Beauty talk with the filter off.
Outspoken Beauty treats beauty as the doorway, not the whole room. Product releases, perfume obsessions, SPF, makeup tips, gut health, UTIs, periods, and perimenopause all sit in the same chatty, candid space.
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Outspoken Beauty is a beauty and wellbeing show with a noticeably human temperature. It talks about products, but it is not trapped by products. Reviews of highlighters, body oils, SPF, fragrance, shoes, makeup, and affordable body butter sit beside conversations about constipation, UTIs, heavy periods, perimenopause, supplements, anxiety, and medical self-advocacy. The result is frank, funny, and often more useful than a neat beauty edit. Nicola Bond brings the episodes in through personal experience, small domestic details, and direct opinions about what is worth trying and what feels overpriced. Short review episodes can sound like a friend emptying a makeup bag while also admitting that spending less might be sensible. The show is sharp about value. It is also alert to the strange promises made around supplements and skincare, especially when evidence and trust matter. Health topics are handled with the same plainspoken style. Constipation becomes a conversation about laxatives, fibre, water, movement, food, colonoscopies, and knowing when to see a doctor. UTIs become a bigger discussion about women's health, antibiotic use, shame, and prevention. Period changes and perimenopause are described without prettifying them. That openness is a major part of the appeal. The beauty side still has plenty of pleasure. Fragrance episodes linger over molecule scents, champaka, Glossier You, Marc-Antoine Barrois, Quentin Bisch, and the way a smell can bring back playfulness. Conversations with Perdita bring industry news and trend judgement, from brand identity to liquid microneedling. Chats with Bryony have more banter, beauty tips, odd tangents, and affectionate interruption. The show suits listeners who like recommendations, but only from someone willing to be specific, subjective, and occasionally blunt. Its best moments make beauty feel connected to real life rather than floating above it.
Made for: For beauty fans who want honest product judgement alongside frank talk about hormones, digestion, UTIs, periods, fragrance, and everyday wellbeing. It especially suits listeners who like warmth, tangents, and practical candour.
What sets it apart: Outspoken Beauty stands out by treating awkward body talk and beauty recommendations as part of the same real-life conversation. It can praise a fragrance, question a supplement, and tell people to see a doctor without changing personality.
Featured as one of the Top 10 podcasts by Harpers Bazaar and a must listen by Stylist, Glamour, Good Housekeeping and Vogue Italy, Outspoken Beauty is the UK's most honest, straight talking beauty and wellbeing podcast that uses beauty as a way to start powerful conversations. It's hosted by beauty columnist and broadcaster Nicola Bonn. As well as great product recommendations and tips expect conversations with an array of experts, specialists and inspiring humans that cover everything from the joy of lipstick, skincare and supplements to debates around ageism, diversity, self pleasure and challenging the status quo. This is a podcast for anyone who finds joy in beauty, who wants to feel gre…
Nicola Bonn moves from spot patches to practitioner safety without surrendering the group-chat energy.
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A frank UTI discussion that cuts through supplement marketing and keeps the focus on practical prevention.
Cherry and Tony treat UTIs as more than an awkward topic, and the result is a conversation that moves from women’s health and panic to medical help and prevention.
A lively beauty conversation on retail drift, product loyalty and the pull of a Korean microneedling trend.
Beauty chat becomes a pointed look at how a brand can lose its sense of place. Perdita and the host pick apart a huge Covent Garden store that feels expensive, cave-like, oddly claustrophobic and difficult to navigate, then tie that physical unease to discontinued products and a…
Tired chat, a sharp memory for nonsense, and a spa detour.
It leans into tired, everyday talk and lets it breathe: a cinema panel, a front-row seat, a look from the woman in charge, and the old debate about whether the back row is safer.
Sam Farmer keeps teenage skincare simple, with realistic advice on routines and SPF.
Teenage skincare lands here as a case for keeping things plain, especially when teen-targeted products can drift toward ingredients such as vitamin C.
Rob Walling on bootstrapped SaaS growth, plateaus, and exits — with founders who lived them.
Abbey Ashley's playbook for turning your job skills into a virtual assistant business.
SaaS operators on scaling, pricing and AI, metrics included.
Alex Blumberg interviews guests like Megan Phelps-Roper and Shane McAnally about failure and reinvention.
Beauty scientist and brand founder Sam Farmer joins host Nicola Bonn to discuss teenage skincare.
Nicola Bonn hosts a weekly mini-pod reviewing new beauty releases, starting with a personal anecdote about an eye hospital visit.
At a Vienna European Academy of Dermatology congress, researchers found 94% of 38 TikTok glass-skin videos made at least one misleading claim.
Davina DeCampo says drag makes feminine beauty look “fake,” challenging pressure for long hair, lashes, red lips, and ideal proportions.
Nicola Bond interviews makeup artist and comedian Genevieve Turley about moving from bridal makeup to comedy content, live shows in London, and more than a million Instagram followers.
Candice Gardner explains why at-home microneedling can cause bleeding, infection, scarring, and prolonged skin damage.
The host shares her personal struggles with constipation, discusses its impact on women's health, and invites listeners to engage in an open conversation about managing this common issue.
Sam Farmer is back in the studio.
The host introduces her weekly beauty review podcast, briefly mentions discussing new beauty releases, but primarily shares personal stories about her Easter holiday and a recent eye health scare.
This episode features an interview with fragrance creators Marc-Antoine Barrois and Quentin Bisch, exploring their friendship, creative process, and how their scents evoke childlike wonder and magic.
Nicola Bond responds to listener beauty questions while sharing her personal experiences with perimenopausal symptoms like headaches and heavy periods, offering health advice and discussing the impact on daily life.
It starts as banter.
Outspoken Beauty hosts a beauty-news conversation with Perdita about Glossier store closures, the Soir fragrance, liquid microneedling, and French pharmacy brand Mixa.
Two tired hosts start by comparing notes on nearly nodding off at a cinema panel, then drift into the odd comfort of the front row and that old school-day instinct to sit where you can see and be seen.
Two hosts discuss New Year reflections, with one sharing excitement about starting an art class and the other exploring feelings about business versus creative pursuits.
The speaker shares personal travel experiences from a holiday in Sri Lanka, describing stays in hotels and Airbnbs, local customs, wildlife encounters, and family adventures.
This episode features an interview with Maxine Laceby, founder of Absolute Collagen, discussing her inspiring journey as an entrepreneur in her 60s and the importance of quality ingredients in the unregulated supplement industry.
This episode features a festive pre-Christmas beauty chat with Suzy Nightingale from the On The Scent podcast, discussing recommendations and holiday traditions.
Two hosts share humorous personal stories about losing abilities like making motorbike sounds and whistling loudly, discussing family whistling traditions and nostalgic memories.