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Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----This week's Hello Beauty guest is Shontay Lundy. As a woman of the sun coming from Miami, she was inspired to create Black Girl Sunscreen. Black Girl Sunscreen was designed to start the conversation around sun safety and education. It is great for everyday use and is filled with natural ingredients. We discuss why people of color should wear sunscreen. People of all colors can still get skin cancer even if they don't burn at times. Wearing sunscreen is a preventative measure. People of color are still susceptible to sun damage like hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, and cancer. Shontay talks about the reasons why people of color don't wear sunscreen and the myth around wearing SPF. We learn about her entrepreneurial tips on how to start a business with little to no capital. The number one secret is one's work ethic and she also shares the exciting plans coming her way. FOLLOW BLACK GIRL SU

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----We all know that we need to protect our skin from UVA and UVB but we need to do the same when it comes to HEV light, high-energy visible light, also known as blue light. Kristen Robinson, Murad skincare's Senior Director of New Product Development, helps us understand the science behind why we need to be shielding ourselves from this harmful light as it causes aging. Kristen is the leading force behind Murad's innovations department. Murad skincare is a household name and its products are backed by professional skin care treatments and solutions that promote healthy, nourished, and beautiful skin. In this episode Joyce Platon chats with Kristen about stress on the skin, which includes digital light exposure.  Uncontrolled blue light exposure may induce oxidative changes in healthy skin that might cause premature aging effects and Kristen shares what kind of products, ingredients, or

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----We begin 2021 with an episode that looks back on the lessons we learned from 2020 and what tangible ways we can do to keep thriving no matter what. Grace Harry is the perfect guest to lead 2021 with what she calls the "joy revolution". Her career and background in entertainment as a creative director, manager of Usher Raymond IV and philanthropist brought her to starting the joy revolution where people raved her energy and spirit.As the Joy Strategist, she's worked with Jay-Z to Lauryn Hill, to lead them to their destined path through personalized childhood play. Grace believes that everyone's birthright is joy.In this episode, Grace explains the reasons why we have a hard time connecting with people, how we can create an inside out world, why community is important, why it's a must to say 1,000 gratitudes before getting out of bed, why you "gotta feel it to heal it", and how inner d

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----Grace Eleyae, founder of eponymous brand, Grace Eleyae, is this week's Hello Beauty guest! Host, Joyce Platon, chat with her about her modern hair protection that actually works which consists of stylish silk and satin-lined products to eradicate bed head, frizz, and breakage.Grace Eleyae is loved by celebrities and Oprah included the products as one of her favorite things.In this episode, Grace shares how she turned her Etsy shop to a multi-million dollar business, why influencers played a significant role to the success of her sales, and her lessons and tips in navigating life as an entrepreneur and during COVID-19.   Grace Eleyae is not just any other silk or satin line. Aside from pillowcases and scrunchies, they have satin-lined baseball caps, fedoras, headbands, turbans, and more.FOLLOW GRACE ELEYAEGrace Eleyae's WebsiteGrace Eleyae's Instagram Grace Eleyae's FacebookFOLLOW HEL

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----From a teen single mom with two young children surviving on food stamps and local government aid, to being able to graduate law from UCLA with high honors, as well as  working at a prestigious law firm, Jones Day, and eventually starting her own businesses- technology and legal consulting business called Tennenbaun & Kelly, inc., and Volto Urbano-  Founder, Lela Kelly, chats with Hello Beauty's Joyce Platon about her incredibly inspiring background and the science behind her skincare brand. From years living a high-demanding and fast-paced life, the effects of  stress began showing up on her skin and health. Volto Urbano, "face" "city", was develop to address issues the current skincare market has largely missed. Volto Urbano is a complete range of skincare that detoxifies, repairs, and protects skin from blue light, climate change, and pollution. It is the first climate defense

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----"It all starts with the gut." Peter H. Kanaat shares his number one advice with us this week about how microbes, aka "Good Bacteria" helps transform your life. Peter founded GoBiotix as a solution to his own gut and overall health issues. He found that the products in the market weren't cutting it.GoBiotix pairs clean nutrition with high-quality nutraceuticals. They work with credible doctors, nutritionists, scientists, and nutraceutical formulation experts for overall health, wellness, and beauty needs. In this episode, Peter shares his experiences as an entrepreneur and how he draws inspiration to stand out in the crowded health and wellness industry. He talks about GoBiotix's multi-tasking products which contain prebiotics, probiotics, and enzymes, to name a few. Peter's  background on how he nearly lost it all but was able to change his career path and turn his passion into a luc

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----Being in front of the camera for video calls has been what's keeping us together and what's keeping our businesses up and running. We all need new ideas on how to be presentable if needed the next time we jump on that Zoom video call. Shelley Goodstein, CEO and Founder of celebrity fave Hidden Crown Hair extensions joins Joyce Platon on Hello Beauty to chat about her tips as a model on how to look camera-ready and her extensions that are REMY human hair, and are halo-style. Hidden Crown Hair extensions are loved by celeb stylists and their famous clientele. Shelley is a  beauty expert, model, author and former Miss USA finalist. She started Hidden Crown Hair based on her modeling experience where styling her hair resulted in damaged and unrepairable hair. Shelley shares what 100% REMY human hair is and how to take care of your extensions to make it last longer. She talks about being

