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Breaking Beauty Podcast Dear Media
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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!
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What's #DamnGood for Summer? K-Beauty SPF Essence, Kylie’s Debut Mascara, Frozen Skincare + More In This Speed Round Edition
Carlene has been relaxing on the dock, while Jill has been galavanting from press event to patio hangs, testing the season’s sunscreens, skin saviors and longwear makeup along the way! In this speedy product review episode, you’ll learn about the essence-meets-sunscreen formula Jill is obsessed with now, along with the glowy mineral SPF that’s currently topping Carlene’s top shelf. Plus, stay tuned until the end to find out which viral sensation lip oil left your two favorite beauty critics divided.
You’ll hear about:
How deodorant-style sunscreen “sticks” are proving themselves to be life-savers – and why some people are still using them all wrong
High vs Low: Jill and Carlene face off in a skincare serum price point showdown (and maybe a little role reversal?)
The limited edition Chanel accessory (you’re definitely going to want to catch ‘em before they’re gone!)
Finally, creamy eyeshadow sticks that seriously don’t budge or crease in the summer heat
Lessons in Fitzpatrick “phototypes” - what the dermatologist-created skin classification system means, and which brands are finally catering to all skin tone needs – for real
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!
MEDIHEAL
Shop Mediheal’s official Amazon US store and get 35% off ten packs. Just enter coupon code BREAKING35 at checkout. Plus, follow @medihealus on TikTok and like their giveaway post to enter a 30-mask giveaway valued at $70. Three lucky winners will be selected.
NUTRAFOL
You can grow thicker, healthier hair and support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering promo code BREAKING to save $10 off your first month’s subscription –this offer is only available to US customers for a limited time.
MACY’S
Macy’s Friends & Family sale is happening from Tuesday, June 6 to Monday, June 12. Check out macys.com and save with promo code: Friend. Some exclusions apply, see macys.com for details.
*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 -
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
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Smartwear
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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn
Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya
Produced by Dear Media Studio -
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
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*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 -
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 -
🎨 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 -
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
Customer Reviews
Best podcast for skin and make-up lovers. Hosts are enjoyable and do great job interviewing guests.
Enjoy the show very much and the expert guests and product recommendations.
If you love skincare & beauty, this is for you!
This was the podcast that got me hooked on beauty podcasts! Although I listen to a few others now, this is still my OG, same day release listen! Fav eps are Supergoop! with holly thaggard and ultimate guide to serums with dr. sam bunting.
Favorite beauty podcast!
Love this pod! I’ve been a listener for years and look forward each week to listen to Jill and Carlene talk everything beauty. So informative, fun and interesting. A must-listen for any beauty lover!