Contouring For Newbies
Turns out, similarly to painting, contouring is all about location—where you place color is equally as important as which color you’re actually working with. If you’re a talented enough painter (or makeup artist) you...
The Fashion Designer Who Always Uses SPF
“Hi! My name is Taylor Dorry (@taylordorry) and I am a fashion designer and maker based out of South Florida. My instagram started out as just my personal account but has evolved to both...
Cynthia Cervantes Gumbs, Creative Director
“This is my second career. My first career, I worked in educational reform at various nonprofits that provided services and training to low income schools, specifically teachers and administrators. I worked in every kind...
The Social Media Manager Who Shapes Her Own Brows
The #ITGTopShelfie interview series focuses on the beauty routines of Into The Gloss' lovely, accomplished, and loyal community of readers. Submit your own on Instagram—post your Top Shelfie (tag us @intothegloss!) and include the...
Katie Lowes, Actress
“I was born in Queens, New York. My mother has a very thick accent, and she’s third generation Queens. I moved to Port Washington, Long Island, and that’s where I was throughout high school....
Our New Obsessions
So, what did we miss in beautyland? Apparently a hell of a lot. Pat McGrath got into nail care, Revlon may soon be no more, and 20,000 celebrities launched a beauty brand. And through...
Behind The Gloss
Into The Gloss was built on conversation and connection through beauty. So naturally, a prolonged period of silence from us felt eerie and raised eyebrows. Things have been quiet on the ITG front these...
Liana Satenstein, Editor, Vogue
“I was in school in Long Island, at Hofstra, and I interned at Women’s Wear Daily. I took another one at Marie Claire, and I was horrible at both of them, to be honest....
Hope Smith, Founder, Mutha
“I started modeling at 16 years old. I signed with the agency that was one of the bigger agencies at the time in New York, which was Wilhelmina. My parents had always told me...
An Ode To My Teenage Make-up Bag
You never forget your first one. Lipstick, that is. Mine was by Revlon – a warm-toned cinnamon-brown hue. It was the mid-1990s, and I was a pre-teen who, admittedly, already owned a pretty impressive...
