Live With Dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss! Busting Skincare Myths, The “Cheap” Aging Hack We Need to Know Now, and the Scoop on Her First-Ever Sunscreen

Breaking Beauty Podcast

Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins

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4.7 • 954 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this LIVE podcast recording, Dr. Shereene Idriss is back to bust more skincare myths on everything from sunscreen misinformation to which ingredients are most legit - in her books. The Manhattan-based, board-certified cosmetic dermatologist has captured over 4 million followers with her skin “NERD”-iness, educating the world with her real-talk takes on skincare scams, sharing practical advice for the most challenging skin conditions and real talk about the wild and wonderful world of cosmetics.

A special thank you to 1 Hotel Toronto for hosting our live podcast!

Listen in to learn:

Everything to know about Dr. Idriss’ latest skincare innovation, a purple-tinted sunscreen, that amassed a 10,000 person waitlist in 36 hours
Is mineral sunscreen “better” than chemical sunscreen? The internet’s favourite derm weighs in
Move over collagen supplements – the Harvard-backed reason that Dr. Idriss believes that good ol’ vitamin D may be the low-cost key to longevity
The most underrated skincare ingredient according to Dr. Idriss, and what it has to offer for problematic skin
Could NAD+ skincare be the next buzzy ingredient to watch? Dr. Idriss’ red hot take
TikTok takedown! Dr. Idriss’ thoughts on the viral “Caveman Skincare trend ”
Spicule skincare – saviour or scam?

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:08.1	Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the podcast all about the breakthrough people, products, and moments in beauty.
0:14.1	We're your host, Jill Dunn and Carleen Higgins.
0:23.4	Happy first day of summer, everyone.
0:31.6	I'm Jill Dunn. I'm one of the co-hosts because after eight years of doing this, people still get myself and Carleen confused.
0:37.1	That's true. So this is Carleen. I'm Carleen. I have my voices way down here. That's how you can voice recognize me.
0:39.2	This is true. This is true. Well, we want to thank all of you for joining us today because we know it's a Friday. It's a work day. And so maybe I had to skip out of work. But we really appreciate you being here. And we also need to thank where are they? Our friends at the One Hotel for hosting us
0:55.9	in this beautiful space. It's very, it's much like an orasis in here. Like, I kind of want
1:01.0	this to be a spa. It kind of feels spa-esque, spa adjacent. So we really appreciate them hosting
1:07.1	us. And we always appreciate when we go to One hotels in other cities, too. Yeah, I feel like
1:11.9	it's always a bit of an oasis. It's like quiet and you can always get the good, natural,
1:17.0	healthy food. So we appreciate that. And even though it's always quiet and serene, we're going to make
1:21.4	some noise today. Yes, we are. Because we have Dr. Edris in the house.
1:25.0	Woo!
1:27.4	Thank you so much.
1:30.4	Yes, everybody knows Dr. Edris, but just in case, Dr. Shereen Idris is a Manhattan-based
1:37.1	board certified cosmetic dermatologist, and her practice in Bryant Park has a one-and-a-half-year
1:43.6	wait list, so get on it now.
1:45.8	Dr. Idris has captured over four million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube with her skin nerdiness, proud nerdiness, educating the world with her real talk takes on skincare scams, giving practical advice, and her real talk about
2:03.2	the industry, which we love around here at Breaking Beauty podcast. So welcome Dr. Idris. Thank you guys so
2:10.5	much. And honestly, thank you for coming on a Friday where it's finally sunny. Yes. And beautiful.
2:14.8	And you're choosing to sit indoors with us. So super grateful. And you have a connection to Toronto. Is that right? Yes. Beautiful. And you're choosing to sit indoors with us. So super grateful.
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