Sadly, due to the Asian hate crimes that have skyrocketed during Covid-19, we are resharing a story by Makeup Madeover contributor Dana Poblete who shares her own personal and complicated journey with her own Asian identity. In 1994, I was on a mission to look like Aaliyah. The problem was, I’m not black. The notion […]
5 Inspirational Stories That Show How Beauty Can Be More Than Skin Deep
Whether it’s an ongoing yoga practice or a monthly blowout at the salon, we all have ways of adding a little self-care into our schedules. But for some, self-care is about a lot more than a temporary rush or an individual benefit. Beauty rituals can be acts of caring for someone else and creating a […]
The Beauty of Vulnerability: An Open Letter To Change The Mental Health Conversation
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 and dark thoughts; depression and addiction run in my family. The veneer is full of cracks Makeup Madover is committed to delving […]
FounderMade’s CEO Shares Her Journey To Self-Confidence
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 […]
Everything You Need To Know About Next Week’s Hottest Beauty Conference In NYC
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, […]
Ugly Lesson: Finding Beauty In My Mother’s Battle With Cancer
A daughter’s perspective on life and loss; dying femininity and how beauty truly prevails from within. In 2006, a month after my father had died from his year-long bout with kidney cancer, my mom was diagnosed with a Stage 4 brain tumor called a glioblastoma. For the next year and a half, I watched […]
So It Looks Like We Mostly Failed Our Spring Cleaning Challenge
The Jugalow For our Spring Cleaning challenge, many of us tried to purge things that, let’s be real, are difficult to abruptly eliminate. It might seem easy to delete tens of thousands of emails or suddenly Mary Poppins the crap out of your house, but these things are really about built-in habits — and some […]