DAILY DIVA: Nikki Lashed Out
Did my girl Nikki's makeup on Saturday before a verrrry fun night out at 1534 in Soho... then Villa Pacri lounge in Meatpacking... then my place for after-hours... because at 4:30am with good company the party should not have to stop ;) Anyhoooooo - back to...
DAILY DIVA: Dash Inspired. Lash Required.
GUEST POST BY DIVALICIOUS INTERN BRITTANY GACCIONE Hellllllloooooo DIVAS! Intern Brittany, back for more… Last week I blogged about how I admire Kourtney Kardashian and her style. This week LDiva thought it might be fun to emulate her beauty look on moi!...
DIVA DOES… InterCoiffure – Logics Show!
I keyed backstage beauty recently for the Logics presentation at INTERCOIFFURE. It was sooooo much fun. The hair team, led by the incomparable Gina Khan, was insanely talented. The concept for Day 1 was Soft & Strong and Day 2, Global...
DIVA DISH: Winterizing
GUEST POST BY DIVALICIOUS INTERN BRITTANY GACCIONE Intern Brittany here... It’s that time of year when we begin browsing for potential gifts for our friends and family, and of course a few here and there for ourselves... obvi. Here are some things I'm into this...
The 5 Commandments of Makeup for Bangs
Now that I've managed to learn how to style my bangs in all different ways, I realized I've also changed my makeup to better complement the cut. Cuz you gots to keep it bangin... ;) So -- for my girls on the fringe... THE 5 COMMANDMENTS OF MAKEUP FOR BANGS 1. Thou...
DAILY DIVA: Ugly Chic
I saw this Sherlock Holmes meets Japanese geisha cape in H&M not long ago while in LA for work. It was sort of hideous, and yet strangely hot. Falling into the confusing category I like to call Ugly Chic. I had to have it. And did I mention it was only about $60?...
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....
DIVA DOES… Brazilians Leaving NYC
Been hearing a lot about NYC (and national) salons no longer offering the Brazilian Blowout - among them Frederic Fekkai, John Barrett and rumor has it, Butterfly Studio Salon at the end of the month. According to WWD - Pierre Michel, NOT among my favorites...
DIVA DOES… Two Heads Are Better Than One
And four are better than two but ultimately I need to use a single headshot - and I need YOUR help in picking it. Obvi. Here are the 4 Finalists, in no order. Simply vote for your favorite. And, as always, comments are welcome and appreciated. Even the tough love....
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"...
DIVA DISH: Nothin’ But LOVE
FACT: My friend Ali & I ♥ us some shoes! So I wasn't surprised that she splurged on the Georgina Goodman LOVE heels we saw featured in magazines this summer. Lust almost always comes at a price and she was prepared to pay it. But I was shocked and then...
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...
DIVA DOES… Bump Watch
Went shopping today in LA with my prego girlfriend Lucy. She's due in January and it's right about the time for new (read: bigger) bras and some maternity clothing. We popped into Pea in a Pod for both. While she was in the dressing room, I caught a glimpse of a...
DIVA DOES… She Bangs, She Bangs
Had a MAJOR hair moment last night when I walked into my hair salon (the incomparable De Berardinis in Chelsea) to get a trim and ended up with BANGS!! The last and only time I had bangs was 6th grade before I knew about blowouts and product. One word...
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 DISH: Do You Fango
Happy Anniversary, FANGO!! Borghese's 5-minute at-home mud mask is turning 25, and I was fortunate enough to test the revolutionary product immersed in Tuscan nutrients and minerals in celebration of its quarter-century. (Grazie, Borghese!!) And when it's a...
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:...
DIVA DOES… I am woman, see me roar.
Been feeling a little animalistic these past couple days. As in GRRRRRRRRRR. You could say the roar of my inner lioness (I'm a Leo) is not one to be stifled. So for the shoot I did yesterday with the creative geniuses at Badger&Winters, I...
Commandments Addendum – More on Leggings
In October of 2007, I wrote a post called The 10 Commandments of Leggings. It is still among the most clicked upon to this day. In fact, along with smoky eyes and hair straightening processes , it is a HUGE source of blog traffic. Every day women are typing in...
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...
DIVA DISH: Over Armor
Body jewelry is SO HOT right now. This line, featured today in Daily Candy, reminds me of the jewelry we used for the Surface magazine spread last week. Really cool stuff. photo: armorjewelry.com
DIVA DOES… Heavenly Models
Soho was abloom on Saturday for the Victoria's Secret Heavenly Flowers fragrance launch. There was a line down the block and around the corner starting at the doors of the newly-designed beautiful Broadway shop. Inside I was doing makeovers along with a few other...
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 DOES… Pretty palettes are no longer exclusively for makeup compacts…
It's the perfect time to get in SHAPE! And don't you want to do it in style?! Now you can, with these fit & fabulous home workout accessories. I personally handpicked the palette just for all you women who work out to look good and also want to look good while...
Diva Dish: Tie Me Up and Wu Me
Is it a bowtie? A belt? A hair accessory? A brooch? However you wanna wear it, believe me you'll be wu'd be the duality of its equal parts simplicity and fabulosity. I personally never met a bow that didn't long for some rock-n-roll edge. And York Wu fulfilled on...
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 DISH: Hello, Herve
Who knew the BCBG on Lincoln Road in South Beach also housed a mini Herve Leger boutique?! LOVE. I tried on several signature bandage dresses while on a shopping spree this past weekend. The price points are so steep it's kind of hard to breathe up in...
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 DISH: Ten Ten in Twenty Ten
I got me a new jewelry making and repair spot in 2010 and I'm sooooo happy. After Femmegems left the hood, I was pretty distraught. Not like this place is in a neighborhood I'm so happy to frequent (dead smack in the heart of Times Square),...
Diva Dish: Braving the Storm – City Girl Survival Guide
NYC girls get around ... town!! .... using the subway, bus and as Jay Z distinguishes - yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab. But when a blizzard strikes, sometimes the best bet is to stay close to home and simply get around on two well-soled and well-protected...
DIVA DOES… LBD Season
I've been wearing a whole lot of little black dresses lately - accessorized with either a major statement necklace or chunky cocktail ring, heels or OTK boots, red lips or smoky eyes. Some are asymetrical one-shoulder goddess styles, some are micro mini requiring...
DIVA DISH: All that glitters is not gold
Some gold glitters. And some gold... doesn't. And that's more and more often the kind I prefer. To complement this fall's lip trend, I'm loving the season's matte gold. Because sometimes dull is really diva-lish in disguise. Like these hot little pyramid studs I...
DIVA DOES… Little Devil
My favorite little devil came to visit me this weekend! And, no, this is NOT a halloween reference, as we think halloween is best served for girls who are dying to be sexy but don't have the guts every day. Since we bring it on all the time, we don't need a special...
DIVA DISH: Not Curing Cancer?? – Oh hell yeah we are!
Some of my favorite beauty products have gone PINK this October! So buy up ladies and then yes, we beauty girls can say we are curing cancer to anyone even slightly dismissive of this inspiring, creative and magical industry. Here are 5 all-time faves...
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...