Ep. 75 #GlowDown: What It's Really Like To Be An Entrepreneur With Create & Cultivate's Jaclyn Johnson

On the heels of M.A.C’s epic 40th anniversary party, Carlene and Jill take a trip down memory lane as they chat about the nostalgic matte lipstick shades that helped form their lifelong beauty obsessions. Then, listen in as your seasoned hosts reveal the latest beauty brand imports that have got them legit excited, from the Scandi ‘no makeup makeup’ line spotted on Matilda Djerf, to the Australian sunscreen line boasting a 1000-strong waitlist and a bright and sassy Canadian body care line created by a former magazine editor. 

Plus, you’ll hear about:

• The latest skincare duo from Victoria Beckham, in collab with her facialist Melanie Grant
• Foundation sticks are back! The ones we’re loving now, for your skin type – and tone
• Jill’s “addicting” spring fragrance, revealed
• Onion water for thicker hair? Meet the Ayurvedic volumizing spray that’s as good at softening frizz as it is at boosting limp strands
• The $7 mascara that will make you question whether you’ll ever pay double digits again
• “Lash Cocaine” – who’s using and why

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• Ep 251 Everything Matilda Djerf Touches Turns to Gold
• Ep 41- M.A.C Co-founder Frank Toskan
• Ep 170- Victoria Beckham In Her First Beauty Podcast
• Ep 318- Are You Applying Your Foundation The Right Way? With Beyoncé’s Makeup Artist Sir John

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Welcome Back, B.Bs! In this week’s solo episode, we’re bringing the hot tea that we’re talking about in our Slack channel to the airwaves, from the products we’re obsessed with now to the cleverest beauty adverts that have us convinced there’s something in the industry’s coffee.

You’ll hear about:

• The new lipstick that’s turned Carlene into a satin-finish convert
• What to know about Queen Bey’s haircare drop
• Dyson’s new Supersonic R hairdryer and the new competitor that’s poised to rival the king of hairdryers later this year
• Why bodycare is the new skincare
• Finally, Carlene shares her very first viral TikTok post that got people fired up in the comments …. about insurance claims?! (Pssst! Give our girl a follow at @carlenehiggins on TikTok!)

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. 

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• Charlotte Palermino on Quitting Clean Beauty, Why Skincare Dupes Aren’t a Thing & Her First Impressions of Rhode Skin! 

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In this week’s sponsored episode, we’re diving deep into one of Carlene’s favourite indie skincare brands, Furtuna Skin. Founder and CEO Agatha Relota Luczo joins us to share the secrets behind this fast-rising, luxury organic skincare line, including how the “wildly potent” Sicilian formulas are made, why olive oil is the key to the former model’s glowing, ageless skin and how to expertly choose the best quality olive oil with tips from the olive oil sommelier herself.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• Why we’re adding a shot of olive oil to our GRWM routines, like, yesterday
• What’s behind the best-selling bi-phase face oil, and how-to blend it into your foundation without any slide-off
• What “wildly potent” skincare means, and why sound baths have officially entered the skincare lab
• The makeup products that are on Agatha’s highly discerning top shelf
• Where the stylish founder spends a day in Paris (The people watching! The food! The views!)

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• Ep 27- RMS Beauty Founder Rose-Marie Swift

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From the best natural deodorant that works to how to get rid of dark underarm pigmentation, this week we’re tackling some of the most unsexy hygiene topics from head-to-toe, just in time for Valentine's Day. **Content disclosure: mature themes are discussed!**  

Our guest is *the* high hostess of hygiene, Mary Futher, or Madame Sweat as she’s better known to her 750,000+ TikTok followers. Mary is the bold-framed product formulator with more than 20 years of experience. As the founder of Kaia Naturals, Mary has coached thousands of people on her popular blog on how to successfully switch to natural deodorant, sans stank! 

