Beauty Baddies! While summer winds down, and I get ahead of new episodes for the fall, take a listen to one of my favorite episodes from one of my favorite people, Millie De Chirico. In this episode from last summer, we chat about what it means to reframe beauty on our own terms. Pre-Order from Amazon, available October 25, 2022 TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema and Listen to I Saw What You Did everywhere podcasts are streamed. Thanks to toda...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 151
Hey Beauty baddies! We officially made it to our J-Lo/Selena Cross over episode, in the Build Your Skincare Routine: Vitamins & Supplements series, where we cross over from speaking about ingesting our vitamins and supplements, to using them topically–ie in our skincare! One of the reasons today’s topic, all about Antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Acorbic Acid is my favorite way to cross-over speaking about talking supplements and vitamins orally AND applying them topically is because ingesting V...
Aug 11, 2023•39 min•Ep. 150
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Aug 04, 2023•56 min•Ep. 151
Hey Beauty Baddies! This week I’m checking in on you, catching you up with what I’ve been up to, and answering your listener letters from a Baddie asking for tips for how to keep a skincare routine that can withstand the intensity of daily stage makeup, a baddie asking for some of my favorite vitamin and supplement brands, and some suggestions for a baddie battling oily skin with very annoying and sometimes painful hormonal acne that stems from PCOS and Endometriosis. Links to all of the product...
Jul 28, 2023•49 min•Ep. 150
Hey Beauty Baddies ! This episode came out last summer, but it’s ALWAYS worth revisiting! Sponsorship for today’s show comes from OneSkin. OneSkin is for everyone that wants to prevent or reverse the signs of aging with a groundbreaking approach. OneSkin addresses skin health at the molecular level, targeting the root causes of aging so skin behaves, feels, and appears younger. It’s time for you to experience a new skin health routine at a discounted rate today! Get 15% off with the code TRUEBEA...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 149
Today’s episode is special because I get to sit down with one of my dear friends, Steven Ray Morris, and my cousin Chey, to talk about community, drag, and self-defining your queerness, and Steven inducts Chrissy ChlapeckaI into the Beauty Baddie Hall of Fame. I hope this episode reaches whoever needs to hear it. I love you baddies. To learn more about Steven, you can follow him on Instagram @StevenRayMorris. You can check out @chrissychlapecka to learn more about Bimboism. You can hear more of ...
Jul 14, 2023•40 min•Ep. 148
Baddies! I’m so excited to be back with another episode of Build Your Skincare Routine, where we are deep diving into a Vitamin and Supplement multi-part episode. We’re going to take a look at which supplements you’ll want to take a look at depending on your skin type and condition. Sponsorship for today’s show comes from OneSkin. OneSkin is for everyone that wants to prevent or reverse the signs of aging with a groundbreaking approach. OneSkin addresses skin health at the molecular level, targe...
Jun 30, 2023•44 min•Ep. 147
Today is a catch-up on what has been going on with me, in building out the new TBHQ, and we celebrate Pride Month by initiating Janet Mock into the Beauty Baddie Hall of Fame. ADS: Thank you to today’s sponsors, Cozy Earth , and Thrive Causemetics! Cozy Earth provided an exclusive offer for my listeners today. Get 35% off site wide when you use the code “TRUEBEAUTY” at cozyearth.com Big Thanks to Thrive Causemetics ! Right now, you can get an exclusive 20% off your first order when you visit thr...
Jun 24, 2023•36 min•Ep. 146
Hey beauty baddies! This week is a little crazy because I got super sick, and our poor editor, Donny’s house caught fire! Please forgive us for re-airing an old episode, but I promise we will be back next week with new episodes! Big thanks to today’s sponsor, Lume! Control B.O ANYWHERE with Lume Deodorant and get Save $5 off your starter pack–that’s OVER 40% OFF!!--with my code TRUEBEAUTY at lumedeodorant.com/truebeauty . Click below for a direct link to the deodorants mentioned in today’s episo...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 145
Today we are talking about the ways the earth is trying to destroy us–aka Free Radicals–and a category that includes vitamins and supplements that everyone who lives on earth needs to save us from said radicalization–Antioxidants. RESOURCES : Cosmetic Dermatology Third Edition by Drs. Leslie Baumann, Evan Rieder and Mary Sun ADS: Thank you to today’s sponsors, Cozy Earth , and Hello Fresh ! Cozy Earth provided an exclusive offer for my listeners today. Get 35% off site wide when you use the code...
