In episode thirty one of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Trinny Woodall, founder of Trinny London. Whether you’re familiar with Trinny Woodall’s work as a fashion columnist, host of one of television’s many iterations of Trinny and Susannah or as the founder of beauty brand Trinny London, there’s one constant- Trinny genuinely wants to make women feel amazing. Trinny’s media career began in 1994 after she was introduced to the woman who would become her best friend and ...
Nov 19, 2019•57 min
In episode thirty of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Ava Matthews, co-founder of Ultra Violette. Ava and her Ultra Violette co-founder Bec Jefferd have been widely credited with “making sunscreen sexy.” It’s no surprise that Ava has become an industry trendsetter, given her upbringing- her father was a fashion photographer and her mother a fashion editor, meaning Michael Hutchence was at her third birthday party and that her mother once left one of Ava’s slumber parties...
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 8 min
In episode twenty nine of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Nicola Kilner, CEO and co-founder of Deciem. Nicola Kilner is a woman who has been through absolute hell, yet has somehow remained true to her personal values of kindness and empathy. Nicola began her career as a beauty buyer at Boots in the UK before meeting Brandon Truaxe, a man she describes as her family, a genius, and the best human being she has ever met. The year 2013 saw Brandon and Nicola launch Deciem, ...
Oct 22, 2019•53 min
In episode twenty eight of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Rose-Marie Swift, founder of RMS Beauty. Rose-Marie Swift fell into beauty. Once the front woman of a punk band, her start in beauty came as she did the makeup for strippers at a club in Vancouver. Her skills got better and better, she began getting booked for bigger and better jobs and, almost without realising it, the 90s saw Rose-Marie become one of the most in demand makeup artists on the planet. Rose-Marie’...
Oct 08, 2019•48 min
In this special bonus episode of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with dermatologist Dr Cara McDonald to ask your SPF related questions. I (Gemma) am truly passionate about sun protection, and it’s the subject I’m quizzed on by Glow Journal readers and listeners most often. As passionate as I am, I am an educated consumer, not an expert- so I’ve sought the expertise of dermatologist Dr Cara McDonald. For transparency this episode is sponsored by La Roche Posay, however all of...
Sep 24, 2019•43 min
In episode twenty six of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Manny Barbas and James Hachem, co founders of Alya Skin. Within one week of launching Alya Skin, the brand had hit the $50,000 revenue mark. That figure grew to $1 million dollars in four months and, at the time of recording, the Alya Skin founders had made over $7 million dollars. James and Manny are both in their early 20s, and while they consider themselves to be yin and yang, what they have in common is an unb...
Sep 10, 2019•37 min
In episode twenty five of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Dr Dennis Gross, dermatologist and founder of Dr Dennis Gross Skincare. Every question you’ve ever had about peels and acids- answered, by the man who pioneered them. One of Dr Dennis’ first childhood memories involves him experimenting with topical ingredients and discovering the immediately visible, transformative powers of skincare- so it comes as no surprise that the product he’s most famous for developing, t...
Aug 27, 2019•51 min
In episode twenty four of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Christine Chang, co founder of Glow Recipe. Christine Chang, and her Glow Recipe co founder Sarah Lee, are responsible for introducing K Beauty to the Western world. The now New York based duo met while working for L’Oréal Korea, during which time they underwent the strangest intern initiation process I have ever heard. From there, in Christine’s words, the pair were bound together for life. Both women eventually...
Aug 13, 2019•40 min
In episode twenty three of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Blair James, co founder of Bondi Sands. Bondi Sands are an Australian brand that have truly dominated the market- both locally and internationally. Blair James, the brand’s co founder, has always had an affinity for branding, with a fascination for the Nike effect forming one of his earliest childhood memories. His first dalliance with entrepreneurship came as a child, selling his dad’s stock at a local shopping...
Jul 30, 2019•46 min
In episode twenty two of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Dr Yannis Alexandrides, founder of 111SKIN and 111 Harley Street. Born in Athens and now based in London, Dr Yannis opened his skin clinic at 111 Harley Street in the year 2001 and, following demand from his clients, launched 111SKIN soon thereafter. Dr Yannis is truly ahead of the curve. He created his skin care brand in collaboration with scientists from the Soviet Space programme who aided in the development of...
