Not all education is empowering — some of it leaves scars you don’t see.

In this episode of The Ugly Side of Pretty, we’re unpacking the raw reality behind beauty training that looks polished on the ‘gram but leaves artists underprepared, overwhelmed, and doubting their worth. From lash to brow to PMU, the story’s the same — overpriced promises, rushed certifications, and trainers who shouldn’t be teaching in the first place.

We’re diving into:
🚩 The difference between being trained and being set up
🚩 Why so many artists are walking away with trauma, not tools
🚩 The pressure to teach before you’ve mastered your own craft
🚩 And the silent damage it’s doing to our industry

This isn’t about dragging — it’s about unpacking what’s broken, calling the standard up, and standing with the artists who’ve been let down by a system that values profit over people.

If you’ve ever left a course feeling more lost than levelled up — this one’s for you.

🎧 Press play. Let’s talk about it.

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Behind the flawless sets, full books, and filtered reels…
there’s a side of the beauty industry no one wants to talk about.
Until now.

In this episode, we’re going deep into the unspoken culture of bullying— the kind that doesn’t always scream.
The kind that whispers, isolates, excludes, and hides behind professionalism.

From shady comments to “friendly competition” that’s anything but—
we’re naming the patterns, calling out the culture, and unpacking how pretty turns petty when power, ego, and insecurity collide.

This isn’t a takedown.
It’s a wake-up call.

If you’ve ever been iced out, overlooked, or made to feel like you didn’t belong—
you’re not too sensitive.
You’re just finally seeing it for what it is.

💥 This is the start of something louder.
Welcome to The Ugly Side of Pretty.

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Welcome to The Ugly Side of Pretty — the podcast that unpacks the truth behind the beauty. Hosted by Miriam and Renee, co-founders of LABSNZ.

In our very first episode, we’re flipping the script.
This isn’t about cancel culture.
This isn’t about calling people out.
This is about calling the beauty industry UP — to better standards, stronger education, real leadership, and actual integrity.

We’re talking lash lifts with no lift, PMU gone rogue, and trainers with more ego than experience.
We’re asking the hard questions:
Why has mediocrity become the norm?
Who’s holding the industry accountable?
And what happens when beauty becomes a performance instead of a profession?

If you’re tired of the highlight reels and hungry for real change — hit play.
We’re not here to be palatable.
We’re here to be powerful.

🔥 It’s time to disrupt, rebuild, and rise together.
Because pretty isn’t always perfect — and that’s where the real work begins.

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