In episode fifty two of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder and CEO of BeautyBio, Jamie O’Banion. I sincerely believe BeautyBio to be one of the most exciting beauty brands in the world right now, and one I watched closely for years ahead of their highly anticipated launch into Australia this week. Jamie is the daughter of a dermatologist, something she calls an “unfair advantage” and something that has shaped her entire beauty ethos. Jamie didn’t just receive an educ...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min
What’s better- chemical or physical sunscreen? Do we really need to wear SPF every day? Should we apply sunscreen before or after our skincare? How do we reapply sunscreen over our makeup? Does SPF50+ foundation provide the same protection as SPF50+ sunscreen? In this Bonus Episode of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts is joined by dermatologist Dr Cara McDonald. We recorded an episode covering all things SPF, skin and sunscreen with Dr Cara late last year, and although that episode rema...
Sep 22, 2020•44 min
In episode fifty one of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co founder of Nudestix, Taylor Frankel. When Taylor Frankel was 17, the year was 2014 and she was launching Nudestix with her then 14 year old sister Ally and mother Jenny, a now multi million dollar beauty brand boasting Hilary Duff and Chelsea Handler amongst its celebrity investors. Taylor tells me that, given just how heavily saturated the cosmetics industry is, consumers are craving minimalism and simplicity. It...
Sep 15, 2020•53 min
Is it ever too late to fade a scar? Can C-section and endometriosis scars be healed topically? Do hypertrophic and keloid scars need to be treated differently? Is there ACTUALLY a way to erase stretch marks? In this special bonus Ask An Expert episode I’m joined by dermatologist Dr Liz Dawes-Higgs. A recipient of the Schering-Plough Award for her laboratory-based research, Dr Dawes-Higgs is the New South Wales State Examiner on the National Examiners Committee for the Australasian College of Der...
Sep 08, 2020•42 min
In episode fifty of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the Global Artistic Director of Makeup for Shiseido, James Boehmer. Shiseido are, undisputedly, one of the largest and most influential heritage brands of all time. Founded in Japan in 1872, Shiseido has cultivated a reputation for innovation in beauty, celebrating the synergy between art and science. It was that very reputation that drew now Global Artistic Director, James Boehmer, to the brand. Having studied fine art and ...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr
How can you cover greys at home? Is there a way to touch up regrowth in lockdown? How can we tone our hair between salon visits? In this special bonus Ask An Expert episode, beauty writer Gemma Watts is joined by award winning hairdresser Yoshi Su. Given that salons are currently closed in Victoria and, based on the influx of hair-related messages I’ve been receiving of late, it seems those in other states and countries also have reservations about heading back in so soon, so we’ve put together ...
Aug 25, 2020•36 min
In episode forty nine of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder and CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills, Anastasia Soare. Anastasia Soare is a self-made billionaire in the truest sense- but her story is not just for beauty lovers, nor is it just for business lovers. It’s for everyone. I was granted this interview as an Australian podcast exclusive, an opportunity I’m so grateful for and one I can assure you I have not taken lightly. I had limited time with Anastasia but I rea...
Aug 18, 2020•41 min
The last time we spoke to specialist dermatologist Dr Ryan De Cruz, he shared his knowledge on all things isolation skin- skin that is irritated, stressed and acting out. We took Dr Ryan’s advice and we healed our isolation skin - and then winter hit, and with it came a whole new list of skin woes. So many listeners and glowjournal.com readers have reached out to me in recent weeks looking for winter skin salves - products to protect their skin from the winter chill and artificial heating and pr...
Aug 11, 2020•42 min
In episode forty eight of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the founder and CEO of lilah b., Cheryl Yannotti Foland. Having grown up on the East Coast of the United States, once self described “high strung, type A, fast talking New Yorker” Cheryl Yannotti Foland spent the first 20 years of her working life in private equity. Cheryl describes her attitude towards work, life and beauty during that time as “more, more, more,” but a move to California for work in 2006 saw the maxim...
Aug 04, 2020•53 min
In this special bonus Ask An Expert episode I’m joined by Dr Firas Al-Niaimi. One of the most prolific and well-published dermatologists in the UK, if not the world, Dr Firas has written and contributed to over 160 publications, has delivered lectures in over 50 countries and is on the editorial board of multiple dermatology journals. A globally respected opinion leader, Dr Firas was who I felt was the ideal doctor to answer YOUR questions on acne, acne scarring, post-inflammatory hyper pigmenta...
