Writing
I started working in 2012 as a freelance writer, publishing blog posts at night and on weekends for a site called The Gloss, where I was later hired as fashion & beauty editor and subsequently promoted to managing editor of women’s brands. In the 13 years since, I’ve had the privilege of covering beauty, wellness gender, and health for outlets I admire, including The Cut (NY Mag), Business Insider, Latina, Esquire, and Well+Good, and for publications where I worked in house, including The Daily Beast (my current work-home), Bustle (as senior commerce editor), Good Housekeeping (as beauty editor), and Allure Magazine, where I served as site director from 2017 to 2024. Here are some of my favorite things I’ve written.
Allure: Alok Vaid-Menon Wants to Degender Beauty. Will You Help Them?
Allure: The Many Myths of “Colorblindness”
Allure: Star Power: Data & Beauty in 2022 (part of Allure’s annual Best of Beauty Awards issue)
The Observer: In The Trans List, Marginalized Voices Tell Their Own Stories
Digital
The Cut (New York Magazine): Trump Staffers Need a Beauty Blender
The Daily Beast: Why Pre-Wedding Plastic Surgery Is a Terrible Idea, Even for Billionaires
Well+Good: How Michelle Wong Became Beauty’s Sharpest (and Most Skeptical) Voice
The Daily Beast: I Woke Up From Anesthesia and It Was as Terrifying as It Sounds
Latina Magazine: The Ultimate Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide
Allure Magazine: How Chiquitita Became a Drag-Scene Staple at Just 23
Allure Magazine: The Top Hair-Care Trends of 2025 Are Innovating on Everyday Essentials
Allure Magazine: Rachel Bloom on Beauty Standards, Money, & the Male Gaze (digital cover story)
Well+Good: We Built Your Ultimate Skin-Care Routine
Well+Good: The Most Alluring Winter Fragrances on the Market
Business Insider: Valentine’s Day Is Better Without Alcohol
Business Insider: After I Quit Smoking Cigarettes, I Found My Love of Singing Again
VinePair: The New School of Bartending Tattoos
Allure Magazine: 2025’s Top Haircuts Are a Masterclass in Timeless Sophistication
MEL Magazine: Emotionally Unavailable Oven-Baked Pizza With Stuffed Crust
Good Housekeeping: How to Do Winged Liner for Every Eye Shape (original shoot)
Good Housekeeping: Makeup Looks That Women Over 40 Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Try (original shoot)
Miscellaneous
Teen Vogue: The 2018 Teen Vogue Acne Awards (guest judge)
Brooklyn Magazine: 30 Under 30, Class of 2018
SXSW Panel: Pre-Woke Watching: Your Faves Are Problematic (panelist)
Success of Latinas: Reporting on La Cultura: Latinas in Journalism (panelist)