Click HERE to read Part 1. So many times I heard people say “Well, get off the pedestal because it’s not about you anymore”, referring to my child and me. I do understand that it’s part of Spanish culture to say negative comments and not expect people to get insulted. I understood that my child was now the most important thing to me, but I did feel insulted when hearing these comments because I was always the one who … Read more →

“Wow. Life does have a sense of humor.” I laugh to myself as I sip on a glass of merlot. Me drinking wine? Funny, I know. 15 years ago I thought wine was one of the most disgusting drinks on earth. Now I can’t live without it. I can’t help but look up at the sky and admire the clouds while I remember who I was 15 years ago, who I expected to be when I hit the big 30, all … Read more →

QUESTION: Hi Yvette! I’m getting bored with my plain dark brown hair color and want to dye the under part a lighter blonde. Here’s the problem- it won’t lighten! I would bleach it but there is an insane amount of iron in my water system and I’ve heard that it would just fry my hair off. Is there anything I can do to lighten my hair without frying it off? YVETTE’S ADVICE: Hey chica! I’m going to have to guess about … Read more →

QUESTION: Hi Yvette. Umm..question for you. I get my hair done at the salon and they do the usual wash, shampoo, blow-dry and flat iron, which I love. My daughter is 7 and I’m going to be taking her to the salon to get her hair done for the first time. I always do her hair but I have never used a flat iron on it. Do you think it’s safe for the salon to use one on a 7-year-old’s hair? … Read more →

Yvette wants you. Yvette needs you. Yvette wants to hug you! Well, the last one’s going a bit too far but she definitely does need some chicas to help her promote and model her brand new makeup line, ‘M’ Cosmetics. Anyone who’s seen Yvette’s makeup tutorials knows that she loves to use colors, colors and more colors! Her makeup line is a great representation of that, as you can see by many of the makeup stacks at her online … Read more →

Happy Saturday everybody! Today’s the perfect day to try out a new makeup style as taught by our site cosmetologist, Yvette Camilo. Her “Gothic Stack ‘M’ Cosmetics” makeup tutorial gives your eyelids that dark and mysterious look. If you have a question about something specific from this tutorial or need the tutorial instructions written down for you, please e-mail Yvette at [email protected]. Also, if you have an idea for a tutorial you’d like her to do, just let her know. Who knows…the next … Read more →

SoLatina site cosmetologist Yvette Camilo releases another new makeup tutorial, “Jessie J inspired makeup feat. ‘M’ Cosmetics Smokey Stack”. If you have a question about something specific from this tutorial or need the tutorial instructions written down for you, please e-mail Yvette at [email protected]. Also, if you have an idea for a tutorial you’d like her to do, just let her know. Who knows…the next makeup tutorial you see might be yours! Woop woop! PLEASE CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO … Read more →