Ep 70: Annie Tevelin from SkinOwl on Life in LA, Beating Cystic Acne & The Tools Worth Your Money

Annie Tevelin is the founder of SkinOwl, a skin care brand of natural and powerful products that was built and formulated from Annie’s own struggle with cystic acne. Annie started as a professional makeup artist on the set of music videos, red carpets, she was even a member of Lancome’s pro artistry team… but it was her own battle with cystic acne that led to the birth of Skin Owl, a line with products that truly address acne from a natural but effective approach. She enrolled into UCLA’s cosmetic chemistry program, and the rest is history! Annie is also the host of the amazing Off the Record podcast, which features meaningful dialogues with experts, storytellers and all-around amazing people. My beauty junkies are going to love this first episode. We talk very specific ways to de-puff your face with tools—what and how to use them—and we also talk ingredients… specifically, the one star ingredient in one of her best-selling products that addresses acne, naturally. Annie doesn’t just talk skin and beauty… She’s also a new mom to son Monty, who’s just under a year, and we get into all sorts of mom talk too, but I’m saving that for the second episode, because we talked so much! In this episode we talk: + Cystic acne and the one ingredient that has helped Annie and her customers + The exact beauty tools you need on your top shelf + How to de-puff your face + Working as a pro makeup artist + The emotional impact of dealing with cystic acne + Founding a business and what led her to make her own skin care products + Working on set on some of the biggest music videos of the 00s Products Mentioned: Geranium Drops-- https://www.skinowl.com/products/geranium-drops Glow Stick (for facial massage and drainage)-- https://www.skinowl.com/products/the-glow-stick Want (for facial massage)-- https://www.skinowl.com/collections/face/products/white-turquoise-wand --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wegottatalkwithsonni/support