June 28, 2024 • 35 mins
Andrea Lavinthal is the Beauty and Style Director for “People,” so when it comes to things like body hair, TikTok trends, and “age-appropriate” fashion, you know she has opinions. She joins this week’s Poppin’ Off to discuss celeb beauty hacks like natural lip plumping, the viral sunburn makeup trend, ketchup couture, and much more. Plus, Andrea gives her favorite drugstore beauty buys!
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello Sunshine, Hey fam Today on the bright side, it's Friday.
You know what that means. We're popping off and dishing
on all the biggest pop culture moments of the week,
and today it's all about beauty and style because joining
us today is People Magazine's beauty and style director Andrea Labenthal.
It's Friday, June twenty eighth.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
I'm Simone Boyce, I'm Danielle Robe and this is the
bright Side from Hello Sunshine.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Danielle, Happy Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
We made it Happy Friday. What a great week. I'm
ready for the weekend, Simon, how about you?
Speaker 1 (00:37):
It was a beautiful week, so ready for the weekend,
and I've got the perfect way to usher it in.
We are going to pop off on all the week's
beauty and style trends today. We're talking about a celebrities
hack for plumping your lips, the natural way, the sunburned
makeup trend that's taking over the internet, that one needs
some explanation, and the bold approach to summer handbags hint
(00:59):
hint might make you hungry.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Okay, but before we talk trends, we want to spotlight
our favorite moment of the week. Brought to you by
our friends at BMW.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Yes, the spotlight of the week is going to a
woman who is giving us eternal sunshine. We want to
give a big birthday shout out to miss Ariana Grande.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Ooh more life. She turned thirty one on Wednesday, and
to celebrate, she gave us a little throwback video on
Instagram of her singing as a kid. So in this
really adorable video, she must be like two or three
years old, and she's prancing around in what looks like
it could be the entrance to her house, and she's
showing off that signature Ariana belting. She's even doing the
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hand jive movement from Grease.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
This video is so cute. If you haven't seen it,
you got to go check it out. And a lot
of other celebrities are joining in the celebration of this
viral moment too. Our own Reese Witherspoon commented, oh yes,
please never lose this energy, and Ariana Grande's costar from
the upcoming Wicked film, Cynthia Revo, said, happy birthday, my
(02:02):
sweet sister. I love their dynamic total friendship goals between
Cynthia and Ariana.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yes, I totally agree. She's getting ready for the release
of the brand new Wicked movie out this fall, and
Ari has had quite the year. She released new music
and some really dope music videos to go along with it.
Her teens in her twenties are full of major milestones.
I can't wait to see what Ari does in her thirties.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
I mean, Danielle, your mom did tell us that you
are an unclaimed pop star. I mean she confirmed this
on the show when we talked to her on Mother's Day.
So where are your singing videos? Huh? Where are they?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
First of all, her word was unclaimed. My word has failed.
Those videos are buried deep in the basement. They will
never see the light of day. You're just gonna have
to keep watching Ariana's videos instead. They are much better.
So happy birthday, Ari.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
All right, y'all, it's time to pop off officially, so
let's bring in Andrea Lavinhal. She's the beauty and style
director at People Magazine, a suburban mom of two, and
an overall good time girlye. Andrea, Welcome to the bright Side.
Welcome Andrea, Thank you for having me so, Andrea, you
have been at People for over a decade.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Now.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
You do interviews, you write and edit stories, you wear
many hats. You even test beauty products as well. I
do so in your time at people, is there a
trend that has completely captured you, that has gotten you
in a choke hold, or maybe one that you're happy
to see go?
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Oh god.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
I feel like there's so many celebrity beauty trends that
like come and go, especially ones we see on TikTok.
Right now, we can talk about some trends I'm loving.
I'm loving that everybody's wearing linen vest sets. I don't
know if you guys have been seeing this. We just
covered it in the magazine, and I said, it kind
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of makes me feel like everyone has like a business
meeting on a yacht. It's that like I have some
paperwork to sign, but it's in the Amalfi Coast, and
I like that.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
I like that too. Would you wear one?
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (04:07):
I wore one the other day in front of all
my Greenwich mom friends and I was like, does anyone
have any paperwork for me to sign? I'll sit on
a raft in the pool.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Just like.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
But it's a very wearable trend.
Speaker 4 (04:19):
So I like things when I see celebrities wearing things
that like real people can and should wear, because that's
not always the case.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
As the beauty and style director at People Magazine, I
imagine you do have to keep an eye out for accessibility,
oh yeah, and relatability, you know, because you want to
keep your audience in mind. So what is the people
formula to identifying a trend or trend setters?
Speaker 4 (04:42):
So a celebrity trend, I say it comes in threes,
like deaths, right, Like if three celebrities cut bangs, we
have a trend on our heads. Oh if three celebrities
wear a striped button down shirt, which recently happened, we
have a trend, you know, like we the season it's happening.
But then again, like you said, like what is the
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trend for our reader? So I just use myself Basically,
I feel like I am the reader. My friends people
I know, would I tell them to wear that? If
I saw them at back to school night wearing that?
Would I think they've lost their minds? Or would it
be like she looks great? You know, it's it's something
that like we have to wear in our real lives
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as grown women.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Do trends start with the celebrity or is it if
we backtrack a little bit, is it their stylist, or
is it even one step further the designers who send
things down the runway the season before. I can't ever
pinpoint who starts these things.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
That's a really good question.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
I would say, I'm always going to just invoke double
Warus Prada, the Cerulean blue speech of it all. I
do think it starts mostly with the designers, because those
are the clothes that we see celebrities wear before the
rest of us have any access to them. But then
to your point, it's how the stylists style them and
who they're putting them on that matters. So you know
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when you saw that Valentino saturated Valentino pink happen, that
started on the runway and then you saw like Anne
Hathaway and a million other celebrities wearing it, and then
we all were wearing pink.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
For a while.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Well, we think that you are so funny. We were
looking at your Instagram and you do this series called
Supermarket Conversations, So you basically start with something like Chris
at Trader Joe's. It feels like some are out there,
and then you'll launch into this mini op ed and
it's so hilarious. What was the inspiration behind these.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
I think that it was during COVID that I posted
the first version of this. I think I was like
kind of losing my mind. There wasn't a lot of
interpersonal chitchat right, Like you were missing that day to
day chitchat. And as someone who loves to talk and
talks two people and then immediately regrets what I said,
like I didn't have that. So when you could go
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to a supermarket or a CVS or whatever, I was
so desperate for small talk. In my I would start
saying things, but then in my head, I'd also have
all these things going. And I always joke that my
Instagram's like a diary. I'm like begging everyone to read,
as opposed to putting a on it and being like
keep out. And then people would be like, oh my god,
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this is like how I think. Like so many people
are like I think, like this weird stream of consciousness
and some of those things I do say.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Summer in my.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Head, Andrea, tell us what's on your radar right now.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
Other than linen vest sets, which become my whole personality
this summer exactly.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Well, at least through this week. Trends cycle through very
quickly nowadays.
Speaker 4 (07:51):
They do, and I'm like worried that come fall, I'm
going to have this like closet of like breezy linen
sets that never see the light of day again. I also,
you know, I didn't mean to start something, but I
think I did when I think I posted on Instagram
that I'm concerned about the future of mesh flats. They
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have like taken over the feet of women across the country.
Where you guys stand on this, please as too like
plugged in very like on trend women, Where do you stand?
