Arielle Lorre, host of Well, joins Amy Chang for a Friend-of-a-Friend conversation on the cost of beauty. Together, they unpack how they personally spend on beauty, the pros and pitfalls of having no budget around treatments, common misconceptions about working in the beauty space online, and the ways beauty spending has both supported and complicated their lives.

Vivian Tu?widely known as Your Rich BFF?is a former Wall Street trader turned personal finance educator and the host of Networth & Chill, joins host Amy Chang for this Expert Deep Dive to examine the real costs of beauty across different areas of life, including career, dating, and major milestones like weddings. They explore where the return on investment in beauty spending is actually highest, whether beauty helps or hurts in the workplace, and how to think practically about budgeting for beauty in a modern world.

In this intro solo episode, host Amy Chang shares the story behind Mirror Mirror and her lifelong love of beauty ? where it began and why it has always meant more than what?s on the surface. She also walk through the podcast structure, from its themes to experts and conversations with friends (and friends of friends) that you?ll hear throughout the season. Mirror Mirror uses beauty as a lens to better understand ourselves and the world around us.