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Black Friday is the biggest revenue weekend of the year for retailers, and it’s also the most stressful. In part two of their BSE catch-up, Beate and Natascha go behind the scenes of how Boutique Skin Envie prepares for Black Friday and Cyber Monday (November 27 to 30). They cover why planning starts in August, how a campaign idea goes from a notepad to approved, and why every ad, email, text and web page now has to look like the same campaign. They also share why they have mixed feelings about the shopping frenzy. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 Intro 01:07 Welcome back and why Black Friday matters 03:58 Why we don’t love Black Friday 06:00 What success looks like for BSE 09:11 Starting the campaign in August 11:35 Presenting the idea and getting team feedback 14:00 Holiday shop, kits and advent calendars 16:44 How the campaign idea was born 18:13 Inspiration: Pinterest and female founders 21:46 Hiring plans: finance, warehouse and IT 28:09 Growing the business like turning a boat 29:12 Excitement for 2027, the office and becoming #1

In this solo episode of SkinTalks, Beate and Natascha, the mother-daughter founders of Boutique Skin Envie (BSE), explain why Canadian beauty brands are at the heart of their business. With over 70 Canadian brands on BSE, compared with about a dozen at Sephora Canada, they walk through their top picks in Canadian skincare, makeup, nail care, fragrance, sunless tanning and wellness. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 Intro 01:43 Why We're Obsessed With Canadian Brands 03:37 Canadian Skincare & Nail Favorites 07:03 Home, Intimacy & Fragrance Picks 10:45 Hand Care, Makeup & Face Masks 15:00 Face Tape, Face Cloths & Sunless Tanning 17:53 Hydrinity & Hypochlorous Acid Mist 20:05 Canadian Alternatives & At-Home Skin Tools 21:24 From Founder-Led to a Real Team 26:00 Growing Pains, Coaching & SOPs 30:06 Bringing Content In-House & Investing in SkinTalks 34:29 BSE App 2.0, an Investment Year & What's Next

Skincare trends come and go, but the habits that keep your skin healthy and your energy up are usually the least glamorous ones. In this confession episode, Beate and Natascha share the daily routines, small systems and mindset shifts they actually rely on, from sticking to one skincare routine to protecting their sleep. They explain why a full routine from one brand works better than mixing products, and what they’re doing in the treatment room, from microneedling to Botox and the shift toward more natural results. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:48 Brands we're highlighting 02:38 Why unsexy habits matter 03:44 Skincare: one routine, no brand hopping 10:16 Microneedling, Botox and treatments 16:17 Movement after baby 18:11 Lifting weights, protein and walking 26:25 Morning routines 34:37 Protecting your sleep 40:42 Why we quit alcohol 47:00 Structuring your week 54:21 Slowing down

Living with acne, rosacea, melasma, eczema, psoriasis or scarring is never just a skin issue. It’s a confidence issue, and often a mental health one too. In this solo episode of SkinTalks, Beate and Natascha get real about the emotional side of skin concerns: feeling insecure in photos, the pressure of social media filters and comparison culture, online negativity, and how to stop losing hope when nothing seems to work. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:26 Melasma, photos and feeling insecure 7:14 Online hate and comparison culture 9:46 Social media is getting more authentic 14:50 Positive self-talk and knowing your angles 19:38 What desperation does to your skin 23:09 Why you should see an esthetician 25:56 What a real skin plan looks like 29:17 Patience, purging and not losing hope 32:36 Makeup that doesn't make it worse 35:11 Your confidence toolkit 38:45 Perfect skin, makeup and self-love

Flushing out of nowhere. Redness that never fully fades. A sting when a product goes on. Rosacea and reactive skin are common, frustrating, and often treated the wrong way, and fall is peak flare season. In this solo episode, Beate and Natascha break down what rosacea really is, how it differs from reactive, sensitive and sensitized skin, and why “sensitive skin” has become an identity for so many people. They cover everyday triggers (hot showers, red wine, stress, laundry detergent), how to calm a flare gently, and the BSE picks worth trying. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:14 What is rosacea? 06:51 Sensitive skin vs. breakouts 18:28 Everyday triggers 19:43 How to treat a flare 21:48 BSE brand picks 28:19 Take it or leave it 29:55 The ideal rosacea routine

