Get ready with us! We’re Jill and Carlene, two longtime beauty editors who have seen it all and swatched it all, and now we’re here to tell you what’s good. Whe... More
Get ready with us! We’re Jill and Carlene, two longtime beauty editors who have seen it all and swatched it all, and now we’re here to tell you what’s good. Whe... More
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From Dog Attack to Starring in Vogue, Brooklinn Khoury’s Incredible Real-Life Journey
Meet Brooklinn Khoury, the 24-year-old skateboarder and social media model whose facial reconstruction journey began after a sudden dog mauling incident changed her life in seconds. Now starring in Vogue Arabia, Brooklin has documented every step in her impossibly inspiring journey, amassing nearly one million Tiktok followers in the process. And she’s just getting started. (Content Warning: Graphic details are discussed.) Tune in to hear about: Brooklinn’s encounter with a perfect stranger that eerily foreshadowed her life-altering incident Details on Brooklinn’s multiple, awe-inspiring reconstructive surgeries, and the one surgeon who gave her hope How Brooklinn remained positive through it all, even through online death threats The reason Dance Moms Alum Chloé Lukasiak supported Brooklinn through the entire ordeal What Brooklinn is manifesting next! Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302. For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/ *Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.* PROMO CODES: When you support our sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! Ilia Try the award-winning Ilia Beauty Super Serum Skin Tint for yourself! Visit ILIAbeauty.com and use BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Ouai Get on your OUAI to healthier hair one day at a time with shampoos and conditioners that are just your type. Go to TheOuai.com and use code BEAUTY15 for 15% off your entire purchase. Starface Shop the entire Starface collection at Starface.World. For a limited time, all Breaking Beauty listeners are getting 15% off their first purchase when you enter the code BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout. Hello Fresh Go to HelloFresh.com/breakingbeauty16 and use code breakingbeauty16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping! Smartwear To learn more about TELUS and its line of SmartWear Security personal safety devices, visit www.telus.com/SmartWear Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya Produced by Dear Media Studio
5/31/2023
49:40
Life Update! Carlene and Jill Come Clean on Anxiety, Dating App Fails and Is The New Dyson AirStrait Worth The $500 Price Tag??
Hot off the Dyson Airstrait launch in New York City, this week we’re chatting live from our SOHO studio, delivering the 101 on the mega-brand’s latest $500 hair innovation, what went down at Revlon’s back-from-the-brink brand trip, and what happens when skin problems are past the point of fixing by product alone. Plus, tune in as we drop our editors’ hats to chat about key life updates that are influencing our hearts and minds right now. You’ll hear about: How Dyson’s newest invention is taking hours off of curly girls’ hair routines – and how it differs from GHD’s 2-in-1 Duet Hot Air Styler that launched last year Jill’s latest brand trip with Revlon – are they okay?? How Carlene is treating her persistent skin flare ups – and why skincare isn’t the only answer The real talk about going on antidepressants for the first time (*content warning*: panic attacks are discussed) Dating apps – the good, the bad and the why Earring solutions for droopy lobes! Plus! What’s in our bags right now Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302. For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/ PROMO CODES: When you support our show partners, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! VACATION The NEW Vacation® Baby Oil pays homage to the look, feel, shine, and scent of classic baby oils of the past—but with a sophisticated SPF 30 formula you definitely should wear the sun. Listeners can get 20% off their entire order with code: BEAUTY at Vacation.inc STARFACE Start celebrating and decorating your pimples at Starface.World. For a limited time, all Breaking Beauty listeners are getting 15% off their first purchase when you enter the code BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout. RELIEFBAND Make uncomfortable nausea moments a thing of the past. Go to Reliefband.com and use promo code BEAUTY to receive 20% off plus free shipping. MACY’S Make your getting routine fun and easy with Macy’s Live. Tune in live, check out previous episodes and get a sneak peek at upcoming episodes at macys.com/macyslive. FAST GROWING TREES Join over 1.5 million happy customers! Go to FastGrowingTrees.com/BEAUTY now to get 15% off your entire order. *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
5/24/2023
48:43
The #DamnGood Indie Brands We’re Obsessed With Right Now: A NYC Facialist’s Debut, Ayurvedic Skincare FTW and Did We Just Discover The Next Charlotte Tilbury?
