Is Moldavite Truly a Life-Changing Crystal? Plus Wellness TikTok Trends That Work Well With That's So Retrograd‪e‬

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We have big news for the month of April! We have two themes we’ll be covering: Collab Madness and Sustainability Month.

For collab month, we’ve partnered with four podcasts we’ve been pod friends with for a while. They come from a variety of categories — not just beauty — so we hope if you’re not already listening to them you’ll head over to their feeds and subscribe. We have featured episodes on our feed and will appear as guests on their feed, so you’ll get three Gloss Angeles episodes a week this month!

Today’s episode is with That’s So Retrograde. Elizabeth Kott and Stephanie Simbari are the co-hosts of That’s So Retrograde. Elizabeth’s background is in PR and fashion — she was hired by Rachel Zoe to conceptualize and launch The Zoe Report, and is the ‘momager’ behind TSR. Stephanie is a writer and comedian, having appeared on shows like Oxygen’s Funny Girls, @midnight on Comedy Central, and more. Their passion and curiosity for wellness have landed them guests such as Sarah Silverman and Marianne Williamson.

That’s So Retrograde launched in 2015 and has some incredible accolades, like appearing on Watch What Happens Live, performing at THE KENNEDY CENTER and Bonnaroo and SXSW.

Today, we’re having a TikTALK on all things wellness and getting their take on things like crystals, virtual reiki and more.

Disclaimer: On this episode, we discuss wellness trends that are popular on TikTok. As mentioned, our co-hosts are not certified nutritionists/dietitians or wellness practitioners and are simply offering their perspective on each trend. To learn more about the origin of these particular wellness trends, refer to these links below!

TikToks + Article Links

Moldavite

Moldavite Tiktok

ASMR Reiki Tiktok

Chakra-Aligning Meditation Tiktok

Eating ½ a Grapefruit a Day TikTok

Grapefruit Weight Loss Study - NCBI

Vitamin C + Collagen Connection - Byrdie

SPF 30 + SPF 90 TikTok

Cold Showers TikTok

Wim Hof Method

Journaling TikTok

Reiki

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