Under-eye skin is the thinnest skin on your body, and it's usually the first place to show age, stress, lack of sleep, and genetics. In this episode of SkinTalks, Beate and Natascha from Boutique Skin Envie explain why dark circles, puffiness, and fine lines are three different problems that each need a different fix. They cover what causes each one, when to start using an eye cream (mid-20s to early 30s), and what an eye cream can and can't do for hollowing, fat pads, and genetics. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod Chapters 00:00 Why the eye area ages first 01:43 New launches 02:45 Why under-eye skin needs special care 05:32 Puffiness vs. dark circles vs. fine lines 11:01 Do you really need an eye cream? 13:00 What eye creams can and can't do 16:01 Our favorite Canadian eye creams 21:30 Top picks by concern 23:50 Habits that make under-eyes look worse 26:30 Botox, fillers & fat transfer for hollowing 28:00 Take it or leave it 31:00 Build your eye routine

You did your time as a teenager. So why are you getting deep, tender breakouts along your jaw and chin every month, the week before your period? Adult acne is incredibly common, especially in women, and here's what nobody tells you: it is not the same as teen acne, and you cannot treat it the same way. In this solo episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie, give an honest breakdown of adult and hormonal acne: why it happens, what actually clears it, and the everyday mistakes that keep making it worse. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod Chapters 00:00 – Intro 01:12 – Why adult acne isn't teen acne 01:39 – New launches 02:42 – The four drivers behind every pimple 03:39 – Why it shows up on your jaw and chin 05:30 – Hidden triggers 07:05 – Know your acne type before you treat it 09:45 – The routine that actually clears hormonal acne 12:50 – On Accutane or antibiotics? 14:41 – The golden rule 16:15 – The systems we trust 26:10 – The daily habits making your acne worse 31:39 – Take it or leave it 38:25 – Your AM, PM and weekly routine 41:28 – One product, the biggest myth, and what to stop doing

Exosomes might be the most hyped word in skincare and medical aesthetics right now. Clinics charge $300 to $500 extra to add them after microneedling or laser treatments, serums promise to regenerate your skin, yet almost nobody can explain what they actually are. In this episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie, sit down with Charles Larin from Xcite Tech, part of the Korean wave that put exosomes on the map. The conversation stays educational and brand neutral: what exosomes are, what the evidence shows, how they're used in clinic versus in a bottle, and how to be a smart, skeptical consumer. You'll learn why exosomes are cellular messengers that tell your skin to repair faster, how they reduce downtime and boost collagen and elastin after microneedling, CO2, erbium and Clear + Brilliant, and why injecting them is not legal in Canada. Beate and Natascha share their own results on melasma, redness and scar healing, plus one painful experience that proves not all exosomes are equal. Charles explains why purity and isolation methods matter, why serious exosomes come as a powder that must be reconstituted and kept cold, and why most shelf-stable exosome serums have little to work with on intact skin. He also breaks down exosomes for hair loss, how they compare to PRP, why they're now used after hair transplants, and why Korea leads the science. Before you book your next treatment, you'll know exactly which questions to ask your med spa, the red flags to watch for, and who should not use exosomes. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod Chapters 00:00 – Intro 01:05 – Exosomes: the most hyped word in aesthetics 01:50 – Meet Charles: how he landed in exosome science 03:20 – The promise and the caution: why injecting isn't legal in Canada 05:45 – Health Canada, human-derived exosomes and the switch to plants 07:27 – Why everyone is suddenly talking about exosomes 08:36 – What an exosome actually is 10:20 – Less downtime, better results: how exosomes boost treatments 15:21 – Our results: melasma, redness and scar healing 21:24 – Not all exosomes are equal: purity and isolation 27:23 – Exosomes for hair loss vs PRP 34:19 – Why real exosomes are kept on ice and mixed on the spot 36:28 – Do retail exosome serums work at home? 41:17 – Why Korea leads exosome science 43:55 – Red flags at the med spa and who shouldn't use exosomes 53:06 – Three signature questions

Face taping before bed. Tongue exercises for a sharper jawline. The morning shed. Ten-step routines for ten-year-olds. A drawer full of devices that buzz and glow. Skincare in 2026 has gone next-level weird, and in this episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie, go through the strangest rituals, devices and habits one by one and call each of them: science, harmless fun, waste of money, or genuinely risky. They start with why skincare got weird in the first place: the fear of aging, algorithms that reward extreme routines, and marketing that now targets teenagers and tweens. Dermatologists are seeing more young people with compromised barriers and dermatitis than ever before. Then they go trend by trend: face taping and mouth taping as a Botox alternative, mewing and facial yoga, the morning shed, skin cycling, skin flooding, skin fasting, and whether your puffy face really is a cortisol problem. On the gadget side they break down microcurrent devices, ice rolling, cryo globes, gua sha, LED red light therapy, and the one they have the strongest opinion about: at-home microneedling and derma rollers, including why a 1mm Amazon roller does nothing except hurt. They close with a simple framework for judging any skincare trend you see online: is there a real mechanism or just a vibe, who profits from you believing it, could it hurt your barrier if you get it slightly wrong, and would a boring cleanser, vitamin C, moisturizer and SPF cost you less and work better? 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 – Intro 01:14 – Skincare has gone next-level weird 01:51 – New launches: Electric Lemonade & Iles Formula 03:15 – Why skincare got weird: the fear of aging 06:41 – Face taping and mouth taping: does it actually work? 10:52 – Mewing and facial yoga 12:15 – Morning shed, skin cycling, skin flooding and skin fasting 18:07 – Is your puffy face really cortisol? 19:16 – Gadgets: microcurrent, ice rolling, cryo globes, gua sha, LED 22:50 – At-home microneedling: what's safe and what's dangerous 29:13 – Sephora kids and marketing anti-aging to children 37:47 – Weird but real vs weird and pointless + the weirdest things we've tried

