Amazon's Best Kept Brush Secret & Fragrances That Give You Confidence
You Beauty16 Okt 2025

Amazon's Best Kept Brush Secret & Fragrances That Give You Confidence

This episode is about to make you very mad at your expensive makeup brushes and very obsessed with smelling like confidence. Get ready for a $6 Amazon brush that applies foundation better than tools ten times the price, Zoe Foster Blake's new fragrances that smell like pure confidence in a bottle, and the kind of luxury skincare that lets you be completely lazy while still waking up glowing. We're also getting brutally honest about birthday beauty rituals, why certain textures make us irrationally happy, middle-of-the-night skin emergencies that send you running to the garage, and the sneaky psychology behind why every beauty brand launches their best stuff right before Christmas. Plus, there's powder that turns into body wash, sustainable luxury that's actually worth the hype, and some very scientific fragrance testing that involved a lot of arm-sniffing.

EVERYTHING MENTIONED:

SPENDY:

Kelly: Oribe Thick Dry Finishing Spray $69

Leigh: Haleau Pearl Baume Illuminating Highlighter $120

SAVEY:

Kelly: Super Thin Blade Makeup Brush $6.98

Leigh: Covergirl Clean Fresh Yummy Blur Lipsticks $21.95 each

NEWBIES:

Kelly: Murad Resculp Overnight Cream $170

Leigh: Go-To Limited-Edition Perfume Oils $45

SHOP MY STASH/EMPTY:

Kelly: Bioderma Atoderm Anti-Scratching SOS Spray $19.69 (broad leaf forest)

Leigh: Loopha Hand + Body Powder Wash $38.30

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Kelly McCarren & Leigh Campbell

Producer: Sophie Campbell & Ella Maitland

Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Video Producer: Artemi Kokkaris

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