Life as a beauty editor is anything but stagnant. While I’m rarely ever doing the same thing every day, a few things remain consistent in my day-to-day: get up, eat and search for new Broski Report podcasts and/or Royal Court videos on YouTube. Ever since I discovered the “Kombucha girl” turned podcast host, red-carpet interviewer and overall internet icon Brittany Broski, I’ve been hooked on her hilarious, informative (I mean, this girl is a vault of knowledge on anything from the Roman Empire to art history) and comforting content. I’ve often found solace in Broski’s words, and have turned frequently to her platforms when I need to feel seen and validated or just for a good laugh.
So, when I was given the opportunity to talk to Broski as part of her partnership with White Claw, I quite literally jumped with joy. This holiday season, White Claw is partnering with Broski to promote its Home for a CLAW initiative. The initiative encourages young people to make time for friends and family during the busy season by offering a chance to win a travel voucher worth up to $10,000 to help make connection possible in this ever-so-hectic time. Ahead, Broski talks about holiday traditions, making time for loved ones and her best beauty advice.
As you’ve touched on in your recent podcasts, spending time with your chosen family is more important now than ever. Why is this partnership with White Claw so relevant to you at this moment in time?
“When people say they’re too busy to go home for Christmas or to see their friends for the holidays, I think they’re big dirty liars [laughs]. I think that there is always a way, even if being in person together physically is not possible, you can still prioritize those relationships. We live in the digital age—there’s Zoom, FaceTime, whatever you need. Of all the hours that you spend scrolling on your phone, you can take a minute to call your grandma, call your friends. There’s a way to prioritize—especially at the end of this year and moving into the next year—what really matters to you.
I’m a big proponent for everything in balance because we live in this workhorse environment where it’s all about money, money, money, spend, spend, spend, buy, buy. And in that, everything else falls to the wayside. I think that’s not healthy or good. So, this partnership was a no-brainer for me because—well, I love White Claw, I’ve been known to be a fan of a White Claws Surge [laughs]—and it’s a good message. At the end of your life, are you going to look back and be like, ‘I’m so happy I worked so much’ or are you going to think ‘Look at these beautiful experiences and memories that I have with my friends and family?’ So, it was a no-brainer and I absolutely agree with the message. Plus, it’s a cool opportunity that they’re giving for people to fly people to go see their friends, because that’s such a roadblock for most people, myself included.”
Coming off of Thanksgiving week and going into the holiday season, what are you most looking forward to in terms of your holiday traditions?
“Getting to terrorize my family dog is very nice. I do miss him and I do miss playing with him. He’s getting older, which is really tough, so I’m excited for that but also just to see my siblings. They’re in college in Texas and I’m in California, so it’s one of the few times a year where, you may treat it as like ‘Ugh, I have to go home,’ but secretly I’m like ‘Oh, I’m so excited.’”
You’ve also talked recently about using fashion and beauty as a way to express yourself and try new things, which is especially relevant with festive holiday parties coming up. What is the most recent beauty look or hack you tried for the first time?
“Me and my bestie actually got a little high on FaceTime the other night and tried to do concealer brows because I’m experimenting and, you know, bleached brows are a thing right now. I thought I could go ahead and DIY it instead. Would I consider it a success? No. But was it fun? Also no, but we did do it and that’s what’s important. It’s all about trying new things. I think that it’s a certain type of woman that can pull that off, and I actually ended up looking more like Austin Butler in Dune than anything else. And that was really upsetting for me personally [laughs].
“Other than that, with the styling for the red carpets I’ve been going to and any glam that I’ve been doing recently, I’ve been drawing a lot of inspiration from the thirties because I’ve got such a round face, round eyes, round mouth. I think I’ve learned that instead of trying to be ‘snatched,’ I look at the features I have and how I can exaggerate those features, so that’s been fun. A 1930s sort of droopy, oval-shaped lid with a really sexy, sleepy half-lash has been a go-to lately. It’s really gorgeous. The whole ‘snatched’ thing is gorgeous when it works, but if it doesn’t work for you that’s okay, that’s why I’ve learned. It doesn’t have to work for everyone.”
More of a personal question as someone with curtain bangs who has attempted to rip them out of my skull whilst styling—what is your hair styling/curtain bang routine?
“I do use a blow dryer, and I’ve tried it all honestly. I have incredibly thin baby hair so I’m always nervous that with any excessive amount of heat or sleeping with rollers in and things like that I’m just going to wake up with a big bald patch. So a lot of styling things just really don’t work out for me. I’ve just been using a round brush and a blow dryer for my curtain bangs lately. I used to try to do them all the way across my forehead like you see on TikTok, but that’s no more. And then sometimes because I’m bald right here [gestures to the top of her head], I’ll spray a little root spray.“
Of all the guests you’ve had on Royal Court, who would you say is your biggest beauty inspiration and why?
“Charli XCX. Easy.”
I also know you to be a fragrance girlie—if you had to assign yourself a fragrance family sun, moon and rising, what would they be?
“My rising, since it’s how I present myself, would probably be Vanilla Antique by Byredo ($375). It’s the most expensive-smelling vanilla fragrance I’ve tried, and it’s almost a little musky which I like. You smell it and you think ‘Who is that?’ which is how I want to present. My sun would be Maison Louis Marie No.2 Le Long Fond ($93). It’s really androgynous, I’d say it’s my signature scent. My moon would be Do Son by Diptyque ($230). It’s actually a floral fragrance, which I don’t usually love, but I’ve never smelt something like it before. There are certain fragrance houses that are doing really interesting things and Diptyque is one of them.”