WOO & WHATEVER WORKSEP. 01
Trust your
gut. Maybe.
gut. Maybe.
Is it intuition, or just anxiety?
Exploring that little voice in your head, and when it might be worth listening to.
listen
podcastwoo & whatever works
A little woo. A lot of real life. With Polina & Élise.
FIND YOUR LISTENING SPOT
meet
your hosts
Polina & Élise
A little woo. A lot of real life. Two friends comparing notes on what actually works.
episodes
sample previewsWOO & WHATEVER WORKSEP. 02
Perfectly
imperfect.
imperfect.
The art of not having it all together
A conversation about letting go of perfect and making room for real.
WOO & WHATEVER WORKSEP. 03
A little
everyday magic.
everyday magic.
Small rituals, real-life magic
The everyday things that help us feel a little more like ourselves.
skincare
latest trends
Red light masks, laser treatments, and the devices we keep coming back to — what we’re trying, what actually works, and what we’re side-eyeing.
Currently in the rotation: a hydrogel sheet mask, a red light panel, and a laser consult we keep putting off.
Red light masks
At-home LED panels and flexible face masks — we wear them for a week and ask what the light actually does.
Laser treatments
Resurfacing, pigment, collagen: what a real session costs, what it feels like, and what to ask before you book.
Devices at home
Microneedling, microcurrent, and the gadgets promising a clinic result from your bathroom.
sunscreen
for the face onlyThis one is Élise’s, and only the part that matters to her: the face. Not the body, not the whole beach routine — just the skin that shows first. Here’s what she actually thinks about it, not what the bottle tells her to think.
Polina’s honest counterpoint: she still doesn’t reapply, still burns the bridge of her nose, and still listens.
I stopped skimping
Two fingers for the face, every time. Once I got honest about how little I was actually using, the number on the bottle stopped being a lie.
Mineral, for the face
Zinc rather than the chemical fluids — a slightly whiter finish I’ve made peace with, and no stinging eyes the second I start sweating.
Reapplying over makeup
A stick across the nose and cheeks, a compact in the bag. Not every two hours — but far more often than the version of me who says she will.
reading
sample shelfon polina’s nightstand
The Body Keeps the Score
Slow going on purpose — the chapters on how the body holds on to things keep stopping me.
Wintering
About the seasons of life you can’t rush. Read with the lights low.
on élise’s nightstand
Braiding Sweetgrass
One chapter in the morning, then again later just for the sentences.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Funny in the middle of it, quietly devastating at the end.
the idea
why we’re hereYou don’t have to believe in everything.
Just stay curious.
Somewhere between the mystical and the practical, there’s a conversation worth having. No perfect answers. No one-size-fits-all. Just woo, and whatever works.