A beauty podcast hosted by Dara Levitan and Carly Rivlin. Every Thursday, join these best friends and beauty experts while they get into beauty obsessions, dating, friendship, and life advice: real conversation without limits. Girlhood is a spectrum and they're talking about all of it on the Five More Minutes podcast. See you in five.
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love island uk, smut & big boobs in the summer | erika priscilla & kate norkeliunas guest episode
Thursday, July 16, 2026 • Duration 53:45
Comedians Erika Priscilla and Kate Norkeliunas, the girls' bffs from Improv, dropped into the pod.
From love island uk being superior to risqué dresses at someone else's wedding (always yes) there's giggles in this ep. kate's first summer post breast reduction and she has never felt more like herself, to the great same-side-of-the-booth debate.
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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summer beauty survival guide, voicemails for isabelle & marc jacobs beauty review
Thursday, July 9, 2026 • Duration 58:45
it's 100 degrees outside and dara and carly are breaking down everything summer beauty: how to do your makeup when you genuinely do not want to, frizz control for every hair type, and the danessa myricks barrier boost that has changed the game for skin prep in the heat. also: an honest marc jacobs beauty review (the formula is there, the lipstick cap is not staying on, and we will say it), voicemails for isabelle is a nearly perfect movie and dara has watched it six times.
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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venmo your ex for therapy, bronzer placement 101 & Obsession: horror is so back
Thursday, July 2, 2026 • Duration 48:38
this week dara and carly welcome Dara's college bff juliet muir — and she came PREPARED. juliet coins two new terms for the girlhood lexicon: male emotional jet lag aka the reason your ex fell apart three years after you broke up and therapy reparations, which is why Juliet venomed her ex $2000 at sugarfish the other day. the girls also tackle bronzer placement for the terrified, whether solo travel is actually good for you, and the case for Obsession the movie as the most important film of the summer. somewhere in between all of that they also founded a cult and dara cut bangs.
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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menace girl summer is back, our top lip tints & blue ivy is a superior nepo baby
Thursday, June 25, 2026 • Duration 40:16
menace girl summer is officially back and Dara and Carly have the custom stamps to prove it: no boys allowed, friends first, and your safest happiest place is the group chat. also: movie theater etiquette is crucial, crying on the streets of new york city is chic, and carly asks why she is shaving her face more than most men in new york city (the answer is electrolysis in flatiron, no numbing, 15 minutes, changed her life). plus: we list our top nepo babies and the lip tints worth living for right now.
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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Skincare expert Sean Garrette on beauty psychosis, looking hot saves lives & no dating app summer
Thursday, June 18, 2026 • Duration 57:29
Skincare expert Sean Garrette is our first ever guest on the pod. a licensed esthetician with credits at dior, fenty, and rhode — and yes, dior named a rosebush after him. iconic.
This week: Dara's Summer House debrief, Sean's hot take on fire island gays, and Carly declares its a no dating app summer as she jets off to Rhode's Road Island getaway (chic). On beauty: Sean weighs in on beauty psychosis, why Rhode is merch, bronzer giving him a will to live, why a post-shower body routine is sooo important, and why Pat Mcgrath is mother. A lot of beauty recs in here so buckle up!
Bottom line: looking hot saves lives and friendships heal all wounds.
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Off Campus on Prime, Painted by Esther's transition blush trend changed the game & wedding makeup musts
Thursday, June 4, 2026 • Duration 01:06:32
Booktok & makeup lovers clock in. Carly Rivlin does her big one, giving her rundown on the Off Campus on Prime tv show vs. book analysis. Dara Levitan spits wisdom about intellectual property in the beauty space, the discourse on Painted by Esther's transition blush trend and yes, we are screaming about Marc Jacob's Beauty's comeback from the rooftops! also: ride or die wedding day makeup essentials and the summer lippies worth every penny.
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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Timecodes
00:00 what's setting you up? what's setting you off?
3:25 Fluent magazine feature!!!
10:14 Off Campus on Prime TV show vs. book (we are obsessed)
28:12 Unboxing your dream bag content... we have thoughts
32:51 Men are challeneged at planning dates (hot take)
37:58 Painted by Esther's transition blush trend & IP in beauty space
51:23 follower hotline
51:37 Wedding makeup ride or die beauty recs
53:55 Our big three: summer lip balms list
58:16 Marc Jacob's beauty the comeback of the century!!!
