The #DamnGood Fall 2026 Products We Can't Stop Talking About

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0:08Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the podcast all about the breakthrough people, products and moments in beauty. We're your hosts, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins.

0:21Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Breaking Beauty podcast. It's officially fall now. So we are in your feeds with a hashtag damn good episode that's all about fall must-haves. I am Jill Dunn, one of your co-hosts. I'm here with my friend and colleague for nine years, Carlene Higgins. Hello. Yes. So we are former beauty editors turned beauty podcasters in your feed every single Wednesday with the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty. And as Jill said, once a month we do our hashtag Damn Goods episodes where we review products of the month. And fall is always so exciting because there are so many launches.

1:03So in today's episode, we're going to be talking about some of the biggest, buzziest launches of the season. There are complexion launches galore, Hong Van Gogh, Jones Road Beauty, Lisa Eldridge. We're also going to be talking about some skincare, of course. We know so many of you tune in for our skincare reviews. And so with that, let's dive in, Carleen. All right. So I think we should start with complexion because honestly, you had said to me, you're like, I think maybe we just do a foundation or complexion episode, like another one. And we just did one in the spring. We'll link to it in our show notes, guys.

1:37But because there just have been so many. So I think we have to start there. What have you been trying? So I tried the now kind of infamous, I would say, Jones Road Beauty Wide Awake Brightening Concealer,$32 US and$46 in Canada. It is a little pot concealer. And some of you may remember when Bobbi Brown, name drop, was on our show about a year ago and she talked about how she was working on a new concealer. And many of you also may be familiar with the pencil that she had. She had the Concealing Face Stick. Yes, I do remember. I like that product. And a lot of makeup artists have recommended that.

2:18It's good for sketching on, just adding that coverage. It's like a chunky pencil versus the Lisa Eldridge Thin one. Yes, exactly. So this particular concealer is solving a different problem. A lot of people found that one drying. Yeah, I was going to say it's a bit matte. So this is really meant for, as the name indicates, wide awake. It's for underneath the eyes. They also have a line of neutralizers. so you can correct. Color correcting, yeah. And you can also conceal on top of that. I tried the corrector. That's not necessarily my big, as I say, bugaboo. My thing is about the bags and trying to like make those look a little less puffy and just bring a little more lightness or wide awakeness underneath the eye.

3:00So I love this formula. She ate with this. I think it's fantastic. And I have to tell everybody, I went to the Jones Road store to properly get shade matched. and I was telling you about my experience in there. And it was like, it was so joyous. Yeah. It was really fascinating. Like girl bonding time between the customers and the artists and you can get makeup lessons in there, everything there. I love that. I thought it was fantastic. Yeah. Well, when we talked to Bobbi last year, I think. Yeah, it was about a year ago. We will link to that episode in our show notes as well. But she was talking about retail and the power of retail, which is a really tough nut to crack.

3:43We know this. This is the land of DTC. And I think it's really, to me, Bobbi Brown's knowledge and experience and her hands on like, I want to help women. I'm not going to be intimidating. I'm not about that. I'm not a gatekeeper. This isn't about just like looking as cool as humanly possible. It's really more about women leaning in for women. And I feel like what you described, because Jill told me this story about like this woman who's like getting her makeup lesson. And then she's like, I'm going to go get my dress and then I'll come back so you can see the final look and everybody's clapping.

4:19Yeah. Like she came back in the store and everyone's like oohing and aahing over how she transformed. It was like a makeover, but she made the point to come back to the store to show her artists. And I was like, what is even happening? I love that. But it reminds me of like old school department store from like the way, way back in like the 80s. And I feel like that human connection, it's just so lovely. It makes sense for the demographic Bobby Brown is catering to. And, you know, it's unfortunate that she will have to change the name because that's going to cost a lot of money. So this has been a little dust up in the last few days, hasn't it?

5:02Little just in case you missed it, Molly Sims went on Instagram, took to TikTok and said she didn't name them, but she's like, there is a brand that I really love. I use a lot of their products and they came out with a product with the same name as my under eye product. She's like, we have five people in the marketing department. We work so hard. And this big brand came in and yada yada. and Bobby Brown responded with a notice on her Instagram saying this was not deliberate. This was accidental, which I fully, fully believe. And since then, as I understand it, Molly has taken down her post, Facebook, and again, Bobby did the right thing and said, my bad, my bad, but we will change the name.

5:49But that is a big whoops. Like that is a, that's going to be very costly. All the SEO she's missing out on all of that, but she's doing the right thing. Now, ultimate respect. I would argue they just both had the best marketing of their entire lives. No, honestly, they honest to God should collab. Yeah. Molly should be in the next Jones Road, Beauty Ad and vice versa. Or just like it would. This is the era we are living in. The thing that the impression I got from Bobby, when I saw this go down on social media, I was like, she's going to make it right. because when we interviewed her, she was discussing her memoir and there was no mudslinging in that book.

