PART 2 - Liana Blomquist
such an incredible episode loved every second speaking with liana.
Reminder: BR Botanicals Rose & Chamoline Gel Moisturizer is such a good buy highly recommend.
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Welcome to real beauty with FD.
This is part two of my awesomeconversation with Leanna, who is
the founder and CEO.
Of Brooklyn botanicals.
And I just wanna kick off this.
Episode.
So it's currently labor day.
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So I hope everyone has had anawesome day off.
My gosh, it's been needed.
Um, last week was definitely.
Testing from a work perspective.
So I'm glad I'm going into newweek.
With a clear had.
But I mentioned that I've beenhaving some issues with my skin.
So I also wanted to.
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Just say, that I have been usingthe Brooklyn botanicals, rose
and canal gel moisturizer.
For the past couple of months.
A tiny bit goes a long ways.
So.
My routine is.
I will cleanse tone.
Then I will use the house ofwise, C B D facial serum.
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And then I give it some time.
And then I apply the Brooklynbotanical.
Botanicals rose and county gelmoisturizer.
And I know I mentioned it in theepisode.
But what I love is theconsistency.
Sometimes creams can feel kindof heavy.
but I just adore the gel.
Consistency.
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So I highly recommend it.
I'll put some notes into thefootnote of this episode, so go
check it out.
And the other product that Ijust wanted to give a shout out
to.
And I swear my skin we'll getback to normal, so I won't
constantly just be talking abouthow I can treat it.
But just when it was kind ofbad, I was trying to find a
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good.
Coverage, without kinda loadingup wearing like a heavy
foundation, which to be honest,I don't own any.
But I'm just very conscious ofwhat, what I put on my skin.
So I was recommended actuallyfrom another blogger.
To try the Laura.
Galler, It is the baked balanceand glow.
(02:13):
Illuminating foundation now Ibought it in light.
I will say, and I actually haveit just in front of me.
It is like, it's definitely notlight.
and I have been usingkind of self Tanner on.
My skin as well, just to kind ofgive it a bit more of a kinda
(02:34):
Sunkissed.
Look, and kinda all.
All year 10.
But if I maybe had one shadedown, It would probably be
perfect, but anyway, Thecoverage is incredible and it
feels so.
Light.
Um, so I highly recommend, I'dactually never heard of this
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brand before and I bought itjust on the whim.
Um, cause I really like lovethis blogger and definitely
trust like every.
You know, kind of productrecommendation.
So.
Anyway, I just wanted to kind ofpass that on.
And then the other thing, justkinda knowing that we have a
four day work week.
Thank goodness.
(03:15):
but also we.
Kicked off fantasy football.
So we kind of hosted it atOhios.
House this afternoon.
And I generally tried.
to know.
And like, know the players thisyear and not kind of go into it
so naive.
So I found this amazing websitethat gave me.
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All the player recommendations,depending on the pick you were.
So anyway, I'm happy with myteam.
I'm ready for this season.
Last season I came dead last.
But I also didn't work out untilhalfway through the season.
Well, my girlfriend said to me,That you're supposed to change
up your team.
Who knew no one told me.
(03:57):
So anyway, this year, Isdefinitely gonna be different.
So.
There you go.
I will stop chitchatting.
I just wanted to kind ofrecommend those products.
And I will dive.
Straight back into, part two.
I.
Loved talking with, Leanna and Ihope you enjoyed this episode.
And I'm super pumped about thefuture episodes of season five.
francene (04:22):
I can't imagine how hard it must be to kinda do the
majority of this yourself.
liana (04:27):
Yeah, no, exactly.
I mean, I have, I have help.
Um, and I think that's alsowhere actually my, my, my large
corporation experience helped isactually to manage people and to
work with cross functional teamsand to really link and to, and
to connect people togetherbecause, you know, I'm able to
now work with some other people.
(04:47):
Um, I do have a few interns.
I do have some other.
Um, consultants who are helpingme here and there with some
things.
Yeah.
So it's, it's been a, it'shelped me to manage that in, in
a, in.
In a clear and efficient way,but still I'm still all over the
place.
So it's like, cause I'm justalways fast paced so, I mean,
you can ask them at some point,you know, is Leon doing a good
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job managing you guys?
I hope
francene (05:12):
sure they will only say great things.
Um, so you mentioned at thestar, um, where you're from in
the south of France, that.
Uh, big into, um, perfumes andfragrances.
And I know from your career thatyou helped like celebrity
fragrance lines, um, is this anarea that you considered, or do
(05:37):
you think that this could be anarea, um, that you would kind of
move into at some point or in
liana (05:44):
fragrances?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
I love fragrance.
I'm obsess.
I mean, me
francene (05:49):
too.
That's why I'm asking.
Cause I'm like, and especiallyfor me, I actually prefer like,
um, I know you have like rosesin this, but I'm addicted to
roses.
Like I love that smell likevanilla and just like, I feel
like I'm very kind of simplewhen it comes to perfumes, but
those raw smells mm-hmm andthat's kinda why I was thinking
about it.
I was like, oh, I'm sure thatthis is an area you've
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considered.
liana (06:12):
Yeah, no, absolutely.
Um, so currently I don't growenough of the botanicals to
actually get essential oils.
Yeah.
So when I do, when I dohydrosols there, there are
obviously fragrance oils andessential oils and, you know,
volatile oils inside of thehydrosol, but it's just not
enough to actually separate it.
Um, but if I'm able to grow, um,and get a much, much larger
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rooftop or rooftops, then I cankind of grow, um, some specific
things in a larger bulk.
Yeah.
Um, I would be able, yeah, Iwould be able to get some of
those, um, those oils thencreate some fragrances and I, I
would definitely want to.
I would also definitely want toadd FRA those fragrances in some
of my body products, um, youknow, to, to have that.
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So that have that like story aswell, because right now I'm, I'm
just creating extracts, right?
I'm not actually using any ofthe essential oils of the
fragrances.
So even though there's rows andCamile in the product, um, in
this first product, the gelmoisturizer, it's not the
fragrances, so that's fragrancefree.
Um, yeah.
So I think that's just somethingI have to kind of like mention
(07:18):
to people cuz they're like, oh,there's rose and CA meal, but
doesn't smell like it.
I'm like, yes, cuz it's theextracts, not the fragrances
yeah.
Um, but yeah, I would, I wouldlove to definitely, um, you
know, use some oil, some, someof the, the fragrance oils in,
in body products.
Um, yeah, for, for me, like justkind of, I wasn't clear in that
sense, but for.
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Um, you know, I, I thinkfragrance in skincare products
are extremely sensitizing toskin, so that's why like on
face, I stay clear, but for bodyproducts.
