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The Real Reel

Chasing Skincare Dreams and Finding Self-Acceptance with Emily DiDonato

The Real Reel

Natalie Barbu

Education, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8982 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Episode 118: Model, skincare expert, entrepreneur, and one of the famous faces of Maybelline, Emily DiDonato, joins Natalie for a down-to-earth conversation that touches on the challenges of becoming a model at such a young age and discovering talents she never knew she had. As the co-founder of Covey, Emily has found another passion in life that takes the guesswork out of skincare and combines her love of high-quality products with her need for simplicity. On today’s episode, the two dive into body image and societal pressures to be thin, what it is actually like to be scouted as a model, trials and tribulations of a complicated skincare routine, and finding new purpose in your life. Natalie also has an announcement that deserves a round of applause and is introducing a fun, new segment all about influencers. This episode has something for everyone and is sure to encourage you to chase your dreams. Thank you so much for being a part of our podcast community! Please be sure to rate, follow, review, and of course, post to your highlight reel. Follow your host Natalie on Instagram @nataliebarbu and @therealreelpodcast. Follow Emily on Instagram @emilydidonato and on TikTok @didonatoemily. Follow Covey on Instagram @covey Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out this deal just for you: CUROLOGY - Go to curology.com/real for a free 30-day trial and just pay for shipping and handling! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.

0:04.0

Welcome to the Real Real, where I take you behind the Instagram reel and into the real lives of

0:16.1

entrepreneurs, content creators, and anyone who inspires me and may inspire you too.

0:20.9

I'm your host Natalie Barboo and let's get into it.

0:23.7

You know you have this idea you love it so much you do the branding and the

0:30.8

formulations and all of these things behind the scenes.

0:33.1

And then it's launch day and you have to share this with the world

0:36.2

and we were just so scared because we're like,

0:37.9

we're so in love with this, we're so passionate about it

0:39.7

and we hope people feel the same.

0:41.3

And luckily we've had such an incredible response great

0:43.9

support great press but like that moment was really scary and it was just it felt so

0:49.6

much safer it was like probably similar to pregnancy when it's like inside of you, you know, it's like no one knows about it.

0:55.2

No one knows, really scary, and you have to continue, you know, with that level.

0:59.7

If people are impressed and they're excited, you have to continue with that level that I am excited to be here.

1:15.9

I am coming to you from Charlotte, North Carolina and I'm running on about five hours of sleep.

1:21.0

Yep, it's about five hours of sleep. I am currently crashing. I am so

1:26.2

tired. So if I sound a little tired, that's why, but I'm exhausted. I'm someone who

1:31.4

needs my eight hours of sleep and I am going to blame my lack of

1:36.2

sleep this week due to me being on my phone. I have to set some serious, serious limits on my phone. It's actually really, really bad. It's been

1:46.3

causing me not to sleep as much and that's not okay because I take my sleep

1:49.4

very, very seriously. But besides that, I'm very excited for this episode and for this

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