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95 | The Newest Skincare Treatment Getting Real Results: What Monina Found at the ICES Skincare Show

2026-09-1324:13

Monina just got back from the ICES skincare show and she has a lot to say. Every year the show reveals what is next in professional skincare. Last year it was exosomes. This year the treatment that stopped her in her tracks -- and that she had done on her own face before leaving -- is called Bio Microneedling. No needles. No device. No wound response. And results she could see the next morning. IN THIS EPISODE: What Bio Microneedling is and how it is fundamentally different from traditional m...

94 | What a Hairstylist and Esthetician Would Never Do (And Why You Should Not Either)

2026-09-0626:54

Two beauty professionals. A list of things they would never do to themselves -- and the honest explanation of why. In this episode, Velia and Monina go through their personal never-do lists: the hair and skincare practices that look reasonable until you understand what actually happens when they go wrong. ALL THE LINKS Don’t forget your Beauty Lab Podcast discount! Get 20% off of your entire order. Use the discount code: THEBEAUTYLABPODCAST at Velia Beauty Co. If you're not sure what sk...

93 | What We Would Tell Our 25-Year-Old Selves - Honest Beauty Advice from a Hairstylist and Esthetician

2026-08-3023:05

Monina was in the shower thinking about everything she wished she had done differently for her skin. Velia was thinking about her hair. This episode is what happened when they decided to share all of it. Two beauty professionals. Decades of experience. A lot of hindsight. This one is personal, honest, and very relatable. IN THIS EPISODE: Monina: the acne, antibiotic, and gut health connection she wishes she had understood at 25Why picking at your skin is one of the most damaging things you ca...

92 | We Tested 3 Viral Color Adapting Foundations: Honest Reviews from Two Different Skin Tones

2026-08-2418:27

Monina got suckered into not one, not two, but three color adapting foundations. Velia tested them all on her skin in real time so you could get two honest perspectives. Color adapting foundations promise to match any skin tone by adapting to your unique complexion. We have been seeing this claim for a while now and wanted to find out once and for all whether any of them actually deliver. IN THIS EPISODE: What color adapting foundations are actually supposed to do -- and what they actually do...

91 | Good Trends, Bad Trends, Total Scams - A Hairstylist Reviews the Viral Ones

2026-08-1624:03

In this episode, licensed cosmetologist Velia goes through the viral hair trends she hears about most and gives her honest professional take. Some of them are genuinely dangerous for your hair. Some are flat-out scams. And two she actually likes. IN THIS EPISODE: Hair growth shampoos and serums -- what the before and afters are not telling youWhat hair actually needs to regrow and how long it realistically takesThe at-home split end tool and why it makes the problem worseViral steam brush cla...

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