Jul 16, 2019•34 min
In episode twenty one of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Dr Des Fernandes, founder of Environ Skincare. We’ve all heard of Vitamin A and, if you use any kind of topical skincare, chances are you’ve used it on your skin. Dr Des Fernandes is the man responsible for both pioneering and championing the use of Vitamin A in skincare- an idea that, in the early 1980s, what near unheard of. Dr Des’ career began as a surgeon at Cape Town’s Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospi...
Jul 02, 2019•55 min
In episode twenty of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Sarah Hamilton, co-founder of both Sand & Sky and Bellabox. Sarah and her twin sister Emily are serial entrepreneurs. They pair worked on a commerce assignment together in high school, which their parents then turned into a fully fledged business, and from there, their passion for startups was born. The year 2011 saw Sarah and Emily launch Bellabox, Australia’s first subscription beauty box, and through their subs...
Jun 18, 2019•37 min
In this very special live episode of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with four of the world’s biggest makeup artists; Uzo, NARS Global Artistry Director, Chanel Temple, Hourglass Global Makeup Artist, Elyse Renee, TooFaced Global Pro Artist, and Steve Kassajikian, Urban Decay Global Makeup Artist. Gemma here! I am so, so proud of this episode for a number of reasons. As some of you may know, I recently co-hosted MECCALAND (Australia’s biggest beauty festival- think 15,000 ti...
Jun 04, 2019•46 min
In episode eighteen of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Jules Von Hep, celebrity spray tanner and founder of Isle of Paradise, Jules Von Hep. Jules, born in the UK and with a background in fashion, has worked in the beauty industry for upwards of ten years spray tanning the likes of Kate Moss, Blake Lively, Kendall Jenner, Sienna Miller, and his tanning brand, Isle of Paradise, is the culmination of everything he’s learnt about what makes a beautiful tan over that decade...
May 21, 2019•49 min
In episode seventeen of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Dimitri Weber, master perfumer and founder of Goldfield & Banks. Dimitri Weber’s first job was at YSL when Yves Saint Laurent himself was still working in house on scent development, and he’s since worked with Narciso Rodriguez, Issey Miyake and THE Tom Ford as a consultant and spokesperson. Given his passion for scent, Dimitri has made a habit of adding locally produced fragrances to his arsenal whenever he tr...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min
In episode sixteen of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Elle Ferguson, entrepreneur, influencer and founder of Elle Effect. Elle Ferguson is, quite literally, the original Aussie blogger. Her look has become something of a signature- long, tonged blonde hair, denim cutoffs and perpetually bronzed limbs. Having studied visual merchandising, interior design and architecture, Elle spent upwards of six years as National Womenswear Visual Merchandising Manager for General Pant...
Apr 23, 2019•56 min
In episode fifteen of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Carla Oates, author and founder of The Beauty Chef. Carla Oates was only 13 years old when she first recognised the link between health and beauty. While she now sits at the forefront of the global “inner beauty” movement, some twenty years ago you would have found Carla Oates working in magazines. It was during her time as a beauty editor that she really began to look at the ingredients in the skincare products she ...
Apr 09, 2019•58 min
In episode fourteen of Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Melanie Gleeson, the founder and CEO of Endota Spa. When Melanie opened the first Endota Spa in 2000, spas did not exist- in fact there were so few day spas in Australia that upon applying for a business permit, the local government thought Melanie was applying to open a brothel. Today, however, it is safe to say the holistic wellness movement has well and truly made it to the mainstream. Having been instilled with the ...
Mar 26, 2019•42 min
In episode thirteen of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Rhiannon Hall and Maddy Balderson, founders of Luna Bronze, founders of Summer Fridays. Interest in beauty or otherwise, I am of the belief that this is one of the most important conversations we’ve had on this podcast. Best friends Rhi and Maddy grew up on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula as avid tanners and sun worshippers. In 2014, Maddy started experiencing sporadic bleeding and changes in her skin and, over a ye...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 8 min
This bonus episode of the Glow Journal podcast is the most emotional to date. In this special episode, host Gemma Watts sits down with Marianna Hewitt and Lauren Gores, founders of Summer Fridays, to ask them YOUR questions. If you are yet to listen to Part 1 of this conversation, we highly recommend doing so before listening to this particular episode. In this incredibly raw and refreshingly honest conversation, Marianna and Lauren share the realities of running a business, what the support of ...
