The ultimate hub for breaking trends, shiny new brands and products, insightful anecdotes and a barrel-load of laughs to boot, beauty podcasts are big news.
All manner of experts - from make-up artists to dermatologists and beauty editors alike - are jumping on board the beauty podcast bandwagon, talking us through topics like make-up and skincare, through to beauty diversity, building your own successful beauty business and beyond - and we're so into them.
Here are the best beauty podcasts to make your commute just that little bit more bearable.
1.Beauty From The Heart
Hosted by make-up artist and It Cosmetics UK brand ambassador, Rose Gallagher, each episode of Beauty From The Heart discusses the power of the beauty industry and what inspired founders to create their brands.
From interviews with make-up artists such as MAC’s Global Senior Artist Dominic Skinner, to YouTube sisters Sam and Nic Chapman, there’s an empowering message with each episode as well as some ace beauty tips mixed in.
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2. Beyond The Beauty
Hosted by Bobbi Brown, the beauty guru who left her namesake brand in 2016 after 25 years, the Beyond The Beauty podcast talks in depth about beauty stigmas such as hair loss and what we really need to know about the industry's shift towards ‘clean’ beauty products.
It’s a must-listen for anyone wanting to start out in the beauty biz, with the entrepreneur giving her top tips and best advice on how to grow your brand into an empire and how it really affects your life.
3. The Emma Guns Show
Emma Gunavardhana's beauty expertise spans titles including Stylist, Red and Sunday Times Style to name but a few, so it was a total no brainer for her to branch out into the world of podcasting.
Since 2016, she's been answering burning beauty, health and wellness questions, such as 'Am I Addicted To My Phone?' and 'Will Yoga Before Bed Improve My Health?' and the results are always compelling and resourceful.
Special guests include an array of brilliant beauty editors - who all provide fascinating insights into the beauty industry - as well as beauty pioneers like Deciem's controversial Brandon Truaxe, Paula Begoun of Paula's Choice and dermatologist and skincare brand founder, Dr. Dennis Gross, himself.
4. Fat Mascara
There's a good reason why this beauty podcast is award-winning. Put together by Teen Vogue's Jessica Matlin and Marie Claire's Jennifer Goldstein in the US, it's our go-to for breaking beauty trends, bizarre beauty crazes, need-to-know brands and products - from skincare to hair and make-up - worth investing in.
Plus, there's always someone super-interesting on board. Past guests include make-up artistry icons, Charlotte Tilbury and Bobbi Brown and celebrity hairstylist, Jen Atkin, to name a few.
5. Glowing Up With Esther And Caroline
Firstly, the theme tune is seriously catchy (glow, glow glow) but it's all about the hilarious and refreshingly honest beauty chat with hosts comedian Esther Povitsky and writer Caroline Goldfarb.
Nothing is off limits, from skincare and make-up - insanely good or downright awful - to bad breath and nipple talk. Some of our past favourites include Julie Schott's Make-Up Bag, where they cover all things acids and ditching the moisturiser with the ex-elle.com Beauty Editor, and To KKW Or Not To KKW, because apparently not everyone is a fan of of the Kardashians...
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6. The Beauty Brains
Thanks to cosmetic chemists, Valerie George and Randy Schuelle, this podcast is basically like having your very own skin expert on your shoulder. Dropping £250 on a dermatologist appointment? Over it.
They address the questions we all want to know, such as, 'How Can I Tell If A Product Can Cause Acne?' and touch on more niche queries like, 'Should You Use A Cream Made With Your Own Blood?' Yep, that's just as wince-worthy as it sounds.
7. The Beauty Closet
If you couldn’t get enough of the Goop show on Netflix, this is the podcast to listen to on your morning commute (after you’ve binge-watched the show of course).
Beauty editors Jean Godfrey-June and Megan O’Neill go into a deep dive about everything from clean, nontoxic beauty to interviewing LGBTQ activist and author Jodie Patterson on identity within beauty. Along with some great product recommendations you can pick up along the way, there’s some hard hitting topics discussed too.
8. Breaking Beauty
If you're going to trust anyone's beauty expertise, make it Breaking Beauty's founders, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins (and ours, of course).
Esteemed beauty editors, they're first to lift the lid on breakthrough trends, brands and products and their guests are pretty badass. Think Glossier's Emily Weiss and Rodial and Nip + Fab founder and author of How To Be An Overnight Success, Maria Hatzistefanis. We always come away having learned so much more about beauty, careers and basically life in general - it's a must-listen.
9. Full Coverage
The best thing about the Full Coverage podcast is that no topic is off limits. From surgery to injectables, and beauty diversity to ageism, you can really get stuck in.
Presented by professional make-up artist, Harriet Hadfield and self-confessed beauty obsessive, Lindsey Kelk, it's funny, interesting and provocative with guests like Caroline Hirons and Dr. Howard Murad himself.
One of our favourite episodes so far is Sali Hughes And The Beauty Banks, in which beauty journalist Sali talks about the brilliant new beauty initiative, which she set up with PR Jo Jones, to help fight hygiene poverty all over the UK.
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