Maggie Sellers On $50M Lawsuits, Fake Birkins, And The Future Of Beauty (Ft. Katie Sellers)

In this episode of Hot Smart Rich, Maggie Sellers and Katie Sellers break down the five biggest stories shaping beauty, retail, and the startup lifestyle—$50M lawsuits, fake Birkins, rebrand flops, and the future of K-beauty.
We get into:

• The truth about K-beauty medical tourism (and what went wrong for one woman who lost her vision)

• Why Olive Young might eat Sephora’s lunch—and what beauty from the inside out really looks like

• How Boy Smells lost the plot with their rebrand (and their core customer)

• How TikTok creators in China are exposing luxury markups—and what that means for the future of fashion houses and consumer trust

• What the Revolve lawsuit reveals about influencer marketing, taxes, and the fine print no one talks about

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Brands, Products & Things Mentioned in This Episode
• Olive Young (go.shopmy.us/p-16616766)
• Sephora (go.shopmy.us/p-16616851)
• Revolve (go.shopmy.us/p-16617053)
• Boy Smells (go.shopmy.us/p-16617155)
• 4AM Skin (go.shopmy.us/p-16617214)
• Phlur by Chriselle Lim (go.shopmy.us/p-16617342)
• Freja New York (go.shopmy.us/p-16617432)
• Polène (go.shopmy.us/p-16617450)
• DHGate (go.shopmy.us/p-16617498)

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Amore Vintage Tokyo (go.shopmy.us/p-16617520)

CONNECT WITH MAGGIE:
INSTAGRAM: ⁠⁠⁠@maggiesellers ⁠⁠⁠ (instagram.com/maggiesellers)
TIKTOK: ⁠⁠⁠@maggiesellers_ ⁠⁠⁠ (tiktok.com/@maggiesellers_)
LINKEDIN: ⁠⁠⁠Maggie Sellers ⁠⁠⁠ (linkedin.com/in/sellersmaggie)

CONNECT WITH KATIE:
INSTAGRAM: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@katiesellers_ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (instagram.com/katiesellers_)
LINKEDIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Katie Sellers⁠⁠ (ca.linkedin.com/in/katie-sellers-cpa-ca-b35a7727) ⁠

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