Outspoken Beauty

In this episode makeup artist extraordinaire Bryony Blake is back and we have lots to catch up on.

We're chatting:

Kim K's blonde bob

Going rogue at all you can eat buffets

The hot sound guy who should be Prime Minister

Bryony's AMAZING makeup tips for hot weather

and lots more.

Enjoy Outspoken Beauties xx

After the success of last week's AM routine, this week I'm talking you through what I do at the other end of the day. I'll talk you through three different skincare routines, my skin non-negotiables, the fragrances I lean towards at bed time and why I always give my hands and feet a bit of attention before bed.

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*This episode is supported by Laura Geller Beauty*

It's not often you get to chat to beauty royalty like Laura Geller, but when you do, it's a conversation that you'll never forget.

I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed talking to the woman who went from Broadway makeup artist to building one of the first founder led makeup brands of all time. Laura is the woman who championed primer, putting it on the map and also brought baked makeup to us. She's also someone who has always lifted women over 40, even establishing National Mature...

I haven't done an episode like this for ages. It's my current morning routine from my shower heroes to my skincare, deoderant, body care and a fragrance that I'm currently addicted to.

I really rate all these products and hope you enjoy hearing my thoughts about them.

In this episode I'm chatting to the brilliant and utterly lovely Dr Jennifer Owens.

Jennifer is one of Ireland’s most respected practitioners in aesthetic medicine and the founder of The Glow Clinic, which has locations in both Dublin and Cork.

Dr Jennifer’s career began in dentistry, including time spent working in the Australian outback and as Google’s in-house dentist. Over time, she transitioned into aesthetic medicine, training extensively in London, Amsterdam, and New York before opening The Glow Clinic in 2018.

During the episode we talk all things skin, skincare that works...

Beauty Editor Perdita is back and we've got loads to catch up on.

Perdi has been on some really interesting press trips and launches and also tells us about why Beauty Pie have been in a little bit of trouble.

I'm also telling you about the amazing Fragrance Foundation Awards and we're chatting about a weird and wonderful facial that has changed the way Perdita does her skincare (and potentially lives her life).

Enjoy!

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm chatting about:

and much more.

It's Bryony time and we've got lots to chat about including:

There's lots more but I'm writing this description late at night and my bed beckons so you'll need to listen to find out all about our misadventures this week and the products that have impressed us the most.

Enjoy xx

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm chatting about the affordable serum I keep going back to, the luxurious hand cream that smalls out of this world, why I wish I could afford to keep buying a particular spf and why I'm so sick of the Clean Girl trend.

Enjoy xx

I'm so happy to finally welcome the founder of PHENOMENAL makeup brand Hildun onto the podcast. Suzy Griffin Dunne is such a brilliant personality with a background in both beauty writing and makeup artistry.

Suzy's creation of Hildun has really inspired me. Every product is so carefully thought through and is such a pleasure to use. I know that you'll love getting to know the woman behind it and hearing her story. It's one of ambition, graft and Suzy is bound to make you laugh too - she's a true Outspoken Beauty.

I am sitting here writing up this week's Outspoken Review in my knickers. I'm sweating in places that I didn't know could sweat and I'm frequently spritzing the poor, over-heated rabbit with water.

Anyway, heat aside, I have some lovely products to tell you about this week including a brilliant SPF, the best tinted lip balm (that I've been using as a highlighter too), minty freshness from Neom, some mind-blowing fragrances and two simple but impressive recipes.

Enjoy fellow Outspoken Beauties xx

In this episode I'm chatting to cosmetic scientist and The Good Housekeeping Institute's Innovation Tester Juliet Heaton.

Juliet is in charge of rigorously testing products against their claims in the Institute's lab to make sure that they actually deliver on their claims.

During the episode we have a really interesting chat about how clever marketing can lead us to believe things about our beauty products that simply aren't true and why some of the social media personalities who recommend things to us may be aligned with brands or at a basic level, recommend products that...

In this week's Outspoken Review I have some real treats in store... the most beautiful, glowy SPF and another game-changer that has been 6 years in the making.

I'll also tell you all about the absolutely beautiful new Acqua di Parma discovery kit , my fabulous sound bath experience, why I'm not really enjoying the "clean girl aesthetic" at the moment and lots more.

