The Pro Beauty Pod

Dominic Skinner is one of the biggest names working in makeup today. As director of makeup artistry for MAC, a session MUA and a head judge for BBC's Glow Up series, he knows what it takes to make it in makeup. In this episode, recorded live on stage at Professional Beauty London, Dominic chats to successful MUA James Macinerney (aka James Mac) about how to make a name for yourself in the competitive world of makeup artistry, and the skills and tenacity it takes to succeed. The pair share plenty of practical advice for aspiring and established MUAs, as well as some laughs along the way.We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Trevor Steyn was a visionary chemist and entrepreneur at the pinnacle of probiotic and microbiome research, and through Esse, he was pioneering a new era of personalised skincare. Trevor sadly passed away on November 1st 2025, shortly after we recorded this episode, where we discussed the latest developments in microbiome research, how to rebalance the skin's microbiome and how aesthetic treatments affect it. This episode is sponsored by Esse Skincare. We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Nathalie Eleni is a celebrity makeup artist and facialist as well as a beauty editor and Abi Oleck is an advanced facialist, holistic aesthetician, and skin expert educator. In this episode, recorded live on stage at Professional Beauty London, the two share their advice on how to make a name for yourself as a facials, how to work with A-list clients and how to make it on social media.We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Jolene Rees runs the award-winning Innovations Advanced Skincare & Beauty in Stockton-on-Tees and Kelly Shaw is owner of K:Spa in Hampshire as well as being a business coach and mentor. In this episode, recorded live on stage at Professional Beauty London, the two share their advice on how to navigate challenging changes in the business landscape while remaining profitable and retaining a strong and happy team.This episode is supported by AlumierMD.We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

A pioneering figure in the beauty industry, Karen Betts is a driving force behind innovation and empowerment in brows and semi-permanent makeup artistry. Karen shares how she scaled her business and created a name synonymous with brows as well as opening up about the major challenges she faced along the way and how she came back stronger.We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

In this episode, we speak to Shea Osei - the British-Jamaican, Essex-based nail tech who went from a Stratford salon owner to the silver screen, creating some of the most talked about nails in history for Cynthia Erivo’s character Elphaba in the hit movie Wicked. We chat about what it was like working as a nail tech on a blockbuster movie - all while heavily pregnant, the importance of Black voices and visibility in the industry and tips to follow in her footsteps. We hope you enjoy the episode. We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.