Stay ConnectedFat Mascara has been leading the conversation about beauty and beyond since 2016. Join veteran journalist and retail insider Jessica Matlin (of Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, W, Moda Operandi) as she sits down with celebrities, artists, executives, doctors, perfumers, writers, and more, allowing these experts to share their insider knowledge, but also express themselves in ways never heard before.
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Patrick Ta went from bankruptcy at age 21 to having his own makeup line just seven years later. In this episode, the celebrity makeup artist (clients include Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Joan Smalls, Chrissy Teigen—and some Hadids, Jenners & Kardashians) shares the lessons he’s learned along the way, including how to highlight like a Hadid, which bronzer makes the best eye shadow, and why a fan should be in your beauty kit. This interview originally aired in April, 2019. We took a little recording break over Thanksgiving, but we'll be back next week with all new episodes!
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Helena Bonham Carter calls perfume designer Azzi Glasser a “white witch” for her uncanny ability to transform personalities into scents. Learn how she develops custom fragrances to help actors like Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, and Orlando Bloom get into character for their movie roles and how she creates bespoke perfumes for private clients such as Kylie Minogue and Cindy Crawford. Plus, she talks about bottling the smell of rain; why the scent of Play-Doh is so addictive, and how to distinguish between woodsy notes like guaiac wood, cedarwood, sequoia, and sandalwood.
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We’re in a festive mood, Tom Ford is feeling f*cking fabulous, and Jess is taking us through a new beauty trend report that’s (unintentionally) laced with gallows humor. Anti-aging is out! The “me mentality” is in! We’ve all got “hyper fatigue,” and the Kardashians are alienating fans with their talk of dieting. There's also been an uptick in contact dermatitis recently, and experts say natural skincare may be causing some of those skin rashes. Plus, we raise our wands to small-business beauty buys, an iconic makeup applicator, and a Seville orange perfume oil that turned heads at Jess’s daycare drop-off.
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Writer, actress, and (super)model Paulina Porizkova—whose memoir, No Filter, came out this week—has a lot to say about our society’s fixation on youth and its fear of nudity. We talk about that, plus so much more: beauty culture under communist rule, navigating dating apps as a (very tall) 57-year-old woman, how the #metoo movement affected the modeling industry, and how her honesty has gotten her in trouble in the past.
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We’re answering so many pressing questions this week: Are beauty subscription boxes still worth getting? Why are interior designers offering scent-styling to clients? What does the EmFace treatment feel like? (Jenn tried it.) And, most importantly: Do people look like their dogs? Plus, Jess may finally convince Jenn to watch Real Housewives, a listener raises a wand to a hand cream, and we share a powder, cream, and liquid bronzer we like.
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Our interview with journalist Amy ODell, creator of the Substack newsletter Back Row and author of Anna: The Biography, brings together several themes that have been top of mind on Fat Mascara lately: trend saturation in fashion and beauty; the evolution of media; individual action vs. public policy when it comes to sustainability; and—of course!—the celebrity infiltration of the beauty industry. Plus, we talk about dangerous shoes, bleached eyebrows, and why wellness culture is here to stay.
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Why is hyaluronic acid in pretty much every skincare product—and is it always helpful? Plus, the trend report that predicts virtual influencers will replace humans by 2027; how the scent of flowers is changing as the climate warms (and what that means for perfume); the first hair-relaxer lawsuit related to uterine cancer; and why Liquid Death (the water that murders your thirst) is so popular. We’re also raising wands to a deodorant that smells like figs, a beauty content creator you should follow, and a listener’s favorite refillable makeup palette.
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Makeup artist and filmmaker Marcelo Gutierrez does sexy, expensive, and sometimes controversial work, but never without sensitivity. Jess talks to him about his serendipitous start in the business, his celebrity clientele (Dua Lipa, Lily-Rose Depp), his influences, and how his identity informs his art.
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Filmmaker and actress Olivia Wilde is here to talk about her beauty growing pains, adventures in hair dye and microblading, raising her daughter to have a healthy relationship with beauty, and more. Plus, she tells Jenn how and why she became a "brand activist" for True Botanicals (Jess was busy with all things Fashion Week when we recorded). FYI: This interview originally aired in September, 2018. We’ll be back on Friday with all new episodes!
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We’ve got the details on a new study that found a connection between hair relaxers and uterine cancer, plus an update on the makeup-free Miss England contestant and some thoughts on Jared Leto. After that, we’re talking about current trends in cosmetic injectables with Samantha Kerr, PhD, the chief science officer of Merz Aesthetics, in a segment sponsored by Xeomin, an FDA-approved treatment used to temporarily improve the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines) in adults. Education about aesthetic treatments! We love to see it!
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