Katini Yamaoka is a musical artist and founder of Katini Skin, a luxury facial oil brand stocked at Bergdorf Goodman and Sephora.In this episode, Katini shares how her mother's natural beauty rituals planted the seed for the brand, what it was like building a luxury skincare line during the stillness of 2020, and the moment a Sephora buyer discovered Katini Skin.She talks about why she chose to focus exclusively on oils, how she created audio rituals that pair original music with her skincare products, and why beauty and music are both forms of self-care— this is a founder story about heritage, intuition, and building something that means something.I hope you enjoy!Follow The Beauty Sessions on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebeautysessions/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Sophie Blowfield on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophieblowfield/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠</a>Follow Katini Yamaoka on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katinimusic/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠</a>Follow Katini Skin on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katiniskin/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Instagram</a>

Ep 26: Inside Luxury Beauty with Sean Garrette: From Fenty Skin to Dior Beauty

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From breakout founders to global executives, Sophie takes you behind the velvet rope for unfiltered conversations about building, scaling, and disrupting in today's beauty landscape. Discover the strategic decisions and hard-won insights that shaped the brands you love.

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