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In My Chair

by Quinn Murphy · English · Arts & Books

Real life conversations, just like the ones with my clients in the makeup chair. We talk beauty, but also share what's beneath the skin.

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 1 hr 18 min
Latest: 21 Nov 2024
Language: English

Latest episode

21 Nov 2024 · 1 hr 25 min

Mrs. Derm, Melissa Coleman, is married to a Board certified Dermatologist. An ouster of BS, a lover of pretty skin, and intolerant of photoshop. Don't worry, the only thing vile about this conversation, is a Botox vial.

Melissa Coleman, keeps it real about all things Derm. She has cosmetic marketing executives shooketh with anxiety. She takes us to the razors edge of her recent tummy tuck and has some choice words for the "aging purists". She has a devout Instagram following, eating up her every word. Melissa Coleman, welcome In My Chair

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S4 · E1 · 7 Nov 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
Julia Dobkine: this blond didn't have more fun. She's a master color analyst, thinks Jennifer Aniston should pump the breaks on wearing black, and relishes in Deep Winter
Julia Dobkine, founder and CEO of Agile Styling, is a global expert in personal color analysis and image consulting. Known for her personalized approach, she helps clients worldwide discover their unique color palettes and embrace their personal style. Use discount code "Quinn10" for 10% off at https://www.agilestyling.com/ Use code InMyChair10 for 10% off at https://www.spatchskin.com/
S3 · E11 · 15 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
Dr. Ellen Gendler pledged The Hippocratic Oath, and the non-hypocritical oath. She doesn't take a dime from pharma, or give two cents about bogus beauty trends. "Dr. Real" is raising the bar for social media cosmetic content.
Renowned for her straightforward, gimmick-free approach to skincare, Dr. Ellen Gendler is highly regarded as a leading authority in cosmetic dermatology. A board-certified dermatologist, she boasts impressive credentials and is praised for her personable manner among patients. Cosmetic Dermatology Consistently included in New York magazine’s Best Doctors list, Dr. Gendler is well known for her work with Neurotoxins and soft-tissue fillers, as well as her experience with reactions to cosmetics...
S3 · E10 · 4 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
John Derian is the reigning king of decoupage, just ask Anna Wintour. If asked, he'll help you move furniture and find out what he has in common with Kim Kardashian (and Cher!).
A decorative artist who lives in New York City, John Derian is America’s leading practitioner of decoupage, the art of cutting and pasting paper images In 1989, the Boston-area native Founded John Derian Inc. With a small atelier of artists, the designer utilizes color reprints of 18th and 19th century images from his vast personal archive and pieces them together under glass, often in combination with reproductions of antique calligraphy. His hand made designs are sold at upscale...
S3 · E9 · 26 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 48 min
Chaz Dean hasn't lathered his hair in 30 years, is "not a grotesquely sweet (dessert) person", and blocks out Fridays for his labrador's 'pool day'.
We cover a LOT in this episode. Chaz's rise to creating Wen, becoming the 3rd largest hair care company in the U.S., to a devastating Lawsuit and his time on reality TV's Flipping Out on Bravo. Through it all Chaz listens to his gut, and treats everyone with kindness. For over 25 years, Chaz Dean, celebrity hairstylist, and category innovator, has influenced the beauty world to push beyond traditional conventions and philosophies, with the creation of the WEN® line of hair, bath,...
S3 · E8 · 17 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
Jemima Kirke is happy being overdressed or barely dressed at all but nothing in between! She's not interested in being in a throuple and she does give a fuck.
Jemima Kirke is a British-American artist, actress and director. Although born in London, Kirke was raised in New York City. She was educated at Saint Ann's School in New York, before moving on to Rhode Island School of Design, where she studied art and graduated as a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Kirke met and became friends with Lena Dunham whilst at school. This led to her breakout role as Jessa Johansson in Dunham's hit HBO series Girls. She currently stars in the Apple TV Series Cit...
S3 · E7 · 19 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
Made By Dyslexia Founder/CEO, Kate Griggs, is disrupting the world's perceptions of dyslexia with help from Sir Richard Branson, and fellow right brain thinkers.
British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity, Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Dyslexic herself, She is a leading voice in global advocacy and is leading the charge to disrupt the world’s thinking around dyslexia, which is vital for the workplace of the future. Her work to define Dyslexic Thinking skills has been central to Made By Dyslexia’s ground-breaking reports, and has seen Dyslexic Thi...
