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Welcome, my devilish fiends! In 1730, the trial of Catherine Cadiere exploded into one of the most notorious scandals of 18th-century France. What began as a confession between a young woman and her Jesuit director spiraled into accusations of seduction, manipulation, and demonic influence. Courts, clergy, and entire communities were suddenly forced to choose sides as the case blurred the line between spiritual guidance and exploitation. In this episode, we trace how a private relationship became a public fury. **************** Sources & Further Reading: The Case of Mrs. Mary Catharine Cadière, Against Father John-Baptist Girard. London, 1732 — English translation of Catherine’s memorial to the Parlement of Aix. Mita Choudhury, The Wanton Jesuit and the Wayward Saint: Sex, Religion, and Politics in 18th-Century France. Penn State Press, 2015. J. T. Kuznicki, “Sorcery and Publicity: The Cadière–Girard Scandal of 1730–1731,” French History, Vol. 21, 2007. Stéphane Lamotte, “Le Père Girard et la Cadière dans la tourmente des pièces satiriques,” Dix-huitième siècle, Vol. 39, 2007. Natalia L. Zorrilla, “Mysticism and Seduction: The Affair Cadière–Girard and the Triumph of Rationality in Thérèse Philosophe,” Çedille. Revista de Estudios Franceses, Vol. 12, 2016. **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it really helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** Music & SFX Attribution: Epidemic Sound "Return of Light" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen "Crypta" by Jo Wandrini "Paranormal Activities" by Jon Bjork Radio Glitch, Static Chops, Stuttering, Noise 02 Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com Additional sound effects provided by AudioHero.com

Welcome, my ghoulish fiends. The Smurl family claimed their West Pittston duplex was overtaken by a violent, calculating force that wanted more than their fear, it wanted their bodies and their faith. Over fourteen years, they reported whispers, apparitions, assaults, and a darkness that grew stronger the longer it was ignored. Even seasoned investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren called it one of their most disturbing cases. In this episode, I dig into the documented chaos, the Church's hesitation, and the terrifying question that still lingers on Chase Street. Was something truly hunting the Smurls... or does evil simply wear the face of an ordinary home? ***Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised.*** **************** Sources: The Haunted: One Family’s Nightmare — Robert Curran, Ed & Lorraine Warren Scranton Times Archives (1974–1989) Citizens’ Voice Interview with Janet Smurl (1986) Ed and Lorraine Warren Case Files, N.E.S.P.R. The Morning Call (Pennsylvania), 1986 Coverage Local testimonies collected in Haunted Pennsylvania (1994) **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it really helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** Music & SFX Attribution: Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com Additional music and sound effects provided by AudioHero.com 'Carol of the Bells'- Christmas Presence 'In a Heartbeat'- Retro TV Mystery Score

Welcome, my December souls! A young French woman ignites chaos in the 1590s when claims of demonic possession turn her into a national obsession. Was Martha Brossier truely tormented... or performing for influence? Follow me as I delve into the case that rattled priests, physicians, and even the king's court. *Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised* **************** Sources & Further Reading: A True Discourse vpon the Matter of Martha Brossier of Romorantin (1599), translated by Abraham Hartwell Anita M. Walker & Edmund H. Dickerman, “A Woman Under the Influence: A Case of Alleged Possession in Sixteenth-Century France,” Sixteenth Century Journal D.S. Ferber, Possession and Exorcism in the Sacramental Life of Early Modern France “Martha Brossier” — Encyclopedic and secondary analyses, including Wikipedia for contextual reference Further Reading: Nancy Caciola, Discerning Spirits: Divine and Demonic Possession in the Middle Ages (Cornell University Press, 2003) Sarah Ferber, Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern France (Routledge, 2004) Brian Levack, The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West (Yale University Press, 2013) **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it really helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC & SOUND FX: Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com Music & SFX Attribution: Additional music and sound effects provided by: AudioHero.com

This December, we're unlocking the darkest files in spiritual folklore and recorded history. Unholy December: The Possession Files plunges into the chilling stories of bodies overtaken, minds manipulated, and homes twisted by forces no one could explain. From infamous cases of alleged demonic possession to the chaos of one family's relentless haunting, each episode pulls back the veil on what happens when something unseen decides to take hold. These aren't just tales of terror, they're documented encounters that left witnesses terrified, investigators baffled, and entire communities shaken. Step inside.... if you dare Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC: "MonsterDemon" by SFX Producer Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com Music & Sound FX Attribution: Additional Music and Sound Effects provided by: AudioHero.com