6:29That's just not her style. I got the, you know, she's going to take the high road and she's going to make stuff right. She's a classy lady. But you can still buy this product by the name that I've called it today. And these things take time. Yeah, exactly. And they worked it out. Yeah, exactly. Love to see it. Yeah.

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9:47now while we've been in new york you also went over to the lisa eldridge yes pop-up shop which i know they've extended so i assume it's doing gangbusters yeah it's open now till early december yeah and it's really wonderful because there's no place to go in store typically in north america to see her products in person. So it's just like her whole archive come to life, magazine covers on the wall and Marilyn Monroe memorabilia everywhere and just like images that Lisa herself has worked on and crafted. And there's little vanity stations where you can get your makeup done. And she hand selected every single artist that's in there.

10:28So there is a threshold. Every single one of them is a professional artist. And I think I'm sure it was rigorous process to even work there. But I had to go make my way there to try her concealer, which is the luminous concealer. So again, this is something that I'm looking for underneath the eye. I want that luminosity. And I... We're going to get a comparison, apparently. How do you compare these? Well, the Bobbi Brown one certainly gives you more coverage. So this is really all about brightening under the eye. And the thing about Lisa is that she's all about these olive tones. She's really well known for that.

11:08And apparently a large majority of the population has olive undertones, but they're really left out. So she has very much zeroed in on that. But that being said, I don't have olive undertones and I found my shade, no problem. Okay. Yeah. That's interesting because I just didn't know that a large portion of the population has olive undertones and is being underserved. But that's great. How many shades? They said 30%. Oh, wow. Okay. That's significant. She's made content about that for years on her channel. So she's really walking the walk. And so how many shades and how much, by the way? 32 shades, 39 US dollars.

11:46And of course, it's all direct to consumer. So based on where you live, it will be adjusted the price where you're shipping it to. And she also has correctors, but only four shades. So it's like, you know, peach. It is like tackling each undertone that we need it. There's one that's like a little bit more of that orangey red. There's one that's peachier, pinker, you know, to cancel out what you want. I found that this is just so seamless underneath the eye and it kind of just like buffs. It literally brings luminosity to your under eye. It is the perfect light bulbs under the eyes. Exactly. And the artist was explaining to me yesterday about how when she heard that there was mica in here, she was like, oh, no.

12:33Right. Because I think a lot of us think of under eye brighteners like the old school Becca one, which I have had in my kit forever. And it gives you, I agree, too much luminosity under the eye. Leave it to Lisa. she nailed it beautiful coverage goes on flawlessly there's like this micro buffing brush that she's selling as well that is just so so good absolutely love it and it's like it's like a little candlelight for underneath your eye yeah okay great well I have a complexion product that I want to talk about I mean first of all I am just going to say that in my opinion the new Atelier Westman Foundation is beyond chef's kiss.

13:16Like best I've ever had. I bow down all of that. So we're not going to be covering it today. And that's because dun dun dun. You say it. We have the Gucci Westman herself who will be joining us on the mic and we're going to go in depth on that foundation. So we're just putting a pin in that for now. But when it comes to complexion. Went out of my comfort zone to try a powder, which I don't usually use powders on my skin because I'm not super oily, although I am feeling a bit of oil on my skin right now. But this is the Dior Forever Onset Powder Blurring Translucent Loose Setting Powder. How's that for a name?

13:57I know. And it comes in five shades. So I think even though it's translucent, it does have five shades, which I think is important to because we know that it can have like a little bit of a white cast. This one is$56 U.S. and$76 in Canada. And it is talc free. This is my bugaboo right now. It's like every single powder that I like is being reformulated and talc's taken out, which I don't like. Right. Including the Charlotte Tilbury. Yeah. Well, that's yeah. It's everybody has Shaco and Songu. That's what we say. So this some of you who are big Dior fans might be wondering why they've come out with a second matte powder because they actually already have like a lot of brands.

14:41They have a mattifying powder and then they have a radiant powder. And this is a third one or a second matte. So the reason for that is that this one is blurring and the other one is just mattifying with like a sheer to light coverage, whereas this one is meant to be invisible yet blurring. And that's why I really like this product and wanted to talk about it today because when I tried it and I put it on like this area of my cheeks, I could not by her nose. I could not believe the difference between the areas where I had applied it and not apply it when it came to the blurring. I was like, this is magic.

