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Episode Title
Charlotte Palermino Returns! Hot Takes on P50’s Reformulation, K-Beauty SPF Scarcity and Do We Need Beef Tallow in Our Moisturizer?
Hosts
- Jill Dunn
- Carlene Higgins
Special Guest
- Charlotte Palermino (Co-founder of Dieux and trained esthetician)
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Episode Overview
In this episode, Jill and Carlene welcome back Charlotte Palermino to discuss pressing topics in the beauty industry. The conversation includes hot takes on the reformulation of Biologique Recherche’s iconic P50 lotion, the impact of new K-Beauty sunscreen regulations, and the controversial discussion around the use of beef tallow in skincare.
Key Topics Discussed
- P50 Reformulation
- Background: The original formula contained phenol, which is now banned in skincare.
- Implications: The reformulated P50 has increased concentrations of other acids, raising questions about its effectiveness compared to the original.
- Charlotte’s Take: The new formula is intriguing and may be more suitable now that Charlotte has integrated a serum into her routine.
- K-Beauty SPF Scarcity
- Regulatory Changes: The FDA has always had strict regulations on K-Beauty sunscreens, leading to a scarcity in the US market.
- Consequences: Major brands may withdraw their sunscreen offerings, impacting consumer access.
- Charlotte’s Insight: The trend shows a significant risk for brands that rely heavily on sunscreen sales, with potential repercussions on other product lines.
- Beauty Industry Slowdown
- Reality Check: Discussion on whether the industry slowdown is genuine or a correction.
- Charlotte’s Viewpoint: While bigger brands may be struggling, innovative and competitive brands like K-Beauty and newer cosmetic lines are thriving.
- Dermfluencers and Trustworthiness
- Concerns: Discussion on the role of dermfluencers in providing medical advice without proper credentials.
- Charlotte’s Opinion: While influencers can educate, there should be a higher standard for disclosure and accuracy of information shared.
- Beef Tallow in Skincare
- Charlotte’s Position: Critique of the marketing hype surrounding beef tallow as a miracle ingredient.
- Concerns: While natural ingredients can be beneficial, Charlotte stresses the potential downsides, including skin barrier sensitivity.
- Call for Transparency: Emphasizing that marketing should not exaggerate the benefits of ingredients that have been around for ages.
- Innovation in Skincare
- Emerging Trends: Discussion on the importance of new delivery systems in skincare.
- Charlotte’s Excitement: Focus on products that enhance efficacy while simplifying routines.
- Top Shelf Products
- Charlotte’s Favorites: Charlotte shares her current must-haves and products worth trying, urging listeners to consider efficacy and ingredient integrity.
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Key Takeaways
- The reformulation of P50 potentially changes its iconic status, inviting consumers to re-evaluate their skincare routines.
- K-Beauty faces challenges due to regulatory barriers in the US which may limit consumer choices.
- The beauty industry is undergoing a necessary correction, particularly in response to market saturation.
- Transparency in influencer marketing is essential for maintaining consumer trust in the industry.
- Beef tallow's resurgence as a trendy ingredient is met with skepticism and demands for clarity on its actual benefits.
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0:07Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the podcast all about the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty. We're your hosts, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins.
0:20Welcome back to Breaking Beauty podcast, everyone. We're Jill and Carlene, two longtime magazine beauty editors turned beauty podcasters here each and every Wednesday, sharing with you the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty. How are you, Carlene? I'm very well, Jill. And we're joined by a friend of the show today to tackle some hot topics. We're welcoming the one and only Charlotte Palomino. And Charlotte is the co-founder and chief brand officer of D.I.E.U.X. There's a lot of ways you can spell D.I.E.U. in the beauty world, so I wanted to clarify. And she first came on our show back in 2022.
0:56She and I had a sit down, Carlene. You weren't there, I don't believe, at that time. No, I wasn't. So this was your first time meeting Charlotte in person. And many of you may know Charlotte from her real talk on hashtag skin talk. She's a very familiar face sounding off on skincare, sunscreen regulation, K-beauty formulations, and so much more. Yeah, she's definitely known for her no BS social media presence to over 800 ,000 followers across social media. And before building a skincare brand, Charlotte led the editorial development at Snap, where she launched global publishers like the New York Times and Vogue on Snapchat Discover.
1:35She is also a beauty and culture writer who has contributed to Elle, The Cut, Into the Gloss, and more. And, you know, we love a hot take around here. And Charlotte is not afraid of that. I have to say, we recorded the episode a couple of months ago when we were in New York, So we got to sit down with her and the beauty world. It just keeps churning out the news. There's never a dull moment around here. Oh, yes. Before we dive into our conversation with Charlotte, Carlene, I wanted to chat with you just through a couple of things that have been bubbling up on my For You page. And by the way, maybe some of you are new this week joining us because you may have heard us on Brooke DeVard's show last week.
2:12We talked with Brooke about why road is so successful and, you know, why Haley kind of breaks through all of that noise. Anyway, I digress. But another big piece of news that I think our audience would be very interested to know about is that SkinCeuticals, they of course have the CE for Rulik, incredible formula vitamin C. It was like the gold standard for the last 20 years. Now there's an icon. There's an icon. Yes. Very protective over the patent. In fact, back in 2018, they sued Drunk Elephant because they said that was way too close to their formula. It was such an originator at the time because L-ascorbic acid, which is, you know, the version of vitamin C that they use, it's very hard to stabilize notoriously, but vitamin C's in general have just come a long way.
