Okay, let me start by saying that I don’t have any inside scoop here. But I, like many of you readers I’m sure, have seen the L’Oreal Feria advertisement that’s come under fire due to recent accusations that its starring spokeswoman, Beyonce, appears ‘whiter’ and her nose ‘pointier.’ So basically I want to know: […]

Left: The overdone shemagh scarf; Right: The visor–next year’s hot accessory
I was planning on writing a meditation on the ubiquitous shemagh scarf (which your less politically correct friends probably call the “terrorist scarf”—you know what I’m talking about). But after scouring the Internet for more information and finding so many trendy shemagh scarves for […]

I’ve been getting cat called since I was 11 or 12 years old. I’d walk down 181 St. in Washington Heights and immediately hear hisses and feel stares.
“Ay Mami!” hollered men as they leered, “Tu con tantas curvas y yo sin frenos.”
When I was in high school one guy even chanted, “Whoop! Whoop! […]

Hello chicas! Just a quick hit for all you girls out there with thin, sensitive skin. Look into creamy, milky cleansers that don’t require you to rinse them off with harsh tap water. L’Occitane makes Ultra Comforting Cleansing Milk ($22, loccitane.com), and other brands have versions as well. And stay tuned to future issues of […]

So it’s time to usher in a new generation of beauty products, batteries included. I blame the electronic toothbrush. The day we became too lazy to brush our own teeth with a few up-down motions of our hand might well have marked the beginning of the end for civilization. Now we have buzzing microdermabrasion kits, […]

It’s a hot summer day here in Los Angeles, and all I can do is stare at this cool picture of Frida Kahlo. Which got me thinking, hey, how can I actually dress like that? Odds are she had these clothes custom made for her, so it’s impossible to find exact replicas. But with some […]

Okay, so how much do you love Kat Von D’s line for Sephora? I mean, hello! The goth black packaging with rose etchings is to die, and the colors are amazing! But the liquid liners are my absolute fave; there are two black ones in the collection, one with a sparkling finish called “Black Metal […]

Seems brushes are out and appliqués are in; at least when it comes to eye shadow. Have y’all seen these almond-shaped eye cutouts (or…pads…or discs)? They’re pieces of paper with eye shadow in place–the contour color, pop color, and highlighter, already set up on the gauzy strips–and all you have to do is place each […]

Wow, today is my first day blogging about fashion for Latina.com. How thrilling! I’ve come to know and love this beat because I’ve been covering the Fashion and Beauty Channel on the main site for the past few months. If you’re a regular reader (and you better be!) you might recognize some of my regular […]

As a fair-skinned Latina, I have to be careful with eye shadow. Lots of strong, dark (aka fun!) colors can take over my face and scream my presence in a room long before I can introduce myself. But I love, from afar, Cover Girl’s new Blast Shadows: like the electric green “Lime Alive” and almost […]