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Hey everyone, Matt here with Joel from How to Money. Joel, I know you like a good road trip. What's the last one that you've taken?
Joel
Okay, well this was a flight, not a drive, but my wife and I just got back from the iHeart Podcast Awards in Austin, Texas. That was a lot of fun and I knew it was gonna be a hectic trip so I booked a comfortable Airbnb for us that was very walkable to downtown. It was perfect.
Matt
Yeah. And nothing worse than like spending half your trip stuck in tr. When you're trying to enjoy a new city, walking, even running around on foot like that is the way to do it man.
Joel
Agreed. Yeah, and you know what hit me while I was there, Matt? How brilliant it is to list your own place on Airbnb when you're traveling, especially now that you can team up with a co host who handles everything for you. Find a co host@airbnb.com host.
Matt
Hi everyone, I'm Rachel Zo and you're listening to Climbing in Heels. This show is all about celebrating extraordinary superwomen who will be sharing their incredible journeys to the top, all while staying glamorous. Other than fashion, beauty is a topic that I can get so many questions on, whether it's from social media or interviews or meeting people in real life. You guys definitely have questions about skincare and makeup and everything in between. Last week I asked you guys to submit your beauty questions for me to answer on the podcast. And here to help me is my amazing producer and half blood sister. Everything else, Mary Elizabeth. You all know her at this point. So let's see what you guys are needing to know and see if I can answer your question. So let's do it.
Mary Elizabeth
So let's just jump right into it, shall we?
Matt
Yep.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay. Starting with skincare, which we all know. Very, very hot, popular topic. Lot of, lot of products out there. A lot of information out there about skin care. So we got this question multiple times. So I had to go first. What steps are in your everyday skin care routine? So what are you doing morning or night? But what are your must do steps?
Matt
So it's a loaded question. It's a loaded question because I have realized over the last 10 to 15 years how much my son worshiping for my entire tween to 20 something life has damaged, you know, my skin. Right. And. But I will also say that I've now lived in LA for 20 years, which is one of the driest places to live in the United States, for sure.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
And the amount of hydration that I can put on my skin throughout the day is. It's almost. It doesn't matter. Like, I don't think.
Mary Elizabeth
The limit doesn't exist.
Matt
Yes. It's like when I'm in Florida. Right. It's totally different.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
And so I would say to that that while I'm here, I cannot live morning and night. And sometimes throughout the day there is. I literally open my eyes in the morning and I put hyaluronic serum on my face and maybe a vitamin C serum over that. I use Barbara Sturm typically. Yes. That is very expensive. There are so many that are not right. Cora Organics, I'm obsessed with.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
I use Clean beauty. I use a lot of honest products, honest beauty as well, which is very affordable. And I think, you know, to that I would say I use a lot of serums, without question. I use serums. I use vitamin C serums, I use niacin serums, B serums, as many serums as I can put on. Right. They actually work. They actually really, I have found they really work. I then one of my favorite moisturizers that I'm now on my like 10th bottle of is beauty. Her one particular product. And they're all amazing. The arm sculpt, the body sculpt this, that. They're all amazing. The resurfacing compound, amazing. The you beauty. I want to say it's called super hydrator. It's one of the best moisturizers I've used. And that is because it genuinely feels like a shield.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
And it keeps my skin hydrated all day.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
And it gives you that kind of like dewiness and just really works. And I love it. I really do love it. And I. I really would swear by it because I've now tried a million different hydrators. Moisturizers. Absolutely one of my favorite, especially for day. And then I also love Shani Darden products are amazingly effective.
Mary Elizabeth
Amazing.
Matt
Yeah, they really work. Hurt. They really, really work. And again, this is what I'll say about beauty. There are a lot of products that cost a lot of money and there are a lot of products that are not worth the money. And a lot of products that you need very, very little to apply literally like a dime. And that investment will last a long time. Now everyone has their budget of what they can spend within reason. But I would say some products are worth it and some are not. But I would also say that there are so many that are. You can buy in drugstores and things like that that are affordable, that are incredible. And I also want to say that there are cheap products and we can get into that later. Not cheat, but like ones that I use on my children, that I use on myself.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
That like ourselves that are like incredible that you can put everywhere. So we can get into that. Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
And when are you cleansing your skin? Because like, like you said, being in California, it's so dry here I was, I was cleansing morning and night. Finally I was like, my skin can't handle this twice. So I only cleanse in the evening and then like sort of water wash in the morning because it's too drying for me.
Matt
And truthfully, even when I use a cleanser, so it would be at Night. And even when I do that, it's light, and it's a hydrating cleanser. I use a cleanser like an enzyme cleanser from Barbara Sturm, or I use a cleanser from Kora Organics. My favorite one is the turmeric.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
There's a product, ginger cleanser. I have a lighter one, one that's just for face, and then one that works almost like a mask. And I use it in the shower every single time I shower, but because it's very gentle, and it's like you can leave it on while you, like, wash your hair and stuff. And I love that product. I really do. In as it pertains to clean beauty in general. Beauty products, especially for face. I really love Core Organics. I love it. I'm so impressed with how it works, honestly. But I do cleanse mostly at night, not during the day, because then I can use an even heavier. Like, sometimes I'll put, like a. There's a Cora night mask that you can sleep in.