Yeah.
And for, you know, just like alittle bit of a fragrance here
and there.
Um, you know, I think it's very,um, therapeutic, uh, you know,
and, and there is a lovely,lovely memories and stories to
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be had with fragrance.
So, you know, I definitely enjoythat and think it's.
It's very lovely in, in bodyproducts and hair products, but
again, skin, no
francene (08:10):
no, I, I hear you.
And that was actually one of thethings I thought was refreshing
about this is because therewasn't a scent and from like
sensitivities of your skin.
But, um, also I remember when Iwas, um, pregnant, I now have a
four year old, um, I had reallybad sickness.
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It was, I mean, any smell that Iloved before it was so sensitive
and I found that like themajority of my beauty products
would make me like gag yeah.
And they all smell good, but Ididn't have that a thing that
was unscented, to be honest.
So it's actually nice to have aproduct that it's, you know what
I mean?
It's like, okay.
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There's no, it's
liana (08:54):
impartial.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's, it's still like aninteresting smell.
Like, I don't know what youthink it smells like I've had
like oatmeal or like, what did Ihave else?
Um, somebody said it was like,yeah, just like mostly oatmeal
and like, yeah, I can,
francene (09:10):
I, I can get the oatmeal, but, um, I mean,
there's definitely, there'sdefinitely a smile.
Um, and it's a good smile, butyou're right.
Like, it's not like perfumed.
liana (09:20):
No.
Yes.
You don't.
That's the right subscriptionfragrance.
Yes.
francene (09:24):
Fragrance.
Yes Um, so I know you worked inLondon, um, for a while.
So how did you find, causeagain, I'm from the UK, how did
you find moving from London toNew York?
Cause, I mean, they're both bigSAS, but um, both very
different.
Like how, how did you find.
liana (09:46):
Well, I mean, I, I also lived in New Jersey, um, for a
part of like my teenage years.
Um, okay.
Okay.
So I wasn't too far from NewYork.
I was like an hour away.
Um, okay.
So I was already used to NewYork.
I already knew how crazy it was.
Um, and in my university years Idid internships in New York.
Oh, amazing.
And I'm am I am American?
(10:07):
So I'm half American, halfFrench.
Yeah.
Um, and yeah, no living inLondon.
Uh, again, I lived in Londonalso when I was like a child so
I'm like between, it's verycomplicated.
My story, more like, wait, watchcan give you the whole like
timeline, but it gets long.
Um, so, you know, then movingback to London then, you know,
(10:27):
as, and having my first role atElizabeth Arden, um, yeah, for
me, it was, it was lovelybecause I, I was going back to
like a place where I grew up andyeah.
And I think I, I really lovedLondon.
It was a little bit more, um,bustling than, than Paris.
Definitely.
Uh, and you could sense likethe, the real entrepreneurial
(10:48):
spirit of like the companiesthere, like lots and lots of,
obviously it was the, it is, andI'm sure if it is anymore, I'm
like, I keep reading things withBrexit and all that, but, um,
you know, the financial capitalor financial, um, capital of
Europe and, and just lots ofbusinesses there for, for me, it
was like really exciting beingthere and having my first job
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there.
Um, and it was, you know,definitely more busy than France
and Paris.
Um, but I knew how crazy NewYork was.
And, but yeah, when I left, Iwas like, okay, this is really
the time for me to do New York,you know, and, and push my
career a little further.
Um, cuz I was 26 at the timewhen I left.
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Which was a perfect time.
Um, you know, and I was justready to have like, just push my
career, go further and see what,see what would happen.
So, um, yeah, and I just wantedto have the different
experiences in different cities.
So
francene (11:42):
that, that's awesome.
You're living my dream rightnow.
I would give anything to move toNew York.
Um, but I, my husband always sayto me, he's like, yeah, you
would move to New York, but yourcloset would be different
compared to.
Living in Texas.
Yeah.
Yeah.
About, I dunno what I do.
liana (12:03):
uh, yeah, my closet is also my husband's closet and
it's literally just a hole inthe wall, so
francene (12:10):
yeah.
I, I feel like that that's whatI would struggle with, but, um,
did you find, um, and I knowyou've kinda.
Previous roles were in thebeauty industry as well.
But did you find that your
liana (12:22):
beauty
francene (12:23):
routine changed, you know, from like Paris, London,
New York?
Um, oh yeah.
It just like age as well, right?
Like, cause we start kind ofusing what we actually need for
our skin.
Um, but how has it
liana (12:38):
Evolv?
Oh, yeah, it's changed like 360.
It's crazy, actually.
Um, so I mean, I, cuz I startedas a teenager wearing makeup and
using beauty products very at avery young age.
Um, my mom didn't even wear thatmuch makeup, to be honest, don't
even know where it came from,but.
I don't know.
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I think one day she saw me liketrying to put on makeup and I
was like, I, I was maybe like 11or 12 and it was, and it was
obviously not doing a good job.
So she, she gifted me.
Did you ever have the BobbyBrown, like book of beauty, like
back in the early two thousands?
francene (13:16):
No, I, I know, uh, I know who you're referring
liana (13:19):
to, but no, I didn't.
Yeah.
So I, I feel like a lot ofpeople had that book, um, or it
was like a bestseller at thetime.
Um, and Bobby Brown was likebooming at the time.
So she gave me that book tolike, help me understand makeup
and how to wear makeup and allof that.
And I was like, wait to start meoff on Bobby Brown at the age of
like 11.
I know.
Right.
(13:39):
Or 12 I'm like, geez, mom.
Um, so, you know, I got into,you know, with, with that, I got
into beauty a little bit more,and I actually worked in a
little boutique, um, in NewJersey, uh, when I was like 15,
16.
Yeah.
Um, and I, I sold products likelame, Kai NAS love.
(14:01):
TA, um, Lama was like completelybrand new at the time.
So it was like still expensivewas like$110 or whatever, but
like, it's so expensive, butcompared to now, I'm like, holy
francene (14:13):
crap.
yeah, it's definitely premiumproduct for sure.
liana (14:18):
Yeah.
Um, so I was like, you know,using all the makeup there, you
know, getting a lot of samplesall the time.
So like my makeup like gotreally intense, like I was
wearing.
Full face of makeup.
Like every day, just like Iwould wake up and like do my
hair and my, my makeup for likean hour and a half every day go
to, oh my gosh.
School.
yeah.
I had like heavy makeup everyday.
(14:40):
Um, and yeah, and it, you know,it looked good.
I don't think I looked like bad,but because of the Bobby Brown
book, obviously.
Thank you, Bobby.
taught me all the ways.