Speaker 2 (08:25):
I am not a trends person usually, like I like
stuff that kind of withstands moments in time. I like
the mesh flats. I do almost bought a pair. I
really really like them. I think they're cool looking. I
just am not usually a flat girl because I'm five
to one, so I'm debating whether or not I can rocket.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
What I like about this new era of mesh flats
is that it feels like an elevated rebirth of the
mesh flats that I grew up with as a millennial,
which were the ones that you bought at the beauty store. Yes,
were you know, very lightweight, very cheaply made, and they
were like foush. They were like four bucks. You could
get a multi pack, different colors. They had the little
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clusters of sequin flowers.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
I was gonna say, yes, you got an appliquet on them,
but now.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
You know we've got options. They are beautiful braided flats.
I have my eye on this pair of frey to
Salvador flats. They're really cute.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Who is not the first time that Simone has brought
up the freight of Salvador flats. I can tell you
really want them.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
I need to just get them. I don't know what
I'm waiting for, but yeah, I'm here for it. I'm
here for the new version of the mesh flat.
Speaker 4 (09:36):
So I you know, they came out like last year
you saw the high Fashion the Row. They were alaya
like you were seeing these very expensive versions of sheer shoes,
and then every brand started like producing them, and this
summer they're inescapable.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
But I was like, I'm worried about their future.
Speaker 4 (09:58):
I don't know that they have lung jevity, and I'm
worried that again comes September, We're going to look back
on our mesh flat moment and really be concerned. Like, look,
back at trends, you were like handkerchief tops and low
rise gens, but even sooner like this one has like
a three month window right now.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
But I don't know.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
Okay, even though I feel like we started, I'm just
going to reiterate that we are going to pop off today.
And so we're talking summer fashion trends, and every summer
it seems like there's something specific. I remember last summer
we saw the rise in baggy clothes, and I remember
it because I loved it. I love baggy clothes, which
is probably how I don't dress for men. But this
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year we're seeing high wasted pants and cottage core and
making news about summer fashion this week is Chrissy Teagan,
who I think it's actually Chrissy Tigan, but it's forever
Chrissy Tegan in my mind.
Speaker 1 (10:50):
I can.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
She told People magazine that at thirty eight years old,
she's focused on dressing in a way that matches her maturity,
and she says, quote keeping things chic. But here's what's
out to me. She said she's been reflecting on where
she buys her clothes lately and questioning if certain things
are too young for her. Now, I sort of felt
like a way about this when I read it, because
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I don't know if there's such a thing as dressing
for your age. I think that's kind of an antiquated thought.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Am I wrong?
Speaker 2 (11:21):
No?
Speaker 4 (11:21):
I mean personally, I was surprised to hear her at
her age feel that she has aged out of certain
brands or websites or whatever. I thought that that was
an antiquated thing, like miniskirts forever. You know, bikinis till
death totally, it's an official motto bikini's till death, especially
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when you're.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
Chrissy Teague and Tigan.
Speaker 4 (11:46):
Yes, where it all, but I do understand having that
moment of pause. So we go to a lot of
theme parties here in Greenwich. It's another conversation for a
different popping off, I suppose. And the dress for a
recent fortieth I went to was to wear the thing
in your closet that you wanted to wear but it's weird,
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which is a very long and vague dress code. I
chose a cutout bodysuit with a chain tie neck that
I purchased on the real reel, meant to return, missed
the return window and had to live with.
Speaker 3 (12:22):
So I'm like that's my item.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
I went to dinner beforehand with my husband in said bodysuit,
and he just kept looking at me and not in
the way like wow, you look good, but like a
little like is everything okay?
Speaker 3 (12:34):
And I'm not gonna lie.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
I felt like I was his secret girlfriend having dinner
with the husband. It didn't feel like it went with
my age, my vibe, but I wore it.
Speaker 3 (12:47):
I'll never wear it again.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
So while I said one thing about there is no
such thing as dressing for age, I do think you
come to a point where certain things maybe aren't.
Speaker 3 (12:56):
They don't feel like you and you don't feel like them.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
But is that style or is that age?
Speaker 4 (13:01):
I don't know if any forty four year olds Mom
and Greenwach should be wearing the bodysuit I was wearing, So.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
I'm gonna go put both or that one.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
We had Rachel Zoe on the show and she said
that she doesn't believe that there's any such thing as
dressing for your age. I do think generally speaking that's true.
I mean, I'm thirty six years old. I'm wearing a
crop top right now. I'm not going to stop wearing
crops should and high waisted pants. I will always love
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that combination. However, will you find me in your local
Brandy Melville No. Will you find me in urban outfitters
buying something that's not in the home to course section. No,
because I just know that I have aged out of
certain stores for the most part. Maybe there are exceptions.
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So I think it's more about being selective and curating
where you're shopping from. I think you can do that
with like maturity and elegance and grace, And I also
think that you can adapt some of the trends that
are being worn by a younger generation and just like
make it work for your body. I think at the
end of the day, it's about your body more than
anything else. Your body, your confidence, and your vibe. Yeah,
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I mean, I agree with you. But what's funny is,
as I was like nodding, I'm like, yeah, she's so right.
I'm like, I was just wearing a set, like a
matching set. Apparently this is all I do at the beach,
and this other mom was like, oh my god, that's
so cute as a jay cribin. I was like, it's
from Airy, So like if you go into Airy, like
it's you and the Sephora tweens right, like when they're
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not like ransacking Sephora, they're in there buying. But they
have the best like poolside beachside matching sets, and they're
so affordable that I love finding stuff like that at
those stores.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
Abercrombie. I never wear Abercrombie. The first time around. They
weren't speaking to me. They didn't want me in those genes.
Now they've got some really cute stuff. So it's like
here I am, all of a sudden, in my forties
wearing Abercrombie.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Very odd. Never saw that coming.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
First of all, Andrea, I love that you mentioned Airy.
I wear a ton of Airy. I love their clothes
so cute, so cute, and so soft and comfortable. But
here's what has happened to me. As I've gotten older,
I wear more clothes. And it's not like a decision
based on my age. It's that I think I've learned
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that more clothes is chicer. Like when I was in college,
I wore I was so naked. I wore like body
con dresses and high heels. I dressed like Snookie Like
I was like, I thought that was cool, Like that
bodysuit you're talking about eighteen year old Danielle would have
loved that body suit.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Okay, we're gonna hit pause on popping off and go
to a quick break, but we'll be right back. Don't
go anywhere. We're back talking beauty and style trends with
People's Andrea Labenthal. Okay, Danielle, I think our next fashion
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trend might be right up your alley because your sweet
Midwestern self has said that Ketchup can go with just
about everything they can. I need to find out whether
you think that holds true when it comes to a handbag.
Are we familiar with condiment cotur.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Ladies, I'm not tell me about this.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
Okay, let me educate you. So, Hines Ketchup is partnering
with Kate Spade and releasing limited edition Heines Ketchup clothing,
which they say their marketing department says is just in
time for the New York summer barbecue season. So let
me paint a picture for you. This isn't just red clothing.
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These are actual clothing items with the Hines logo on it.
The collection includes purses that look exactly like those white
ketchup packets that you will find at McDonald's. They even
have a little bit of red fake ketchup coming out
the side, and there's a chain that allows you to
actually turn this aesthetic into a purse and wear it
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across your body. There are actually loafers with ketchup packets
adorned on them, because everyone needs those in their closet.
It's got the tote, We've got the clutch, We've got
like the other clutch. We have options. There's a white
cross body purse with a three D design of ketchup
spilling out of the torn packet. There's a tomato red
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tote with the Hindz logo complete with tear here ketchup
packet details. Andrea, what do we think? Are we about
to see this at themed parties across Greenwich, Connecticut?