Mary Elizabeth
Yes.
Matt
Because you can get away with things while you're sleeping that you can't put on during the day. Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
Too heavy. Too. Too heavy. Yeah. Fresh makes a really good overnight mask that's good for, like, tightening, and it feels really good. But again, you can't put that on in the morning and then put makeup over it. You're just gonna look like the makeup sliding off your face.
Matt
I'm also gonna say something that's a big beauty. No, no. But I really stand by it because I'm always in a hurry. I use makeup wipes as a cheat all the time. I do. And I'll just use ones that are hydrating and not stripping. And to be honest, my favorite makeup wipes are honest wipes. The pink. I think they're pink. The makeup remover wipes, I use them like crazy. They're super gentle. I even use them on my kids.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
Because I always have to remove things off their faces, so I use those a lot.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, those are great, too. Okay. We had a lot of listeners ask about under eye bags. Lots of different questions about that.
Matt
The age old.
Mary Elizabeth
The age old. What do you do to reduce the appearance of under eye bags?
Matt
Oh, my God. Okay. So I've been. I've been blessed in my family. I will say this. My sister got it worse than me. She genetically has my dad's. Which are, like, puffy.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
And mine are not. They're there, but it's. It's different. I can cover mine. They're not. They're not Polarizing under my eyes. Right. So I think some of it is genetics and really hard to completely make disappear. Yeah. I have learned that over the years because I have many friends that you know. And listen, I'm just going to be very honest. I think at a certain age, and I. And I have not done it, but I will do it at some point. Products can't help. Right. Like, I think you. There's only so much products can do. Right. There are some incredible de. Puffing products. There are things that can help under eye. I swear, and live by under eye masks. I love them. I love the wander beauty ones I think are incredible. I love the one one one skin everything. The one one one skin face masks, especially the black diamond line. Unbelievable. And the eye mask. I will not do an appearance without using eye masks. I will not. Because they actually really do help in terms of covering under eye bags. There's a lot of things you can do. It is an art form. And you honestly should watch YouTube or TikTok and watch the makeup experts do it, because there is an art to it. Ones that we as civilians, not makeup artists, cannot fully do.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
But I think the ones, all of us that have little ones, the trick is you want to use a concealer that certainly has coverage. Right. Like a medium, at least. I will definitely say that stick covered stick covers, while thick, and I would recommend using them with an eye cream. Really work better. They don't slip right off.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
More liquid ones are for younger people that don't need so much coverage because they're thinner, you know? But I love the Charlotte Tilbury one. I love the makeup by Mario ones. The key is to use ones that may have a little bit of orange or a little bit of peach, a little bit of red. Right. So there are makeup artists that will literally put pigment if you have very dark circles.
Mary Elizabeth
Right. Counteract color. Correct.
Matt
Color. Correct. And then apply a lighter. One shade lighter. @ least one shade lighter than your foundation.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
To break that is a key that I've learned is to not use the same. Don't match your concealer to your foundation.
Mary Elizabeth
Right. It should be. It should be a shade lighter.
Matt
Should be a shade lighter.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
Yes. And you don't want that under eye thing that is super dry and cracky, because that's so gross.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
So you want to always have it be like a hydrating under eye, and then you can always put a little translucent powder over it to set it. But that's definitely one of the tricks that I've learned from makeup artists. Over the years, because that was a huge thing. I was trying to match my kids with my foundation because that's what one would think, right?
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, of course.
Matt
Yeah. But no skin is doing. Your skin is. I have to tell you, it's an art form. It really is. As you get older, if you're someone. Listen, there's also people that barely wear makeup, right. I have friends that are the same age as me that wear. Maybe they wear concealer, maybe they wear the lightest foundation. I'm someone that loves makeup, so I like contour. I like the. The skin different dimension and I like that. So, yeah, it just.
Mary Elizabeth
It is an art form. It truly is.
Matt
But I would recommend honestly, watching the experts on. On your eye because you. It's complex in that you have to know your skin colors, right? Like, and your tones and your colors. Because for the longest time I didn't know what my skin tone was. I'm like, I'm olive, but meanwhile I have so much yellow. So that means different color to correct under, like black and blue.
Mary Elizabeth
So, yeah, like, a color consultation is like, it is the first step.
Matt
I recommend that. I really do recommend it. And now you can actually do it online and you can also do it like on Sephora and Ulta and some of the, like, better like cosmetic brands will literally scan you and tell you. And it's avoid.
Mary Elizabeth
And what you should do is. Yeah. Do you do ever do. I don't think I've ever seen you do this. So maybe you don't, but maybe you do. I don't know. Do you ever do the ice rolling to depuff or to like, help with bags?
Matt
Yes, but the answer is no, because I hate the shock. But I will say this. I, from the age of probably 13, I would, before school, put metal spoons in the freezer on ice and hold metal spoons on my eyes because I always. Puffy eyes. I've, you know this. I have super.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
Sensitive eyes. So I don't get big black circles, but I do get very puffy eyes.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
I'm allergic to feathers. Weird pillows, like.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
You know, so I've been a de puffer for.