Welcome, my ghoulish loves! In this final episode of Dark Thirst, I'm diving into pop culture's undying obsession with vampires. From the sensual chaos of True Blood to the glittering restraint of Twilight, and from Coppola's lavish Dracula to Eggers' haunting Nosferatu, I explore how every vampire revival mirrors what's happening in society. From our fears, desires, and shifting ideals of beauty. What do these immortal beings say about us and the times we live in? After centuries of fascination, it's clear, we don't just crave the vampire. We crave what they promise. *Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised* ************ Sources & References: Auerbach, Nina. Our Vampires, Ourselves. University of Chicago Press, 1995. Gelder, Ken. Reading the Vampire. Routledge, 1994. Skal, David J. Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen. Faber & Faber, 1990. Anatol, Giselle Liza. Bringing Light to Twilight: Perspectives on a Pop Culture Phenomenon. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew. The Vampire Film: Undead Cinema. Wallflower Press, 2012. Additional references: Include contemporary film criticism from The Guardian, Le Monde, IndieWire, and Rotten Tomatoes (2024–2025). **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it really helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC & SOUND FX: "Beast by Beast" Edward Karl Hanson "Alleys of Darkness" Phoenix Tail "Rain Light 6" SFX Producer Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com

Welcome, my ghoulish fiends! Join me as I sink my teeth into the dark allure of vampires and the eternal obsession with youth. From Countess Elizabeth Bathory's infamous legend to Roman and early modern rituals of blood and renewal, I explore how the vampire became the ultimate beauty icon and how our own thirst for ageless perfection mirrors their seductive, deadly world. *Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised* ************ Sources & References: Groom, Nick. The Vampire: A New History (Oxford University Press, 2018) Auerbach, Nina. Our Vampires, Ourselves (University of Chicago Press, 1995) Sugg, Richard. Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires (Routledge, 2011) Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) Polidori, John. The Vampyre (1819) Le Fanu, Sheridan. Carmilla (1872) Stoker, Bram. Dracula (1897) Historical references: Pliny the Elder, Juvenal, Marsilio Ficino, and accounts from the Bathory trial (1609–1610) Day, Doris. Commentary on PRP “vampire facial” (2015–2019) Regalado, Antonio. “Young Blood Transfusions: Silicon Valley’s Obsession with Youth.” MIT Technology Review (2019) Lepore, Jill. “The Cult of Youth in Modern Science.” The New Yorker (2019) GlobalData (2027 projection for anti-aging skincare market) JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (2018–2020) studies on “Snapchat dysmorphia” **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it really helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC & SOUND FX: "Alleys of Darkness" Phoenix Tail "Rain Light 6" SFX Producer Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com

Welcome, my ghouls! In this episode, I explore the Gothic body, where beauty, death and desire intertwine. From vampire myths to historical obsessions with youth and purity, I uncover how the pursuit of eternal beauty has always revealed something darker about power, fear, and control. ***Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised*** **************** Sources & References: **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it really helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC & SOUND FX: "Haunted Mind" Etienne Roussel "The Haunted" Luella Gren Rain Light 6- SFX Producer Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com ADDITIONAL SOUND FX: Moans Groans SexyFem Whispers Eerie Low AudioHero.com

Welcome, my devilish fiends! Join me as we trace the roots of the vampire back to the women who came before her: Lamia, Lilith, and the succubi. These "monstrous" figures haunted ancient myth and medieval imagination, embodying male fears of female power, pleasure, and autonomy. Long before Dracula, they turned desire into danger and defiance into sin. Their stories reveal how myth and theology worked together to make women's power appear monstrous and how those same fears still shape the vampire we know today. So, close your doors and windows, turn off the lights, get cozy, and join me... ***Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised*** **************** Sources & References: Epic of Gilgamesh – references to lilītu demons. The Alphabet of Ben Sira. The Zohar (Book of Splendor). Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana. Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger, Malleus Maleficarum. King James VI of Scotland, Daemonologie. John Keats, Lamia. Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead: Encounters Between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece (University of California Press, 1999). Daniel Ogden, Drakōn: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds (Oxford University Press, 2013). Judith Plaskow, The Coming of Lilith: Essays on Feminism, Judaism, and Sexual Ethics, 1972–2003 (Beacon Press, 2005). Gershom Scholem, Kabbalah (Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co., 1974). Raphael Patai, The Hebrew Goddess (Wayne State University Press, 1990). Jeffrey Burton Russell, Witchcraft in the Middle Ages (Cornell University Press, 1972). Deborah Lyons, Dangerous Gifts: Gender and Exchange in Ancient Greece (Princeton University Press, 1997). Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Dictionary of Women in Religious Art (Oxford University Press, 1996). Nina Auerbach, Our Vampires, Ourselves (University of Chicago Press, 1995). Paul Barber, Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality (Yale University Press, 1988). Barbara Creed, The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 1993). Marina Warner, From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995). **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it really helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC & SOUND FX: "Beast by Beast" by Edward Karl Hanson "An Obsession" by Dayon Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com