Scientist, dietician and author Dr Emily Leeming is back for another incredible episode about our gut health and this time we're chatting about fibre.

Whilst on paper fibre sounds pretty boring, Emily is here to prove that it is quite the opposite. There is so much research showing just how vital it is for our health and wellbeing and Emily is here to tell us about all the latest scientific findings and how we can apply them easily to our own diets.

Emily is never about taking food away but about adding bits here and...

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm talking about:

and lots more

I am so excited to finally be able to publish this episode with the utterly brilliant GP and media health spokesperson Dr Anisha Patel.

Anisha had always been a GP who specialised in women's health and then in 2018 she was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer and it made her even more certain that she wanted to make a difference. Since then she has made it her absolute mission to help us navigate our health by delivering factually correct information, tackling misinformation and raising awareness of a broad range of issues including women’s health, menopause, cancer, mental he...

In this week's Outspoken Review I'll be chatting about:

Yay! It's Bryony Blake time and she has got loads of makeup wisdom to share with us.

We're also talking about:

My strange experience with a psychic

Men's dressing gowns

Influencer events

and the crazy world of AI

Enjoy Outspoken Beauties :0)

Beauty editor Perdita Nouril returns and this week we're talking about Cult Beauty's decision to pull their ads from GB News, how AI is already causing issues in the beauty marketing space and we're also hearing about Perdi's big interview with a Spice Girl!

In this week's edition of The Outspoken Review I'm telling you about:

My Charlotte Tilbury makeover and the products I chose

A great spray for helping with back and arm spots

A beautiful lip liner that doesn't budge

A phenomenal pedicure that gets rid of dead skin more effectively than any others I've tried.

Enjoy!

In this little episode I'm chatting about gut health. I was looking through my books the other day, came across and devoured Dr Emily Leeming's "Genius Gut". It's a book I've read before (I've also interviewed her on this very podcast) and it is absolutely AMAZING!

I'm now feeling very inspired to sort my microbiome (and constipation) out and am chatting through some of the wisdom I've (re) learnt and why I think everyone needs to read it.

This episode is in partnership with Spotlight Oral Care

I've been so looking forward to publishing this episode as it's brimming with information that I know will help you.

I'm chatting to the brilliant dentist and co-founder of Spotlight, Dr Vanessa Creaven. I've been a fan of both Vanessa and her brand for many years. It's all about education and products that are gentle, well researched and actually make a difference to my teeth.

I was really excited when Vanessa wanted to work with the Outspoken Beauty Trialling Panel who have been testing...

The gorgeous beauty editor Perdita is back and this week she's been researching dark showers, chatting to one of the world's most iconic makeup artists and trying out a brand new brain massage!!

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm talking about the dry shampoo that basically washes your hair, the barrier cream that is great for rosacea and sandwiching with your retinoid, an amazing French shampoo that gives great volume and lots more.

I'll also be reflecting on a brilliant panel event I went to at the Houses of Parliament this morning. It was led by Dermalogica who are making incredible changes in the microneedling world.

Enjoy the episode and let me know if there's anything that you'd like me to review for you. Find me on Instagram...

The utterly fabulous Bryony Blake is back for our fortnightly dose of fun and beauty.

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm reflecting on the wonderful launch of Dr Marine Vincent's utterly brilliant book "The French Skincare Bible", which I attended last night.

The event was really joyful and there were so many brilliant people there, many of whom I hadn't seen in ages. It was paticularly nice to catch up with the lovely Dr Emma Craythorne and her friend and colleague Dr Ellie Rashid. Ellie and I had a long and really interesting chat about PDRN ake Polynucleotides aka salmon sperm dna in skincare and I'll be going into detail about it...

I have received SO many messages about constipation recently that I thought it would be useful to chat about where I'm at and the kinds of things I'm doing to help get things moving. I know that this is a bit of a gross subject matter but it's also such a common problem, particularly it seems amongst women over 40!

Remember that I'm not an expert and am only sharing what I've learnt from experts I've spoken to. If you have any concerns about your own helath, please promise me you'll speak to your GP.

In this episode I welcome one of my favourite people in the beauty industry back on the podcast. Sam Farmer founded his teenage skincare and hygiene brand after being disappointed by the types of products that were on offer for his own children when they were teenagers. He shunned sexist packaging, language and harsh ingredients for a unisex brand with the very best and teenage skin appropriate formulations. The result is the perfect collection of products for young adults that is in my opinion by far the best on the market.

