I'm at a photo shoot for Latina magazine right now, and we're shooting a beauty story about skin. Our gorgeous Brazilian model is blessed with amazingly clear skin (lucky!), but the makeup artist always has to do his or her magic for the camera. In. . . READ FULL STORY

I’m obsessed with Marilyn Monroe. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson (later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker) to her mother Gladys Pearl Monroe in Los Angeles, 1926. Now, did you know that her mother, Miss Gladys, was born in Porfirio Diaz, Mexico,. . . READ FULL STORY

So a staff member here at Latina was recently accused of wearing false eyelashes, a fabulous accusation considering it wasn’t true.. . . READ FULL STORY

My face reveals everything. My stress, my fears, my years, my take-out dinner habit; my skin retains all my salt and emotions, causing it to appear puffy, saggy, tired and sallow. And I have yet to find a miracle cream that can immediately change. . . READ FULL STORY

I love a good rosy stain on my cheeks. However, my issue with liquid “stain” color formulas in general is that they can be tough to blend. If you don’t smooth them over the right spots within 10 seconds, you’re often left with uneven. . . READ FULL STORY