Um, and so, yeah, and then, sowhen I moved, so I lived in New
Jersey and a suburban town, youknow, it was quite affluent as
well.
So then I moved to Paris,obviously with all my makeup
(15:02):
and.
All the girls were looking at melike, what the hell?
like this chick has so muchmakeup on.
Like, and I have pictures ofmyself at the time, like walking
around, like, you know, with myfriends and like my other
American friends.
Um, I had a friend who was likeobsessed with self Tanner.
So she, at the time it was very.
(15:25):
So she was like orange and, youknow, and you know, I was an
orange, but she was like,seriously, seriously orange.
So we were like, we were like afreak show in Paris.
I think it's like, I didn't evenknow where we came from.
Um, and yeah, basically likeover the four years that I lived
in Paris, like I really toned itdown.
Um, like I stopped wearing somuch makeup.
(15:47):
Like I was still wearing like,Basics, but, you know, I was
trying to be more natural.
Like I was barely doing my hairwas very like flow, so I became
like more French looking, morenatural.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Um, and yeah, my beauty in termsof my skincare products, I think
I was still.
I was still kind of using goodstuff.
Um, I don't, you know, the coldclean movement, the whole
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natural, uh, movement wasn'treally big.
So it was mostly big brands thatI was actually using at the
time.
Um, and then moving to London, Istill had a similar kind of
beauty routine.
Um, and, and my makeup routine,it was still, you know, fairly
natural, but I feel like inLondon, like you're, you know,
at the time then it was likeplaying more with colors.
So I was like wearing brighterand bold eyes and lips and
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things like that.
Um, and yeah, still from askincare perspective, I wasn't,
I was still like using bigbrands or whatever was kind of
like new in the market, testingout different things all the
time.
It's not that I was like, wasn'tI wasn't brand, um, what's it
called?
I wasn't brand, uh, Uh, what'sthe word?
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Uh, I wasn't just using onebrand, basically.
I was just like mild.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, brand loyal.
Oh God, you think?
Branding person remember brandloyal?
Um, so I was just jumping aroundall the time.
Uh, and then moving here, um, inthe beginning as well, like I
was kind of not brand loyal,using a bunch of different
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things.
Um, But actually I was movingmore towards like French brands
back to French brands.
I was using like Lepo, um, yeah,bio songs and all these
different things.
Um, and so I was like, kind oflike, there was that whole
French, um, skincare movementthat was that kind of ripping
people.
So I was going more towardsthat.
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And then as time went on and Ikind of gotten to what I'm doing
now, I've just started reducingmore and more of what I'm using.
Of course, I am a formulatornow.
Right.
So I formulate my own product.
So I basically use what I makenow.
I use my gel moisturizer.
I make, I make my own cleanser.
I make my own shampoo.
I make my own conditioning bar.
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I make, oh, amazing.
I make my own cheek and liptint.
So, you know, I'm wearing way,way, way less makeup.
Like I basically just wear, youknow, a little bit of like
concealer here and there.
Some mascara cheek and lip tintand like that's.
um, so I've gotten like more andmore natural, I guess.
francene (18:15):
but isn't that amazing?
And you also know what you'reputting on your skin.
Like, I love that.
liana (18:21):
Yeah.
Yeah.
And so
francene (18:22):
hate it.
How cool.
liana (18:24):
Yeah.
So I, I make everything.
Yeah, it's crazy again.
And it's great knowing exactlywhat the ingredients are like,
how they're made.
Yeah.
Um, and where exactly theingredients were grown and all
of that.
It's, it's.
Fulfilling for me.
francene (18:38):
oh my gosh.
I can only imagine when yourfriends come over, they're like,
Hey, what are you experimentingon?
Can I try it?
liana (18:45):
I can only imagine they do.
And they're like, oh know, can Ilike take one home?
I'm like, no, unfortunately
francene (18:52):
this is my one.
liana (18:53):
Yeah.
Yeah.
But like, I feel bad.
Like I do wanna have like alittle formulating session with
my friends at one point.
So they all can like trysomething out and bring
something home, you know?
francene (19:02):
Yeah.
That's amazing.
And even just to get, um, likefeedback, like direct feedback
from like people, you know whatI mean?
You trust like your friends willalways like tell the truth.
Yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
No, that's amazing.
Um, well, one of the questions Iask every single person, um, I
interview is what does BT meanto you?
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Wow.
That's
liana (19:27):
a deep one, actually.
I've never really even thoughtabout that recently.
francene (19:31):
I'll that the big one for the end?
I'm like ever
liana (19:36):
um, I don't know, beauty for me is just feeling
completely happy in one's skin.
Um, and feeling like your bestversion of yourself.
So from the inside out, so beinghappy with how you're feeling
and being from.
Internally physically,emotionally, psychologically,
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but also, you know, in hopingthat, you know, the internal
side is also showing on theoutside, you know, it's like
this holistic approach to howyou're looking and how you're
feeling, I think, um, becausethat's then gonna dictate how
you're then gonna kinda showyourself out to the outside
world.
If you.
Feeling great inside and you'renot eating well, you're not
(20:18):
drinking lots of water.
Like, you know, you're mentallystruggling or whatever, stress,
psychological issues, anxiety,depression, it's gonna affect
the way that you're lookingoutside because it's, you, it's
gonna show the stress andstrain.
So I feel like it's, it has, forme, it's a whole holistic
approach.
Um, you know, and, and justmaking sure that you're taking
care of yourself from the insideout to look and feel your.
(20:40):
I love that.
francene (20:41):
That is great.
Yeah, no, I, I love that.
Um, I think, um, I mean, I knowif I'm not feeling my best and
whether it's, you know, time ofmom blowing, I've not been
eating well, it's crazy how muchthat affects.
Everything around me.
Like even what I wear, how Ithink I look like the way I hold
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myself, I'm more reserved.
It, it is so crazy how all ofit, you know, ties together.
And it's not just like anyonecan put on makeup and, you know,
wear a fabulous dress to try andhide.
But really, I, I feel like, um,You can always tell, you can
always tell if they're radiating
liana (21:25):
or not.
Yeah.
francene (21:27):
yeah.
Or not feeling the best.
It's always, when I startholding my stomach, like my
hands or, you know, cross that Ican always that's when I'm like,
okay, I'm not feeling, I, Idon't wanna be center of
attention today.
yeah, no, totally get you.
Well, I usually do a quick fireround.
Um, so if you're open to this,um, just say the first thing
(21:50):
that pops into your head.
liana (21:51):
Okay.
Okay.
So I gonna favorite I, somebodyelse that is to me recently.
And I was like, ah,
francene (22:00):
always, when you forget, like, you know, you get
off the phone afterwards, you'relike, oh my God, how did I not
know?
