The pod is moving to Manhattan. That means we’re trading in our Brooklyn-podcaster neckbeards for chain-smoking, it-girl ennui. In this banger of a boys chat ep, the fellas review the Hunter Viben’ selfies, dissect the retreat from status-symbol skincare shelves, explore incel mewing, and uncover a hypothetical bulging forehead vein removal operation to help men achieve ultimate chadified himboification. Some light required reading: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/skincare/a34010271/usin...
Oct 16, 2020•41 min
The fellas engage in a thought-provoking conversation with legendary beauty writer Arabelle Sicardi on surveillance capitalism within the beauty industry, what inspires their unique approach to beauty writing, and what readers can expect from the writer's upcoming “weird baby” of a book, “ The House of Beauty,” which argues beauty as terror while critiquing the billion-dollar beauty industry and the technology and political power that maintain it. Subscribe to Arabelle’s newsletter here: https:/...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Wherein the dudes zoom in co-founder and CEO of Starface Julie Schott to discuss the acne-care brand, her pivot from beauty editorial to product, and the desire for finsta aesthetics in the age of filters and algorithm-induced dopamine rushes. Ingredient of the week gets Starface-specific. Julie revisits a Katy Perry interview in which she was made up to look like Katy Perry. Before logging off, Julie sends the boys off with a little prayer for their journey towards making a couple of bucks of t...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Wherein the fellas join writer, performer and aspiring New York darling Paul McCallion for a socially-distanced rooftop hang. Paul graces the boys with a 40-minute rundown of the four products in his Kiehl’s Dopp kit while discussing Jameela Jamil’s skincare privilege, what’s absent in the Paris Hilton doc, and navigating our virtual bubbles. Ingredient of the week heats up. Paul gives the boys ideas of how to monetize the pod and how to turn online clout into real word substance. And for once, ...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Boys Chat. The boys do as good Brooklynites do: rise and shine, stuff their faces with bagels, and head to Greenpoint’s Transmitter Park to pull out the old 1s and 2s. Emilio gives a play-by-play recap of his desperately needed post-Covid facial. Evan works through Em Rata’s new bone-chilling piece for The Cut, discussing exploitation and privacy in the age of no privacy. Somehow the two manage to work in Hyram for the millionth time, thanks to his recent profile in the New York Times as the Gen...
Sep 17, 2020•39 min
Wherein the fellas embarrassingly ask beauty reporter Darian Harvin to womansplain the cultural weight of last week’s Brandy vs Monica battle on Verzus before walking them through the nuances of reporting, curating and editing beauty stories during uncertain times and within an ever-changing creator landscape. We also chat the beauty industry’s response to police brutality, Fenty Skin, men’s skincare lines, hair’s role in our post-Covid lives , as well as the importance of actively working to be...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 19 min
The mf boys decided it was time to do a little corporate America cosplay and hop on a zoom with with the one and only, beauty editor, Emily Ferber. Tune in and take notes as she schools the boys on how to tackle all the different types of acne. Follow Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emily_ferber/
Aug 25, 2020•58 min
Wherein the fellas set (most) jokes aside to catch up with makeup-artist Mollie Gloss about the state of the world, her Covid-related hiatus from the beauty industry and the risks of returning to set while channeling our collective ennui into a conversation that extends to housing insecurity, BLM, gatekeeping and how to move forward. Follow Mollie: https://www.instagram.com/molliegloss/?hl=en Learn more about getting involved with MPD 150: https://www.mpd150.com/ The beauty supply mentioned in t...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 14 min
The boys take the scumbro pod to historic Fort Greene to crack open cold ones and break down the latest developments in the beauty world with a surprising second episode. From the arrival of Fenty Skin to Hyram & the CeraVe TikTok teens to the Jeffree Star apology vid, the fellas give a play by play of what’s shaking up the culture while watching parkgoers work out with Pop Smoke blasting in the background.
Jul 24, 2020•42 min
The boys are back in town! Listen to the fellas kick off season three of their scumbro skincare podcast after a six-month hiatus by speculating on the state of skincare while talking class cosplay and tattoo removal. Check out the articles mentioned in this episode below. I Quit My Elaborate Skin Care Routine https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/style/quit-skin-care-routine.html Skincare should be medicine for your face https://theoutline.com/post/8395/french-skincare-is-the-future?zd=1&zi=ops...