Jul 28, 2020•39 min
In episode forty seven of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to celebrity esthetician and founder of Angela Caglia Skincare, Angela Caglia. What do Barbra Streisand, Sting, Chrissy Teigen, Noami Watts and Helena Christensen have in common? Their esthetician, Angela Caglia. Even if you don’t have a vested interest in skin, or even in business, listening to Angela is so inspiring based on just how passionate she is about what she does. When she speaks of skin, it’s the vocal equivale...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min
In episode forty six of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to New York Times beauty writer and founder of Ellis Brooklyn, Bee Shapiro. I consider Bee Shapiro to be something of a beauty oracle. Having covered style and beauty for the New York Times for over 12 years, Bee has interviewed countless CEOs and celebrities, been afforded unbridled access to the beauty cabinets and handbags of your favourite actors and actresses and trialled products that you and I haven’t even heard of- ...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr
In episode forty five of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down, remotely, with the founders of D.S. & Durga, Kavi Ahuja and David Seth Moltz. Working in beauty affords me the great privilege of trialling brands, both local and international, as they become available in Australia. Often a product lands on my desk that piques my interest beyond my already vested interest in beauty, and as I start to research the names behind it, it becomes apparent that this particular brand is ...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min
How privileged I am to be learning about racism, rather than experiencing it. Black lives matter. The resources I mentioned that I had found useful can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17898196033499578/ In episode forty four of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the founder and CEO of Juice Beauty, Karen Behnke. Credited by Forbes as being the original pioneer of clean beauty, Karen Behnke’s career began as a health and wellness entrepreneur in ...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min
In this special bonus Ask An Expert episode I’m joined by Dr John Sullivan. A dermatologist with over two decades of experience in both clinical practise and academic teaching in Australia and Canada, Dr Sullivan is leading the way in clinical research and is at the very forefront of advances in laser dermatology as the principal investigator on numerous dermatology trials. This in mind, I felt that Dr Sullivan was the ideal doctor to answer your questions on one of my most frequently queried to...
May 26, 2020•33 min
In episode forty three of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the founders of BYBI Beauty, Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic. Elsie and Dominika are almost disarmingly open and honest about their beginnings in business, and everything they said, particularly surrounding funding for women in business and also around global attitude to sustainability, will be ingrained in my head for quite some time. After meeting in ad sales, London-based Elsie and Dominika bonded over...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 19 min
In episode forty two of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the co-founder of The Jojoba Company, Vicki Engsall. As I record this, in 2020, just about everyone I know has an understanding of what jojoba is or, at the very least, has at least heard of it- but this wasn’t always the case. I sincerely believe that so much of what we know about jojoba is thanks to Vicki. Despite a long standing interest in the skin, Vicki Engsall grew up wanting to be a teacher- and so she beca...
May 05, 2020•48 min
Isolation skin. It’s real. I have never before received so many questions on one specific topic in such a short period of time. As you know, I am an educated consumer and not an expert, so true to form I have passed your questions on to a leading dermatologist- Dr Ryan De Cruz. In the name of full disclosure, this bonus episode is sponsored by CeraVe, however as per all of my expert interviews, the doctor is never here to push specific brands and products. For this reason, you’ll hear Dr De Cruz...
Apr 28, 2020•45 min
In episode forty one of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the founder and CEO of Lano, Kirsten Carriol. Kirsten Carriol didn’t grow up around beauty in the traditional sense, however her upbringing was instrumental in the creation of her brand. Her father, a molecular scientist and her grandparents, sheep farmers, taught Kirsten the benefits of lanolin as a child. Lanolin was their cure for just about everything. Passionate about beauty, Kirsten grew to travel across the ...
Apr 21, 2020•58 min
Given the state of the world at the moment, this interview was recorded remotely which is why there is such a discrepancy in the quality of the audio. There may be a few answers that are difficult to hear and for this I apologise, but I am still absolutely committed to bringing you the answers to your questions despite current constraints so I have made the entire episode transcript available on glowjournal.com so you can read the answers you might miss- almost like a podcast with subtitles. To ...
