Overhyped Ingredients & Underrated Areas: Beauty Reality Check
You Beauty23 Mar 2025

Overhyped Ingredients & Underrated Areas: Beauty Reality Check

Looking for ways to support and nourish the delicate skin around your mouth? Leigh and Kelly share their expert advice on strengthening this often-overlooked area with product recommendations from budget-friendly options to professional treatments.

Plus, the beauty gurus get refreshingly honest about ingredients they think are totally overhyped! From topical collagen to beef tallow (yes, really), find out which trendy ingredients might not be delivering on their promises.

And don't miss Kelly's shocking nail fungus confession and Leigh's self-tanner mishap in this week's host hacks segment!

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Always read the label and follow the directions for use. Sunscreens are only one part of sun protection. Avoid prolonged high-risk sun exposure. Reapply frequently.

Pure Q10: absorbed deep within the skin*

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Hosts: Kelly McCarren & Leigh Campbell

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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The 2 Minute Exercise That’s Going To Make You Feel Better

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Light bladder leakage is not just for mums.  It actually affects 1 in 4 women, for a whole range of reasons. So what can we do to fix it?  Joining Kelly today is Caitlin Dunsford, she is a specialist women’s health and pelvic floor physio, founder of the pelvic floor project and Poise Partner. She joins us to chat about her own experience with LBL and what we can do to strengthen our pelvic floors at home!  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Hosts: Kelly McCarren With Thanks To: Caitlin Dunsford Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Aug 202210min

Road Test: Can A Nail Polish Really Dry In 60 Seconds?

Road Test: Can A Nail Polish Really Dry In 60 Seconds?

This week in beauty land...  Can a nail polish ever really dry in 60 seconds? We put some polish to the test.  Plus, there's a traditional hair practise that's appeared on our feeds this week, courtesy of Kourtney Kardashian. We chat the origins of rice water for haircare and how you can do it yourself!  And, there's another TikTok trend doing the rounds (obvs) but this time it involves eyeliner on your lips? We put it to the test!  THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia The Essie Expressie Quick Day Nail Polish is out now!  Today's TikTok hack is courtesy of @alissakrn CREDITS Hosts: Erin Docherty & Leigh Campbell Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Leah Porges  GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Aug 202210min

3 Skincare Switches To Make On Holidays

3 Skincare Switches To Make On Holidays

Travelling anytime soon?  Travel can really through our skin into disarray, so how can we keep it in check while on holidays?  On today's episode Shazzy sits down with Dr Ryan De Cruz from Southern Dermatology to chat preventing holiday breakouts, tailoring your skincare to where you're going and what to take in your carry on.  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Sharron Hunt With Thanks To: Ryan De Cruz Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Rhiannon Mooney Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Aug 202212min

How Often Should I Really Be Cleaning My Beauty Blender?

How Often Should I Really Be Cleaning My Beauty Blender?

How often do you clean your beauty blenders? Once a week? once a month? once a year?  On today's episode Kelly and Leigh chat through how often you should really clean your beauty blenders and the most efficient way to do it. Kelly shares her two second trick for having always clean blenders.  Plus, hand care. What are the best products for maintaining soft, hydrated and smooth hands.  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia RECOMMENDATIONS:  All the wonderful products mentioned in today's episode can be found below! THE ORDINARY Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2%, $11.40 Mediheal Theraffin Hand Mask, $3.37 Aveeno Skin Relief Fragrance Free Moisturising Hand Mask, $4.24 Goldfaden MD Hands to Heart, $57 Jurlique Purely Age-Defying Hand Treatment, $61 Clairns Super Restorative Super Restorative Hand Cream, $72 GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Hosts: Leigh Campbell & Kelly McCarren Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Producer: Thom Yorke Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Jul 202210min

BONUS: Got Dead Ends? Listen To This

BONUS: Got Dead Ends? Listen To This

Have you ever ruined your hair? Maybe you've fried it with hair tools or changed the colour and got it all wrong. Either way hair disasters are more common than we'd like, so how do we fix it?  On today's special Saturday episode with Kylie from Judena Hair, Kelly sits down with her to chat all things treating and repairing. THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Hosts: Kelly McCarren With Thanks To: Kylie, Founder of Judena Hair Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Producer: Leah Porges  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Jul 202210min

The Plumping Gloss That's Sold Out Everywhere

The Plumping Gloss That's Sold Out Everywhere

Finding the perfect lip gloss is no easy feat.  They're too sticky, or too shiny or just don't last past one drink. If that sounds like you, Kelly has a gloss that's going to change the game.  Plus, for the first time in forever (awhile) Kelly and Leigh have the same savey. If you're looking for a hydrating serum that less than $20 the girls have got you covered.  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia RECOMMENDATIONS:  All the wonderful products mentioned in today's episode can be found below! SPENDY  Leigh: Amouage Ashore, $459 Kelly: TARTE Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump, $32 SAVEY:  Leigh: QV Face Hydrate and Renew Serum, $20.75 Kelly:  QV Face Hydrate and Renew Serum, $20.75 SHOP MY STASH Leigh: Nimue Fader Serum, $155 Kelly: JAMES Cosmetic Anti-Ageing & Advanced Hydration Silk Face Mask, $16.25 EMPTY Kelly: Wella Color Fresh Mask, $36  GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Hosts: Leigh Campbell & Kelly McCarren Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Producer: Leah Porges  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Jul 202213min

This Treatment Is A Shortcut For Beauty Sleep

This Treatment Is A Shortcut For Beauty Sleep

If you could get eight hours worth of sleep in one hour would you do it?  Have you ever considered a float tank? This week Kelly shares with us what her float tank experience was really like, if it worked  and why some people just loathe it!  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Hosts: Kelly McCarren Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Jul 20227min

Are Wigs The Next Big Hair Trend?

Are Wigs The Next Big Hair Trend?

This week in Beauty Land...  KIT is back at Mecca! But not as you might remember.  And over the last week, not one… not two… but three of the world’s biggest celebrities have made major moves in the beauty space. HINT: JLo, Rihanna & Harry Styles!  Plus it turns out we’ve been using micellar water wrong? There’s a viral hack on TikTok, that has us questioning everything. So Erin & Leigh put it to the test! THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia Shout out to L'Occitane for being this month's Better Beauty recipient  You can listen to Caroline's No Filter on Mamamia.com.au CREDITS Hosts: Erin Docherty & Leigh Campbell Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Thom Lion  GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Jul 202213min

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