Outspoken Beauty

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm telling you about:
The most stunning liquid eye-shadow from MAC and why it beats all the others I've tried
A GP's tip for living longer and helping just about every aspect of our health
Autumn fashion
Why I've fallen back in love with Laura Mercier
and lots more....
The third letter in the big beauty competition will be revealed on Sunday xx

Bryony Blake is back for our fortnightly catch up and we've got lots to discuss including September resets and Bryony's amazing experience at the Practical Magic Premiere. We're got some lovely makeup recommendations too.
If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning £1000 worth of makeup goodies make sure you listen out for this episode's letter. Once you have all four, work out the word and leave a comment on @outspokenbeautynicola or DM me. The winner will be picked at random and announced on 30th September 2026.

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm giving you the first of four letters that you'll need to collect in order to be in with a chance of winning £1000 worth of beauty goodies. This is all in celebration of 8 years of the podcast!!*
I'll also be talking about the new Trinny London Fearless Skin Drops and a beautiful illuminating base from the brand Votary. Plus I'll be telling you why The Body Shop are doing some incredible things at the moment and why notepads are so important to me!
Download wherever you get your podcasts.
*Competition t's and c's:
Listen to this and the next three episodes of Outspoken Beauty to collect four letters that make up a word linked to the podcast
Either DM me the word or leave a comment under a post about the competition over on my Insta @outspokenbeautynicola
Tag a friend who you'd like to share the prize with and make sure they're following me
The winner will be picked at random on 30th September 2026.

In this episode I'm chatting to the brilliant editor Editor-In-Chief of Diva Magazine, beauty lover and author of the amazing book What A Girl Wants, Roxy Bourdillon.
During the episode we chat about:
The incredible lipstick that Roxy swears by
How it took Roxy ten years to come out, having lived the "straight dream" with her then boyfriend
Her amazing relationship with her grandma
Society's ideas around whatr a lesbian "should and shoudn't be"
M & S knickers in unexpected places
The joys of lesbian s*x
The freedom of making up your own rules in a relationship
The inspiration behind her book.

Roxy is the most brilliant woman and I loved every second of our chat.

This week's edition of Outspoken Beauty Editor is an episode of two halves.
On the one hand we're celebrating Sarah Creal's new makeup brand (which Perdita will delve into for us) but on the other we're lamenting Elizabeth Arden's decision to go big with anti-ageing messaging.
The beauty industry can do so much good and bring so much joy but at times it really baffles us!