Ep. 469: Jess’s Moda Operandi Edit, Ability-Inclusive Makeup Application & The Week’s Beauty News

Helena Bonham Carter calls perfume designer Azzi Glasser a “white witch” for her uncanny ability to transform personalities into scents. Learn how she develops custom fragrances to help actors like Ju...

25 Nov 202249min

We’re in a festive mood, Tom Ford is feeling f*cking fabulous, and Jess is taking us through a new beauty trend report that’s (unintentionally) laced with gallows humor. Anti-aging is out! The “me men...

23 Nov 202238min

Writer, actress, and (super)model Paulina Porizkova—whose memoir, No Filter, came out this week—has a lot to say about our society’s fixation on youth and its fear of nudity. We talk about that, plus ...

18 Nov 202252min

We’re answering so many pressing questions this week: Are beauty subscription boxes still worth getting? Why are interior designers offering scent-styling to clients? What does the EmFace treatment fe...

16 Nov 202239min

Our interview with journalist Amy ODell, creator of the Substack newsletter Back Row and author of Anna: The Biography, brings together several themes that have been top of mind on Fat Mascara lately:...

11 Nov 202237min

Why is hyaluronic acid in pretty much every skincare product—and is it always helpful? Plus, the trend report that predicts virtual influencers will replace humans by 2027; how the scent of flowers is...

9 Nov 202234min

Makeup artist and filmmaker Marcelo Gutierrez does sexy, expensive, and sometimes controversial work, but never without sensitivity. Jess talks to him about his serendipitous start in the business, hi...

4 Nov 202237min

Filmmaker and actress Olivia Wilde is here to talk about her beauty growing pains, adventures in hair dye and microblading, raising her daughter to have a healthy relationship with beauty, and more. P...

2 Nov 202231min