Mary Elizabeth
You're a deep huffer. I love that.
Matt
So the cold spoons are an amazing quick fix. And then when the whole, like, cucumber thing came out, I tried that too.
Mary Elizabeth
Oh, yeah, the cucumber thing.
Matt
Cold. Cold aloe leaves also.
Mary Elizabeth
I love that. Very spa.
Matt
It's very spa. But I think those are really good tricks to know at home that, like, you don't need money to do these things. Like find aloe plant, you know, and just take some leaves and like.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah. On your face.
Matt
Put them in the freezer. Cucumbers, cold cucumbers. Like that really does work.
Mary Elizabeth
It's effective.
Matt
Sometimes people will say like, tea bags work. So quick fixes, I love them. I love the at home homeopathic ones. Yeah, cold really does work.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah. If you. Yeah, again, but if you don't like the shock, it might not be for you.
Matt
I don't love the cold roller. I'm. You will never find me doing a cold plunge. I'm here to say that.
Mary Elizabeth
Yes, I don't think there's enough money to pay you to get you to do a cold plunge.
Matt
That's. I mean, I'm the coldest person alive. That is the worst. When I watch people do it, my whole body quivers.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, it's a thing. It's a trend.
Matt
It's a thing.
Mary Elizabeth
It really is. Okay, next question. What do you find effective for helping with volume loss in your face and in your neck?
Matt
Well, let's see. I'm going to say. People listen. I mean, I am here to say do the natural thing. As long as you can. Go the product route. Use the rollers. I will say my Lima laser has changed my life. I am here to say that the Lima laser is one of the things that I have seen to be the most effective thing you could ever do at home. It is incredibly expensive. So I'm not here to say it's affordable, but I am here to say that if you're spending so much money on crazy products that cost almost a thousand dollars or like at home things.
Mary Elizabeth
Crazy treatments, crazy treatments that you're going to.
Matt
These facials are getting so expensive.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
I would say that the Lima laser is incredibly helpful. It stimulates your collagen. If you use it even 5 to 15 minutes per day while you're on calls before you go to sleep. It's incredible. But yeah. And so here's what I'll say. There are the most incredible topical things that you can do for volume loss. They have developed the most incredible laser treatments and micro, micro needling like Potenza and. God, it's called like Althea or. Oh my God, there's so many lasers like that nurse Jamie has that are non invasive.
Mary Elizabeth
Alma laser.
Matt
Alma. I want to say.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, one of those is really great too.
Matt
And they're incredible. Incredible. But I will say they're. They're not inexpensive. So right here's what I'll say. Do everything Topical. Right. Do the micro needling. Do the lasering, the prenza because it helps the quality of your skin. It literally tricks your cells to regenerate and rebuild. Rebuild collagen. So, like these. These developments are unbelievable, right? To. To avoid having to do injectables. Right?
Mary Elizabeth
Sure.
Matt
But at a certain point, Botox and different fillers and the like are really game changing when they work. They work.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
You know what I will say to that, though? You know, listen, it's a very long beauty episode that I would get into about my feelings about it, because I don't. I am against doing these things at a very young age. Yeah, I am. I'm here to say if I had a daughter that was. That was asking me to do sorts of fillers and treatments in her teens, I would be very upset.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, absolutely.
Matt
I.
Mary Elizabeth
It's a different conversation, you and I sitting here talking about any sort of injectable because we are of an age where that makes sense for our skin. But I totally get what you're saying. We're not advocating for young women or men to be doing this at all. We want.
Matt
No.
Mary Elizabeth
Yes. You should enjoy your youth and your elastic skin and your.
Matt
And your natural collagen. Collagen, yeah. Yes.
Mary Elizabeth
And there's options for volume loss. You just got to figure out what's right for you and what you know.
Matt
And I would say that. I would say that if you're young, like, there's so much available now to start doing to nurture and keep your collagen levels, like your collagen strong. Right, Right. I think that like 20 years ago, 25 years ago, like, we didn't. There's no, like, drinking collagen powders and.
Mary Elizabeth
No, no.
Matt
You know, all of these things that are so good for not just your skin, but your whole body and your cells. So, you know, I would say do as much as you can now.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah. Well, that's a good segue because the next question we got several times was, what body lotion or serum do you like to use?
Matt
I am very. As I said, like, there are a handful of brands that I use on face and body because they do do both. Like Barbara Sturm, like Shani Darden. Like you beauty. I love the super body hydrator and arm sculpt by beauty. I love honest body products. I love honest body cream and body oils. I love core organics. I use the body scrub in the shower. I use the body oil. I love 111Skin has this incredible pink. The bot. The bottle's pink. I'M seeing it in my head of the body oil. I. I love those. I love body oil. I use body oil. I use body scrubs and body oils more than I use body creams and lotions.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay.
Matt
And that goes back to our cold thing.
Mary Elizabeth
Yes.
Matt
And what's really funny about that is I have been putting, as my sister says, lotions and potions on my children since the day they were born.
