This Is Not a Beauty Podcast

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

Site

RSS

Apple

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

https://pcm.adswizz.com
16 shares
https://www.lizziedaly.com/
2 shares
https://theconversation.com/does-colour-really-affect-our-mind-and-body-a-professor-of-colour-science-explains-84382
2 shares

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Faji0GKCq7A
2 shares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9POXYWLcvYI
2 shares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNZgJRhomok
2 shares

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

Welcome to This Is Not a Beauty Podcast

Season 1

Monday, September 16, 2024 • Duration 02:07

A new podcast hosted by Isabella Rossellini explores the hidden role beauty plays in sports, technology, politics, business and more. From top soccer players’ favorite barber to a 107-year-old tattoo artist, each conversation reveals how beauty shapes the human experience.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

Leaving a Mark

Season 1 · Episode 1

Monday, September 30, 2024 • Duration 31:00

Beauty and politics are inseparable — from how politicians style their hair and makeup before addressing the nation to how tattoos became tools for resistance.

In this comprehensive episode, we’ll explore politics from Elizabethan England to modern-day D.C., where we’ll interview Michelle Obama’s makeup artist, Carl Ray. We’ll then travel all the way to the Filipino village of Buscalan, to hear from a 107-year-old tattoo artist, Apo Whang-od, and tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

The Lipstick Effect

Season 1 · Episode 2

Monday, October 14, 2024 • Duration 39:10

How did lipstick become a key economic indicator? Why is Paris the beauty capital of the world? And what can we learn from South Korea’s booming male cosmetics market?

In this episode, we’ll interview economist Daniel MacDonald and textured hair expert and entrepreneur Dr. Aude Livoreil-Djampou. We'll take to the streets of Paris, asking people what "French beauty" really means. And finally, we’ll fly to Seoul and speak to Shawn Issure, a content creator and K-beauty expert, who is joined by a translator and talks about the rise in male beauty consumption.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

The Chicken and the Egg

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, October 28, 2024 • Duration 33:39

Technology is quickly shaping the beauty industry — but how is beauty shaping technology?

In this episode, Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group at Meta, and Louise Yems, Strategy Director of creative agency The Digital Fairy, discuss how online beauty communities and companies are influencing and shaping today’s biggest tech platforms. Next, we travel to Salt Lake City, Utah to speak to Briel Adams Wheatley, an influencer and makeup artist who was born without limbs, about how she built her online career. And finally, we hear from decorated Paralympian Veronica Yoko and L'Oréal Groupe’s Head of Corporate Affairs about how hardware is making the world more accessible and inclusive.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

More Than Skin Deep

Season 1 · Episode 4

Monday, November 11, 2024 • Duration 36:06

Skin is the biggest, heaviest organ in the body – but what actually is it? And what potential does artificial skin technology have for revolutionizing not only the beauty industry, but medicine and beyond?

In this episode, we'll speak to Paul Dalton, Associate Professor at the University of Oregon, who has invented a 3D printer for artificial skin, and Valerie Michault, Research and Development Director of Human and Environmental Predictive Technologies at L'Oréal Groupe. We’ll also hear from several scientists – neuroscientist Afnan Azizi, chemist Catherine Ngila and astrophysicist Becky Smethurst – about how they find beauty in their field of research. And finally, we’ll trace the journey of the molecule Melasyl from lab to product, with the help of L'Oréal Groupe’s Janet Wangari Olivero, VP for Research and Innovation, and Anne Colonna, Head of Advanced Research.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

The Modern Warrior

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, November 25, 2024 • Duration 36:55

Why does Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles constantly change up his look? How can a fresh haircut improve athletic performance? And what can a 93-year-old cheerleader teach us about growing older? For many, the worlds of sport and beauty seem miles apart. But in reality, they’re deeply connected. In this episode, we’ll travel to Clapham, South London to speak to Sheldon Edwards, the man responsible for the hairstyles of some of the world’s best-known sports stars. We’ll interview Fumie Takino, the 93-year-old founder of the senior cheerleading squad Japan Pom Pom. And finally, speak to the fastest man on the planet, Noah Lyles, to better understand the role beauty plays in the world of elite sports.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