Mar 05, 2019•16 min
In episode twelve of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Marianna Hewitt and Lauren Gores, founders of Summer Fridays. Prior to launching their own brand, Marianna and Lauren spent years cultivating their own social media following and in fact Marianna was one of the very first people, globally, to champion the YouTube beauty tutorial movement. Having both studied Broadcast Journalism, Marianna and Lauren knew how to work to a deadline, self-produce and create content for a...
Feb 26, 2019•49 min
In this bonus episode of the Glow Journal podcast, I (Gemma Watts, your regular host) am getting candid about the state of the beauty industry. We’re eleven episodes in and, up until this point, I’ve managed to remain as objective as possible and have made a concerted effort not to insert myself into the interviews- however, following last week’s episode with Fluff founder Erika Geraerts, the tables were turned and I found myself on the receiving end of Erika’s question list. I strongly recommen...
Feb 19, 2019•18 min
In episode eleven of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Erika Geraerts, founder of Fluff and one of the original co founders of Frank Body. A few years ago, Erika made the decision to walk away from the 20 million dollar business that she had helped to build. The reason? A wish for a cosmetics company that challenged every parameter previously set in place by the beauty industry. From there, Fluff was born. Fluff, which Erika describes as a “casual cosmetics company,” in b...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 16 min
In episode ten of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Mukti, the founder of Mukti Organics. Mindful beauty, green chemistry, organic skincare- whatever term you favour, the move towards natural beauty and holistic health practises has boomed in recent years. Mukti, founder of Mukti Organics, was ahead of her time. For close to 20 years, Mukti has been at the very forefront of the organic beauty movement. Having grown up in country Australia and having lived within a permacu...
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 7 min
In episode nine of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Kate Morris, the founder of Adore Beauty. Regardless of whether or not you have a vested interested in beauty, there is something you can learn from listening to Kate. It was in 1999 that she launched Adore Beauty, an online beauty store, in a time when the internet itself still felt new, let alone e-commerce. Kate had to really work to convince brands that online shopping was the next big thing and used that as an oppo...
Jan 15, 2019•47 min
In episode eight of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Pippa Hallas, the CEO of Ella Baché. Ella Baché is a household name in Australia. Founded in 1936, the brand came to be stocked in Australian stores following an incident involving leg wax and the foyer of a David Jones store- a story you’ll hear in this interview. Pippa Hallas, the now CEO of the brand, is the great niece of Madame Ella Bache and has sat at the helm of the company for the last 10 years. Pippa often sp...
Jan 01, 2019•28 min
In episode seven of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Christophe Robin, celebrity hair colourist and founder of his namesake hair care brand, Christophe Robin Paris. Christophe began his career during the Supermodel Era of the 90s, a time when actresses and singers could truly only dream of reaching the level of celebrity that the decade’s supermodels had attained. Christophe is responsible for the hair colour of Elle McPherson, Claudia Schiffer and Linda Evangelista and ...
Dec 18, 2018•36 min
In episode six of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with James Read, celebrity tanning expert and founder of his namesake brand, James Read Tan. Lady Gaga, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Kate Moss and Mariah Carey top James’ client list, and the man is quite literally responsible for turning a tan into a trend. Before James started working with global beauty powerhouses L’Oréal Paris and Saint Tropez, the idea of self tanning was yet to reach mainstream popularity. It wasn’t until...
Dec 04, 2018•53 min
In episode five of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Jess Hatzis and Bree Johnson, co-founders of beauty empire Frank Body and content creation agency Willow & Blake. Founded in 2013, what began as a humble brown paper bag of ground coffee beans has grown into a 20 million dollar global beauty brand. Frank was the first company of its kind to truly capitalise on social media marketing, and in just five years Jess and Bree have won a Veuve New Generation Award, been in...
Nov 20, 2018•37 min
In episode four of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Napoleon Perdis, co-founder of his namesake beauty empire. One of the most recognisable characters in Australia, Napoleon Perdis is a household name regardless of whether or not you have a vested interest in beauty. Within a mere two years, between 1993 and 1995, Napoleon Perdis managed to co-found his namesake cosmetics company, open his first store, start selling his first beauty products and launch the Napoleon Perdi...
Nov 06, 2018•48 min
