Joy and Guilt: Recent Episodes

Suman and Helen

Two friends discussing purchases that bring us joy and guilt, and topics covering life in general.

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Suman gives us an update on more empties and product re-buys. We briefly discuss how the pandemic has given us a worse case of “scaries” when it comes to work, and more new product buys for the week.

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Suman and Helen “dish” about pizza, doing what you love, Suman’s monthly shopping budget plan, and Yamazaki Home products.

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Suman finally shares the products that made it to her empties bin, while Helen tries to justify her purchases from Yamazaki Home.

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Suman and Helen discuss their latest hair styling product buys, including Oribe and R&Co.

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In this 2 hour episode, Suman and Helen discuss their latest finds: Candles, silicone bags, home decor and technology- all things that have helped us through being home during this pandemic.

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This week, we take a trip back in time to reminisce about products we grew up with and loved (or hated).

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Suman and Helen discuss missing “the smell of winter,” iced versus hot drinks, weekly haul, and more skincare recommendations.

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Suman gives her opinion on two different brands of natural deodorant, her signature fragrances, and latest purchases. We also reminisce about old school toothpaste brands and the similarities in our Mom’s beauty regimens.

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Suman and Helen discuss their manic Monday, impulse control, and some of the “necessary” products they’ve found in their shopping carts last week.

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Suman and Helen chat about updates to their work from home office setups, last week’s purchases, and sleep supplement routines.

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Suman and Helen talk about how this week’s Sunday Scaries aren’t as scary, and what they purchased last week. Pajamas, parchment paper, and the “pandemic code.”

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Suman begins her Invisalign treatment, Helen begins laser hair removal, and we chat about solutions to double chins.

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This week, we talk about our most recent purchases and the beauty services we are grateful to have gotten pre-COVID.

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Suman and Helen talk about their latest online purchases, greasy hair woes, and retirement in another weekend chat.

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Suman and Helen discuss more purchases, walking during quarantine, and the polarizing topic of mask-wearing during the pandemic.

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Suman and Helen talk about the stress going into a new work week, and some splurges on Tom Ford Cosmetics. Note: we had some technical trouble, so the episode ends abruptly. Apologies for this! We will be back with more next week!

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Tonight, we talk about some of the products we’ve recently purchased for our makeshift home offices during the shelter-in-place order, then move on to some of our latest purchases.