Welcome, my ghoulish fiends! Why do vampires seduce us even as they terrify us? In the second episode of Dark Thirst, I explore the erotic power of the vampire's bite, where intimacy meets violence, and desire crosses forbidden boundaries. We dive into repressed sexualities, dangerous loves and the Victorian obsession with "beautiful death," uncovering how fear and lust became inseparable in Gothic literature. From the shocking passion of Carmilla to Mina Harker's disturbing "baptism of blood" in Dracula, we reveal why the vampire still haunts our most forbidden fantasies. Join me... if you dare... ***Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised*** **************** Sources & References: Bram Stoker, Dracula (1897) – Chapters 16 and 21 quoted. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla (1872) – Chapters 4 and 11 quoted. Ernest Jones, On the Nightmare (1931). Nina Auerbach, Our Vampires, Ourselves (1995). Ken Gelder, Reading the Vampire (1994). Carol A. Senf, “Dracula: Stoker’s Response to the New Woman,” Victorian Studies (1982). Richard Davenport-Hines, Sex, Death and Punishment: Attitudes to Sex and Sexuality in Britain Since the Renaissance (1990). Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1: An Introduction (1976). Georges Bataille, Erotism: Death and Sensuality (1957). James Stevens Curl, The Victorian Celebration of Death (2000). Bénédict Morel, Treatise on Degeneration (1857). Max Nordau, Degeneration (1892). Sigmund Freud, “The Uncanny” (1919). **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC & SOUND FX: "Numb3rs" by Jay Varton Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com

Welcome, my October Fiends! From bloated graveyard corpses to velvet-clad aristocrats, vampires have always mirrored our darkest fears and deepest desires. In this first episode of Dark Thirst, join me as I trace their evolution through The Vampyre, Carmilla, and Dracula; stories that turned horror into seduction and gave birth to the vampire we can't resist today. Join me... if you dare... **************** Sources: Polidori, John. The Vampyre. 1819. Le Fanu, Sheridan. Carmilla. 1872. Stoker, Bram. Dracula. 1897. Gelder, Ken. Reading the Vampire. Routledge, 1994. Skal, David J. Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen. Norton, 1990. Byron, Glennis, and David Punter, eds. The Gothic. Blackwell, 2004. Barber, Paul. Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality. Yale University Press, 1988. **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC & SOUND FX: "Barren" by Martin Klem Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com AudioHero www.audiohero.com

This October, I invite you to surrender to the darkness. Dark Thirst is a six-part series tracing the vampire's transformation from grotesque terror to irresistible seducer. Desire, obsession, danger- every Wednesday, starting October 1st, we'll sink deeper into the literature, the bodies, and the beauty of the monster we can't resist. Cozy up under your blanket, lock the doors and windows, and stop into the dark with me... I'll be waiting. **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** MUSIC: "Barren" by Martin Klem Epidemic Sound Find the perfect track on Epidemic Sound for your content and take it to the next level! See what the hype is all about!👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 epidemicsound.com

Facial 'harmonizing' is the latest beauty buzz flooding TikTok and Instagram, but is it really just harmless fun? In this episode, I dig into the strange science, cultural history, and hidden baggage behind our obsession with symmetry. From Renaissance art to social media filters, discover why the idea of a 'perfectly balanced face' isn't as innocent as it seems. Buckle up, this one's going to make you look at beauty trends a little differently. Are. You. Ready? **************** Sources & References: Naomi Wolf — The Beauty Myth (1990) Petrus Camper — Facial Angles (1791, posthumous publication) Cesare Lombroso — L'Uomo Delinquente (Criminal Man) (1876) Moshtari Hilal — Ugliness (New Vessel Press, 2022, English ed.) Aditya Gulati et al. — “What is Beautiful is Still Good: The Attractiveness Halo Effect in the Era of Beauty Filters” (Royal Society Open Science, 2024) Julian De Silva — “Scientific formula proves why these 10 supermodels are the most beautiful” (New York Post, 2025) M Cosmetic Surgery — “What is the Golden Ratio of Facial Aesthetics?” (Clinic publication, 2024) Usha Rajagopal, MD — Clinic statements on facial harmony (San Francisco Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, 2023) Jessica DeFino — “People Are ‘Harmonizing’ Their Faces. Why?” (FLESH WORLD Substack, 2025) Psychology Today — Articles on beauty standards, filters, and body image (2023–2025) **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** Intro/Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