Speaker 4 (17:44):
So the Katesby team pitched this to me h for coverage,
and I am not gonna lie. At first, I was like,
this felt like one of those silly brands like April
Foles moments, because brands have done that where they're like, yes,
it's a lip bomb, but now it's ranch flavored, and
you're like real fake I don't know, but no, it's
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very real. And I had to remind myself I was
coming from a very anti ketchup standpoint, and that is
an unpopular opinion. I have been accused of being a
communist in my household for not liking ketchup. I don't
like the smell, I don't like the taste. I don't
like anything about it. So when I get a ketchup
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forward pitch like this, this is a tough one for
me to put on my journalist a objective hat, right,
because it's an automatic no.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
I think maybe the larger question here is, Danielle, how
do you feel about kitchy food and BEV images on purses,
on accessories? Is it ready for the club or for
the dinner party? What do we think personally?
Speaker 2 (18:53):
A hard no, it's not my style. I'm like, I
like everything that's sort of like minimalistic, and i'd say
like a little bit timeless. It's tough for me to
have kitchy anything. What I will say is the stats
are against me because these collabs do really well. They're
incredibly profitable, like we've seen dunkin Donuts inspired makeup.
Speaker 4 (19:17):
I actually went into TikTok to check out some gals
who had purchased Yes, I love including you know, the
cross body guys. With the aforementioned swiggle of ketchup. It's
three hundred and ninety eight dollars. So we're not talking like,
you know, a casual tote here. The tote bag is
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three seventy. The girls who have purchased this on TikTok
one said she needed this more than she needs air.
There are super fans among us, whether they are Kate
Spade super fans or ketchup. I didn't get that deep,
but they they are so excited about this.
Speaker 3 (19:57):
Yeah, so there is that's an audience.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
I mean, listen, there's a bookstore in New York called
the Strand Bookstore, and there's a Bottega bag that they
made with in collaboration with the Strand Bookstore that I
cannot afford, and yet I look at it on eBay,
I'd say twice a year. So like, there are certain
collabs that I'm here for. I guess Hines is just
not my thing. Okay, while we're on the topic of
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food and Hathaway, she's a little bit of a hacker.
Do you guys remember a few years ago when she
did that thing with the cupcake on the Kelly Clarkson Show.
Speaker 1 (20:32):
Yes, Yeah, it was genius.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
She changed the way I eat cupcakes. She basically cut
it in half. She cuts the top off and flips
it over so that the frosting is in the middle,
and she almost makes like a mud pie like cupcake thing.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
I loved it.
Speaker 2 (20:47):
Now she's giving us another hack, and I want us
to try it to see if we like it as
much as this cupcake one. It's reminiscent of when people
put Snapple bottles like their lips and Snapple bottles to
get the Kylie Jenner lip.
Speaker 4 (21:00):
It's as if she doesn't know that like lip plumpers
exist or other things. This feels like we're living in
like the Bridger Tin downtin Abbey era and like all
we have is a hairpin, or we're in prison.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
We love a Victorian beauty experiment. I actually like that. She's,
you know, presenting another option to injectables because maybe they're
not for everybody. And this is this is half the price.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
That's a good point.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (21:27):
So we're all poking. Okay, okay, So we're poking to
stimulate blood flow.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
So here's what you do. You grab your hair pin
and you take the pointy side and you just kind
of massage and gently poke. I guess it's around where
your skin actually meets the lip tissue.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
I just hope I don't poke the filler out of
my lift.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
It's just a tiny I have to tell you. This
does not feel good and I'm not sure it's working.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
You know, I have a great idea. We could just
buy a lip plumping lip gloss.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
That's what I'm saying. This feels very prison Yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:06):
I think I'm gonna stick with her cupcake hac over
this one. This one's not for me.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
I vote no.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
How about you, guys, I think you could get a
better If you want something that's like a Households mcg
ivory item, I would take like a very soft toothbrush
to stimulate the blood flow to your lips.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
That's a way better idea. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
I mean, I've seen the first generation of lip plumpers,
which contains either peppermint oil or cinnamon to irritate your
lip tissue. So while yes, your lips were plumper looking,
they also were on fire. And now they use like
hyaluronic acid and other like plumping ingredients that are more gentle.
Speaker 3 (22:46):
This is just like this is like medieval.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
Speaking of medieval, presentations of the body. I've got another
trend that we need to discuss. So this is another
People pop off. Andrea. People Magazine says more celebrities have
been leaning towards going natural with body hair and skipping
on grooming, and this is actually something that I've heard
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about for a little while. Now Here are some of
the celebrities who are calling this a vibe. Emma Corn,
who played the young Princess Diana from The Crown. She
says she's showing off her grown out arm hair on
the cover of the June July issue of Harper's Bizarre Models.
Ashley Graham, Emily Radikowski, and musicians Madonna and Halsey were
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also noted as being fans of letting it all grow
out in the past. So I think that this is
definitely a rejection of some of the beauty standards that
women have been held to. You know, we are expected
to always be perfectly groomed, perfectly manicured, like naked mole rats,
not have any hair on our bodies at all, And
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these women are saying, you know what, I'm tired of
doing that and I'm gonna let it grow out. I
support it. I think that everybody's got to do what
you want to do. It makes you feel good. I
will say that as a mom who doesn't always have
a lot of time to do in everything, shower, sometimes
the leg hair it gets a little long. Okay, you know,
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sometimes the body hair gets a little long, because that's
just not the most important thing in my life. You know,
I have other priorities.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
Leg hair is different from armpit hair, though, or like
I suffer from a mustache and like, I'm not letting
that grow. I've seen some women who do, like, and
you are totally right to each their own because part
of beauty and trends. You know, we're joking about all this,
but at the core of it is really that they
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make you feel good and are an expression of who
you are. And so if growing out your body hair
is an expression of you, then all the power to you.
But it is not for me. I am a naked
mole rat kind of girly.
Speaker 3 (24:56):
I think that.
Speaker 4 (24:58):
It's great that you like the mustache of it all. Like, yeah,
I think that that's very brave to share names. You
want to say like none of us are hairless, or
as you get older, I will tell you as.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
Somebody a little bit older than you.
Speaker 4 (25:12):
You will find hair in places that you didn't know
it was possible, like water in a desert.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Who knew?
Speaker 2 (25:20):
Is it the random chin hair for you?
Speaker 1 (25:21):
Because chin?
Speaker 3 (25:23):
Forget it?
Speaker 4 (25:23):
I mean, I tell everyone keep a tweezer in your
car because there is no better light than the pickup
line light. And if you see another mom picking her
chin hair, you wave to her and you salute her
for her work. Okay, you never feel embarrassed. You empower
each other to get that hair while you can. But
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body hair under arm legs wherever you want it to grow, sure,
personal choice, Let it grow whatever you want to do.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Whenever we start to question these universally held beauty standards,
I always think it's interesting to go back in time
a little bit and look through the history and see
when they really became widely accepted. So I thought this
was interesting. Back in the nineteen hundreds, most women didn't
really care about having body hair under their armpits or
on their legs. But then advertisers really started to make
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a big deal out of it and started to draw
attention to hair in our armpits in about nineteen fifteen,
and then by the nineteen fifties, having clean shaven legs
became very normal and mainstream. So you know, everybody adopts
these standards for different reasons. But I always think it's
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interesting to figure out, Okay, why are we doing this?
Was there a big marketing push behind this? Was there
big hair removal behind this?
Speaker 2 (26:45):
So I got laser hair removal because of capitalism, that's
what you're telling me.
Speaker 4 (26:49):
Yes, Because some men in a boardroom in the nineteen
fifties it was like, you know what, what can we
get women to spend money on?
Speaker 3 (26:57):
Next?
