DIVA DOES… The London Look
How do you define The London Look?? Scandalous. Must be why I was asked to be included in the advertising spread for the September 2012 issue of Cosmopolitan promoting the latest products by Rimmel ;) The unit runs on page 124 and by...
DIVA DOES… Le Wedding
Just got amazing pics from photographer Bruce Plotkin capturing the wedding of my very close friends Chris & Hillary. I've know Chris since I was born and even though Hill came along a little bit later, thanks to many conversations over many many glasses...
Diva Dish: #HOTSUMMERNITES
Got sent some SUPERcute flats by Havaianas for their HOT SUMMER NITES campaign and contest. All summer long, fans and brand-loyalists have been asked to snap pics of their summer escapades and their personal summer style using #HOTSUMMERNITES to tag photos...
Diva Dish: iCandy
There is a growing group of my inner circle friends pushing for the big switch. To the new iphone this fall. No, not from the old one. No, not from the old old one. From... the blackberry. Which may make me a dinosaur (hey, it took me YEARS to even consider online...
DIVA DOES… Stevie Nicks, Style Icon
The soundtrack to my college years most definitely has some Fleetwood Mac! Check out my latest on the gypsy glam goddess that is Stevie Nicks HERE, complete with my product recos to recreate her signature style. Straight from her painted lips: “By the...
DIVA DOES… Making The Squad
Soooooooo makeup.com selected four bloggers for its brand spankin' new Beauty Squad and, you guessed it, I was chosen to be one of them ♥ Click HERE to find out who the other three beauty junkies are (I'm the downtown diva from NYC and the...
Diva Dish: Return of the MAC
You can't love MAC without experiencing heartache. Many times over. And I love MAC so I should know. Here's what happens... A limited edition line or non-permanent shade is introduced. For limited edition items, there's also the allure of to-die-for packaging...
Diva Dish: All Dressed Up In LOVE
Sweetly surprised by some 'love' this week. (gracias señor lechuga ♥) Made by LA designer Stacy Nolan for her own line Nolan Jewelry, the adorable, girly and often edgy pieces can run from $15 for sterling silver studs to over a grand for luxe specialty and fine...
DIVA DOES… Salma Hayek, Beauty Icon
For the second post in my Beauty Icon Series on makeup.com, I honor a personal fave who's back on the scene and looking as good as ever!! Some women look good for their age. Others just look good. I mean, hellooooooo 45!! Check out some snippets...
Diva Dish: Getting The Boot
It's hard to think about fall fashion when it's literally 100 degrees out in NYC. Until you see a pair of boots that are so supercute and soooo on-sale that you kind of can't ignore them. So as temperatures creeped up from low to high 90s earlier this week, I...
Diva Dish: Red White and Black (Boscia Bonding)
I recently attended a breakfast in which several bloggers and I were asked What's the Bright Idea? The answer as told to us on lightbulbs filled with the tastiest mints I've ever had: Boscia's new Bright White Mask launching this July. FABULOUS news for a...
Diva Dish: Razor Sharp Part II (Dollar Shave Club… For Her?)
Ok so it's getting a ton of buzz and our very own male contributor, Señor Lechuga, thinks "next to the walkman and Tab, it's the coolest invention of the 20th century" (a reference he'll have to google)... But is the Dollar Shave Club proposition truly...
Diva Dish: Feed Me, Skincare
QUESTION: What is the best way to keep skin looking great when it's hot as hotter than hell out? ANSWER: With fresh and yummy food ingredients, served chilled. Feed My Skin is a new skincare line that is a frozen delight for face and body, all bottled...
Diva Dish: Steady Rockin’ All Night Long
Rock & Republic launched a jewelry collection today and, true to form, it's sexy with a side of street. Available on kohls.com, here are my favorites from the super-affordable Spring/Summer 2012 original offering... Spike Cuff Bracelet, $38 Crystal Spike...
Daily Diva: Denise Day To Night
Miss Denise came by for a product playdate but was already lookin' super cute. See for yourself: Sooooo I decided to do a quickie day-into-night transformation, since I am asked about those a lot. I used only THREE brushes and FOUR products to layer over what she...