Jun 09, 2023•40 min•Ep. 144
Beauty Baddies, today’s episode is all about one of my absolute favorite topics. I love vitamins and supplements, along with nutrition, they are the unsung heroes of the beauty industry. This is a multi-part episode and today we are taking a deeper dive into the science behind supplementation and nutrition, honing in on The Essential Nutrients, specifically alpha-Linolenic (LNA) aka omega-3 and Linolenic Acid, (LA) aka omega-6 collectively known as the essential fatty acids. Because food is the ...
Jun 02, 2023•45 min•Ep. 143
Beauty Baddies, today’s episode is all about one of my absolute favorite topics–yall know that I’m a vitamin pusher. Along with nutrition, vitamins, and supplements are the unsung heroes of the beauty industry! Today, in part one of our two-part BSYR mini-series (sort of like a Build Your Skincare Routine subreddit), we are talking about all things vitamins, supplementation & Korean skincare with one of my favorite beauty baddies, Sally Olivia Kim. Sally is the CEO of the marine collagen bra...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 142
Hey Beauty Baddies! Today I have the incredible Vanessa Bartlett on the show with me! Vanessa is a Psychic-medium, tarot reader, and host of "The Aquarean", a new podcast that explores the inner workings of magic. Vanessa's psychic sensitivity brought mostly discomfort and pain into her life, until she embraced the practice of meditation. She's helped dozens of people begin their meditation practice, many of whom suffer from depression and neurodivergence. She's excited to offer her labor of lov...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 141
Hey Beauty Baddies! This is it! The first step into The New Era of The True Beauty Podcast! This episode is a little different than our usual format, in that I wanted to take a moment to share with you all of the changes that have been happening in my life, and tribute this episode to the induction of Annie Turnbo and Madam CJ Walker into the Beauty Baddie Hall of Fame. Today’s reference is Black Fortunes: The Story of The FIrst Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires b...
May 12, 2023•51 min•Ep. 140
Hey guys! Beauty Baddies! I wanted to bring this episode back before launching our new season! I had a few technical glitches while prepping for this week, but I can’t wait to be back with you Baddies! Today we're speaking with Sally Olivia Kim, the founder of Crushed Tonic collagen. Click here to check out Crushed Tonic , and here to purchase her book The Collagen Glow from Amazon.com . Check out Sally's Instagram @sallsters and @ collagenglow And Crushed Tonic's Instagram @ CrushedTonic Thanks...
May 05, 2023•58 min
Beauty Baddies! Next week we are back with brand new episodes of The True Beauty Podcast, and I've missed you all SO MUCH! Enjoy this re-airing of one of our fan-favorite episodes! This week we're wrapping up our Beauty School: Prep, Correct, Protect Skincare 101 chapters by talking all things SPF. Why you (yes, you too people of color!) NEED to use it if you have any hopes of preserving your wrinkle and melanoma-free skin, the difference between physical and chemical sunscreens, how to choose t...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Happy 420 Beauty Baddies! While I get ready for the next season of The True Beauty Podcast, I’m re-airing some of my favorite episodes. For you witchy Beauty Baddies, you'll love this–I didn’t even realize that this magical episode was recorded on 022222!! Enjoy! In less than three years, Olivia Alexander has grown Kush Queen into a multi-million dollar, multifaceted brand carrying only the finest in both CBD-only and THC-infused products. The Kush Queen product line includes award-winning bath ...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Hey beauty baddies! While I prepare for the new season of The True Beauty Podcast, check out some of my favorite episodes from the past! This episode is a re-airing of Ep.94 | Greece, Ingredients & Engineering w/ Lena Philippou-Korres owner of KORRES. For over 25 years, KORRES has pioneered the natural beauty space by combining nature’s most powerful ingredients found in Greek agriculture with a science-backed approach. Greece offers over 1500 plant species that are endemic to the land. KORR...
Apr 14, 2023•53 min
Hey Beauty Baddies! While I'm busy making new episodes of the Podcast for you, I thought we'd play some of my favorite episodes from the last 130-something episodes! Send us your beauty questions and beauty baddie moments of the week to truebeautypodcast@gmail.com . Follow us on Instagram @thetruebeautypodcast and @truebeautybrooklyn & @thebrownelizabethtaylor Book in-person and virtual appointments with Elizabeth at www.TRUEBEAUTYBROOKLYN.com Click Here To Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel D...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Hey Beauty Baddies! Today is a special episode because we are celebrating the end of an era. For the past 3 years, Alix and I have been co-hosts of this incredible show, and together we’ve grown this community of beauty baddies, but this is the last episode of The True Beauty Brooklyn Podcast with Alix as my cohost. So today’s episode is all about reminiscing and sharing memories about how far we’ve come together, and all of the ways that we’ve grown individually and as a show. The True Beauty B...