2:56So long story short, the patent has expired and expect to see dupes of CE Ferulic flooding your For You page any day now. I think it's a very interesting time to put CE Ferulic on your package, whether or not you are testing it against their version or even using the same type of vitamin C, you can do whatever you want now. I just I what I don't understand is how did this happen? Like, how did they lose the patent? But can't they keep renewing it? No, I think it's like 20 years is the maximum. Is the maximum. OK, well, yeah, I think we'll see a lot of that rolling out. I agree with you completely.
3:38Even though a lot of people we've talked over the last several years have said, you know, it's kind of lagging now almost because just vitamin C period has come. There's so many different forms of it you can formulate with and that can give you a great result compared to when this came out 20 years ago, the technology, there has been innovation. So yeah. And I mean, like I know timeless skincare on Amazon, that's one of the number one bestselling skincare brands. I think it's like 30 bucks. And a lot of people say that that's very close. Yeah. Does that have ferulic in it? That one, I think it does.
4:12Because I think that's the thing, right? Brulic helps to increase the efficacy of vitamin C, right? That's why they're like best friends in a formula. Yes, it's able to stabilize the vitamin C. So it's so or the L-ascorbic acid specifically in that formula. So they are able to work together and you get that beautiful result. Yeah. Okay. Get ready for dupe season once again. A hundred percent. But speaking of skinceuticals, that leads us into our conversation with our guest today, Charlotte Palomino, because Charlotte's co-founder at Dew Skin, her name is Joyce DeLemos, and she's the chief product officer and a trained cosmetic chemist who once worked at SkinCeuticals, among many other skincare brands.
4:55Knows all of the state secrets. So we'll see if they're inspired at all by this new revelation. Well, I'm sure a lot of you listeners might be wanting to know what's new and popping with Dew now in its fifth year, Do famously launched the reusable under eye patch trend when they first came out and has since delivered cult favorite skincare like their Instant Angel Moisturizer. I'm a huge fan. Love that cream so much. It's also beloved by celebrities like Hailey Bieber. Yeah, and they just popped off so much more recently because they've gone into Sephora officially. It's a lot more widely available now.
5:33And they're just like radically transparent with their prices. It's kind of like almost TMI to be honest. When they posted their price sheet of like cost of goods and this and that, people were like, why? Why are you sharing this? Yeah, I know. I've noticed that as well. I think Charlotte is just, she's like, I feel like she's very studious, you know? It's like she went and got her esthetician degree that she's now using for the skincare brand. I feel like she's like the nerd in the best way and a beautiful nerd at that. Like seeing her in person, it's just her skin and, but her makeup and everything.
6:06as well as just like flawless. Yeah, it's incredible. And we actually got some Scoop Carlene. They just dropped their brand new cleansing oil. It's called Ethereal. And I sent you a picture of it if you want to click on that link. And it's actually like the trending butter yellow color of the moment. Like they really nailed this packaging. Beautiful. And who doesn't like to double cleanse? That's I swear by that, especially in the summer, just for like keeping my pores clear, getting rid of all of this SPF. And I haven't gotten to try it yet, but they say that they have a dissolve complex in there, which is a mix of two emollient oils.
6:40So you don't have to rub quite as much to take off your makeup and your SPF. With Joyce at the helm, in do I trust, you know? Amazing. Well, let's get into the show. In today's episode, we're getting all of the hot takes on what Charlotte makes of Biologique Recherche reformulating P50. We talked about that iconic product earlier. We're also going to discuss SPF filter bands on K-Beauty sunscreens. Like what does this mean for our favorite brands and where can we buy them? Plus, we get our thoughts on the beauty industry, quote unquote, slow down, like whether that's a real thing or not, or are these brands just going to keep popping up?
7:19And of course, you know, we don't let her get away without sharing her top shelf of the moment. Like what's she making room for? We always need to know that from a skincare guru. and like you said, a trained esthetician herself. And as always, we will link to everything that we discuss over on our website, which is breakingbeautypodcast.com. And please watch this episode and subscribe to our YouTube channel as well. Let's dive in. Welcome back to the podcast, Charlotte Palomino.
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10:33Welcome back to Breaking Beauty Podcast, Charlotte. Thank you so much for being here. I'm so excited to be here. We have so much tea to go through. We're spilling all the tea today. We're getting candid about skincare trends, about the industry, dermfluencers, hot topics galore. And top shelf. P50, what are we going to do? All of it. So we're going to dive in. And the first skincare trend that I want to talk to you about is tinted skincare is the new makeup. We've seen a bunch of headlines about this, which from business of fashion to women's wear daily. What are your thoughts on this and how do we kind of arrive here, do you think?
11:07I mean, what's interesting is that this is where we started. Yeah. Erno Laszlo, the first tinted product that was made was in 1927. Okay. I actually just made a video on this. Like I didn't, I don't have this information just like in recall in my brain. I'm just like a historian. I'm not. So Erno Laszlo created a tinted serum, essentially, to, it was 80 % skincare, 20 % makeup. And it was because this princess, I can't remember where, was struggling with acne. And he was like, okay, you don't want to use these ointments and things like that. I'm going to make this really elegant product that's going to cover up your concerns, but it's also going to heal the skin while you're using it.
11:46It's not about us, like, this is an innovation, is I guess what I'm trying to say. I see. And I think if you're going to be making a serum tinted product, it should be for the whole face. It is very strange to make it for just specific areas. The exception would be sunscreen. And I love sunscreen makeup because I would consider that an active ingredient, right? It does a lot to help protect us. But I really like a sunscreen makeup product because it is actually protecting me from UV damage. And I might need a little bit more on my cheeks. I might want a little bit extra coverage all over my face because you're never using that as a primary sunscreen.
