DIVA DISH: Glitter All Day Errrryday
Glitter. It’s got a bad rap that it doesn’t deserve. You can wear glitter all day errrrrrrryday and it can look sophisticated, chic, even subtle.
Say Yes To The Prom! Hosted by TeenVogue with TLC and JCPenney
TLC has just won my love all over again with their newly-annual event, Say Yes To The Prom!
DIVA DOES… 4 Spring 2015 Trends on 1 Face
Check out these 4 spring trends I’m loving — using just 2 products — all on 1 face. Wear ’em together, wear ’em apart but wear EM (Cosmetics) this season!
DIVA DOES… International Glamour
What better way to test a brand I discovered in Madrid, that is rooted in Milan, than in Brooklyn, on my forever intern Jess who is a perfect mix of Chinese and Filipino. Can you say, international glamour??
DIVA DISH: Hue Beauty (Vapour Atmosphere Luminous Foundation)
Vapour Atmosphere Luminous Foundation. Proof that just one small beauty change can have huge and drool-worthy results.
DIVA DISH: Battin’ Them Beauty Icon Lashes
Channeling beauty icons with some strips and some glue, it’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it. [AKA we tested Sheena Sujun’s false lashes collection and LOVED it.]
DIVA Does… 11 [Beauty] Things We Saw and Liked at NYFW FW15 Roundup
After perusing and ooh and aahing over all the amazing moments we snapped and recorded, I now present 11 [Beauty] Things We Saw and Liked at NYFW FW15.
InternDIVA: Michael DePaulo FW15
“I was inspired by this new power movement with today’s women”, says DePaulo when describing his F/W 2015 collection. The line has no overall theme, as each piece is strong enough to stand on its own, but together they translate the emotional meaning behind the...
Backstage Beauty: MILLY FW15
Even before I fell in love with Milly's FW15 geometric-mixed-with-pops-of-color collection, I fell in love with their 'a tad messy, totally chic, and simply effortless' beauty look. And below, is how they achieved it, with help from Beauty.com. HAIR Making a...
InternDIVA: Backstage Beauty at Charlotte Ronson AW15
The beauty look for Charlotte Ronson AW15 was titled as “The Grungy Girl Next Door”. In translation, the models were intended to portray an effortless everyday appearance that wasn’t perfect but still spoke to that “It Girl”.MAKEUP by James Vincent for Mehron...
InternDIVA: Fashion Week Survival
Whether you're part of Fashion Week because you're a makeup artist, a model, a stylist, a blogger, an editor - this time of the year can get undeniably stressful for all involved. At the end of the day, it's all about making the most of the experience, but also being...
DIVA DISH: Take it off. Take it all off.
As a makeup artist, I spend a lot of time putting it on, putting it all on. Whether it's a super natural look or ultra-glam, there are layers upon layers upon even the sheerest of layers. Even skincare and skin prep count. And when the shoot, the event, the day, the...
InternDiva: How to Keep Your Makeup Clean
As Divas our makeup is very precious to us. We buy the best products, place them in special cases and display them in decorative holders, but how often are we cleaning our makeup and beauty tools? Maybe every few months, once a month--- or not at all. We are often on...
Festival Makeup – Simple and Chic
Last year, I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to the opposite coast and attend Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, California. It was such an amazing experience overall, but after spending 20 hours each day for 3 days in the blazing hot sun,...
Diva Does… 90s Vamp
Posted this photo on instagram and facebook recently with the following caption: there are many things i can do without. two things that are essential to me: #experimentation and #honesty. so when i recently felt the urge to channel my inner#90s girl, i went full...
Lovely and Luminous Glosses
With recent trend in lip glosses veering towards the glitter and iridescent side, I decided to try some out for myself! Above, I tried on MAKE'S Luminous Lip Gloss in shade, "Sea" (actual product shown below). MAKE can be found at Barney's exclusively,...
DIVA DOES… Pink Friday. Intern Style.
By now, you've all seen Intern Trish on the site and read about her beauty faves and followed along as she's created dramatic and natural makeup looks for us. Trish contributes remotely to DIVAlicious from college, so when she was in NY for winter break best...
Cruelty-Free Travel Must-Haves Made Easy
Happy 2015, Divas! It's hard to believe that were almost through the first month of the new year. The holiday whirlwind has come to a close and it's time to relax and kick back, right? (Yeah, ok!) Right after the new year, my husband and I took our honeymoon. It was...
UNISEXXXY: Art Imitates Life
Creativity is vast. Hue gives us the ability to capture... Emotions. Feelings. Life. Art imitates life. In a cathartic moment, we find connection to artistic expression in one of its many outlets (forms). Personally, I gravitate to the paintbrush. And so...this one...
