When I re-launched Makeup Madeover in March, I was (and remain) hellbent on having in-depth, holistic and humorous conversations about beauty–warts and all. In light of the heartbreaking news about storytellers and creatives who have inspired us in accidental and profound ways, I am compelled to say I can empathize personally with those who experience grey […]
My friends will tell you I take major pride in my hands. From semi-serious hand model aspirations to hand hygiene being at the top of my dating requirement list, it’s definitely a thing. Not everyone subscribes to regular mani/pedi self-care, and I get it. Some of my friends think it’s an unnecessary luxury; or they’re […]
Meghan Asha, CEO of FounderMade, a super-connector clearinghouse that hooks up innovative beauty brands with retailers, investors and customers, shares how she finally got past feeling unattractive, her go-to makeup brand and the surprising 90-year-old she always talks to. “I felt like a duck in a swan pond,” says Meghan Asha, reminiscing about her angsty […]
Whether they’re being literal or using makeup as a metaphor for life itself, people on Twitter are almost too funny when it comes to beauty commentary. Leave it to Twitter to have some of the most therapeutic takes on modern beauty themes we’ve ever seen. So we had to celebrate ’em! We noticed that a […]
If you want to know what’s new in the beauty space, block off June 11 on your calendar right now. That’s when the Consumer Discovery Show (CDS), one of the hottest beauty events in NYC this year, will be taking place. Organized by powerhouse brand FounderMade, there’s simply no other event like it. Combining networking, discovery, […]
If you haven’t watched Ali Wong’s new Netflix special, Hard Knock Wife, you gotta get going. This is the *second* time she’s performed *very* pregnant — which is truly epic. (Viewer beware: NSFW doesn’t even begin to prepare you for her level of amazing vulgarity.) If Ali Wong looks different than your typical standup comedian, […]
Chanté Griffin, a black American actor, fantasizes about the Royal Wedding — if it were completely on Meghan Markle’s terms. It’s a modern American fairytale: a struggling actress who provided wedding calligraphy services for Robin Thicke is now sending out gold-embossed invitations for her multi-million-dollar wedding to a real-life prince. And Meghan Markle’s marriage […]
