The Makeup Show: A Review

youngblod cosmetics display at The Makeup Show

Imagine a place where you can mingle with the makeup industry’s biggest players, play with and preview all the latest products from some of the most innovative brands all while learning invaluable tips and tricks from the world’s best makeup artists. Sounds like a makeup lover’s dream, right? Well lucky for all of us, the [...]

Twitter Party: Join me, @PhillipBloch & @MyStaticGuard

Phillip Bloch

I am so excited to announce #SGParty, hosted by me and special guest, Celebrity Stylist Phillip Bloch (@PhillipBloch). Join in and ask your spring transition fashion and style questions, pick up insider tips from Phillip, and learn about some of the many different uses of Static Guard (like, did you know: you can rid hair [...]

Felicia Walker Benson Hosts Tweet Up at Bergdorf Goodman

Felicia Walker Benson

On Thursday, January 17, from 6pm to 7pm, join me as I host Bergdorf Goodman’s first ever Beauty Tweet Up! Stop by to get your beauty questions answered. What’s the best serum for hyperpigmentation?…Best eye cream for dark circles?…The perfect red lip?You know you have questions — and I’ve got answers. So come hang out [...]

The Blush Sponsors Beauty Bloggers Battle to Find the Best of Sephora

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The Blush is coming to Sephora, Union Square and we want you there! Join Felicia Walker Benson of ThisThatBeauty and  Lara Eurdolian of Pretty Connected  as they compete using a budget of $100 to find the best of Sephora in under a minute! No battle would be complete without a DJ spinning the latest tunes and a bartender mixing up the [...]

A Chat with Alyssa Hertzig Beauty Director at Shape Magazine

Alyssa Hertzig

Saks Fifth Avenue recently hosted its 1st Annual Beauty Editors Day and I had an opportunity to speak with a few editors from various publications. A few weeks ago I shared my interview with Victoria Kirby, Beauty Director at Redbook at Redbook and today I’m sharing my interview with Alyssa Hertzig, Beauty Director at Shape Magazine. Alyssa [...]

ThisThatBeauty Reviews: Ouidad Curl Co-wash and Mongongo Oil

Ouidad Co-wash

I was recently invited to a Curlbox and Ouidad  event to launch Ouidad’s new Co-wash and a multi use hair treatment called Mongongo Oil. Never before had I been in the presence of such beautiful curls –everywhere I looked there was one beauty after another. I loved it! To see all the event photos, please [...]

ThisThatBeauty Review: Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa

Big, Bouncy Hair!

I was raised in the South (Virginia Beach) to be exact, and while I don’t consider myself a true Southern Belle, I did develop a strong affinity for the big hair often affiliated with anything below the Mason Dixon line.  It’s quite the challenge to find stylists and salons in Manhattan that keep the dream alive – [...]

L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women In Science

Loreal For Women in Science

L’Oréal is more than just color cosmetics and skincare. Of course you’ve seen their vibrant hair colors, highly pigmented eyeshadows and other products but what you may  not have seen is the company’s efforts to empower women beyond the aesthetics of beauty.  In 2003, L’Oréal USA launched the L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women In Science program. Through this initiative, L’Oréal USA [...]

Welcome Back Keyshia Cole

FWB and Bevy

When a Bevy Smith invite hits your inbox, “hunty” (to quote Bev), you best clear your schedule – Such was the case recently. Bevy Smith hosted a rooftop soiree to celebrate the return R&B songbird bird, Keyshia Cole. With the digital release of “Enough Of No Love”, Ms Cole delivers her trademark edge. Keyshia’s new [...]

Get the Look: Julianna Margulies at the 2012 Emmys

Julianna Margulies 2012 Emmys Face:Hair

Who: Julianna Margulies What: 64th Annual Emmy Awards Makeup Artist: Molly Stern Inspiration: Molly was inspired by Julianna’s Giambattista Valli couture gown which looked like an impressionist painting. For her look, she wanted to keep with that painterly theme and make her face look like it was done with watercolors vs. makeup.   Molly’s step-by-step: First, I [...]