Venezuelan actress and model Patricia Velásquez has been seen in The Mummy and The L Word, but to me, she'll always be Marta from Arrested Development. She's as funny as she is pretty, and now she's becoming a beauty entrepreneur, too. On Feb. 9, she's officially launching Taya, a hair care collection that incorporates sustainably harvested ingredients from the rain forest. Patricia looked to Read more

My friend Samantha is a total surfer girl — and she has the cool, beach-tousled hair to prove it, even when she hasn't been on a board in weeks. She just let me in on her secret: a styling product she stole from a guy friend (who happens to be a model). "I'm always on the prowl for texture enhancing goo — think dry shampoo meets molding wax," she says. "My latest male model-influenced Read more

A couple of weeks ago, Kérastase sent a package of its new Nutri-Thermique hair care collection. Naturally, the first thing Mr. Bella did was put his nose by the shampoo. "This smells like Holiday Inn stuff," he said. "But it's French," I harrumphed. "They don't even have Holiday Inn in France!" (Not true.) Fast-forward to our next date. I show up after using the shampoo and conditioner, then Read more

It's been a month, and boy have things changed. I've totally overhauled my hair and skincare regimens, learned how to make my own makeup, and even gotten rid of antiperspirant. Today, I put on concealer for the first time in five weeks and it felt utterly strange (but awesome). Looking back over all my posts, there are a few things I'd change, and though I'm definitely wearing makeup again, Read more