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Jan 2025
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Ep. 562: Celebrity Encounters, Sephora’s...

Jennifer Sullivan & Jessica Matlin
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Jenn & Julee share their latest beauty adventures: A variety show about bathing culture, meeting Ilana Glazer, and dinner with Dr. Augustinus Bader. Plus: Sephora’s store redesign and new Hulu series; research showing how age affects the way we feel about our beauty products; the scientist turning fatbergs into fragrance; the Beauty Together coalition helping those impacted by L.A. wildfires; Josie Maran’s brand update; and throat lozenges for talkative types. 

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