Like X I say this all the time.
Um, it's hard when you're put inthe spot.
Um, so favorite cocktail.
Um,
liana (22:14):
uh, what's um, of course I know this one, uh, Singapore
sling.
That is
francene (22:21):
a great one.
God, I've not thought of that inages.
It's
liana (22:24):
a really good drink.
francene (22:25):
yeah, it's a great drink.
Um, okay.
I need to have that the nexttime I go out, um, cinema or
home movie,
liana (22:34):
home movie, home movie.
francene (22:36):
Love that.
Um, most used
liana (22:38):
emoji.
The laughing one gen, Z's gonnahate me for that.
like the crying, laughing one.
I'm like, oh God, I'm such amillennial.
francene (22:51):
oh my gosh.
Well, I mean, back in the daywhen we didn't have emojis, it
would've been long.
And it took me forever to workout what that meant.
I used to think he meant lots oflove and someone told me it was
laugh out loud.
I was like, oh my God, thiswhole time, I was like, why'd
you keep on saying lots of loveto me.
liana (23:08):
Oh, my God.
That's another, like, there'sone where it's like, I, it,
like, if, you know, you know,like I only, I, I only figured
that out one way recently, I waslike, what the hell is this?
Iki or whatever else you'reGoogling.
You're like,
francene (23:25):
oh, if know, you know, damn it, well now, you know, now
liana (23:29):
I know I'm like now, but I still see it.
Like Y Y
francene (23:36):
that's what I'm gonna think of now, when I see it um,
if you were a sex and statecharacter, who
liana (23:41):
would you be?
Oh, I've changed over time.
I used to be Rachel, um, Sorry,Rachel Charlotte.
I just, if you wanna talk aboutfriends, like, I literally, you
not Monica wrong, wrong show.
Um, no, I used to be aCharlotte.
(24:02):
I think I'm more of a Mirandanow.
Oh yeah.
Mm-hmm
francene (24:06):
I feel like I'm definitely the Charlotte route,
but I can imagine theand fromlike the organization
prioritizing.
Yeah.
Being professional
liana (24:16):
yeah.
So it's like organizing life andlike being the girl boss, you
know?
Um, yeah.
Hell yeah.
Like I was Charlotte, like backin the day, just cause I was
such a goodie two shoes, butlike I've kind of that's the,
francene (24:32):
you only pick two skincare products, what would
liana (24:36):
they be?
To what to use in like for myentire life or yes.
Yes.
If you could only grab two.
Well, I would say my gelmoisturizer, um, course, and
then my, my, my cleanser, whichwill be coming out soon.
S cleans
francene (24:58):
love it.
Do you have like a launch night?
liana (25:01):
Um, we're still trying to figure it out right now.
I'm still kind of.
Battling out with someingredient suppliers trying to
get some information from themto make sure that I'm like a
hundred percent happy with them.
yeah.
So like I said earlier, it'skind of difficult when your
ingredient suppliers are like,not clear on what's going on.
Um, okay.
Yeah.
So I'm just trying to like, makesure, like, I'm happy with
(25:23):
whatever they're providing withme, but there's lots out there
so I can still find some morethings.
Um, But, yeah, I'm hoping likeby, by July, um, oh my gosh, you
cannot wait.
The extracts themselves arealready in testing.
Um, they go through like a wholebattery of testing.
Um, and the longest one is justlike a, a, an, a microbial.
(25:46):
Prevention test.
And that takes like eight weeks.
So it, it should be done withinthe next like four or five
weeks.
Um,
francene (25:54):
yeah.
Oh my gosh.
I will be all over that.
And I'm just about to run out mycleanser, so great.
like, yes.
Um, okay.
If you could anyone for, for oneday,
liana (26:07):
who would you be?
Oh, man, this is a question likeI've always ha yeah.
This was one.
I never could answer becauselike, I could never wanna be
anybody else literally, like, Idon't envy other people I like
love my little life.
Um, that's
francene (26:26):
that's a great way to be let's that's what you wanna
for,
liana (26:31):
right?
Exactly.
Exactly.
No, I like, I couldn't be acelebrity.
I couldn't be another person.
I couldn't be like anotherfriend or anything.
I'd have to just be me.
Like, I couldn't be anybodyelse.
francene (26:43):
That's amazing.
I feel like my response wouldn'tnecessarily.
Someone in particular, but Iwould just wanna have so much
money to just go on like a crazylike shopping screen, but I'd
wanna be able to keep it afterthat day.
I'd be like, OK.
20 hours.
Let's go.
Um, you can tell, I don't see alove shopping.
liana (27:06):
Um,
francene (27:06):
okay.
And last, um, last question.
What is your life motto orphrase that always kind of keeps
you going.
liana (27:18):
Um, I think there was something that I said in Forbes
that keeps, keeps coming up forme.
Um, it's you can't really changethe past.
You can't go back and changelike what you were and what you
were doing.
Um, so start, stop thinking likethe, what ifs you can only
start.
You can only start really fromwhere you are now.
(27:39):
So even if.
20 minutes ago yesterday, orwhatever you like hated what you
did.
You burnt production, you don't,uh, productive.
You weren't liking who you wereor whatever, or you didn't like,
you know, a certain interactionyou had, you can always start
from now and change that.
Um, and keep going.
So that's great.
It's always that always startingfrom zero basically.
(28:00):
no,
francene (28:01):
that that's great.
I feel like, um, more of us needto do that.
If we have a bad day, somethinghappens.
It's like there's all thistomorrow,
liana (28:09):
right?
francene (28:09):
Yeah, exactly.
Um, well, Hey, thank you so muchfor taking the time and
answering what I feel like was alot of questions.
So you can tell I'm interestedin this brand um, but I really.
Really appreciate it.
And I cannot wait to see kind ofwhat the future holds, but I
will be all over that cleanserbar bar.
(28:30):
For sure.
liana (28:30):
Amazing.
Yes.
No, thank you so, so much forhaving me love chatting with
you.
Super fun.
good.
Um, yes, I will definitely letyou know when the cleanser bar
is and everything else launches.
Um, so you can just, oh my gosh.
francene (28:45):
Oh, please.
I will be all over this.
Um, so thank you so much again,and for everyone listening, um,
please go check out Brooklynrooftop, mechanicals on
Instagram, on the website.
Um, and I know you have a coupleof like great articles with
Forbes in New York posts.
So please go check out them toget more information, but thank
(29:06):
you so much again, and we willhear from
liana (29:07):
you soon.
Yes.
Thank you so much, Fran.
Thank you.
Have a nice evening.
Welcome to real beauty with FD.
