About this episode

Carmine Montalto interviews Sarah Kugelman about the evolving relationship between women and the beauty industry, focusing on aging, identity, and wellness.

We tend to think about aging in beauty as a biological process — wrinkles, collagen loss, hormonal change. But what if part of the issue isn’t just what’s happening to the skin but how women are being seen in the first place? In this episode of The Skincarma Pod , Carmine sits down with beauty industry veteran and founder of Skyn Iceland and All Golden, Sarah Kugelman, for a wide-ranging conversation about aging, identity, stress, menopause — and the evolving relationship between women and the beauty industry. Drawing from decades of experience in beauty — from her early years at L’Oréal to pioneering the concept of “stressed skin” with Skyn Iceland — Sarah reflects on how internal wellness has increasingly shaped the way we think about skin health. She also shares the personal health crisis that ultimately inspired Skyn Iceland and helped introduce the idea that psychological stress could manifest physiologically in the skin. The conversation then shifts to All Golden, Sarah’s newest venture focused on the needs of Gen X women navigating hormonal change, thinning skin, collagen loss, and shifting identity during perimenopause and beyond. But rather than centering menopause as a…

People in this episode

Host: Carmine Montalto

Guest: Sarah Kugelman

Topics covered

• aging
• identity
• beauty industry
• wellness
• menopause
• self-perception

Keywords

• aging
• beauty
• identity
• menopause
• wellness
• self-perception
• skincare
• stress
• collagen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Skyn Iceland, All Golden, L’Oréal

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