DAILY DIVA: Make a Splash
...with a little Metallic Mermaid eyeliner from Too Faced to complement a jade blouse. Any bright can be toned down when blended with neutrals (think greys, blacks, browns) so you don't have to be heavy handed to softly pop clothing with color.
DAILY DIVA: Green Galore
GUEST POST BY DIVALICIOUS INTERN BRITTANY GACCIONE Hello DIVAS! Tuesday was a very exciting day at the beauty studio. Lauren showed me all the new goodies she picked up at MAC PRO on Monday, and we got to test and play with them together! ...
DAILY DIVA: Red Hot
I am a firm believer that whatever it is that you love you should never stop learning. Even if you've done 5,000 smoky eyes, it's still worthwhile to see how another pro does it from time to time. You may pick up a new trick or two. Are there new techniques? Better...
DAILY DIVA: Very Berry
GUEST POST BY DIVALIVIOUS INTERN BRITTANY GACCIONE Hola Chicas! Your favorite fall intern Brittany is back to share my latest Divalicious experience with you! Earlier this week, on a dreary Tuesday afternoon, LDiva and I decided it was a good opportunity to...
DAILY DIVA: 10 10 10 Quickie
Popped on a quickie eye for my gorgeous girl-friend and occasional makeup assistant, Miss Mariel, and then even quicker threw on a cream blush and coat of gloss. We went electric blue to set the tone for what was to become a legendary girls night in NYC....
Daily Diva: Brit Brit
Hellooooooo hotstuff!! Did a simple two-tone metallic smokey eye on my fab fall intern, Miss Brit Brit!! Took two minutes flat on an otherwise bare face. Repeat - two minutes. Easy. Breezy. Pretty products used on my pretty protege -- Rimmel Glam Eyes Eyeshadow...
DIVA DOES… Pirate’s Booty
Was sent some shots from the Treasure Hunter video we did in May for the band Pin Me Down... Milena wanted very colorful and fun makeup for the street scenes to complement a very glam yet "un-done" look for the studio scenes. Below are some behind the scenes...
DAILY DIVA: Fun Fearless Female… Forever
Last night COSMOPOLITAN magazine launched it's first-ever global advertising campaign at Eventi in the Kimpton hotel in NYC - and I was (and still am) so excited to be part of it! Not to mention - the party was FAB ;) Join me in the...
DIVA DOES… Pretty Suite
Better late than never... An inside view of the VS Celeb Suite at Lincoln Center for NYFW... where VIP guests are treated to gourmet food and drink, complimentary makeovers courtesy of moi, manicures and massages courtesy of Oasis day spa, plus other "suite"...
Daily Diva: Kim Kardashian
Some people have said my new haircut makes me look like Kim Kardashian - a compliment I will gladly take, ladies!! She is def among my top style icons and always keeps it H.O.T. So I figured in tribute to Kim, I would do a KK makeup look for The Daily Diva. The...
Daily Diva: Bombshell Beauty
Doing makeup for 3 days at the Victoria's Secret Celeb Suite at Lincoln Center for New York Fashion Week. The look I'll be giving suite guests, using all new VS products - BOMBSHELL BEAUTY. How does that translate to daytime for the makeup artist...
DAILY DIVA: Christina Lashes Out
My beautiful friend Christina from wayyyyy back when (the middle school years, actually, when we wore Toast of New York lipstick and ribbed midriffs) came over for some beautification on Sunday before heading out to a wedding in Tribeca. Unbeknownst to me, she had...
DIVA DOES… A Shot to the Head… of Reality
There are several things I would say I do well. Some I think I do exceptionally well. And then there are the things I have to do on occasion but just do not come natural to me. In fact, if you asked me (someone who is insanely perfectionistic and therefore at...
DAILY DIVA: Little Miss Nina
Intern Nina - back in the makeup chair to let me try yet another look with Victoria's Secret Hypergloss on the eyelid (available this October) and Mac Virgin Isle color cream base on the cheek and pout (available at MAC Pro...
DAILY DIVA: 90s Neon
As a girl who grew up on Yo MTV Raps, I was BEYOND excited for Funkmaster Flex's birthday party at Goldbar. Instead of gangsta gold chains, I did a gold eye and gold highlighter - popped with 90s neon pink. So fun! Note - I did not, of course, wear this work-from-home...
Daily Diva: Miss B
Pretty pink pout or simple shimmery smile? Shakespeare may think otherwise, but ladies THAT is the question. I go back and forth between camps: Bold Badass Brights versus Naked Natural Nudes. Miss Blair came by to get glammed and tested both options with an otherwise...
