About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of beauty embargoes, the concept of a beauty blacklist, and Mikayla Nogueira's decision to partner with Sephora for her brand, along with a product testing segment for a new hair serum.

Are beauty embargoes officially dead? This week, we unpack what actually happens when embargoes are broken, whether there’s really a beauty blacklist, and why the rules seem to change once a launch hits the internet. Then, they get into Mikayla Nogueira’s decision to bring POV Beauty to Sephora—and debate whether Ulta might have actually been the smarter move. Plus, in partnership with K18 through Gloss Angeles Confidential, 200 listeners put the new FutureIQ Biomimetic Hair Longevity Serum to the test for three months. It makes some major claims around shedding, premature graying and scalp aging, so: did it actually deliver? The testers have thoughts. You can join Gloss Angeles Confidential by subscribing to our Substack .  Shop this episode Watch our episodes! Shop our episodes Instagram: @ glossangelspod | TikTok: @ glossangelespod Email: glossangelespodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kirbie Johnson, Sara Tan

Topics covered

• beauty embargoes
• beauty blacklist
• Mikayla Nogueira
• Sephora
• hair care
• product testing

Keywords

• beauty embargoes
• Mikayla Nogueira
• Sephora
• hair serum
• K18
• product testing
• beauty industry

Sponsors

K18

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sephora, Ulta, Gloss Angeles Confidential, Gloss Angeles

Products: FutureIQ Biomimetic Hair Longevity Serum

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