2 Apr 2025 06:01
Jerrod Blandino Built a Beauty Icon. Now, He’s Doing It Again.
In today’s episode Kate is joined by Polite Society founder, Jerrod Blandino.
If the name sounds familiar, you’d be right – before founding Polite Society with his husband Jeremy Johnson, the two were best known for creating Too Faced in the late ’90s and building it into the beauty juggernaut it is today.
Less than two years ago, the duo launched Polite Society, a brand focused on high-pigment, skincare-forward makeup that proves good skin and glam makeup can go hand-in hand. Polite Society has already had plenty of viral hits – including Polite Pops: a powder blush in stick form, B.I.G. Mouth Lip Plumping Oil Gloss: a hybrid lip product for the ultimate plump and More Than A Pretty Face: a medium coverage foundation that looks and feels weightless on the skin, known for its egg-shaped packaging.
Today, Jerrod joins us from his L.A. home to tell us more about how he got his start in the beauty industry, what it’s like to ‘begin again’, and even shares a little bit about his friendship with Madonna.
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Products mentioned:
B.I.G. Mouth Lip Plumping Oil Gloss
More Than A Pretty Face Skin-Caring Medium to Full Coverage Foundation
Polite Pops Powder Blush Stick
Greatest Lashes of All Time Mascara
Host: Kate Blythe
Producers: Kerri Gordon & Ruby Devlin
Editor: Ruby Devlin
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MECCA Talks wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this episode at our studio in Naarm: the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay respect to Elders – past and present. We recognise their ongoing connection to this beautiful country, with knowledge and stories that have been handed down since time immemorial.
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