Mary Elizabeth
Yes.
Matt
And as you know, Mary, there, for a lot of that, they would come out of the shower and I would literally drench them head to toe. And calendula, arnica, Egyptian magic. Like, that's what I mean, I could.
Mary Elizabeth
Not think of the name. That's what it was. Egyptian magic, the tongue. Right. Yeah. That's an incredible product for moms. If you're a mom.
Matt
Great.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
It's. By the way, I use Egyptian magic now. Like. Yeah, it's just this incredible magical solve that works on everything everywhere.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep.
Matt
Face, dry patch, rosacea, dermatitis. Like anything.
Mary Elizabeth
Very gentle.
Matt
Also, calendula is a magical ingredient. The California baby calendula also healed everything on my boy's skin.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
I would say now that Skylar battles, you know, eczema flares here and there. He's outgrown it for the most part, but he has really sensitive skin.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
But so I would say that that's the kind of stuff I use on my body and we use in our whole family is like Egyptian magics and very clean body oils and serums. They're the best.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, Love that.
Matt
Good takeaway.
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Mary Elizabeth
Okay, let's move to makeup. You actually already answered the first question I think, unless there's another one. But it said what's the best makeup trick a renowned makeup artist has taught you? Which was probably be the concealer trick. But is there anything else that you've learned from, like, I mean, for contour. Contour.
Matt
Contour is like.
Mary Elizabeth
Who taught you that? Was it like Charlotte Tilbury was.
Matt
Charlotte. Listen, Charlotte Tilbury was the original teacher for me, for everything, because she did all of my fashion shows for most of the time that I was doing fashion shows, and she did it. And then Kately is another makeup artist that I've worked with so much over the years, Jillian Dempsey. A lot of makeup artists that I've had the privilege of working with for so many years taught me, you know, tricks of the trade. Ashley, who does my makeup, who just went and had a baby. Bless. And Emma Willis here in LA have taught me the everyday. The everyday woman's trick to contouring. And that has changed my life.
Mary Elizabeth
Oh, explain. I would love to hear that.
Matt
I would also say that one of my absolute favorite contour. Contour brands that I've gotten, that I also have not mentioned. But now that we're talking about makeup.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep.
Matt
I love Victoria Beckham's makeup. I love her contour. I'm now on the fifth one. And it's a stick.
Mary Elizabeth
Or is it a.
Matt
It's a stick. Which is why I like looks like it would be a thin lipstick. Right. So it's just a roll up. It's easy.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay.
Matt
And I like it because you can be precise with it. I have other ones that I love, but they're much thicker.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
And I actually like this one because you can do two lines on your nose. You can do the line around your face.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
You literally draw on your face like a crayon, right? Like a crayon.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
And it's like a chocolate brown crayon. And I put two lines, one on my each side of my nose. Blended out.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep.
Matt
Around the line of my forehead, blend it up into my hair. In the. Right. Under my cheekbones.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep.
Matt
And my kids love when I do it. They think it's the funniest thing when they see me do it, because I literally draw all over my face.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
And then on around your jawline. And then you blend it, and you blend it, like, super easy. So it doesn't look super contoured, but it immediately like shadows in places that you want it to.
Mary Elizabeth
That's great.
Matt
Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
That would definitely be my best makeup.
Mary Elizabeth
And I love that. You know, just like the queen of all everything. Charlotte Tilbury taught you that casual.
Matt
I mean, she really is the queen. I mean, she lives what she. What she.
Mary Elizabeth
And she's a character she's so much energy. So funny.
Matt
It's the Queen Bubbly.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah. She's a legend. Okay, moving on. What are some of your favorite eyeliners right now?
Matt
I would say. Oh, my God. I did not. You know why? Because we're just talking about makeup now. How did I not talk about this? I'm obsessed with rare beauty.
Mary Elizabeth
Selena Gomez's line.
Matt
I love Selena Gomez. Is line, again, a clean beauty line. And I'm just going to say it here. Now, I am the first one that's skeptical about clean beauty in terms of makeup and sort of how it's one thing with skincare. Makeup is a different thing. Makeup. For me, the beginning eras of clean beauty were not effective in terms of makeup. They just didn't stay on. They didn't apply as well, and they expired really quickly.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
I would say in terms of makeup, my tried and true favorites that are in my makeup bag are literally Gucci Westman Westman Atelier, also another brilliant makeup artist, and hers is clean. Her foundation sticks are game changing. Her products are incredible. I love merit Beauty also has an amazing contour bronzing kind of stick that I love. That I love. I love merit eyebrow gel.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
I love merit mascara. I love rare beauty eyeliner. I am now on, like, my tenth rare beauty.
Mary Elizabeth
What?
Matt
Liquid eyeliner.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay. I was gonna say, what shade do you like? Because, okay, I now in my 30s, have maybe mid to late 30s, you know, maybe later than mid. I noticed that when I do a black, like a. Like a true black eyeliner, I go.
Matt
Emmy, oh, my God. You look so major.
Mary Elizabeth
But I always feel like I look older than when I use, like, a brown, brown, or more neutral tonal color. Okay, so what is your takeaway from black Black? To me, I'm like, oh, my God, my mother.
