BEAUTY TALK

In today’s episode of Gritty pretty Radio, Eleanor Pendleton (founder & editor-in-chief) and Danielle Gay (beauty director & executive editor) talk through the must-have beauty products they pack into their travel carry-ons! Considering half of Australia seems to be dipping their toes back into travel along the Mediterranean, this is how our editors keep their beauty plane stash simple. They also chat through their favourite budget and bougie products of the week and Eleanor shares how personal shopper Gab Waller introduced her to a JVN leave-in hair serum that leaves no greasy residue behind! A plus for all the fine-haired gals.  

In this episode of Gritty Pretty Radio, Eleanor Pendleton (founder & editor-in-chief) and Danielle Gay (beauty director & executive editor) chat with the founder of ingestible and topical beauty brand Habitual Beauty, Keira Rumble. With a knack for business and a philosophy rooted in healthy living from the inside out, Keira’s first business, Krumbled Foods (vitamin and collagen-rich beauty bites), flew off shelves almost immediately but the story doesn’t end there! Next came Habitual Beauty, a clinically proven and clean beauty brand fuelled by her mission to create gentle skincare alternatives that offered the same efficacy as her cosmeceutical favourites. Today, Habitual Beauty has amassed a loyal customer base and an online community as Keira has shared many pivotal life moments, from her business success, her journey to motherhood and what inspired her holistic approach to life. In this chat, Keira shares the business lessons she learned that helped her launch Habitual Beauty, navigating post-partum life and what the future holds for her ever-expanding business empire.

In today’s episode of Gritty Pretty Radio, Danielle Gay (beauty director & executive editor) and Rose Garnett (beauty editor) sit down with former aesthetician, formulator and self-funded brand founder Lesley Thornton. Having launched her indie-skincare brand in 2019, KLUR is rooted in a holistic approach to skin health with a focus on simplicity and efficacy. The brand is not only committed to creating high-quality, eco-conscious formulations for diverse skin conditions and ethnicities, but Lesley has shown an affinity in connecting with her community. Something which saw her thoughtfully scale her business throughout the global pandemic (no small feat!). With a background specialising in natural facial treatments and a value system that prioritises mindful and considered decision making, it is no wonder that KLUR is on the fast-track to reaching cult-beauty status. From where her passion for beauty stems from, the gift of being neurodivergent and how she plans to expand—Lesley spills all!

Today's guest, Anna Lahey, has been dominating the ingestible beauty space since 2014 when, on her wedding day, she launched Vida Glow. Now responsible for glowing complexions across Australia and the world, Anna has a knack for making the ingestible beauty space understandable, easy to incorporate into your everyday life and, most importantly, delicious. In today's episode, Danielle Gay (beauty director & executive editor) and Rose Garnett (beauty editor) speak to Anna about the thrill of launching her own business, embracing the challenges of being a working mum and her brand new line of topical skincare products.

If you’re anything of a fashion lover, then today’s Gritty Pretty Radio guest is for you. Jenna Lyons is the very definition of fashion royalty. After spending 25 years at American fashion label, J. Crew, as creative director and president, Jenna has built a reputation of tenacity, creativity and a fashion eye like no other. But, for us beauty lovers, her most recent venture may be the most exciting to date. Launching her false eyelash brand, LoveSeen, in late 2020, Jenna has transitioned into the beauty space with ease. Now stocked at Mecca, the products (ranging from falsies to eyelash tools and glues) are on the fast track to becoming mainstays in makeup kits all over Australia. In today’s episode, Danielle Gay (beauty director & executive editor) and Rose Garnett (beauty writer) chat to Jenna about resilience, her favourite thing about moving from fashion to beauty and how to perfect the art of the false lash.

In today’s episode of Gritty Pretty Radio, Eleanor Pendleton (founder and editor-in-chief) and Rose Garnett (beauty editor) chat through all things ‘masking’ and its benefits. How should one mask? When should you slot it into your routine and what are the tried and tested favourites? From sheet masks to cream masks and marmalade textures, we bring you the beauty mask 411. The duo also chats through their favourite budget and bougie products of the week and Rose shares the fragrance that might just become our ‘let’s all spritz this on in the office’ scent. 

Today’s guest is our very own founder and editor-in-chief, Eleanor Pendleton! A beauty veteran with over 10 years of experience, Eleanor is one tenacious woman that had her heart set on magazines from very early on. Her grit and determination saw her land her first internship at Cosmopolitan (under the guise of beauty mogul, Zoe Foster Blake) and soon after the beauty editor role at none other than InStyle Magazine. At the time she was only 21! Fast forward, Eleanor continues to manage an ever-expanding digital team and is an inspiration to many beauty aficionados. In this episode Danielle Gay (beauty director & executive editor) and Rose Garnett (beauty editor) speak about Eleanor’s foray into what she calls accidental entrepreneurship, how she scaled her business thoughtfully and the greatest piece of business advice she’s ever received. It was a pleasure to catch up with our very own El!

In today's episode of Gritty Pretty Radio, Danielle Gay (beauty director & executive editor) and Rose Garnett (beauty editor) chat through the brand new range of Dior cleansers they've both been converted to. A gentle micellar water that doesn't strip the skin? A nourishing cleansing milk that leaves your skin feeling oh-so supple? Say less! The duo also chat through their favourite budget and bougie products of the week and Rose shares a quick hack for nailing a smokey eye on the fly.