This is part two of my awesomeconversation with Leanna, who is
the founder and CEO.
Of Brooklyn botanicals.
And I just wanna kick off this.
Episode.
So it's currently labor day.
(00:23):
So I hope everyone has had anawesome day off.
My gosh, it's been needed.
Um, last week was definitely.
Testing from a work perspective.
So I'm glad I'm going into newweek.
With a clear had.
But I mentioned that I've beenhaving some issues with my skin.
So I also wanted to.
(00:45):
Just say, that I have been usingthe Brooklyn botanicals, rose
and canal gel moisturizer.
For the past couple of months.
A tiny bit goes a long ways.
So.
My routine is.
I will cleanse tone.
Then I will use the house ofwise, C B D facial serum.
(01:08):
And then I give it some time.
And then I apply the Brooklynbotanical.
Botanicals rose and county gelmoisturizer.
And I know I mentioned it in theepisode.
But what I love is theconsistency.
Sometimes creams can feel kindof heavy.
but I just adore the gel.
Consistency.
(01:29):
So I highly recommend it.
I'll put some notes into thefootnote of this episode, so go
check it out.
And the other product that Ijust wanted to give a shout out
to.
And I swear my skin we'll getback to normal, so I won't
constantly just be talking abouthow I can treat it.
But just when it was kind ofbad, I was trying to find a
(01:52):
good.
Coverage, without kinda loadingup wearing like a heavy
foundation, which to be honest,I don't own any.
But I'm just very conscious ofwhat, what I put on my skin.
So I was recommended actuallyfrom another blogger.
To try the Laura.
Galler, It is the baked balanceand glow.
(02:13):
Illuminating foundation now Ibought it in light.
I will say, and I actually haveit just in front of me.
It is like, it's definitely notlight.
My skin as well, just to kind ofgive it a bit more of a kinda
(02:34):
Sunkissed.
Look, and kinda all.
All year 10.
But if I maybe had one shadedown, It would probably be
perfect, but anyway, Thecoverage is incredible and it
feels so.
Light.
Um, so I highly recommend, I'dactually never heard of this
(02:55):
brand before and I bought itjust on the whim.
Um, cause I really like lovethis blogger and definitely
trust like every.
You know, kind of productrecommendation.
So.
Anyway, I just wanted to kind ofpass that on.
And then the other thing, justkinda knowing that we have a
four day work week.
Thank goodness.
(03:15):
but also we.
Kicked off fantasy football.
So we kind of hosted it atOhios.
House this afternoon.
And I generally tried.
And like, know the players thisyear and not kind of go into it
so naive.
So I found this amazing websitethat gave me.
(03:37):
All the player recommendations,depending on the pick you were.
So anyway, I'm happy with myteam.
I'm ready for this season.
Last season I came dead last
But I also didn't work out untilhalfway through the season.
Well, my girlfriend said to me,That you're supposed to change
up your team.
Who knew no one told me.
(03:57):
So anyway, this year, Isdefinitely gonna be different.
So.
There you go.
I will stop chitchatting.
I just wanted to kind ofrecommend those products.
And I will dive.
Straight back into, part two.
I.
Loved talking with, Leanna and Ihope you enjoyed this episode.
And I'm super pumped about thefuture episodes of season five.
francene (04:22):
I can't imagine how hard it must be to kinda do the
majority of this yourself.
liana (04:27):
Yeah, no, exactly.
I mean, I have, I have help.
Um, and I think that's alsowhere actually my, my, my large
corporation experience helped isactually to manage people and to
work with cross functional teamsand to really link and to, and
to connect people togetherbecause, you know, I'm able to
now work with some other people.
(04:47):
Um, I do have a few interns.
I do have some other.
Um, consultants who are helpingme here and there with some
things.
Yeah.
So it's, it's been a, it'shelped me to manage that in, in
a, in.
In a clear and efficient way,but still I'm still all over the
place.
So it's like, cause I'm justalways fast paced so, I mean,
you can ask them at some point,you know, is Leon doing a good
(05:09):
job managing you guys?
I hope
francene (05:12):
sure they will only say great things.
Um, so you mentioned at thestar, um, where you're from in
the south of France, that.
Uh, big into, um, perfumes andfragrances.
And I know from your career thatyou helped like celebrity
fragrance lines, um, is this anarea that you considered, or do
(05:37):
you think that this could be anarea, um, that you would kind of
move into at some point or in
liana (05:44):
fragrances?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
I love fragrance.
I'm obsess.
I mean, me
francene (05:49):
too.
That's why I'm asking.
Cause I'm like, and especiallyfor me, I actually prefer like,
um, I know you have like rosesin this, but I'm addicted to
roses.
Like I love that smell likevanilla and just like, I feel
like I'm very kind of simplewhen it comes to perfumes, but
those raw smells mm-hmm andthat's kinda why I was thinking
about it.
I was like, oh, I'm sure thatthis is an area you've
(06:11):
considered.
liana (06:12):
Yeah, no, absolutely.
Um, so currently I don't growenough of the botanicals to
actually get essential oils.
Yeah.
So when I do, when I dohydrosols there, there are
obviously fragrance oils andessential oils and, you know,
volatile oils inside of thehydrosol, but it's just not
enough to actually separate it.
Um, but if I'm able to grow, um,and get a much, much larger
(06:36):
rooftop or rooftops, then I cankind of grow, um, some specific
things in a larger bulk.
Yeah.
Um, I would be able, yeah, Iwould be able to get some of
those, um, those oils thencreate some fragrances and I, I
would definitely want to.
I would also definitely want toadd FRA those fragrances in some
of my body products, um, youknow, to, to have that.
(06:58):
So that have that like story aswell, because right now I'm, I'm
just creating extracts, right?
I'm not actually using any ofthe essential oils of the
fragrances.
So even though there's rows andCamile in the product, um, in
this first product, the gelmoisturizer, it's not the
fragrances, so that's fragrancefree.
Um, yeah.
So I think that's just somethingI have to kind of like mention
(07:18):
to people cuz they're like, oh,there's rose and CA meal, but
doesn't smell like it.
I'm like, yes, cuz it's theextracts, not the fragrances
yeah.
Um, but yeah, I would, I wouldlove to definitely, um, you
know, use some oil, some, someof the, the fragrance oils in,
in body products.
Um, yeah, for, for me, like justkind of, I wasn't clear in that
sense, but for.
(07:40):
Um, you know, I, I thinkfragrance in skincare products
are extremely sensitizing toskin, so that's why like on
face, I stay clear, but for bodyproducts.
Yeah.
And for, you know, just like alittle bit of a fragrance here
and there.
