A New Year reflection on the space between endings and beginnings—where grief, hope, and growth coexist, and where we choose change without hardening.

Join Francisca and Dee in Part 2 of Love Unfiltered as they dive into love, heartbreak, and the messy magic of figuring it all out.

Along the way, they unpack why Carrie Bradshaw is the ultimate chaotic “Me Girl,” celebrate Samantha being the forever GOAT, and confess Francisca’s aspiration to become Moira Rose. (Also: cheese. Always cheese.)

Love is rarely simple.

In this episode of Beauty Unfiltered, Dee and I explore what love really feels like — the warmth, the opening, the fear, the timing, the loss, and the unexpected ways it changes us.

It’s raw, gentle, and honest.

If you want to go deeper, the companion blog post is here:

New Moon: The Song Is Love

https://thegirlwithkaleidoscopeyes.com/so/aaPgbViQ9?languageTag=en

This week’s episode is a rewind to my conversation with Chet Tucker, The Artist’s Way—a heart-forward exploration of creativity, inspiration, and the soul food that keeps us going.

Thanks to the incredible work of Buddy Peace, this flashback is infused with new edits that bring our conversation into even sharper focus.

In Part 2, Francisca and Dee continue the conversation, unpacking code-switching, invisibility, and the quiet revolution that begins when we embrace authenticity and redefine beauty on our own terms.

Welcome to Beauty Unfiltered Part 1 — where Francisca and Dee, two veteran makeup artists with over two decades behind the brush, get real about beauty, aging, and identity, the rules we never agreed to, and the freedom that comes when we stop performing and start becoming.

Storytelling has always been my happy place, and in this episode, I turn to The Lion King to make sense of where we are right now. From Mufasa’s fall to Simba’s return, it serves as a reminder of how reinvention—both personal and collective—can transform even the darkest times. Think of this one as a mix of childhood nostalgia, Hans Zimmer feels, and a call to imagine the world we actually want to create together.

After a six-week break (and a battle with COVID brain fog), I’m back behind the mic—Post-its everywhere, no script, just me talking straight from the heart. In this short episode, I share what it’s like to hit reset, the messy side of creativity, and why sometimes the only answer is to stop overthinking and "just do the thing."