Cast your mind back, if it won’t cause you immense trauma, to Lockdown 1.0. Yes, March 2020, the very first time Leo Varadkar addressed the nation (or if you’re not in Ireland, the very first time *Insert-somewhat-inept-leader’s-name-here*) and called for us all to stay at home to slow the spread of Covid.
I was scared, that night. I cried watching the TV, actually. But then I did what I always do when I’m scared – I got busy. I started just… doing bits. And one of the brainwaves I had was to make a beauty podcast, where I interview the best industry experts (or in Marian Keyes’ case, beauty industry lovers) I could get my hands on. The topic? Simply: Beauty.
I made an interviewee wishlist:
Nikki Makeup
Marian Keyes
Katie Jane Hughes
Mario Dedivanovic
Jennifer Rock
Jen Atkin
Mikayla Nogueira
Caroline Hirons
Estee Lalonde
Sabrina Hill
Rosie Huntington Whiteley
Bobbi Brown
Keilidh Cashell
There were more.
I ‘reached out’ as they say in the industry (I hate that term).
And to my DELIGHT (and surprise) I started hearing ‘yes’ from some of them…