There was a time when you’d hobble home, heels in hand, face-full of makeup, to collapse into a crumble of sheets. You’d fall as the sun rose, and weekends had become one long stretch of night. These were numbers scrawled on napkins, binding clothes, and one-too-many cocktail, kind of affairs. And who cares that [...]

because building a business without a safety net is NOT easy from Felicia Sullivan on Vimeo.
Some days are pictures you want to keep taking while others are the kind you want to shred. As the process moves forward I realize it’s not getting any easier and the risks are mounting. But the idea of going [...]

Carol Shaw is one of Hollywood’s most coveted makeup artists. With a hairstylist father and a manicurist mother, it’s safe to say that LORAC creator Carol Shaw was born into the beauty business. As a teenager, a makeover at a Beverly Hills salon (a graduation present from her aunt) changed not only [...]

Sometimes the route to finding the best skin products is about tuning out the noise and listening to yourself. Smug brands, dime-store estheticians, clever packaging (of course we want that crystal jar and the bejeweled case! It’s healing properties are on the verge of mythic!), are not only confusing, but can lead to us spending [...]

Have you ever wandered into a store and felt as if you had been transported to another time? A time that now only exists in film: lavish gowns replete with epic layers of organza and silk embroidery, hair coiled and piled high, porcelain complexions, hand-painted mouths, and parfum bottles crafted from fine crystal. An [...]

fab find: nyx cosmetics from Felicia Sullivan on Vimeo.
Products featured in the video:
NYX Cosmetics Lipstick: Extreme Red ($7)
NYX Cosmetics Eyeshadows: Slate & Shimmer ($5)
NYX Cosmetics Concealer Wand: Glow ($5)
If you’re scouting for department store makeup at drugstore prices, check out NYX Cosmetics. As I relayed in the video, the epic glide, sheen, and color of [...]

Tell me – is that a rugelach or is that a rugelach. Over dinner the other night, my friend and I determined that if a girl couldn’t sit down and eat an honest cupcake, she wasn’t a girl worth knowing. We would dole out sympathy if she wasn’t a cupcake-eating sort, however, if she [...]

Once upon a time, ages ago it seems, there was a season we’ll call “spring.” Crazy concept, I realize, but it was a time when you wore poplin jackets and sidewalks were fragrant with jasmin, lilac, and honeysuckle. You draped sweaters over your shoulders for the chilly nights and you were sometimes brazen and [...]

Mexican High: Love it, Read it! from Felicia Sullivan on Vimeo.
Prattling on about how much I adore Liza Monroy’s Mexican High, I neglected to mention a major underlying subplot – Mila’s search for the her father, a Mexican high-ranking official who has been a shadowy figure for the whole of her life until now. I [...]

In this precarious economic climate, non-profit organizations are suffering. From dramatic declines in government grants and private donor funding to escalating community needs, non-profits are struggling to sustain themselves. Many have opted to consolidate resources with other smaller organizations, while some have thought of creative, strategic ways in which they can raise necessary capital. Merge [...]

You guys already know how I feel about Shu Uemura – from the delicious, nurturing argan oil-infused conditioners to serums which actually work to the sleek packaging and the fragrant, clean smell, Shu is part of Felicia’s Circle of Hair Trust. So when the folks over at Shu alerted me to their fabulous contest, [...]

Launching a non profit and writing from home takes it’s toll on me sometimes. Much of my day is spent alone, or on Skype, or prepping for afternoon meetings and evening events. After fourteen years of working in an office environment and feeding off the frenetic energy of my coworkers, growing accustomed to this [...]

These days my budget is more Duane Reade than Barney’s, so I’m always on the hunt for skin delicious products that won’t crack the proverbial piggy. After I sang the praises of Soft & Beautiful’s affordable and effective hair care line, I received samples from their new skin collection—a line created with the unique [...]

When it comes to beauty and wellness, there are three things I will never, ever evangelize, even if I’m made to endure Chinese water torture: elective procedures and/or injectables, chemical hair relaxers and/or newfangled keratin treatments, and fad detox diets or “cleanses.” Everyone who knows me knows that these three things unnerve me to such [...]