6 FASHION & BEAUTY PODCASTS FOR THE MODERN WOMAN
Beauty Full Lives
Journalist Madeleine Spencer interviews prominent women about their favorite soaps, creams and routines as well as their past beauty blunders. With interviewees including Kylie Minogue, Ella Eyre, and former editor-in-chief of Vogue Alexandra Shulman, Beauty Full Lives delves into the emotional associations that women have with their products.
The Madeleine Loves website. Beauty Full Lives on Apple.
Fashion No Filter
Hosted by fashion journalists Monica Ainley and Camille Charriere, Fashion No Filter focuses on economic and aesthetic analyses of fashion. Can the fashion industry become more sustainable? Is there such a thing as objectively powerful dressing? Featuring CEOs and stylists as well as critics and philosophers, you’ll learn something new with every episode.
Fat Mascara
Jennifer Goldstein and Jennifer Matlin, two beauty editors, talk to a variety of professionals who are in the trenches of the beauty business, actually performing the beauty treatments they talk about. The interviews include acupuncturists, pedicurists, braiders, and plastic surgeons discussing the benefits and risks of the services they offer. The podcast also has a special emphasis on fragrance, so you’ll get to hear from cosmetic chemists offering a peek into the process of creating perfumes and household scents.
The Cutting Room Floor
Recho Omondi, a figure in the independent fashion world, has intellectual discussions with other designers about the direction of the fashion industry, inspiration from their childhoods, and the pragmatic sides to design. Omondi
Recho Omondi’s website. The Cutting Room Floor on Spotify
Glowing Up
Actor/Writers Esther Povitsky and Caroline Goldfarb have lively discussions with each other and with guests about topics ranging from the fundamentals of the Ayurvedic method, to insane workouts and how they avoid losing their minds while trying to improve their diets. Glowing Up also has a few really great FB communities where members can ask each other questions and give recs.
Natch Beaut
Hosted by comedian Jackie Johnson and her adorable dog Chooch, Natch Beaut is incredibly informative and entertaining as Jackie and her guests investigate various subjects in wellness and beauty. The variety of guests includes Nicole Byer, Jonathan Van Ness, Cameron Esposito, Stephanie Beatriz, Paul F. Tompkins, and D’Arcy Carden (a.k.a. Janet from The Good Place) discussing topics ranging from picking a great fragrance to exploring vaginal wellness to improving communication skills.