12:22So my take is, is that brands that do it and tout it as innovation, it actually was first created over 100 years ago. Or no, 97 years ago. Not innovation. And I think we're running out of ideas. Yeah. Like, it's not innovative to do that. Like, coming out with new ingredients, coming out with new formats, coming out with something that actually hasn't existed before is innovation. So I get really frustrated with media, quite frankly, when they call this innovation because it's going to create a trend and then more brands are going to do it. And it's just wasteful. So like tinted skincare blush, we don't really need that.
12:55If you like it, then like use it. That's always my philosophy. But don't call it innovation. Right. Got it. It's also I feel like we're really splitting hairs now when we're talking about the skinification of makeup and now the makeupification of skincare. it's like come on guys that's they're trying it's a marketing spin absolutely it's trying to cut like niacinamide has been in so many k-beauty products for a really long time throwing niacinamide in something doesn't make it innovative it's an antioxidant which actually stabilizes your formula and so if you look at a lot of makeup products they have things i'm sorry but most makeup has glycerin in it that's the best hydrator in the industry so it's just bb cream that literally was like a tinted moisturizer.
13:39That's been skincare and makeup. I just find the entire concept. I'm like, you're grasping at straws here. It's also like we don't need niacinamide in everything. I don't like that when there's like sneaky ingredients that could cause irritation. I think there's so much, the more products we have, there's more confusion. So like, let's just kind of keep it straight when it comes to - Yeah, and keep it to blush. Like, okay, if you're going to be doing a blush that has like skincare ingredients, maybe use something that's really plumping or like something that's going to actually give like a bit of like shine, but it's like a squalane, right?
14:10So it's like nourishing the skin. That's totally fine to me. But when you start adding active ingredients, I'm like, why? Is it because your customer was complaining particularly about hyperpigmentation around the cheeks? Like what is the purpose? And you want to brighten just the cheek area? I don't. Yeah. Too much of a good thing, not a good thing. It's also, you're using such a small amount. Yeah. I don't, I don't. Yeah. Sorry, I'm confused. I guess the last thing I'll say is if you're going to be using something like a niacinamide, it's almost in every single product as is. So do you need an extra 4 % on your cheeks?
14:43How much were they using? Everyone's using a different amount of blush. So how can you actually measure that? Yeah. It's, I have, I have questions. Okay. Let's talk about a throwback product. P50, Biologique Recherche. P50, the OG is RIP from what I understand. Yes, because phenol is no longer allowed in skincare. So do you have thoughts on this? Yeah. So phenol is, have you ever seen a phenol peel on TikTok? No. Do I show you what a phenol peel is? I mean, just describe it. Describe it. Imagine your face becomes a melted candle. Oh, wow. And then literally you take off the scab and then you have like, it's basically creating such a deep chemical burn that you have completely new skin underneath.
15:24And it's basically what they used to use. I can't remember the exact dates, but it feels like 70s and 80s. It feels like that's when, that's I think when it was used, but basically, are you looking at phenol peels? I'm looking it up, yes. Yeah. It's actually like really... Okay, I'm seeing this. Yeah, it's like saw. It's almost like, you know, you're having a very severe allergic reaction. It's like these people's eyes are swelling. Yeah, it takes like basically a year before you can go out in public. It was what people used before there was like CO2 and things like that. And so now we have much better technology.
15:52But phenol is, I believe it's a, is it an anticep? I'm looking at it here. His face looks like a pastrami sandwich. Exactly. You look like cured meat. Yeah. And so basically it's just not allowed in skincare products because it is believed to actually penetrate into the, like, it's very hard to penetrate the skin, but there are some ingredients that actually do. And so it was the star ingredient of that particular product because it's also incredibly effective at exfoliating the skin. And it's incredibly effective at things like acne and things like that. And so they basically had to take that out and they completely reformulated it.
16:26They also say that phenol, like I've seen some like blog posts and like, oh, it was in a really small percentage. I believe it's actually, I actually wrote down the ingredient list. I believe it was actually above niacinamide. And niacinamide is really not used. Yeah, it's right after glycerin and right before niacinamide. So you can actually usually, it's going to be above 2%. Because niacinamide under 2 % doesn't really work. And 4 % is when you start to get into hyperpigmentation claims. Yeah. And so when I look at this, I'm like, and there's also lactic acid. And so are you telling me that lactic acid is going to be under like 2 %?
16:58Probably not. And so the 1970 version, I think that most of the powerhouse was probably the phenol and the niacinamide. It also has that burdock root extract, which is just really high in antioxidants. It also has salicylic acid. This no longer is allowed. So their reformulation bumped up all the acids. Right. Okay. And it added gluconolactone, which is a PHA. Right. Have you tried it? No, I'm actually not a big P50. But I think I would be a fan now because when I tried it, I didn't have Deliverance, which is a Dew serum in my routine, which allows me to be reckless. And it destroyed my face. But now I can use whatever exfoliant I want.
17:36So I probably would be into this now because this is aggressive. And I believe the pH was 3.5, which means it's pretty spicy. They do have different versions for different skin types. Exactly. By the time I got to that point, I was like already on like Dr. Idris. Then I met you. Even The Ordinary has a great glycolic toner. Yeah. Yeah. For like 10 bucks. And the pHs are low. That's the thing. It's safer. With a chemical exfoliant, you want the pH to be low. That means it's stronger. It's more effective. The higher the pH, actually it's like that percentage that they have doesn't even matter as much.
