How Rachael Wilde Built Bouf, Scaled A Viral Haircare Brand & Disrupted The Hair Loss Market | SheerLuxe Conversations
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🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of SheerLuxe Conversations, Charlotte sits down with Rachael Wilde, co-founder of cult Australian acne brand The Breakout Hack and, most recently, Bouf haircare.
Rachael shares the full story behind building two fast-growing beauty brands, from licensing breakthrough skincare technology to launching Bouf’s patented hair science just eight months ago. She opens up about what it really takes to turn innovation into a standout brand and why understanding your customer is everything.
We also dive into her personal journey with acne and hair health, the ingredients she swears by and the common hair myths she’s keen to bust. Plus, Rachael takes us through her everyday routine, her favourite products from Bouf and the viral TikTok moment that helped scale her first brand.
Watch on to hear insider advice, founder insights and plenty of honest, practical tips from one of the most exciting voices in beauty right now.
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| 0:19.1 | VisitMedexpress.co.com.uk slash podcast to get started today. In this episode of the Shilat's podcast, we're joined by Rachel Wilde, who co-founded one of Australia's leading acne care brands, the breakout hack, in 2019. In 2025, Rachel co-founded Booth, the hair care brand with the fast-growing cult following and the most recent addition to the York Street brand's portfolio. Today, Rachel shares the story behind Booth, as well as the thinking |
| 0:41.5 | behind the breakout hack and what it really takes to build a stand-up brand. Plus, we chat about |
| 0:46.9 | her personal hair care routine, the ingredients she swears by and the myths she's keen to bust, along |
| 0:52.2 | with plenty of insider tips. Stay tuned. |
| 1:02.2 | Welcome back to SL Conversations. |
| 1:04.8 | Today I am joined by Rachel Wilde, co-founder of Booth Hair Care, which has gained a very big cult following in the past year. I'm actually very surprised that you've only been running for a year. Eight months. Eight months. Eight months. Oh my goodness. Well, we are going to be finding out all about Booth, all about Rachel and how you started and grew the brand. But before we start anything, in true Sherlock style style we're going to run through outfits so |
| 1:27.5 | do you want to talk me through what you're wearing yes i'm actually wearing this blazer i wear it to death |
| 1:32.5 | it's an Australian brand called bubbish two sisters from south Australia in adelaide I love all |
| 1:38.8 | of their stuff but I love an Australian designer moment um we were just saying the Aussies do it so well |
| 1:43.5 | and there's so many brands that we're all obsessed with that and out here. Yeah. I feel like we do the mid-market quite well. Yes. The shirt, I actually have no idea, because I borrowed it from one of my colleagues this morning. Talk about, like, you know, being in an office school of women. We're all living together on this trip and we're all in each other's wardrobes, which is, it's ideal. And then the skirt is from Sheik, which is also Australian. I love when I meet in Australian and they say all these brands I've never heard of. Yeah. Add to basket. Yes. And the tights are MNS. And I have to tell you, these tights like the best tights I've ever tried. They don't ladder and they stay up really well and choose a baleenie which is also Australian I think. Love those. Yeah. And the bag. We need to show the bag actually. A cute little silk number. I actually don't know where she's from. I think I got her off the iconic last minute for like a wedding that I was going to |
| 2:35.1 | and I wanted a matching matching bag. I love that. My blazer is from ASOS and my trousers are Dish, |
| 2:41.5 | Australian brand. Love it. And then wearing some San Laurent loafers. Gorgeous. But I'd love to |
| 2:46.6 | start at the very beginning with your career journey. How did everything start for you? |
| 2:50.0 | Well, Booth, like we said, is only eight months old. So to understand how Booth came to be, I have to |
| 2:56.5 | almost take you all the way back, which is I started a skincare brand six years ago. And that was my |
| 3:01.9 | first foray into like building a business. So I studied marketing. I love marketing and brand building. |
| 3:09.3 | But my first ever job after studying was in medical devices. |
| 3:13.4 | Oh wow. |
| 3:13.8 | Really random. |
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