Overhyped Ingredients & Underrated Areas: Beauty Reality Check

It's time.  Two months ago we asked Youbies across the globe to tell us what beauty products are the best of the best.  And after a LOT of debate we're finally ready to share with you... The winners of the inaugural You Beauty Award Winners, Presented By Myer. For the rest of the week we will be announcing your You Beauty Award winners and today, we're starting with makeup!  So roll out the red carpet, go full glam, grab a glass & sit back, the shows begun...  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia All the amazing products mentioned in today's episode can be found below:  PRIMER Winner: Holme Beauty Primer, $65 Runner Up: Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Primer, $60 CONCEALER Winner: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, $51 Runner Up: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Multi-Use Concealer, $20.99 FOUNDATION: Winner: IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better™ CC+™ Cream SPF 50, $71 Runner Up: Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-place Makeup, $65 MASCARA:  Winner: MCoBeauty XtendLash, $28 Runner Up: Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High, $25.99 LIPS:  Winner: M.A.C Matte Lipstick, $34 Runner Up: Charlotte Tilbury Matte Lipstick, $48 COMPLEXION:  Winner: NARS Orgasm Blush, $26 Runner Up: Mecca Max Off Duty Sticks, $19 BROWS:  Winner: Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow, $48 Runner Up: 1000 Hour Lash and Brow Kit, $19.95 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, Shazzy Hunt & Erin Docherty 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.

17 Apr 202315min

Do you have weak nails that just keep breaking?  On today's episode Leigh & Kelly explain the do's and don'ts of growing strong nails.  Plus, ever wanted fluffy full brows but not known what to ask for at the salon? We unpack how to get full brows and what to say at your next brow appointment.  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia All the products mentioned in today's episode can be found below!  Benefit Cosmetics Fluff Up Brow Wax, $27 Revolution Laminate Brow, $15 Mavala Scientifique Nail Hardener, $30 Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Natural, $10.95 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 & Leigh Campbell 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.

16 Apr 202311min

Is it just us or savey dupes just getting better and better?  This week, Leigh shares her first impressions of the TikTok famous dupe that's been all over your feeds, and shares her ultimate hack for elevating it even further.Plus, are you feeling overwhelmed by the amount of LED masks on the market? Kelly strips it back to basics with this tried-and-true brand that's backed by science. SPENDY:  Kelly: Confidence in a Cream™ Transforming Moisturizing Super Cream $82 Leigh: Kerasilk Keratin Treatment Service $450 & Kerasilk Liquid Cuticle Filler $48 SAVEY: Kelly: Hair Wax Stick Professional Broken Hair Shaping Gel $14 Leigh: Elf Halo Glow Liquid Filter $30  SHOP MY STASH:  Kelly: SAN LUEUR Advanced LED Light Therapy Facial Mask $795 Leigh: AHC Perfecting Eye Cream For Face $49 EMPTY:  Kelly: OUAI SCALP & BODY SCRUB $63 Leigh: Australis Blush Glaze - Pink Pop $17 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 & Leigh Campbell  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.

13 Apr 202314min

Welcome to the You Beauty Awards Tally Room, Presented by Myer!  For the last three weeks, we've fought it out over what skincare & makeup deserves to win a You Beauty Award. But today, we're answering the hardest question yet. What is our absolute ride-or-die, favourite beauty brand of all time? Let's find out.  ONE PRODUCT THAT'S ALWAYS IN OUR HANDBAG: Erin: 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm $14.95 Kelly: Dermal Therapy Sanitising Hand Cream $8 Leigh: HERMÈS Plein Air Blotting Papers $70 (spendy) Leigh: MECCA MAX Life Proof Hemp Blotting Papers $10 (savey) FAVOURITE ULTIMATE SAVEY BRAND:  Erin: CeraVe Kelly: Revolution Beauty Leigh: Mecca Max FAVOURITE ULTIMATE SPENDY BRAND:  Erin: Skinceuticals Kelly: Charlotte Tilbury Leigh: Westman Atelier FAVOURITE SUSTAINABILITY BRAND:  Erin: Emma Lewisham Kelly: L'Occitane Leigh: L'Occitane FAVOURITE NEWCOMER BRAND:  Erin: Holme Beauty Kelly: Brillo Beauty Leigh: Holme Beauty FAVOURITE ALL-TIME BEAUTY BRAND:  Erin: Laroche Posay Kelly: Charlotte Tilbury Leigh: Estee Lauder THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia All the amazing products mentioned in today's episode can be found below:  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: Erin Dougherty, Kelly McCarren & Leigh Campbell  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.