Daily Diva: Sexy Summer Sheen
While creating new gel liner looks for my next Cosmo video, I took some test pics to see how the color and texture translated. While I can't say much at this time about the eye products (except that I LIVE FOR THEM), I can say that instead of the usual video face prep...
DIVA DOES… Behind The Curtain Exclusive With TONY-Nom Laura Osnes
At the launch event for AccessHAIRize, a select group of bloggers and editors got Tony-nominated actress and singer Laura Osnes (of You're The One That I Want broadway competition fame) to dish about her on -- and off -- broadway beauty regimen (with...
Daily Diva: !EYE DE MI!
TEASER... Shooting my next Cosmo beauty video early July and spent yesterday testing products to create tips for an in-book page and design looks for the video itself. LOVING the goods! An innovation in mascara and a killer gel liner plus some light neutral...
Diva Dish: Makeup Math with Lil V
The Tried & Tested Formula… 5 Dual-Use Products + Mascara + 10 Minutes = 1 Effortless Summer Beauty Look It’s that simple. You can go from exhibit A to exhibit B on the quick and easy. Exhibit A Exhibit B Click HERE to find...
Diva Dish: Everyone Freeze. It’s a Stick-Up.
Wait, it's many sticks up. Wait, it's many many sticks up. Wait, is this whole pair of pants covered in lipsticks up? And angled too?? Adios mio! I. Must. Have. Them. And for $89.99 at ModCloth.com, I will have them. Sooooooon! Thank you Little Miss Emmy Jo for...
Daily Diva: White Hot
In the romance department, it's always big news to give a boyfriend a toothbrush at your place. While I'd been using and loving the Supersmile Advanced Sonic Pulse toothbrush (which retails online for a nice $100 bucks), I presented him with the Colgate...
Diva Dish: Small Wonder
Hotshot TV commercial producer Alison Horn who has been a best friend of mine since the 6th grade (me – bangs, her – braces) recently got me this A-is-for-AWESOME supercool red lips ring from C Wonder. She’s always getting me thoughtful things with kiss...
Diva Dish: Boys Club
This one's for the boys! The über-talented Jéröme Obry, currently at the prestigious Martial Vivot Salon Pour Hommes, offered a complimentary hot shave and haircut to a Divalicious fan. I was thrilled when Christopher Smyth agreed to try the service and be...
Diva Dish: The Right Makeup Shades for Your Eye Color
It is forever confusing to women of all ages but oh-so-simple once you understand this.... No seriously, it's pretty simple. Just click on one of the links below based on your eye-color and I'll drop science (and artistry) as I do best on makeup.com. BLUE EYES GREEN...
DIVA DOES… Electrified
For the ELECTRIC PICKS shoot, the beauty looks were pretty simple... Photo by Diana Levine My love Christopher obviously needed a LOT of work... he's real hard on the eyes ;) For him, I smoothed on some Embyrolisse Lait-Creme...
DIVA DOES… Electric Feel
Ooooh girl...shock me like an electric eel... Baby girl... turn me on with your electric feel. Without further adieu.... (**DRUMROLL**)... Select images from the 2012 ELECTRIC PICKS campaign shot by rockstar photographer Diana Levine. We totally tore it...
Diva Dish: Oh Is That The Case
In beauty, it's been said it's all about the packaging. And so long as the goods are comparable in quality and benefit, I've got no problem with that. In fact, like the next girl, I'm a sucker for cool construction and killer design. So when I was contacted...
Diva Dish: Perfectly Framed
There are certain things that are best done live and in person. On the list – saying you’re sorry, finding jeans that fit you perfectly, falling in love, hearing your favorite band, going to college, picking the right undergarment for an outfit, catching a fashion...
Daily Diva: Denise Unzipped
Oooooh la la... Miss Denise got UNZIPPED this week! We took the neutral eye quad and plum blush from LORAC's UNZIPPED The Nude Collection and swapped out its mascara and gloss with some of my other LORAC faves to customize her look. So instead of...
Diva Dish: Coat in Oil. Heat.
While down in Florida, I conducted a very scientific testing of a… suncare product. The product: Hawaiian Tropic Protective Tanning Dry Oil SPF 12 The hypothesis: While it may expedite and enhance the tanning process, can SPF 12 really protect against any...
Daily Diva: Virtual Diva
My mind is not blown often... but it's kind of TOTALLY blown right now by the technology in the latest Virtual Makeover tool from Modiface - available online HERE and also as an iPad app HERE. You've got your basics of course, so you can...