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----2020 has been quite a year and I find my usual self not as zen as I'd like and can be. I've been able to manage stress (and survive the remaining of the year) with the help of adaptogens like Ashwagandha, and I've felt positive results. I wouldn't be as stressed out or reactive in an overly unreasonable way within 30 minutes of taking Ashwagandha. It's definitely help me be more productive because my mood has improved. Hence, founder of JOYÀ, Ruth Elnekave's story inspired and intrigued me. She is a classically trained chef and Certified Holistic Nutritionist. Her career as a corporate finance lawyer on Bay Street (Toronto's Wall St.) in one of Canada's most prestigious international firm took a drastic toll on her body that she made a decision to quit her firm. After becoming a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and experiencing the positive changes in her health and immunity, JOYÀ was

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----Byrdie has launched their digital magazine and their debut cover was Taylor Russell! Now on their second digital cover featuring Lily Collins, Byrdie has been revolutionizing the digital publication world. Leah Wyar, Byrdie's General Manager and leading beauty expert, is this week's Hello Beauty guest! Leah has more than 18 years experience at top-selling women's magazines. She shares her unique and easy quarantine beauty hacks that will prevent you from panicking from not being able to go see your colorist, esthetician, dermatologist, or nail technician.  In this episode, Leah updates us on Byrdie's quarterly-released digital publication that's unlike any other. In addition to cover stars, they included The B Side as a second feature to spotlight the cover model as well as their hair and makeup team.FOLLOW BYRDIEByrdie's WebsiteByrdie's Instagram Byrdie's FacebookFOLLOW LEAH WYARLea

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----As a PRO makeup artist, I am all about products that deliver. A makeup that's going to be photographed is different from the makeup one applies on a normal day. Tiffany Thurston Scott, Co-Founder and CEO, of RÓEN talks about her 100% clean, vegan, gluten-free, talc-free, and efficacious makeup brand. Born and raised in the mountains of Utah, Tiffany always had a passion for beauty and wellness.RÓEN is a glamorous clean beauty brand that is ethical, and does not sacrifice product performance. Tiffany shares about the importance of diversity and inclusivity for RÓEN as well as the brand taking part in the Responsible Mica initiative. In this episode, Tiffany shares the most important lesson she learned as a CEO and why taking a day for herself goes hand in hand with her success. FOLLOW RÓENRÓEN'S WebsiteRÓEN'S Instagram RÓEN'S  FacebookRÓEN'S  YouTubeFOLLOW TIFFANY THURSTON SCOTTTiffan

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----As this episode went live, it was National Stress Awareness Day  two days ago. It has been a difficult time for everyone and managing our stress is vital to our mental wellbeing. Mental health is a public health issue and it is pretty surprising that there is still a social stigma associated with it. Wilma Mae Basta, co-founder of DRK Beauty, is on a mission to change this. DRK Beauty is a digital content and community platform that provides space to celebrate women of color. It is a home for women of color to explore all things beauty and a platform that helps them thrive as well as create long-lasting relationship with brands. As a result, DRK Beauty empowers people to build their own life-wellness journey and allows them to discover what this looks like. Wilma Mae and her co-founder, Danielle Jackson, also created DRK Beauty Healing, which provides 10,000 hours of free therapy, an

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----For those of you who follow aesthetic centers and cosmetic surgeons or dermatologists, I'm sure you've seen them rave about PDO Threads and Morpheus8.  Dr. Rahi guests on Hello Beauty to share with us all the details we need to know about these two latest preventative treatments. Dr. Rahi focuses on integrative medicine and preventative aesthetics. Her holistic approach involve techniques more than just medicine, which provide long-lasting results.  Her treatments include: anti-aging and regenerative medicine, fillers, botox, innovative radio frequency treatments, vaginal rejuvenation, integrative functional medicine, supplements, IV Drips, blood testing, and hormone therapy.In this episode you will learn that PDO Threads uses the body's own immune system to regenerate collagen. This treatment is also ideal for those that are not ready to go under the knife and are seeking subtle enh

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----It is easy to not really worry about the future when you're young but unfortunately women should think twice and do so especially when it comes to considering having a baby. They are at a disadvantage with their biological clock and it is crazy for some to start thinking about freezing their eggs in their 20's. This episode explores egg freezing and embryo freezing with this week's incredible guest, Dr. Shahin Ghadir. Dr. Shahin Ghadir is double board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Ghadir is a top physician for egg freezing and is a founding partner of Southern California Reproductive Center. He helps both traditional families and the LGBTQ community achieve their goals of having the family of their dreams. He's been featured in People Magazine, BBC News, The Today Show, ABC News, Marie Claire, Fox News, The Doctors, and so

