How To Be A Redhead

Season 4 has kicked off with redhead skin topics. We're back with another episode! Skin is complex in general, but redhead skin is super complex. It's always great to talk with a Board-Certified Dermatologist and it helps when the dermatologist is ALSO the co-founder of one of our favorite skincare lines, kitavaMD.SPECIAL PODCAST DISCOUNT CODE: Use code: H2BAR20 for 20% off anything on https://kitavamd.com/. Expires 2/28 at midnight, ET.Today's guest is Dr. Justin Gordon. He is a Board-Certified Dermatologist and was previously faculty at Stanford University where he delivered comprehensive dermatologic care on a range of skin conditions from 2014 through 2021. During his time at Stanford, Dr. Gordon served as the Associate Program Director for Stanford's Dermatology Residency where he educated medical students and residents. He also founded the Acne Specialty Clinic within Stanford Dermatology and is co-founder of the natural skincare brand, kitavaMD. He recently moved to San Diego, CA, and will be starting

We're talking about CBD skincare and why redheads should use it! To quickly break down the difference between CBD, hemp seed oil, marijuana.CBD is short for cannabidiol and known to have medicinal properties. It is legal and is not marijuana and does not make you high. It is extracted from the entire hemp plant.Hemp oil is only extracted from hemp seeds. It does not make you high and medicinal properties are not as strong as CBD. It is legal.Marijuana is the plant with a high potency of THC and people smoke or consume it to feel "high". It is illegal in many states.Our guest is Sammie Smith, natural redhead + Chief Product Officer at No, Thank You ™ CBD Skincare (https://nty.co). She got into skincare when she was 18-years-old while modeling in New York and struggling with acne. Being such a science nerd, she got into researching what was happening to her skin and why. That is pretty much where her love affair with skincare started. A few years later when she moved to Los Angeles, she started studying nutriti

It's Kiss a Ginger Day! While the holiday may appear silly on the surface, it actually has a greater significance beyond just locking lips. International Kiss a Ginger Day was invented by a Facebook group in 2009 in order to combat another “holiday” previously created for harassing redheads, Kick a Ginger Day. Inspired by an episode of South Park released in 2005, Kick a Ginger Day was created as a Facebook group by a 14-year-old boy from Vancouver in 2008. The holiday was no joke—in its first year, numerous redheads in schools were kicked and punched by their classmates, and the perpetrators proudly declared their acts on the group page. We love to celebrate the positivity of Kiss a Ginger Day, so join us in celebrations! Yesterday, How to be a Redhead celebrated 11 years since its launch on 1.11.11! Our mega sitewide 25% off sale ends at midnight. Use code: H2BARBDAY at checkout: https://shop.howtobearedhead.com Read more about Kiss a Ginger Day here: https://howtobearedhead.com/why-kiss-a-ginger-day-was-in

Happy Halloween weekend and welcome to Season 4 of the How to be a Redhead podcast! While many are piling on makeup to enhance their costumes, we're talking about skin minimalism on the first episode of the season. Skin minimalism is the practice of using 1-3 products (only) for your skin routine.Most redheads have very sensitive skin and it can be overwhelming to pick the essential items for our skin type. We're talking with Leslie Iddison, the co-founder of Orora Skin Science. Leslie is a beauty aficionado with nearly two decades of experience in luxury beauty brands and a deep source of industry knowledge. Naturally, her lifelong passion for skincare brought her next project to light -- co-founding Orora Skin Science. As a beauty expert, Leslie identified an opportunity to democratize innovative skincare, making the cutting-edge science of beauty accessible. If you're a Deluxe H2BAR Box subscriber, you're enjoying the Orora Skin Science Bioactive Collagen Serum ($84 value). Use code: BOO to get 20% off sit

Redheads, Season 4 of the How to be a Redhead podcast is here!The 1st episode, launching next Friday, is all about how to transition your redhead skincare for the fall and winter months. We dive into the must-have ingredients you need in your skin routine and the 101 on 'skin minimalism'.We talk about topics for future episodes and why we're so excited for this brand new season!Want to help us spread the news about the How to be a Redhead brand and this podcast? Please give us a 5 star review and tell your friends (redheads and everyone else) to subscribe! You can listen to this podcast directly on HowtobeaRedhead.com, on Apple iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And don’t forget to look at the podcast notes to find links with products mentioned.. and so much more. Rock it like a Redhead!