Elizabeth I may have been one of the most powerful rulers in history, but behind her glittering portraits was a deadly secret. To maintain her iconic "Mask of Youth," she relied on toxic cosmetics that slowly poisoned her body. In this episode, I peel back the layers of her beauty routine, explore how her image became a weapon of power, and reveal the impossible double standards women have always faced. From court gossip to ambassadorial shade, discover how beauty, politics, and poison shaped the Virgin Queen. Are. You. Ready? **************** Sources & References: Bertolet, Anna Riehl. The Face of Queenship: Early Modern Representations of Elizabeth I. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Whitelock, Anna. Elizabeth’s Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen’s Court. Bloomsbury, 2013. Whitelock, Anna. Elizabeth I. Penguin Monarchs Series, 2016. Ribeiro, Aileen. Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art. Yale University Press, 2011. Fleming, Juliet. Graffiti and the Writing Arts of Early Modern England. Reaktion Books, 2001. Venetian and Spanish ambassadorial reports (Calendar of State Papers, Venetian; Calendar of State Papers, Spanish). Sir Francis Bacon, Apophthegms New and Old, 1625. Doran, Susan. Elizabeth I and Her Circle. Oxford University Press, 2015. Levin, Carole. The Heart and Stomach of a King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994. Accounts from André Hurault de Maisse, Journal of Jean de Maisse: A Journal of All that Was Accomplished by Monsieur de Maisse, Ambassador in England from King Henri IV to Queen Elizabeth, Anno Domini 1597, ed. G.B. Harrison, 1931. **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod **************** Intro/Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

Doom scrolling on TikTok, I stumbled on a creator in South Korea heading to a clinic for fat dissolving injections- and surprise, the comment section went wild. Everyone wanted to know about the pain, the price, and the results... but buried deep was one chilling warning. In this episode, I reveal the risks no one's really talking about on TikTok- and why this beauty trend might leave a mark you can't erase. Are. You. Ready? **************** Sources & References: FDA — Official approval of Kybella for submental (under-chin) fat only.– Kybella Information Dr. Ross Perry, Cosmedics Skin Clinics, via Glamour UK — “Everything You Need to Know About Fat Dissolving Injections.” Dr. Tijion Esho, Esho Clinic, via The Independent — “Would You Try Fat Dissolving Injections?” Statista — Statistics on South Korean medical beauty tourism. **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour **************** Intro/Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

What do ancient Greek medicine and Korean skincare have in common? One slippery, surprisingly powerful ingredient: snail slime. From historical remedies to modern-day serums, in this episode we trace the unexpected journey of mucin through time. Is it miracle goo or just clever marketing? Are. You. Ready? **************** Sources & References: Pliny the Elder. Natural History, Book 30. Translated by H. Rackham. Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1938. Rothfels, Nigel. A Cultural History of Animals in Antiquity. Berg Publishers, 2007. Walker, Susan. “Would You Smear Snail Slime on Your Face?” The Guardian, 11 September 2016. Matsumoto, Nancy. “Beauty Secrets From Korea.” The New York Times, 28 September 2011. BBC News. “Beauty Secrets: The Weirdest Ingredients.” BBC News, 23 June 2014. Glazer, Emily. “The Weird History of Snail Slime in Beauty.” Allure, 5 October Figueroa, J. A., et al. “Efficacy of a Snail Secretion Filtrate in the Treatment of Photodamaged Skin.” Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, vol. 12, no. 4, 2013, pp. 453–457. Tsoutsos, D., et al. “Wound Healing and the Use of Snail Secretion: Experimental and Clinical Evidence.” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013, Article ID 496328. Yoon, H. Y., et al. “Anti-Aging Effects of Snail Secretion Filtrate on Human Skin.” Cosmetics, vol. 2, no. 3, 2015, pp. 144–152. Dr. Hadley King, Dermatologist. Quoted in Byrdie and Allure, 2017–2020. Perry Romanowski, Cosmetic Chemist. Quoted in Allure, April 2014. Ethical Consumer Magazine. “Is Snail Slime Cruelty-Free?” Issue No. 170, March/April 2019. **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour **************** Intro/Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

