How Mindfulness Helps Heal Your Inner Child With Dr. Leah Katz

In this Wisdom of Women Wednesday episode of Skin Anarchy, host Ekta sits down with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Leah Katz to explore how mindfulness can be a powerful tool for healing anxiety, navigating trauma, and building emotional resilience. Drawing from years of clinical experience, Dr. Katz offers a refreshingly grounded approach to mental health—one rooted in presence, compassion, and curiosity.

E.384: Expressing Emotions Via Fragrance Ft. EMMOTIV (New Launch)

Join us for a long overdue fragrance Friday episode where we interview the founder of the brand new gen z friendly fragrance collection: EMMOTIV. Cristina Bagozzi walks us through her journey with scent and how she brought her desire to express her emotions into her business ideas and create a fragrance collection that embodies many of the emotions we associate with feelings of well being.

First Look At Marlena Stell’s Fragrance Line, Marsté

In this episode of Skin Anarchy, host Dr. Ekta welcomes Marlena Stell, the visionary behind Makeup Geek, to discuss her latest venture, Marsté, a luxury fragrance brand that merges artistry, emotion, and accessibility. Marlena shares how her personal journey, love for French culture, and passion for scent inspired her to create a fragrance line that tells stories and uplifts the soul.

Leila Kashani Manshoory, Founder & CEO of alleyoop Beauty

Leila Kashani Manshoory is the Founder & CEO of Alleyoop, a brand whose mission is to simplify and bring joy to your world - beginning with your makeup bag. Alleyoop creates efficient, multifunctional beauty & skincare essentials that are easy to use and cut the clutter in your everyday life. Leila is obsessed with making things efficient, rebelling against products that don’t do enough.

Unlocking Everyday Joy with NEOM’s Holistic Self-Care Solutions

In this episode of Skin Anarchy, host Dr. Ekta welcomes Nicola Elliott, founder of NEOM, to discuss how the UK-based brand is transforming the wellness space. NEOM, renowned for its holistic approach to well-being, focuses on creating tangible tools that improve everyday life through natural, effective products. Nicola shares her journey from the high-stress world of journalism to building a brand rooted in emotional health, stress relief, and sleep support.

Unveiling the Science Behind Hypoallergenic Beauty Products ft. Dr. Carina Woodruff

Ever felt the wrath of a skin reaction from a seemingly innocent beauty product or struggled to find skincare that doesn't irritate your sensitive skin? Our guest for this episode, Dr. Carina Woodruff, a board-certified dermatologist and allergy specialist, may just have the solution you're looking for. Dr. Woodruff, a co-founder of the skincare line Vetted, takes us through her journey from her personal experience with scoliosis to her passion for dermatology and allergy testing. We delve into the often overlooked topic of contact dermatitis, and the importance of patch testing before using products.

Philip Taylor, Founder and CEO of Carbon Theory

Philip Taylor is the Founder & CEO of Carbon Theory, the Anti-Breakout Brand for humans. Scaling the company from concept to what it is today, a global leader in the clean performance skincare category, Philip is a passionate brand & commercial leader with an eye for what consumers want. The iconic Carbon Theory Charcoal & Tea Tree Oil Cleansing Bar, recently presented with Allure’s Best of Beauty Award 2020 was formulated in Philip’s kitchen sink in London in 2018.

CEO of MARA beauty, Allison McNamara Interview

Dr. Ekta interviews Allison about her brand journey with MARA Beauty and asks her to provides insight into what it takes to make it in the skincare industry.

Empowering Holistic Hair Care: Exploring Minerals, Mindfulness, and More with Saphira Hair Care

Join us for a transformative conversation with Saphira, the founder of Saphira Hair Care. She offers a unique blend of positive psychology and beauty expertise, aiming to empower women through the unlikeliest of channels - their hair. She began her journey working with young girls, showing them how to find their voices and instilling in them the stories of the inspiring women who came before them. This led her to develop a hair care line which takes a holistic approach to women's hair, incorporating 26 minerals and focusing on the connection between emotional stress and hair health.

Skincare Ahead Of Its Time With Allies Of Skin Founder, Nicolas Travis

Join us for an interview with Nicolas Travis, the founder of the cult-favorite skincare line, Allies Of Skin. The episode focuses on the science forward formulas that are integral to the brand’s DNA and the revolutionary results they are known for. During the interview, Nicolas discusses the immensely impressive repurchase rates of the brand on a global scale and dives into the vision that set the brand’s creation in motion.

Allison Moss, Founder of type:A Skincare

Allison Moss has 22 years of prior marketing and management experience working with some of the biggest beauty companies in the business. But her passion for wanting to bring cleaner, safer beauty & personal care products to market brought her to where she is today, Founder & CEO of Type:A Brands.Since launching Type:A Brands three years ago, Allison has created award-winning, non-toxic, high-performance body care items.

Ginger King, Cosmetic Chemist and Allure Beauty Awards Judge , Interview

Ginger King, Renowned Cosmetic Chemist, Founder, Allure BeautyAwards Judge and Author clarifies how companies with chemists to create formulas and how private clinical testing works for ingredients used by skincare entrepreneurs.

From Journalism to Redefining Beauty Culture with Michelle Lee

In this episode of Skin Anarchy, host Dr. Ekta Yadav sits down with Michelle Lee—trailblazing former Editor-in-Chief of Allure—for a raw and insightful conversation on what it means to reshape the beauty industry from the inside out. From redefining mainstream standards of aging to championing diversity on magazine covers and behind the scenes, Michelle opens up about the intentional decisions that sparked global conversations.

Krista Bennett DeMaio, Top Freelance Writer and Founder of LI Beauty Scene

Krista B. DeMaio returns for EKTA’s birthday special episode to share insights on her view of the ever evolving beauty industry and shares her new passion project, Long Island Beauty Scene where she is on a mission to highlight the indie brands and small businesses that are truly creating their own beauty movement in the LI area. Krista is a top writer and former editor in the industry and has decades worth of experience writing for top publications such as Oprah Daily, Allure, InStyle, HealthCentral.com amongst many others.

Allison Collins, Senior Beauty Editor WWD

Allison Collins,Senior Beauty Editor at WWD shares her experienced insight on how brands can bring diversity and inclusivity to the forefront and what she considers to be an interesting brand story. Allison shares her editorial background in industries related to beauty and business and how this has helped her approach beauty from an aerial perspective.

Jessica Cruel, Editor in Chief of allure Magazine

Jessica Cruel, Editor in Chief, AllureJessica Cruel is the editor-in-chief of Allure, where she leads the development of multi-platform editorial content for print, digital and video platforms, including the Readers; Choice Awards and Best of Beauty Awards franchises. Cruel also consults on brand projects including the Allure Podcast, Allure Beauty Box subscription program, and the Allure Store.

Dianna Mazzone, Senior Beauty Editor at ALLURE

Dianna Mazzone, Senior Beauty Editor for Allure, talks all things beauty and dives into her background in the editorial world. Dianna sheds light on the path she took to make it to the pinnacle of the beauty industry as an editor for the coveted and iconic publication, and shares the importance of standing behind the importance of expecting transparency in the industry. Dianna is a leader in her field and has authored industry acclaimed articles aimed at providing new perspectives and insights that are paving the path to inclusivity in beauty.