Friends!! Today we are releasing an episode that we are very, very proud of. We have been conceptualizing this narrative for months, searching for the perfect person to come and speak with us about indigenous beauty--and boy did we find her!Our guest today, Ahsaki Baa LaFrance-Chachere is a proud tribal member of the Diné (Navajo) Nation, a black woman, and the Founder & CEO of Ah- Shi Beauty, the first Native American-owned and operated luxury skincare and cosmetics brand in the United States.To learn more about Ahsaki, Ah-Shi Beauty, and to support this incredible woman, check out Ahshibeauty.com and follow them on Instagram @ahshibeauty .Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklyn, @truebeautybrooklynpodcast, and check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate, review, subscribe (ayeee!!) & tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Today we are speaking with Liz Lowe, the founder of Scorch Fitness Gym as well as the Scorch Fitness App. To learn more about Liz, check out their site Scorch Fitness by clicking hereAnd their Instagram hereDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe, and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Dudes! Today we are speaking with Erica Leon, a Dietitian Nutritionist, and Eating Disorder Specialist. She is a licensed Be Body Positive Facilitator, which is a model that provides people of all ages, sizes, sexual orientations, genders, ethnicity, abilities, and socioeconomic levels with a whole-person, non-shaming approach to the mystery and miracle of living in a human body.To learn more about Erica, check out her Instagram @EricaLeonNutritionher facebook at facebook.com/erica.leon.nutrition/ and website EricaLeon.com.Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe, and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Hey guys! This week we're coming at you with a listener letter episode.Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe, and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

This week we are doing something special, and rebroadcasting one of our favorite episodes: episode 31 | How To Reclaim Your Body and Become Besties with Food w/Nutrition therapist & Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Alissa Rumsey.Alissa is the founder of  Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness, a weight-inclusive nutrition practice that offers virtual counseling and online programs to help people liberate themselves from dieting, cultivate a peaceful relationship to food and their bodies, and live a more authentic, connected life. Even though this is a rebroadcast, our conversation fits right in with our current series, The Body Chronicles, and it's definitely worth sharing again.Pick up a copy of Alissa’s book,  Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life by clicking here , check her out at www.alissarumsey.com or on Instagram @AlissaRumseyRDDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe, and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show! 

Hi Friends!This month for our stitcher premium bonus episode, we're sharing an interview with an incredible entrepreneur, Jamila Powell.To learn more about Jamila, check out her website naturallydrenched.com or their instagram @naturallydrenchedDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast,  . Check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Today we are continuing our exploration in The Body Care Chronicles by taking a look at the different ways we can surgically alter our bodies. We are bringing in our favorite Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr.Trina Ebersole, as well as one of the top Dermatologists in New York City to the Transgender community, Dr. Jennifer MacGregor.Dr. Ebersole is an Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellow at Harvard Medical School. She completed her residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and chatted with us on episode 55, answering your questions about plastic surgery. To learn more about Dr.Ebersole check out her Instagram @plasticsMD.Dr. MacGregor is a Board Certified dermatologist, a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, is recognized by the Huffington Post as the top NYC dermatologist to the transgender community, and currently resides at the promientent dermatology office, UnionDerm here in New York. To learn more about Dr.MacGregor check out her Instagram @NYCLaserDoc. She is a contributor to national beauty media including Vogue, Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post, Bustle, ELLE, and Good Housekeeping.Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show! 

Today's episode is all about detoxifying and beautifying the skin below your neck, and we are coming at you with a solo beauty school episode all about body care. We’re talking about the lymphatic system, Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD), exfoliation for your whole body, dry brushing, and which body care products and treatments are worth the investment. Before you ask, we heard you!! Below are show notes with links to the products that we mention in this episode!Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!Links to Products and Videos Mentioned in Today's EpisodeCancer Rehab PT Dry Brushing Video https://youtu.be/1YnVb9Ie-r0True Beauty Brooklyn Black African Soaphttps://shoptruebeautybrooklynpodcast.com/products/true-beauty-brooklyn-black-african-soap-hand-body-washPCA Skin Body Therapy Full Body Moisturizerhttps://shoptruebeautybrooklynpodcast.com/products/pca-body-therapy-full-body-moisturizer PCA Charcoal Detoxifying Maskhttps://shoptruebeautybrooklynpodcast.com/products/pca-detoxifying-maskGoop G Tox Ultimate Dry Brush (link is to Credo Beauty!)https://credobeauty.com/products/g-tox-ultimate-dry-brushMegababe Thigh Rescue Chafe Stickhttps://megababebeauty.com/collections/chafe 

Hi friends! Today we have an incredible guest (I mean, they all are), the founder of the disruptive luxury jewelry subscription service Obánj, Melissa Kiguwa.The title of CEO/Founder is one of many hats that Melissa wears, and this conversation is incredible because we touch on so many different things including self-actualization, agency, using all of our tools to acquire power, and of course, jewelry. To learn more about Melissa, check out her site Obánj.com or on IG @obanj.jewelry and consider investing in her company via Wefunder.com/obánj .And check out Melissa’s podcast The Idealists.Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe, and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Today we are back from vacation with Tina Chow, the founder of the skincare line, Strange Bird Beauty.To learn more about Tina and Strange Bird Beauty, check them out at strangebirdbeauty.comAnd on Instagram @StrangeBirdBeautyDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe, and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Today we’re unlocking a Stitcher Premium monthly bonus episode! Like what you hear? Sign up for our monthly bonus episodes on Stitcher.com/Premium. Use code “TRUEBEAUTY” for a free month of Stitcher Premium. You’ll also get ad-free episodes of The True Beauty Brooklyn Podcast.Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpod.Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show! 

