Breaking Beauty

With Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins

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Get ready with us! We’re Jill and Carlene, two longtime beauty editors who have seen it all and swatched it all, and now we’re here to tell you what’s good. Whether you’re searching for the latest insider-fave foundation, building a gimmick-free skincare routine, or interested in exploring culture through a beauty lens, tune in every Wednesday for epic guests like Makeup By Mario, Dr. Pimple Popper and Jonathan Van Ness (say what?!) Plus, don’t miss our monthly #DamnGood reviews of trending drugstore and spendy finds that are worth the $$$ – you’re glowing already!

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Latest Episode

May 14

Makeup Artist Ash K Holm on How-to Create a “Snatch-ural” Lifted Look, The Throwback Bronzer She’s Resurrecting and the Lip Combo Duo She’s Got Us Sharing in The Group Chat 💄

Celeb makeup artist extraordinaire Ash K. Holm joins us this week! The Los Angeles-based pro’s ability to create glam looks and glowing skin have endeared her to famous clients like Ariana Grande, Lindsay Lohan and Khloe Kardashian – and she’s often spotted behind the scenes on The Kardashians on Hulu. Frequently tapped by brands like Vaseline, Morphe and Kiss Lashes, Ash is sharing all of her tips on how-to create a face lift effect using only the magic of makeup in today’s can’t miss episode.

Tune in to hear about:

How Ash uses under eye skin care patches as a “cheat” to achieve a lifted eye makeup lookThe drugstore hair product that she loves to use to get even the straightest eyebrow hairs to stay-in-placeHow-to pinpoint conceal for a lifted lip look Ash’s absolute fave finishing powder to nix shine while keeping the “snatch” going all day Bookmark these! The makeup artist’s no-fail contour tones, the surprising bronzer-in-a-box shade that she’s giving a second life to and the affordable brush brand that she stocks up on

Psssst: Watch (and subscribe!) to this episode on our YouTube so you can see everything Ash is talking about!

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Lead, created by Rolfs Global Institute and powered by L’Oréal USA, is an award-winning, first of its kind educational program that provides accelerated pathways to higher education for beauty professionals. The program transforms the beauty industry from a trade to a profession by offering a bachelor of science degree in beauty and wellness. To learn more, visit LeadInstitute.Degree

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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May 9

BONUS: Small Business Day Special! How-to Level-Up and Unlock $$$ Working in the Beauty Industry with Lead by L’Oréal

Happy Friday and happy *almost* Small Business Day! If you’ve ever dreamed of being a beauty industry creative, a salon or spa owner, or a successful marketing executive with a corner office, you’ll want to tune into today’s episode on how to make it big in the beauty industry with Lead x L'Oréal Institute. This program is transforming the beauty industry from trade to profession by offering a bachelor of applied science degree in beauty and wellness.

Tune in to hear from Francis Tesmer, Founder and CEO of Lead, ROLFS Global Institute, alongside Sherilynn Smart, who graduated from the program last year. This uninterrupted BONUS episode is brought to you in partnership with our friends at Lead by Rolfs Global Institute Powered by L’Oreal Professionnel USA – the award-winning, first-ever college and university degree program designed specifically for beauty professionals.

You’ll discover:

Accessibility – How the Lead x L’Oréal program works, including the Associate and Bachelor of Applied Science degree you can walk away with, studying online Global impact – Everything to know about scholarships and a new international apprenticeship program, so that you can earn credits and money while you workInnovation – The types of courses you can take with Lead’s beauty education curriculum, from finance to psychology and moreGrowth – What the degrees can do for you post-graduation, including valuable networking and job promotions to help empower beauticians in businessReal world success – Having begun her career as an educator and artist back in 2001, Sherilynn explains what it was like to go back to college while holding down a full-time job as Redken’s Regional Education Manager at L’Oréal, with zero regrets

To learn more, visit LeadInstitute.Degree

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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May 7

🇨🇦The #DamnGood Canadian Brands We Personally Love (and Think You Will Too!)

By popular demand, it’s time to introduce you to the #DamnGood Canadian beauty products worth hoarding – no matter which side of the border you're on! From the best, built-for-the-north barrier creams to killer foundation formulas and farm-fresh body care unlike any on the market, tune in to hear all about our favourite homegrown hits.