Happy Redhead Season! We call autumn/fall Redhead Season because leaves start to match the different shades of red hair! It's a magical time. Adrienne and Stephanie talk about their excitement for the new season, a look inside new items launching soon, the October H2BAR Box and so much more! This is also the last episode of Season 3. It has been a crazy season, pre and post COVID. We are excited to launch Season 4 very soon!Want to help us spread the news about the How to be a Redhead brand and this podcast? Please give us a 5 star review and tell your friends (redheads and everyone else) to subscribe! You can listen to this podcast directly on HowtobeaRedhead.com, on Apple iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And don’t forget to look at the podcast notes to find links with products mentioned.. and so much more.  Rock it like a Redhead! 

Are you experiencing fading red hair? Are you getting some gray/white hairs? Are you looking to 'up' your red hair right at home to save time and money? Did you receive the Color&Co Infuse Replenishing Conditioner in your Fall Deluxe H2BAR Box and want tips on how to properly use it? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, this podcast episode is for you!Today's guest is Deb Rosenberg, the Assistant Vice President of Education and lead in-house colorist at Color&Co by L'Oréal, a hair-color consultation platform that provides salon-quality personalized hair color right to your doorstep. She has 23 years of experience within the space and is approaching her 15 year mark with L'Oréal. As a founding member, she created the live Video Consultation Prescription Pad for web-based personalized and custom prescriptions and is the creator and writer of the online hair color quiz including the flow, design, and algorithmic output.Here are some of the questions we ask her:1. What are your top tips

This is an urgent podcast episode! Last week, an independent lab, Valisure Labs, announced it discovered potentially harmful levels of benzene, a known carcinogen, in several popular sunscreen products. Now, Valisure Labs is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall the affected batches. In a report released May 24, they analyzed 294 batches of sunscreen and after-sun products from 69 brands. Benzene was detected in 78 (over a quarter) of those batches—and 14 of them contained more than the FDA’s limit of 2 parts per million (ppm). Neutrogena, Sun Bum, CVS Health, and Fruit of the Earth were among the brands with the highest levels of the carcinogen, per the lab’s results. WHAT DO WE DO NOW? Dr. Erum Ilyas is here to answer any/all questions for redheads + everyone else listening! Her focus is on adult and pediatric medical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, and skin cancer prevention and treatment. She has practiced dermatology in the Philadelphia/Boston areas for over 15 years and h

Do you have frizzy red hair? Does your red hair sometimes fade in the summer sun? Did you receive the Oribe Power Drops Color Preservation Booster in your Winter Deluxe H2BAR Box and want tips on how to use it? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, this podcast episode is for you! Today's guest is Adam Livermore. He is Oribe’s Global Educator and resides in NYC. He works at Muze Salon and also works freelance on editorial, celebrities, fashion etc. At Oribe, he teaches hairstylists cutting, styling, and product knowledge, and works closely with new product development on testing and developing new products. Celeb clients: Cher, Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meg Ryan, Naomi Campbell. He is also a hybrid model redhead myself. He has a red beard and blond-ish hair. He said, “Red hair is special, I love it.”Here are some of the questions we ask him:1. We have to ask! Did you grow up with red hair? You have a red beard!2. As Oribe’s Global Educator, we know you must love so many Oribe products. We actuall

There is so much misinformation on the web! Do redheads feel more pain or less pain? The answer is: redheads feel less pain and the reason why is fascinating. The brilliant Dr. David E. Fisher MD, PhD. is our special guest for this episode. Dr. Fisher is an internationally known researcher, clinician and academic, who is Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). He also serves as Director of the MGH Cutaneous (Q-taneous) Biology Research Center and Director of the Melanoma Center at MGH. A Professor of Dermatology and of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Fisher came to the MGH from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where he previously Directed the Melanoma Program. Dr. Fisher's research has focused on understanding the molecular and genetic events which underlie formation of melanoma as well as skin pigmentation. As a clinician, he has worked to translate these understandings into advances in diagnosis, treatment an

