Hello and welcome to A Christmas Binge, your new favourite Christmas listening tradition.
The mince pies have been in the supermarket since October, maybe you've been Christmas shopping since August, but it's we're just over a week until Christmas!
My name is Brittany Stewart, I'm a Melbourne-based journalist, host of another podcast, Beauty Island, and an absolute Christmas obsessive. Last year, as a podcast fanatic, I desperately wanted to find something festive to add to my podcast rotation in December to get me in the mood. I couldn't find anything, so this year I made the decision to make it myself. Christmas goodwill or purely selfish, you decide.
A Christmas Binge is all about celebrating the spirit of the season by chatting to interesting people to find out how they celebrate. Each episode in the lead up to Christmas, I sit down with someone and ask them about their favourite Christmas films and music, the food that fills their Christmas table in terms of what goes on the dinner table and of course, their unique Christmas traditions.
This week, my guest is beauty writer and host of The Glow Journal podcast, Gemma Watts. She has also been a guest on my beauty podcast Beauty Island way back in the first season, so if you're a fan - and I've no doubt you will be after this if you aren't already - I highly recommend going back and listening to that. Just search 'Beauty Island' on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and I'll link in the shownotes too.
Smart, talented, and with the greatest and driest sense of humour, Gemma is a breath of fresh air in the beauty space with her no BS and beautifully shot beauty content. We talked about why the Muppet's Christmas Carol is the greatest xmas film of all time, what's so special about scalloped potatoes, The Princess Switch mistake you need to watch to spot and she shares her infamous Carols by Candlelight drinking game that went semi-viral. You're welcome.
Oh, and if you're still needing to get any last-minute gifts for the beauty lovers in your life, we have just the recommendation.
Follow host Brittany Stewart: @achristmasbinge @brittanybeautybts
Subscribe to Beauty Island: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/beauty-island/id1429274511
Email me: beautyislandpodcast@gmail.com
Shop Choose Love: https://choose.love/
Listen to Glow Journal Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/glow-journal/id1436666232
Shop the Glow Journal Gift Guide: https://glowjournal.com/beauty-gift-guide-2019-luxury-beauty-gifts/
Carols any Candlelight Drinking Game https://twitter.com/gemkwatts/status/1076950979512168448
Instagram @gemkwatts
I've been getting so many lovely messages from people about how they've been enjoying A Christmas Binge and has helped them get into the festive spirit. Please know they absolutely make my week, so thank you for taking the time to send them, as well as all the brilliant people who have been leaving reviews and ratings as well. Please keep them coming!
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