Sally McMullen
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Sally McMullen
Hey chicks, I'm Sal.
Alex Hourigan
And I'm Al.
Sally McMullen
And this is Add to Cart, our special mini episode where we chat with our fabulous guests about their beauty bag must-haves, wardrobe essentials and go-to shopping hacks. This week we are joined by the lovely influencer, model, business owner, bad bitch herself, Riley Hemson.
Alex Hourigan
And my new girl crush. I get a new one every week, whenever we have a new guest on.
Sally McMullen
Riley's always our girl crush.
Alex Hourigan
I'm so lonely.
Sally McMullen
Welcome Riley, to Add to Cart.
Riley Hemson
Thank you, I'm happy to be here.
Sally McMullen
Okay jumping straight into our juicy Add to Cart questions, what are the three products in your makeup bag that you can't live without and why?
Riley Hemson
I love the By Terry CC cream. It's like this really thin base, which I love, because I feel like I don't need much coverage, so that's a vibe. Then the re-, I'm pretty sure it's Refy, is it Refy? That R-E-F-Y, the brow wax thing, yep, that like, laminates your brows situation, and then you pull the top off and it's got like a two way brush that you just, it's amazing. I've never been able to get my brows, like, nice and stuck, and this does the job, so I love that. And then I love the Mac, I think it's the prep and prime, it's like a really thin concealer for under your eyes. I'm pretty sure my shade's the Bright Forecast one, and that's really nice because it just gives enough brightness without having, like, that coverage. So they're like my go-to, little glowy makeup, no makeup situation.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, I think, I think back to when we all thought the thicker or more full coverage the makeup, the better our make up will look. And I'm like, Stop. Now. I just want to go back and knock on the door and be like, "Put down the", like, "Kat Von D", what was that foundation that was, like, so intense?
Riley Hemson
The like, tattoo coverage one.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah.
Riley Hemson
Mine was the Double Wear.
Alex Hourigan
Oh.
Riley Hemson
Estee Lauder Double Wear.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, me too.
Alex Hourigan
So bad. Now I'm like, BB creams, because it's all about skincare. And, like, the thick concealers we would put on our under eyes and then it would, like, settle into,
Sally McMullen
All the creases.
Alex Hourigan
All the creases. And then you'd put, like, the baking powder on top of it. I'm like, am I a drag queen? Yes. I was looking, like, 40 years old when I was 18. I was like, stop this madness, immediately.
Riley Hemson
That's how we all got in on our fake ID's. Because we looked, literally 30 years old.
Alex Hourigan
1,000%. So, what is the item in your wardrobe that is your go-to. Like, you can't ever see yourself getting rid of it.
Riley Hemson
It's got to be the new jeans for my new line Jorja and Joseph, so the split hem.
Alex Hourigan
We love a split hem. They look so good with boots as well.
Riley Hemson
Yeah, and just like showing off the sneakers. Like, that's my vibe all the time. Like, I'm not spending all this money on cool shows to have them covered.
Sally McMullen
What's the worst or stupidest thing that you've ever bought online?
Riley Hemson
Okay, so I got sucked into a TikTok, it's honestly cooked, I don't know why I think it would work for me. I'm not sure if you guys have seen it but it's like, what's it called? It's like the Misses Kisses something, and it's like that bra that has, like the, has like, two pads on each side of the wire?
Alex Hourigan
Oh my God, I have seen this!
Sally McMullen
Yeah.
Riley Hemson
And it pushes your boobs back. Why, and like, any lifetime did I think that it was going to work for me? I've seen all these chicks do it with these perky little tits and mine are f*cking down to my belly button, I'm going, "Yeah, surely this will work", because I haven't ever been able to wear tops, you know, that had the low cut. I was like, "This will be great". It was honestly, like, cooked. It was sore as well, like, I'm struggling with this wire, like, digging into my ribs and then the pamphlet says if it's hurting, you've like, done it wrong. I'm going, "Yeah, no shit", it's all wrong.
Sally McMullen
It was wrong from the beginning!
Alex Hourigan
How much was it?
Riley Hemson
Like, 200 bucks. Yeah!
Sally McMullen
That's a robbery.
Alex Hourigan
Oh my gosh, I definitely had seen that and I also was very close to, like, leaning into it. I was like, "That could be good for the tatas", and then I saw it was $200 and I was like, "Nah, dawg". So you told us some of your favourite fashion brands in our main episode, if you haven't listened to that go back, it's gorgeous. But what are your other favourite brands to shop with online and why?
Riley Hemson
I guess just going back over the same ones, so Skims, amazing quality, size inclusive, love the marketing. Princess Polly, very fast shipping and recently have increased to size 24 in some of their stuff, so that's amazing. Love Showpo for the fits of the waist and the hip and also I do a lot of ecomm for them, like modelling, so I can see what the items are going to look like on me when I'm shopping. I'm like, that literally is me. So that's always a plus. And then my two brands, so Jorja and Joseph and Remmie By Riley are obviously my go-tos because I created them.
Alex Hourigan
Where do you buy all your shoes from? You said you love shoes.
Riley Hemson
Waves is good for over here. Like they have all the, you know, Yeezy and Jordans and stuff. And then Farfetch is also a good one. Where else? Novo, I love Nova for like your little bright heels and stuff. Zara sometimes has some good little bright heel moments. I feel like that's been, like, the vibe the last year.
Alex Hourigan
I love, like, a pink heel with, like, a leather pant or just jeans. Like that little pop of colour.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, Barbie Girl fantasy, all the way. And finally, what's your number one savvy shopping tip?
Riley Hemson
I posted this in a group that we have the other day and people were like, oh my god, like, didn't think of it and I'm like, I've been doing this for the longest time. So, what I do is if I'm going to buy something, I look in the brand's Instagram tagged pics, because quite often someone's on a sponsored post and has a discount code. So I'll always check that before I buy online.
Alex Hourigan
We love a discount code.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, that's so clever. I love that. I also love looking through the tagged photos to see how it looks on other people that aren't the models. And maybe how they've styled it or just how it looks on different shapes and sizes.
Riley Hemson
Yeah, you never know what sort of things are happening on set, whether they're clipping or stuffing things, it all happens. So yeah, you can always find the truth on, or also TikTok hashtags. They are really good because people do so many honest try-ons.
Alex Hourigan
Yes, that's a good point.
Sally McMullen
Thank you so much, Riley, for coming on Add to Cart. Definitely dropped some hot little tips there. And like Al said, if you haven't already listened to our full episode with Riley, make sure to jump back on and do that quick sticks. It's a good old time. Thanks so much again, Riley for coming on Add to Cart.
Riley Hemson
Aw, thanks for having me, really enjoyed it.
Sally McMullen
And if you missed it, go back and listen to our full chat with Riley where we talked to her about all things body positivity, size inclusivity and fashion. It's an inspirational chat. So definitely listen to it if you haven't already. And as always, thanks for having us in your ear holes. We love to be here.
Alex Hourigan
Love ya, chicks.
Sally McMullen
Love ya, bye!
Sally McMullen
Thanks again to YouPay for making this episode of Add To Cart with Two Broke Chicks possible.
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