DIVAbride: Mask On, Mask Off [My favorite new face masks to prep for a big day]

by Lauren Cosenza | Sep 3, 2015 | Bridal, DIVAbride, Skin | 2 comments

In the best text message video ever sent to me by my best friend Joanna last Wednesday… It’s true, guys… I GOT MARRIED. And we announced it at our “engagement party” last Thursday to much surprise and joy. But more on that later… (A...

DIVAbride: Fresh New Bridal Beauty [7 Products You Should Check Out For Your Special Occasions]

by Lauren Cosenza | Aug 26, 2015 | Bridal, DIVAbride, Hair, Makeup, Nails | 5 comments

BRIDAL BEAUTY. It’s no different than regular beauty. Except you are way more discriminatory in that you can only wear one eye, one lip, one cheek on your special day and picking what you love and what will look gorgeous in photos becomes tricky if you’re...

DIVAbride: Hate your hairline but want an updo? Toppik to the rescue.

by Lauren Cosenza | Aug 20, 2015 | DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Hair | 5 comments

So you want to wear your hair up for your wedding (or any day) but you hate your hairline. It’s thin. Or it’s uneven. Or it has a dramatic widow’s peak. Or your roots show just days after coloring. Et cetera, et cetera. Whatever your concern, do not...

DIVAbride: Honey, I shrunk my pores [aka, the solution to enlarged pores]

by Lauren Cosenza | Jul 29, 2015 | Anti-Aging, Bridal, DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Skin, Unisex

I met Dr. Neal Schultz earlier this summer and we got to chatting about the size of my pores on each side of my nose. I had never really noticed my pores in the past (were they really never noticeable or did I just really never notice??) but very recently,...

DIVAbride: 7 Truth Bombs You Need To Know from Skin Expert Mary Schook

by Lauren Cosenza | Jul 2, 2015 | Acne, Anti-Aging, Bridal, DIVA Does, DIVAbride, DIVAlicious BLOG, Health, Skin | 4 comments

If you are alive and have skin, you need to read this. My alternative title for this post was “Why I went to the skin whisperer for my wedding, before I even set a wedding date.” And that is the perfect setup to introduce Mary Schook. I first learned about Mary from...

DIVAbride: A funny thing happened on the way to test Vinylux

by Lauren Cosenza | May 17, 2015 | Bridal, DIVAbride, Nails, Relationships | 6 comments

    On Monday, May 4th I planned to get a Vinylux mani/pedi using 2 of the 3 new spring shades sent over for testing. I work with my hands so keeping a manicure is kind of a cruel joke the universe plays on me and I’m always on the hunt for something...