Matt
I love. Black is intense. Black is intense. I think to answer that, black is great for night when you want more of an eye and you're going to be in darker lighting. Sure. Brown and every shade of brown. I have every shade of Victoria Beckham eyeliner. They go on like frosting. They're literally like velvet.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, they're beautiful colors, too.
Matt
The colors are gorgeous. They smudge really well. I love her shades of brown. I wear them every day. I love Mario's makeup by Mario. It's. What's Mario Beauty? It's makeup by Mario makeup. I use his eyeliners. I love them. And again, I think for day and everyday life, browns are great. And I think even if you're not comfortable with black, then do just a deeper chocolate brown and smudge it out.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
You know, at night. But I love eyeliner. It's part of my five minute routine. I love it. I think it's because I have like yellow green eyes. And I think I was taught when I was young, like, honey, you have to wear liner. Like it just pulls out the yellow.
Mary Elizabeth
Right? Yeah.
Matt
I don't know. So I just, I just feel naked without eyeliner and mascara. So it's.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
But natural day, you smudge it, it's not as severe, you know?
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah. I mean, I love a liquid liner, but again, it's like that would be for nighttime because if I wear it during the day, I feel like I'm wearing a mask of my mom.
Matt
But a brown eyeliner is, is hard. Like a brown liquid, I would say is more tricky. Like I would say.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, they're powder. They're like a cream powder.
Matt
Yeah, yeah, I would do, I don't know, again, like merit Victoria Beckham eyeliner. So good. So good. But I'm obsessed with. I, I'm obsessed with it. I really am. Rare beauty. I mean, those are like tried and true. Right now I'm obsessed. The one last thing I would say to just touch on Charlotte Tilbury, her color chameleon, I want to say they're called those sticks.
Mary Elizabeth
I love those things.
Matt
The black diamond or the amber haze or the emerald green. Like the emerald, whatever, Smoky quartz. They're all amazing. And those are like all in one. Her, her makeup is expensive. But what I would say to that is it's an all in one. So you can use liner, you can smudge it and use it as a shadow. So I like things that are multi functional.
Mary Elizabeth
Oh, for sure. Yeah. And then I feel my Charlotte Isaac will last me a long time. Like it's, it's a good, you know, cost per use situation because, because just a little goes a long way and you can use it for a very, very long time. Which is one of the reasons I love her stuff. Okay. Speaking about liners, do you use lip liner or just lipstick? And is it still a thing for us to be over lining our lips?
Matt
No, no, don't over line. Well, that depends. I, yeah, I have never successfully over lined my lips.
Mary Elizabeth
I look like an absolute clown. I've never successfully been able to do that.
Matt
But I have been fortunate in my life to have full lips. My mother gave them to me.
Mary Elizabeth
Yes, you do.
Matt
I have full lips. So I am not someone who loves to overdraw. I will draw to even out because everyone has one side that's, like, lower. Yeah. So I will draw to. To. To even it out. But also, you can go a little under to just even. So I'm okay with, like, a millimeter. But don't underline it, because that's not good either. Right. So you have to go a little outside the line.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay.
Matt
You do. But again, these are great things to watch, like an expert do on YouTube or TikTok or Instagram, because all of the best makeup artists like Mary Phillips and Hung Vongo and Gucci Westman and Charlotte Tilbury, they do these tutorials day in and day out on social. So it's so easy to see how to do it properly, because not done properly, it's no bueno.
Mary Elizabeth
Right.
Matt
So what I would say to that is I do wear lip liner, and I wear it because I think it stays on better when I line it. In the 90s, I only wore lip liner. In the early 2000, I probably only wore lip liner with, like, a little lip balm over it.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
We'll say this. It never came off. I never had to reapply throughout the night. So there are. And now that 90s makeup is back, like, people are literally doing that again. Right.
Mary Elizabeth
The browns are coming back. The brown lip liner.
Matt
I can't bear a matte lip, a matte anything. I will not do matte. I don't care if the 90s are back. I was there the first time, so I don't have to do it now. I don't do matte. I think matte at a certain age makes you look older because your skin looks so dry. I like fresh, dewy skin. I like a little bit of a sheen. I like a little bit of a highlight on the cheek. I won't leave home without it or what the trends are. So my approach in general to makeup is the same as it is to clothing. You have to do what works for you. You cannot be a victim of trend. With makeup, you take the trend and you apply it to your life and your skin and your age and what works best for you. I will always have hydrated skin. Dry skin makes you look older. It just does. And I'm here to say that. I'm not an expert, but I'm here to say that so your makeup gets stuck in the cracks and your lips are cracked and everything else. So I apply serums throughout the day. I apply hydrating products on top of my makeup. I don't know if you're allowed to do that, but I do it.
Mary Elizabeth
It. You do it. You break all the beauty rules.
Matt
I do. But I would say this. I have found what looks more natural on me is when I apply my lip color, which is always a hydrated lip color. Usually a. Like a. A wine plum, berries of sorts. And then I'll actually apply the liner afterwards.
