Hello, hello, it's Brooke Tavard and you're listening to the naked beauty podcast. Welcome back for another amazing conversation. This was such a fun episode to do. I'm calling this episode girls like group chat because it was just me and the lovely women from black girls texting just talking about really fun beauty moments beauty memories a little nostalgia.

It was just such a good time. I feel like listening to this episode is going to be the audio experience of being in a group chat. We're just everyone's talking about everything and opinions are flying and memories are coming up. So it was so much fun. I had a great time talking to them. I'm also on their podcast, so make sure you check out black girls texting. I'm not quite sure when my episode is going to come out, but I think it's coming out soon. We also got to record in person, which is always fun.

Other than that, I'm enjoying, you know, it's fashion week. So I've been able to go to some really fun fashion week events. There was an amazing event, topicals, amicole and bread, bread, beauty supply. They all got together all fabulous black owned brands and all women I've had on the podcast. So it's amazing to see how this new generation of beauty founders are coming together and supporting each other.

And they all really stand for something and they just make amazing products. So that was really fun. I recorded this this week and then I also went to another fun fashion week breakfast. So I've been out and about getting to try on different outfits where my heels like New York fashion week gives you a great opportunity just to have a little bit of fun with fashion and I experimented with my look.

I was doing my twist up, but I kind of pinned it on the sides. I was trying different eyeshadows. I did a pink eyeshadow. I've also had the privilege of having a live demo makeup tutorial with last week's guest Katie Jane Hughes go to naked beauty planet on Instagram. There is like a 54 minute Instagram live that I've just saved where she teaches me how to finally do like an amazing eyeshadow look with winged look.

She's a designer and we use the Pat McGrath palette that's always very intimidating to me, but I figured it out. I'm feeling so empowered right now. I feel like I can like I'll never have to hire a makeup artist again. Like I've got it. She has so many tips and that's a make sure you check out that video. If you want to up your makeup game and other than that, I hope everyone's well. I hope you guys are easing in to this new season with joy and that you're also finding moments to relax and replenish yourselves.

I have a lot of fun listening to this conversation. Thank you for all of your support. It means the world to me. Thank you for all of the kind reviews you've left on Apple podcasts for sharing this podcast with friends for screen shoting when you're listening. I appreciate the love.

All right. Let's get into my conversation with the women of black girls texting.

I am joined with the women of black girls texting. Welcome to naked beauty. So great to be here. Yes. Having us. I thought we met in person, but this is our first in person. Oh my gosh.

Doesn't it feel like we know each other? Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. Well, we have similar lives, right? We're black women living in New York and podcasting. We've been at it for a while. Yes. We don't have a cute baby though.

You know what? That's what you want. He's turning one tomorrow. I can't believe it. Oh my God. I know. I'm emotional moment tonight leaving. Okay. When I see you in the morning, you're going to be one years old. Oh my gosh. I know. That's crazy. That was so fast. It feels really fast.

But also when you see what can happen in a year, like someone going from like essentially like a tadpole to a little person, a little froggy. Yes. It's it's it's great to see. So when did you guys start black girls texting?

2018 May of 2018. Okay. I know this so well because I was moving to San Francisco that summer. We started podcasting. And then I was like, oh gosh. Guys, I'm leaving. How are we going to figure this out? And we we did it.

It's been four years. That's not four years, man. Good. It's not. She's a writer. Not a mathematician. I had like 2890.

I was literally counting my fingers. I got it. Okay. Three years. Almost there. Yeah. I need each to introduce yourselves. Your name, what you do and where you're from.

Because you know, it's so funny. I listen to the podcast and sometimes I get confused with who's speaking. I'm sure you guys get this a lot. This is also my first time interviewing three people. Yes.

Oh my goodness. So for everyone listening. Yes. Name what you do and where you're from. I want to kick it off. Everybody's looking at me. Okay. This is Glenn. You can know me by my deep raspy amazing voice.

So I'm from Brooklyn. I'm a writer. I work in communications by day. But I'm also a freelance journalist, mostly culture and travel.

I also do personal essays. And I'm working on a collection. I love that culture travel. Those are all great topics to write about with your favorite place to travel.

Oh, Southeast Asia, I think. Yeah. Like a Thailand moment. Yeah. Well, I lived in Cambodia for two years. I was in the Peace Corps. And I traveled a lot through that region.

I just really love Asia in general and all the different like the ranges of culture and experiences you can have across that continent.

What'd you do with the Peace Corps? It's like that that you hear about that, right? Like, oh, I worked with the Peace Corps. But like, what's the day to day? What's that until the day to day was a lot of like being tucked underneath of a mosquito net.

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