You’ll hear about:

A barrier-boosting moisturizer so good that people swear it’s a dupe for twice-the-price SkinceuticalsThe sunless tanning innovation that we predict is the future of faux tan – just in time for summerThe pioneering, under $30 skincare brand that keeps delivering hit after hitThe one body care product that Carlene wants to gate-keep Plus! A sneak peek of the beauty brand Carlene plans to launch this year 👀 To learn more sign up for Carlene’s substack To shop more Canadian beauty, visit ShopCanadianBeauty.ca and NorthFinder.ca

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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Apr 30

Will Tariffs Make Your Botox More Expensive? Are Micro-Infusions the Real Secret to Glass Skin? Plus More Esthetics News You Can Use with Board Certified Physician Assistant Gabby Garritano

This week, we’re sharing a primer on the latest uses in neuromodulators like Botox (and its new K-Beauty competitor!), injectable fillers like Restalyne and Juvederm, micro infusions like Aquagold and more with Ject founder and CEO Gabby Garritano. The Board Certified Physician Assistant shares the best before-and-after procedure care to achieve the best results, how to know when it’s time for your next treatment and the red flags that could signal that it’s time to find a new provider. Thanks to Ject for being the VIP partner of this week’s episode!

Listen in to hear about:

Gabby’s insights on the brand new neuromodulator out of South Korea, Letybo, said to be 30% cheaper than brands like Botox, promising results that last even longerPolynucleotides are all the rage but is injectable salmon sperm safe enough to be approved by the FDA? What if the secret to glass skin wasn’t at the bottom of a skincare jar, but within hundreds of microinjections from gold plated needles? What we now know about AquagoldWhich at-home and professional procedures the board-certified physician assistant would never do herselfAll of the details on Carlene’s first ever “Nefertiti Lift”

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

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Apr 23

Caroline Baudino, AKA Shop With Caroline on Luxe-for-Less Beauty and Fashion Finds, Her Iconic Jewelry Stacking and Showing up For Yourself – At Any Age

You may know Caroline Baudino as the Cali-blonde, Gen X influencer with all of the jewelry stacks on TikTok. Caroline has built a devoted community based on one simple daily ritual: getting dressed to feel your best. This week, we sit down with “Shop With Caroline,” as she’s known to her more than one million followers, who tune in for her motivational “coffee chats,” affordable Amazon finds and the realities of being of the “sandwich generation,” caring for kids and elderly parents at the same time.

Listen in to hear about:

How Caroline was able to build a six-figure per month style business with her husband – one DM at a timeThe beloved jewelry brands that she thinks everyone should know about, including lab grown diamonds Advice for buying great swimwear online, at a great priceBeauty finds: The one concealer she cannot be without, the bronzing drops that she swears by, her Augustinus Bader moisturizer dupe and moreHow to get “unstuck” when you feel like you want to make a pivot in your life

Watch this episode – and subscribe - to our YouTube channel.

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Discover the science behind great skin with Strivectin. Plump and smooth like a pro with NEW Peptide Plump™ Collagen Cushion Cream from StriVectin.

*Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, all products reviewed are gratis media samples submitted for editorial consideration.*

Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

Theme song, used with permission: Cherry Bomb by Saya 

Produced by Dear Media Studio

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 16

Meet the Founder Aiming to Get “Medical-Grade” Jewelry for Sensitive Skin into Sephora Aisles. Plus! No-Fail Outfit Formulas From the TikTok Expert

This week, we’re welcoming Jackie Burke, founder of safe-for-sensitive ears jewelry brand, Tini Lux. Jackie left a career in engineering to found Tini Lux after years of frustration with so-called “hypoallergenic” earrings that failed to live up to their promise. Now, the style-whiz entrepreneur is making the case for medical-grade titanium earrings to live alongside beauty products in the aisles of Sephora. This uninterrupted conversation is brought to you by TiniLux.

You’ll discover:

The reason that Jackie is on a mission to get Tini Lux recognized as a skincare-adjacent brand, making her non-irritating earrings available where you buy your beauty staplesThe “fine jewelry myth” – why 24-carat gold and sterling silver earrings aren’t the “gold standard” in skin-compatibility that you may think, according to the jewelry innovator Why she believes that ‘hypoallergenic’ is an empty marketing buzzword in the jewelry industryHack alert! Should you apply petroleum jelly to your studs before putting on earrings? The pro weighs inPlot twist – Why Jackie has gained a cult-like following on TikTok, where her Outfit Formula videos deconstruct the secret to perfect ‘fits using clever style math

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Hosts: Carlene Higgins and Jill Dunn

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