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Gloss Angeles

DIBS Drops Mascara, Sara’s Toenail Drops Off, and Expert-Lead Beauty Brands Take Over

Gloss Angeles

Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan

Charlotte Palermino, Halsey, Sara Tan, Kirbie Johnson, Rihanna, Beauty Podcast, Arts, News, Entertainment News, Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber, Fashion & Beauty, Beauty

4.8679 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Our Glamgelenos got first dibs on DIBS Beauty’s new Double Standard Mascara Duo through Gloss Angeles Confidential — and the reviews are glowing. Kirbie shares why this dual‑ended lash MVP (primer + lengthener on one side, bold volumizer on the other) has become her ride‑or‑die. Use code GLOSSANGELES 8/1-8/31/25 to get 15% off your order on their website!


TW: Feet! Sara gets real about a runner’s nightmare: losing toenails. She reveals how she ended up with fake toenails (yes, that’s a thing), plus tips to prevent it and care for your feet post‑race.


We’re also talking the rise of expert‑led beauty brands, from Chris McMillan’s debut haircare line to Mary Phillips’ m.ph. This is the next big wave in beauty.


And a friendly reminder: if you love the pod and enjoy testing new beauty products with us, please drop us a review on Apple!


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0:00.0

G-M-G-L-A-M, Los Angeles.

0:05.7

Hi, Kirby.

0:07.1

Hi, Sarah.

0:08.5

Welcome to Los Angeles.

0:14.6

Okay, it's not Halloween, but I have a spooky story.

0:17.5

Ooh, do tell.

0:18.2

A spooky beauty story.

0:19.5

I love spooky.

0:22.9

As you know. This is actually, it's summer we, so let's do it. It's spooky, but it's also gross. So when I ran my half marathon, I did not do

0:31.2

what you need to do before you run every long run. And that was clipped down my toenails. Oh, no, no, no. Nope. So after I ran in these new

0:42.7

incredible shoes that I got from Nike that make you super fast, but I already run on my toes

0:48.9

and it makes you run on your toes even more. So after I ran the next morning, my feet were in like, it was like excruciating pain, my toes. And I was like, oh, fuck. And I, they're painted, so like, red, so I couldn't see really what it looked like. But I'm like, I'm feeling like these are super bruised. So sure enough, like two weeks later, I got a pedicure. And it was like the, my two big toenails were fully black, like completely black, horrifying. And I was like, oh, my, I'm so sorry. I tip my, I tipped my, I tipped my man well because he was having to deal with my. He's like looking at it, like, what is wrong with this girl? Yeah. No, he was super kind about it. But so I was like, fuck, are they going to fall off? Or are they going to just be bruised?

1:24.9

I'm not sure. Then another two weeks pass and I go to Tara Bunny and I see Kelly, our girl Kelly, at Tarob Bunny. And she was like, these are going to fall off. No, no. And I was like, no. And I've had toenails fall off before, but not my big toenail. and it's been fine.

1:25.9

It's grown back.

1:27.9

It's just, it's what happens sometimes when you run,

1:45.4

but the two big toenail. And it's been fine. It's grown back.

1:41.6

It's just, it's what happens sometimes when you run, but the two big toenails. I was like, this is, like, it's fucking summer. Like, I'm wearing sandals all the time. And she was like, they're going to come off. And she was like, you're going to need to like make sure that they're clean. And like, because you can get fungal infections.

1:43.3

And so I was like super horrified.

2:01.2

So I was just super horrified.

2:02.8

So I was just like trying to wait until they were like fully coming off.

2:09.3

But they were like slowly coming back.

2:11.3

And it was like peeling.

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