In this episode you’ll discover:

• The best way to switch to natural deodorant –you won’t believe the secret ingredient that really works (it’s not baking soda!)
• How to get rid of dark underarm pigment - yes you can brighten them! 
• Just in time for Valentine’s Day - how you can be your freshest “down there” for those most intimate moments! 
• How to tell someone that they have bad breath - in the least awkward way possible! 
• Tackling that bikini line darkening – and ingrown hairs 
• How often should you wash your towels, anyway? 

Disclosure: The content in this episode is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional medical advice.

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• Dr. Muneeb Shah aka @DermDoctor On Starter Skincare Routines For Aging Skin, The New Accutane-Alternative For Acne and Should You Mix Your Rx Retinol With Drugstore Moisturizer?
• Skin Cycling 101, Niacinamide for Newbs, UV Gel Mani News & Is My Botox Wearing Off Faster? Ft. Dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe

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Milk Makeup 

Milk Makeup The Cooling Water Jelly Tint will be available exclusively at Sephora.ca on February 6, 2024, and in Sephora Canada stores on March 15, 2024, for $33.

Macy’s

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Our latest drugstore haul is here! From drugstore makeup to drugstore skincare and a revamped beloved drugstore SPF - this week we’ve got some of our best 2024 drugstore beauty finds - nothing more than $35! 

First up, we test-drive the latest drugstore foundation - CoverGirl’s new Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence to find out how it really stacks up against its French luxury counterpart.

Plus, from a longwear matte lippie set to rival a popular department store brand to Bioré’s new-to-Canada UV Aqua Riche SPF 50 vs the Japanese O.G, we find out which of these wallet-friendly offerings are worth our pennies.

Tested in today’s #DamnGood drugstore beauty face off:

• CoverGirl vs. Chanel – the tinted face beads showdown is here
• Revlon vs. NARS – which hot red lippie Carlene is loving now
• L’Oréal Voluminous Panorama Mascara vs. ??? – find out why this killer formula is in a league all its own
• Meet the $4.99 brow gel duping an existing drugstore offering that was already pretty darn affordable! Peak dupe culture! 
• French pharmacy for the win – Jill shares her latest ‘everything shower’ obsession that promises to do away with rough spots the Parisian way

For any editorial products or links mentioned in this episode, check out our website: https://breakingbeautypodcast.com/episode-recaps/

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Take the first step to visibly thicker, healthier hair. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code BREAKING. Find out why over 4,500 healthcare professionals and hairstylists recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. 

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The go-to makeup artist to Beyonce, Sir John is the legend responsible for some of her most iconic beauty looks, including her historical Vogue cover and showstopping Bey-chella performance. Today, the Creative Director at Killian is spilling all of his base-perfecting secrets, from how-to avoid patchy, separating foundation, why he isn’t a fan of “baking” and he reveals which foundations he *personally* stocks in his makeup kit.

Plus, you’ll discover: 

• His fave skincare products to prep skin before foundation - whether you’re oily or dry
• The key to unlocking the best performance from your foundation brushes (it’s all about those fluffy shapes, baby!)
• His number one, surprising tool for lifting excess oil from your face
• The drugstore foundation shopping tip we didn’t know we needed

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/

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• Makeup by Mario Shares the New Makeup Rules 

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Milk Makeup The Cooling Water Jelly Tint will be available exclusively at Sephora.ca on February 6, 2024, and in Sephora Canada stores on March 15, 2024, for $33. 

Timeline

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Macy’s

Macy’s has tons of fresh style ideas for the new year. Check out Macys.com/ownyourstyle for more inspiration.

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From BBL (Broad Band Light) therapy to microneedling with exosomes, tune in as your hosts reveal the facial treatments that they’re having done now, along with tips on the best places to get a facial in Toronto and ideas on where to host a Galentine’s getaway. But first, in this week’s solo episode, Jill sounds off about tweens running amok at Sephora, while Carlene makes the case for allowing children to get in on the beauty game, too. 

Plus! We’re chatting about:

• Are fillers cancelled? We dissect this industry insider’s hard stance 
• Carlene drops her new rosacea skincare routine – including the hero ingredient she is applying day and night
• Fitness for your face? Meet the hit skin treatment app that’s giving Peleton a run for its money
• Buccal facials – why some facial lymphatic drainage treatments can be relaxing, while others are just plan painful
• Why red carpet celebrities seem to be glowing down this awards season, en masse

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. 

