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Fat Mascara

Hosted by Jessica Matlin · arts · EN · 755 episodes

About this Podcast:

Fat Mascara has been leading the conversation about beauty and beyond since 2016. Join veteran journalist and retail insider Jessica Matlin (of Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, W, Moda Operandi) as she sits down with celebrities, artists, executives, doctors, perfumers, writers, and more, allowing these experts to share their insider knowledge, but also express themselves in ways never heard before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What is Fat Mascara about?

Fat Mascara has been leading the conversation about beauty and beyond since 2016. Join veteran journalist and retail insider Jessica Matlin (of Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, W, Moda Operandi) as she sits down with celebrities, artists, executives, doctors, perfumers, writers, and more, allowing these experts to share their insider knowledge, but also express themselves in ways never heard before.

Who hosts Fat Mascara?

Fat Mascara is hosted by Jessica Matlin. The show has published 755 episodes to date.

What has Fat Mascara covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Newsroom: GlowJob on How the Bleph Became the Biggest Procedure in the World, How Girlboss Culture Crushed The Outset, and Why Everyone Loves Touchland" (14 October 2026, 38 minutes), "Business Desk: How to Advocate for Yourself with Dana Capone, The Beauty Lawyer NYC" (7 October 2026, 49 minutes), and "Makeup Artist Katie Jane Hughes Talks Investment, Working with Your Husband, the Founder Group Chats that Save Her Life, Her Top Skincare Tip, and More" (30 September 2026, 34 minutes).

How often does Fat Mascara publish?

Fat Mascara publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 755 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Fat Mascara?

Booking probability for Fat Mascara is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fat Mascara requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fat Mascara's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Fat Mascara?

The strongest fits for Fat Mascara are Soaps, Cleaners & Cosmetics and Marketing, Advertising & PR. Fat Mascara has an arts audience.

About the host

Jessica Matlin hosts Fat Mascara, an arts show with 755 episodes published.

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    Newsroom: GlowJob on How the Bleph Became the Biggest Procedure in the World, How Girlboss Culture Crushed The Outset, and Why Everyone Loves Touchland

    Oct 14, 202638 min

    On this Newsroom edition of Fat Mascara, we're joined by Julia Bellary and Sasa Li of GlowJob, the podcast about beauty and business hosted by two beauty enthusiasts from the worlds of tech and finance. We discuss how...

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    Business Desk: How to Advocate for Yourself with Dana Capone, The Beauty Lawyer NYC

    Oct 7, 202649 min

    Dana Capone (@thebeautylawyernyc) has a 360-degree view of the legal side of beauty, having worked with both major corporations and independent creators. (Full disclosure: She also works with Fat Mascara.) Her passion...

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    Makeup Artist Katie Jane Hughes Talks Investment, Working with Your Husband, the Founder Group Chats that Save Her Life, Her Top Skincare Tip, and More

    Sep 30, 202634 min

    Katie shares how a single Instagram question sparked the idea for her brand, KJH.Brand, now in Sephora and, until recently, entirely self-funded. (“It's quite scary,” she says of taking on investment.) We also get into...

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    Business Desk: The Beauty Playbook Everyone Is Copying

    Sep 23, 202646 min

    Michelle Lee — Chief Brand Officer at Front Row and former Editor-in-Chief of Allure — joins Fat Mascara to unpack K-beauty's second wave, and why it's influencing how every brand operates. We discuss the business...

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    Isaac Mizrahi: Unzipped and Unfiltered

    Sep 16, 202641 min

    Legendary designer, performer, and the creative force that Isaac Mizrahi sits down with to talk about newly restored re-release of fashion’s favorite documentary, Unzipped , which hits theaters on September 25th before...

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    The Peptide Princess Speaks! Dr. Amanda Kahn on the New GLP-1s, Low-Ferritin Face, Reddit Rxs, and More

    Sep 2, 202645 min

    A longevity doctor? In this economy? We've got her.     Dr. Amanda Kahn — affectionately known as "The Peptide Princess" — is a board-certified internist on the Upper East Side with a blocks-long...

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    Hot Topics in Plastic Surgery: A Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Sean Alemi, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, and Dr. Darren Smith

    Aug 26, 202649 min

    Jessica gathers three A-list plastic surgeons — Dr. Sean Alemi, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, and Dr. Darren Smith — for a rare joint conversation on the hottest topics in aesthetics. They break down how to actually find a great...

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    Erin Parsons: From Makeup Artist to Makeup Archivist

    Aug 19, 202646 min

    Erin Parsons is not a makeup artist anymore. On this episode of Fat Mascara, she explains why she quit the business at the very top, making the leap into full-time content creation in her 40s. Her niche: deep-diving...