18:12It doesn't show how actually effective it is. It starts to water it down. Okay. So your favorite exfoliant is or exfoliating toner. I mean, listen, if you're on a budget, the ordinary is a vibe. I love if you have acne, the mandelic acid serum is fantastic because people love this. This one particularly for blemish prone skin. Sophie Pavot face. Yeah, it's a great one. I've emptied that one. It's so gentle too. Yes. Like you can do some stupid things. Sophie would not sanction me saying this. You can do some stupid things with that. I actually like Glow Recipe is a pretty good toner. They have like a strawberry mask.
18:45James Welsh loves it, but they actually have a good like BHA. Okay. Right as well. So also on a budget, Dr. Idris. Yeah. I love Dr. Idris. But that flash mask, it literally gives you a glow. And then I Met You. And these are all, I'm listing brands that have, other than Sophie Pavitz, they all have multiple acids. Because that's also what's beautiful about this, about P50. They put in lactic, which is an AHA. They'll put in salicylic, which is a BHA. BHAs are great, for like blackheads and anything that's like very, it's oil soluble. So it goes deeper into the pore. Like colic acid is a really small molecule.
19:20So it goes really deep. And then you have lactic acid, which is a little bit more surface, can even be a hydrator, a humectant under 5 % and pending the pH. And so it's just like, it was just a really well-rounded product. And I also think nothing existed like it on the market. And that's why it has this lore. The new formula actually does look nice. Maybe I'll try it. It's really a long ingredient list though. Yeah. That's the French way. And where are we at with K-Beauty? There's an SPF filter ban by the FDA. So a lot of people, that's their ride or die. What's happening there? What do we need to know?
19:55Canadians don't have to deal with this, right? To a degree. It's like we get all the spillover. Yeah. Yeah. And a lot of our audiences here. So our sunscreen refugees will be coming to Canada. Exactly. Excellent. Okay. So the thing that people don't realize is that it was always illegal to sell Korean sunscreens into the United States. It's why you don't see La Roche-Posay selling their international sunscreens here. They don't want to get dinged by the FDA. Korean beauty was being reckless. And then they finally started enforcing the law that always existed. And plus, they added more qualifiers for even cosmetic brands where you need to register with the FDA if you're going to sell on this market.
20:35This is a good thing. The not good thing is that the United States has not approved a new sunscreen filter since the 90s. We treat sunscreen like a drug, just like in Canada. But in Canada, you've actually managed to approve some new sunscreen filters that we have not been able to. And so the end result is that any brand that wants to operate within the United States has started to pull their sunscreens. So if you look at Beauty of Joe Sun, for example, they are a massive brand in the United States. I think they're going to do – they did$200 million last year. 40 % with sunscreens. If they continued to sell their sunscreens and the FDA clocked them, they wouldn't be able to sell their creams.
21:15They wouldn't be able to sell their toners. They wouldn't be able to sell their cleansers. They wouldn't be able to sell anything. And there, poof, goes their entire business because they are majority sold in the United States. And so it would be madness for a brand to continue selling their sunscreen, openly flouting the law. Now, RFK is an interesting curveball. So with RFK, though, my big fear is that he'll just actually get rid of all legislation, like generally speaking. Or he'll say he'll put on like grass, which is like generally recognized as safe. Okay. And basically with grass, what that means is that we have two filters that are currently generally recognized as safe.
21:57And the FDA just asks for more information on the rest. Now, all these chemical filters, just so that everyone's aware, they are sold in Europe. There's this whole myth that they're banned in Europe. They are not. They are limited at percentages, just like in the U.S., just lower percentages. So if he pulls grass, then that means only zinc and titanium dioxide will be allowed. And then my bigger fear is that he'll do that. And then he's going to say, OK, but you don't need to do the drug testing. And so what does that mean? all those grifters that are selling you zinc and beef tallow that they mix in their kitchen can call themselves sunscreen.
22:32That's my big fear. We are limited to zinc and titanium dioxide, and it's going to be the wild west. And chemical filters generally are banned. Right. So yeah, anything chemical, not allowed. Anything natural, go for it. Yeah, even though we know everything is a chemical. The irony is that chemical sunscreens are called organic filters. Yes. Right. Right. Yeah. But the thing is, I think people are still going to find a way to buy their Beauty of Joseon. I always find it fascinating that like YesStyle, Stylevana, they ship everywhere and they do a booming business. Do you want to know something fascinating?
23:05Let's hear it. So Olive and Young is opening a store in LA. I saw that. I think that's a death knell for them shipping Korean sunscreens into the U.S. Personally. I think Stylevana, sketchy. Okay. And so they'll keep doing it. Hmm. If we're lucky. Yeah. I hope they do. Yeah. But their sunscreens are legit, I will say. Of course they are. What I received from them, what I have received is legitimate. But are they skirting some rules? Definitely. Maybe. But the thing is for me, it's like I, people always think I get stuff for free from them and I obviously do. But every month I order something from them and I track how long it takes if I get it and I deliver it to different addresses under different names.
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23:46And I honestly have gotten every single order. I understand that some people never got their order and it's why I would never recommend it. doing a$500 order on Stylevana, I would recommend actually splitting it up. Okay. Yeah. Good tip. I just received the Beauty of Joseon Daily Tinted Fluid Sunscreen. So that's charging ahead. That's a new launch. It's a zinc. It is zinc. Yeah. Uncoated, no PA rating on it. And it's an SPF 40. Yeah. So I was a little bit bummed. Yeah. I mean, I didn't love it. I did try it. I think they're trying their best and they'll keep coming out with great launches. Yeah.
