Rebuilding Life, Home, and Identity with Sheena Zadeh, Kosas Founder

If you've ever admired someone's bathroom shelf, there's a good chance Nick Axelrod had something to do with it. Few people have shaped the way we shop for beauty and self-care quite like Nick has. We talk about Nick's early days at WWD and Elle, where he sharpened the eye that would define his career, and starting Into The Gloss with Emily Weiss, the site that turned peeking into people's medicine cabinets into the beauty bible of a generation. From there, we get into the companies Nick has founded, including Nécessaire, the brand that convinced everyone body care deserved the same attention as their face, and Homecourt, plus what it really takes to go from writing about products to making them. And then, the real reason Nick is here: his new brand, Contrapposto. We talk about why he's starting something new after everything he's built, what the name means to him, and what he's doing differently this time. Plus, Nick's Bests: the things he can't stop recommending right now.

This week, I'm joined by model, lifestyle creator, author, and my beautiful friend Nara Smith for an honest conversation about motherhood, marriage, and the reality of raising four kids under six while building a career. Nara opens up about life with Lucky, navigating some incredibly difficult moments behind the scenes, and why protecting her family's privacy has become more important than ever. We talk about raising independent children, the differences between European and American parenting, becoming a mother at a young age, and learning to tune out the noise of the internet. Plus, Nara takes us behind the scenes of creating her first cookbook, from recipe testing in Airbnbs to shooting just weeks postpartum, and shares how she actually balances it all. This is such a special conversation about family, resilience, and the beauty of creating a life on your own terms.

Pull up a cozy chair and grab your homemade ghost, because it's officially spooky season and I have favorites. This month we're talking hydration (yes, I'm still lugging around The Hydro Jug like it's my emotional support animal), the hair duo that brought my strands back to life with K18 and Chris McMillan's clarifying shampoo, and the Neuro Gum that's getting me through the afternoon slump. I'm sharing the WTHN acupressure mat that hurts so good, the Splits pants I refuse to take off, Olive & June's nail strengthener, and getting a little deep with The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Plus, a very special bonus fave that I'm putting on literally everything: Zankou harissa. Light a candle, hit play, and let's get into it.

This week I sit down with Gucci Westman, the legendary makeup artist behind some of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood and on the runway, and the founder of Westman Atelier. Gucci spent decades shaping how we think about beauty, from red carpets to her years leading artistry at Revlon and Lancôme, before creating a luxury clean makeup line that lives in every chic woman's bag. We talk about how she got her start, what she's learned from working on faces for thirty years, why skin always comes first, and what it really takes to build a brand on your own terms. Plus, her quick tricks for looking rested when you are anything but, the products she never travels without, and how she balances creativity, business, and family. Gucci is warm, funny, and generous with her secrets, and I promise you'll walk away looking at your makeup bag differently.

Surprise! We’re back with a bonus episode!! I’m sitting down with Olivia Boyd-Smith to talk all things skin, wellness, entrepreneurship, and what it actually takes to build a business from the ground up. Par Olive is Australia’s #1 dermatologist-recommended ingestible skin supplement brand. Founded by Olivia Boyd-Smith and developed with a leading Australian dermatologist and Longevity Doctor, the brand is built on the belief that healthy skin is about more than what we apply topically. The brand is manufactured in Australia under rigorous Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) standards as a listed medicine, and stocked globally in more than 700 dermatology and skin clinics, Erewhon, Goop, FWRD, Revolve and more. Par Olive is leading a more intelligent approach to optimal skin health. We get into her journey from growing up around dermatology and wellness in Australia to bootstrapping her own brand, knocking on the doors of her first 100 skin clinics, moving to New York with three suitcases, and learning to trust her instincts as a founder. We talk about turning down money, why not all investment is good investment, building the right team, and the very unglamorous realities behind growing a business. And obviously, we get into SKIN. Olivia breaks down her inside-out approach to skincare, what makes a quality collagen supplement, the treatments she actually does, her everyday products, and the exact “skin bowl” she makes in the morning. Plus, we talk balance, lifting weights, eating well, drinking the wine, and why taking care of yourself should never mean taking all the fun out of your life. Such a fun, honest conversation about beauty, business, trusting yourself, and building a life that actually feels good.