Beauty
One of my favorite, and simple looks for Pride month was this rainbow candy mani that I created for goodmorningamerica.com. Check out the tutorial here!
I just returned from a week-long entrepreneur’s retreat in Palm Springs with Pangea Dreams! I learned that the PD team will be in Bali the same time that I’m there in May - and I know that founder Tracy Komlos has led several successful retreats there, so what better time and person to chat Beauty in Bali with?
Here’s a roundup of my top 8 nail looks from the SAG Awards last night in LA. I was so happy to see more nail art than I was expecting!
Constantly I’m asked what my skincare secrets are - and today I’m spilling the tea! Click to find out my fave facialists in NYC, my current go-to skincare products, and the #1 reason I look 10 years younger than I am.
Unsure what your next #ManiMonday should be? Let me guide you through three of my press pieces from this season where I talk about the hottest nail colors for the season.
In just a few short weeks, I’ll be headed down to teach nails and cosmetology to 60 under-resourced youths in Jamaica. Giving back through beauty is SO important to me and I can’t wait to tell you more about what I’ll be doing there!
As a beauty traveler, I never say no to a spa treatment overseas. Here, I break down and compare the Korean bath house (jjimjilbang) and the Moroccan Hammam.
I just returned from an all-female, positively life-altering trip to Morocco with Visit Morocco and Around the World Beauty and wanted to race to tell you about the treasure trove of beauty products that awaited us in Marrakech! The founder, Stephanie Flor is a serious beauty expert and she told us all about beauty life in Morocco.
For the 91st annual Academy Awards (and our 4th awards show together), Bohemian Rhapsody’s Lucy Boynton (Mary Austin, Freddie Mercury’s fiancee in the film) and I designed a Chanel moon mani for for 2019 Grace Kelly. Here’s how to get her mani look at home!
I’ve been all around the world with my BFF, Stephanie Flor - Brazil, Ecuador, Hawaii, Japan, Korea and Paris - now she’s created a beauty walking tour of Soho in NYC for her company, Around the World Beauty! Check out our tour and how you can book your very own with her too.
The 76th annual Golden Globes kicked off awards season this weekend in LA, with two Chanel manicures fit for two “Queens”.
I found myself with the time to skip down to Rio this month to research the Brazilian manicure, and let me tell you - this manicure technique is SO different from anything we’ve seen in the States - or anywhere else I’ve been to be honest and I couldn't wait to report back. Read on to find out - eep!!
Over 17 different nail looks (equalling a whopping 900+ hand painted nails!) were created for the Opening Ceremony 2019 Spring show at New York Fashion Week. Check out my favorite looks from the show!
How to nail the sophisticated glitter look I created for the Kate Spade Spring/Summer 2019 runway with essie.
Is gel causing your nails to be damaged? It’s not the gel - instead it’s the improper application, care and removal. Learn here NEW steps how to remove your gel painlessly and damage-free.
Want to do your nails at home but don’t know where to begin to put a kit together? Check out the video AND this post where I break it all down for you - right down to the very last detail and exact products I use everyday!
If "bella" means beautiful in Spanish, then Bella Hadid certainly personified it on her recent cover of Vogue Mexico, shot on location in Xpu-Ha, Mexico with nails by me.
New York Fashion Week is a wrap, and all three shows I led showed up with some major nail trend competition.
As long as I could remember (I was about 18, but close enough, right?), I wanted to do nails backstage at Fashion Week. I thought that it would be the perfect way to combine the three things I adored the most: nails, fashion shows, and travel.
Color, pastels and linear nail art are in for winter 2018. Discover 4 fool-proof ways to choose colors for your next mani and get a sneak peek into Paintbox's NEW Resort 2018 Apres Ski collection - launching today!
You've seen the red carpet gowns, you've seen the #timesup pins. But have you seen these award-worthy manicures?
I really wanted to visit the Blue Lagoon not only because of its gorgeous light-blue water and countless photo ops, but because of the healing properties of the geothermal water (not to mention just simple relaxation!). The geothermal water in the Blue Lagoon contains three active ingredients: Minerals, Algae, and Silica. What's not to love?
Viola Davis is known for two things during awards season: stunning vibrant-colored gowns, and incredibly powerful and meaningful thank you-speeches. Those two things merged perfectly the first time we worked together.
How to use my NEW Nail Art Design Book to create this classic black-and-white polka dot mani!