The Social Mirror

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, December 9, 2024 • Duration 36:05

Beauty and health may seem in opposition – but in many ways, they are two sides of the same coin. In this episode we’ll hear from Dutch photographer and kickboxer Ilse Twigt on how her relationship with her body changed after fighting cancer. We’ll also hear from Dr. Nina Jablonski, an American anthropologist who has done extensive research into human skin and its evolution. And finally, we fly to Australia to hear from Arjay, a carer in an aged care facility, to hear about how he uses beauty to connect with residents with dementia.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

The Renaissance of Isabella Rossellini — Exploring the Role of Beauty in the Human Experience with an Oscar-Nominated Icon

Season 1

Monday, June 9, 2025 • Duration 26:36

The Oscar-nominated actress is back with a special episode of “This Is Not a Beauty Podcast,” which explores the hidden role beauty plays in sports, technology, health and more.

In this episode, Isabella Rossellini reflects on her late-career renaissance, “Conclave” and some of her favorite moments from Season 1. You’ll also hear never-before-shared excerpts from past interviews, such those with the Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles, the barber-to-soccer-stars Sheldon Edwards and the 108-year-old tattoo artist Apo Whang-od.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

Trailer: This Is Not a Beauty Podcast with Isabella Rossellini, Season 2

Season 2

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 • Duration 02:16

What does a barber shop have to do with mental health? How have coming-of-age rituals, like the quinceañera, evolved online? And what does tennis superstar Naomi Osaka do to unwind? Hosted by the legendary actress Isabella Rossellini, the award-winning “This Is Not a Beauty Podcast” series from L’Oréal Groupe is back with a new season that continues the exploration of the essential role beauty plays in the human experience. Across six episodes, hear about the often hidden effect of beauty on science, health, relationships, technology, business and sports, through interviews with individuals from around the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Read moreCollapse

How to Prepare for the Jungle, ft. Wildlife Biologist Lizzie Daly

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • Duration 27:29

What does a wildlife biologist do to prepare for a day tagging jaguars in the Pantanal? What is the neuroscience behind our attraction to red lipstick? And what does ethologist and actress Isabella Rossellini find beautiful about turkeys? In the first episode of Season 2, we’re exploring the hidden role beauty plays in scientific research.

First, we’ll hear from wildlife biologist and presenter Lizzie Daly about her job tagging jaguars in the wetlands of South America, the importance of scientific communication in environmental research as well as how she protects her skin in extreme environments from the Amazon to the Arctic.

Next, we hear from producer and neuroscientist Eva about how our brains process color, as well as how color evokes certain emotions within us. Why, for example, do we associate blue with sadness? And what does the color red stir in us?

Lastly, we head to Brazil to hear from Juliana Farias, L'Oréal Groupe’s Head of Research and Innovation in Latin America, about how the country’s history and climate has turned it into an open-sky laboratory for scientists and researchers studying hair.

Links below:

Lizzie Daly’s website: https://www.lizziedaly.com/
“Do we feel colours?” A review of 128 years of psychological research linking colours and emotions, by Dr. Christine Mohr https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39806242/
“Does colour really affect our mind and body? A professor of colour science explains” https://theconversation.com/does-colour-really-affect-our-mind-and-body-a-professor-of-colour-science-explains-84382
“The surprising evolution of red lipstick and its ancient origins,” National geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-red-lipstick#:~:text=The%20ancient%20origins%20of%20red,symbolize%20her%20status%20in%20power

This Is Not a Beauty Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

This Is Not a Beauty Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Other13

New York Times9

Youtube5

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Similar podcasts and content

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Other13

New York Times9

Youtube5

Apple Podcasts

Spotify