574 episodes

Beauty journalists (and friends!) Jessica Matlin and Jennifer Sullivan bring you the big, juicy world of beauty twice a week. On Wednesdays, they share their insider access to the industry, discuss news and culture through the lens of beauty, and talk about their beauty adventures as well as their favorite fragrances, skincare, and makeup. On Fridays, they interview their favorite people in the business, including celebrities, makeup artists, perfumers, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and more. Delivered with a heavy dose of fun, Fat Mascara is where beauty obsessives can get their fix.
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Fat Mascara Jennifer Sullivan & Jessica Matlin

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    • 4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

Beauty journalists (and friends!) Jessica Matlin and Jennifer Sullivan bring you the big, juicy world of beauty twice a week. On Wednesdays, they share their insider access to the industry, discuss news and culture through the lens of beauty, and talk about their beauty adventures as well as their favorite fragrances, skincare, and makeup. On Fridays, they interview their favorite people in the business, including celebrities, makeup artists, perfumers, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and more. Delivered with a heavy dose of fun, Fat Mascara is where beauty obsessives can get their fix.
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    How the Skincare Industry Really Works with Liah Yoo

    How the Skincare Industry Really Works with Liah Yoo

    When content creator Liah Yoo started a skincare brand, her goal was to fix problems she saw with the Beauty Industrial Complex™ and its traditional business models. She’s here to explain how she’s doing that with Krave Beauty. We talk about how SPF testing works, ethical ingredient sourcing, the pressure retailers and investors put on brand founders, sustainability issues, and coping with negative social-media comments—plus the joys of Selling Sunset, Sun Chips, and laser hair removal!
    Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/319704Episode recap with links:  fatmascara.com/blog/liah-yooSponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSocial media: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_editSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation and be featured on the show: email info@fatmascara.com or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182
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    • 45 min
    Ep. 511: Advent Calendars, Looksmaxxing & The Week’s Beauty News

    Ep. 511: Advent Calendars, Looksmaxxing & The Week’s Beauty News

    Tis the season of beauty advent calendars, and we found out which ones give you the most value for your money. We’re also talking about the #looksmaxxing community, its sketchy roots, and its interest in skincare and mewing. Plus: Javier Milei’s wolverine hair; gendered grooming rules in elementary schools (we’re looking at you, Girard, Kansas); health concerns associated with scented candles; and the book Eyeliner: A Cultural History. Plus, we raise wands to lip balms, a candle that smells like hot cocoa, and a holiday-party mascara.
    Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/317543Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/ep-511Sponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSocial media: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_editSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation and be featured on the show: email info@fatmascara.com or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182
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    • 32 min
    Alicia Keys Talks Soul Care, Skin, and Song

    Alicia Keys Talks Soul Care, Skin, and Song

    Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys discusses her evolving relationship with self care, from her decision to go makeup-free in 2016 to the daily affirmations that are part of her skincare ritual today. We also talk about her new musical, Hell’s Kitchen; her line, Keys Soulcare; the ways she uses crystals and fragrance for inspiration; and how we can all make affirmations part of our self-care routines without feeling weird about it.
    Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/312596Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/alicia-keysSponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSocial media: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_editSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation and be featured on the show: email info@fatmascara.com or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fatmascara.



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    • 41 min
    Ep. 510: Scenting the Streets, Adele Enters Beauty(?) & The Week’s Beauty News

    Ep. 510: Scenting the Streets, Adele Enters Beauty(?) & The Week’s Beauty News

    Jess is back from her travels to tell us about her favorite beauty boutique in Amsterdam and an unbelievable spa in London’s Old War Office. Plus: Rumour Has It (LOL) Adele is starting a beauty line; 5th Avenue in New York City is getting a fragrance makeover; Harry Style’s knows how to name a perfume; e.l.f. Cosmetics makes its debut on Roblox; Sephora is locking up its fragrances; you can take a Jo Malone fragrance masterclass; and we obsess over Lisa Eldridge’s line (both our Raise A Wands are from it!).
    Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/310752Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/ep-510Sponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSocial media: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_editSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation and be featured on the show: email info@fatmascara.com or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182
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    • 39 min
    The Future of Makeup with 3D Makeup Artist Ines Alpha

    The Future of Makeup with 3D Makeup Artist Ines Alpha

    Digital artist Ines Alpha is pushing the boundaries of how we think about makeup—and beauty. She tells us about her creative process and explains how she brings elects of fantasy and enchantment to human faces in video post-production and augmented reality. We discuss what the future of makeup could look like (IRL, in the metaverse, and using VR glasses and headsets); the psychological effects of face filters; how she uses artificial intelligence in her art; and what she does as the global creative e-makeup director for Prada Beauty. 
    Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/305510Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/ines-alphaSponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSocial media: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_editSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation and be featured on the show: email info@fatmascara.com or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182
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    • 46 min
    Treatments for Pelvic Floors, Vulvas & Vaginas with Vspot’s Cindy Barshop

    Treatments for Pelvic Floors, Vulvas & Vaginas with Vspot’s Cindy Barshop

    Cindy Barshop, the founder of Vspot Medi Spa—and a Real Housewives of New York alumna—is here to share important information about all the treatments and services available to improve women’s sex lives. In this intimate (and sometimes hilarious) conversation, which originally aired in 2019, we’re talking about the O-Shot, the FemiLift laser, labiaplasty, intimate skin lightening, vaginal tightening, help for incontinence and pelvic floor issues, anal bleaching, and more.
    Products mentioned in this episode: shopmy.us/collections/302832Episode recap with links: fatmascara.com/blog/cindy-barshopSponsor links & discount codes: fatmascara.com/sponsorsPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSocial media: @fatmascara, @jessicamatlin, @jenn_editSubmit a "Raise A Wand" product recommendation and be featured on the show: email info@fatmascara.com or leave a voicemail at 646-481-8182
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    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1.6K Ratings

1.6K Ratings

Beauty review ,

Educated beauty journalist

It is refreshing to listen to a beauty podcast with intelligent and well informed women. If you are looking to learn about beauty, hear from industry experts, and learn about the science behind skincare this is a must follow podcast.

WAYtoobeautyobsessedTeen😊 ,

Love it! But…

I dont usally write reviews but I’ve been listening to this podcast a lot lately as a fellow beauty obsessed person and have been loving its interviews and how these two women really seem to care about education on makeup. The reason I haven’t given it 5 stars is because I felt that as two fair or white women they haven’t really made as much effort to delve into problems that mainly affect communities of color, I don’t believe this was intentional but I really hope they see this, in the meantime just keep this in mind :)

HeatherGoody ,

My favorite podcast!

I look forward to a new episode each week. It's the highlight of my work week. Jenn and Jess are so fun and informative. My wallet hates them however, because I've been introduced to some wonderful products from the post.

Update- I've been listening from the beginning and I still ADORE Jess and Jenn. If you're a beauty junkie you NEED THIS PODCAST.

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