So I once put yogurt in my hair. Full-fat, vanilla-flavored, store-bought yogurt (the market was out of plain). But hey, it was all for the greater good; I was testing an idea for a hair story. And guess what? I liked it! The thick, milky mixture actually conditioned my hair and left it soft and […]

When these earrings by ALEX WOO came in to Latina’s fashion closet for a recent photo shoot – I said outloud “I Just found my new purchase!” I IMMEDIATELY fell in love with these earrings because they are lightweight and have the “Where did you get those earrings” factor. They will definitely have women do […]

Feeling a little on the wild side? Every girl does every once in awhile, so what better way to show it off then with some animal print? A little leopard never hurt anybody! With this season’s wide variety of tops, bottoms, and accessories printed with these wild patterns, there’s no excuse not to own them. […]

After a hella-long pause, our favorite Bravo show is back. This week is a fun one for the designers—they’re charged with using items from the Hershey’s store to create their designs in just 13 hours. Yup, yet another crazy-blatant product placement challenge. But I have to admit that it worked—I caught a crazy craving for […]

Best thing about a new year? A whole new mess of new movies to look forward to. Here are mine for 2008, in order of release. This is a working list, of course, since more good stuff will come to light as the major festivals—Sundance, Tribeca, Cannes and Toronto—get under way. Meanwhile, check out my […]

How do I know 2008 will be the best year ever? We’re just three days deep into it, and already there’s a juicy bit of musical chisme shaking up my world. According to Mexican paper La Reforma, Fergie Ferg and her handlers have reached out to the coolest norteño band on the planet, Los Tigres […]

Dominican-born fashion designer José Ramón Réyes, founder of Réyes ready-to-wear clothing, has just been awarded the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award, reports WWD. One of seven winners who will receive $25,000 toward the presentations of their new collections during next month’s New York Fashion Week, Réyes, beat out over 100 entries. “The success of the […]

Ladies, I’ve had a breakthrough. I was recently out at an NYC bar celebrating my friend’s 29th (so she claims) birthday when her loud boss walked up to me and said, “I love your nude lip gloss! What color is it? I have been searching for a nude lip gloss for forever.” Now while she […]

So I just recently got a fabulous haircut at Butterfly Studio salon in New York City. I’ve never had so many layers in my hair; it’s positively onion-esque. Anyway, their professional stylists told me that if I pinned my hair into two separate Princess Leia-like buns before I go to sleep that I would arise […]