YouTube Beauty Gurus

In honor of Xenomorph Day, we're going back to our feminist movie roots and talking about the 1986 classic Aliens. We explore topics of motherhood, trauma and capitalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

What are transformative works? We scroll through some updates, some questions, and some history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Jenny Offill's work Weather: A Novel encapsulates the sense of world-ending doom so many of us grapple with, and in a variety of ways. Anney and Samantha navigate themes and emotions around the world dying while life goes on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Lip Bar founder and beauty entrepreneur Melissa Butler joins Mara to share how she overcame a disastrous Shark Tank appearance to build a million-dollar company. Plus, how and why she makes makeup for women who don't necessarily wear makeup. Learn more about your ad-choices at ht ... Show More

<p>Humans have been wearing makeup for a few thousand years now and yet, here in the US the chemicals used in them are still not understood and not really regulated. Delve into the history of makeup and the psychology and feminist theory around it.</p><p> </p> Learn more about yo ... Show More

You might know him as Makeup by Mario. Mario Dedivanovic got a job as a teenager as a fragrance consultant at Sephora—and the beauty industry was never the same since. He’s now best-known as “The Contour King,” and as Kim Kardashian’s makeup artist. Thousands have taken his Maste ... Show More

You probably know Zanna Roberts Rassi from the red carpet as an E! News fashion correspondent. But she’s also a stylist, journalist, mom to twin girls, and co-founder of the wildly popular vegan, paraben-free, and cruelty-free beauty brand, Milk Makeup—and so much more. This week ... Show More

Cheekbone Beauty came to Jenn Harper in a literal dream. Now her brand is on the shelves of Sephora Canada and on the Met Gala red carpet. Jenn tells Jonathan about her love of simplicity, how she approaches sustainability, and what Indigenous representation means to her. Plus, t ... Show More

There’s no need to intro today’s iconic guest because we are all fans — she is one of the reasons the beauty industry is ~thriving~ today. Michelle Phan walked so we could R-U-N, y’all. But on this episode, the OG influencer-turned-mogul is talking about topics beyond just makeup ... Show More

<p>In the world of social media anyone can feel like a friend and become influential - and the internet is full of women giving tips on how to look your best. Kim talks to two beauty influencers with thousands of followers about why they share their lives online and what they get ... Show More