Barefaced & Naked Podcast
Australian Brow Professionals Helina and Shay are here to spill the tea on all things beauty, business, bariatric weight-loss surgery & lifestyle. Learn how to run your own successful beauty business, take notes from the girls personal f**k ups and listen to guest speakers spill juicy secrets in the entrepreneurial world.
WE HIT 100K DOWNLOADS 🥳
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Helina and Shay celebrate achieving a milestone that once seemed unattainable: 100,000 DOWNLOADS!!!!!! We couldn't have reached this milestone without the unwavering support of our sponsors, and most importantly, our community!
EP 74. Same Surgeon, Same Surgery, Different Journey w/ LAUREN KERR
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The podcast title sums it up perfectly. Helina is accompanied by Lauren Kerr, a fellow Lash and Brow expert, who underwent the same weight loss surgery by the same surgeon at the same hospital. Despite this shared background, their journeys have been quite distinct. Helina believes this episode will be highly informative for our audience, reminding us of her favourite motto: 'Never compare your chapter one to someone else's chapter 10.'
EP 73. Helina's WLS Update, Her Trigger Point, Her Why, Her Journey ❤️🩹
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Get the box of tissues because this is an emotional one. Helina open's up about the journey she has had around her weight loss surgery. Being 3 years post op now, she reflects a lot on her younger self and the trigger as to what drove her to have this surgery
I would like to give a trigger warning about this podcast episode, as it features topics such as depression, body dysmorphia, anxiety & the battles of being overweight. Some parts of this episode may be triggering for our listeners. Please take...
EP 72. This & Yap with The Blonde Era
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In this episode, the worlds of hair and brows come together. Helina is joined by her talented hairdresser and special friend, Chels Wagner, owner of The Blonde Era. The duo discusses balancing motherhood with running a business, covering topics such as acquiring an established business in an unfamiliar town, selling a commercial lease, and building a home salon, among other things, in this episode.
EP 71. Bareface Marketing Method, Horrible Client Experience & Why We Always Have A Consult
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Alright, it’s just you and me this season, everyone! Let’s make Shay proud!
This episode may be brief, but I promise it’s impactful. I’ll explain my new approach to marketing Bareface Brows, share an experience where a client left me in tears after a consultation, and discuss how I believe my consultation form truly saved me.
As always, thank you for your constant support and don't forget to DOWNLOAD this episode!
Love Shay and Helina xx
Ep 70. Warehouse Work, Don’t Skip The Salon & Lash Lift’s Are Fu*king Hard
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We had a cheeky break, but we are returning with a bang!
Chat everything from Helina's warehouse working era at Bella Beauty Professional, how she has a new found respect for our warehouse girlies, a campaign that ruffled a few feathers and how Shay thinks lash lifts are fucking hard (because they are) and as if we are up to episode 70!!!!! This means we are wrapping up another season and will be commencing season 8 in a few short weeks!
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Ep 69. In's VS Out's Product Edition
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Let's talk products! What do the girls think is popular but shouldn't be? What isn't popular but deserves to be? This could spark a very controversial topic and the girls want to hear your thoughts. Don't forget to hit that download button
Ep 68. Is She Leaving The Pod, Wagging Work, Deflating Brand Meetings...
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This one is a little juicy. The girls chat about how they wagged work, Helina has a deflating brand meeting and is left feeling a little lost in the grey area of collaboration.
Shay chats about how maybe a little break from the podcast hosting could be beneficial as she finds her feet in the new era of working a Bella Beauty Professional.
Ep 67. The PMU Industry & Is Microblading Bad? Featuring Arch Affinity
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The girls sit down with Elle from Arch Affinity to spill all the tea in the PMU industry.
Topics covered:
- Being fired from mulitple jobs
- Working as a contractor for a beauty business
- Rebranding the business
- Is microblading bad for your eyebrows?
Ep 66. Brow World Meets UGC with Boss Brows
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Sit down with us as 2 worlds collide, those two worlds being the worlds of UGC rates and the Brow industry. Gena from Boss Brows sits down with the girls to chat about te grey area within the industry being 'User Generated Content' rates, the secrect sauce to viral content, Qantas points & Wedding planning. It's a lot to unpack in one episode, but its worth every second.
