Do you *have* to use the NuFace gel primer? Why does your sunscreen pill after your skincare regimen is applied? Is the Droplette going to be the biggest beauty game changer of 2021? And who really should be rubbing Vaseline on their skin? We're answering all these questions in today's episode. Plus, one special makeup artist is recognized as a Dame by the Queen herself, and in celeb beauty launch news, another pop star has created a beauty brand — and we're actually excited for it. Tune in and ...
Jan 05, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Lisa Eldridge 's first gig was being booked by ELLE for a job with Cindy Crawford — and her life seemingly hasn't slowed down since. The professional makeup artist and founder of her eponymous makeup line is one of the most sought-after artists in the world by celebrities, beauty brands and fans alike. She really needs no introduction, because of course you know Lisa. She has millions of followers and subscribers; chances are, she may have taught you a new technique for applying your own makeup....
Dec 18, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Even though we thought this year would never end, we made it! It’s our last Tuesday episode of the year, so we’re reflecting on all of our favorite beauty moments and products of 2020. From the Pull Up or Shut Up campaign to the launch of 1,000 celebrity beauty brands, we’re discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Plus, we recap our top 3 favorite launches of the year — can you guess our picks? We also want to thank all of our loyal listeners for tuning in and supporting us week after week. ...
Dec 15, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Glamgelenos, today’s episode is our 100th! In the words of our dear friend JVN, can you believe?! We’re celebrating the milestone with two guests we’ve long admired — Jennifer Sullivan and Jessica Matlin of Fat Mascara ! These two have been in the beauty podcast game since 2016, paving the way for others like ours. Because we have their brilliant beauty journalist brains on the pod (and because it’s the end of the year), we thought it’d be fun to look to 2021 and talk about beauty trends we thin...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 100
A sunscreen controversy. The secret to JLO’s glowy skin. Sephora x…Kohl’s?! There is no shortage of riveting beauty news to discuss this week, so grab a festive beverage of choice and tune in to hear Kirbie and Sara’s hot takes (plus some #WhatsOnYourFace goodies we think you might want to put on your holiday wishlist). Watch our episodes! CALL or TEXT US: 424-341-0426 Instagram: @ glossangelspod , @ kirbiejohnson , @ saratan Twitter: @ glossangelespod , @ kirbiejohnson , @ saratan Email: glossa...
Dec 08, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Before Sara unexpectedly went into labor, we were planning on doing our first Gloss Angeles Mailbag episode where we wanted to answer questions that were submitted through our Instagram . We had to hit pause for a few weeks, but we’re finally getting to your burning questions, covering everything from what exfoliants you should be using, how to use ingredients together and how you can get your start in the beauty journalism biz. Listen to see if your question got answered! We’ll be doing this re...
Dec 04, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Deck the halls with beauty products! We are back with our annual gift guide and this year, we’re keeping it simple. In this episode, we’re breaking down 14 products we would give (or like to receive!) this holiday season. From a $15 makeup brush set to a $200 LED mask, there’s definitely something for every beauty lover on your list (and every budget). Access our gift doc here ! Watch our episodes! CALL or TEXT US: 424-341-0426 Instagram: @ glossangelspod , @ kirbiejohnson , @ saratan Twitter: @...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Turn up the holiday trap music, grab a cozy blanket, and get those credit cards ready — Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us! On today’s special episode, we’re going through the best and most exciting deals you should shop this week, from your favorite retailers to essential brands, tools and more. Some sales are starting as early as today, while others won’t go live until after your Thanksgiving meal. Either way, you won’t have to wait until these sales go live — we’re giving you a head st...
Nov 24, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Olamide Olowe and Claudia Teng are not your typical beauty brand founders. They’re young (Gen Z, represent), they’re women of color, and they are encouraging their customers to embrace their chronic skin conditions. While Topicals ’ products are made with scientifically-proven ingredients aimed to help issues like eczema, rosacea, and acne, they aren’t meant to “fix” your skin. Olamide and Claudia want their fans to know that flare-ups can be fun or at the very least, not the end of the world. T...
Nov 20, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 95
We’ve got lots of juicy beauty news to discuss this week. Ulta Beauty is coming to Target! What does this mean and what will it look like? We share our thoughts. Pharrell is launching his own skincare brand and it reminds us A LOT of this Gloss Angeles fave. On this week of What’s on Your Face, Sara’s got a new Dove hand sanitizer to recommend (#2020) while Kirbie raves about an influencer-backed serum that has changed her skin. Watch our episodes! CALL or TEXT US: 424-341-0426 Instagram: @ glos...