Daily Diva: Green Rims
The Limited-edition Victoria's Secret Mineral Eye Shadow Palette with the gold, bronze, brown and teal. Pretty pretty awesome.
DAILY DIVA: Funday
Sunday is FUNday in Soho! Started the night late at Gemma, had a few glasses of wine at Kenmare and finally settled in at Goldbar. Walking from place to place is what I love about this neighborhood. Except when it's approximating 100 degrees and the air is...
DIVA DISH: July 4th Blues
Product of the Day: MAC Pigments in Cornflower from lashline to crease with fluffy brush and rimming lower lashes with angle brush. Be sure to dust brush before applying loose pigments - especially if you're wearing white!
DIVA DISH: Foiled Again
Product of the Day: Too Faced Foiled Liners waterproof eyeliner in Metallic Mermaid. This product is insane in terms of staying power. If, for example, you wear it on a certain summer holiday weekend that consists of lots of day-drinking turned night-festivities...
DIVA DISH: Greasepaint
D'Licious Product of the Day: MAC Greasepaint Eyeshadow Stick in Below Ground, rimming entire eye. Product sets quickly so if you want to smudge with your pinky finger (I always do), don't wait long after the application - there's not much...
DAILY DIVA: Serving of Greens
Today's makeup palette.... Better than being green with envy - stealing the look for yourself. EYE: L'Oreal HIP Matte Shadow Duo in Perky. Green shade from lashline to crease using fluffy brush. Grey shade on lower lashline, using angled brush then smudged with...
DAILY DIVA: Day to Night Green
Going out and don't have time for a full face? Doesn't take much to add some day-to-night drama... I went to see a couple of bands play in Williamsburg yesterday and needed a little PM edge to glam up the pretty daytime palette. Simple Steps for the Transition:...
DAILY DIVA: MAMAlicious
Gave my own mama a hot makeover this week along with some new beauty products to make sure she keeps it up on her own. I may be biased but the woman looks GOOOOOOOOOD. ROSYlicious!!! The mama diva :)
DIVA DOES… Planting in Brooklyn – it’s not what you think…
Dee-licious asked me to glam her up for a very special shoot. HOLLA!!!!!!!!!! These life-size prints were used in the “Planting Seeds, Growing Women” exhibition in Brooklyn, NY. In the words of the artist, Sharon Ziesel - "Living in an era of tabloid culture where...
DIVA DISH: Sit, Sit, STAY
I tested Benefit's new Stay Don't Stray concealer/eyeshadow primer. Guess what? It stays! Used it on Friday and then ran around town for a business lunch and later a meeting over at 30 Rock and used it again on Saturday for an all-day shoot in...
Daily Diva: Don’t Give Me Any Lip
Hosted a mini makeup party at my apt last night and put Miss Abby in the hotseat (aka my makeup chair). I have to say it got a little heated as to how much lip is too much to pair with a sexy, smoldering, smoky eye. Do you keep it nude? Rock it out with...
DIVA DOES… Under Pinnings
More behind the scenes from the Treasure Hunter video shoot... Day 2 shot in Dumbo. That's BK, baby. miss milena ready to rock milena on jay street the director john carlucci and milena down by the water, he is wearing those jeans for the sake of art me & milena...
DIVA DOES… Make Me Up, then Pin Me Down
SNEAK PREVIEW!!!! Here are some behind the scene pics from pop rock band Pin Me Down's latest video for the song Treasure Hunter. I did hair & makeup :) Cannot wait to post a hotlink to the final video. We're shooting the street scenes in...
DIVA DISH: Give Me Lipstick
LAUNCHING TODAY * 3.11.10 * More eye-candy from MAC... the latest Brit-inspired collection called Give Me Liberty. Just LOVING these lips!! From top to bottom: Ever Hip, Peachstock, Petals & Peacocks, Bloomingly Lovely
Diva Dish: Best Brumisateur I Ever Had
Of course I never heard of one before it arrived on my desk last week but it's still my most favorite ever! And I'll tell you why. Having just been in South Beach, my skin's feelin a little dry from sun exposure - so I've been dabbing and patting...
Diva Dish: Dahhhling, you look RIVETING
Anyone else excited for MAC's new limited edition Spring 2010 RIVETING collection, on sale and at counter in only 12 days (2/18/10)??! I spy a few products I can't wait to get my hands on to test.... including: LIPGLASS in TRUE BABE LIPSTICK in SHOW ORCHID POWDER...
DIVA DOES… MAC Makes A Statement…
...without ever saying a word. MAC PRO party 1.15.10, NYC
DAILY DIVA: Give ‘Em Some Lip
A lot of friends and clients tell me they love a red lip... on someone else. Kind of interesting - so lately I've been looking into some reasons for this. Here they are. 1. Requires skill to apply. 2. Won't stay put and will end up all over my face. 3. Will require...