12 Apr 202315min

This week in Beauty Land... There's three huge launches Leigh is busting to talk about, including a new setting spray that could save your toilet seat from the dreaded tan stains, and a retinol lotion for your body.   And we get the run down of Erin's wedding look, from makeup and nails to hair and scent.  Plus, post has gone viral in the You Beauty group, which has got everyone talking about real skin. THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia Read Teresa McNamara's full article here. All the products mentioned in today's episode can be found below:  Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Concealer M.A.C Cosmetics Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Groundwork Surratt Beauty Auto Graphique Eyeliner Kevyn Aucoin The Contour Eyeshadow Palette Mecca Max Pout Pencil in Plush NARS Lipstick in Cruising Schwarzkopf Got2b Glued Gel GUCCI BEAUTY Flora Gorgeous Jasmine EDP Tom Ford Ombre Leather EDP Naturium Skin-Renewing Retinol Body Lotion Ohh My Glo Fake Tan Setting Spray  DedCool Sample Tin DedCool Red Dakota Poop Drops CREDITS Hosts: Leigh Campbell & Erin Docherty Producer: Mikayla Floriano  Assistant producer: Cassie Merritt 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.

11 Apr 202313min

Dermal Therapy Clinics are somewhat of a mystery in beauty land.  And if you're like us, then you've probably wondered: What really happens at a dermal clinic?  Today, Shazzy is joined by James Vivian, Dermal Therapist, Founder Of James Vivian & Founder of cosmeceutical brand, VIVIOLOGY to unpack what really happens at a dermal clinic and why it might differ from a regular skin treatment.  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: Sharon 'Shazzy' Hunt Guest: James Vivian 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.

10 Apr 202312min

Aeroplane travel really sucks the life out of your skin. So how do you stay your glowy hydrated self on a long haul flight?  Shazzy & Kelly unpack their top secrets for staying hydrated and keeping those pesky plane breakouts at bay.  Plus, we discuss the 'right way' to use a colour corrector.  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia All the products mentioned in today's episode can be found below!  Stila Correct And Perfect Palette $75 Inoxa Cover & Correct Concealer Palette $25 NYX Professional Makeup Conceal Correct Contour Palette $28 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 & Shazzy Hunt 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.

9 Apr 202311min

What if we told you that, there's savey dupes for your fave fragrances at your local department store?  This week Kelly recommends a very savey dupe that's perfect to toss in your handbag when you're on the go.  Plus, are you struggling with cream products? Leigh's found a cream bronzer that's perfect for anyone looking to ditch their powders.  SPENDY:  Leigh: Goldwell Dual Senses Color Revive Color Giving Shampoo $35 & Goldwell Dual Senses Color Revive Color Giving Conditioner $35 Kelly: Charlotte Tilbury Hypnotising Pop Shots $51 SAVEY: Leigh: Australis Dewy + Daring Cream Bronzer $14.95 Kelly: Jasmine Gem Eau De Parfum $8 SHOP MY STASH:  Leigh: By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra-Concealer $76 Kelly: ESMI SKIN MINERALS Refreshing & Hydrating Skin Snack Face Mist $35 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 & Shazzy Hunt 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.

6 Apr 20239min