Um, you know, I think it's very,um, therapeutic, uh, you know,
and, and there is a lovely,lovely memories and stories to
(08:01):
be had with fragrance.
So, you know, I definitely enjoythat and think it's.
It's very lovely in, in bodyproducts and hair products, but
again, skin, no
francene (08:10):
no, I, I hear you.
And that was actually one of thethings I thought was refreshing
about this is because therewasn't a scent and from like
sensitivities of your skin.
But, um, also I remember when Iwas, um, pregnant, I now have a
four year old, um, I had reallybad sickness.
(08:32):
It was, I mean, any smell that Iloved before it was so sensitive
and I found that like themajority of my beauty products
would make me like gag yeah.
And they all smell good, but Ididn't have that a thing that
was unscented, to be honest.
So it's actually nice to have aproduct that it's, you know what
I mean?
It's like, okay.
(08:53):
There's no, it's
liana (08:54):
impartial.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's, it's still like aninteresting smell.
Like, I don't know what youthink it smells like I've had
like oatmeal or like, what did Ihave else?
Um, somebody said it was like,yeah, just like mostly oatmeal
and like, yeah, I can,
francene (09:10):
I, I can get the oatmeal, but, um, I mean,
there's definitely, there'sdefinitely a smile.
Um, and it's a good smile, butyou're right.
Like, it's not like perfumed.
liana (09:20):
No.
Yes.
You don't.
That's the right subscriptionfragrance.
Yes.
francene (09:24):
Fragrance.
Yes Um, so I know you worked inLondon, um, for a while.
So how did you find, causeagain, I'm from the UK, how did
you find moving from London toNew York?
Cause, I mean, they're both bigSAS, but um, both very
different.
Like how, how did you find.
liana (09:46):
Well, I mean, I, I also lived in New Jersey, um, for a
part of like my teenage years.
Um, okay.
Okay.
So I wasn't too far from NewYork.
I was like an hour away.
Um, okay.
So I was already used to NewYork.
I already knew how crazy it was.
Um, and in my university years Idid internships in New York.
Oh, amazing.
And I'm am I am American?
(10:07):
So I'm half American, halfFrench.
Yeah.
Um, and yeah, no living inLondon.
Uh, again, I lived in Londonalso when I was like a child so
I'm like between, it's verycomplicated.
My story, more like, wait, watchcan give you the whole like
timeline, but it gets long.
Um, so, you know, then movingback to London then, you know,
(10:27):
as, and having my first role atElizabeth Arden, um, yeah, for
me, it was, it was lovelybecause I, I was going back to
like a place where I grew up andyeah.
And I think I, I really lovedLondon.
It was a little bit more, um,bustling than, than Paris.
Definitely.
Uh, and you could sense likethe, the real entrepreneurial
(10:48):
spirit of like the companiesthere, like lots and lots of,
obviously it was the, it is, andI'm sure if it is anymore, I'm
like, I keep reading things withBrexit and all that, but, um,
you know, the financial capitalor financial, um, capital of
Europe and, and just lots ofbusinesses there for, for me, it
was like really exciting beingthere and having my first job
(11:08):
there.
Um, and it was, you know,definitely more busy than France
and Paris.
Um, but I knew how crazy NewYork was.
And, but yeah, when I left, Iwas like, okay, this is really
the time for me to do New York,you know, and, and push my
career a little further.
Um, cuz I was 26 at the timewhen I left.
(11:28):
Which was a perfect time.
Um, you know, and I was justready to have like, just push my
career, go further and see what,see what would happen.
So, um, yeah, and I just wantedto have the different
experiences in different cities.
So
francene (11:42):
that, that's awesome.
You're living my dream rightnow.
I would give anything to move toNew York.
Um, but I, my husband always sayto me, he's like, yeah, you
would move to New York, but yourcloset would be different
compared to.
Living in Texas.
Yeah.
Yeah.
About, I dunno what I do.
liana (12:03):
uh, yeah, my closet is also my husband's closet and
it's literally just a hole inthe wall, so
francene (12:10):
yeah.
I, I feel like that that's whatI would struggle with, but, um,
did you find, um, and I knowyou've kinda.
Previous roles were in thebeauty industry as well.
But did you find that your
liana (12:22):
beauty
francene (12:23):
routine changed, you know, from like Paris, London,
New York?
Um, oh yeah.
It just like age as well, right?
Like, cause we start kind ofusing what we actually need for
our skin.
Um, but how has it
liana (12:38):
Evolv?
Oh, yeah, it's changed like 360.
It's crazy, actually.
Um, so I mean, I, cuz I startedas a teenager wearing makeup and
using beauty products very at avery young age.
Um, my mom didn't even wear thatmuch makeup, to be honest, don't
even know where it came from,but.
I don't know.
(12:59):
I think one day she saw me liketrying to put on makeup and I
was like, I, I was maybe like 11or 12 and it was, and it was
obviously not doing a good job.
So she, she gifted me.
Did you ever have the BobbyBrown, like book of beauty, like
back in the early two thousands?
francene (13:16):
No, I, I know, uh, I know who you're referring
liana (13:19):
to, but no, I didn't.
Yeah.
So I, I feel like a lot ofpeople had that book, um, or it
was like a bestseller at thetime.
Um, and Bobby Brown was likebooming at the time.
So she gave me that book tolike, help me understand makeup
and how to wear makeup and allof that.
And I was like, wait to start meoff on Bobby Brown at the age of
like 11.
I know.
Right.
(13:39):
Or 12 I'm like, geez, mom.
Um, so, you know, I got into,you know, with, with that, I got
into beauty a little bit more,and I actually worked in a
little boutique, um, in NewJersey, uh, when I was like 15,
16.
Yeah.
Um, and I, I sold products likelame, Kai NAS love.
(14:01):
TA, um, Lama was like completelybrand new at the time.
So it was like still expensivewas like$110 or whatever, but
like, it's so expensive, butcompared to now, I'm like, holy
francene (14:13):
crap.
yeah, it's definitely premiumproduct for sure.
liana (14:18):
Yeah.
Um, so I was like, you know,using all the makeup there, you
know, getting a lot of samplesall the time.
So like my makeup like gotreally intense, like I was
wearing.
Full face of makeup.
Like every day, just like Iwould wake up and like do my
hair and my, my makeup for likean hour and a half every day go
to, oh my gosh.
School.
yeah.
I had like heavy makeup everyday.
(14:40):
Um, and yeah, and it, you know,it looked good.
I don't think I looked like bad,but because of the Bobby Brown
book, obviously.
Thank you, Bobby.
taught me all the ways.
Um, and so, yeah, and then, sowhen I moved, so I lived in New
Jersey and a suburban town, youknow, it was quite affluent as
well.
