Summer Empties (SPFs, Mascaras & Hair Masks!), Grey Blending Truths and Beauty Dupe Drama

This week we’re catching up on everything we’ve been using, loving and doing this summer. From Carlene’s hair colour saga that feels as long as the blockbuster summer flick “The Odyssey,” to the sunscreen formulas that we’ve used to the last drop (and one beloved version that we’re saying goodbye to against our will!) Plus, the beauty brand news that we’re still scratching our heads over.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this episode you’ll hear about:The hair mask that both Carlene and her daughter would stock up on for next summer because it’s that #damngoodA brilliant-under-makeup SPF that Jill used right to the last dropA gentler version of an iconic toner for sensitive and oily-skin types&nbsp;“We’ve come too far to stop” — how Carlene’s hair colourist is helping her stay the course in her grey-blending journeyThe tubing mascaras that delivered and stayed put this summer&nbsp;Dupe drama: The Charlotte Tilbury soundbite that lit up Tiktok, plus the clever Aussie brand that pulled off a genius chess move against Urban Decay💄 JOIN THE BREAKING BEAUTY COMMUNITY 💄YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@breakingbeautypodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbeautypodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakingbeautypodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1401081996684767Newsletter Signup: https://breakingbeautypodcast.substack.com/Podcast Hotline: 1-844-227-0302🎙️ MEET THE HOSTSCarlene Higgins: https://www.instagram.com/carlenehiggins/Jill Dunn: https://www.instagram.com/jilldunnbeauty/🎙️ For more related conversations like this, check out these episodes:Olive Young Is Finally in the US! Our K-Beauty Guide to What to Buy (and Skip)Drop Everything: Our 2026 #DamnGood Budget Beauty (Under $30!) Guide is Here2026 Beauty Haul of Fame: Best Foundations, K-Beauty &amp; the $10 Drugstore Hair Steal&nbsp;&nbsp;PROMO CODES: When you support our sponsors, you support the creation of Breaking Beauty Podcast! &nbsp;&nbsp;Medik8Meet Medik8 — a clinically proven, dermatologist-loved British skincare brand, known for age-defying results without compromise. Every Medik8 product is backed by rigorous testing and real science, so you can feel confident choosing what's best for your skin. Visit Medik8.us and use code Breaking20 for 20% off your first order.&nbsp;WacoalSupport for every you. Underneath it all, lies Wacoal. Visit WACOAL.com and use code BEAUTY at checkout for 10% off your first purchase. Offer valid for new customers only. Limit one code per customer.Cowboy ColostrumCowboy Colostrum offers the highest quality bovine colostrum available in the US. It’s 100% made in America from 100% American grass-fed cows. Try the new Cookies &amp; Cream flavor for yourself — for a limited time, our listeners get up to 25% off their entireorder, just head to https://cowboycolostrum.com/beauty and use code BEAUTY at checkout.Quince:Upgrade your everyday. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/BREAKINGBEAUTY</st