September is the real reset season for your skin. Humidity drops, summer damage surfaces, and suddenly your skincare routine stops working. In this episode of Skin Talks, mother-daughter duo Beate and Natascha, founders of Boutique Skin Envie, break down exactly how to transition your skincare from summer to fall without wrecking your skin barrier. They cover why you should never have stopped your retinol in summer, how to restart actives the right way (low and slow), why the packaging of your retinol matters as much as the percentage, and the four-to-five step routine that works for every skin type. They also explain the BSE rule they've built their clinic on: stay within one brand system so your products actually work in synergy instead of fighting each other. Inside the episode: vitamin C, AHAs, BHAs, hydroquinone, ceramides and hyaluronic acid explained in plain language. Plus the brand systems they personally reach for, including Skin Better Science, Vivier, SkinCeuticals, Jan Marini, ZO Skin Health and Eminence, and a rapid-fire "take it or leave it" on fall skincare trends like retinol sandwiching, bakuchiol, facial oils and reset peels. If you're dealing with melasma, pigmentation, acne, dryness, fine lines or postpartum sensitivity, this is your fall skincare roadmap. New this season: V Collection Retinol Pure (encapsulated, slow-release retinol for easing in without peeling) and YOE's award-winning hero cream. Both available at Boutique Skin Envie. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod Chapters 00:00 – Intro 01:16 – Why fall is the best time to reset your skin 01:50 – Two new launches: V Collection Retinol Pure & YOE 03:22 – What actually changes from summer to fall 04:41 – The "stop retinol in summer" myth 06:39 – Why not all retinols are equal 08:48 – Actives decoded: vitamin C, AHAs, BHAs, hydroquinone 15:04 – Richer moisturizers, ceramides & hyaluronic acid 18:19 – The BSE rule: one brand, one system 22:19 – The 4-step routine + starting retinol safely 24:35 – The brand systems we reach for 30:24 – Take it or leave it + your simple fall routine

Summer is fun for you and brutal for your skin. Sun, salt, chlorine, sweat, air conditioning, by September your skin feels tight, dull, flaky in some spots, breaking out in others, and the products that worked all summer suddenly sting. In this solo episode, Beate and Natascha break down what actually happened to your skin barrier over the summer and give you the exact plan to rebuild it. Natascha shares what six weeks in Europe, chlorine, salt water, and 42°C in Rome, did to her skin and what she's doing to repair it. Beate explains the barrier as a brick-and-mortar wall, why transepidermal water loss is the reason your products sting, and which evidence-backed repair ingredients actually work. You'll also get the golden rule that saves most people time and money: pick one brand and stick with it. Plus the brands they trust for a compromised barrier, the do's and don'ts that make things worse, and a full two-week repair protocol you can start tonight. Two new brands just landed at Boutique Skin Envie: Phytomer, the house that invented marine skincare, born in Saint-Malo, France, and Trunk from New Zealand, body care as good as your face care and completely free of endocrine disruptors. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 — Intro 01:15 — Why your skin is waving a white flag by September 01:52 — Two new brands: Phytomer and Trunk 03:06 — Six weeks in Europe: chlorine, salt and 42°C 05:30 — The barrier explained: bricks, mortar and water loss 08:25 — The signs your barrier is in trouble 09:19 — The plan and the repair ingredients that work 16:08 — The golden rule: pick one brand and stick with it 17:48 — The brands we trust for a wrecked barrier 25:51 — Do's, don'ts and the 2-week repair plan