So then I moved to Paris,obviously with all my makeup
(15:02):
and.
All the girls were looking at melike, what the hell?
like this chick has so muchmakeup on.
Like, and I have pictures ofmyself at the time, like walking
around, like, you know, with myfriends and like my other
American friends.
Um, I had a friend who was likeobsessed with self Tanner.
So she, at the time it was very.
(15:25):
So she was like orange and, youknow, and you know, I was an
orange, but she was like,seriously, seriously orange.
So we were like, we were like afreak show in Paris.
I think it's like, I didn't evenknow where we came from.
Um, and yeah, basically likeover the four years that I lived
in Paris, like I really toned itdown.
Um, like I stopped wearing somuch makeup.
(15:47):
Like I was still wearing like,Basics, but, you know, I was
trying to be more natural.
Like I was barely doing my hairwas very like flow, so I became
like more French looking, morenatural.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Um, and yeah, my beauty in termsof my skincare products, I think
I was still.
I was still kind of using goodstuff.
Um, I don't, you know, the coldclean movement, the whole
(16:10):
natural, uh, movement wasn'treally big.
So it was mostly big brands thatI was actually using at the
time.
Um, and then moving to London, Istill had a similar kind of
beauty routine.
Um, and, and my makeup routine,it was still, you know, fairly
natural, but I feel like inLondon, like you're, you know,
at the time then it was likeplaying more with colors.
So I was like wearing brighterand bold eyes and lips and
(16:32):
things like that.
Um, and yeah, still from askincare perspective, I wasn't,
I was still like using bigbrands or whatever was kind of
like new in the market, testingout different things all the
time.
It's not that I was like, wasn'tI wasn't brand, um, what's it
called?
I wasn't brand, uh, Uh, what'sthe word?
(16:52):
Uh, I wasn't just using onebrand, basically.
I was just like mild.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, brand loyal.
Oh God, you think?
Branding person remember brandloyal?
Um, so I was just jumping aroundall the time.
Uh, and then moving here, um, inthe beginning as well, like I
was kind of not brand loyal,using a bunch of different
(17:12):
things.
Um, But actually I was movingmore towards like French brands
back to French brands.
I was using like Lepo, um, yeah,bio songs and all these
different things.
Um, and so I was like, kind oflike, there was that whole
French, um, skincare movementthat was that kind of ripping
people.
So I was going more towardsthat.
(17:34):
And then as time went on and Ikind of gotten to what I'm doing
now, I've just started reducingmore and more of what I'm using.
Of course, I am a formulatornow.
Right.
So I formulate my own product.
So I basically use what I makenow.
I use my gel moisturizer.
I make, I make my own cleanser.
I make my own shampoo.
I make my own conditioning bar.
(17:56):
I make, oh, amazing.
I make my own cheek and liptint.
So, you know, I'm wearing way,way, way less makeup.
Like I basically just wear, youknow, a little bit of like
concealer here and there.
Some mascara cheek and lip tintand like that's.
um, so I've gotten like more andmore natural, I guess.
francene (18:15):
but isn't that amazing?
And you also know what you'reputting on your skin.
Like, I love that.
liana (18:21):
Yeah.
Yeah.
And so
francene (18:22):
hate it.
How cool.
liana (18:24):
Yeah.
So I, I make everything.
Yeah, it's crazy again.
And it's great knowing exactlywhat the ingredients are like,
how they're made.
Yeah.
Um, and where exactly theingredients were grown and all
of that.
It's, it's.
Fulfilling for me.
francene (18:38):
oh my gosh.
I can only imagine when yourfriends come over, they're like,
Hey, what are you experimentingon?
Can I try it?
liana (18:45):
I can only imagine they do.
And they're like, oh know, can Ilike take one home?
I'm like, no, unfortunately
francene (18:52):
this is my one.
liana (18:53):
Yeah.
Yeah.
But like, I feel bad.
Like I do wanna have like alittle formulating session with
my friends at one point.
So they all can like trysomething out and bring
something home, you know?
francene (19:02):
Yeah.
That's amazing.
And even just to get, um, likefeedback, like direct feedback
from like people, you know whatI mean?
You trust like your friends willalways like tell the truth.
Yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
No, that's amazing.
Um, well, one of the questions Iask every single person, um, I
interview is what does BT meanto you?
(19:25):
Wow.
That's
liana (19:27):
a deep one, actually.
I've never really even thoughtabout that recently.
francene (19:31):
I'll that the big one for the end?
I'm like ever
liana (19:36):
um, I don't know, beauty for me is just feeling
completely happy in one's skin.
Um, and feeling like your bestversion of yourself.
So from the inside out, so beinghappy with how you're feeling
and being from.
Internally physically,emotionally, psychologically,
(19:57):
but also, you know, in hopingthat, you know, the internal
side is also showing on theoutside, you know, it's like
this holistic approach to howyou're looking and how you're
feeling, I think, um, becausethat's then gonna dictate how
you're then gonna kinda showyourself out to the outside
world.
If you.
Feeling great inside and you'renot eating well, you're not
(20:18):
drinking lots of water.
Like, you know, you're mentallystruggling or whatever, stress,
psychological issues, anxiety,depression, it's gonna affect
the way that you're lookingoutside because it's, you, it's
gonna show the stress andstrain.
So I feel like it's, it has, forme, it's a whole holistic
approach.
Um, you know, and, and justmaking sure that you're taking
care of yourself from the insideout to look and feel your.
(20:40):
I love that.
francene (20:41):
That is great.
Yeah, no, I, I love that.
Um, I think, um, I mean, I knowif I'm not feeling my best and
whether it's, you know, time ofmom blowing, I've not been
eating well, it's crazy how muchthat affects.
Everything around me.
Like even what I wear, how Ithink I look like the way I hold
(21:05):
myself, I'm more reserved.
It, it is so crazy how all ofit, you know, ties together.
And it's not just like anyonecan put on makeup and, you know,
wear a fabulous dress to try andhide.
But really, I, I feel like, um,You can always tell, you can
always tell if they're radiating
liana (21:25):
or not.
Yeah.
francene (21:27):
yeah.
Or not feeling the best.
It's always, when I startholding my stomach, like my
hands or, you know, cross that Ican always that's when I'm like,
okay, I'm not feeling, I, Idon't wanna be center of
attention today.
yeah, no, totally get you.
Well, I usually do a quick fireround.
Um, so if you're open to this,um, just say the first thing
(21:50):
that pops into your head.
liana (21:51):
Okay.
Okay.
So I gonna favorite I, somebodyelse that is to me recently.