Diva Dish: Befitting for Pumas Like Us
It's been said that a cougar must be 40+, making a cougar-in-training (the 30-40 year old with an appreciation for hot younger men) officially a puma. In NYC, pumas run wild. And where better for a puma to show some spots than in the boudoir?? Might I suggest...
Daily Diva: Dawn Del Russo
Our very own DIVALICIOUS CONTRIBUTOR Denise Del Russo recently glammed up her sister Dawn for an Oscar Red Carpet discussion for Hollywood Life with ENT TV. We got her all-access step-by-step on to how to recreate the sultry look here! To start I applied...
DIVA DOES… Sandscript
Some say the family that prays together stays together – and that very well may be true. But for my family, we believe you can swap our prayer with some of these bonding activities… The family that drinks together stays together. (Another bottle of red, please.) The...
Diva Dish: Twinkle Tips
Running around in a towel and a towel turban is a daily occurrence for me. In my personal life I tend to operate on euro time (when I say 7, I mean 7:30... 8?). But when it comes to work, I'm speed racer doing a million things at once to get out the door. Every minute...
Diva Dish: Hand Picked
In the words of gorgeous and talented designer MJ Barton, who doesn't need some "rock & roll for their wrist??!" Men's WARRIOR Bracelet Women's JOPLIN Bracelet I know I do ;) And I've been rocking my Electric Picks bracelets since the day I did makeup...
Diva Dish: Pour Some Sugar On Me
Fine art of sugaring - where have you been all my life??! Had a complimentary treatment at Shobha in Soho and cannot believe I've endured waxing all these years when there is a FAR less painful yet as effective and smooth alternative. This ancient...
Diva Dish: Putty In Your Hands
I live for CND Putty so naturally I swooned for this ombre nude nail. Designed by Candice Manacchio for CND at the Christian Cota show, it's called the Terra Cotta manicure and uses both Putty and Chocolate Milk. And I kind of need it now.
Diva Dish: When Matchy Matchy Works
Nail art is the new statement necklace. Created by Candice Manacchio for CND yesterday at the Rachel Antonoff show, I am FULLY digging it.
Diva Dish: Fashion Week Feet
..are feet that hurt. And there's just no need to suffer for fashion. Well that's a blatant lie. But you can still ease the pain and love your feet with these... Tip Toes shoe cushions from Foot Petals are just $6.95 and will keep you much comfier running around the...
Daily Divas: In Vegas, We Wear Pink
Pink lipstick, that is! From the palest to the punchiest... here are our pretty painted pouts, direct from sin city. ON LIPS - Makeup Mixology Lipstick in Winter Rose, $22 ON LIDS - L'Oreal Paris Extra Intense Liquid Pencil Eyeliner in Black, $8.50...
Diva Dish: Get a Grip.
There can be no better time to test a dry shampoo/mattifying hair product than post-spin-class. Which is exactly when I popped open the Redken Powder Grip 03. And I was super skeptical. A lot of dry shampoos/mattifiers that are powder-based look ashy and chalky -...
Diva Dish: Musings on Questionable Spring 2012 Footwear
In our favorite six words or less style :) Brian Atwood Alesha Platform Pump in Cappuccino: Cuter than stilts. Kind of?? Christian Louboutin Cage Ankle Boots: Whaaaaaa happened? Undeserving of red bottom. Tory Burch Petra Wedge Sandal: In knots. No, my stomach....
Diva Dish: Glitterati
I'm like a 12 year old with a crush. Obsessed, infatuated, in love with this eye-candy of a palette from NYX. It's 21 cream glitters with virtually no fallout in gorgeous shades for face or body. For thirteen dollars. THIRTEEN!! I used the navy on Miss Nicole...
Diva Dish: Take It All Off
Forget hips and thighs, don't let party season wreak havoc on your face. So if you're gonna wear serious makeup to the office party, the funday brunch or the ball drop (and believe me, this is something I fully support this time of year), do yourself a favor...
DIVA DOES… Glitter in the Air
Glamour mag hosted a blogger breakfast at hotspot nail salon tenoverten last week to introduce Essie's new Luxeffects holiday collection. Just like layering bangles, tank tops, and - in the 80s - two pairs of different colored bunch socks reversed...
