We’re kicking off 2021 with an update to the “FM 5”—the five quick questions we ask all our guests at the end of their interviews. To celebrate, we answer the new questions (which *you* helped create!), and then share our resolutions for the year. Plus, lots of beauty news to discuss: makeup artist Pat McGrath’s damehood; virtual makeup testing via Google; the popularity of nostalgic perfumes during the pandemic; research showing that very thin bodies are less admired than people think; and a surprising new use for unscented pantiliners.
Below you’ll find a list to some of the people, topics, and products mentioned in this episode. If you have any questions (or just want to say hi), reach out to us on Instagram, Twitter, or via email (info@fatmascara.com). And please email us voice memos of your beauty questions and Raise A Wand favorites so we can share them on the show. You can also leave us a voicemail to be featured on a future podcast (our phone number in the U.S. is at 646-481-8182).
Beauty News:
Pat McGrath McGrath was awarded a DBE, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Google has launched virtual makeup testing in its Shopping application
Shoppers are turning to nostalgic scents amid the pandemic, according to the Perfume Shop
A study published in the journal Sex Roles suggests that a very thin female body type prevailing in fashion media is less admired than people think it is
Questionable beauty hack: Using unscented pantiliners as fragrance diffusers
The New “FM 5”:
(The questions we’ll be asking all our guests at the end of their interviews)
1. What beauty/grooming product do you first remember falling in love with?
Jenn: Caboodles, ShineFree Color Ribbons Eyeshadow, Electric Youth
Jess: Charles of the Ritz gift with purchase cosmetics set, Wet n’ Wild metallic nail polish, Love’s Baby Soft
2. What quality do you admire most in others?
Jess: the ability to analyze a problem, address it logically and provide concrete steps, and be compassionate while doing it (leadership)
Jenn: perseverance
3. If there was one rule you wish everyone would follow, what would it be?
Jenn: Look at both sides of the story.
Jess: Clean up after yourself in public bathrooms.
4. If there were to be a movie made of your life, who would narrate it?
Jess: Isaac Mizrahi
Jenn: David Attenborough
5. Most played song [tune] on your playlist right now?
Jess: The orchestral version of “A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes”
jenn: “Anything” by Adrianne Lanker; “Kunta Kinte Dub” by the Revolutionaries (it’s featured in Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, which is also amazing! Watch it immediately!)
New Year’s Resolutions
(We choose a word every year, à la Gretchen Rubin on her Happier Project podcast.)
Jess: grace
Jenn: purpose
Raise A Wand:
Sharalynn from the Bay Area: Chi Silk Infusion Reconstructing Complex
Jenn: Kamill Classic Hand and Nail Cream
Jess: OPTP Stretch Out Strap