And I was like, ah,
francene (22:00):
always, when you forget, like, you know, you get
off the phone afterwards, you'relike, oh my God, how did I not
know?
Like X I say this all the time.
Um, it's hard when you're put inthe spot.
Um, so favorite cocktail.
Um,
liana (22:14):
uh, what's um, of course I know this one, uh, Singapore
sling.
That is
francene (22:21):
a great one.
God, I've not thought of that inages.
It's
liana (22:24):
a really good drink.
francene (22:25):
yeah, it's a great drink.
Um, okay.
I need to have that the nexttime I go out, um, cinema or
home movie,
liana (22:34):
home movie, home movie.
francene (22:36):
Love that.
Um, most used
liana (22:38):
emoji.
The laughing one gen, Z's gonnahate me for that.
like the crying, laughing one.
I'm like, oh God, I'm such amillennial.
francene (22:51):
oh my gosh.
Well, I mean, back in the daywhen we didn't have emojis, it
would've been long.
And it took me forever to workout what that meant.
I used to think he meant lots oflove and someone told me it was
laugh out loud.
I was like, oh my God, thiswhole time, I was like, why'd
you keep on saying lots of loveto me.
liana (23:08):
Oh, my God.
That's another, like, there'sone where it's like, I, it,
like, if, you know, you know,like I only, I, I only figured
that out one way recently, I waslike, what the hell is this?
Iki or whatever else you'reGoogling.
You're like,
francene (23:25):
oh, if know, you know, damn it, well now, you know, now
liana (23:29):
I know I'm like now, but I still see it.
Like Y Y
francene (23:36):
that's what I'm gonna think of now, when I see it um,
if you were a sex and statecharacter, who
liana (23:41):
would you be?
Oh, I've changed over time.
I used to be Rachel, um, Sorry,Rachel Charlotte.
I just, if you wanna talk aboutfriends, like, I literally, you
not Monica wrong, wrong show.
Um, no, I used to be aCharlotte.
(24:02):
I think I'm more of a Mirandanow.
Oh yeah.
Mm-hmm
francene (24:06):
I feel like I'm definitely the Charlotte route,
but I can imagine theand fromlike the organization
prioritizing.
Yeah.
Being professional
liana (24:16):
yeah.
So it's like organizing life andlike being the girl boss, you
know?
Um, yeah.
Hell yeah.
Like I was Charlotte, like backin the day, just cause I was
such a goodie two shoes, butlike I've kind of that's the,
francene (24:32):
you only pick two skincare products, what would
liana (24:36):
they be?
To what to use in like for myentire life or yes.
Yes.
If you could only grab two.
Well, I would say my gelmoisturizer, um, course, and
then my, my, my cleanser, whichwill be coming out soon.
S cleans
francene (24:58):
love it.
Do you have like a launch night?
liana (25:01):
Um, we're still trying to figure it out right now.
I'm still kind of.
Battling out with someingredient suppliers trying to
get some information from themto make sure that I'm like a
hundred percent happy with them.
yeah.
So like I said earlier, it'skind of difficult when your
ingredient suppliers are like,not clear on what's going on.
Um, okay.
Yeah.
So I'm just trying to like, makesure, like, I'm happy with
(25:23):
whatever they're providing withme, but there's lots out there
so I can still find some morethings.
Um, But, yeah, I'm hoping likeby, by July, um, oh my gosh, you
cannot wait.
The extracts themselves arealready in testing.
Um, they go through like a wholebattery of testing.
Um, and the longest one is justlike a, a, an, a microbial.
(25:46):
Prevention test.
And that takes like eight weeks.
So it, it should be done withinthe next like four or five
weeks.
Um,
francene (25:54):
yeah.
Oh my gosh.
I will be all over that.
And I'm just about to run out mycleanser, so great.
like, yes.
Um, okay.
If you could anyone for, for oneday,
liana (26:07):
who would you be?
Oh, man, this is a question likeI've always ha yeah.
This was one.
I never could answer becauselike, I could never wanna be
anybody else literally, like, Idon't envy other people I like
love my little life.
Um, that's
francene (26:26):
that's a great way to be let's that's what you wanna
for,
liana (26:31):
right?
Exactly.
Exactly.
No, I like, I couldn't be acelebrity.
I couldn't be another person.
I couldn't be like anotherfriend or anything.
I'd have to just be me.
Like, I couldn't be anybodyelse.
francene (26:43):
That's amazing.
I feel like my response wouldn'tnecessarily.
Someone in particular, but Iwould just wanna have so much
money to just go on like a crazylike shopping screen, but I'd
wanna be able to keep it afterthat day.
I'd be like, OK.
20 hours.
Let's go.
Um, you can tell, I don't see alove shopping.
liana (27:06):
Um,
francene (27:06):
okay.
And last, um, last question.
What is your life motto orphrase that always kind of keeps
you going.
liana (27:18):
Um, I think there was something that I said in Forbes
that keeps, keeps coming up forme.
Um, it's you can't really changethe past.
You can't go back and changelike what you were and what you
were doing.
Um, so start, stop thinking likethe, what ifs you can only
start.
You can only start really fromwhere you are now.
(27:39):
So even if.
20 minutes ago yesterday, orwhatever you like hated what you
did.
You burnt production, you don't,uh, productive.
You weren't liking who you wereor whatever, or you didn't like,
you know, a certain interactionyou had, you can always start
from now and change that.
Um, and keep going.
So that's great.
It's always that always startingfrom zero basically.
(28:00):
no,
francene (28:01):
that that's great.
I feel like, um, more of us needto do that.
If we have a bad day, somethinghappens.
It's like there's all thistomorrow,
liana (28:09):
right?
francene (28:09):
Yeah, exactly.
Um, well, Hey, thank you so muchfor taking the time and
answering what I feel like was alot of questions.
So you can tell I'm interestedin this brand um, but I really.
Really appreciate it.
And I cannot wait to see kind ofwhat the future holds, but I
will be all over that cleanserbar bar.
(28:30):
For sure.
liana (28:30):
Amazing.
Yes.
No, thank you so, so much forhaving me love chatting with
you.
Super fun.
good.
Um, yes, I will definitely letyou know when the cleanser bar
is and everything else launches.
Um, so you can just, oh my gosh.
francene (28:45):
Oh, please.
I will be all over this.
Um, so thank you so much again,and for everyone listening, um,
please go check out Brooklynrooftop, mechanicals on
Instagram, on the website.
Um, and I know you have a coupleof like great articles with
Forbes in New York posts.
So please go check out them toget more information, but thank
(29:06):
you so much again, and we willhear from
liana (29:07):
you soon.
Yes.
Thank you so much, Fran.
Thank you.
Have a nice evening.
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