People thought I got fillers thanks to this 3-in-1 lip liner
Let’s start here: I don’t have full lips. My eyes are enormous. My lips? They’re little and I’ve looked like a cartoon character with huge eyes and a tiny mouth my entire life. The other day I posted a selfie to my Instagram story and was inundated with DMs from...
Kiss the Instagram face goodbye
While listening to one of my favorite beauty podcasts, "Fat Mascara," beauty editors Jennifer Goldstein and Jessica Matlin talked about the decline of the "Instagram face" or full-coverage foundation, heavy contour, highlight, etc., in favor of a more subtle look: a...
Beauty and confidence lessons from featured performers
Whether trying a new look or performing in front of a crowd, putting yourself out there can be scary. This blog is about beauty but it’s also about feeling good and empowering ourselves and others. Each year, Life&Times spotlights the students who represent their high...
Charlotte Tilbury is finally coming to Sephora. These are the top 5 products you should try.
Brace yourselves. Charlotte Tilbury comes to Sephora next week. If you’re not familiar with the editorial and celebrity makeup artist’s brand, it’s pure glamour. When it comes to makeup, the textures are rich and the color payoff is vibrant. The skin care products...
Pumpkin spice is nice but so are fall beauty’s biggest trends
As I pulled up to the Mulberry Street Dunkin' Donuts, I saw the sign like a beacon of hope. All I needed to read was “fall” and “flavors” to know it was officially time: Pumpkin Swirl is back. In addition to the return of pumpkin-flavored treats, it’s also Virgo...
Sephora’s Beauty Insider Sale is happening. Here’s what you should get.
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Sephora's Beauty Insider Appreciation Event means everything at Sephora and on Sephora.com is on sale to Beauty Insiders. Here's how this sale works: the brand offers one code for each loyalty shopping tier: 20 percent off...
#MakeupMonday: The best beauty from WWE SummerSlam 2018
Did you know I love pro wrestling? One day, I'll give you my full origin story but today I got a lot of ground to cover. Last night was WWE Summerslam, one of the big four yearly events, and the beauty was insane. WWE has a team of hair and makeup artists, the Glam...
How to look hot when you feel like hot garbage
Who gets sick in the summer? Gia Mazur. That’s who. Today, I just started to to feel like a person again after a late summer sinus infection. My mom, who moonlights as a living room scientist, suspects it’s due to a bout of mononucleosis I contracted at age six. Known...
Choosing a sunscreen: UVA vs. UVB, chemical vs. physical and more science-y stuff
It took a while to find a facial sunscreen that worked for me and judging by the DMs and texts I've gotten, I know I'm not alone. FYI: Our skin on our face is more sensitive which is why there's tons of different face sunscreens. That's primarily what we will be...
American Horror Story: Tanning
“I’m so pale.” If my teenage self was a doll that came with a set of five phrases, pressing a button in my back would produce that sentence. During my time in high school in the late ‘00s, most girls (and some guys) held memberships at local tanning places. It was...