DIVA DOES… The Corner Office
I was privileged to recently attend an Estee Lauder event where they revealed the fifteen "pink" products that will give back to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation this October. I took home all the products and had a field day playing with them. More to come...
DIVA DISH: Time to Toss the Gloss
This pale gloss goes both ways - works with peaches, works with pinks - and is just so pretty in its packaging. I was immediately drawn to it like candy. But sadly, Cargo Classic Lipgloss in Halifax does nothing for me - a brunette with olive skin...
DAILY DIVA: Smokin’
LOOK - Smoky Glow FACE - MAC loose powder NC40, Paula Dorf Bronzer in Bronze Glimmer, MAC Concealer in NW 35 under eyes, Sunrush Lustre Drops as highlighter on cheekbones and bridge of nose EYE - MAC Tempting eye-shadow on lid and under eye, MAC Blonde's Gold loose...
DAILY DIVA: Easy on the Eyes
Women tell me constantly they don't have time to do their makeup. And I'd like to, politely, call bullshit. Armed with the right tools and techniques, a pretty palette can be produced within minutes. Sure, I can spend over two hours perfecting a bridal...
DAILY DIVA: D-licious
My dear friend D, now my model and muse, thought she couldn't wear bright makeup because of her big blue eyes and pale olive skin. So we spent a day playing with color with the intention of proving her wrong... and making her drop dead gorgeous. The look...
DIVA DISH: Pretty (Smashing) in Pink
My beauty obsession de jour... Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss (with vitamin E) in POUT. It may just be the most perfect pretty pink for summer. Besitos!! xxxx
DIVA DOES… Lions and Features and Videos OH MY
Hair & Makeup means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some like messy undone hair and natural makeup. Some want structured up-dos and pops of color. And some aren't satisfied until a bottle of hairspray gets put...
Diva Dish: Phenomen’al
Not for the timid, the unskilled or the unsteady-of-hand. Phenomen'Eyes Mascara by Givenchy. For the fearless, for the talented, for the ready-willing-&-able to rock out those lashes. Because this ball-tip gets every single one. Sexy amplified.
DIVA DISH: Faking It
I'm a pro at playing the part. It's not because I'm tired. I have no headache. And I'm not adverse to doing the work and exerting the effort. It's just that I take pride in my performance which I believe to be equal, if not superior, to the real...
DIVA DISH: Breast in Show
Photo: SCB Have you ever for a moment not loved your breasts? Too big? Too small? Too high? Too low? Too pointy? Too flat? If ever for a second, you took them for granted... if ever you felt they were imperfect... if ever...
DIVA DISH: Eye on the Prize
I'm admittedly a lip girl. I love glosses and sticks and liners and tubes and pots and balms and jellies and treatments and scrubs and exfoliators and more. I like shimmer and shine. I like the mystique of matte. I like clear and I like...
DIVA DISH: Tagger-Proof Yourself
Photo: SCB In today's world, everyone is a star. Conversely, everyone is subject to average-person papparazzi... otherwise know as - TAGGERS. (You know who you are.) Worse than frenemies, taggers post pictures without consideration or...
DIVA DISH: Lost and Foundation
Photo: SCB I once was lost but now I'm found... With renewed hope and optimism for a cosmetics category I'd written off for dead. I recently found myself perched atop what felt to me like a bar stool, only there was no bar in sight. Still, there were vultures. And I...
DIVA DOES… The Case of The Disappearing Eyeliner
SCB, my friend and occasional blog photographer, and I have had countless long discussions about disappearing eyeliner - and all eye products for that matter. Really. This is what we spend our time talking about. It's a mystery. Where does it go? WHY does it go??...
DIVA DISH: What Would Estee Think
Something is in the water at Lauder. I recently sampled two launch products that I absolutely live for and will definitely upgrade to full size when available. As I scribbled down their full product names in my very special notebook detailing beauty refills I...
DIVA DISH: Friends with Benefits
You know the arrangement. Friend by day, lover by… 3am text. It’s not always ideal with men but multiple benefits are a sure thing in cosmetics. Coincidentally cliché - three of my favorite products boasting a many-for-the-price-of-one special are actually from the...
DIVA DISH: Dynamic Duos
Batman & Robin. Betty & Veronica. Ken & Barbie. He-Man & She-Ra. Natalie & Tuti. Brenda & Kelly. LC & Brody. Stacey & Clinton. I must admit I've always had a thing for dynamic duos. Whether it's the drama or the intensity, I can't...