24:22It's pretty like, it's very, very sheer, but it was like a little whitish, I thought. A little white cast? Okay. A little bit. White cast on white people is not a good sign. But it comes in like 12 shades. So I will say that's just the shade I tried. Maybe I need to go darker. I don't know. I like the texture. Yeah.
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28:42What else for skincare that you can't stop talking about? I think I'm really excited about delivery systems in skincare and how we're getting ingredients into the skin. And then also how can we make things more efficacious so like that you have, you can use less of them. That really excites me. And then obviously I will never stop talking about getting new sunscreen filters approved in the U.S. because honestly, like I've had, I've cut back on my routine so much ever since using, you know, sunscreen. And I've been really into milky toners. I don't think that we've, I don't think we've reached peak toner world.
29:17I think that a lot of people are starting to understand that there's like, just because it's called a toner, it doesn't really mean anything. And so there's a lot of places where you can play, but there's so much pollution right now that I really like antioxidants in my routine. And so it's really easy to use these like antioxidant, like spray toner type things. And so like Boom Boom Milk from Violet packed with antioxidants, refreshes your makeup. So good. It's a fantastic product. And I don't really know that many that are like, a lot of them focus on hydration. So I'm excited to see where we go from there.
29:47Yeah. Favorite step of my routine. What do you make of the whole beauty slowdown, that's been a headline. Who's like avoiding the slowdown? Who's accelerating downhill? Let's unpack this. I think we just saw like Estee Lauder just laid off like 7 ,000 people, you know? And I think, yeah, just these bigger companies that dominated are just definitely, it's grinding to a halt in some respects. I mean, I think it's like beauty slowdown for who? I don't see K-Beauty slowing down. I don't see brands like Rode slowing down. Yeah, exactly. I don't know. Well, recipe, killing it. You know, I think there is a slowdown because there's just too much shit in the market.
30:29And we also only have one face. We only have one body. I think also the myth of like people wanting luxury body care has been busted as well. Like, I think that the prices of skincare are being driven down a bit and cosmetics. I think that is the K-Beauty effect. when you're in Korea, you can find top quality, top-notch products with much lower margins. Yeah. It's because it's a more competitive market. And I think that's the transition that the U.S. is starting to go through now, is that it's becoming an extremely competitive market. You have people that are coming in. We now have tariffs for everybody sourcing their packaging from, because for those who don't know, the tariff now in China is directly impacting your packaging.
31:06And some brands, their packaging is more expensive than their formula. Right. So the way that that impacts their cost of goods sold, the COGS, and then how that then impacts their bottom line and how they've been operating business, plus the added reality that the attention economy, like in the United States right now, everything is on social. That's all of our marketing. And you're competing with people doing the most insane things in the highest levels of power. And so it's like you're... What can break through that? What will break through that noise? It's becoming increasingly challenging.
31:40And so, and also some people are just completely logging off. Like, I can't look at this anymore. And so I think that when you add all of these things, there's a correction happening right now. I wouldn't say it's a slowdown, but I would say it's a correction that's been needing to happen. Yeah, I agree. And I'm excited for this. Like, we're seeing innovation. Like, we are seeing it. And I'm excited to see how we get scrappy from here. Yeah, I agree. I want to talk about dermfluencers. What do you make of Dermfluencers and the disclosures? And are they as trustworthy as we've been? Look, we've been hanging off their words.
32:17I think it's weird to follow influencers that have no medical degree, no medical training, and we follow them for medical advice. I think that is really weird. Like you're asking them about their supplements and about their skincare routine, just because you like their vibes. I think that that is a really interesting part. I mean, even for me, I get really nervous sometimes. And I am so lucky that I have a chemist as my co-founder. I have a dermatologist advisor. I have people on speed dial that I check things with a lot. I even have a friend who's a mathematician. I'm like, did I? Is a math mathing?
32:49Because I'm not a mathematician. And so I take that very seriously because it's quite easy to get people to follow you. But it's pretty easy to also alienate them if you put out something that's factually incorrect. and if you're building a community on trust. And so my take is, is that, you know, DERMS, the disclosure thing is a problem to me sometimes. I can tell when something's a sponsored post. I also think there's best practices when you're creating content where you put at the top of the fold, they say the top of the fold, versus when you collapse it, that it's a sponsored post. I think there are just things that you should be doing because you are being held to a higher standard.
33:27But also you're using your background as a stance of credibility. And so when you put on that lab coat and you actually earned the lab coat or the doctor's coat, what do you call it? Yeah. Lab coat. Is it a lab coat that doctors wear? Yeah. I think so. I do not know. The white coat. As a non-doctor. For lack of a better term. Yeah. The white jacket. Yeah. And I think that you are the scrubs or whatever it is. You are signaling credibility. So follow it up. And you are being held to a higher standard. So live up to it. Yeah. I agree. I think. I see some germs doing it well, though. And I think that's actually been what I've been like, oh, yeah, that there's a difference.
34:05Yeah, right. I think the reality is practice. We're all like anybody who is a content creator, period, is making money some way, somehow. And, you know, there's money or gifts or whatever being exchanged. I think that it's all about transparency, really, at the end of the day. because even if you look at there's some doctors or or whomever out there and they don't necessarily do brand deals but they kind of have this like truthiness about them but then they're selling a book it's like well you can't pretend that you're not compromised like literally we've had people on the show or seen people in the media who are like i never do any i will never do any sponsorships so i am like in in essence i'm the only truth teller out there it's like but you have a brand Yeah.