S3 · E6 · 30 May 2023 · 1 hr 28 min
Yadim Carranza is radically honest, serves Face and Body, rocked 10" stilts and is having more fun the second time around.
Mexican-American makeup artist Yadim Carranza began his career on the MAC Counter in his native San Diego. Having joined the MAC PRO Team, Yadim moved to New York City in 2006. Shortly after, he became the first assistant to Pat McGrath before embarking on his solo career in 2011. His notoriety grew rapidly, and through collaborations with photographers Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Inez & Vinoodh, Glen Luchford (LOOchFERD) and Willy Vanderperre, Yadim firmly established himself as a be...
S3 · E5 · 15 May 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
Paul Cavaco Part Deux. He doesn't mind being a little vulgar, it's better than common.
Manhattan-born and Bronx-raised, Paul Cavaco’s career began with his romantic and professional relationship with legendary stylist Kezia Keeble, with whom he founded styling firm Known today as KCD. Cavaco went on to serve as fashion director at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. In 1999, Cavaco was appointed creative director at Allure, a position he Healf for 16 years. Throughout his career, Cavaco has worked with some of the most influential photographers of our era, including Richard Avedon...
S3 · E4 · 1 May 2023 · 1 hr 42 min
Paul Cavaco styled Madonna's Sex Book, is physically working too hard to wear Fashion, he's not coming for your job, and Oprah personally calls him.
Manhattan-born and Bronx-raised, Paul Cavaco’s career began with his romantic and professional relationship with legendary stylist Kezia Keeble, with whom he founded styling firm Known today as KCD. Cavaco went on to serve as fashion director at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. In 1999, Cavaco was appointed creative director at Allure, a position he Healf for 16 years. Throughout his career, Cavaco has worked with some of the most influential photographers of our era, including Richard Avedon...
S3 · E3 · 17 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 2 min
Lauren Parsons hates pink lipstick, wanted to be the next Britney Spears and she's really cool.
Lauren Parsons is a London-based makeup artist and Dazed Contributing Beauty Editor. Over the years, Lauren has forged strong creative alliances with both established and emerging photographers including David Sims, Mert & Marcus, Juergen Teller, Paolo Roversi, among others. As well as her work regularly featuring in publications such as British Vogue, Vogue Italia, and i-D Magazine Lauren’s luxury clients include Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Celine, Chloé, Louis Vuitton and Saint Laurent. I...
S3 · E2 · 3 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
Lauren Santo Domingo, aka LSD, will have you tripping over her style, business sense and quick witted humor. She used to work at Vogue, but is always in Moda.
LAUREN SANTO DOMINGO is the Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Moda Operandi, the only fashion platform inviting consumers to shop from designers’ complete runway collections prior to production. As a former American Vogue editor, Lauren set out to create a platform that would allow women to shop from complete designer collections – a benefit only offered to editors or stylists at the time. In February 2010, Lauren co-founded Moda Operandi, revolutionizing the fashion industry and th...
S3 · E1 · 20 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 11 min
Rose Marie Swift is the OG of "Clean Beauty". She read Gisele's astrology chart and predicted fame and fortune. She can also read ingredient labels and sometimes eat them!
If you know RMS Beauty, you know that the initials RMS stand for Rose-Marie Swift, a beauty industry veteran and longtime professional makeup artist who started her eponymous clean beauty line in 2009 (long before the term was widely used). As a makeup artist, Rose-Marie’s 40-year career was long-admired for the glowing, naturally radiant makeup looks she created on some of the world’s most visible faces (Gisele Bundchen, Zoe Saldana, Miranda Kerr and Tilda Swinton to name a few). Her w...
S2 · E11 · 20 Jun 2022 · 1 hr 45 min
Patrick O'Donnell: Farrow & Ball INTL Brand Ambassador, loves a good Toad in the hole and once lived in a castle.
Patrick O’Donnell has been a part of the Farrow & Ball team since 2012. As of 2018, he has held the role of International Brand Ambassador, fostering relationships between Farrow & Ball and the designers and decorators who use its products to bring clients’ homes to life. After completing A-Levels in English, Fine Art, History of Art and Classical History, Patrick went on to earn an ISVA Fine Art & Chattels qualification at Southampton, before beginning a career in specialis...
S2 · E10 · 31 May 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
Danessa Myricks is the hardest working woman in cosmetics, a Queens, NY native and was a backup singer in hip-hop!
