MECCA makeup expert Jen Horsley is back on the podcast to talk us through beauty’s most iconic – and contentious – look: the red lip. Then, New York-based artist and poet Amber Vittoria joins Kate and Zara to dish the details on her recent project, MECCA’s all-new logo, iconography and packaging. Take notes as Jen, a self-proclaimed ‘red lip connoisseur’, shares her top picks for the perfect crimson pout and the quasi-rule we should all be following when it comes to lip liner… …before Amber talk...
Apr 06, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Pre, pro and post-biotic extracts are increasingly appearing on the ingredient lists of new skincare formulas, so we’ve got MECCA skincare expert Lucy Shaw and Cultured founder Rob Calcraft on the podcast to tell us why. First, Lucy gives us the lingo low-down on all things microbiome; she explains what the term ‘skin barrier’ actually means, how the probiotics in our skincare differ to those in our yoghurt, and why we should start thinking about our skin as an ‘ecosystem’. Then, Rob – who also ...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Dr. Dennis Gross and Stephanie Horton are on the show today to tell us! Kate and Zara are looking into the crystal ball of beauty and online shopping, with the help of skincare icon and founder Dr. Dennis Gross, and Google’s Global Consumer Marketing Director for Shopping, Stephanie Horton. After revolutionising the clinical peel and at-home skincare treatments (from his cult-favourite Alpha Beta peel pads to the Spectralite Faceware Pro LED device) Dr. Dennis Gross, of the eponymous brand, is s...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome back to MECCA Talks , your access-all-areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. We recently called on our MECCA Chit Chat Facebook community to hit us up with their biggest beauty questions, queries, myths and legends via voicemail, and today, we’re answering them with the help of MECCA’s education managers for skincare and makeup, Lucy Shaw and Jen Horsley. From pimples and ingrowns to full-coverage foundations and budge-proof winged liner, we’re d...
Feb 23, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome back to MECCA Talks , your access-all-areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. Valentine’s Day is five sleeps away, and in the spirit of romance we’re talking flowers, fragrance, and “love at first sniff”. MECCA education manager for fragrance Laura Curtis is back on the podcast to talk about the most seductive, stop-you-in-the-streets scents (and how they work!), plus, she drops her top fragrance gifts for Valentine’s Day – and any other day of th...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome back to MECCA Talks , your access-all-areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today's episode... Kate and Zara catch up after the holiday break to get into the nitty gritty of SPF as we reach those dreaded 40C days. Sydney dermatologist Dr Shreya Andric (B. MED. SCI, MBBS (HONS), IFAAD, FACD) joins us to debunk the most common SPF myths, share her top skin safety tips and get us clued up on the ABCs – and Ds and Es – of what to look out for whe...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In our final Holiday bonus episode, Kate and Zara chat to inimitable fashion designer, creative and MECCA Collectiva tastemaker Jenny Kee in celebration of the natural beauty of the Australian landscape – and Kee’s prolific career in fashion. From selling £10 vintage Chanel to the likes of Mick Jagger in London’s swinging ‘60s to collaborating with Karl Lagerfeld, starting Flamingo Park with Linda Jackson and having her designs worn (and loved) by Diana, Princess of Wales, Kee’s anecdotes make f...
Dec 15, 2021•27 min
In today’s Holiday bonus episode of MECCA Talks, Kate and Zara hand over the mic to MECCA HQ’s Tony Baumann and Julia Zigan to share their top picks from this year’s spectacular offering of iconic and limited-edition beauty gifts. From sharing their favourite holiday memories at MECCA to their tried-and-tested tips for gifting makeup, skincare, fragrance and more, this is a not-to-be-missed episode if you’re yet to tick off your shopping list. Products mentioned by Tony and Julia: Charlotte Tilb...
