Why Black-Founded Brands are "Quietly Closing" in 2024 with Oui the People Founder Karen Young
Your favorite Black-owned brand may quietly close this year — that's what Oui the People founder Karen Young shared with her followers a few weeks ago. In 2020, the beauty industry underwent a revolut...
9 Aug 202436min
Which Brands are Winning 2024 (So Far)?
What’s up with YSL Beauty’s PR? There’s something fishy going on over on Threads, according to Kirbie, and she’s determined to get to the bottom of it. Ulta Beauty Collection is getting a new look and...
7 Aug 202439min
Blake Lively's Foray Into Beauty and Urban Decay's Resurrection of the Naked Palette
Blake Lively is tossing her hat — or should we say hair — into the celebrity beauty brand ring, Glams. We discuss whether this foray into hair makes sense for the actor and if we’re excited about it o...
31 Jul 202421min
Gen Z’s Favorite Beauty Influencer Katie Fang On The Best Makeup at Sephora & How Brands Should Sell to the Younger Generations
Gen Z’s favorite beauty content creator Katie Fang is our guest today! The 18-year-old TikTok star has taken over all our FYPs with her fun, honest, and relatable beauty tutorials. She has over five m...
26 Jul 202431min
Brands Increasing Their Prices: Greedy or Necessary? Plus More From Our Listener AMA
This week, we're answering your questions from Slack! What's the best sunscreen to wear to the beach? How can you get affordable treatments like facials and injectables? And why are we seeing price hi...
24 Jul 202440min
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Beauty Secrets Revealed (and More BTS of the Show) With Victoria Kalina
Who isn't obsessed with America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Netflix? Kirbie and Sara went nuts over the seven episode docuseries and fell in love with legacy cheerleader Victoria Kal...
19 Jul 202448min
Scentbird's Founder and Her Problematic Spritual Teachings and Why Kirbie Isn't So Sure About Augustinus Bader
What if we told you a certain founder has claimed the cure for cancer is aligning with your life's purpose and also claims Hitler wasn't evil? Those are just a few truly mind-boggling topics Scentbird...
16 Jul 202450min
Jonathan Van Ness Returns to Share What Really Happened to JVN Hair
What really happened to JVN Hair? If you’ve listened to the pod, you know we’ve been following the celebrity haircare brand’s journey, from its launch in 2021 with Amyris to its sale at auction to Win...
12 Jul 202444min