Nov 17, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 94
If you’re a beauty lover (which you obviously are since you listen to this podcast) then you’re likely an avid reader of Allure, too, like us. That’s why this episode is extra special — we’ve got Allure’s editor in chief, Michelle Lee, and Allure’s executive beauty director, Jenny Bailly BOTH on the podcast! Michelle and Jenny lead the incredible editorial team at Allure, bringing us the best in beauty journalism both in print and digital, and now through podcasts. During our conversation, the t...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Big news today: SARA'S BACK! Our resident Hot Mom is making her grand return to Gloss Angeles and we have a ton of a ground to cover. First of all, we've all been thirsty for newscasters. Does anyone have Chris Cuomo's information? (We kid... kind of.) Kirbie bought some goodies at the Sephora sale including a fragrance everyone needs to get this winter because it's like capturing the scent of a burning match... but in a good way. It was hard to see past all the Election coverage, but one New Yo...
Nov 10, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 92
We know some of you may be anxious as it’s Election Day in the US and you may want to take your mind off what’s going on. Today's ep dissects about how beauty and politics collide, from red lipstick being used as a symbol of political warefare to a monumental makeup moment that many point to changing an election's outcome. Our guest is beauty writer and author Arabelle Sicardi. Arabelle is an incredible journalist who writes about the interesection of beauty and politics. Arabelle has written fo...
Nov 03, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Today is our Halloween episode! Halloween and Hocus Pocus are synonymous with each other, and if you grew up watching the 1993 classic, chances are it has a special place in your heart. Hocus Pocus is one of Kirbie's top 5 favorite films, and today's guest is the creator of Billy Butcherson's incredible special effects makeup and the animatronic puppet, Binx the cat. Special effects makeup artist and puppeteer Tony Gardner's story is truly what movies are made of. He’s known for his SFX makeup w...
Oct 30, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Today's guest is probably no stranger to you, especially if you consume a lot of beauty podcasts. Emma Guns is a beauty, health and lifestyle writer, presenter and brand consultant. She created the The Emma Guns Show in April 2016 and has amassed over 8 million downloads of the podcast since. Kirbie was thrilled to have her as a guest co-host because of her expertise in the beauty industry and British POV. Emma discusses her experience with alopecia and PCOS, her thoughts on the "clean" beauty m...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 89
It's like y'all have ESP or something! We've gotten so many requests to have board certified cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss on the show over the past few weeks, which made us that more excited for this episode to air! Dr. Idriss specializes in facial aesthetics and rejuvenation, as well as minimally invasive body tightening. Dr. Idriss is a digital darling, having amassed a large following on Instagram thanks to her PillowTalk Derm series, where she answers viewer questions in a real...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 88
BeautyStat is a fan favorite here at Gloss Angeles. It's one of those products we trust because it works. The brains behind the brand is Ron Robinson — a man with years of industry experience as a cosmetic chemist. Ron got his start in the industry formulating for brands like Clinique and La Mer; he went on to create successful beauty blog BeautyStat, the namesake of his brand. As our first cosmetic chemist on the show, we asked Ron your burning beauty questions: what's his take on "clean" beaut...
Oct 20, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Today we have Elle.com's Beauty Director Chloe Hall as our special guest host! Chloe joins Kirbie to discuss what it was like working with Tracee Ellis Ross on Elle's State of Black Beauty package, interviewing Cardi B., and writing her most recent story about Jessica Florence — a woman who had stage 3 breast cancer but experienced medical racism. We also discuss big news coming out of California: the "Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act" was passed. What does it mean, exactly? And could CheckCosmetics.net...
Oct 13, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 86
What's considered scary in the world of beauty? Counterfeit makeup, how mica is sourced, and an unpredictable chemical that you won't find on an INCI list. Today's episode covers all these topics with guest Lexy Lebsack. Lexy is a correspondent, producer, writer, and editor. She reports on-camera across culture, business, travel, and beauty topics, but is best known for her Webby award-winning docuseries, SHADY, which examines the culture, commerce, and controversy behind the multibillion-dollar...
Oct 09, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 85
We have a lot to discuss on today’s episode! Joining Kirbie is Kristina Rodulfo, Beauty Director for Women’s Health. Kristina worked previously at Elle, having co-produced Webby-nominated documentary BEAT: How Drag Queens Shaped the Beauty Industry. She worked with Kirbie at POPSUGAR and has also appeared in InStyle, Harper’s BAZAAR, Into the Gloss and Stylecaster. Kristina notably started Donate Beauty with Kathleen Hou and Cheryl Wischover at the beginning of the pandemic.You’ll get to know Kr...