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    Business Desk: Investor Manica Blain of Top Knot Ventures on Why Creator Brands Are The Buzziest Big Bet

    Aug 12, 202637 min

    Manica Blain of Top Knot Ventures shares her perspective on TSG's major stake in Saltair, and what that may mean for the future of beauty. She breaks down the critical difference between "creator" and influencer brands...

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    Fragrance Expert Thomas Dunckley: The Great Dupe Debate, GLP-1’s Impact on Perfume, and The Genius of Thierry Mugler’s Angel

    Aug 5, 202643 min

    Fragrance expert Thomas Dunckley (aka Making Sense of Scent, formerly Candy Perfume Boy) joins us to talk about GLP-1s' unexpected role in the fragrance business, his "strong feelings about dupes," and the viral Scent...

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    Newsroom: Hallie Gould of Byrdie and Lauren Valenti of InStyle: Kitten Fur Fragrances, The Return of Spray Tanning, CoverGirl’s Gen X Pivot, and More

    Jul 29, 202637 min

    Hallie Gould (Editor-in-Chief of Byrdie) and Lauren Valenti (Beauty Director of InStyle) talk about the stories getting the biggest reactions on the internet, from the kitten fur fragrance trend, Zendaya’s soft-focus...

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    Business Desk: Alison Hahn, Beauty Retail Expert and Former SVPof Makeup, Fragrance, and Sephora at Kohl’s

    Jul 22, 202641 min

    Beauty retail whisperer Alison Hahn is one of the industry's most sought-after experts, with a track record of identifying major players like Patrick Ta, Kayali, and Makeup by Mario. On this episode of Fat Mascara...

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    Ione Gamble and Gina Tonic on the Ableism in Wellness, Snooty Status Symbols in Beauty, and the General Tyranny of Good Taste

    Jul 15, 202637 min

    The Polyester queens, Ione Gamble and Gina Tonic, are back, and this time with a fabulous new book, The Polyester Book of (Bad) Taste. On this episode, we chat about the new plastic surgery status games, the return of...

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    Hairstylist James Pecis on Fashion FOMO, His Answer to Beauty's Plastic Problem, and More

    Jul 8, 202634 min

    James Pecis is one of the world's most respected, in-demand hairstylists, working with celebrities like Billie Eilish for Vogue , as the key hairstylist for Chanel's runway shows, and, of course, creating memorable...

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    Best of FM: Makeup Artist Marcelo Gutierrez

    Jul 1, 202639 min

    We are taking a week off from Fat Mascara as it’s not only the United State’s 250th birthday, but it’s also...it Madonna’s Confessions II release week!!! What better interview to share with you than makeup artist...

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    Business Desk: What Gen Z is Actually Buying with the Selleb Sisters

    Jun 24, 202635 min

    NYC-based sisters Chloe and Claire Lee started the Selleb newsletter as a place to discover what beauty and fashion-obsessed people are actually buying (as verified by their receipts—i.e. no sponcon, please!). Now an...

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    Newsroom: Linda Wells on Bezos’s Glow-Up, Paris Hilton’s Home Spa, $250K Facelifts, and More

    Jun 17, 202647 min

    It doesn’t get bigger than Linda Wells, the founding editor of Allure magazine, branding consultant, founder of Flesh, and now a columnist for Air Mail, and the editor of Look (Air Mail’s beauty vertical). Linda was the...

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    Makeup artist Lisa Eldridge on Marilyn Monroe's Beauty Legacy, Illegal Pigments, and Least Favorite Internet Makeup Trend

    Jun 10, 202636 min

    Makeup artist Lisa Eldridge really, really loves makeup. Yes, she works with every big fashion title and A-list celebrity (Kate Winslet, Dua Lipa), but she’s just as happy organizing her illegal pigment collection...

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    Marc Jacobs on Beauty, Image, and More

    Jun 3, 202623 min

    Marc Jacobs is in the building. We repeat, Marc Jacobs is in the building! On this short-but-sweet episode of Fat Mascara, the designer talks about the hotly anticipated return of Marc Jacobs Beauty, the women on his...

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    British Beauty Editor Sarah Jossel on "The White Bread Skincare Routine," the best beauty splurges, and what on earth a beauty editor actually does

    May 27, 202636 min

    Sarah Jossel, author of Diary of a Beauty Editor: What Works, What Doesn't — From the Woman Who Really Knows , answers the question once and for all: what does a beauty editor actually do? Once that's established, she...

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