By popular demand, this week we’re bringing you the #DamnGood indie brands that we personally can’t get enough of. Tune in as we spray, swatch and slather our way to some new hidden gems that have quickly made their way to our topshelf. You’ll hear about: The hottest, UK-based makeup artist brand that’s poised to be the next Charlotte Tilbury? An AAPI-backed, Ayurvedic body oil that Carlene’s swearing by all bare-leg season long A creamy, cleanser-exfoliator-mask hybrid that will have sensitive types squeezing for more An esthetician-developed, non-drying acne serum that *actually* diminishes pesky zits A clever hair tie – developed by a pro stylist – that stands the ponytail test of thiccccc hair girlies Our new summer fragrance that we’re dubbing, “vacation-in-a-bottle” (Pssst: Listeners get 20% off their entire order at Vacation.inc with code: BEAUTY.) Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302. For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/ PROMO CODES: When you support our show partners, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! SKIMS Believe the hype - this collection has over 90,000 five star reviews for a reason. SKIMS Fits Everybody and more best-selling essentials are available now at SKIMS.com. Plus, get free shipping on orders over $75 - all at SKIMS.com. ILIA Visit ILIAbeauty.com and use BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. MACY’S Macy’s Ultimate Shopping Event is going on now through Sunday, May 21. Get an extra 10-25% off. Check out macys.com and use promo code SUMMER to save. Some exclusions apply, see macys.com for details. MediHeal Visit Mediheal's official Amazon store to save 35% on select sheet mask 10-packs. Enter code BREAKING35 at checkout. Enter Mediheal’s TikTok giveaway @medihealus to win their thirty mask giveaway valued at $70. *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
5/17/2023
46:40
🎨 15+ Ideas Guaranteed To Elevate Your Makeup Routine With Sofia Richie’s Makeup Artist Pati Dubroff
Today, we’re welcoming back legendary makeup artist Pati Dubroff. Pati is the Chanel makeup artist responsible for Sofia Richie Grainge’s foundation-free wedding look, and she’s the red carpet illusionist behind A-Listers like Margot Robbie, Simone Ashley and Elizabeth Olsen. Makeup routine feeling dusty? Summer soirée around the corner? Steal these most-for-the-least effort tricks to achieving 3-D lips, a “strobe light” foundation effect, snatched ’n’ natch eyebrows and so much more…. Tune in to learn: The surprising luxury, masstige and drugstore beauty products used on Sofia Richie’s wedding day The exact steps for re-creating Elizabeth Olsen’s 90s inspired, multi-dimensional brick lips at the Oscars Pati’s top tips for a walking-strobe light foundation application (as seen on Margot Robbie) – and why one shade is never enough The trick to mastering Pati’s matte-and-glow priming technique Buh-bye palettes! Why eyeliner is the new eyeshadow The makeup guru’s latest secret for achieving a lash extension effect at home Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302. For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/ PROMO CODES: When you support our sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! Vacation “VACATION” by Vacation® is the award-winning scent of Vacation® Brand Sunscreen. Listeners of the podcast get 20% off their entire order with code: BEAUTY at Vacation.inc. Nutrafol You can grow thicker, healthier hair and support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code BREAKING to save $10 off your first month’s subscription. This offer is only available to US customers for a limited time. Plus FREE shipping on every order. Macy’s Macy’s makes it so easy to tailor your gift hunt to the Mom figure in your life with their Gift Finder. Head on over to macys.com/giftfinder to make this Mother’s Day a memorable one. *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
5/10/2023
45:19
Meghan Markle's Facialist Sarah Chapman Shares Her Royal Skin Secrets!
Cheerio! The Coronation of King Charles is mere days away, and this week we’re sitting down with Royal-approved facialist, Sarah Chapman. Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has famously been spotted slinking out of her Chelsea-based clinic’s VIP exit, and Victoria Beckham, Jessica Alba and Anne Hathaway are all fans of Sarah’s signature “gymnastics” massage techniques. The facialist’s award-winning line of cosmeceutical skincare, Skinesis, has many a would-be princess practicing the art of the royal glow at home, and today, we’re stealing all of Sarah’s tips. Tune in to learn: A workback timeline on how to look snatched and glowy for your own events this summer with specific details on what to do – and when Sarah’s pro tips for SOS skin moments – like when you have a giant pimple or a sunburn the night before the big day Expert massage techniques to replicate at home, including a surefire way to reduce dark circles The next-gen spa device that Sarah would recommend for anyone looking to lift and sculpt in time for your glammy affair All the tea on Sarah’s viral-hit facial steamer that Hailey Bieber (and a host of other models) use at home The exact sunscreen that Meghan Markle used on her wedding day – guaranteed not to mess with your makeup (or camera flashes) Get social with us and let us know what you think of the episode! Find us on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter. Join our private Facebook group, or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 1-844-227-0302. For any products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/ PROMO CODES: When you support our sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! Ilia Beauty You have probably seen Ilia’s Super Serum Skin Tint with its iconic bottle & dropper all over social media. Visit ILIAbeauty.com and use BREAKINGBEAUTY at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Ouai Get on your OUAI to healthier hair one day at a time with shampoos and conditioners that are just your type. Go to TheOuai.com and use code BEAUTY15 for 15% off your entire purchase. Pair Get glasses that stay as fresh as your unique style with Pair. Go to paireyewear.com/BEAUTY15 for 15% off your first purchase. Droplette For a limited time, listeners can get 20% OFF your Droplette device at droplette.io and use code BEAUTY. *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
Get ready with us! We’re Jill and Carlene, two longtime beauty editors who have seen it all and swatched it all, and now we’re here to tell you what’s good. Whether you’re searching for the latest insider-fave foundation, building a gimmick-free skincare routine, or interested in exploring culture through a beauty lens, tune in every Wednesday for epic guests like Makeup By Mario, Dr. Pimple Popper and Jonathan Van Ness (say what?!) Plus, don’t miss our monthly #DamnGood reviews of trending drugstore and spendy finds that are worth the $$$ – you’re glowing already!