Co-hosts and longtime beauty journalists Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan give their perspective on all things makeup, skincare, and wellness at the intersection of pop culture and entertainment. Experts in the field and friends IRL, they pull back the curtain on trends, treatments and popular products — all the things you're likely searching or watching on TikTok. (They'd know — they've spent 10 years creating and optimizing editorial content for mainstream digital beauty publishers.) Tuesday ep ...
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Is the TirTir Cushion Compact Worth It? Plus Other Viral Amazon Beauty Products
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It’s an Amazon surprise! We kick off the episode by reviewing some of the most viral Amazon beauty finds including the buzzy TirTir cushion foundation and a collagen sheet mask that’s supposed to transform your skin overnight. Sabrina Carpenter and her hair have officially been spoken for — we discuss the major haircare brand that’s secured the “Ta…
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Rose Siard of Rose and Ben Shares How She Can Make Any Product Work For You and Why She Swatches Eyeshadow on Her Face
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Rose Siard (@RoseandBen) is known for her great makeup tips and face swatches — her content is both useful and a feast for the eyes. She joins us in-studio to share how she became a makeup educator, why she started swatching eyeshadows on her face, share an exclusive new Rose and Ben Beauty launch, and share exactly what happened when she reviewed …
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How Caliray Keeps the Original "Essence" of Urban Decay Alive with Founder Wende Zomnir
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Wende Zomnir is someone we consider a beauty titan on Gloss Angeles: she co-founded the longstanding cosmetics brand Urban Decay in the '90s, and after selling to L'Oreal and leaving the brand herself, she launched another one: inspired by her passion for the beach, surfing and sustainability, Caliray was born, Wende has a wealth of knowledge about…
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Passort Photo Problems, How Rhode Made Good on an Issue With Their Pocket Blush, Plus Fall Beauty Trends According to Pinterest
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Is your passport photo too hot? If it is, you might be stopped by TSA during your next international adventure. Kirbie and Sara are discussing why so many people have been having security issues due to their gorgeous pics. We’re also covering the latest shade range drama, which fortunately has a happy ending: Golloria’s review of the Rhode Pocket B…
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Why Did Givenchy Really Re-formulate Their Powder? Here’s What We Know
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Are you even a beauty brand in 2024 if you haven’t launched a powder? That’s how it seems lately when you walk into any Sephora or Ulta. However, this explosion of new powders may be the reason why one beloved product has suddenly changed its formula. The powder in question? Givenchy’s Prisme Libre. Kirbie and Sara test the OG version versus the ne…
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What is "Wildcrafted" Skincare? Alpyn Beauty's Kendra Kolb Butler Shares Why Her Products are Truly Unique
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Thank you Alpyn Beauty for partnering with us on this episode! Have you heard of "wildcrafting" in the beauty world? If you have, it's likely due to Alpyn Beauty. The methodology is starting to catch fire within the industry, so we wanted to have Alpyn's founder Kendra Kolb Butler on the podcast to share everything you need to know about the term, …
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Celebrity Hair Brand Battle: Blake Brown vs. Cécred vs. Fenty Beauty First Impressions
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We’re back with another update on Blake Lively, but this time, we’re not just talking about her new haircare brand Blake Brown: we’re discussing the drama surrounding her new movie ‘It Ends With Us’ and co-star Justin Baldoni. Kirbie breaks down the TikTok theories. In the last year, we’ve seen so many celebrity haircare brands launch, from Beyoncé…
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What Actually Happens During a Turkish Hair Transplant
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If you've been on TikTok, you've likely seen many videos of people traveling from all over the world to Turkey to participate in their abundance of medical tourism. Kirbie and Sara recently discovered several people they knew — men, in particular — had traveled overseas to get a hair transplant, and they knew it had to be discussed on the pod. Join…
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Why Black-Founded Brands are "Quietly Closing" in 2024 with Oui the People Founder Karen Young
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Your favorite Black-owned brand may quietly close this year — that's what Oui the People founder Karen Young shared with her followers a few weeks ago. In 2020, the beauty industry underwent a revolution of sorts. Black-owned brands became a much-needed albeit long overdue priority. Movements like Pull Up For Change encouraged brands to share what …
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What’s up with YSL Beauty’s PR? There’s something fishy going on over on Threads, according to Kirbie, and she’s determined to get to the bottom of it. Ulta Beauty Collection is getting a new look and more SKUs! We share our thoughts on the makeover and who it’s made for. And just like last year, we’re giving our mid-year report where we share the …
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Blake Lively's Foray Into Beauty and Urban Decay's Resurrection of the Naked Palette
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Blake Lively is tossing her hat — or should we say hair — into the celebrity beauty brand ring, Glams. We discuss whether this foray into hair makes sense for the actor and if we’re excited about it or not. We’re also chatting about the resurrection of Urban Decay’s formerly discontinued Naked palette AND Tweezerman’s latest collaboration with the …
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Gen Z’s Favorite Beauty Influencer Katie Fang On The Best Makeup at Sephora & How Brands Should Sell to the Younger Generations
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Gen Z’s favorite beauty content creator Katie Fang is our guest today! The 18-year-old TikTok star has taken over all our FYPs with her fun, honest, and relatable beauty tutorials. She has over five million followers on TikTok, 453,000 on Instagram, and 207,000 subscribers on YouTube. Needless to say, she’s highly influential, especially when it co…
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Brands Increasing Their Prices: Greedy or Necessary? Plus More From Our Listener AMA
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This week, we're answering your questions from Slack! What's the best sunscreen to wear to the beach? How can you get affordable treatments like facials and injectables? And why are we seeing price hikes on our favorite products — and is it corporate greed or something else? We dive into all of it. Then, we're introducing a new segment: Misscontinu…
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Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Beauty Secrets Revealed (and More BTS of the Show) With Victoria Kalina
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Who isn't obsessed with America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix? Kirbie and Sara went nuts over the seven episode docuseries and fell in love with legacy cheerleader Victoria Kalina. Victoria's vulnerability and personality made her a star of the series — and fair warning, if you haven't watched, there will be spoilers in toda…
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Scentbird's Founder and Her Problematic Spritual Teachings and Why Kirbie Isn't So Sure About Augustinus Bader
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What if we told you a certain founder has claimed the cure for cancer is aligning with your life's purpose and also claims Hitler wasn't evil? Those are just a few truly mind-boggling topics Scentbird's CEO and Founder has been posting about on Youtube. Kirbie and Sara dive into the problematic nature of it all (to say the least). But first, we sha…
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Jonathan Van Ness Returns to Share What Really Happened to JVN Hair
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What really happened to JVN Hair? If you’ve listened to the pod, you know we’ve been following the celebrity haircare brand’s journey, from its launch in 2021 with Amyris to its sale at auction to Windsong Global for $1.25 million earlier this year. We’ve had experts come on to discuss the situation, like investor and advisor Maggie Sellers, but th…
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Cheers to 5 Years: Revisiting Our First Episode Plus a Q&A
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Glamgelenos, meet the new Gloss Angeles! In honor of our 5th birthday, we decided to celebrate in a big way — with a new song, a new logo, a new look, and a new way to listen to us — on video! On today’s episode, we’re sharing the behind-the-scenes details on the big photoshoot we did with our dream team: makeup artist Donni Davy, hair stylist Clay…
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