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Lipstick on the Rim

Cassandra Grey AKA The Rotten Tomatoes of Beauty Is Serving Insider Tips To Picking Hero Products, The Key To A Perfect Skincare Routine, & How To Build A Trusted Empire

Lipstick on the Rim

Sony Music

Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, 681313, Arts, Education

4.2853 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered what makes a hero product a hero product? Violet Grey, AKA The Rotten Tomatoes of Beauty, is the Iconic Beauty Site that has become the industry's go-to resource for the BEST IN BEAUTY. Today we sit down with the founder, Cassandra Grey, as she explains what it takes to make the Violet Code - a rigorous testing process and a set of standards where their community of top makeup artists, hairstylists, estheticians, dermatologists, and celebrity influencers distinguish the finest beauty products in the world. She shares exactly what it takes to get the seal of approval, her unexpected #1 beauty tip, & the key to why hero products become and stay hero products. Cassandra discusses why Violet Grey only approves 1% of the products, while we all bond over our love for chic packaging.

 

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0:00.0

The following podcast is a dear media production.

0:03.6

Hey, I'm Molly Sims, and I'm Emma Shigormley.

0:06.4

We're two girls obsessed with one thing, beauty.

0:10.0

And by that, we mean everything that makes you look and feel beautiful.

0:14.7

We're calling on our favorite health experts, industry insiders, and friends to answer all your beauty questions.

0:20.5

With a drink in hand.. With a drink in hand.

0:21.7

Definitely with a drink in hand.

0:23.5

You're listening to Lipsick on the Rim with Molly Sims.

0:29.6

All right. So today, I'm going to start off our listeners with a product recommendation.

0:36.6

Everyone, pause. Get out a pen and paper. We actually,

0:40.6

it's called Augustina Speter. It is a rejuvenating primer moisturizer in golden. It was actually

0:47.1

recommended by Breaking Beauty. Breaking Beauty podcast. We were amazing. They gave us such incredible recommendations. It is bronze, tint, primer that leaves your skin, subtle, glowy, dewy. You guys, you have to try it. I'm obsessed. I'm actually now on my second one. My color, our color is golden. Golden. Yeah, there's a clear one and a golden one. And the reason why I bring up this product is because it meets the violet code.

1:16.7

And if you guys don't know what the violet code is, we're here to explain it to you.

1:20.8

And our next guest is the violet code.

1:25.3

Please let me introduce you to Cassandra Gray. She owns an incredible beauty

1:30.8

website called Violet Gray. She is the rotten tomatoes of beauty. She has a thing called the Violet Code.

1:39.3

And if you get a five star, four star, whatever star system she rates it on, you literally will have a product that

1:46.8

will sell out. Is that not true, Cassandra? I mean, you said it. I said it. Cassandra Gray. We're not the

1:52.5

first one to say it. It is amazing. Thank you for being with us. Emisha and I, I'm actually

1:57.5

where, I geeked out so much, you guys. I'm wearing, I'm wearing a violet gray,

2:02.3

actually beautiful tope, cropped sweatshirt that is the best fall color. You're incredible.

2:08.8

Violet gray right here. Cassandra is now taking a picture of us. She's my end-all, be-all.

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