The Wisdom of Intentional Skincare with Molly Sims of YSE Beauty
Skin Anarchy
Ekta et al.
4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode of Skin Anarchy, Dr. Ekta Yadav sits down with supermodel, actress, podcaster, and YSE Beauty founder Molly Sims for an intimate conversation on how beauty evolves, how confidence is built, and how skincare becomes smarter with age. Known for her iconic presence and unfiltered approach on Lipstick on the Rim, Molly opens up about the real experiences that shaped her philosophy — from hormonal acne and melasma to rediscovering balance after years of harsh actives.
Molly reflects on her earliest beauty memories, watching her mother turn daily routines into rituals that embodied strength and joy. That foundation, combined with her global modeling career, became its own education: effortless French skincare, British edge, Italian sensuality, and a universal truth — consistency beats extremes.
Her journey to creating YSE Beauty began after her skin hit what she calls a “benefit plateau,” when aggressive ingredients stopped delivering results. She shares how shifting toward cushion actives, barrier support, and clinical but sensorial formulations transformed her skin and inspired a brand built on wisdom, simplicity, and results that feel good.
For Molly, beauty isn’t about correction or perfection — it’s about alignment. It’s the confidence that comes from choosing what serves you, whether that’s a glow-inducing exfoliating pad, a subtle procedure, or simply giving your skin room to breathe.
Listen to the full episode to hear Molly Sims discuss aging with intention, building YSE Beauty from the ground up, and why true luxury isn’t the price tag — it’s how you feel in your own skin.
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CHAPTERS:
(0:03) - Introduction & Guest Welcome
(1:07) - Early Beauty Memories & “It Girl” Origins
(2:44) - Influences From Travel, Fashion & Global Beauty Culture
(4:53) - Shifting Aesthetic Trends: From Harsh Treatments to Maintenance
(6:59) - Social Media, Filler Culture & Confidence
(9:46) - Personal Journeys With Procedures, Aging & Empowerment
(12:11) - Why Wise Beauty Was Created
(17:05) - Actives, Cushioning Ingredients & the Skin Plateau
(21:52) - Luxury vs. Efficacy, Accessibility & Building a Smarter Beauty Brand
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome back to Skin Anarchy. Today's episode very special. We have true icon with us today. I am such a fan of her and her brand and everything she's creating. I've been listening to Lipstick on the Rim for a long time and I was listening to it before I even started essay. So this is very full circle moment for me. So that further ado, please welcome Molly Sims, who is also the founder of Wise Beauty. |
| 0:23.1 | Welcome, Molly. |
| 0:24.1 | I'm so excited. |
| 0:25.1 | I am so excited. |
| 0:26.1 | I have listened to your podcast for many years and I honestly have to say you have |
| 0:32.0 | incredible guests. |
| 0:33.0 | I know how hard it is. |
| 0:34.2 | There's a fellow podcaster which you get in there with different angles, and I love it. |
| 0:39.3 | So it's an honor, actually, to just be a part of this. Thank you so much. That means a lot to me, and I'm very honored to host you. I can't wait to dive in because you are so in touch with the beauty world. I love your line, by the way. I'm just going to throw that out there for everyone listening right now because I've obsessed with it. I want to really learn more about you, Molly. |
| 0:56.1 | You have to do an amazing career |
| 0:57.6 | and you've done so many things where did it start in the beauty world for you what was your first |
| 1:02.8 | introduction to beauty we just did a launch a few days ago it was called it girl we have a new |
| 1:08.2 | shade out for the gloss and the way I launched it on my |
| 1:13.6 | Instagram was what is the net girl who is that girl because an it girl is it's not about |
| 1:20.1 | being a pretty girl and it took me back in the way that I did it I started in my teens |
| 1:25.1 | when I first fell in love with beauty my my mom was a huge, just total, |
| 1:30.3 | she just was everything to me. She was so aspirational and she was so chic and she was so fun. |
| 1:36.3 | I just remember, I literally launched this yesterday and it was on my Instagram. It in your team your 20s your 30s your 40s |
| 1:48.6 | and your 50s you'll make choices people say you shouldn't make them anyway make them boldly |
| 1:54.6 | resiliently and with your whole heart that's what it means to be an it girl. And if you look at this picture, |
| 2:01.6 | Yeah, look so cute. |
| 2:03.6 | I love it. |
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