Oct 06, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 84
October is Eczema Awareness Month! Eczema is a very common skin condition that presents itself in several ways, with a reported 3 million cases per year. It's important to know how to soothe your skin and what measures can be taken to help — especially noting products or ingredients to avoid. Our special guest is board-certified dermatologist Dr. Michelle Henry who will walk us through the basics, why inflammation is a key factor in eczema flare-ups (and honestly all of your other skin issues fo...
Oct 02, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 82
We have a special guest host today! Friend of the pod Renée Rouleau is back and this time she's answer all of our listener-submitted questions. What are the two key factors to avoiding an acne scar? How can you help heal keratosis pilaris? What does "texture" actually mean? What is dry vs. dehydrated skin? What's the best way to combact "maskne"? What's the most effective way to give yourself an at-home facial? And if you work out, is there any chance of getting away without having to reapply yo...
Sep 29, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Continuing our discussion on menopause, we have board-certified dermatologist and brand founder Dr. Zenovia as our guest today. Buckle up, Glamgelenos, because she's a wealth of information. (You may want to take notes.) Dr. Z talks to us about what we can expect when it comes to aging, menopause and our skin: what is trans-epidermal water loss? How about desquamation? What products and ingredients are essential to use? At what age do we stop shedding our skin? And what should we avoid skincare-...
Sep 25, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Glamgelenos, first order of business: Sara went into labor last Friday and baby Zoe Simone Christensen is finally here! Since BB Virgo Zoe is an earlybird, our episode today is a little different we expected. Sara checks in and tells us all about her birth story. Then, since October is Menopause Awareness Month, we wanted to have a conversation around it. We know many of us are years away from having to think about this, but like anything in life, we feel it's better to be prepared and know what...
Sep 22, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 79
The Primetime Emmy Awards are this weekend and as Glamgelenos, we wanted to celebrate by having on not one, but two-time EMMY nominee Molly R. Stern. Molly's work has been seen all over the world on clients like Reese Witherspoon, Cara Delevigne, Maya Rudolph and more, as well as television shows such as Big Little Lies (for which she's nominated), Little Fires Everywhere and The Morning Show. She's created epic looks for the Met Gala and beauty campaigns and serves as one of Armani Beauty's Mak...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 78
We’ve got a jam-packed episode full of beauty news and launches and another round of Data Girl! On today’s episode, we discuss reports that Kylie Cosmetics’ parent company Coty Inc. is being sued for “inflating” the brand’s value after acquiring it last year. Yikes! In more uplifting news, The Lip Bar teams up with Michelle Obama and When We All Vote on a beautiful lipstick that hopes to increase voter participation. For Data Girl, Sara quizzes Kirbie on Pinterest’s 2020 Global Beauty Report. An...
Sep 15, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Jackie Kim is the founder of Maelove , the brand behind one of the buzziest vitamin C products on the market— The Glowmaker . Since its launch in 2018, Maelove has sold over 100,000 bottles of the brightening serum. But there’s so much more to the brand than the cult-favorite product. On today’s episode, Jackie talks to us about other Maelove goodies that are game-changers, how Maelove keeps their products affordable but effective, and how she went from lawyer to beauty brand founder. Watch our ...
Sep 11, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Lauren Conrad needs no introduction, but her makeup brand does! According to LC herself, Lauren Conrad Beauty has been years in the making – she’ll tell you why it took her so long to launch in our interview with her. Lauren Conrad Beauty was born from her desire for eco-friendly beauty products with clean ingredients that make you look great and feel confident. Lauren Conrad Beauty is a vegan, cruelty-free, certified-Clean, Peta-approved, and ethically sourced brand that’s formulated without pa...
Sep 08, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Major pod moment: Selena Gomez is on the podcast! Should we leave it at that? The artist, producer and brand founder chats with us about what she wanted Rare Beauty to embody, her nerves about launching the brand, how working in entertainment affected her self-esteem, why she cut social media from her life, and of course her favorite product. Plus, she shares her favorite skincare must-have (it's Gloss Angeles-approved, we love to see it), her thoughts on astrology, and the two women she looks t...
Sep 01, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 74
You’ve heard us rave about Peach & Lily’s Glass Skin Refining Serum many times before, so we are thrilled to have the brains and beauty behind the Gloss Angeles must-have on the podcast today! Alicia Yoon is a Korean skincare expert, esthetician, and the founder of Peach & Lily. She chats with us about what it’s like attending esthetician school in Seoul, why she decided to launch her own line of skincare products, and how she overcame her battle with eczema (it involves a little bit of ...
Aug 28, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 73
