Turning Lewks

Darren Mew

A chat show coming from makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew. Each month they'll be sitting down to talk all things makeup, cosmetics and beauty, exploring and sharing our opinions on the latest trends, new in beauty, tips and tricks, as well as, sitting down with industry leaders to talk about their passions in this ever changing and growing industry. Basically this podcast is going to be your one stop shop for all things makeup as well as finding out more about some incredible people working in beauty. read less

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Turning Lewks is a brand new podcast chat show coming from pro makeup artists, Ed Mellor, and makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew. Each month they'll be sitting down to talk all things makeup, cosmetics and beauty, exploring and sharing our opinions on the latest trends, new in beauty, tips and tricks, as well as, sitting down with industry leaders to talk about their passions in this ever changing and growing industry. Basically this podcast is going to be your one stop shop for all things makeup as well as finding out more about some incredible people working in beauty.

Episodes

Beauty News | Is Selena Gomez selling Rare Beauty? And more

Beauty News | Is Selena Gomez selling Rare Beauty? And more

In our first solo episode of beauty news, we chat through some of the biggest and most shocking stories to come out over the past few weeks: Age restrictions on skincare, Makeup price freezes, Selena Gomez selling Rare Beauty, New Sephora UK stores, Glow Up UK is BACK! Listen now to keep up to date with the makeup industry.

No such thing as too much blush with MUA Joseph Tiernan

No such thing as too much blush with MUA Joseph Tiernan

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode eleven of Turning Lewks! This month they are joined by Joseph Tiernan! They talk about working in makeup retail, their love for blush, how Cheryl Cole was a makeup inspiration and so much more! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠⁠ Follow Joseph: ⁠Instagram⁠ - ⁠@jpt.beauty

Facing your prosthetic fears with BBC's Glow Up finalist Axel Brown

Facing your prosthetic fears with BBC's Glow Up finalist Axel Brown

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode ten of Turning Lewks! This month they are joined by Axel Brown, finalist of season 5 of BBC Three's Glow Up! They talk about their time on the show, their love for prosthetics, drag and so much more! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠ Follow Axel: ⁠Instagram⁠ - @Axelartistry

Makeup as activism with Gender Swap founder Santi S

Makeup as activism with Gender Swap founder Santi S

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode nine of Turning Lewks! This month they are joined by Santi S who is the founder of Gender Swap, a trans style outreach organisation, where they talk about their time at Mac cosmetics, makeup as a form of activism and their newly found drag persona! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod Follow Santi: Instagram Drag Account Gender Swap website Their short story

The future of makeup with Darren Mew

The future of makeup with Darren Mew

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode eight of Turning Lewks! This month they sit down and talk all about the future of makeup, trends for 2024 and what they want to leave in 2023! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - ⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod

What its like to be a beauty content creator with Hautemess Tom

What its like to be a beauty content creator with Hautemess Tom

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode seven of Turning Lewks! This month they sit down with beauty content creator Hautemess Tom (they/them). This month they talk all things from what its like getting PR, growing your content channels and the change in the online beauty space over the past 10 years! Watch Tom's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@hautemesstom Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - ⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠@TurningLewksPod

Behind the scenes of the makeup world with MUA Grace Insole

Behind the scenes of the makeup world with MUA Grace Insole

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode six of Turning Lewks! This month they sit down with makeup artist Grace Insole (She/Her). This month they talk all things from finding the ingredients that go into your makeup, makeup artists brands and what its like working for some of your favourite makeup gurus! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - ⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠ TikTok - ⁠@TurningLewksPod

Reality TV, Makeup for on screen and stress with BBC's Glow UP star On-May Yeung

Reality TV, Makeup for on screen and stress with BBC's Glow UP star On-May Yeung

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode five of Turning Lewks! This month they sit down with makeup artist and BBC's Glow Up season 5 contestant, On-May Yeung. This month they talk all things from competing on a reality TV show, being a self taught makeup artist and so much more! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - ⁠@TurningLewksPod⁠ TikTok - ⁠@TurningLewksPod

Feeling fabulous in your makeup style with Triple Minor

Feeling fabulous in your makeup style with Triple Minor

Join makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode four of Turning Lewks! This month they sit down with fashion icon and beauty influencer, Triple Minor. This month they talk all things from finding your fabulous, your sense of self with makeup and what its like seeing yourself on TV! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - @TurningLewksPod TikTok - @TurningLewksPod

Bonus episode | Summer Makeup Trends

Bonus episode | Summer Makeup Trends

Join Darren in this short BONUS episode as they chat through some of the summer 2023 makeup trends, exploring industry and social media trends to figure out what makeup is "in" right now. Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - @TurningLewksPod TikTok - @TurningLewksPod

Makeup, beauty, glam and where they all meet with Patti Baston

Makeup, beauty, glam and where they all meet with Patti Baston

Join makeup artist, Ed Mellor (he/they), and makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in episode three of Turning Lewks! This week they sit down with business owner and makeup artist, Patti Baston. This month they talk all things from hiding makeup under the bed, being chased down the street, the Met Gala and so much more! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - @TurningLewksPod TikTok - @TurningLewksPod

Self expression through the power of makeup with Glow Up Ireland winner Glen Edward

Self expression through the power of makeup with Glow Up Ireland winner Glen Edward

Join makeup artist, Ed Mellor (he/they), and makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in the second episode of Turning Lewks! This week they sit down with the WINNER of the first ever season of Glow Up Ireland, Glen Edward, to talk about their makeup journey, how they find a sense of self through their makeup and dealing with online criticism plus so much more! Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - @TurningLewksPod TikTok - @TurningLewksPod

Episode one | Why we LOVE makeup

Episode one | Why we LOVE makeup

Join makeup artist, Ed Mellor (he/they), and makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew (they/she), in the first episode of Turning Lewks! This week they sit down together and talk about all things makeup: from how they fell in love with cosmetics, their favourite makeup artists and so much more. They even talk about some of the latest beauty news such as Sephora UK's opening and London Fashion Week. Make sure to follow the podcast on: Instagram - @TurningLewksPod TikTok - @TurningLewksPod

Turning Lewks Trailer

Turning Lewks Trailer

Turning Lewks is a brand new podcast chat show coming from pro makeup artists, Ed Mellor, and makeup enthusiast, Darren Mew. Each month they'll be sitting down to talk all things makeup, cosmetics and beauty, exploring and sharing our opinions on the latest trends, new in beauty, tips and tricks, as well as, sitting down with industry leaders to talk about their passions in this ever changing and growing industry. Basically this podcast is going to be your one stop shop for all things makeup as well as finding out more about some incredible people working in beauty.