During the episode, Sam and I...

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm talking you through some of the newest beauty products that have caught my attention including a really innovative leg oil, a delicious summer fragrance and a new bronzer from Victoria Beckham.

In this incredible episode I'm chatting to master perfumer Quentin Bisch and the founder of his eponymous brand, fashion designer and fragrance creator Marc-Antoine Barrois.

Quentin has worked with Marc-Antoine over the last ten years to create some of the most incredible fragrances that I've ever experienced. In that time they've not only worked together but have become great friends.

During this episode I'm exploring their relationship, how their similar tastes, experiences and magical way of seeing the world have influenced the fragrances that they have created. We also get an amazing insight into the...

In this week's OSB Review I'm answering your brilliant questions about empowering perfume, the best bottom lash mascara, body moisturisers and HRT amongst others.

Get in touch any time by DMing me @outspokennicolabonn

In this week's episode I'm chatting to my lovely friend Cherry Healey who has been incredibly brave recently and shared her UTI story publicly, even going to parliament and talking openly about her struggles in a room filled with MPs.  Cherry has lived with chronic UTI's since she was a child and as you'll hear, at one point it led to her being hospitalised and almost getting sepsis.

Cherry is joined by Extracted founder Toni Waterfall. Together they have formulated supplements to help women manage and keep UTI's at bay. They're also on a mission to educate women and society in general. UTI's aren't just another "put up and shut up" element of being a w...

Beauty editor Perdi's back for all the latest beauty news and views.

This week we're talking about why Glossier are closing stores around the world, the new skincare ingredient that we're going to be seeing everywhere and the affordable French skincare that we all should know about.

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm telling you about a new fragrance that is going to get you numerous compliments, a beautiful SPF from one of my favourite Korean brands, a denim jumpsuit of dreams, the shoes that Ruth Crilly recommended that I'm glad I succumbed to and a stunning lip product from Stila.

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In this week's episode, Bryony has loads of amazing makeup tips. In fact, her eye makeup advice has completely revolutionised how I'm doing my own and inspired me to spend way too much money at Space NK after recording.

We're also talking about my hormonal woes (and why ovulation feels exhausting at the moment) and we couldn't leave out our new Bonk! book club podcast and where we've been reading our latest naughty book.

Enjoy Outspoken Beauties!

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm telling you all about the newest fragrant offering from Diptyque (I think it's going to become one of their icons).

I also chat about why I'm rekindling an old love affair with Bare Minerals and Laura Mercier. (They're got some really cool and forward thinking products out).

Enjoy!

In this week's Outspoken I'm talking to the incredible chemotherapy nurse Gemma Reeves.

Since Covid, Gemma has seen an uprise in younger women getting breast cancer and is doing everything she can to get the Mammogram age lowered from 50 to 40.

During the episode we talk about her campaign and petition and why earlier detection will save money rather than increase cost. We also talk about the effect of breast cancer on women when their treatment is over.

Please get involved and sign Gemma's petition here, she's also on Instagram @check_the_girls.

*This episode is in partnership with Mella 1809*

In this episode I'm getting to know the thoroughly lovely Jorge Mella who is the founder of luxury homecare brand Mella 1809. Jorge's dream is to elevate cleaning to the point where it becomes a thing of pleasure and he does that be working with perfumers to create products that smell utterly divine.

During the episode we chat about what inspired him to create his brand, the story behind his fragrances and why Sunday is set to become family cleaning day! We also hear some brilliant cleaning tips AND...

In this week's Outspoken Review I've finally found the ultimate natural deoderant that smells delightful and really works.

I'm also talking about a great Barrier cream, an eye cream recommended by my favourite aesthetician and more.

The gorgeous Bryony Blake is here and as ever we have a good old catch up before we get into the beauty recommendations.

This week Bryony has some amazing and really novel tips for applying makeup that shows off your natural skin while giving great coverage.

She also talks about why she adores the brand Soapsmith.

We're also chatting about Bryony's amazing night seeing Ray, the surprising world of foot fetishes, my new found respect for teachers and lots more.

Hope you enjoy our catch up :0)