Victoria Curtis - Founder, Victoria Curtis Cosmetics

Beauty Island

What is mineral makeup? And how do you fake tan without leaving the giveaway signs on your hands? Today's guest has the answers to both... Hello and welcome back to Beauty Island, the beauty podcast that celebrates life and lipstick. I'm your host, beauty journalist, Brittany Stewart. Each episode, I sit down with a guest and ask them about the 8 beauty products that have a special memory or meaning for them. The ones they'd take to a desert island, or Beauty Island, that I am sending them off too. Maybe it's the beauty product that defined their teens, the one they grew up watching their mum or grandma use, or the perfume that instantly sparks a memory of a special place or person. Along the way we find out more about their life, career and the people and events that have shaped them into who they are today. Today's my guest is Victoria Curtis, founder of Australian makeup brand Victoria Curtis Cosmetics and Curtis Collection, a brand with hundreds of stockists around the country. Each time I sit down to an episode of Beauty Island, I am continually blown away by my guests. Their willingness to share their stories, firstly, but also just the incredible strength, wisdom, positivity and dogged determination they have. Victoria is one of those again. She's been someone I've been in contact with for a while, so it was so good to finally have her over one grey Saturday morning for non-stop beauty chat. We talked about her early interaction with the transformative power of beauty, the gap she identified after working at L'Oreal for a makeup brand that was actually good for your skin, and she shared the best fake tan tip for your hands I've ever heard. If you enjoy listening to Beauty island, please subscribe, and rate and review on Apple Podcasts. That really helps me keep making the podcast how you like it and also assists in other people finding us! If you're on instagram, share where you're listening from - just tag me at @beautyislandpodcast in your stories! Follow Victoria Shop Curtis Collection By Victoria Follow @curtiscollection on Instagram Follow host Brittany Stewart: Instagram: @brittanybeautybts @beautyislandpodcast Email: [e-mail] Subscribe to It's A Beauty! Newsletter for no BS beauty reviews, tips and tricks. (It's free!) Please note - all beauty products mentioned in this episode are honest recommendations, with no sponsored or advertised mentions. Products Victoria spoke about: Hairdryer and round brush Red Lipstick Chanel Mademoiselle Curtis Collection Matte Perfection Mineral Foundation Victoria Curtis Naked Glow CC Cream Aveeno Derexa Moisturing Cream The Bronzer Instant Tan Loving Tan Zala Hair Extensions Ultraceuticals Skincare Range Sound effects obtained from Zapsplat Music: Dexter Britain