Hi friends. Welcome to the Wabi-Sabi podcast. This is episode number one 99. Seven beauty trends I've tested that actually work for 2026. So yeah, we definitely have a case of the winter blas for sure. This is the longest period of time where I've seen this much snow. It is melting a little

bit today in New York, but I commend all of you who have been powering through the snow for work,

working out, for play, if you are a mom, if you have like a business that you're taking care of, if you are

pregnant and you're still going to class, if you are just powering through. If you're an animal

rescue where you do volunteer work, this is that time where I think we all have to sort of

go inward a little bit and figure out how do we do beauty at home?

How do we do wellness at home? How can we be better when we're trapped inside?

The last few weeks has been really, really tough weather.

It is the coldest winter streak New York City has ever seen in history.

So cheers to that as I sit my mushroom manta powder,

which I'll tell you guys all about. And today we're going to go and get started on these seven

beauty trends that I've tested thoroughly the past few months and they really do work for this year.

The first one I want to wow you guys with because I was really wowed by the science of the

studies and the clinicals on NAD for skin, which is cellular energy and DNA repair.

Why does NAD work? Well, NAD is an essential mitochondrial function

that's actually like the power plants of your cells. So skin cells need an enormous

amount of energy to repair DNA damage from UV exposure, pollution, inflammation,

and as NAD declines with age, skin repair slows down.

So after spending time with Dr. Susan Obaji one-on-one last week,

I learned more about how NAD activates longevity genes in the

skin, which help with collagen production and inflammation and cellular repair. That's why

NAD-focused skin care has been really shifting the anti-aging conversation from surface level, which is what you're usually using with like a topical cream or serum, to a cellular level rejuvenation.

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