As a makeup artist, photographer, and entrepreneur Danessa Myricks has mastered the perfect beauty application and image and made a name for herself as one of the most creative in our makeup industry. With the creation of her eponymous line, Danessa Myricks Beauty and her work in the studio, Danessa continues to creatively combine art and product manipulation as she pushes the beauty industry forward in both her artistry and product innovation. Inspired initially by t...
S2 · E9 · 9 May 2022 · 1 hr 30 min
Francesco Clark defines family not only by DNA, birthed Clark's Botanicals in a hospital bed, and he speaks Italian.
Francesco Clark was 24 years old with a promising career at Harper’s Bazaar when his entire world was turned upside-down. On June 1, 2002, Francesco dove headfirst into a swimming pool and crashed into the bottom. He became paralyzed from the neck down. Surgeons told his parents, “he will never breathe, talk or move his arms (on his own) - and forget about his legs.” His skin, now permanently impacted, was prone to breakouts, dry patches, and redness, creating a perfect storm of ongoing...
S2 · E8 · 25 Apr 2022 · 1 hr 38 min
James Kaliardos almost died on a plane with Miley Cyrus and Andy Warhol told him to do makeup.
James Kaliardos is a New York-based makeup artist and founder of legendary publication and experiential agency, VISIONAIRE. Kaliardos is in high demand by brands such as Louis Vuitton, NARS, MAC, and Tom Ford Beauty. He has collaborated with photographers such as Steven Meisel, Richard Burbridge, Albert Watson, Paolo Roversi, and Juergen Teller, on work featured in publications such as Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, W, and V. His celebrity clientele includes: Miley Cyrus, Tilda Swinton, Mari...
S2 · E7 · 10 Apr 2022 · 1 hr 18 min
Jeanine Lobell has her own hot dog stand, says Gen Z isn't lazy, and will tell you when you're doing a good job, now.
Jeanine Lobell is a celebrated makeup artist and founder of Stila Cosmetics. Stila was first-to-market with recycled packaging, the use of illustrations, and girl power culture. As one of the first indie makeup brands, the company had unprecedented growth, resulting in a bidding war among industry giants and ultimate sale to Estée Lauder. Jeanine was then recruited as Creative Director to revamp the Kevyn Aucoin Beauty line. Lobell has continued to focus on entrepreneurial opportunities...
21 Mar 2022 · 1 hr 7 min
Bobbi Brown: She's making up for lost time, got D's in Math and has floor seats to the Nets.
Bobbi Brown is an American professional makeup artist, author, and the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. In 1991 Brown first created ten natural-shade lipsticks and then became one of the leading brands in American cosmetics. In 2012 Bobbi sold 21 million “units” of product each year, or 2,400 per hour, or 40 per minute. BB cosmetics made up roughly 10% of all revenue for Estée Lauder companies. She has written nine books about beauty and wellness. After leaving Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in...
7 Mar 2022 · 1 hr 17 min
Tonne Goodman: She is the "nicest” of the Vogue editors. Repurposed, sustainable, adaptable and doing it all in white jeans.
“She’s quiet and not bombastic and wears a uniform every day, but Tonne changed this industry and the way Americans look at fashion. Tonne is rad. She is the definition of radical.” Tonne Goodman, a native New Yorker, began her career in fashion as a model but quickly decided to explore other areas of the industry. Having studied art, she joined Diana Vreeland at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From there she went to the New York Times Magazine, to work with Ca...
S2 · E4 · 22 Feb 2022 · 1 hr 24 min
Sam Fine: On staying relevant, agencies, Michelle Obama and social media.
What do superstars Queen Latifah, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Hudson and supermodels Tyra Banks, Iman and Naomi Campbell all have in common? They’ve relied on the expert hand of makeup artist Sam Fine to look their most glamorous. Fine, a Chicago Native and self described New Yorker, work has appeared on the covers and pages of Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Essence, Vibe and Marie Claire and was chosen as the first African - American spokesperson for Revlon and Covergirl Cosmetics.&nbs...
7 Feb 2022 · 1 hr 17 min
Brian Broome
BRIAN BROOME’s debut memoir, Punch Me Up to the Gods, is an NYT Editor’s Pick and the winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Poets and Writers, Medium, and more. Brian was a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow and an instructor in the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh. He has been a finalist in The Moth storytelling competition and won the grand prize in Carnegie Mellon University’s Martin Luther King Writing Awards. He also won a VANN A...
24 Jan 2022 · 1 hr 33 min
TS Madison has an Any Wig Face, with a career that's CARRYING with no end in sight.