First comes (self) love, then comes marriage...we’ve got answers for some listeners that sent us questions about self-love, and wedding prep! Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars,  subscribe, and leave a review on Apple iTunes.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Dudes! Today we have one of our favorite Beauty School Guests (ok, ok! All of our educators are our faves!), Chelsey Fasano. At the intersection of tantra neuroscience, meditation neuroscience, and sexuality, intimacy, and spirituality sits our brilliant friend who is a Columbia University Student and researcher. She’s here with us today to answer your listener letter questions about--you guessed it, ghosting, cheating, and masturbation.To learn more about Chelsey and her colleagues, check out Chelseyfasano.com and kennethplay.com. Check her out on IG @chelsey.lee.fasanoHere is a list of websites and resources mentioned in today’s show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDF75MM9Y1Mhttps://www.drzhana.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Deeper-Dating-Seduction-Discover-Intimacy/dp/1611801222https://www.amazon.com/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1476762090\Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Today we are speaking with the co-founders of Brown Girl Jane, Malaika Jones and Tai Beauchamp.Brown Girl Jane is a CBD beauty and wellness brand co-founded by three black women for the wellness needs of BIPOC women and people from marginalized communities.To learn more about Brown Girl Jane, check out their Instagram @itsbrowngirljane and their website browngirljane.comDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast and check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

We are back with part 2 of sensitive skin and moisturizers today!Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast,  . Check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Hey dudes! Hope you're enjoying the long Fourth of July weekend. Here's a Stitcher Premium Bonus Episode to enjoy while you (hopefully) lounge by the pool.

Oh hayyyyy! This week we are tackling a subject that YOU guys asked us to cover: Sensitive Skin! It's such a huge topic that we are splitting it into two parts! Today is a deep dive into what the f*ck is going on at a cellular level to trigger your rosacea, psoriasis, eczema, impaired barrier function, and keratosis pilaris. Next time we'll tell you how to treat it!Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, skincare, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklyn, @truebeautybrooklynpodcast, Check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Hey friends! Today we are talking to a New York City Beauty icon-- the founder of Ricky’s NYC (and our friend), Ricky Kenig.If you've lived in NYC anytime in the past 30 years, you've no doubt been to one of Ricky's NYC 28 retail locations. We've always known Ricky as our neighbor and friend, but today we learned all about how he built his empire. To learn more about Ricky, check out his Instagram @rickykenignyc . Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpod.Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Today we are bringing back one of your favorite guests to answer your listener letters: psychic, medium, tarot reader, astrology and occult enthusiast, Vanessa Bartlett AKA The Aquarean. To learn more about Vanessa, check out her Instagram @theaquarean, and be sure to check out her weekly readings on her YouTube Channel The Aquarean. Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpod.Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Hi friends! Today we're talking to the founder of the sustainable beauty company Clean Circle, Lena Chao. Lena is a native New Yorker and an advocate for educational equity, sustainability, and clean beauty equality. This was a really fun conversation!To learn more about Lena, check her out at Clean-Circle.com or on Instagram @cleancircleofficialDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram , @truebeautybrooklynpodcast . Check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpod.Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

Ayeeeeee! It's our first round-up of your listener letters! We've gotten so many great questions from you guys, and we want to get to all of them!Some of these are answered on our Instagram, so check those out @truebeautybrooklynpodcastDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.

Hey dudes! This week we're wrapping up our Beauty School: Prep, Correct, Protect Skincare 101 chapters by talking all things SPF.Why you (yes, you too people of color!) NEED to use it if you have any hopes of preserving your wrinkle and melanoma-free skin, the difference between physical and chemical sunscreens, how to choose the right SPF for you, and your listener letter questions about SPF.For next month’s solo Beauty School episode, we are tackling a condition that we have had A TON of you write in about: sensitive skin conditions ei: psoriasis, rosacea, eczema, dermatitis so send us in your questions!Don’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast and check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpod.Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, leave a review on your favorite pod platform, and tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show! 

Hi friends! This week we are talking to Brooke Devard, the host of the hugely popular show, The Naked Beauty Podcast.Brooke takes us on her journey of growing up in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, attending Stanford, and time and time again, forging her own path when she did not see one readily created for her.To learn more about Brooke and The Naked Beauty Podcast, check out her Instagram @nakedbeautyplanet and @BrookeDevard.Check out NakedBeautyPlanet.com by clicking hereDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast and check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpod.Don’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

This week on the pod we’re talking to Dr. Trina Ebersole all about YOUR plastic surgery questions! Booties, boobies, botox, and fillers...all of your questions answered by our new fave brown ---and Harvard bound!!-- Doctor, Dr. Trina Ebersole. To learn more about Dr. Ebersole, you can check her Instagram out @plasticsmdDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com. DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast or check us out on Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!

This week we're speaking with Katerina Yoffe-Larden, entrepreneur and founder of Hey Honey Skincare. You guys know that Alix and Elizabeth are obsessed with honey, so this is a really fun conversation about the incredible healing properties of honey and propolis, as well as Katerina's journey to founding this incredible company!For more information about Hey Honey, visit heyhoney.com or check them out on Instagram @heyhoneyDon’t forget to send us YOUR beauty, hair, skincare, makeup, or life, questions, your Milk?! With Your Dinner?! And “I Didn’t Know Then, But I’m Older Now” segments to truebeautybrooklynpodcast@gmail.com.DM us on Instagram @truebeautybrooklynpodcast. Check us out Twitter @truebeautyBKpodDon’t forget to rate us 5-stars, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you listen!Tell a friend to tell a friend if you like the show!