Speaker 4 (26:58):
Right, Like, let's tell them they're hideous, willed debeasts and
see if we can get them to remove nearly all
their body hair. And as somebody who moved to New
York City at the height of the Brazilian bikini wax
and completely bear and J's sisters and all of that,
Like that.
Speaker 3 (27:16):
Was the vibe.
Speaker 4 (27:17):
Yeah, I mean when I tell you I've been towards
some stuff in places I don't think you should.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
Andrea, we are having so much fun with you, but
we need to take a quick break. Stick with us,
and we're back to pop an off with Andrea Labenthal. Okay,
last one for everybody. There's this new makeup trend surging
across TikTok. It's called this sunburn makeup trend. So basically,
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you use exaggerated highlights around your eyes and heavier blush
on your cheeks, so it gives the impression that you've
been out in the sun. But some of the extreme
versions look like you have that raccoon I when you
have your sunglasses on and you get a little burned.
I also call it like the skiing I you know,
like your goggle tan. But the more subtle version of
this I actually think is really cute. It just gives
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your cheeks that extra glow. I've seen celebs like Sabrina
Carpenter get on board with this. Have you tried this?
Speaker 4 (28:21):
So I was very intrigued, and I get sent a
ton of beauty products because it's my job to test them.
So I grabbed the appropriately named E Cosmetics sun Blush.
Speaker 3 (28:32):
It's new.
Speaker 4 (28:33):
I got in there, I went like double down way
more than I would put and I have to say,
I think it looks really cute. It made it reminded
me like blush makes you look good, like healthy, you know,
brings some brightness and extra blush never a bad thing.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
Now when you start to go into like.
Speaker 4 (28:53):
I fell asleep, you know, in the sun at the
beach territory, it's not as.
Speaker 3 (28:58):
Cute, but like a little bit of a flush.
Speaker 1 (29:01):
I don't know, I like it. This is so funny
to me because everything that's old is new again for me.
This is one of the beauty trends that I grew
up seeing in magazines. I feel like the Victoria's Secret
models of the nineties really popular as this look like
Giselle Boonchin, Tyra Banks. I mean, they all were doing
those editorials on the beach where their skin was super
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glowy and they had a lot of blush under their eyes.
And I think the trick is you have to continue
it over the bridge of the nose, so it's almost
like you're doing a stripe on the yes from temple
to temple. There's there's this other trend too right now
in terms of blush called sunset blush, and it's where
you create a gradient effect by blending two different shades
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of blush, like a peach and a pink, so that
you get this ombre as you swipe the blush up
on your face.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
It's true artistry, guys. This is like painters using colors.
That's a lot of work for me. I don't know,
but I do like the first one I like. I
agree with Andrew. I feel like it just gives you.
She's still nobody comes still blushing. She's been putting on
blush for the last two minutes, so you obviously like it.
Speaker 1 (30:09):
You know.
Speaker 4 (30:09):
I was trying to think, like, with all this blush,
who do I look like? And then Simone said Giselle
and I was like, exactly, yes, now I look like her?
But I do I have to say I'm inspired. I
would like do this more often. It's a reminder to
put on more blush when it's out, just a bit more,
just a bit, however you look at it, sunburn blush
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is better than a sunburn.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
So I think this is a healthier trend for us
to be aiming for. I will say, in terms of
creating a glowy summer face, I got my makeup done
for an event the other day with my friend Ray Dawn,
who's been doing my makeup for years, and she showed
me this hack that changed the game for me. She
put on liquid highlighter underneath the foundation and then put
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the foundation on top contour everything, but it gave me
this subtle all overglow. I don't know, maybe every one's
been doing this for a while, but I just put
two and two together and I really like the way
that it looked.
Speaker 3 (31:05):
That is what we call in the biz, a lit
from within glow.
Speaker 1 (31:09):
Thank you and wonderful. There's a name for it.
Speaker 4 (31:12):
I mean, every again thanks to the TikTok and our
appetite for trends. Next week it's going to be put
the illuminator over, under, inside, outside, all around.
Speaker 3 (31:24):
Dad stands up.
Speaker 2 (31:25):
I thought that was called underpainting because Mary Phillips really
made that popular.
Speaker 4 (31:30):
Underpainting has to do also with like doing your contour
and your concealer underneath your foundation.
Speaker 3 (31:37):
I have never been able to master that. I blame
it on my children.
Speaker 4 (31:41):
You need time, you need patients, you need to be alone,
and as Simone knows, it's not happening.
Speaker 1 (31:47):
I need the ten minute beauty trend TikTok. Send me
your ten minute beauty tips, because that's all I have. Yeah, Andrea,
I just had an idea. We did a segment on
our favorite drugstore beauty proput okay quick before we go,
could you share what your favorites are because maybe Danielle
and I need to add those to her shopping cart. Okay.
Speaker 4 (32:08):
Number one and the most boring but longest standing is
Dove body wash. I ride or die for Dove body Wash.
Nothing smells better, nothing leaves my skin softer. Drugstore Mescara
all the way. If I'm buying with my own money,
I'm buying any Loreal Paris any Maybelein Mescara. I'm not
spending money on a big, expensive, fancish, fancy Mescara. Maybelein
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Age Rewinds Concealer one of the best I've ever used.
It has this like little foam spongy applicator. I don't
know what it is. It's like very creamy, it's easy
to blend. I've been using it for years. It's one
of my absolute faves. So I think that's that's most
of it. But I think drugstore beauty products are like
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just as good sometimes if not better than the really
expensive stuff.
Speaker 2 (32:58):
Andrea, thanks for popping off with us today. This was
so much fun. Thank you guys.
Speaker 4 (33:02):
And really, I'm so glad that I discovered this blush
trend because the Giselle and me really needed it.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
You know, Yeah, I agree, I think you're going to
be blushing for the next few hours.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
I think I do.
Speaker 2 (33:16):
Andrea Laventhal is the beauty and style director at People Magazine.
You can find her at Andy LAVs on Instagram. That's
it for today's show. On Monday, Clia Sharer and Joanna
Teplin of The Home Edit are here to brighten up
our lives and our homes with their friendship and organizing tips.
(33:39):
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The bright Side on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or
wherever you get your podcasts. The bright Side is a
production of Hello Sunshine and iHeart Podcasts and is executive
produced by Reese Witherspoon.
Speaker 1 (33:55):
Production by Arcana Audio. Courtney Gilbert is our associate producer.
Jessica Wank is our producer. Our senior producers are Janie Yamoka,
It'zi Kin Pania, and Amy Padula. Our engineer is PJ. Shahamutt.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
Ar Cona's executive producers are Francis Harlowe and Abby Ruzka.
Arcana's head of production is Matt Schultz.
Speaker 1 (34:16):
Natalie Tulluk and Maureen Polo are the executive producers for
Hello Sunshine.
Speaker 2 (34:21):
Julia Weaver is the supervising producer, and Ali Perry is
the executive producer for iHeart Podcasts. Tim Palazzola is our showrunner.
This week's episodes were recorded by Graham Gibson, Carl Catel,
Jessica Crinchitch Bahied Fraser.
Speaker 1 (34:36):
Our theme song is by Anna Stump and Hamilton.
Speaker 2 (34:39):
Lighthauser special thanks to Connell Byrne and Will Pearson.
Speaker 1 (34:43):
I'm Simone Boyce. You can find me at Simone Voice
on Instagram and TikTok.
Speaker 2 (34:48):
And I'm Danielle Robey on Instagram and TikTok. That's r
b A.
Speaker 1 (34:52):
Y see you Monday. Keep looking on the bright side, y'all.
