Why This Founder is Shutting Down Their Brand — And What It Says About Beauty in 2026
This week, founder David Yi joins us with difficult news: he’s closing his beauty brand, good light. We talk candidly about the financial realities of running an independent beauty company in 2026, th...
24 Feb 42min
Meet the Woman Revolutionizing the Wig Industry
Today’s episode is for everyone — wig wearer or not. We’re joined by Aasiyah Abdulsalam, founder of The Renatural, the innovative wig brand behind a patented skin-replica hairline that’s three times t...
20 Feb 33min
Beauty and the Epstein Files: Access and Accountability
In this episode, we break down a buzzy new launch we’ve been testing nonstop: the m.ph Le Skin Weightless Serum Foundation from Mary Phillips, a buildable, skin-like formula with a luminous payoff we’...
17 Feb 23min
Molly Sims Gets Real About Aging as a Celebrity, ‘90s Beauty Standards, and Melasma
This week, we’re joined by model, entrepreneur, and early-2000s icon Molly Sims, whose career spans Vogue covers, Old Navy campaigns, major runways, and six Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues (with tw...
13 Feb 37min
Celebrity Hairstylist Chris McMillan on Britney Spears, The Rachel, & His Biggest Hair Secrets
Today’s guest is legendary hairstylist Chris McMillan, one of the most influential hair artists of all time and the creative force behind some of pop culture’s most iconic looks. From redefining ’90s ...
6 Feb 43min
Plastic Surgery Mom Guilt & What Pat McGrath’s Bankruptcy Might Mean
In this episode, we honor the life and legacy of Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 the Streetz, whose work reframed beauty as a tool for dignity, connection, and care for unhoused communities in Los...
3 Feb 23min
Sephora Teams Up With Olive Young: What This Means for K-Beauty in the U.S.
The Sephora vs. Ulta K-Beauty takeover is officially on. This week, we break down the biggest news yet: Sephora is teaming up with Olive Young to launch curated K-Beauty zones in ~650 stores across th...
27 Jan 18min
Inside a Beauty Patent Dispute With Shhhowercap Founder Jacquelyn De Jesu
Today’s guest is Jacquelyn De Jesu, the founder, CEO, and inventor of Shhhowercap. Built 11 years ago, Shhhowercap turned the humble shower cap into a premium, reusable staple designed to protect blow...
23 Jan 38min
