Beauty IQ Uncensored

Adore Beauty

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Beauty IQ Uncensored is Adore Beauty’s must-listen podcast for straight-talking beauty lovers. Each week, we bring you two episodes filled with product reviews, skincare deep dives, and unfiltered beauty chat—because beauty should be fun, not confusing. Mondays – Beauty IQ Uncensored: Beauty journos Mel and Hannah get into the good, the bad, and the unhinged of beauty. Expect trending product road tests, viral beauty deep dives, and your most hilarious beauty confessions. Wednesdays – Beauty IQ Expert: Beauty editor Sadaf and skin therapist Tegan tackle the science of beauty. From skincare myths to ingredient breakdowns and pro tips, this is your go-to for expert-backed beauty advice. DM us your questions @adorebeauty www.adorebeauty.com.au

Recent Episodes

OCT 5, 2026
420. How to Recover From Skin Treatments in Record Time
This week on Uncensored, Zara Larsson doesn’t use primer OR setting spray! Naturally, Tegan wants to put her makeup routine to the test. We’re talking her concealer technique, the viral powder she swears by and whether skipping those extra steps actually works. Tegan also tried the DEKA RedTouch laser treatment and predicts it could be the next big thing in Australia. Watch this space! And speaking of skin treatments, what happens after you’ve left the clinic? Tegan takes us through how to recover from treatments as quickly as possible, including what to do, what definitely not to do, and the products that can help calm things down so you look like Samantha post-peel in Sex and the City for as little time as possible. And in PWDKWN, Mel has found a glowy base she reckons has beaten a certain brand’s hyped Highlight Milk, while Tegan is finally aboard the ColorWow train thanks to a product giving her some seriously good root volume. Products mentioned: Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser COSMEDIX Rescue Intense Hydrating Balm & Mask La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ Société Rejuvenating Peptide Mask L'Oréal Paris Lumi Glotion ColorWow Raise The Root Thicken and Lift Spray Send us your tips, tricks, questions and feedback at @adorebeauty on IG. Join the conversation in our Beauty IQ Facebook Group to discuss this episode, swap beauty tips, and submit your questions for future shows. Credits: Hosts: Melissa Mason and Tegan MacDonald Producer: Melissa Mason For more beauty insights and exclusive offers, visit adorebeauty.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
41 MIN
SEP 27, 2026
419. Got Oily Skin? This Is How to Get It Under Control
This week on Expert, Sadaf puts Tegan to the test with a guessing game: what are the most popular cosmetic treatments around the world? From country to country, some of the answers might surprise you. Then, it’s time for Win, Bin, Recycle, and this week silk and satin bonnets are under the BeautyIQ microscope. Who actually needs one? Do they really help with frizz and breakage? And are they worth adding to your bedtime routine? Tegan and Sadaf dive into it all. Next, Tegan is bringing us everything we need to know about managing oily skin... without stripping away all those important natural oils in the process. Yes, it is possible to balance excess oil and keep the shine at bay without leaving your skin feeling tight and dry. Finally, in Adore Anonymous, a listener wants to embrace air-drying her hair, but needs a holy grail product that will keep frizz under control without weighing down her strands. Tegan and Sadaf share their picks. Products mentioned: Kitsch Satin Sleep Hair Bonnet The Ordinary Natural Moisturising Factors + Beta Glucan COSMEDIX Skin Thirst Moisturising Hyaluronic Acid Cream COSMEDIX Clarify Salicylic Acid Foaming Cleanser La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Medik8 Clarifying Foam Aspect Exfol L 15 Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Face Primer Huda Beauty Easy Blur Silicone-Free Smoothing Primer MAKE UP FOR EVER Step 1 Primer Shine Control Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray OLAPLEX No.6 Bond Smoother Kérastase Gloss Absolu Anti-Frizz Glaze Milk R+Co High Dive Moisture + Shine Crème Send us your tips, tricks, questions and feedback at @adorebeauty on IG. Join the conversation in our Beauty IQ Facebook Group to discuss this episode, swap beauty tips, and submit your questions for future shows. Credits: Hosts: Sadaf Razi and Tegan MacDonald Producer: Melissa Mason For more beauty insights and exclusive offers, visit adorebeauty.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 MIN
SEP 20, 2026
418. How to Future-Proof Your Skin, Decade by Decade
This week on Uncensored, Mel has an important question for Tegan: back in her dating days, did she ever use a date’s roommate’s beauty products? The team discuss whether helping yourself to someone else’s expensive shampoo or moisturiser is fair game, or a serious violation of girl code. Then, Mel has a dermaplaning hack for We Tried It, although Tegan is leaning more towards We Bin It, because she’d quite happily bin the entire at-home dermaplaning process. Mel, however, will not be tamed. Next, Tegan is future-proofing our faces with a guide to skincare through the decades. What should we be prioritising in our 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond if we want to set our skin up for the future? She breaks down what matters at every age, and what you probably don’t need to stress about just yet. Finally, it’s PWDKWN. Tegan has found a very '90s lip combo she can’t stop wearing, while Mel has a liquid exfoliator that manages to smooth skin without that uncomfortable tingly feeling, and hydrates at the same time. Products mentioned: Manicare DermaSmooth Fuzz Remover La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ d'Alba White Truffle First Spray Serum Huda Beauty Liquid Matte Mousse – Pinky Brown Bombshell GIVENCHY Le Rouge Velvet Matte Lipstick – N06 Send us your tips, tricks, questions and feedback at @adorebeauty on IG. Join the conversation in our Beauty IQ Facebook Group to discuss this episode, swap beauty tips, and submit your questions for future shows. Credits: Hosts: Melissa Mason and Tegan MacDonald Producer: Melissa Mason For more beauty insights and exclusive offers, visit adorebeauty.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
39 MIN
SEP 6, 2026
416. Yep, 'Fibremaxxing' Can Give You Clearer Skin
This week on Uncensored, Mel has stumbled across an account dedicated to genius beauty products that don’t exist… but absolutely should. She shares some of the most jaw-dropping inventions with Tegan before the pair dream up a few fantasy beauty products of their own. Then, Tegan takes us inside her recent visit to Shape House in Melbourne, where she tried one of their famous lymphatic drainage massages. Consider her officially converted. She breaks down exactly what the treatment involved and why she loved it so much. Friend of the pod Yads Cauchi is back, this time wearing her clinical nutritionist hat, to talk all things ‘fibremaxxing’. The TikTok trend is giving our collective protein obsession a run for its money, and Yads is a big fan. She explains what getting enough fibre can do for your skin and body, plus shares some simple ways to sneak more of it into your everyday diet. Finally, it’s a double PWDKWN! Tegan and Mel have both been putting the new Shark Beauty SpeedStyle Pro FLEX Hair Dryer System through its paces. And when they say speed style, they mean it. Everything mentioned: Yads' website Shape House website Send us your tips, tricks, questions and feedback at @adorebeauty on IG. Join the conversation in our Beauty IQ Facebook Group to discuss this episode, swap beauty tips, and submit your questions for future shows. Credits: Hosts: Melissa Mason and Tegan MacDonald Producer: Melissa Mason For more beauty insights and exclusive offers, visit adorebeauty.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
48 MIN