34:54You have your own brand. Like, how can you actually say that? You know what I mean? So that's kind of how we operate as podcasters. We're content creators. We always disclose if it's a partnership, a sponsorship or whatever. And I've seen some of our guests on other shows. I mean, I do that with my brand where I'm like, yeah, I don't make an affiliate link on this, but I own this brand. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So use your brain. Yeah, exactly. I mean, when we do this, there's a funny way to do it too, where it's like, listen, like, Like, you know, we all have, we're also all on social. Like, it's all, like, it's, yeah.
35:26But you're not sitting there saying, I don't take any sponsorship, so therefore listen to me. I like a brand. I hope you sponsor. Right? If I talk about you, brand, please sponsor me. I'm just out here. Yeah, exactly. Just spreading the word for free. But I will say that, think about it this way. When you're a dermatologist, you are able to educate one-to-one. And I think that the clinical experience in explaining things to your patients is unparalleled, right? Like, Joyce, my co-founder, is a chemist. She's never had to deal with multiple patients a day. And so, you know, that's an experience that's important.
35:59So being able to then communicate to thousands, if not millions of people, that is so valuable. Absolutely. And you have the experience. And even if you haven't practiced as a dermatologist, but you have the background and knowledge and you're clear, like, okay, I haven't gone through residency and I haven't practiced, I'm actually okay with that too. Again, it's that transparency thing. Yeah. It's that transparency thing. But I'm a fan of the education. Like, I really am. You know, that's the only way that the masses would get it. Not everybody's going to a dermatologist. You know, not everybody is going to a dermatologist.
36:28Yeah. Not really in this country. Not really going to afford one. Yeah. I don't know what it's like in Canada with derms. No, it's impossible. I was going to say, it must be really hard. It's really difficult. We want to talk about your top shelf. What are some recent launches that have just annoyed you that you've tried and why? I mean, I'm very much so of the mindset that it's not for me, but it might be for someone. It's like dating men. That's for someone. Yeah. Plus not for me. Right. And so I have a hard time like nagging on launches. For me, launches that bother me, I guess any launch that's like in the beef tallow world just f***ing infuriates me because it's not that I actually don't think beef tallow has a place.
37:11Listen, I'm European. I'm French. my people brought that over to the U.S. Right. They would use the innards of animals and then you basically render the fat and then that's the beef talad cream and they're treating it like it's a miracle that they discovered. No. Can't colonize something that was already colonized. Stop it. Not new. And also like animal byproducts are used in skincare all the time. Like it's just, it's an annoying marketing hook to make it seem like there's some conspiracy. They're trying to keep it from you. The skincare industry is trying to keep this secret from you. No. squalane is an incredible mimetic to sebum and it's more sustainably sourced.
37:48It takes forever to go rancid, whereas beef towel can go rancid very quickly. There are just better ingredients out there. Do I think that there's a place for beef towel? If you like it and you're using it, great. But every time I see a brand launch and it's talking about it like it's the second coming, I'm like, that's a cult, babe. This is just a cult. Also, using pure beef fat on your face over time can actually potentially break down your skin barrier. So it might be great initially, But if your skin starts to get sensitized over time, just watch out for that. It's just crazy because I hear these things.
38:17I see the videos and I'm like, no one's actually using that. Primally Pure, I think, is at over, it's like$100 million. Do you just see business? So then I go on Amazon and you see it. Number two thing being sold. Yeah. Beef tallow. It's being sold at my salon. There's a beef tallow brand. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. And I think it's like, it's trending. But TikTok shop, I think, has been a massive proponent of beef tallow. and there's hooks that you notice that everybody copies. And this hook is, this dermatologist is being silenced by the skincare industry for his truth on beef tallow. And I'm like, nobody's silencing this man.
38:52Also, it's a chiropractor again. Or like a neurologist. Right, right. A neurologist. And I'm like, well, nobody's silencing him, but he's certainly not the authority. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Exactly.
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41:11Do you ever get bored of skincare? I think I get bored about the mentality sometimes or like how we approach, like I feel like I'm, I guess not bored. I get frustrated. Okay. I love beauty. I think it's a fascinating subject. I want there to be more acceptance for different kinds of beauty. And I think that beauty standards are made up. So it's really interesting to like talk about like the fairy tales and like everybody's different groups. I think that's fascinating. But beauty does impact how you feel. Yeah. It just does. Yeah. And so I know I guess the answer is no. But like, okay, do I get bored with launches sometimes?
41:47Yes. Yeah. Oh, my God. Do we need another hyaluronic acid serum? Yeah. Do we? Yeah. Yeah. Me too. I think there was that peak, right, in 2020. And then I think we're just sort of, people are just sort of like reassessing and seeing what they actually need. And what's exciting you in terms of innovation? Because you get to see a lot as you're formulating. And is there any other news you want to share here? No. Because like Joyce is working on something really cool that she just taught me. I can't talk about it though because I don't want anyone else to start researching. She's actually doing some cool IP.
42:21Yeah. She's the best. I'm excited with treatments. Does that count? Sure. I think treatments. I got Botox for the first time. Oh. Like three or four months ago. And? It works. Yeah. Wow. I'm 37 and I got it for the first time. I do think preventative Botox is the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life. Agree. Well, I'm just like, and this is like actually where I'm like, doctors, please stop doing this. It's creating stress and anxiety where it doesn't need to be. When you start to see the wrinkles forming, sure. But before they form to prevent them, I think that's a, unless if you are independently wealthy, it's a waste of money.
