celebrating all faces, bodies and voices
concept, makeup and interviews by Lauren Cosenza
photography by Stephania Stanley
BEAUTYfull®: Margarita Garcia Acevedo, Beauty Realized
For the 18th BEAUTYfull post, we reveal the outer beauty along with the inner struggle of a young woman on the verge of becoming comfortable sharing both sides with the world. Often dressed in a way that covered her shape and minimized attention, and rarely sharing...
BEAUTYfull®: Rose Cosenza, Regal Beauty
For the 17th BEAUTYfull post, we honor my own first beauty icon. Just a month away from her 70th birthday, she is truly forever young... and spirited and strong and regal and fabulous and feisty and fun and kind and loving. Our conversation here, not to mention all...
BEAUTYfull®: Isla Bell Murray, Minimalist Beauty
Isla on learning to love her smile and her height plus thoughts on social media, confidence, diversity, retouching and more.
BEAUTYfull™: Nicole Siobal, Span-Asian Beauty
Nicole Siobal on the pressure to assimilate when you look ‘different” and coming to love the very things that make you different. #thisisBEAUTYfull
BEAUTYfull™: Andres Gutierrez, El Guapo Travieso de Publishing
Andres Gutierrez on dad bod, telenovelas, big booty, David Hasselhoff, Ricky Martin, and the one word that sums up what beauty is to him. #thisisBEAUTYfull
BEAUTYfull™: Nilukshi De Silva, South Asian Meets NYC Beauty
Nilukshi De Silva on Bollywood vs Hollywood influences, social media as a tool to spread inclusivity, and why living a healthy lifestyle is BEAUTYfull.
BEAUTYfull™: Mijon Zulu, Beauty with Substance
Mijon Zulu on the two current standards of male beauty, how he overcame teenage insecurity from being overweight, and why substance trumps perfection.
BEAUTYfull™: Lindsay Huggins, inner light and self love
Lindsay Huggins on inner light, diversity in casting and the truth behind what it really takes for people to nail a “perfect” photo.
BEAUTYfull™: Jaclynn Brennan, Unleashed Beauty
Jaclynn Brennan on body positivity, the use of photoshop in the fashion industry and why tearing down and judging other women is un-beautiful.
BEAUTYfull™: Niki Dankner, Red-Headed Beauty with Vintage Style
Niki Dankner, a spirited red-headed beauty with a unique vintage style, shares how social media affects self-esteem and why she loves her curly red hair.
BEAUTYfull™: Loni Venti, Bombshell Beauty + Pinup Glamour
Loni Venti on the “perfect woman” in 2016, the benefits of a signature style, and staying true to yourself over following trends… #ThisIsBEAUTYfull
BEAUTYfull™: Nitika Chopra, Pure Beauty Powered By Self-Love
Nitika Chopra on accepting, embracing and loving your authentic self. And her own personal journey getting there.
BEAUTYfull™: Masha Erlikh, Authentic Beauty
Masha shares her beliefs on authentic beauty, being true to yourself, and not telling her she “has such a pretty face.”
BEAUTYfull™: Nikki Mendes, Inner and Outer Beauty
Nikki Mendes taps into her inner beauty to channel her outer beauty. And she also twerks in the mirror.
BEAUTYfull™: Eve Root, Midwestern Meets Brooklyn Beauty
Brooklyn beauty Eve Root shares her thoughts on rejecting impossible and false beauty standards and finding beauty from within.
BEAUTYfull™: Maad*Moiselle, Gen Y Beauty
For the third post in the BEAUTYfull series, model/DJ Maad*Moiselle dishes on diversity in casting, catcalling, confidence, Facetune and more. Plus slays the shoot.
BEAUTYfull™ : Sidrah Laldin, Beauty Outside the (Western) Box and From Within
In our second post in the BEAUTYfull series, Sidrah Laldin speaks about western beauty, the lack of diversity in entertainment and the idea of self care.
BEAUTYfull™ : Mary Tedesco, Ageless Beauty
While only a small slice is consistently served up, there is a FULL spectrum of BEAUTY and we all exist in it. The first post in my new BEAUTYfull™ series covers ageless beauty.