We're big fans of NBC's "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist". The main character/redhead is Zoey Clarke (played by actress Jane Levy). The show is centered around the ability Zoey has to hear people's thoughts in song. Her redhead character is stubborn, determined, and loving. She's also gorgeous and her makeup is always on-point!On and off stage, Natalie Cosco is the woman behind Jane Levy's redhead makeup looks. Natalie is an accomplished makeup artist in both film, print and TV. Her career spans 30 years of achievements including iconic productions as: "Smallville", "Fear the Walking Dead" - Season 1, "The Mountain Between Us", "The Edge of Seventeen", "30 Days of Night (Dark Days)", "The Man in The High Castle" and "The Art of Racing in The Rain."We are so excited to ask Natalie the following questions and for you to hear her answers/tricks/techniques:1. Let’s talk about redhead makeup! Besides your current work on "Zoeys Extraordinary Playlist", we know you worked on so many films and TV shows throughout your

Redheads are prone to melanoma more than any other hair color. Sunscreen knowledge is so essential and if you've listened to our podcast (or read HowtobeaRedhead.com for the last decade), you know we're passionate about skincare for redheads. The month of May is the beginning of Melanoma Awareness Month and we're kicking it off with a very special Saturday episode! Our guest is Evelynn Moz from VERTRA Premium Suncare. She is the Product Line Manager and passionate about sunscreen. It's scary because a recent study found that many of the American sunscreen products labeled as “broad spectrum” block UVB rays but don’t block UVA rays. UVA penetrates the skin more deeply than UVB. Vertra is committed to creating a premium sunscreen line that is infused with non-nano, mineral UVA/UVB blockers that meet the maximum 80-minute FDA water and sweat resistance ratings. They’re also paraben-free and great for redhead skin. *Hint, Hint*: The May H2BAR Box ships today and VERTRA is one of the sunscreen brands inside! Subsc

On February 5th, we launched Finally Have Brows®! Over the past few years, we have been working behind the scenes to develop an eyebrow gel for redheads. We had a hard task at hand. We wanted all redheads to be able to use the same shade, we needed it to be paraben-free/cruelty-free/vegan, made in the USA, sleek packaging, custom brush for coarse brow hair (a trait amongst most redheads).. and so much more. We talk about how we developed Finally Have Brows®, the reaction when it dropped on February 5, 2021 and the reaction of redheads everywhere after the release! Shop + read the rave reviews: https://shop.howtobearedhead.com/products/finally-have-brows-tinted-redhead-eyebrow-gel Exclusive in the podcast notes, we wanted to showcase some of our favorite reviews: This eyebrow gel is AH-MAZING!!! I am in love with the natural effect and how very little product I need to use. Please don’t ever stop making it. I am a natural redhead with (used to be) darker brows, that have faded as I’ve aged. The tint of this b

We're back to finish Season 3 of the How to be a Redhead podcast! It's also the 10th birthday of HowtobeaRedhead.com's launch! Like most of the world, we paused in March of 2020. We, Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti, the co-founder's of How to be a Redhead, are catching you up on what we have been up to. We discuss our personal lives, the new How to be a Redhead makeup line (first product dropping soon!), a reflection on the past 10 years, and some sneak peeks of future episodes. We're so happy to be back! Thank you for an incredible decade! Exclusive discount for our listeners! Use code: PODCAST for 15% off at www.h2barbox.com

We, Adrienne and Stephanie, are live at the H2BAR warehouse. We (with the help of our amazing team) are getting the sold-out March Deluxe H2BAR Box prepped and out the door; so we wanted to sit down and talk with you about what subscribers can expect *and give you some spoilers*! Exclusive discount code for our listeners! Use code: PODCAST for 15% off at www.h2barbox.com Note: Inside all Deluxe H2BAR Boxes is a special info card titled: "Your H2BAR Box has been thoroughly sanitized" We have taken extra special precautions and would like to update you on the hygiene procedures in accordance with the latest CDC   guidelines: 1. All employees used hand sanitizer or washed hands with soap & water for at least 20 seconds. They continued these practices the entire time. All employees are healthy. 2. All employees wore masks and gloves from start to finish. 3. The H2BAR staff implemented current cleaning protocols throughout warehouse space & all items in this order were wiped down/sanitized. We are continui