42:57And as somebody who was very much so struggling financially in her early to mid-20s, the thought of somehow scrambling together 500 bucks is absolutely insane to me. And you shouldn't even be, you shouldn't even be talking about it. Yeah. Because you're creating that stress and anxiety. Totally agree. But I love microneedling. I'm excited for PDRN for getting over here. Yeah. Hopefully. I love going to, I was in Seoul last year, thanks to Beauty of Joseon. I went on a brand trip with them, which was so cool. But I got to do like that thing where you go into the medical clinics and like you're there for like seven hours.
43:31Yeah. It was so fun. But just the way that they approach aesthetics is just totally different. Like here we're like, it's going to empower you and they're they're like oh people look sick yeah so don't look sick they literally had a powerpoint i honestly was like i was like i kind of appreciate the blunt no filter yeah no filter no filter but it's also funny because like they're just like okay well this is the beauty standard that you're going for then do this and you're like hard to argue sir and so don't dance around it they're just they're like and i'm kind of excited for k beauty to come to the u.s and a more like retailers are starting to pick them up yeah and i'm excited for that because i think that beauty has been a little bit inflated in price in the U.S.
44:08What I will say, though, with K-Beauty brands and the things that people don't know, they do something called dusting a lot. And I only know this because Joyce actually used to work at a K-Beauty contract manufacturer that she actually brought into the U.S. as well. They do something called dusting. And so I think that K-Beauty products are superior for textures. But if the price is really, really cheap and they're claiming like 30 active ingredients, it's probably only one or two that are active. So that's like my one thing is I'm like, oh, look, I wish they were just like a little, they're marketing geniuses.
44:34Yeah. But sometimes I'm like, ooh, they're setting an expectation up in the mind of consumers that every brand should have these 30 ingredients. Right. But like really they just have like nice and might in it. Yeah. Yeah. I think the price point is, it can't be beat. It really can't be beat. It can't be. It's really interesting to me that Sephora has not doubled down on K-Beauty. They really haven't. That's all I will say. Okay. Eyes. We got an eye look. We got a look. Am I wrong? Am I wrong? I think it's... Oh, no. I don't think you're wrong. They have... What's that? Dan Dan? Then I met you.
45:07Then I met you. And that one I want to try that you're just mentioning, but I haven't tried it. Yeah. So cool. Yeah. Oh, their gondola is so pretty. Glow Recipe is obviously K-Beauty adjacent. Sure. They are K-Beauty. But they're not in the sense of the price. They're not COSRX. No. You know? COSRX. I've heard rumors is all I will say. Yeah. which will massively shift how people buy in those stores. But it's like the ordinary. Yeah. On parallel prices. Yeah. The thing is you just cannot get mad about the formula. When people complain about the formula, I'm like, it was$15. Yeah, yeah. Oh, the texture.
45:42Yeah, that's why it's$15. Go to Niod if you want a nice texture. Actually, in Canada, Holt Renford just introduced K-Beauty. They just brought in a whole bunch of brands. I'm sorry, K-Beauty from an experiential standpoint, from the fact that you can use, you know, it's just so gentle. Yeah. Like they're very focused on barrier. It's tough to beat. It's tough to beat, especially in a world where if you want to spend money, go get like microneedling or laser and then use K-Beauty. Like you're going to have a good skincare routine. And it's why our prices, like we're trying to keep them as transparent as possible because, you know, we know that we need to compete with K-Beauty.
46:16Yeah. What are you de-influencing lately? I don't know if I want to say this because I'm like, it's like against my brand. I just haven't been wearing that much sunscreen this winter. mic drop clip it uh it's largely because i actually don't know if i can get my sunscreens anymore for the summer so i'm rationing so to be clear but i use a lot less and it's because you know when the uv index is under two and i work in an office all day realistically the amount of uv i'm getting is quite low but the thing is i because i retinol and laser my face to hell and back like i also don't want to take any chances like everyone's like whenever somebody's like oh like there's no risk for for like skin cancer i'm like sure but like have they ever studied somebody that puts their skin through what I put my skin through.
46:58So I've actually been relying on my like makeups SPF or like a tiny dab of sunscreen. And I have a UV camera. And so I've been like monitoring my dark spots and nothing's progressed. So you have a UV camera at home? I have like seven. Oh. Okay. So the first time I bought it, I found, do you remember the campaign by Dove where they had people with sunscreen? I think it was Dove. It might not be Dove, But there was a campaign with a large conglomerate that basically had the UV camera on the street. And so this was before UV cameras were readily available. Now you can just buy them on Amazon. I didn't know that.
47:34I have like a 5 ,000. I like literally like saved up forever. So if you look at my videos from 2020, I basically saved forever for this. It's a$5 ,000 camera. I was like, oh, it's a business write-off. Not understanding that you don't get the money back on business write-offs. It's like that shit's creep. Taxes, learning taxes. Write it off. Yeah, tax codes. And so, but it was, it's a super high def. And so I have that one, harder to use, but it was the guy who made the camera for the campaign. So he made me a UV camera because I begged him. I found him on the 10. You could be renting that out on Pickle.