Mary Elizabeth
That's interesting.
Matt
It works better for me.
Mary Elizabeth
So just add more pigment and kind of just, just, just to where you're uneven.
Matt
Almost like trap it. It's like you're wrapping it.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah, right. Okay.
Matt
I like that.
Mary Elizabeth
I don't think I've ever, like, I'm.
Matt
Stealing it and shaping it.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay. Clever. I like that.
Matt
Tip.
Mary Elizabeth
I'm going to try that. Okay. Moving to hair. A lot of hair questions for you. My personal favorite one would be, would you ever dye your hair another color?
Matt
Yeah. No.
Mary Elizabeth
She's a blonde Life.
Matt
I am blonde for life. I also go various shades of blonde. Brightness lighter. Like, sometimes I'll look back. I just look back at a picture from August and I was like, jesus, I should never be that blonde. I've looked at pictures.
Mary Elizabeth
When your skin gets a little more tan, too. Yeah. Yeah. I always say I go very. Like Hulk Hogan.
Matt
Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
In the summer, it's not great. I gotta.
Matt
Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
Dial back the blonde. Yeah, yeah.
Matt
So I like to be warmer when I'm tanner, but no, I won't. My kids are dying for me to be brunette because they want me to match them.
Mary Elizabeth
Oh, my gosh. That's so funny.
Matt
They wanna, like, they want me to match them.
Mary Elizabeth
But if you are listening and you're curious about what Rachel looks like with darker hair, just scroll back on her Instagram and you'll see some of the throwback photos she's done. And she's gorgeous in her.
Matt
I look like Kai.
Mary Elizabeth
You look just like Kai. Yeah. Yeah. You're. You're twins. Another question that was a favorite of mine was, do you ever style your hair back or off of your face?
Matt
The answer is no, I haven't for a long time. And I think I have to start to, like, negotiate that with myself because.
Mary Elizabeth
It'S so chic when you do.
Matt
I just. I don't know, it's like, you know, and I've talked about this a lot. I think my hair is emotional for me. It's like a psychological thing. It's. It's a security blanket. It's a curtain. It's a. It's a. It's a comfort. It's easy. I don't cut it. I barely style it.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
I wash it twice a week. It's Just part of my, like, being. And so I think wearing it up would almost feel like I was walking into a ballroom with no clothes on.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
And so I have to sort of work through that, I think, at some point.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep.
Matt
So I think the last picture I saw of me up with my hair up was pregnant. Like the Golden Globes.
Mary Elizabeth
You had like a. Was it like a high pony or like.
Matt
Maybe we'll post it when we post this episode.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay. We're gonna get. We're gonna give the people what they want.
Matt
Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
Dark hair and pulled back.
Matt
Yep. I'll pull some photos.
Mary Elizabeth
So funny. Rachel's not a fan of half up, half down. I will.
Matt
No, no, it's. It's very sixth grade to me.
Mary Elizabeth
Oh, got it, Got it. One other question. We got quite a lot. My hair is very, very dry. And I'm wondering what kind of leave in treatments you like to use.
Matt
There are so many good ones. There are.
Mary Elizabeth
Yeah.
Matt
I will say what I am completely obsessed with right now is K18. K18 is basically. It's a product that came out within the last, like two to three years, I want to say, but now they've expanded the line and it starts with a leave in treatment mask that you put on and you. You literally don't rinse it out, but it's literally like, it's like a bio cellular scientific thing that, like, it's very, very healing for your hair and it's. It really is effective.
Mary Elizabeth
Oh, good.
Matt
It's called K18 and I love it. There are some Olaplex products that I have found to be very effective as well. But K18 is definitely what I've been really using religiously.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay.
Matt
Over the last, like, since the summer I started using it.
Mary Elizabeth
That's great.
Matt
Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
And since we talked about clean beauty just in skin care and in makeup. What are your favorite clean beauty hair products?
Matt
Fakai. I love.
Mary Elizabeth
I really smell amazing too.
Matt
It smells amazing. And I also like. You know, I've known Frederick Fakai for many, many years, and when he launched his clean vegan line of hair products, he was so passionate. He worked so long on it. And I remember the first time I tried it. And I have to say, like, I love all the shampoos and conditioners. I love the leave in hair treatments. It is so, so good and it smells so good. And it works. It really, really works. He's got lines for color. I really, really love it. I use it religiously. And what's great is, like, my kids use all of these products, so you Know, when it comes to hair and skin and body, like, I love the fact that what's in my shower, they can use, like, you know, because they. They use my shower a lot. So it's nice that I end up, like, wait, I got to get kid products in there. And, like.
Mary Elizabeth
Right. Don't use that.
Matt
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So that's been. That's been amazing.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay. I love that. And we got a lot of questions about the beauty products or the pharmacies in Paris. So if you had to do a supermarket sweep, you've got, like, a minute to grab products from, like, a French.
Matt
Yeah.
Mary Elizabeth
Beauty supply or pharmacy. What are you grabbing?
Matt
God. Oh, my God. There's so many good ones, Claudie. Huh? Rock Roc.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep.