Mar 17, 2023•52 min•Ep. 139
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Mar 03, 2023•3 min
Today we are back with our Build Your Skincare Routine series, and we are talking about exfoliating ingredients! Send us your beauty questions and beauty baddie moments of the week to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com . Follow us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast and @truebeautybrooklyn & @thebrownelizabethtaylor and @alixlynly Book in-person and virtual appointments with Elizabeth at www.TRUEBEAUTYBROOKLYN.com and in-person appointments with Alix at www.CHEEKYBROOKLYN.COM Click Here...
Feb 24, 2023•45 min•Ep. 138
Alix is on vacation for the next few episodes, and I’ve been inviting some of my favorite people to come on and guest host with me! Today Beauty Baddies, we have TWO beauty industry legends on the show: celebrity makeup artist, James Vincent, and the founder and CEO of The Lip Bar, Melissa Butler. Melissa has become a multi-faceted leader who has transitioned from Wall Street to entrepreneurship, and since then has grown The Lip Bar tenfold, being honored as Inc’s top entrepreneur in 2020, recog...
Feb 17, 2023•56 min•Ep. 138
Today we have a special guest co-host, Chelsey Fasano. At the intersection of tantra, meditation, neuroscience, sexuality, intimacy, and spirituality sits our brilliant friend who is a Columbia University Student and researcher, Chelsey. Coming on for her fourth time as a guest on the show, Cheylsey is here today filling in for Alix as my co-host to answer your listener letter questions about sex and relationships (don't worry, Alix was sick, and then away on vacation but will be back soon!). Se...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 137
Hey Beauty Baddies! We are back with another episode in our Build Your Skincare Routine series. We are releasing each episode in this series in the same order of operations that you would use the products in your skincare routine, and today we are talking all things toners. Send us your beauty questions and beauty baddie moments of the week to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com . Follow us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast and @truebeautybrooklyn & @thebrownelizabethtaylor and @alixly...
Feb 03, 2023•47 min•Ep. 136
Hey Beauty Baddies! This week we’re continuing our Build Your Skincare Routine series with a deep dive into cleansers. We’re sharing with you why we cleanse, the different types of cleansers, choosing cleansers for your skintype, the effects of water on your skin, and why you should change it up–using different cleansers in the morning vs evening and changing seasons. Send us your beauty questions and beauty baddie moments of the week to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com . Follow us on Instagr...
Jan 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 135
Hey Beauty Baddies! This week, we’re chatting with our fan-favorite guest: Psychic, Occult and Astrology Enthusiast, Vanessa Bartlett. To learn more about Vanessa, check out her website theaquarean.com , and be sure to check out her podcast The Aquarean , available everywhere you get podcasts! Send us your beauty questions and beauty baddie moments of the week to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com . Follow us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast and @truebeautybrooklyn & @thebrownelizabe...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 134
Today we are taking a deep dive into building your skincare routine! We go over the steps of your routine, the product and skincare categories, and the order that you should be doing each step. Send us your beauty questions and beauty baddie moments of the week to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com . Follow us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast and @truebeautybrooklyn & @thebrownelizabethtaylor and @alixlynly Book in-person and virtual appointments with Elizabeth at www.TRUEBEAUTYBROOK...
Jan 13, 2023•47 min•Ep. 133
You guys asked some excellent questions through our Instagram, and we’re answering them with one of our favorite guest experts, Chelsey Fasano. If you like this episode, please be sure to write us, because we want Chelsey to make more regular appearances on the show! Sex and relationships are super complimentary to beauty, so be sure to write us at truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com, let us know what you think, and send us any questions that you may have for future episodes. To learn more about...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 132
Today we are speaking with Anu Gupta, who is a lawyer, scientist, educator, and the Founder of BE MORE with Anu. He developed BE MORE’s science-backed method by applying existing neuroscience and organizational psychology to 15 years of original research on the causes of and solutions to organizational diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) challenges. To learn more about Anu, visit BeMoreWithAnu.com click here to watch his Ted Talk, and here to be connected to Oprah’s Book Club podc...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 131