From Girlfriends to Global Icon: The Beautyblender Story, As Told To Us By Founder Rea Ann Silva Herself
Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan
4.8 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Hi Glams! Just general PSA that we will be taking the week off next week. See you for our anniversary on 7/8!
She’s the mastermind behind one of the most revolutionary tools in beauty history: the Beautyblender. This week, we are joined by legendary makeup artist and founder Rea Ann Silva for a conversation that goes way beyond the sponge. Rea Ann takes us back to the '90s, reflecting on her experience as one of the go-to MUAs for Black actors and artists, and how that ultimately led her to create the Beautyblender while working on the set of Girlfriends. She walks us through how exactly she invented the sponge, how she grew it from set secret to global phenomenon, and why you won’t find a patent on it. Plus, Rea Ann reveals the five products she always keeps in her kit, and gives us the inside scoop on the most underrated Beautyblender product that she believes deserves way more hype.
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| 0:00.0 | Fulham Pier is |
| 0:01.0 | Being sported for choice in a riverside food hall |
| 0:03.4 | And playing with interactive art |
| 0:04.9 | Tree pose with river views |
| 0:06.5 | Fairly laughing at local comedians |
| 0:08.2 | Kids dancing at a toddler disco |
| 0:10.0 | Claring checkmate with the Nogroni |
| 0:11.9 | Flat whites and river strolls |
| 0:13.4 | Sampling chef Adam Bayat's seasonal menus |
| 0:15.8 | Watching Reras go head to head |
| 0:17.6 | Recharging with a luxurious riverside staycation |
| 0:20.5 | Slowing down to enjoy what matters most London's most go head to head. Recharging with a luxurious riverside staycation. |
| 0:27.4 | Slowing down to enjoy what matters most. London's most exciting new riverside destination is now open. |
| 0:29.7 | Visit full and peer.com. |
| 0:36.8 | G.L.A.M, Los Angeles. |
| 0:38.9 | Hi, Kirby. |
| 0:40.1 | Hi, Sarah. |
| 0:42.4 | Welcome to Los Angeles. |
| 0:50.2 | Rian, we are so excited to have you. |
| 0:52.2 | This has been a long time coming. |
| 0:56.6 | We are such huge fans of yours have been for many, many, many, many, many years. I can't believe you haven't been in this chair before, but we are so |
| 1:02.4 | grateful that you made your way here because we have a lot of fun questions to ask you. And I think |
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