1:00:00 HMART
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falling back in love with makeup, the text message writers room & flip flops in nyc
Thursday, May 28, 2026 • Duration 40:30
Dara Levitan and Carly Rivlin are just girls in the modern age. on this episode of your favorite comfort podcast these best friends claim that behind every great text is the brain power of three over-caffeinated, underfed women... and AI could never. also: we talk about aging!!! and loving makeup more because of it. also: flip flops in nyc are completely fine and it is propaganda from big sneaker to think otherwise and KJ is meeting dara's family next month let's goooo
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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Timecodes
00:00 what's setting you up? what's setting you off?
9:19 love it hate it feel fine about it
9:30 Carly's custom hourglass palette
10:37 falling back in love with makeup (as you age)
14:28 the text message writer's room
17:49 social media is medeival times
22:15 flip flops in nyc
25:12 being sung happy birthday (we hate it)
29:40 photo editing & facetune
34:40 what do you need five more minutes for this week?
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Dara’s accidental pregnancy announcement, irish exits & men in pilates
Thursday, May 21, 2026 • Duration 53:51
Dara Levitan’s mother's day post with KJ sent the internet into a spiral, but she stands ten toes down on being a corny lover girl.
also: Carly Rivlin created the three tier system for irish exits (its actually rude to say goodbye to the bride & groom), the talc-free movement has claimed the MAC lip liners and we are in mourning, and carly was subjected to 50 minutes of pilates in front of an man's ass crack against her will.
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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Timecodes
Timecodes:
(00:00) what's setting you up? what's setting you off?
(08:08) dara's accidental pregnancy announcement & romantic gestures reserved for book boyfriends
(14:57) men in pilates
(19:49) people are exhausted & we have thoughts
(26:01) the three tiers of the irish exit aka do i need to say goodbye or can i just leave
(33:06) summer blush combo hyperfixation
(35:51) laughing on dates & with boyfriends is a bottom line
(40:37) the talc-free movement (we hate it)
(43:48) Filler v Botox
(48:18) what do you need five more minutes for this week?
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Our makeup guide: must have brushes, makeup by mario lip tutorial & the no mascara trend
Thursday, May 14, 2026 • Duration 54:33
Consider this your makeup bible. Dara Levitan breaks down makeup brushes worth owning (makeup by mario F4 is holy grail) & techniques that even beauty beginners can follow. her mantra: slow down, less product, zoom out. plus, the makeup by mario lip lift tutorial so you stop overlining your lips into ronald mcdonald territory.
Carly Rivlin is into the no mascara trend, appointmentmaxxing (don't ask questions) yes you're probably going to regret blush blindness in a few years but that's the whole point of a beauty trend.
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Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
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Timecodes
00:00 what's setting you up? what's setting you off?
4:15 makeup basics let's go!!
4:53 a different makeup brush for every step
15:42 No mascara trend
20:26 Applying products to back of your hand first (shoutout Katie Jane Hughes)
27:40 appointmentmaxxing
30:11 Dara gives a lip combo tutorial featuring Makeup by Mario's technique
44:06 What are your top three favorite concealars of all time?
45:50 What are your top three bronzers of all time?
46:40 What are your favorite must-pack beauty items?
49:48 What do you need five more minutes for this week?
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Our skincare guide: AM and PM breakdown, pimple patches in public & overhyped ingredients
Thursday, May 7, 2026 • Duration 56:00
Consider this your skincare bible. Beauty experts Dara Levitan and Carly Rivlin are finally diving into skincare: Dara's AM and PM skincare routine, the ingredients that are overhyped (though blanket statements are overrated) and the best skincare & beauty products for summer vacation. Over 50 products, no gatekeeping, let's go. To keep your skin looking juicy you must supply the juice and the girls are supplying all of it.
Follow and subscribe to five more minutes podcast for weekly episodes, every Thursday: girlhood is a spectrum and we're talking about all of it.
Hosts: Dara Levitan (@Daralevitan) and Carly Rivlin (@Carlyrivlin)
Instagram: @fivemoreminutespod // TikTok: @fivemoreminutespod
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Timecodes
(00:00) Our skincare bible intro
(00:41) What's setting you up? What's setting you off?
(1:49) Dara's back from Mexico & she is tan
(5:40) Facial sculpting with microcurrent
(7:18) Love it, hate it, feel fine about it: wearing pimple patches in public & acne supremacy
(12:33) Facials from various estheticians
(17:28) Dara's AM skincare routine (tutorial)
(36:26) Bedtime perfume
(38:38) Dara's PM skincare routine (tutorial)
(44:10) Follower hotline: what skincare tips are overrated? (Hylaronic acid, niacinamide, cooling devices, dermaplaning)
(49:00) What skincare and beauty items are best to bring along for a summer vacation?
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