You may remember celebrity photographer Ricky Codio from way back on episode 12. I asked him to come back on the podcast to discuss his amazing weight loss journey, his recent initiative Assembly Line in which he opened up his studio The Mannequin Factory to young photographers in order to help them grow as artists, and a fashion-heavy discussion about the 2019 Emmy Awards. This episode is packed with shade, sequins, and surprises.

I personally stalked Randi Orlinsky - the regional manager of education and artistry at Make Up For Ever - to appear on the podcast and I'm so excited for you to hear what she has to say! Randi goes up and down the East Coast training folks on how to properly use Make Up For Ever's products and she is a walking encyclopedia of makeup technique. From the groundbreaking HD makeup pioneered by Make Up For Ever to breaking down how she manages to both teach AND inspire, this is an episode you SHOULD. NOT. MISS.

Keri Blair has worked with MAC for nearly 25 years. In that time she's gone from working retail to training MAC employees, to traveling all around the world as a senior MAC artist and aesthetician. Keri joins me to discuss her storied career, trends she's seen during this year's New York Fashion Week, and I get her to dish on her TOP 5 MAC products!

As you all know by now, I'm OBSESSED with my friends. So I brought on someone I consider not only a friend but a mentor as well: Lyfe!

On this episode of Ready Set Slay, I had the incredible privilege to speak with Fatima Thomas, a senior national artist at MAC. I've been following Fatima's career for years and consider her a role model in the industry. We discuss her journey from starting in makeup retail to her current role in MAC, how social media has "democratized beauty," and the evolution of makeup and how the world thinks about makeup and beauty as a whole! This is a phenomenal episode and I know you're all going to enjoy it!