TS Madison is arguably one of the biggest names on social media as an influencer! Known also as Maddie, she is an American reality television personality, entrepreneur, actress, and LGBT activist. With the reality show, The Ts Madison Experience, she became the first Black trans woman to star in and executive produce her own reality series. She rose to fame in 2013 after going viral following the release of a Vine clip titled New Weave 22 Inches. During this time, she was starring in adult f...
S2 · E1 · 11 Jan 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson is a Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominated actress, producer, entrepreneur, and bestselling author. She is also a long time client and friend. Kate and I sit down to discuss our recent job together, shooting the feature film Knives Out 2. We talk about her career, the makeup artist/client relationship, her new album and sailing around the world. Kate, welcome In My Chair!
S1 · E31 · 11 Aug 2021 · 1 hr 13 min
Ivan Bart, made it to the top of model management (President IMG Models), but says "you're only as good as your last booking"
Ivan Bart is the President of IMG Models and Fashion. An international leader in talent development, operating in New York, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Milan and Sydney, Bart oversees the management of IMG Models’ A-list talent roster, including Alek Wek, Carolyn Murphy, Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid, Gisele Bündchen, Joan Smalls and Hailey Bieber. After developing his career at leading agencies including Ice, Wilhelmina and Ford, Bart was approached by IMG Models to become Creative Director...
S1 · E30 · 26 Jul 2021 · 1 hr 34 min
Dick Page has been doing makeup since the mid 1980's and he's still at it!
Dick Page, the self described "makeup geezer" is a husband to James Gibbs and the father of two dogs, Raggio and Ralph. The happy family live in Brooklyn, NY and also have a home in the incorporated village of Bellport, LI. Earlier in his career, he often road a bus with Kate Moss to and from work. He did 'no makeup' makeup for Calvin runway in the 90’s; created and art directed makeup for Shiseido, and then reluctantly joined Instagram. I am happy he did because Dick likes to coo...
S1 · E29 · 5 Jul 2021 · 1 hr 11 min
Sandy Linter: One of the original 5 makeup artists in NYC. She fired her mother and partied for 33 months at the legendary Studio 54.
Sandy Linter is a makeup artist icon & is considered a historian on makeup from the 1970’s to the present. Her first Vogue cover was in 1974. In 2008 she was given the title of 'Lancome - Beauty at Every Age Expert.' In 2011,V Magazine did a piece on her first book, “Disco Beauty”, which was published in 1980. Disco Beauty has become the ‘Bible” for makeup artists who want to learn vintage makeup In 2014, V Magazine did an another in-depth piece on her called, 'Sandy Linter: The Beautifie...
S1 · E28 · 21 Jun 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Liz Goldwyn is a 'sexpert', taught herself how to walk again, and encourages daily check ins with your genitals.
I love Liz Goldwyn. She is smart, compassionate and non judgemental. She's the kind of person you confess things to. She's also a writer, filmmaker, and artist-turned-sexuality guru, caught on to the importance of sex from an early age. She was stealing her father’s Playboy magazines when she was just a little girl. It’s that curious nature that turned Goldwyn into a sort of Nancy Drew for sex, asking the questions people are often afraid to ask. She has built a career deconstructing the tabo...
S1 · E27 · 7 Jun 2021 · 1 hr 9 min
Tracey Cunningham hit the Lotto, and isn't quitting her job.
From working as a nanny for Bette Midler, to touching up J.Lo's roots in the Dominican Republic, Tracey Cunningham has done it all in celebrity hair color. Tracey’s clients are among the most sought after women on stage and screen – from Drew Barrymore to Charlize Theron, Emma Stone , Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel, just to name a few. The inimitable colorist treats her clients like family, whom she has been styling for many years. She's a workaholic, but is figuring out how to find more ba...
S1 · E27 · 24 May 2021 · 1 hr 19 min
Phyllis Posnick: The conduit between Anna Wintour and legendary photographers, making beauty images and portraits a “stopper".
You might find Phyllis Posnick in the West Village in New York City at her mainstay eatery Via Carota, or at a book signing of her best seller STOPPERS to fashion enthusiasts. She may be spotted in New York, London, Milan and Paris for Fashion Week, or Upstate New York with Steven Klein removing "Real Doll” faces for a Vogue shoot illustrating excessive cosmetic treatments. More often, Phyllis is meeting with photographers discussing new projects. Phyllis gives listeners an inside peak of wha...

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Real life conversations, just like the ones with my clients in the makeup chair. We talk beauty, but also share what's beneath the skin.

In My Chair is a English arts & books podcast from Quinn Murphy. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Quinn Murphy
Language: English
Category: Arts & Books
New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 1 hr 18 min
Latest episode: 21 Nov 2024
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