serving up beauty & fashion, with a side of baby & bridal, fitness & wellbeing, career & goals
by lauren cosenza
Baby Fraxel Diaries
I got Baby Fraxel and, for anyone also feeling like their skin needs to be zapped alive again, I documented my entire experience and the results. No makeup, no filter, no retouch, yes fractional skin resurfacing
DIVAmom: Prenatal Vitamins That Won’t Make You Sick AF
What if your “morning sickness” wasn’t sickness at all? What if it was your prenatal vitamins? Turns out, for me, it was.
DIVAmom: 9 Amazing Pregnancy-Friendly Beauty Items That I’ll Still Use Post-Pregnancy
So nice to have met you! These nine pregnancy-friendly beauty products are going in my post-pregnancy forever rotation because they are that good.
DIVAbride: I wore a $200 wedding dress. Then I wore it again.
I wore an off the rack, final sale, $200 dress for my wedding party. Over a year later, I wore it again. No rules. No regrets.
DIVA DOES… Bisou Nail Atelier
The best gel manicure in New York City. According to Vogue. And me. Check out the genius that is Bisou Nail Atelier.
DIVA DOES… Sio Beauty Skinpad for Chest Lines
Do you have a pitch fork on your chest when you wake? You know a line with a line on each side. There’s now a beauty solution for that. Welcome Sio Beauty.
DIVA DOES… Hot Tools Micro Crimper
I got blown away, Wizard of Oz style, by a beauty pic on IG. Two days later and only $27 poorer, I was the proud owner of Hot Tools Micro Crimper. #OBSESSED
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DIVA DOES… Neutrogena Hydro Boost Skincare [Sponsored]
As you’re switching things up for the change of seasons, why not your skincare too? Here are my top 3 reasons to add Neutrogena Hydro Boost to your regimen.
NYFW: Backstage Beauty at Rachel Antonoff with Skyn Iceland
At Rachel Antonoff SS17 models were treated to a 6 step skincare routine by Skyn Iceland to ensure that every canvas was perfectly prepped and primed.
NYFW: Backstage Beauty at Michael Costello SS17 with Ingot & Essie
During backstage beauty at Michael Costello SS17, key MUA Edward Cruz for Inglot announced we can wipe off the brow, the contour, the highlight! AMEN.
DIVA DOES… Insights from Hair Loss Expert Lucinda Ellery
What do a cheap brush, The Secret and caring for your home have in common?? I met with Hair Loss Expert Lucinda Ellery and this is what she recommended.
DIVA DOES… Topical Wrinkle Filler {ft. Fullfill Hyaluronic Acid Serum}
I tested topical wrinkle filler and it worked. It may not change your life like the right derm can, but for a non-Rx product, it’s pretty impressive.