Matt
Been around forever. My mom's favorite lip balm. She makes me bring 10 of them back every time I go. But now you can get them here. Claudia Po. Anything.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep.
Matt
And everything.
Mary Elizabeth
Amazing products.
Matt
Yeah. There's probably so many I'm not thinking of. I just. French pharmacy. I mean, in just hours, I stand there.
Mary Elizabeth
I know.
Matt
Hours.
Mary Elizabeth
It's like a wonderland.
Matt
It is. It. French pharmacies are a wonderland. There is a new product. I actually posted it on my social over the weekend. It's this incredible solve. It's called Bonjette. Like, bonjette. B, O, U, N, J. Like, E, U, T. But it's like. Or something. Anyway, it comes in a little pot.
Mary Elizabeth
Okay.
Matt
And it's, like, almost. It's a solid, but you can make it almost a little more liquidy. And it's literally works like a French totally clean Egyptian magic. It's a solve. Your lips, your face, your elbows, anywhere that needs hydration. And I love it. And it's French, and it's amazing.
Mary Elizabeth
I mean, everything French, we love.
Matt
Yes.
Mary Elizabeth
Well, thank you so much, Rachel, for answering all of these beauty questions.
Matt
Guys, stay out of the sun. Yes.
Mary Elizabeth
Wear your spf, guys.
Matt
But I can. But here's what I'll say. Enjoy your life. I like a little real sun just with sunblock. Let the good rays in. Let the vitamin D in. Yep.
Mary Elizabeth
Yep. All right, everybody, protect your skin. We'll talk to you guys soon.
Matt
All right, guys, that was so much fun. I could talk about beauty for days and days and days. So if you like this beauty talk, let us know, because I'll just keep doing them, because I. There's never things that we run out of talking about when it comes to beauty. So thank you so much for asking all these amazing questions. I promise to answer more on our next one. And thank you always for listening to Climbing in Heels. Don't forget to write a review wherever you get your pods. I love reading them. And while you're at it, follow me on the on Instagram for more updates on upcoming guests, episodes and all things curator.
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Podcast Summary: Climbing in Heels with Rachel Zoe – Episode: ICYMI: Rachel's Beauty Tips!
Release Date: April 18, 2025
Introduction
In the “ICYMI: Rachel’s Beauty Tips!” episode of Climbing in Heels with Rachel Zoe, host Rachel Zoe dives deep into the world of beauty, addressing a multitude of listener-submitted questions. Joined by her producer and half-sister Mary Elizabeth, Rachel shares her extensive knowledge on skincare, makeup, and hair care, offering valuable insights for women navigating their beauty routines alongside busy professional and personal lives.
Skincare Routine Essentials
Rachel and Mary Elizabeth kick off the conversation by tackling skincare, a perennial favorite among listeners.
Hydration is Key: Rachel emphasizes the importance of maintaining hydration, especially living in a dry climate like Los Angeles. She states, “I cannot live morning and night. And sometimes throughout the day there is [hydration].” [03:51]
Morning Routine: Rachel begins her day with a hyaluronic serum and a vitamin C serum, highlighting brands like Barbara Sturm and Cora Organics for their effectiveness and affordability. “I use a lot of serums, without question. They actually really work.” [04:37]
Evening Routine: Cleansing is reserved for the evening using gentle, hydrating cleansers from brands like Cora Organics. Rachel mentions using an enzyme cleanser and a lighter, mask-like cleanser that she leaves on while washing her hair. “I really do love it. In regards to clean beauty in general.” [07:55]
Moisturizers: She praises You Beauty’s Super Hydrator for providing a “genuinely feels like a shield” that keeps her skin hydrated all day. Shani Darden products are also commended for their effectiveness. “There are a lot of products that cost a lot of money and there are a lot of products that are not worth the money.” [06:11]
Cleansing Frequency: Rachel shares her adaptation to her dry environment by cleansing only at night and opting for a water wash in the morning to avoid over-drying her skin. “I use it in the shower every single time I shower, but because it’s very gentle.” [07:34]
Notable Quote:
Rachel Zoe on skincare importance: “I have now lived in LA for 20 years, which is one of the driest places to live in the United States, for sure.” [04:02]
Addressing Under Eye Bags
Under eye bags are a common concern among listeners, prompting a detailed discussion.
Genetics and Solutions: Rachel acknowledges the genetic component, noting, “Some of it is genetics and really hard to completely make disappear.” [10:06] She recommends using under-eye masks like Wander Beauty and OneSkin’s Black Diamond line for puffiness. “I will not do an appearance without using eye masks.” [10:21]
Makeup Techniques: Emphasizing the artistry of concealing under-eye bags, Rachel advises using a concealer one shade lighter than your foundation and incorporating products that counteract specific colors. “Don’t match your concealer to your foundation.” [12:56]
Quick Fixes: For immediate relief, she suggests cold remedies such as metal spoons, cucumbers, and aloe leaves. “Cold really does work. Sometimes people will say like, tea bags work.” [16:27]
Notable Quote:
On makeup artistry: “There is an art form, and you honestly should watch YouTube or TikTok and watch the makeup experts do it.” [11:47]
Volume Loss in Face and Neck
Rachel delves into combating volume loss, a concern linked to aging.