Nov 24, 2021•42 min
The most spectacular time of the year is here! We’re taking you behind the scenes of Holiday 2021 at MECCA in a conversation with Amrita Hepi , an award-winning First Nations dancer and choreographer, and one of the stars of this year’s campaign, ‘The Beauty Spectacular’. With gifts that glitter, glow, sparkle and spark joy – the celebration (and gifting) starts at MECCA! Discover our guide to the most spectacular beauty gifts of the year here , and spot Amrita online and in real life on billboa...
Nov 17, 2021•33 min
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… Kate and Zara are back on the topic of ‘making it’, this time with financial advisor and She’s on the Money podcast host and author, Victoria Devine. Victoria takes the overwhelm out of managing your personal finances with tips and tricks that won’t leave you skimping on your morning coffee or fortnightly MECCA haul. If you’re considering investing in ...
Oct 27, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… We had so much good to give, we split it into two! In part one of ‘Making It’, Kate and Zara talk career and creativity with beauty’s golden go-getter and founder of Go-To , the one and only Zoë Foster Blake. From balancing book-writing, blogging, beauty and babies to formulating skincare and founding a brand that all members of the family can love, Zo...
Oct 20, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… Kate and Zara discuss their journey to finding a sense of beauty identity, and how access to digital technologies can lead women and girls to greater equality. More on that here ! Then, Tony Baumann, MECCA’s head of artistry and fabulosity, shares how he discovered beauty, and lets us in on his best advice for building confidence through beauty, kindne...
Oct 06, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… Kate and Zara decode the taboo around ‘getting work done’ to your face – namely injectables like Botox and filler – and the effect social media filters have had on the phenomenon. MECCA skin expert Lucy Shaw is back (10:25) to share her top skincare, device and technique recommendations to emulate the smoothing, sculpting and plumping results of aesthe...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… We go remote, and Kate and Zara talk about the power of hair. Zara dabbles with the idea of a lockdown fringe-trim, and Kate gives us a brief history lesson on hair styling. Then, hair legend Sam McKnight jumps on the line from his home in London. The stories he shares with us – from the early beginnings of the ‘90s supermodel era to his time travellin...
Sep 08, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… Kate and Zara talk makeup trends of the past – and the future – with MECCA education manager for makeup, Jen Horsley. Be warned, you’ll want to add Jen’s product picks to your cart. The mic is then handed over to MECCA founder Jo Horgan, to jump on a call with friend and LoveSeen founder, Jenna Lyons. Direct from her Pinterest-famous NYC apartment, “th...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… Kate takes us on a journey of fragrance through time, and how personal scents have come to be as complex and abundant as they are today. Then, MECCA education manager for fragrance Laura Curtis tackles our most commonly asked fragrance questions. Her depth of knowledge will blow your mind (and leave you with a whole new wish list of scents!). Giving us...
Aug 11, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome back to MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… Zara is taking us back in time for a history lesson on the origins of moisturiser (and we learn that women in Ancient Rome sought after a ‘super-ingredient’ of crocodile excrement). MECCA education manager for skincare Lucy Shaw gives us her top tips for keeping your skin glowing and hydrated (not dull and dry!) in the treachery of winter. And, acclaim...
Jul 28, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the first ever episode of MECCA Talks, your access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. In today’s episode… We meet our hosts, MECCA chief marketing officer, Kate Blythe, and head of content, Zara Wong. Then, we go back to our very beginnings in an exclusive conversation with MECCA founder and co-CEO, Jo Horgan. From misplacing the takings on the first day of opening on Toorak Road in 1997 to 100+ stores filled with the best brands, educ...
Jul 21, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Introducing MECCA Talks, an access all areas pass to the beauty, business, and lifestyle experts we call our community. Made by Australia’s biggest beauty retailer—and hosted by MECCA’s chief marketing officer, Kate Blythe, and head of content, Zara Wong—this podcast goes beyond what you see in our 100+ stores, on social media, and on The MECCA Memo to swing open the doors to the global beauty industry, and to our network of friends, founders, and collaborators. Expect conversations with brand f...
Jul 19, 2021•36 sec