InternDiva: Foundations For Deeper Skintones
Divas, I think you all will agree with me when I say having the right foundation is the foundation of a flawless makeup look. The struggle is very real when it comes to finding the right base and it's extremely difficult when makeup brands only have limited shades....
InternDiva: Holiday Glam
The holiday season has turned us all into busy little bees. And there are still many holiday parties to come! A lot of the time we plan our looks last minute, so I pulled together a look that is quick and easy to recreate. But of course, still glam. So get your...
A Goody-ol’ Time at Pucker NYC
Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend a holiday event sponsored by Goody at Pucker Makeup Studio. The room was split into two, one part hair, and one part makeup. It was a glamour party! After meeting Julio Sandino, co-creator...
InternDiva: Holiday Lips
The weather outside is frightful but our divalicious lips are so delightful! Divas, holiday season is here and I want to help you all get holiday-glam-ready with these amazing holiday lips that will definitely make Santa come earlier. Red lips are definitely a...
DIVA Does… A Few of My Favorite (Beauty) Things… for Blogger Babes and You
Invite: Jaclynn Brennan I recently co-hosted a Blogger Babes Holiday Event at jewelry designer Freida Rothman's Nolita NYC flagship with Freida Rothman Brand Director Jaclyn Brennan, my girls from SheWinks lash studio and my beloved Derm Duo....
internDiva: Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick Review
I have been seeing and hearing a lot lately about liquid lipsticks! And I could not pass this trend up. For months I had been eyeing the Kat Von D Liquid lipsticks. They are all to die for! So I finally gave in and got the liquid lipstick in Vampira. I am a...
UNISEXXXY: Pucker Up
Age-less. Gender-less. Regardless of individual style and fashion trends, Carrying lip balm for daily use is an absolute must! A fan (and buyer)of many, here are my Top 5 UNISEXXXY Balms. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula ($2-3 on average) All coconut everything! In...
UNISEXXXY: I wear women’s [CONCEALER]
Ever feel like you could use a little.... help... to combat that tired, worn-out, not-so-flawless look we sometimes wake up to? Dark circles. Puffiness. Fine lines. Blemishes. Uneven skintone. Pigmentation. Say no more. I know I'm not the only one....
InternDIVA: Light it up and take a puff, E Cigars!
I've never been a huge fan of hookah (gasp, I know). It always hurts my lungs && it's expensive && I always just end up eating the hummus that's suppose to be for the entire table...whoops. But, my friends and I were bored the other night and looking...
InternDIVA: 7 Days 7 Ways (with LORAC afterGLO Eye Shadow Palette!!)
In our dream makeup world, we would have every eye shadow color, every mascara, every eyeliner && every brand to create every makeup look imaginable.Since we're not unbelievably lucky, however, we don't have all these things. (But if you do, I'm jealous!!) The...
internDiva: Simple Vampy Fall Makeup ft. Va Va Violet
Vampy makeup is always a popular fall trend. When I want to pull off a vampy look, I always reach for my Revlon Va Va Violet lipstick. You've probably already heard me rave about this lipstick in my Fall Lipsticks for Deeper Skintones post. Now, I'm giving a...
DIVA DOES… Bohemian Glam
DISCLAIMER. This is a sparkly eye look. But think, like, carefree hippie in a beautiful field tossing glitter in the air and watching it catch the light. That kind of shimmer. Nothing adolescent or amateur about it. More playful and romantic. And perfect for holiday....
InternDiva: Makeup Bag Must-Haves!
I don't know what I would do without my makeup bag! It holds all my beloved go-to makeup products and divas, these are products you should have in your makeup bag too ! My brows are very precious to me. I always want them to look good even when the...
DIVA DOES… Fun Fearless Life with Cosmopolitan
I was recently interviewed by Cosmopolitan for their new Fun Fearless Life platform. Having absolutely no control over how my words would be used or how my photos would be taken, you could say the experience was, quite fittingly, a bit of a study in fearlessness for...
Milani Cosmetics Launch in Harmon’s!
What better way to launch Milani Cosmetics in Harmon's Discount Beauty Stores than to throw a makeover party?! With celebrity makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff in attendance providing makeovers for guests, the entire scene was a blast! Each customer had a...
InternDIVA: 60’s Inspired Makeup
Sixties makeup is iconic and it's popularity is back as a fall makeup trend. I love trying new looks and had to recreate it. Divas, this look is definitely different from your basic eye look! So if you also want to step into the makeup time machine, get your brushes...