15:26Like it was just, it was like a before and after on my face. You know what I mean? You need to put that on Instagram. I'm just going to do a little touch up. I'm sure you won't be able to see from like that far of, you know, and I'm using the pad, which I will say mattified a little too much for my liking. So what I would do in the future is I have a fan brush and I think just doing that very light fan brush would be incredible because then it's just not applying too much. like you have more oily skin, so you might be fine with this. And it's meant to kind of like bake is the other main function, which I do appreciate.

16:06And I used it again in a different way this morning on my eyelids because I was using a bit of eyeliner and I just find eyeliner because I have greasy eyelids that transfer so much. So I used a smaller brush and applied it Just a little dusting and a little dusting over the liner and it worked brilliantly. So yeah, I would, there's different ways to use it, but I'm giving it the thumbs up.

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20:31Like you mentioned, Carleen, I thought there was so much foundation news that we could have done a whole other episode. But one that I wanted to shout out for best of all, this launched actually in the summer. This is the Hung Van Gogh Red Carpet Skin Luminous Longwear Serum Foundation. And this is 46 US dollars and 66 in Canada. It comes in these frosted plastic tubes. So they're really great for travel. No spilling whatsoever. Absolutely love it. this is a serum foundation meant to feel weightless on the skin we know he's the king of red carpet glow there's no question he's still working with Anne Hathaway he's working with Selena Gomez all of these people and it's this radiant natural matte and there's a few things about this I have been using this ever since I got it but his whole positioning with the 36 shades is that you there's that every one of them has a neutral undertone okay this is why it's so confusing out there right now to find your shade to find your shade.

21:31So he designed that to make it very easy for people to find their shade. OK, but there are a lot of people were even more confused than ever. Oh, interesting. Yes. So if I'm reading between the lines, a lot of brands will have 50 shades, let's say, because they have there's a whole well, a third of them that are cool. Yeah. A third of them that are warm and then a third of them that are neutral approximately in terms of undertones. A lot of brands function that way. We've talked about that. Certainly like a MAC from back in the day or people who would have a lot of breadth of shades. So he's eliminated all of the undertones, making them all neutral, which would account for the fact that there's only what you said, 32 shades.

22:15There's 36 shades. 36 shades. New way of thinking about it. And I think it's kind of confused people. But regardless, once you find your shade, I'm shade seven, by the way, and I found that out because I watched Katie Jane Hughes's Instagram about it were shade twins. Oh, I see. So that's handy. Very handy. And this is a bit of a learning curve, but it is my new replacement for the Armani luminous silk that I used always. Okay. Well, that's saying a lot. Yeah. That was your ride or die before they reformulated. Exactly. And the thing is a lot, it's going to be a love it or a love it or hate it because you need to use so little.

22:52I'm talking about a pinprick. Okay. You shake it up, pinprick on your hand, then you dot that all over your face. And then he has this lovely brush that you blend it in with either with this or with your fingertips. Your skincare has to be juicy and you will get absolutely flawless application. Okay. Yeah. May I see it? I just want to see the fluid fluidity. Yes. Be careful. A lot comes out. So online, you've seen some criticisms. People said, I put this on. I look like a statue. Like it was almost too opaque, opaque. But all of that being said, when it's on your skin, it is it feels weightless.

23:34Yeah. Like a serum. Yeah. So the point is you're getting pigment. Yes. You're getting nano pigment. Yes. Kind of. I think this new wave. Yeah, exactly. in a serum base. So I think that it's a winner and I will keep using it. And Love Hung, he's the best. Well, I can't wait to try it. Yeah. Okay. Amazing. Now, in other makeup favorites, I actually have an eyeshadow to talk about for once because I haven't talked about eyeshadow in ages. Now, a lot of you know, I'm not a big eyeshadow girly in the way of like, I'm not a palette queen. You know what I mean? I like a very simple, minimalist eyeshadow.

24:15And so I often will go for sticks, which have their benefits and have their drawbacks. Right. So what I've found that I've been really loving is the Say Super Suede Baked Eyeshadow, which I have here. These are singles, everybody. And if you are not watching and you're just listening, what would you say this is the size of gel, like a silver dollar or something like that. Yeah. So they're singles. They're$24 each U.S. and$34 in Canada. So it is a bit pricey, I would say. It's six matte shades and five shimmers. Now, I'll be honest, I've only tried the matte. I don't love shimmer. Like I'm just not a big shimmer girl.

25:02And the first thing I noticed when I looked at the six matte shades is they're all various shades of brown. So it's almost like you took the Hung Van Gogh matte palette or the Makeup by Mario and just deconstructed it into these very 90s. Like she had Helena Christensen as they spoke in the campaign. Which I loved because again, she's not a 20 year old model. It's not that often that you'll see a Gen X person in an eyeshadow campaign. So I loved that. and it didn't look airbrushed to it within an inch of its life, in my opinion. So these, the other thing that got me about these is that they are baked eyeshadows.