Diva Dish: New Meaning To Clean Hands
Introducing... (drumroll)... the newest addition to my makeup kit: Eve Echo Hand Sanitizer in Lavender Vanilla! Cause when you touch peoples faces for a living, you'd better have clean hands. I truly love love LOVE it! Sent to me by my hottielicious homeboy - one...
Diva Dish: 19 Days Til Christmas: Stuff for Her, Used by Him
If I didn't know better, I'd say over the years I've had a case of disappearing beauty product. But between boyfriends, "gay boyfriends", "gay husbands", guy friends, family members and so forth - I think I know who's hijacking the loot. If milkshakes bring all...
Diva Dish: 27 Days Til Christmas – For those who’ve been naughty…
...give 'em coal!! And support their bad habits. As spotted in the December issue of Allure magazine, this blackberry flavored gum from uncommongoods.com (one of my most FAVE gift-giving sites ever) is only 5 bucks and may just be THE perfect...
Daily Diva: Christina Bambina… and Rachel Roy
When fashion hooks up with beauty, their love child is called style. And to be stylish is to truly understand head-to-toe image. One woman who consistently does it right: Rachel Roy. From the shoe to the outfit to the purse to the hair to the makeup. Impeccable. So...
Diva Dish: 39 Days Til Christmas… New Buds
You may already have great buds and you may not think you need new ones. Then again, loyalty may go right out the window once you check these out... I mean, I typically don't choose my buds based on appearance but in this case superficiality triumphs. Available at...
Diva Dish: 41 Days Til Christmas… Bathing Beauties
I'm all about the simple pleasures in life, like a long hot bath on a cold winter day. If you're also a bathing beauty or in need of small stocking stuffer ideas, I've got some wallet-friendly yet indulgent tub treats for you! BUTTER ME UP! Softsoap Body Butter...
DIVA DOES… Backstage at the Victoria’s Secret 2011 Fashion Show
The most beautiful Angels on earth... in black liquid liner and pouty pink lips, not to mention insanely hot lingerie... strutting past Maroon 5, Nicky Minaj, Kanye and (someone squeeze me!!) Jay Z - whose surprise performance evoked a standing ovation from the likes...
DIVA DOES… The Cool Click
Leave it to superfab pro photographer Marcy Maloy to get me liquored up, in a bathtub no less, and then go on to capture these amazing headshots and publicity shots. Girl did good! Look out for them in beauty/fashion magazines and on websites and...
Diva Dish: Winter White
While I'm not into the super-white Ross look (usually accompanied by the super-orange Snooki tan), every six to eight months I do a week-long, at-home white strips regimen. Because let's be real - teeth matter. So I was intrigued when I got sent the new Colgate...
Diva Dish: Woman On Top
The best holiday party tops for girls with... big girls. All bra-friendly :) #1 - Show some shoulder in Alice + Olivia's Baron Sequin Top for $330 #2 - Cinch a small waist in Trina Turk's Braden Faux Fox Vest for $298. #3 - Get flirty in Rebecca...
Diva Dish: 55 Days til Christmas… Whole Lotta Lip
This Bobbi lip palette is my OBSESSION!!! The top shades are her original ten from 1991 - the year she popularized 'the nude lip' by creating brown-based pinks. The bottom shades are ten current and soon-to-be-classic colors - including a vivid violet, a cool...
Diva Dish: 60 Days To Christmas… On Dasher!
When mamalicious Rosycruise herself started asking me about Christmas gifts this week, I told her she was out her mind. Until she reminded me it was only two months away. Say whaaaaaa.... Guess it's time to start my annual gift-giving countdown post series. First...
Diva Dish: What Tatt?
Now you see it... Now you don't... Check out my TATTOO CONCEALING story on MAKEUP.COM! (Special thanks to Miss Christina Bambina for being my model and muse!)
Diva Dish: 5 Must Have Metallic Eye Shadows for Fall. Repeat: MUST. HAVE.
1. Get introduced to girl's new best friend - BLACK KARAT. A sexy black-gold baked powder by Laura Mercier. 2. Bring on the DRAMA. A shimmery pewter loose pigments by Bare Escentuals. 3. Cozy up in some SABLE. A...