Hello Sunshine, Hey fam Today on the bright side, it's Friday.
You know what that means. We're popping off and dishing
on all the biggest pop culture moments of the week,
and today it's all about beauty and style because joining
us today is People Magazine's beauty and style director Andrea Labenthal.
It's Friday, June twenty eighth.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
I'm Simone Boyce, I'm Danielle Robe and this is the
bright Side from Hello Sunshine.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Danielle, Happy Friday.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
We made it Happy Friday. What a great week. I'm
ready for the weekend, Simon, how about you?
Speaker 1 (00:37):
It was a beautiful week, so ready for the weekend,
and I've got the perfect way to usher it in.
We are going to pop off on all the week's
beauty and style trends today. We're talking about a celebrities
hack for plumping your lips, the natural way, the sunburned
makeup trend that's taking over the internet, that one needs
some explanation, and the bold approach to summer handbags hint
(00:59):
hint might make you hungry.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Okay, but before we talk trends, we want to spotlight
our favorite moment of the week. Brought to you by
our friends at BMW.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Yes, the spotlight of the week is going to a
woman who is giving us eternal sunshine. We want to
give a big birthday shout out to miss Ariana Grande.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Ooh more life. She turned thirty one on Wednesday, and
to celebrate, she gave us a little throwback video on
Instagram of her singing as a kid. So in this
really adorable video, she must be like two or three
years old, and she's prancing around in what looks like
it could be the entrance to her house, and she's
showing off that signature Ariana belting. She's even doing the
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hand jive movement from Grease.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
This video is so cute. If you haven't seen it,
you got to go check it out. And a lot
of other celebrities are joining in the celebration of this
viral moment too. Our own Reese Witherspoon commented, oh yes,
please never lose this energy, and Ariana Grande's costar from
the upcoming Wicked film, Cynthia Revo, said, happy birthday, my
(02:02):
sweet sister. I love their dynamic total friendship goals between
Cynthia and Ariana.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yes, I totally agree. She's getting ready for the release
of the brand new Wicked movie out this fall, and
Ari has had quite the year. She released new music
and some really dope music videos to go along with it.
Her teens in her twenties are full of major milestones.
I can't wait to see what Ari does in her thirties.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
I mean, Danielle, your mom did tell us that you
are an unclaimed pop star. I mean she confirmed this
on the show when we talked to her on Mother's Day.
So where are your singing videos? Huh? Where are they?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
First of all, her word was unclaimed. My word has failed.
Those videos are buried deep in the basement. They will
never see the light of day. You're just gonna have
to keep watching Ariana's videos instead. They are much better.
So happy birthday, Ari.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
All right, y'all, it's time to pop off officially, so
let's bring in Andrea Lavinhal. She's the beauty and style
director at People Magazine, a suburban mom of two, and
an overall good time girlye. Andrea, Welcome to the bright Side.
Welcome Andrea, Thank you for having me so, Andrea, you
have been at People for over a decade.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Now.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
You do interviews, you write and edit stories, you wear
many hats. You even test beauty products as well. I
do so in your time at people, is there a
trend that has completely captured you, that has gotten you
in a choke hold, or maybe one that you're happy
to see go?
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Oh god.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
I feel like there's so many celebrity beauty trends that
like come and go, especially ones we see on TikTok.
Right now, we can talk about some trends I'm loving.
I'm loving that everybody's wearing linen vest sets. I don't
know if you guys have been seeing this. We just
covered it in the magazine, and I said, it kind
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of makes me feel like everyone has like a business
meeting on a yacht. It's that like I have some
paperwork to sign, but it's in the Amalfi Coast, and
I like that.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
I like that too. Would you wear one?
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (04:07):
I wore one the other day in front of all
my Greenwich mom friends and I was like, does anyone
have any paperwork for me to sign? I'll sit on
a raft in the pool.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Just like.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
But it's a very wearable trend.
Speaker 4 (04:19):
So I like things when I see celebrities wearing things
that like real people can and should wear, because that's
not always the case.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
As the beauty and style director at People Magazine, I
imagine you do have to keep an eye out for accessibility,
oh yeah, and relatability, you know, because you want to
keep your audience in mind. So what is the people
formula to identifying a trend or trend setters?
Speaker 4 (04:42):
So a celebrity trend, I say it comes in threes,
like deaths, right, Like if three celebrities cut bangs, we
have a trend on our heads. Oh if three celebrities
wear a striped button down shirt, which recently happened, we
have a trend, you know, like we the season it's happening.
But then again, like you said, like what is the
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trend for our reader? So I just use myself Basically,
I feel like I am the reader. My friends people
I know, would I tell them to wear that? If
I saw them at back to school night wearing that?
Would I think they've lost their minds? Or would it
be like she looks great? You know, it's it's something
that like we have to wear in our real lives
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as grown women.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Do trends start with the celebrity or is it if
we backtrack a little bit, is it their stylist, or
is it even one step further the designers who send
things down the runway the season before. I can't ever
pinpoint who starts these things.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
That's a really good question.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
I would say, I'm always going to just invoke double
Warus Prada, the Cerulean blue speech of it all. I
do think it starts mostly with the designers, because those
are the clothes that we see celebrities wear before the
rest of us have any access to them. But then
to your point, it's how the stylists style them and
who they're putting them on that matters. So you know
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when you saw that Valentino saturated Valentino pink happen, that
started on the runway and then you saw like Anne
Hathaway and a million other celebrities wearing it, and then
we all were wearing pink.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
For a while.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Well, we think that you are so funny. We were
looking at your Instagram and you do this series called
Supermarket Conversations, So you basically start with something like Chris
at Trader Joe's. It feels like some are out there,
and then you'll launch into this mini op ed and
it's so hilarious. What was the inspiration behind these.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
I think that it was during COVID that I posted
the first version of this. I think I was like
kind of losing my mind. There wasn't a lot of
interpersonal chitchat right, Like you were missing that day to
day chitchat. And as someone who loves to talk and
talks two people and then immediately regrets what I said,
like I didn't have that. So when you could go
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to a supermarket or a CVS or whatever, I was
so desperate for small talk. In my I would start
saying things, but then in my head, I'd also have
all these things going. And I always joke that my
Instagram's like a diary. I'm like begging everyone to read,
as opposed to putting a on it and being like
keep out. And then people would be like, oh my god,
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this is like how I think. Like so many people
are like I think, like this weird stream of consciousness
and some of those things I do say.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Summer in my.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Head, Andrea, tell us what's on your radar right now.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
Other than linen vest sets, which become my whole personality
this summer exactly.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Well, at least through this week. Trends cycle through very
quickly nowadays.
Speaker 4 (07:51):
They do, and I'm like worried that come fall, I'm
going to have this like closet of like breezy linen
sets that never see the light of day again. I also,
you know, I didn't mean to start something, but I
think I did when I think I posted on Instagram
that I'm concerned about the future of mesh flats. They
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have like taken over the feet of women across the country.
Where you guys stand on this, please as too like
plugged in very like on trend women, Where do you stand?
Speaker 2 (08:25):
I am not a trends person usually, like I like
stuff that kind of withstands moments in time. I like
the mesh flats. I do almost bought a pair. I
really really like them. I think they're cool looking. I
just am not usually a flat girl because I'm five
to one, so I'm debating whether or not I can rocket.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
What I like about this new era of mesh flats
is that it feels like an elevated rebirth of the
mesh flats that I grew up with as a millennial,
which were the ones that you bought at the beauty store. Yes,
were you know, very lightweight, very cheaply made, and they
were like foush. They were like four bucks. You could
get a multi pack, different colors. They had the little
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clusters of sequin flowers.
