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In this week's Outspoken Review I'm talking about the dry shampoo that basically washes your hair, the barrier cream that is great for rosacea and sandwiching with your retinoid, an amazing French shampoo that gives great volume and lots more. I'll also be reflecting on a brilliant panel event I went to at the Houses of Parliament this morning. It was led by Dermalogica who are making incredible changes in the microneedling world. Enjoy the episode and let me know if there's anything that you'd like me to review for you. Find me on Instagram @outspokenbeautynicola.

The utterly fabulous Bryony Blake is back for our fortnightly dose of fun and beauty.

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm reflecting on the wonderful launch of Dr Marine Vincent's utterly brilliant book "The French Skincare Bible", which I attended last night. The event was really joyful and there were so many brilliant people there, many of whom I hadn't seen in ages. It was paticularly nice to catch up with the lovely Dr Emma Craythorne and her friend and colleague Dr Ellie Rashid. Ellie and I had a long and really interesting chat about PDRN ake Polynucleotides aka salmon sperm dna in skincare and I'll be going into detail about it during the episode. I'll also talk through some of my favourite French pharmacy products that were in my beautiful goody bag and why I love them. I hope you enjoy this episode :0)

I have received SO many messages about constipation recently that I thought it would be useful to chat about where I'm at and the kinds of things I'm doing to help get things moving. I know that this is a bit of a gross subject matter but it's also such a common problem, particularly it seems amongst women over 40! Remember that I'm not an expert and am only sharing what I've learnt from experts I've spoken to. If you have any concerns about your own helath, please promise me you'll speak to your GP.

In this episode I welcome one of my favourite people in the beauty industry back on the podcast. Sam Farmer founded his teenage skincare and hygiene brand after being disappointed by the types of products that were on offer for his own children when they were teenagers. He shunned sexist packaging, language and harsh ingredients for a unisex brand with the very best and teenage skin appropriate formulations. The result is the perfect collection of products for young adults that is in my opinion by far the best on the market. During the episode, Sam and I talk about his brand story and about what teenagers really need in order to have the best possible skin. We chat about ingredients, formulations and why Sam feels a responsibility to make products that over deliver. This is a really great conversation with a man who has dedicated years to not only creating a brand but to studying cosmetic science and understanding teenage skin. If you have a teenager and you're unsure about how to navigate their skincare then this is 100% the episode for you.

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm talking you through some of the newest beauty products that have caught my attention including a really innovative leg oil, a delicious summer fragrance and a new bronzer from Victoria Beckham.

In this incredible episode I'm chatting to master perfumer Quentin Bisch and the founder of his eponymous brand, fashion designer and fragrance creator Marc-Antoine Barrois. Quentin has worked with Marc-Antoine over the last ten years to create some of the most incredible fragrances that I've ever experienced. In that time they've not only worked together but have become great friends. During this episode I'm exploring their relationship, how their similar tastes, experiences and magical way of seeing the world have influenced the fragrances that they have created. We also get an amazing insight into the mind of one of the best perfumers in the world. The episode was recorded the morning after a mind-blowing night celebrating the launch of Marc-Antoine's newest fragrance, B87.135 Extrait, which is a Harrods Exclusive. It's fascinating to hear from Quentin and Marc-Antoine about the inspiration for this fragrance and so many more in the collection. What an honour to spend time with these two brilliant men.

In this week's OSB Review I'm answering your brilliant questions about empowering perfume, the best bottom lash mascara, body moisturisers and HRT amongst others. Get in touch any time by DMing me @outspokennicolabonn

In this week's episode I'm chatting to my lovely friend Cherry Healey who has been incredibly brave recently and shared her UTI story publicly, even going to parliament and talking openly about her struggles in a room filled with MPs. Cherry has lived with chronic UTI's since she was a child and as you'll hear, at one point it led to her being hospitalised and almost getting sepsis. Cherry is joined by Extracted founder Toni Waterfall. Together they have formulated supplements to help women manage and keep UTI's at bay. They're also on a mission to educate women and society in general. UTI's aren't just another "put up and shut up" element of being a woman, they can be incredibly serious and must be taken more seriously. This is such a brilliant and powerful episode and I can't wait for you to hear Cherry's story.

Beauty editor Perdi's back for all the latest beauty news and views. This week we're talking about why Glossier are closing stores around the world, the new skincare ingredient that we're going to be seeing everywhere and the affordable French skincare that we all should know about.

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm telling you about a new fragrance that is going to get you numerous compliments, a beautiful SPF from one of my favourite Korean brands, a denim jumpsuit of dreams, the shoes that Ruth Crilly recommended that I'm glad I succumbed to and a stunning lip product from Stila. xx

In this week's episode, Bryony has loads of amazing makeup tips. In fact, her eye makeup advice has completely revolutionised how I'm doing my own and inspired me to spend way too much money at Space NK after recording. We're also talking about my hormonal woes (and why ovulation feels exhausting at the moment) and we couldn't leave out our new Bonk! book club podcast and where we've been reading our latest naughty book. Enjoy Outspoken Beauties!

In this week's Outspoken Review I'm telling you all about the newest fragrant offering from Diptyque (I think it's going to become one of their icons). I also chat about why I'm rekindling an old love affair with Bare Minerals and Laura Mercier. (They're got some really cool and forward thinking products out). Enjoy!

In this week's Outspoken I'm talking to the incredible chemotherapy nurse Gemma Reeves. Since Covid, Gemma has seen an uprise in younger women getting breast cancer and is doing everything she can to get the Mammogram age lowered from 50 to 40. During the episode we talk about her campaign and petition and why earlier detection will save money rather than increase cost. We also talk about the effect of breast cancer on women when their treatment is over. Please get involved and sign Gemma's petition here, she's also on Instagram @check_the_girls. You can also join Gemma and loads of other amazing women on Parliament Square on 23rd April at 13:30. Wear a pink T-shirt!

*This episode is in partnership with Mella 1809* In this episode I'm getting to know the thoroughly lovely Jorge Mella who is the founder of luxury homecare brand Mella 1809. Jorge's dream is to elevate cleaning to the point where it becomes a thing of pleasure and he does that be working with perfumers to create products that smell utterly divine. During the episode we chat about what inspired him to create his brand, the story behind his fragrances and why Sunday is set to become family cleaning day! We also hear some brilliant cleaning tips AND hear from some of the Outspoken Beauty Trialling Panellists who give their honest opinions on the products. COMPETITION TIME: The prize: 1st prize - A Mella Home Clean 2nd prize - 5 x Home Starter Set - the full Mella range in either of the scents - to help celebrate the launch of the Mella bundles Entry: You need to recommend a name and description for Mella's next new scent. The best idea selected by the founder, Jorge, will win the main prize (Mella Home Clean), and then 5 entries will be randomly selected to win a Home Starter Set each. Where to enter: https://mella.com/pages/outspokenbeautycompetition