Those with natural red hair have thinner skin than people with darker hair. Redheads are prone to what doctors call “couperose skin.” Couperose skin is defined as visibly dilated capillaries; these capillaries are most likely to show up around the nose and cheek area and can look and feel similar to rosacea. Because a redhead’s skin is thinner, you might even feel like you bruise more too.  Characteristics of this skin type: 1. Capillaries can be seen on the cheeks and nose. 2. Red patches on the face, neck and décolleté. 3. Uneven and blotchy skin tone. 4. Sensitive skin prone to irritations. 5. Skin is dry and feels tight. We’re excited to talk with No B.S. Skin Care CEO, Diana Briceno, because she can speak to the importance of caring for the largest organ on our bodies, especially for those who are more likely to be impacted, like redheads. She founded No B.S. for every type of skin tone as a "no b.s." solution, natural and cruelty-free -- it's revolutionizing skincare with clean formulas, real results, a

Gua sha is a natural therapy that involves scraping your skin with a massage tool to improve your circulation. This ancient Chinese healing technique may offer a unique approach to better health, addressing issues like chronic pain*.  In gua sha, a technician scrapes your skin with short or long strokes to stimulate microcirculation of the soft tissue, which increases blood flow. They make these strokes with a smooth-edged instrument known as a gua massage tool. The technician applies massage oil to your skin, and then uses the tool to repeatedly scrape your skin. With redheads being so sensitive, is gua sha a recommended practice? We couldn't think of a better guest than Sandra Lanshin Chiu, LAc. We were first introduced to her via her viral YouTube video "Learn Facial Gua Sha from a Chinese Medical Skincare Professional" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc12OTFzua0). It has been viewed over 1.5 million times! We're so excited to welcome her to the How to be a Redhead podcast. Sandra is an acupuncturist, Chi

The backbone of HowtobeaRedhead.com is our 'Redhead Friendly' approval process. It's what inspired the launch of the H2BAR Box, the "How to be a Redhead" book and the redhead beauty events. All products + services recommended by us has been meticulously tested by a redhead + if it passes all of the testing, it is deemed 'Redhead Friendly Approved'. We have heard so much about the HydraFacial Treatment. It's defined as a medical-grade hydradermabrasion device that carries out a patented three-part regimen — cleansing, exfoliating, and then infusing skin with intensive serums. It is known to be a gentler facial + vacuums out pores while simultaneously pushing in potent actives, which moisturize, brighten, plump, and protect. The machine's handpiece holds patented spiralized treatment tips equipped with "vortex technology" — the whirling force that both giveth and taketh away. Is the HydraFacial Treatment 'Redhead Friendly'? Before we test it ourselves, we want our listeners to know the process we take to appro

Redheads are said to make their own Vitamin D and because of this are said to need less Vitamin D than blondes/brunettes. Can we say hashtag #Superpower? Is this true and what should we know about Vitamin D and its connection with redheads? Studies have suggested that redheads are most efficient at synthesizing D, which is crucial for bone health and is thought to protect against depression. Scottish experts have speculated that this ability gives redheads a genetic advantage in gloomy climates because they can churn out more D in low-light conditions than people with darker skin or hair. This is all thanks to the MC1R gene mutation. The reason we talk about this today is because of a recent routine checkup Adrienne had. She gave blood for her annual checkup and found out she was “dangerously low” on Vitamin D. Reference Range was <36.00 and she was an 18. She’s now on prescribed medicated Vitamin D levels and feels much better -- after experiencing exhaustion and weakness for the past 2-3 months. She wond

Elyse Dehlbom was a fan favorite on the 23rd season of ABC’s "The Bachelor". Refinery 29 wrote, “But one contestant [speaking of Elyse] on Colton Underwood's season stood out simply because of her hair color. Sigh. Redheads are (oddly) rare on the show.”   She grew up outside of Anchorage in Alaska, where she spent her childhood outdoors. She found a warmer climate when she relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona - where she now works as a makeup artist. Elyse also owns GlamourGasp.com which gives one-on-one makeup lessons online.   Redhead makeup tips, conversations about "The Bachelor" and how it was growing up as a redhead in Alaska... this is a super fun episode!   Read '8 Makeup Tips from Redhead Bachelor Contestant, Elyse Dehlbom': https://howtobearedhead.com/8-makeup-tips-from-redhead-bachelor-contestant-elyse-dehlbom/   Podcast Notes: https://howtobearedhead.com/interview-with-redhead-bachelor-contestant-elyse-dehlbom/   Want to help us spread the news about the How to be a Redhead brand and this podcast? Pl