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Meet the new, #DamnGood skincare musts that are getting us through this scaly season. Carlene falls in love with a sleek, dermatologist-backed skincare range offering jumbo sizes at minuscule prices, while Jill debates whether the Queen of Quiet Luxury, Gwyneth Paltrow, can really mingle on Target shelves with the debut of her new diffusion line, Good.Clean.Goop. 

Plus! You’ll discover:

• Barrier serums are the new barrier creams, and we put The Ordinary’s new pepto-pink formula to the test
• Can a skin-comforting cleansing mousse really take the day off in one-step?
• Everything to know about Kao’s new brand of eczema relief patches, re/cover
• The next generation of clean beauty? Meet the free-from skincare range for sensitive types, developed by a certified allergist
• Why designer skincare is coming for your baby

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. 

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• Are You Moisturizing Your Skin The Right Way? With Celebrity Esthetician Georgia Louise

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Timeline

If you want to see a real difference in your skin health, invest in it. Timeline Nutrition is offering our community 10% off the Timeline Skin Health line at timelinenutrition.com/BEAUTY and use code BEAUTY at checkout.

Macy’s

Macy’s has tons of fresh style ideas for the new year. Check out Macys.com/ownyourstyle for more inspiration.

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New year, new hair colour? Here to usher in your best era yet, we’re welcoming Matt Rez, the global celebrity hair colour ambassador for Moroccanoil who has worked with Adele, Hailey Bieber, Chrissy Teigen, Kendall Jenner and many more. 

Matt fills us in on what’s happening in hair colour for 2024, like is “cowboy copper” still a thing? How about balayage? Plus, we get the hair pro’s best tips for transitioning to grey, how to come back from over-blonding and why demi-permanent cream colour is his favourite discovery that we all need to know about.

Plus, you’ll learn about:

• Matt’s signature “midlights” technique and why this sister to highlights and lowlights could be the missing link in your perfect hair colour
• How your eye colour might inform your ideal hair hue
• The under-the-radar, Japanese hair treatment he swears does wonders on his A-List clientele (Yes, you can find it at Sephora!)
• The one supermarket hair hack he *would* recommend, that will cost you just pennies 
• How to break up with a hair colourist the right way
• The single hair trend that Matt predicts is making a big comeback in 2024, and (surprise!) you can do it 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. 

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Want more episodes like this?

Hear our previous conversations with Chris Appleton here, the K18 founders here, and Andrew Fitzsimons here. 

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Macy’s

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Happy New Year everyone! This week, we are quite literally crying, laughing and *nearly* screaming with our guest-of-the-hour, Mario Dedivanovic. Makeup by Mario, as he’s better known, joined us back in 2019, and a lot has happened since then. The era-defining King of Contour who rose to fame as Kim Kardashian’s makeup artist dropped his eponymous makeup line at Sephora. He accepted an American Influencer Award with a gripping coming-out speech that inspired legions of fans. And now, he boasts 13.8 million followers on Instagram – outstanding for a makeup artist from humble, Bronx basement beginnings.

Listen in as Mario shares his personal and raw origin story, along with his pro tips on the soft glam makeup he’s influencing us with today. (Surprise: the word “contouring” was not mentioned.)

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Why Mario never uses makeup primers (a real bonding moment for Carlene)
• His new fave GRWM lip combo, including his signature lip lift hack
• Details on the glam guru’s new launch, Makeup By Mario SuperSatin Lipstick, an ode to his native New York
• The drugstore products Mario still uses today
• Secret project alert! For the first time, Mario opens up about an upcoming book.
• The other, very personal goal he’s manifesting for 2024

Bonus content alert! 

Tune in to our YouTube channel to watch the full-length episode with Mario (please hit subscribe while you’re there!) Plus, check out our TikTok to see Mario react to some of his most iconic makeup looks, including a 2008 photo shoot with Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner’s first ever Met Gala.

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. 

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*Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*

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