We've never known more about skincare, so why is everyone's barrier wrecked? Isabelle Villeneuve has spent 36 years developing skincare from inside the lab. She's currently VP of Strategy, Quality and Innovation at Crescita Therapeutics, and has led innovation for Laboratoire Dr Renaud, Proderm and Aquafolia, plus served as R&D Director for Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's Center of Excellence in Skin Care. Her verdict on modern routines is blunt: yes, we are damaging our skin, more often than we think. Not because actives are bad, but because we've forgotten the skin has a tolerance threshold, its own repair mechanisms, and its own intelligence. In this episode she breaks down why a 20% vitamin C isn't automatically better than a 10%, why that squeaky-clean feeling after cleansing is a red flag, what the skin microbiome actually is (and why 200 grams of it lives on you right now), and what exosomes and NAD+ can — and can't — realistically do. She also gives the four non-negotiables of any routine, and three questions that will tell you exactly which products to keep and which to bin. If you've been layering ten actives hoping for faster results, this one is going to rearrange your bathroom shelf. 🎙️ Guests:  Isabelle Villeneuve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-villeneuve-a141525/ 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 Intro 02:19 46 years in a lab: what everyone gets wrong 07:08 "Yes, we are damaging our skin" 09:34 Why 20% vitamin C isn't better than 10% 10:54 When your routine IS the problem 17:31 Your microbiome and the squeaky-clean trap 26:23 What your skin already knows how to do 37:51 Exosomes and NAD+: hype vs. real science 51:27 The 4 non-negotiables + the 3-question shelf test 58:06 Rapid fire: the habit she wants you to quit

Your face gets the full routine: serums, SPF, the works. Your body? Random drugstore lotion, if that. In this solo episode, Beatea and Natascha (the mother-daughter duo behind Boutique Skin Envie) break down the full summer body survival guide: bumpy arms, cellulite, stretch marks, sweat and self-tanning, no shame, no miracle claims, just what actually works. They cover why body skin ages faster than you think, the real difference between deodorant and antiperspirant, why "no cream erases cellulite" is the truth nobody wants to hear, and how to get a natural-looking tan without ever going in the sun. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 Intro 03:28 Body SPF: The Most Skipped Product 09:47 Bumpy Arms & Keratosis Pilaris (KP) 14:41 The Truth About Cellulite 22:15 Stretch Marks: Causes & Fixes 30:49 Deodorant, Sweat & the Aluminum Debate 38:55 Self-Tanning Secrets & Product Picks 48:45 Take It or Leave It: Rapid Fire 53:02 Final Tips & Closing Thoughts

She left Vietnam on a fishing boat with nothing. Twelve years later, she was drowning in shame over skin she couldn't fix. Today, Michelle Doan runs Emani, a clean beauty brand used in Hollywood and loved by women worldwide. In this episode of Skin Talks, Michelle sits down with Beate and Natascha to share the raw story behind the products: severe cystic acne, painful facials, a single mom starting a company mid-divorce, and the mindset shift that changed everything. This is a conversation about skin, but really it's about confidence, resilience, and starting over. We get into clean beauty (and what "clean" actually means), the science of non-comedogenic makeup, the skin microbiome, menopause and aging skin, and why self-acceptance is the one thing that doesn't come in a bottle. 🎙️ Guests:  Michelle Doan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-doan-emani/ 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 Intro 01:55 Escaping Vietnam 04:09 Canadian roots & learning resilience 06:30 15 to 27: living in shame 09:27 The aesthetician who changed everything 13:02 Shopping with a comedone list 17:27 What Emani actually stands for 19:29 What "clean beauty" really means 25:11 Building the foundation line 33:00 The 3 P's of skincare 42:40 Menopause & aging skin 47:38 Sleep, microbiome & the collagen serum 55:09 Rapid-fire questions

The second you have a baby, the whole world has an opinion. Your feed fills up with people telling you what your baby should be doing every week; how to feed, sleep, soothe, and train. Natascha threw the whole playbook out. She calls it "raw dogging motherhood": no schedules, no sleep consultants, no experts in her ear. Just instinct. In this episode of Skin Talks, Beate and Natascha do a six-month check-in on baby Maximilian and get into the controversial stuff: co-sleeping, why she deleted her parenting apps, the industry quietly selling moms guilt, and the bigger truth that our culture doesn't actually support families. This isn't a rule book. It's one mom's honest take on tuning out the noise and trusting herself. Take what helps, leave the rest. 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 Intro 01:24 Six-month check-in on Maximilian 06:43 Balancing a career and a newborn 08:16 What "raw dogging motherhood" means 09:51 Why she started co-sleeping 16:53 The co-sleeping double standard 17:46 Instagram, TikTok & the comparison trap 22:38 The app that made her furious 27:56 Our culture doesn't support moms 33:20 Sleep pressure & feeding on demand 40:51 Screens, nutrition & how she'll parent 44:23 Rapid-fire: advice for new moms