Makeup Artist Molly R. Stern
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🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Molly R. Stern is one of Hollywood's most sought-after makeup artists, celebrated for her luminous aesthetic and a loyal clientele that reads like a who's who (Reese Witherspoon, Maya Rudolph, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Natasha Lyonne, to name a few). We sat down with her to talk favorite products (from the best drugstore blush to the most worthwhile skincare splurge), but the best bit? Molly's perspective on navigating the kind of seismic, unpredictable changes that life throws your way.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, everyone, we are back, we are back, we are back, we are back. |
| 0:08.6 | I hope you've been enjoying the new episodes because I've really enjoyed making them for you. |
| 0:12.2 | Okay, we've got Molly Stern today. |
| 0:14.8 | Molly Stern, we meant to have Molly Stern on the show a long time ago. |
| 0:19.3 | And I'm kind of embarrassed that it's taken us this long because |
| 0:21.9 | first of all, she's huge. She's a huge, huge makeup artist. And when I went to write her, |
| 0:27.3 | I DM'd her. And it was like, did you ever have this like half a conversation that you |
| 0:33.2 | started with somebody a long time ago? And I think her last one was like, when? Or it was me being like, |
| 0:39.8 | what's your email? And it was years ago. I, guys, I dropped the ball. I dropped the ball. I don't |
| 0:46.5 | I think COVID hit. Molly Stern is so mega. She's done, she's like, she does you Reese Witherspoon, |
| 0:52.6 | although we're going to talk about all of it here, okay? Not going to go into all her clients, but she does you Reese Witherspoon, all that. We're going to talk about all of it here, okay? |
| 1:11.5 | Not going to go into all her clients, but Maya Rudolph, Reese Witherspoon, Catherine Hahn, Christina Applegate, so many mega, mega, mega women. All the women are like, cool. So you know that, like, she is cool. We have such a great conversation. And she's like this also like this bright spirit, which is also why I wanted to bring her to the show. Her energy is just infectious. |
| 1:16.3 | We have this conversation. You're going to be in a good mood. Okay. You're going to listen and |
| 1:20.6 | you're going to be in a good mood and you're going to get some great tips. Molly, take it away. |
| 1:29.9 | Is it the end of the snake season and we're entering the horse season? |
| 1:33.9 | Have you seen all that? |
| 1:35.3 | I have, and my Instagram is like tip towards that because all I have are like running horses. |
| 1:40.6 | Yeah, same. |
| 1:42.2 | I'm into it, though. |
| 1:43.1 | I'm like, yeah, me too. I'm like, put me on that horse. Let's ride. Charge forward. Let's ride. I know. What are we running towards this year? I mean, we're running away from some stuff, but we're running towards some stuff. I mean, I'm definitely running away. Not so much running away, but letting go. |
| 2:01.3 | Like, I'm very into the shedding thing of this week. |
| 2:05.6 | Yeah. Yeah. |
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