Speaker 4 (09:10):
I was gonna say, yes, you got an appliquet on them,
but now.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
You know we've got options. They are beautiful braided flats.
I have my eye on this pair of frey to
Salvador flats. They're really cute.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Who is not the first time that Simone has brought
up the freight of Salvador flats. I can tell you
really want them.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
I need to just get them. I don't know what
I'm waiting for, but yeah, I'm here for it. I'm
here for the new version of the mesh flat.
Speaker 4 (09:36):
So I you know, they came out like last year
you saw the high Fashion the Row. They were alaya
like you were seeing these very expensive versions of sheer shoes,
and then every brand started like producing them, and this
summer they're inescapable.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
But I was like, I'm worried about their future.
Speaker 4 (09:58):
I don't know that they have lung jevity, and I'm
worried that again comes September, We're going to look back
on our mesh flat moment and really be concerned. Like, look,
back at trends, you were like handkerchief tops and low
rise gens, but even sooner like this one has like
a three month window right now.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
But I don't know.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
Okay, even though I feel like we started, I'm just
going to reiterate that we are going to pop off today.
And so we're talking summer fashion trends, and every summer
it seems like there's something specific. I remember last summer
we saw the rise in baggy clothes, and I remember
it because I loved it. I love baggy clothes, which
is probably how I don't dress for men. But this
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year we're seeing high wasted pants and cottage core and
making news about summer fashion this week is Chrissy Teagan,
who I think it's actually Chrissy Tigan, but it's forever
Chrissy Tegan in my mind.
Speaker 1 (10:50):
I can.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
She told People magazine that at thirty eight years old,
she's focused on dressing in a way that matches her maturity,
and she says, quote keeping things chic. But here's what's
out to me. She said she's been reflecting on where
she buys her clothes lately and questioning if certain things
are too young for her. Now, I sort of felt
like a way about this when I read it, because
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I don't know if there's such a thing as dressing
for your age. I think that's kind of an antiquated thought.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Am I wrong?
Speaker 2 (11:21):
No?
Speaker 4 (11:21):
I mean personally, I was surprised to hear her at
her age feel that she has aged out of certain
brands or websites or whatever. I thought that that was
an antiquated thing, like miniskirts forever. You know, bikinis till
death totally, it's an official motto bikini's till death, especially
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when you're.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
Chrissy Teague and Tigan.
Speaker 4 (11:46):
Yes, where it all, but I do understand having that
moment of pause. So we go to a lot of
theme parties here in Greenwich. It's another conversation for a
different popping off, I suppose. And the dress for a
recent fortieth I went to was to wear the thing
in your closet that you wanted to wear but it's weird,
(12:07):
which is a very long and vague dress code. I
chose a cutout bodysuit with a chain tie neck that
I purchased on the real reel, meant to return, missed
the return window and had to live with.
Speaker 3 (12:22):
So I'm like that's my item.
Speaker 4 (12:25):
I went to dinner beforehand with my husband in said bodysuit,
and he just kept looking at me and not in
the way like wow, you look good, but like a
little like is everything okay?
Speaker 3 (12:34):
And I'm not gonna lie.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
I felt like I was his secret girlfriend having dinner
with the husband. It didn't feel like it went with
my age, my vibe, but I wore it.
Speaker 3 (12:47):
I'll never wear it again.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
So while I said one thing about there is no
such thing as dressing for age, I do think you
come to a point where certain things maybe aren't.
Speaker 3 (12:56):
They don't feel like you and you don't feel like them.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
But is that style or is that age?
Speaker 4 (13:01):
I don't know if any forty four year olds Mom
and Greenwach should be wearing the bodysuit I was wearing, So.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
I'm gonna go put both or that one.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
We had Rachel Zoe on the show and she said
that she doesn't believe that there's any such thing as
dressing for your age. I do think generally speaking that's true.
I mean, I'm thirty six years old. I'm wearing a
crop top right now. I'm not going to stop wearing
crops should and high waisted pants. I will always love
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that combination. However, will you find me in your local
Brandy Melville No. Will you find me in urban outfitters
buying something that's not in the home to course section. No,
because I just know that I have aged out of
certain stores for the most part. Maybe there are exceptions.
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So I think it's more about being selective and curating
where you're shopping from. I think you can do that
with like maturity and elegance and grace, And I also
think that you can adapt some of the trends that
are being worn by a younger generation and just like
make it work for your body. I think at the
end of the day, it's about your body more than
anything else. Your body, your confidence, and your vibe. Yeah,
(14:15):
I mean, I agree with you. But what's funny is,
as I was like nodding, I'm like, yeah, she's so right.
I'm like, I was just wearing a set, like a
matching set. Apparently this is all I do at the beach,
and this other mom was like, oh my god, that's
so cute as a jay cribin. I was like, it's
from Airy, So like if you go into Airy, like
it's you and the Sephora tweens right, like when they're
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not like ransacking Sephora, they're in there buying. But they
have the best like poolside beachside matching sets, and they're
so affordable that I love finding stuff like that at
those stores.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
Abercrombie. I never wear Abercrombie. The first time around. They
weren't speaking to me. They didn't want me in those genes.
Now they've got some really cute stuff. So it's like
here I am, all of a sudden, in my forties
wearing Abercrombie.
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Very odd. Never saw that coming.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
First of all, Andrea, I love that you mentioned Airy.
I wear a ton of Airy. I love their clothes
so cute, so cute, and so soft and comfortable. But
here's what has happened to me. As I've gotten older,
I wear more clothes. And it's not like a decision
based on my age. It's that I think I've learned
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that more clothes is chicer. Like when I was in college,
I wore I was so naked. I wore like body
con dresses and high heels. I dressed like Snookie Like
I was like, I thought that was cool, Like that
bodysuit you're talking about eighteen year old Danielle would have
loved that body suit.
Speaker 1 (15:50):
Okay, we're gonna hit pause on popping off and go
to a quick break, but we'll be right back. Don't
go anywhere. We're back talking beauty and style trends with
People's Andrea Labenthal. Okay, Danielle, I think our next fashion
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trend might be right up your alley because your sweet
Midwestern self has said that Ketchup can go with just
about everything they can. I need to find out whether
you think that holds true when it comes to a handbag.
Are we familiar with condiment cotur.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Ladies, I'm not tell me about this.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
Okay, let me educate you. So, Hines Ketchup is partnering
with Kate Spade and releasing limited edition Heines Ketchup clothing,
which they say their marketing department says is just in
time for the New York summer barbecue season. So let
me paint a picture for you. This isn't just red clothing.
(16:50):
These are actual clothing items with the Hines logo on it.
The collection includes purses that look exactly like those white
ketchup packets that you will find at McDonald's. They even
have a little bit of red fake ketchup coming out
the side, and there's a chain that allows you to
actually turn this aesthetic into a purse and wear it
(17:11):
across your body. There are actually loafers with ketchup packets
adorned on them, because everyone needs those in their closet.
It's got the tote, We've got the clutch, We've got
like the other clutch. We have options. There's a white
cross body purse with a three D design of ketchup
spilling out of the torn packet. There's a tomato red
(17:32):
tote with the Hindz logo complete with tear here ketchup
packet details. Andrea, what do we think? Are we about
to see this at themed parties across Greenwich, Connecticut?
