What Rich Women Secretly Buy

After 15 years and 900+ studies with over 30,000 affluent women, Malinda Sanna knows what luxury beauty buyers actually buy, not what brands think they buy. In this episode of Skin Talks, hosts Beate and Natascha sit down with the founder of Look Look, the market research firm behind private communities like the Beautyverse and Luxuryverse, with clients including Shiseido, Estée Lauder, LVMH, and Tiffany. Malinda pulls back the curtain on the psychology of luxury spending: why ingredients now beat logos and packaging, how word-of-mouth quietly overtook social media influencers, why legacy luxury houses are struggling against nimble K-beauty and clinical brands, and where luxury is heading next. She shares the one thing 30,000 women secretly want that no brand is selling, the affordable product she's obsessed with, and the beauty trend she predicts will look absurd within a decade. If you care about skincare ingredients, beauty trends, luxury spending, and the future of health and wellness, this conversation goes far deeper than skin. 🎙️ Guests:  Malinda Sanna: https://www.instagram.com/malindasanna/ 💻 Book a virtual consultation with Boutique Skin Envie: https://bskinenvie.ca/ 🛍️ Use code SKINTALKS15 for 15% off your first order Connect With Us: Hosts: Beate Instagram → @beatevonhuene Natascha Instagram → @nataschaschillinger Our Website: 🌐 https://bskinenvie.ca/ Stay Connected: New episodes every Wednesday 📱 Instagram → @skintalkspod 00:00 – Intro 01:07 – Meet Malinda Sanna 02:03 – The Barney's strategy 05:39 – Why she banned the word "consumer" and calls women "jewels" 09:41 – What luxury brands still get wrong about their buyers 11:50 – Why ingredients now beat logos and packaging 14:02 – Word-of-mouth is beating the influencers 17:58 – What niche & K-beauty brands offer that legacy houses don't 25:01 – Gen Z vs. Boomers: how each generation buys luxury 27:15 – Quiet luxury, overconsumption & the second-hand boom 31:42 – How AI is changing beauty research 46:52 – Rapid fire: the Kardashian prediction