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EPISODE · Oct 28, 2025 · 23 MIN

Story Time: The Salon Experience That Shook Me

from Doing It Anyway · host Jess Hugo

In this week’s episode of Navigating Your 20s, I’m bringing you along on a hot girl walk story time; because sometimes the most random moments teach you the biggest lessons.From finding out I’m allergic to gel nail polish (yes, shellac hates me), to being a lifelong nail biter trying to glow up, to sitting in the salon chair wondering why my hair looked so bad; this episode is equal parts funny, relatable, and painfully real.We talk:The time it takes to commit to beauty standards and treatments How the smallest things (like nails and hair) can impact your confidence, self-image, and identityThe uncomfortable but freeing side of owning your insecurities instead of hiding them (yes I bite my nails, sue me)Why not every “glow-up” experience feels like one at first (and that’s okay)Whether you’ve ever left the salon feeling worse than when you went in, or you’re navigating your own messy 20s glow-up, this episode is a reminder that confidence isn’t found in perfect nails or hair ; it’s in backing yourself through the awkward phases.ANON QUESTIONS/THOUGHTS/FEEDBACK⁠⁠Work with me⁠⁠Instagram

In this week’s episode of Navigating Your 20s, I’m bringing you along on a hot girl walk story time; because sometimes the most random moments teach you the biggest lessons.From finding out I’m allergic to gel nail polish (yes, shellac hates me), to being a lifelong nail biter trying to glow up, to sitting in the salon chair wondering why my hair looked so bad; this episode is equal parts funny, relatable, and painfully real.We talk:The time it takes to commit to beauty standards and treatments How the smallest things (like nails and hair) can impact your confidence, self-image, and identityThe uncomfortable but freeing side of owning your insecurities instead of hiding them (yes I bite my nails, sue me)Why not every “glow-up” experience feels like one at first (and that’s okay)Whether you’ve ever left the salon feeling worse than when you went in, or you’re navigating your own messy 20s glow-up, this episode is a reminder that confidence isn’t found in perfect nails or hair ; it’s in backing yourself through the awkward phases.ANON QUESTIONS/THOUGHTS/FEEDBACK⁠⁠Work with me⁠⁠Instagram

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