They've shamed your skin, your thighs, your pores- and now, they're coming for your bones! A new wave of body criticism is targeting what you literally can't change: your skeleton. Join me as I dive into the absurd trend of rib cage and hip dip shaming, and why it's gaining traction online. From historical beauty extremes to modern social media madness, we're peeling back the layers. Are. You. Ready? **************** Sources & References: Brigitte Hamann, The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, interview with Healthline Body Image journal, 2022 study on TikTok and body dissatisfaction Vice (2015), Inside South Korea’s Rib Removal Craze Dr. Charlotte Markey, The Body Image Book for Girls **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour **************** Intro/Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

You see them every summer- skin sizzling under the sun like it's a badge of beauty. But what if that golden glow is just slow damage in disguise? In this episode, I unpack the glamorization of tanning, the deadly consequences we keep ignoring, and the racial double standards woven into it all. From history to hypocrisy, we're calling out the cult of sun damage. Wear sunscreen, friends! Let's Get Into It. **************** Sources & References: World Health Organization. Artificial Tanning Devices: Public Health Interventions to Manage Risks. 2009. Skin Cancer Foundation. Skin Cancer Facts & Statistics. Valerie Steele. The Corset: A Cultural History. Yale University Press, 2001. Bronwyn Cosgrave. Made for Each Other: Fashion and the Academy Awards. Bloomsbury, 2006. Dr. Margaret Hunter. Race, Gender, and the Politics of Skin Tone. Routledge, 2005. Ruth Goodman. How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life. Liveright Publishing, 2015. Dr. Elizabeth Hale. Commentary via the Skin Cancer Foundation. 2020–2024. Dr. Seema Yasmin. The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man’s Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017; and dermatology media commentary, 2020–2023. Michaela Angela Davis. Interviews and essays including The Souls of Black Girls (2008) and public talks on race and beauty, 2008–2023. **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour **************** Intro/Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

Hey, friends! It's that time of the year where I need to step back and take a break. I want to thank you so much for listening, supporting, and being part of Beauty Unlocked. Your support means the world to me. I'll be taking this time to rest and recharge- so there won't be any new episodes for a while. Until, then, take care of yourselves and remember: beauty is so much more than what we're told it is! You'll hear from me soon x **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour **************** Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

Why are we so afraid of aging—and who profits from that fear? In this episode, I'm diving head first into the cultural, historical, and psychological roots of the anti-aging obsession, from ancient Egyptian wrinkle creams to TikTok’s SPF-shaming comment culture. We’ll unpack how aging became a moral issue, especially for women, and how skin tone, class, and race have long been entangled in beauty standards. Get ready to confront the billion-dollar industry built on our fear of looking human. Are we really aging wrong—or is the system rigged? Let's Get Into It. **************** Sources & References: Susan Sontag, The Double Standard of Aging (1972) Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, Thick: And Other Essays Susan Stewart, Painted Faces: A Colourful History of Cosmetics Lisa Eldridge, Face Paint: The Story of Makeup Sally Pointer, The Artifice of Beauty: A History and Practical Guide to Perfumes and Cosmetics Ann Rosalie David, Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt American Psychological Association – Research on gerascophobia Teen Vogue, “How Our Obsession With Skin Care Made Aging Feel Like a Moral Failure” by Arabelle Sicardi (2024) https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-our-obsession-with-skin-care-made-aging-feel-like-a-moral-failure The New York Times, The Ageless Generation (2022) The Cut, The Cult of Youth Is Getting Old (2023) Statista (2023): Anti-aging skincare market data Allure Magazine, The Age of Anti-Aging is Over (2017) **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour **************** Intro/Outro Music: Music by Savvier from Fugue FAME INC

We weren't meant to see our faces this much-or this closely. From front-facing cameras to Zoom calls and filters, modern tech has turned self-viewing into self-surveillance. In this bonus episode, I explore how constant exposure to our own image is warping our self-perception-and what it's doing to our sense of beauty. It's not your face-it's the tech! Are. You. Ready? **************** Sources & References: Wardle, H., & Gill, T. (2023). “Self-perception in selfies: Are smartphone cameras warping our faces?” Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications Dr. Dara Liotta, Interview with The Independent, “Why Selfies Distort Your Face” (2022) Kourosh, S. et al. (2021). “Zoom Dysmorphia: A New Face of Body Dysmorphic Disorder?” Journal of Facial Plastic Surgery American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) 2022 Annual Survey Diedrichs, P. (2020). University of the West of England, Body Image Research Centre interview with BBC Future **************** Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA **************** Follow Us on Social Media & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel! TikTok: tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod YouTube: @beautyunlockedspodcasthour **************** INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC By FASION '1-800-DIRTY'