“It’s Just Chemistry: Creative Collaborations in Skincare:” Interview with Gloria Lu and Victoria Fu of Chemist Confessions Part 1

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This week’s podcast episode features an interview with Gloria Lu and Victoria Fu, the co-founders of Chemist Confessions.  Chemist Confessions is a platform that was created to bring transparency and increased accessibility to the skincare space. With their respective degrees in chemical engineering—Victoria’s from The University of California San Diego and Gloria’s from Cornell—they both independently secured a career in the beauty industry.  After deciding that neither wanted to pursue a career in traditional engineering, they both separately were granted positions as skincare chemists at L’Oreal, where, serendipitously, they met as cubicle mates.  After much thought and consideration, they decided to leave L’Oreal to collaborate on what started as a modest IG account, and has now developed a robust following with over 145k followers, myself included!

Chemist Confessions is an evolving multiverse where Victoria and Gloria are

growing and expanding their own skincare line while continuing to provide their audience with educational and creative content through a blog and a recently published book, Skincare Decoded, available on amazon.com

 

Catch the latest episode of the Forever F.A.B. podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iheartradio, Podbean, and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.  For past episodes featuring guest star interviews, beauty product reviews and innovations in plastic surgery, visit ForeverFABpodcast.com.

 

The F.A.B. Five according to Gloria Lu:

1. Have a sense of humor;
2. Celebrate the wins;
3. Perfect your sleeping game;
4. Don’t do a start-up!;
5. Learn the art of letting go.

The F.A.B. Five according to Victoria Fu:

1. Have a sense of humor;
2. Take a pause;
3. Continue to be curious and be open to learning;
4. Have good people around you; have a good co-founder!;
5. Sometimes, just indulge.

 

To shop the skincare line, visit chemistconfessions.com and use special discount code CCxFAB for 20% off of your purchases.

 

Visit @chemistconfessions on IG for more skincare transparency. 

 

Purchase their book, Skincare Decoded, on amazon.com.  

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Credits:

Fashion: top: Ulla Johnson; blue-blocking glasses: Tom Ford; headband: Blom

Makeup: n/a

 

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