Speaker 4 (17:44):
So the Katesby team pitched this to me h for coverage,
and I am not gonna lie. At first, I was like,
this felt like one of those silly brands like April
Foles moments, because brands have done that where they're like, yes,
it's a lip bomb, but now it's ranch flavored, and
you're like real fake I don't know, but no, it's
(18:06):
very real. And I had to remind myself I was
coming from a very anti ketchup standpoint, and that is
an unpopular opinion. I have been accused of being a
communist in my household for not liking ketchup. I don't
like the smell, I don't like the taste. I don't
like anything about it. So when I get a ketchup
(18:27):
forward pitch like this, this is a tough one for
me to put on my journalist a objective hat, right,
because it's an automatic no.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
I think maybe the larger question here is, Danielle, how
do you feel about kitchy food and BEV images on purses,
on accessories? Is it ready for the club or for
the dinner party? What do we think personally?
Speaker 2 (18:53):
A hard no, it's not my style. I'm like, I
like everything that's sort of like minimalistic, and i'd say
like a little bit timeless. It's tough for me to
have kitchy anything. What I will say is the stats
are against me because these collabs do really well. They're
incredibly profitable, like we've seen dunkin Donuts inspired makeup.
Speaker 4 (19:17):
I actually went into TikTok to check out some gals
who had purchased Yes, I love including you know, the
cross body guys. With the aforementioned swiggle of ketchup. It's
three hundred and ninety eight dollars. So we're not talking like,
you know, a casual tote here. The tote bag is
(19:39):
three seventy. The girls who have purchased this on TikTok
one said she needed this more than she needs air.
There are super fans among us, whether they are Kate
Spade super fans or ketchup. I didn't get that deep,
but they they are so excited about this.
Speaker 3 (19:57):
Yeah, so there is that's an audience.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
I mean, listen, there's a bookstore in New York called
the Strand Bookstore, and there's a Bottega bag that they
made with in collaboration with the Strand Bookstore that I
cannot afford, and yet I look at it on eBay,
I'd say twice a year. So like, there are certain
collabs that I'm here for. I guess Hines is just
not my thing. Okay, while we're on the topic of
(20:22):
food and Hathaway, she's a little bit of a hacker.
Do you guys remember a few years ago when she
did that thing with the cupcake on the Kelly Clarkson Show.
Speaker 1 (20:32):
Yes, Yeah, it was genius.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
She changed the way I eat cupcakes. She basically cut
it in half. She cuts the top off and flips
it over so that the frosting is in the middle,
and she almost makes like a mud pie like cupcake thing.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
I loved it.
Speaker 2 (20:47):
Now she's giving us another hack, and I want us
to try it to see if we like it as
much as this cupcake one. It's reminiscent of when people
put Snapple bottles like their lips and Snapple bottles to
get the Kylie Jenner lip.
Speaker 4 (21:00):
It's as if she doesn't know that like lip plumpers
exist or other things. This feels like we're living in
like the Bridger Tin downtin Abbey era and like all
we have is a hairpin, or we're in prison.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
We love a Victorian beauty experiment. I actually like that. She's,
you know, presenting another option to injectables because maybe they're
not for everybody. And this is this is half the price.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
That's a good point.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
Okay.
Speaker 4 (21:27):
So we're all poking. Okay, okay, So we're poking to
stimulate blood flow.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
So here's what you do. You grab your hair pin
and you take the pointy side and you just kind
of massage and gently poke. I guess it's around where
your skin actually meets the lip tissue.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
I just hope I don't poke the filler out of
my lift.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
It's just a tiny I have to tell you. This
does not feel good and I'm not sure it's working.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
You know, I have a great idea. We could just
buy a lip plumping lip gloss.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
That's what I'm saying. This feels very prison Yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:06):
I think I'm gonna stick with her cupcake hac over
this one. This one's not for me.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
I vote no.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
How about you, guys, I think you could get a
better If you want something that's like a Households mcg
ivory item, I would take like a very soft toothbrush
to stimulate the blood flow to your lips.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
That's a way better idea. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
I mean, I've seen the first generation of lip plumpers,
which contains either peppermint oil or cinnamon to irritate your
lip tissue. So while yes, your lips were plumper looking,
they also were on fire. And now they use like
hyaluronic acid and other like plumping ingredients that are more gentle.
Speaker 3 (22:46):
This is just like this is like medieval.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
Speaking of medieval, presentations of the body. I've got another
trend that we need to discuss. So this is another
People pop off. Andrea. People Magazine says more celebrities have
been leaning towards going natural with body hair and skipping
on grooming, and this is actually something that I've heard
(23:10):
about for a little while. Now Here are some of
the celebrities who are calling this a vibe. Emma Corn,
who played the young Princess Diana from The Crown. She
says she's showing off her grown out arm hair on
the cover of the June July issue of Harper's Bizarre Models.
Ashley Graham, Emily Radikowski, and musicians Madonna and Halsey were
(23:31):
also noted as being fans of letting it all grow
out in the past. So I think that this is
definitely a rejection of some of the beauty standards that
women have been held to. You know, we are expected
to always be perfectly groomed, perfectly manicured, like naked mole rats,
not have any hair on our bodies at all, And
(23:53):
these women are saying, you know what, I'm tired of
doing that and I'm gonna let it grow out. I
support it. I think that everybody's got to do what
you want to do. It makes you feel good. I
will say that as a mom who doesn't always have
a lot of time to do in everything, shower, sometimes
the leg hair it gets a little long. Okay, you know,
(24:14):
sometimes the body hair gets a little long, because that's
just not the most important thing in my life. You know,
I have other priorities.
Speaker 2 (24:21):
Leg hair is different from armpit hair, though, or like
I suffer from a mustache and like, I'm not letting
that grow. I've seen some women who do, like, and
you are totally right to each their own because part
of beauty and trends. You know, we're joking about all this,
but at the core of it is really that they
(24:42):
make you feel good and are an expression of who
you are. And so if growing out your body hair
is an expression of you, then all the power to you.
But it is not for me. I am a naked
mole rat kind of girly.
Speaker 3 (24:56):
I think that.
Speaker 4 (24:58):
It's great that you like the mustache of it all. Like, yeah,
I think that that's very brave to share names. You
want to say like none of us are hairless, or
as you get older, I will tell you as.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
Somebody a little bit older than you.
Speaker 4 (25:12):
You will find hair in places that you didn't know
it was possible, like water in a desert.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Who knew?
Speaker 2 (25:20):
Is it the random chin hair for you?
Speaker 1 (25:21):
Because chin?
Speaker 3 (25:23):
Forget it?
Speaker 4 (25:23):
I mean, I tell everyone keep a tweezer in your
car because there is no better light than the pickup
line light. And if you see another mom picking her
chin hair, you wave to her and you salute her
for her work. Okay, you never feel embarrassed. You empower
each other to get that hair while you can. But
(25:43):
body hair under arm legs wherever you want it to grow, sure,
personal choice, Let it grow whatever you want to do.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Whenever we start to question these universally held beauty standards,
I always think it's interesting to go back in time
a little bit and look through the history and see
when they really became widely accepted. So I thought this
was interesting. Back in the nineteen hundreds, most women didn't
really care about having body hair under their armpits or
on their legs. But then advertisers really started to make
(26:14):
a big deal out of it and started to draw
attention to hair in our armpits in about nineteen fifteen,
and then by the nineteen fifties, having clean shaven legs
became very normal and mainstream. So you know, everybody adopts
these standards for different reasons. But I always think it's
(26:36):
interesting to figure out, Okay, why are we doing this?
Was there a big marketing push behind this? Was there
big hair removal behind this?
Speaker 2 (26:45):
So I got laser hair removal because of capitalism, that's
what you're telling me.
Speaker 4 (26:49):
Yes, Because some men in a boardroom in the nineteen
fifties it was like, you know what, what can we
get women to spend money on?
Speaker 3 (26:57):
Next?
