Thiku Takes
Thiku Takes
Ess & Bee
Ess and Bee are two South Asian women who have a lot of thiku (spicy) takes on all things beauty. Join us as we provide our commentary on beauty trends, wash days and favorite nail polishes.
Episode 10: Catch up with Ess and Bee
In this month's episode, Ess and Bee catch up on all that happened during the summer, the transition back into school time and what's on deck for the fall. Plus -- there's a very special announcement! 
Sep 24, 2023
53 min
Episode 8: Part 2 of Ess and Bee's Favorites
We had so much to share for our favorites that we split it up into 2 parts! This week we talk about body wash, concealer, blush, bronzer, and more! 
Sep 24, 2023
1 hr 3 min
Episode 7: Happy Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month!
This week's episode Ess and Bee dive into AANHPI month! We talk about our favorite brands, products, and give you a little bit about what it's like to be part of this population. 
May 30, 2023
1 hr 2 min
South Asian Representation
Ess and Bee tackle a tough topic today - representation for south asians in media. We talk about  how representation matters and how it's impacted us as we've grown up. Let us know what your thoughts are! 
May 5, 2023
1 hr 15 min
Episode 5: Is it appreciation or appropriation?
This week, Ess and Bee tackle appropriation versus appreciation. We dive into the Mielle Rosemary oil controversy, and our thiku take on the whole thing. 
Jan 17, 2023
1 hr 2 min
Episode 4: Goodbye 2022!
Ess and Bee talk about the end of the year and what they plan for 2023!
Jan 2, 2023
1 hr 14 min
Episode 3: Thiku Takes on Friendship
In this episode, Ess and Bee talk about friendships and how it can be hard to navigate those as you get older. We also go through our wash day, nail polish of the week(s), and current beauty favs! 
Oct 21, 2022
1 hr 18 min
Episode 2: Embracing Hairy Situations
In this episode, Ess and Bee talk about our Olive and June middle of the summer sale purchases, fungal acne and how we have been beating the heat this summer. Ess and Bee also tackle body hair, especially in South Asian women, and how we've come to embrace it and ignore the auntie's mean quips about our mooches (mustaches) and unibrows. https://www.tumblr.com/blog/thikutakes^ check out our episode guide on tumblr where we list out all the products we talk about throughout the ep!
Sep 4, 2022
1 hr 9 min
Tampon Shortage
In our first episode, co-hosts S and B talk about their wash days, what polish they're wearing, and their thiku take on the tampon shortage. 
Jul 4, 2022
1 hr 8 min