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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Learning to embrace my God-given Filipino looks in a white world. In 1994, I was on a mission to look like Aaliyah. The problem was, I’m not black. The notion of Asian beauty escaped me, so I was in search of something better. My caramel skin—sometimes mocha in the summer—is generally considered dark for a Filipino. […]