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----2020 is such a momentous year where we are experiencing a global pandemic and we are all demanding for change and justice concerning racial injustice, police brutality, LGBTQIA+ and other issues. This clamor for change includes needing more black women in the beauty space. Founder & CEO of BEAUTYBEEZ, Brittney Ogike's attentiveness on how the beauty industry is managed by men and is white-dominated brought about her brick-and-mortar a year ago. BEAUTYBEEZ is a one-stop-shop sanctuary for people of color and those with textured hair, where they can find high-quality and effective skincare, haircare, makeup, wigs and extensions as well as customized services such as braiding.Brittney shares about her career in sports management, how business and brands can encourage and celebrate inclusivity in the workplace. In this episode, she shares her business tips and advice on how to get th

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----During these trying times, we need to, now more than ever, find ways to nourish ourselves internally and externally.  My conversation Roxanne Saffaie did that. As an empowerment coach, Roxy shares with us what her initiative and business, BlackBeltBeauty means. BlackBeltBeauty is 360 degrees of beauty. It is a holistic high performance brand which turns your best to better. Roxy walks her talk by living a mindful integrative approach to beauty and mindset through her work as an entrepreneur, empowerment coach, podcast host of the BlackBeltBeauty Radio, writer, athlete, and expert in beauty.We learn that we need to "seek the fight" and change our mindset around challenging or hard, how time with yourself, specifically journaling, creates a deeper sense of self awareness, how powerful visualization is, and most importantly, the power of a morning ritual. Roxy walks us through how to le

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----Kinya Claiborne, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of STYLE & SOCIETY Magazine is this week's Hello Beauty guest! As a style influencer, TV host, entrepreneur, and media/lifestyle maven, she has developed her own unique brand. She shares tips on how to be marketable to brands, her work-from-home essentials to help us stay productive during quarantine, and some of her self care ideas. Kinya talks about how STYLE & SOCIETY is a platform that celebrates diversity, the best of entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, travel, food and red carpet events globally. Her magazine is where you can find special spots if you are experiencing a feeling of wanderlust.  FOLLOW KINYA CLAIBORNEKinya's WebsiteKinya's Instagram FOLLOW STYLE & SOCIETYSTYLE & SOCIETY's WebsiteSTYLE & SOCIETY'S Instagram FOLLOW HELLO BEAUTYHello Beauty's InstagramHello Beauty's FacebookHello Beauty's YouTubeFOLLOW

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----I know we're in a weird stage right now where traveling feels awkward. Some people choose to hold off on travel and some are slowly easing their way back into it because business and other personal matters need to be handled. In any case, The Black Travel Box could be your next travel solution. Orion Brown, Founder and CEO, developed The Black Travel Box to provide women of color their hair and skincare products. The brand has a travel-size conditioner bar, hair balm, body balm, and lip balm. Orion has added the Staycation Collection to her line which includes beautifully scented candles that remind you of specific travel destinations so you can be transported to that wonderful vacation while you're relaxing at home.In this episode, Orion shared what she learned as an entrepreneur when it comes to setting boundaries with your time and learning to have balance.  She emphasizes to be c

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----This week's Hello Beauty guest is Acaderma's CEO & Co-Founder, Dr. Shuting Hu. Dr. Hu is a post-doctoral researcher and scientist that developed Acaderma, a cosmeceutical brand that meets at the intersection of academic research and botanical skincare to find better solutions for healthy skin alternatives. Acaderma is a clean beauty brand that adopts a clean behavior from start to finish.  What this means is that being clean to them is meaningful because they are mindful of how they develop their ingredients and other materials that ensure less pollution and waste to the environment. Their formulas are not only safe for people, but for the environment as well.It should be noted that She was awarded the prestigious 2013 Henry Maso Young Cosmetic Scientist Award for her research of “Activity and mechanism of natural resorcinol type phenolics from the twigs of Cudrania tricuspidata

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----"Beauty belongs to the brave." - Kevyn AucoinNick Lujan- Makeup Artist and Director of Artistry & Education at Kevyn Aucoin Beauty, chats with us about how he landed his dream role. Even if he was passed over several times at the beginning of his career, Nick still continued to pursue and prove his drive and skill that he is made for the industry. He eventually worked alongside Danny Sanz of Make Up For Ever as Pro & Media Educator and his talents were surely making waves which led him to his new home, Kevyn Aucoin Beauty.Nick shares an undereye concealer hack that will prevent creases from forming. He also shares makeup tricks on how to apply makeup during this time where we all are required to wear a mask, and how to look your best on a video call. In this episode, we learn about Kevyn Aucoin's philosophy and how he's bringing his own unique character to the table while mai

Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you. -----We are bombarded with so much information daily that it's difficult to determine if sources are reliable sometimes. Information is readily available at our fingertips that we just consume and consume and may not even have time to check the validity of the resources, especially when it's coming from a source that we admire, look up to, or just feel like we resonate with. I admit that I fall prey to this at times especially when it comes to diet and nutrition, which is why I am excited about this week's Hello Beauty guest, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon.Dr. Lyon is a functional medicine physician specializing in the concept of muscle-centric medicine.  She is also a speaker and media contributor, and has been a guest on The Doctors and written for Muscle & Fitness, Women's Health, Men's Health, and Harper's Bazaar. Dr. Lyon shares that we are under muscled, and not over-fat. She clarifies tha