“Perfume Princess” Mona Kattan On Kayali’s Meteoric Rise at Sephora, The Secrets to Fragrance Layering and Is Your Signature Scent Overrated?

Breaking Beauty Podcast

Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins

Jilldunn, Arts, Beautyeditors, Style541811, Beautyexpert, Beauty, Carlenehiggins, Fashion, Society & Culture, Magazineeditors, Fashion & Beauty

4.7 • 954 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re welcoming the “Perfume Princess,” Mona Kattan! Mona is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of Huda Beauty (alongside her sisters Huda and Alya Kattan) and founder of the smash hit fragrance brand, Kayali. Since its 2018 debut, fans like Cardi B flock to Kayali’s mouth-watering, gourmand scents, like Yum Pistachio and their best-selling, Vanilla 28 Eau de Parfum. We find out what’s behind the perfume hype, and why the Dubai Bling cast member is so much more than her lavish image.

Tune in to hear about:

How Mona tapped into her Middle Eastern roots, and its rich tradition of fragrance wearing, to share the power of perfume with the world
Why the Kayali owner likens “oud” in perfumery to truffle oil in cuisine – and how to make the luxuriously rich fragrance note work for real life
How layering unexpected perfume pairings can yield the best results (sparkling lychee and patchouli, anyone?)
The avid scent collector’s 5,000 fragrance piece perfume library in Dubai – and the *one* that remains her favourite to this day.
Why Mona proudly considers herself an empath, and how her most vulnerable trait became the rocketfuel to building a global fragrance empire

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.0	Welcome to Breaking Beauty.
0:10.0	The podcast all about the breakthrough people, products, and
0:13.0	Moments in Beauty.
0:14.0	We're your host, Jill Dunn, and Carleen Higgins.
0:17.0	Welcome back to Breaking Beauty Podcast everyone. Hello Jill.
0:25.0	Hi, Carleen and it's great to be sharing the mic with you again today
0:29.0	like we have been for seven years at this point.
0:32.0	And of course we're two beauty editors
0:34.7	turned beauty podcaster sharing what's good every single Wednesday we're in
0:39.6	your feeds sharing the breakthrough people products and moments in beauty and this week it is our privilege
0:44.3	to host the perfume princess herself Mona Katan.
0:48.6	Such an honor to spend time with Mona. She is a bit of a serial entrepreneur really. She was the co-founder of the
0:55.2	infamous Beauty Salon, The Doll House Dubai. Sadly, it's no longer open, but it sounds perfect
1:00.9	for the lazy slash busy among us
1:03.2	because they provided a huge range of services
1:06.7	all under one roof from eyelash extensions
1:09.2	to massage, facials, spray tanning, hairstyling his hair removal you name it and of course she's part of a famous family
1:19.0	yeah legendary and I always wanted to go to that salon Carlin because I pictured myself like in a
1:24.5	makeover movie montage like I go in the revolving door and I come out and I look like a
1:29.2	new person like oh I love that moment for you Yeah like I've always wanted to go there and sadly like you said it's no longer in operation but maybe one day they'll bring it back and that salon is important because it's actually the birthplace of Hood Up Beauty's entire brand.
1:45.2	You know, that's where they first dreamed up that set of lashes, they convinced support to sell,
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