Laser Treatments: She highly recommends the Lima Laser for stimulating collagen at home, despite its high cost. “The Lima laser is one of the most effective things you could ever do at home.” [16:56]
Topical Solutions: Emphasizing topical care, Rachel highlights products that nurture collagen and suggests microneedling and laser treatments like Potenza and Alma Laser for skin quality improvement. “They literally trick your cells to regenerate and rebuild collagen.” [17:43]
Injectables Caution: Rachel expresses caution regarding injectables, especially for younger individuals, advocating for natural and non-invasive methods. “I am against doing these things at a very young age.” [19:03]
Notable Quote:
On natural remedies: “Do everything Topical. Right. Do the microneedling. Do the lasering.” [17:43]
Favorite Body Lotions and Serums
Listener inquiries about body care lead Rachel to share her preferred products.
Body Oils Over Creams: Rachel favors body oils and scrubs over traditional creams for better hydration and application ease. “I use body scrubs and body oils more than I use body creams and lotions.” [21:52]
Trusted Brands: She mentions brands like Barbara Sturm, Shani Darden, You Beauty, Honest Body Products, and 111Skin for their effective and clean formulations. “I love honest body products. I love honest body cream and body oils.” [21:57]
Family-Friendly Products: Rachel appreciates versatile products like Egyptian Magic and Calendula Baby for their gentle and multi-purpose use on her family. “They can use on everything... face, dry patch, rosacea, dermatitis.” [22:32]
Notable Quote:
On versatile body care: “Egyptian Magic is now. Yeah, it’s just this incredible magical solve that works on everything everywhere.” [22:32]
Makeup Tips and Techniques
Rachel shares advanced makeup techniques to enhance natural beauty.
Contouring Secrets: Drawing inspiration from makeup artists like Charlotte Tilbury, Rachel demonstrates precise contouring using stick liners, creating shadows to define facial features without heavy application. “I draw like a crayon... It immediately like shadows in places you want it to.” [27:43]
Eyeliner Preferences: While appreciating the intensity of black eyeliner for evening looks, Rachel recommends brown and other neutral tones for daily wear to maintain a softer appearance. “Browns are great for day and everyday life.” [31:39]
Lip Lining: Rachel discusses her approach to lip liner, emphasizing subtlety to even out lip shape without overlining, which can appear unnatural. “I wear lip liner because I think it stays on better.” [35:04]
Favorite Brands: She highlights brands like Victoria Beckham, Makeup by Mario, Rare Beauty, and Charlotte Tilbury for their quality and versatility. “Victoria Beckham’s contour... Charlotte Tilbury, her color chameleon.” [27:42]
Notable Quote:
On makeup adaptability: “Your makeup gets stuck in the cracks and your lips are cracked and everything else.” [35:30]
Hair Care Insights
Rachel provides her strategies for maintaining healthy, vibrant hair.
Color Preferences: Remaining a loyal blonde, Rachel occasionally adjusts her shade to complement her skin tone but resists drastic color changes. “I am blonde for life.” [37:58]
Styling Choices: Preferring natural hairstyles, Rachel rarely styles her hair back, viewing it as an emotional comfort. “Wearing it up would almost feel like I was walking into a ballroom with no clothes on.” [39:04]
Leave-In Treatments: She swears by K18 and Olaplex for their restorative properties, ensuring her hair remains hydrated and resilient. “K18 is a product that... it's very healing for your hair.” [40:33]
Clean Beauty Hair Products: Rachel endorses Frederick Fakai’s clean, vegan hair products for their effectiveness and pleasant scents, suitable for her entire family. “They work. It really, really works.” [41:42]
Notable Quote:
On leave-in treatments: “K18 is definitely what I’ve been really using religiously.” [41:27]
French Pharmacy Favorites
Responding to a popular listener query, Rachel shares her top picks from French pharmacies.
Essential Products: Rachel is a fan of brands like Claudia, Bonté, and Bonjette, choosing products that offer hydration and versatility. “Bonjette... works like a French totally clean Egyptian magic.” [43:59]
Personal Favorites: She reminisces about Claudia’s lip balm, a family favorite, and highlights the luxurious experience of exploring French pharmacies. “French pharmacies are a wonderland.” [43:37]
Notable Quote:
On French beauty staples: “It works like a French totally clean Egyptian magic. It’s a solve.” [43:59]
Final Thoughts and Takeaways
As the episode concludes, Rachel and Mary Elizabeth reiterate the importance of personalized beauty routines over blindly following trends. Rachel encourages listeners to invest in hydration and choose products that align with their individual needs and lifestyles.
Notable Quote:
Rachel on authentic beauty: “You have to do what works for you. You cannot be a victim of trend.” [36:02]
Conclusion
In this insightful episode, Rachel Zoe demystifies beauty routines, offering practical advice grounded in personal experience and professional expertise. From skincare hydration and makeup artistry to hair care and favorite French pharmacy products, listeners are equipped with the knowledge to enhance their beauty regimes authentically and effectively.
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