Mabel and Shaira Frías explain how growing up in a botánica inspired their business.
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How Lynnette Marrero Is Shaping Mixology In A Dress
The Puerto Rican mixologist talks bartending in dresses, her favorite Broadway shows, and why NARS lipsticks are her favorites.
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Gabrielle Santana Is Anything But Basic
The marketing manager and beauty influencer explains her complicated relationship with her hair and why she doesn’t consider herself, well, an influencer.
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Maria Alia Al-Sadek: At the Intersection of Fashion and Religion
The Puerto Rican-Palestinian influencer and consultant talked to Emperifollá about modest fashion, growing up in the South, and why her grandmother inspires her beauty routine.
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Daniella De Jesús, Actor + Playwright
The Orange Is the New Black alum spoke to Emperifollá’s Andrea Devoto about her newfound freedom to create her own look, how she got her role in Netflix’s hit series, and her identity as an artist.
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Denise Bidot, Model + TV Personality
Bidot spoke to the Emperifollá team about being an Arab Latina, raising a daughter in the 21st century, and how her mother’s struggle with body image shaped her own understanding of physical beauty.
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Isabelia Herrera, music + culture journalist
Herrera welcomed the Emperifollá team to her Brooklyn apartment to discuss reggaetón, why she loves to do her nails, and why the best stories are the most complicated ones.
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Andrea Granera, artist
The actress and model discusses her artistic career, how aesthetics apply to acting, and how the word “chocho” (a Puerto Rican slang for “vagina”) is the Nicaraguan equivalent of emperifollá.
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Jessica Chia, Executive Beauty Editor, Allure Magazine
The California-born editor talks about her beauty icons, her Asian Latina identity and her beauty routine.
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Melanie Mignucci, Lifestyle Editor, Bustle
The New York City-based writer and editor spoke with the Emperifollá team about why style is a form of self-care, the trials of living with eczema, and growing up in a half-Jewish, half-Boricua household.
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