Fat Mascara

Violet Grey Chairman and CEO Sherif Guirgis opens up about rebuilding the brand after acquiring it from Farfetch and where the luxury retailer goes from here. He also shares why he sees big potential in Detox Market, discusses where “clean beauty” stands today, and explains just how specialty retail can win an increasingly competitive market. Plus, he shares some of his favorite products, including the $2,000 serum Violet Grey can barely keep in stock. More from Fat Mascara Instagram: @fatmascara @jessicamatlin Shop the products mentioned on Fat Mascara: https://shopmy.us/shop/fatmascara Private Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a Wand Submit a Raise a Wand product recommendation, guest suggestion, or just say hello: [email protected] Production for this Podcast Provided by Redd Rock Music IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FM is in Paris at the studio of Guerlain Master Perfumer Delphine Jelk, only the fifth in-house perfumer in the house’s nearly 200-year history. Surrounded by more than 100 fragrance samples, Delphine answers some of your top crowd-sourced Qs, covering how to make your scent last longer, how to create your “olfactive look,” why dupes just don’t measure up, her favorite cheap and cheerful perfumes, and more. La Petite Robe Noire, the "Mademoiselle Guerlain" she dreamed up after watching Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.More from Fat Mascara Instagram: @fatmascara @jessicamatlin Shop the products mentioned on Fat Mascara: https://shopmy.us/shop/fatmascara Private Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a Wand Submit a Raise a Wand product recommendation, guest suggestion, or just say hello: [email protected] for this Podcast Provided by Redd Rock Music IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noble Panacea CEO and co-creator Céline Talabaza has seen it all in skincare. After years at some of beauty's most respected companies, she was skeptical when first asked to build a brand around a new technology, until she learned it came from Nobel Prize–winning chemist Sir Fraser Stoddart and saw the real innovation behind it. On this episode, she explains why delivery systems matter just as much as star ingredients, makes the case for single-dose packaging, and shares what it takes to be a luxury product right now.More from Fat MascaraInstagram: @fatmascara @jessicamatlinShop the products mentioned on Fat Mascara: https://shopmy.us/shop/fatmascaraPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSubmit a Raise a Wand product recommendation, guest suggestion, or just say hello: [email protected] for this Podcast Provided by Redd Rock MusicIG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this Newsroom edition of Fat Mascara, we're joined by Julia Bellary and Sasa Li of GlowJob, the podcast about beauty and business hosted by two beauty enthusiasts from the worlds of tech and finance. We discuss how the "bleph" quickly became the most popular (and possibly most casualized) plastic surgery procedure in the world, and how girlboss culture has come back tenfold: "building in public" seems to be not an option but an order if you want to stay competitive. (See: Scarlett Johansson's recently shuttered, well-respected brand, The Outset.) We also dig into one retail insider's theory that "the luxury customer does not exist."More from Fat MascaraInstagram: @fatmascara @jessicamatlinShop the products mentioned on Fat Mascara: https://shopmy.us/shop/fatmascaraPrivate Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a WandSubmit a Raise a Wand product recommendation, guest suggestion, or just say hello: [email protected] for this Podcast Provided by Redd Rock MusicIG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dana Capone (@thebeautylawyernyc) has a 360-degree view of the legal side of beauty, having worked with both major corporations and independent creators. (Full disclosure: She also works with Fat Mascara.) Her passion is helping people advocate for themselves, which she says is a muscle you can strengthen with every difficult conversation. In this episode, she explains her "Velvet Hammer" method for negotiating without being labeled "difficult," tips for protecting your product name, where AI fits into legal matters, how to go into business with a friend while protecting your relationship, and more. (Note: This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed should be construed as legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship. Laws and circumstances vary, and you should consult your own attorney regarding your specific situation.) More from Fat Mascara Instagram: @fatmascara @jessicamatlin Shop the products mentioned on Fat Mascara: https://shopmy.us/shop/fatmascara Private Facebook Group: Fat Mascara Raising a Wand Submit a Raise a Wand product recommendation, guest suggestion, or just say hello: [email protected] Production for this Podcast Provided by Redd Rock Music IG: @reddrockmusic www.reddrockmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.