Feb 26, 2020•38 min
The fellas are BACK and they're NOT fucking around. Fresh off the midsommar sabbatical, the dudes kick off this esthetics-heavy season with Glowbar co-founder and CEO Rachel Liverman by diving deep into the innovations happening at her recently launched Tribeca spa, which offers customized, 30-minute treatments, including dermaplaning, LED therapy, high frequency facials, and a shit ton more. In this skintellectual premiere, Rachel recaps Evan’s ongoing Glowbar journey, serves galaxy-brain tea o...
Aug 28, 2019•48 min
In this very unplanned Dewy Dudes season finale, the fellas wrap up July by inviting the mind behind one of Emily Weiss’s favorite instagram accounts, @glossierboyfriends, and her boyfriend to roast his skincare habits while building him out a solid routine. From recapping their recent Glowbar facial experience to discussing meme diets, Emilio and Evan somehow manage to find time to dive into the beginnings of the @glossierboyfriend's account and discuss the competitive dog adoption market in LA...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Moments after being caught internet stalking the fuck out of this episode’s guest, the fellas sit down for a dive deep into the world of in-house modeling agency and lifestyle brand The BTWN with its founder, a fellow midwesterner and skincare enthusiast, Jane Belfry. From body neutrality and redefining body standards to burning off our faces with that moody BHA to discussing the grift of college education, Jane charms the fuck out of these two dewy doofuses with her industry insights, New York-...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Buckle the fuck up for an hour of skincare-packed sonics with this week’s very clouty guest, the William Shakespeare of memes himself, @VeryHarryHill. In this ep, we explore the influence wielded by the internet’s most prestigious memers while uncovering the secret sauce to content perfection. We also discuss the early days of Harry’s page, the Brooklyn meme community and the hardships of posting daily. Midway in, Harry walks us through his minimal skincare routine while revealing his makeup tri...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Amid dealing with their first bout of “New York Acne,” your favorite dirtbag, skincare boyfriends manage to bang out another skintellectuals-only episode with this week’s heavy-weight skinfluencer guest, @Dermatologram. Fresh off attending POPSUGAR’s Play|Ground and hitting up Drunk Elephant’s NYC Pop-Up, Shane joins the fellas to bless them with some thought-leader Vitamin-C knowledge and SPF debate, plugging his favorite Paula's Choice and Belif products along the way. From glowing up his boyf...
Jun 24, 2019•58 min
After ditching Chicago and transplanting to New York in what might have been the most poorly executed move of all time, the fellas take a brief moment in their chaotic week to sit down for a raw, skincare-packed convo with digital beauty editor at Allure, Sable Yong. As Evan talks over everyone while Emilio reels him in, Yong drops her routine, reminisces on the absurd Craigslist housing post that led to her career and unpacks the many changing stigmas surrounding beauty today. From speculating ...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 26 min
The dudes are moving to New York next week, and have no idea what the fuck they’re doing. But the show must go on. From Justin Bieber’s natural deodorant collab announcement to Target’s exclusive Versed skincare drop, the fellas break down this week’s biggest beauty and grooming news while cracking open cold ones and losing their goddamn minds. In addition, they rate the glows of this season’s Bachelorette contestants and hit ya’ll with a PSA to find them housing in New York.
May 23, 2019•42 min
After kicking off the pod with a train wreck of a first episode, the fellas pivot to a concept called "structure" and invite makeup artist and beauty director Mollie Gloss to discuss last week’s loaded news cycle of beauty blogger drama and skincare-line drops. Mollie hits the mf stu to help us tear down the god-awful War Paint men’s makeup launch while speaking on her glow up as a freelance makeup artist and beauty director. Later, we buss down the Tatiana Westbrook and James Charles beef and s...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 50 min
Two corn-fed, Midwestern boys attempt to kickoff a skincare podcast by chatting about the first time they fell in love with that sweet, sweet 10-step K-Beauty routine, dropping their AM and PM lineups while mispronouncing the word squalane in the process. From announcing big-move news to reminiscing on the cultural impact of Adam Levine advertising Proactive, these dewy dudes open up about the new world of skincare, touching on how the modern dirtbag man can exist in it without being a baby. Lis...
Apr 30, 2019•57 min