Apr 14, 2020•28 min
In episode forty of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the founder and CEO of Jouer Cosmetics, Christina Zilber. Christina Zilber has had an affinity for makeup for as long as she can remember. One of her earliest memories was playing with the makeup of her mother, a model, a career path Christina herself followed upon graduating from college. Christina hated modelling, and told me that it was in the makeup chair that she felt she had found “her people.” Watching and learn...
Apr 07, 2020•50 min
In episode thirty nine of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the founder of The Blow, Phoebe Simmonds. Nobody knows branding, nor the intricacies of the global beauty industry, like Phoebe Simmonds. Phoebe’s career in beauty began the day she marched up to her local Body Shop store, resume in hand, aged 14 and 9 months. While at university, Phoebe began working at Melbourne’s Mecca headquarters and, on graduating, moved to London for a role at NUDE Skincare- a brand partia...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In episode thirty eight of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the founder of Glasshouse Fragrances, Nicole Eckels. Born in New York and eternally fascinated by the transformative powers of beauty and fragrance, Nicole Eckels’ early experiences in makeup artistry, cosmetics sales and in corporate have given her a really unique and very powerful understanding of what women want. Nicole moved to Sydney in 2005, thinking she’d spend no more four years in Australia. On arrival,...
Mar 10, 2020•54 min
In episode thirty seven of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with the founder of Bangn Body, Priscilla Hajiantoni. Priscilla has one of those rare personality types that people are just drawn to. I first met Priscilla when I was hosting Meccaland last year and I was really instantly taken by her warmth, and I sincerely believe that, both content and product efficacy aside, Priscilla’s personality is largely to thank for her brand’s legion of followers. At the time of recording...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min
In episode thirty six of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Zoë Foster Blake, founder of Go-To, Bro-To and Gro-To. Any time I get to pick Zoë’s brain is an excellent time, but this occasion was particularly special as I’m able to share our conversation with all of you. Zoë Foster Blake is the most respected voice in beauty in this country, with legions of fans both locally and overseas. Having grown up in a creative and, in her words, “free range” household, Zoë has almost...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min
In this special bonus episode of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Associate Professor Philip Bekhor to ask him your questions on rosacea, spider and varicose veins and related vascular skin conditions. I (Gemma) am often asked really specific questions about the skin, and given that I’m an educated consumer and by absolutely no means an expert, I can’t ethically offer up any advice. I took the idea of an Ask The Expert series to the team at Candela Medical knowing that b...
Feb 04, 2020•24 min
In episode thirty five of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with co-founder and CEO of Grown Alchemist, Jeremy Muijs. Jeremy and his brother Keston grew up in something of a creative household- their father, a creative businessman and their mother, a fashion creative. Where Jeremy inherited his father’s passion for business, Keston had his mother’s creative eye and so the two grew up working on creative projects together, from building furniture to selling fish. Jeremy and Kes...
Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 36 min
In episode thirty four of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Lottie Tomlinson, founder of Tanologist, and Lou Teasdale, the brand’s creative director. Lottie Tomlinson is the sister of One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson, and Lou Teasdale was the band’s hair and makeup artist from day one. Although Lou was reluctant, she hired Lottie to assist her on the band’s tour when Lottie was just 15, and so their friendship and working relationship was formed. Lottie and Lou have a real...
Jan 14, 2020•45 min
In episode thirty three of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Lisa Patulny, beauty writer and founder of Call Time On Melanoma. This is our last episode of Season 1 (Season 2 will begin on January 15), so I thought I would wrap up the year with what is objectively a really important interview in the hopes that the extra few weeks that this will spend at the top of the episode feed will afford it the time necessary for its message to truly sink in. Lisa Patulny is the found...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 8 min
In episode thirty two of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts sits down with Shelley Sullivan, founder and CEO of ModelCo and MCo Beauty. Shelley Sullivan has one of the sharpest business minds in Australia and, quite possibly, the world. Shelley grew up knowing she wanted to own and operate her own business, founding her own event management company at age 18 and a modelling agency aged 21. On founding that agency, Shelley represented 1 talent. On selling the business 10 years later, that...
Dec 03, 2019•31 min
