Hyperpigmentation, Spotty Hotties and Gen-Z Nihilism ft. Olamide Olowe of Topicals
Naked Beauty
The Naked Beauty Podcast
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
If you have yet to uncover the genius that is Olamide Olowe, you are in for a ride. As the co-founder of fast-growing Gen-Z beauty brand Topicals, Olamide and her co-founder Claudia Teng have tapped into their science backgrounds and personal experience with chronic skin conditions, all to create a brand that makes hyperpigmentation and eczema kind of fun...and, dare I say...hot? Tune in for an incredible discussion on Gen-Z beauty trends, securing VC funding as a Black woman, the clinical skincare comeback, and so much more!
Link to Products/Resources Mentioned:
- Beauty: Topicals Faded, Bread Beauty Supply Hair Wash, Olaplex No.3, Necessaire, Lip Bar Lip Liner, Fenty Beauty Hydrating Foundation, fresh Soy Cleanser, Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen, Black Girl Sunscreen
- Resources: The Age of Instagram Face (Jia Tolentino), Ep.135: Gabrielle Union & Larry Sims, Jackie Aina: Mask-friendly Makeup, @vchairstudios, Hannah Bronfman Naked Beauty Episodes, Zone of Genius (Forbes)
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| 0:00.0 | All this my shit, all the girls don't feed like this, few times I've been around that |
| 0:06.0 | track, so it's not just going to happen like that, cause they ain't no hall of that girl. |
| 0:10.6 | Hello, hello, it's Berkuvard and you're listening to the Naked Beauty Podcast. |
| 0:15.4 | Alamede Alloe was such an incredible guest. |
| 0:18.8 | She is like one of my favorite guests of all time. |
| 0:22.0 | She is the co-founder of Topicals, one of the most innovative new skincare companies. |
| 0:28.2 | They developed two products to treat eczema and hyperpigmentation, which are the most stubborn |
| 0:33.6 | and difficult to treat skin conditions out there. |
| 0:36.4 | But what I loved about talking to her more than anything is just getting into her story, |
| 0:41.0 | her background, how she raised millions of dollars. |
| 0:44.0 | She gets into the tea of who her investors are. |
| 0:46.7 | But also she's just like such an amazing Gen Z overachiever. |
| 0:51.2 | So she was able to just give me like, what's the deal with Gen Z? |
| 0:54.6 | How are you guys thinking about beauty products? |
| 0:56.4 | What do you think it's going to take for the beauty products of the future to cut through |
| 1:00.2 | and connect with audiences? |
| 1:01.9 | I love their marketing. |
| 1:02.9 | I love their branding. |
| 1:03.9 | I love their products. |
| 1:04.9 | And she was just incredible. |
| 1:07.1 | You guys are going to love this episode. |
| 1:09.3 | And if you're in the beauty industry, just like pay close attention to what these young |
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