Speaker 4 (26:58):
Right, Like, let's tell them they're hideous, willed debeasts and
see if we can get them to remove nearly all
their body hair. And as somebody who moved to New
York City at the height of the Brazilian bikini wax
and completely bear and J's sisters and all of that,
Like that.
Speaker 3 (27:16):
Was the vibe.
Speaker 4 (27:17):
Yeah, I mean when I tell you I've been towards
some stuff in places I don't think you should.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
Andrea, we are having so much fun with you, but
we need to take a quick break. Stick with us,
and we're back to pop an off with Andrea Labenthal. Okay,
last one for everybody. There's this new makeup trend surging
across TikTok. It's called this sunburn makeup trend. So basically,
(27:50):
you use exaggerated highlights around your eyes and heavier blush
on your cheeks, so it gives the impression that you've
been out in the sun. But some of the extreme
versions look like you have that raccoon I when you
have your sunglasses on and you get a little burned.
I also call it like the skiing I you know,
like your goggle tan. But the more subtle version of
this I actually think is really cute. It just gives
(28:14):
your cheeks that extra glow. I've seen celebs like Sabrina
Carpenter get on board with this. Have you tried this?
Speaker 4 (28:21):
So I was very intrigued, and I get sent a
ton of beauty products because it's my job to test them.
So I grabbed the appropriately named E Cosmetics sun Blush.
Speaker 3 (28:32):
It's new.
Speaker 4 (28:33):
I got in there, I went like double down way
more than I would put and I have to say,
I think it looks really cute. It made it reminded
me like blush makes you look good, like healthy, you know,
brings some brightness and extra blush never a bad thing.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
Now when you start to go into like.
Speaker 4 (28:53):
I fell asleep, you know, in the sun at the
beach territory, it's not as.
Speaker 3 (28:58):
Cute, but like a little bit of a flush.
Speaker 1 (29:01):
I don't know, I like it. This is so funny
to me because everything that's old is new again for me.
This is one of the beauty trends that I grew
up seeing in magazines. I feel like the Victoria's Secret
models of the nineties really popular as this look like
Giselle Boonchin, Tyra Banks. I mean, they all were doing
those editorials on the beach where their skin was super
(29:23):
glowy and they had a lot of blush under their eyes.
And I think the trick is you have to continue
it over the bridge of the nose, so it's almost
like you're doing a stripe on the yes from temple
to temple. There's there's this other trend too right now
in terms of blush called sunset blush, and it's where
you create a gradient effect by blending two different shades
(29:44):
of blush, like a peach and a pink, so that
you get this ombre as you swipe the blush up
on your face.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
It's true artistry, guys. This is like painters using colors.
That's a lot of work for me. I don't know,
but I do like the first one I like. I
agree with Andrew. I feel like it just gives you.
She's still nobody comes still blushing. She's been putting on
blush for the last two minutes, so you obviously like it.
Speaker 1 (30:09):
You know.
Speaker 4 (30:09):
I was trying to think, like, with all this blush,
who do I look like? And then Simone said Giselle
and I was like, exactly, yes, now I look like her?
But I do I have to say I'm inspired. I
would like do this more often. It's a reminder to
put on more blush when it's out, just a bit more,
just a bit, however you look at it, sunburn blush
(30:30):
is better than a sunburn.
Speaker 1 (30:31):
So I think this is a healthier trend for us
to be aiming for. I will say, in terms of
creating a glowy summer face, I got my makeup done
for an event the other day with my friend Ray Dawn,
who's been doing my makeup for years, and she showed
me this hack that changed the game for me. She
put on liquid highlighter underneath the foundation and then put
(30:54):
the foundation on top contour everything, but it gave me
this subtle all overglow. I don't know, maybe every one's
been doing this for a while, but I just put
two and two together and I really like the way
that it looked.
Speaker 3 (31:05):
That is what we call in the biz, a lit
from within glow.
Speaker 1 (31:09):
Thank you and wonderful. There's a name for it.
Speaker 4 (31:12):
I mean, every again thanks to the TikTok and our
appetite for trends. Next week it's going to be put
the illuminator over, under, inside, outside, all around.
Speaker 3 (31:24):
Dad stands up.
Speaker 2 (31:25):
I thought that was called underpainting because Mary Phillips really
made that popular.
Speaker 4 (31:30):
Underpainting has to do also with like doing your contour
and your concealer underneath your foundation.
Speaker 3 (31:37):
I have never been able to master that. I blame
it on my children.
Speaker 4 (31:41):
You need time, you need patients, you need to be alone,
and as Simone knows, it's not happening.
Speaker 1 (31:47):
I need the ten minute beauty trend TikTok. Send me
your ten minute beauty tips, because that's all I have. Yeah, Andrea,
I just had an idea. We did a segment on
our favorite drugstore beauty proput okay quick before we go,
could you share what your favorites are because maybe Danielle
and I need to add those to her shopping cart. Okay.
Speaker 4 (32:08):
Number one and the most boring but longest standing is
Dove body wash. I ride or die for Dove body Wash.
Nothing smells better, nothing leaves my skin softer. Drugstore Mescara
all the way. If I'm buying with my own money,
I'm buying any Loreal Paris any Maybelein Mescara. I'm not
spending money on a big, expensive, fancish, fancy Mescara. Maybelein
(32:34):
Age Rewinds Concealer one of the best I've ever used.
It has this like little foam spongy applicator. I don't
know what it is. It's like very creamy, it's easy
to blend. I've been using it for years. It's one
of my absolute faves. So I think that's that's most
of it. But I think drugstore beauty products are like
(32:54):
just as good sometimes if not better than the really
expensive stuff.
Speaker 2 (32:58):
Andrea, thanks for popping off with us today. This was
so much fun. Thank you guys.
Speaker 4 (33:02):
And really, I'm so glad that I discovered this blush
trend because the Giselle and me really needed it.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
You know, Yeah, I agree, I think you're going to
be blushing for the next few hours.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
I think I do.
Speaker 2 (33:16):
Andrea Laventhal is the beauty and style director at People Magazine.
You can find her at Andy LAVs on Instagram. That's
it for today's show. On Monday, Clia Sharer and Joanna
Teplin of The Home Edit are here to brighten up
our lives and our homes with their friendship and organizing tips.
(33:39):
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production of Hello Sunshine and iHeart Podcasts and is executive
produced by Reese Witherspoon.
Speaker 1 (33:55):
Production by Arcana Audio. Courtney Gilbert is our associate producer.
Jessica Wank is our producer. Our senior producers are Janie Yamoka,
It'zi Kin Pania, and Amy Padula. Our engineer is PJ. Shahamutt.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
Ar Cona's executive producers are Francis Harlowe and Abby Ruzka.
Arcana's head of production is Matt Schultz.
Speaker 1 (34:16):
Natalie Tulluk and Maureen Polo are the executive producers for
Hello Sunshine.
Speaker 2 (34:21):
Julia Weaver is the supervising producer, and Ali Perry is
the executive producer for iHeart Podcasts. Tim Palazzola is our showrunner.
This week's episodes were recorded by Graham Gibson, Carl Catel,
Jessica Crinchitch Bahied Fraser.
Speaker 1 (34:36):
Our theme song is by Anna Stump and Hamilton.
Speaker 2 (34:39):
Lighthauser special thanks to Connell Byrne and Will Pearson.
Speaker 1 (34:43):
I'm Simone Boyce. You can find me at Simone Voice
on Instagram and TikTok.
Speaker 2 (34:48):
And I'm Danielle Robey on Instagram and TikTok. That's r
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Speaker 1 (34:52):
Y see you Monday. Keep looking on the bright side, y'all.
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