In this episode, Emily speaks with Nicole Pearl, a renowned beauty expert, journalist, and PR coach, about the profound ways beauty intersects with mental health, confidence, and our daily lives. As someone who has spent over 20 years navigating the beauty industry and helping small businesses amplify their voices, Nicole offers a refreshing perspective on how beauty can empower, inspire, and connect us.

From debunking beauty myths to exploring the industry's evolving trends, Nicole shares actionable insights for embracing beauty in a way that uplifts and empowers. Whether you're a beauty minimalist or a self-proclaimed enthusiast, this conversation will leave you thinking differently about the role beauty plays in how we show up in the world.

Key Takeaways:

• Beauty and Mental Health: The unexpected ways beauty routines and products impact our confidence and emotional well-being.
• Simplicity Over Excess: Why the era of multi-step skincare is fading, and how minimalism is making a comeback.
• Finding Your Signature Look: How to discover and embrace the beauty choices that feel most authentic to you.
• Navigating Trends with Confidence: How to approach beauty trends critically and adapt them to your personal style.
• The Power of Pro-Aging: Shifting the narrative from “anti-aging” to celebrating the journey of aging gracefully and authentically.

The stats that Emily Shared in the episode can be found here:

https://www.statista.com/topics/3138/cosmetics-consumer-behavior-in-the-us/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20is%20the,to%20only%20134%20U.S.%20dollars.

And here:

https://helplama.com/beauty-industry-revenue-usage-statistics/#:~:text=Annual%20expenditure%20on%20beauty%20products,topped%20%24483%20billion%20in%202020.

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Host Emily Paulsen is an accomplished entrepreneur and happily childfree woman shining a light on the often overshadowed childfree-by-choice perspective. Whether interviewing innovative experts or positioning leaders to scale through her Brand Studio, Electric Collab, Emily’s power lies in allowing people to feel seen and celebrated for who they are . She’s spent years honing the ability to deeply understand and amplify others in an honest, high-impact way.

Learn more about Emily on her website: www.curiouslifeofachildfreewoman.com

And connect with her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiouslifeofachildfreewoman/

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The guest on this episode is Nicole Pearl. Nicole is the go-to expert in the beauty industry. She has been featured everywhere including The Today Show, New York Times, Oprah Daily, InStyle, Seventeen, Cosmo, Marie Claire, Health - anywhere there’s a discussion about beauty, Nicole is the expert of choice.

She is also a PR Coach. As someone who is on both sides of the pitch inbox, she taps into her 20+ years as beauty journalist and on-air beauty and lifestyle expert to even the playing field and empower small businesses in the beauty, lifestyle, fashion and wellness space.

Connect with Nicole on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/nicolepearlbeautygirl/

And on her websites:

thebeautygirl.comnicolepearl.com