48:05You know, you know that Pickle app? I'm not joking. Recoup some of that cost. I'm like, one day do is going to have a sunscreen and we're going to make people stand in front of this very high res UV camera. Yeah. What is happening? I'm going to move on to a little bit of social media. What's happening with TikTok shop? Are you on TikTok shop? Oh, yeah. Yeah. So I'm on TikTok shop. I actually don't promote TikTok shop as much anymore because I find it actually throttling my performance. Okay. It's not performing as well as it used to. Okay. So I would say, I mean, I love TikTok shop. I think it's, it's just so many wonderful things for Do.
48:40Do is still on TikTok shop. I love the, I love how transparent it is. People are like, oh my God, like TikTok's all ads now. And I'm like, it always was. You're just disclosing it now. Right. Like I, the amount of undisclosed ads on that platform is met. And I think because we work in the industry, we know when something is an ad. A hundred percent. And well, in some of them, I can actually like, they're verbatim, the brief that I got. And I'm like, wow. Okay. And they didn't disclose. I was like, cool, cool, cool. And so you're, and then you're called a hater when you point it out. So now I don't even point it out anymore.
49:15I'm like, whatever. Like, it's not, I'm going to teach y 'all how to Keep scrolling. I'm not commenting, but I think it's a more honest transaction. It's a more honest video. Yeah. Okay. Just having that big yellow or orange cart. But yeah, I mean, Dewa sold like tens of thousands of products on TikTok shop. Incredible. See, we don't have TikTok shop in Canada. I've never seen it. Yeah. But I understand the power of it. Are you getting it now? Not at the moment. I don't know what's going to happen, but maybe they'll open it up. But no, now that you're in the U.S. No, no, because my account is...
49:44Your address is Canada. Yeah. Is there anything else that is kind of popping off for you right now that, or is blowing up your DMs, people are talking to you a lot about on social? I think people really want to understand the minutiae because I do think that with some of these launches, you do have to be an expert to be able to tell the difference between them. Like it's like the difference of like two or three ingredients. And so people really want to understand what they should and shouldn't be buying. I also think, do you feel like right now the beauty slowdown is just what happened in 2018 with all of like the naked palettes?
50:14that's what I feel like is kind of happening right now. With skincare. Yeah. Yeah. I think that there's, it's just kind of an inevitability of, of it being like a peak and then a bit of a petering off and the cream. And then it's going to just keep going up and down. We'll see palettes come back again, you know? Exactly. Well, I'm like, I feel like everyone's obsessed with makeup right now and playing and drawing on their face. And I'm always like, maybe it's because like we're in a moment of like economic like contraction. And so, you know, it's like people want to like play and like, you know, dissociate.
50:43But yeah. What launch have you been the most excited about in beauty recently? Honestly, it's all sunscreen. All sunscreen. It's all sunscreen. Any new one that you tried that you're obsessed with? I'm really excited about Ultraviolet coming into the U.S. Yeah. Actually. Let's talk about that. So full disclosure, I love the founders back in Ava. They're absolute gems. We met one of them last year. I forget which one, but they came to Canada last year. God, they're so cool. So they really get it. They understand I make great sunscreens. Yeah. And I just know they're going to be good. Are they going to be as good as their Australian formulas?
51:17Here's my thing. I'm like, if they were as good, then why wouldn't you just also launch those American formulas in Australia? So I'm just kind of like, they're going to be, I know they're going to be as good as you can make them in the United States. And in a time where there's a contraction of Korean sunscreen and we're not going to be able to get our hands on it as easily, I'm very happy that there's going to be an option that people can quickly get. Yeah. That's fantastic. Which formula have you liked the most? I only know the bottle colors. I know, right? I'm like the fluid. Yes. Is like the road milky toner.
51:48Yeah. I'm glad we're talking about this because we talked about it last year, but I do agree that this coming into the U.S. is going to be a game changer. Big time. Yeah. Make Supergoop scared. I don't. Supergoop sunscreens do not suit me at all. I actually like some of their, I like some of their formulas, but it's like we need more competition. We need the large conglomerates to understand this is a massive market. And I think they do get it. You like? It's so good. Yeah. Okay, everyone. It's called the Fave Fluid Ultralight Screen SPF 50. Carlene's talked about it many times. So get your hands on that.
52:22I'm excited. That's great. Well, thank you so much for your time. Thank you for having me. And sounding off on all of these hot topic headlines. Always great. Love it. Everybody follow Charlotte on TikTok and Instagram. At Charlotte Parlay. And everybody needs to follow Dew Skin as well. Oh, yeah. Follow Dew. At Dew Skin. Your brand. Thanks for listening. You can find details on every product mentioned in today's episode, along with our exclusive promo codes on our blog at breakingbeautypodcast.com. While you're there, be sure to sign up for our newsletter. Every episode will be delivered directly to your inbox so you won't miss a single thing.
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Charlotte Palmerino is back! Dieux co-founder and trained esthetician Charlotte Palermino is known for her no BS social media presence to over 800,000 followers.
Today, we’re joining forces to break down some of the buzziest beauty news of the moment, like, Biologique Recherche’s iconic P50 lotion reformulation, how K-Beauty regulations will change the way we shop for our fave Korean sunscreens this summer and the big question, does she ever get tired of skincare?!
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- The beauty industry slowdown – fact vs. fiction and all of the nuances in between
- Are dermfluencers a problem?
- The real reason that K-beauty is so inexpensive and what to know about skincare “dusting”
- What’s exciting Charlotte when it comes to skincare – and what she’s de-influencing right now
- Plus, are we about to be inundated with Skinceuticals CE Ferulic dupes??
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