support them, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast!

Boll and Branch
Breaking Beauty listeners can get $50 off any sheet set at www.BOLLANDBRANCH.com with PROMO CODE BEAUTY. Restrictions may apply. See www.BOLLANDBRANCH.com for details.

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Learn more about milk’s 15 essential nutrients at whatcantmilkdo.ca, because really, what can’t milk do?

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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