Ep. 46: Baby Hairs & Mental Health Ft. Crystal Anderson

Easily one of the most stylish women in NY — Crystal Anderson is a grounded, deep thinker but she also doesn’t believe in taking yourself too seriously which I LOVE. She has practical tips about mental health & truly expresses herself through her unique personal style. She’s currently Man Repeller’s COO (chief operations officer) and before joining MR, she launched Refinery 29’s insanely popular experiential event 29Rooms.

Crystal’s style ethos: “Getting dressed is an intentional thing that you have to do each day. But it’s for you. It’s not something for work or something you have to do with your partner — it’s just for you”Listen to hear us discuss:

- Not taking yourself too seriously when it comes to self-presentation

- How to maintain sanity in today’s crazy news cycle

- Seeing herself in Leandra Medine’s content for ManRepeller and embracing an anti-sexy/anti-approval aesthetic

- Her experience at Howard University and HBCU fashions

- Growing up mixed race and what her Italian father taught her and her siblings about how they’ll be perceived

- Coping with OCD and nurturing her Mental Health

- Dealing with panic attacks and having perspective about taking medication and getting therapy

- Sad desk lunches

- Why she loves the dewy look & clumpy mascara

- Baby hairs & why black women can’t seem to have ANYTHING of our own

- White women in braids

- Is Kim Kardashian the ultimate troll? Taylor Swift for that matter too…

- Wig Culture & Tokyo Stylez

- Why crystal wants to be Lukka Sabbat and Yara Shahidi’s aunty

- Crystal’s skincare routine (I was shocked to hear her age!)

- Her 18 tattoos & her approach to getting tatted

- Weight loss and macro nutrient tracking …….. & more!

Products & Things Mentioned:

Read about Crystal’s awesome job at Man Repeller: https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/04/crystal-anderson.html

Her experience at an in-patient mental health facility & what she’s learned: https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/05/5-things-mental-health.html Where to buy Marula Oil: https://amzn.to/2N4f10C

If you’re dying for the $80 Version of Marula Oil: https://seph.me/2L6BQA9

Drunk Elephant PolyPeptide Lotion: https://seph.me/2E1qWeV

Argan Oil: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PGAP3E2

Milk Make-Up Facegloss for the dewy look: https://seph.me/2zpUSQG MAC

Mineralize SkinFinish the bronzer she keeps coming back to: https://bit.ly/2xwClMc

Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Pads (lots of chemicals, they kind of sting but in the best way possible): https://seph.me/2L8nu5T

Camille Rose Naturals (great products for natural hair): https://www.camillerosenaturals.com

Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Milk for those edges: https://www.amazon.com/Shea-Moisture-Coconut-Hibiscus-Style/dp/B0038TYTSO?th=1 Shea Moisture Body Oil: https://amzn.to/2uiubIX

Strong Mom’s Instagram that helped Crystal on her weightless journey: https://www.instagram.com/strongmomsofthedietdoc/

Gucci Bloom for when she’s feeling ‘ladylike’: https://on.gucci.com/2NL8adw

Palo Santo Oil (we’re both obsessed with this): https://bit.ly/2N7Xg0A

Follow Crystal on IG: https://www.instagram.com/beerbottles_chainsaws/

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Ep. 45: K-Beauty, Natural Hair & Beauty Editor Ethics Ft. Siraad Dirshe

This goes out to the true beauty junkies! Siraad is a girl with a 10-step beauty routine, who lives for Korean skincare and travels with her own silk pillow-case. She’s currently a beauty editor at Essence and she has incredible product knowledge but what I find even more impressive — her general attitude and approach towards beauty. She’s really inspired me to try new things!

We talk:

- how she graduated with a psychology and communications degree, worked in finance and then found herself transitioning to a new career in beauty at 28

- Korean skin-care & our desire to move to Japan and be teenagers

- The SWAGGER level in Korea & Japan & surprising level of black culture love

- Working with women of color

-Brands that don’t understand the Essence reader

- The ethics of being a beauty editor

- Me being a kitchen beautician

- Her natural hair journey

- maximum hydration method (not sustainable)

- the silk pillowcase & throwback memories to dominican hairdressers heating your hair

- Stanning for Pat McGrath - Dying natural hair & hair shaming in the natural hair community

- Oil cleanses & I finally learn what essences are (they’re huge in K-Beauty so they’ll get popular in the US in 6 months to a year)

- Sunscreens and eye creams & much much more

Products Mentioned:

Tatcha Camilla Oil

- https://www.sephora.com/product/pure-one-step-camellia-cleansing-oil-P392235

Powder Cleanser (Siraad recommends for traveling):

Tatcha Rice Powder Cleanser - https://seph.me/2N9sbKT

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser - https://www.glossier.com/products/milky-jelly-cleanser

P50 Biologique, Pricey but she swears by it - https://intothegloss.com/2017/03/biologique-recherche-p50-lotion-review/

Cure Gel - cult exfoliating product I recommend - https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Natural-Aqua-Gel-250/dp/B001ABLKK2

Koh Gen Do Essence - Japanese Essence (one step before primer)

https://kohgendocosmetics.com Ole Hendrickson Vitamin C serum, great for hyper-pigmentation

https://www.sephora.com/product/truth-serum-P42343

SuperBerry Hydrate & Glow Oil by Youth to the People, her final step in her nightly skincare routine

https://www.youthtothepeople.com/products/superberry-hydrate-and-glow-oil

Glossier Sunscreen - https://bit.ly/2MxkxbU

Kjaer Weis Dazzling Bronzer - https://bit.ly/2lDy4TY

Artis brushes, she says they’re good but she applies stuff by hand

https://www.artisbrush.com

AmiKa hair curl defining cream and gel combo - https://loveamika.com/products/c