YSL Rouge Volupté Lippies
Have you ever been so in LOVE with a product's packaging, that you just wanted to purchase it regardless of whether or not you knew how good the product really was? That's me and Yves Saint Laurent's lip line. A heavy lipstick tube coated in a luxurious gold with the...
Diva Cheetah!
Happy (early!) Halloween Divas! This year, why not just do an outfit, but an amazing makeup look as well? It's the perfect combination. My look: Diva Cheetah, a hybrid of wild and sexy. The key to this look is priming your face. Any face...
DIVA DOES: Color Smoky Eyes (aka Intern ColorBomb)
There's a new intern in town, and what better way to welcome Kelsey Leiter to the DIVAlicious fam than to color-bomb her?! Because neutrality can be so boring. And while Kelsey loves beauty & fashion, I'm not sure a ombre green smoky eye is her everyday...
InternDIVA: Falling for Burgundy
Besides sweaters, scarves and boots, there’s nothing more I look forward to when the leaves start to change than experimenting with some darker colors for my eyes and lips. Lately, I’ve been really into browns and crimson reds (think Julia Roberts in My Best Friend’s...
DIVA DOES… 60s Sexpot
I have been obsessing lately with lower lashes. OBSESSING. In addition to layering on the mascara (coats on coats on coats of it), you have 2 options: applying false lashes made for the bottom lashline (their bend is in the opposite direction of top lashes) -- OR --...
internDiva: Fall Makeup Look Series ft Milani Cosmetics Blackcherry Lipstick
I love fall, I love makeup.... I love fall makeup! And I really love the makeup looks that can be created with fall colors. In one of my recent post on fall lipsticks, I featured Milani cosmetics Blackcherry lipstick as one of my top picks for fall lip...
Serums, Lotions, Oils: Oh my!
I'm all about multi-tasking, and my current obsession on the beauty stage are products that multi-task with me! I've been scouring the stores for cruelty-free products that combine the powers of the moisturizer, serum, and primer and have come up with the three you...
The Dish with DDR: Oil for Your Face?!
To use or not use, that is the question. I received a sample recently of Palmers Face Oil and I was a bit wary about putting oil on my face because I have very sensitive skin and usually opt for oil-free products. However, I was intrigued. So, after...
InternDIVA: Backstage Beauty with Nathan Johnson for Leanne Marshall SS15
Beauty Look for Leanne Marshall SS15 * Leanne Marshall received heavy and deserved applause once again for her ethereal and fairy-like SS15 collection, which toyed with silky sheer fabrics, draped chiffon capes, asymmetrical A-line gowns and shoulder-accentuated...
InternDiva: My Top 4 Fall Lipsticks for Deeper Skintones
(from left to right) 1. M.A.C lipstick in Paramount 2. Revlon lipstick in Va Va Violet 3. M.A.C lipstick in Viva Glam Rihanna 2 4. Milani Cosmetics lipstick in Blackcherry It's that time of the year again when we say hellooo Fall! I'm sure many of you...
DIVA Does… The NYFW Interview with James Vincent for Mehron
Photo: Margi Tobey of Mehron In the midst of NYFW madness I was able to meet and interview James Vincent for Mehron, half-completed face-chart in his hand, as he prepped for the ELLE x Kohl's SS15 Runway Collection show. We discussed the look for the show -- a natural...
Backstage Beauty: Charlotte Ronson SS15
Inside the (Backstage) Beauty To mimic the whimsical aesthetic of the clothing from Charlotte Ronson SS15, Key Makeup Artist Dani Fonseca misted Temptu airbrush on eyes, lips and face. Batiste Dry Shampoo was used to prep hair before soft...
The Sexiest Products from Physicians Formula’s New “Sexy Booster” Product Line
Earlier this year, Physicians Formula launched its new product line Sexy Booster, the "first ever line of makeup to inspire sexy self-confidence." Utilizing a special sexy-boosting formula made with sex pheromone Androstenol, "love...
InternDIVA: Quality Makeup on A Budget
To splurge? Or not to splurge? If you have ever asked yourself this while holding that super expensive makeup product in your hand, then you know all to well the struggle to find quality makeup products while on a budget. Some beauty products are worth the splurge...
The Best Lippies for Fall 2014
Fall is finally here!! It's my favorite season because it not only includes the ever-famous Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks, but fall statement lips are always so much fun to play around with. Here are my top 5 choices for the perfect fall lippy: (From Left to...
Your Cruelty Free Lipbalm Survival Kit
For some of us, we're hanging on to the last lingering days of summer. But, let's be real! Fall is around the corner, and I have a feeling that this season is going to come quick. For me, Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I'm a New Englander, so I'm in my element....