About
Welcome to Beauty and the Feast! As you can probably already tell, this is a blog with a sort of unconventional mix of themes: beauty and food.
The short version is, I was a kid obsessed with playing with my mom’s makeup drawer and grew up to somehow be the resident makeup artist to my friends. I also have an unhealthy addiction to Sephora. And food – I’ve been told I have a twinkle in my eye whenever I talk about all things edible. I moved from Chicago to New York, and my general rule is I won’t go to same restaurant twice unless I have someone to introduce it to. After giving enough restaurant recommendations to friends, I decided food had to be part of this blog. You can read more about this all on the FAQ page.
The blog has been an idea in my head for years but only took form in March 2009. Since then, BATF’s reader base has been growing incrementally every month and I’m so grateful to all my readers for making this happen! In December 2009, BATF won Spa Week’s Best Beauty Blog Post 2009 award. I hope this site continues to be place you can come to be inspired and share your own tips and thoughts!
Thanks so much for checking the blog out. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it!
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Shy
About Shyema Azam – Founder
So, short version…again. I’m a writer based in NY. I’m also a freelance editor at Marie Claire, where I’ve previously worked on staff for over three years. In the past, I’ve worked at a number of other titles including RealBeauty.com, InStyle, New York, Elle Decor, and Essence. I absolutely love NYC, but nothing makes me happier than visiting home in Chicago!
When I’m not dabbling around in makeup or eating, I love traveling, going to concerts, and people watching. I hope that last part doesn’t make me creepy.
For tips, pitches, and general epiphanies on life and the universe, you can email me at hello@beautyandthefeastblog.com.
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
BATF currently has two awesome contributing editors based in LA and NY:
Melissa Stephans -West Coast Editor
A recovering die hard New Yorker, Melissa Stephans made her great escape back home to Los Angeles after getting the seven-year career itch in the fabulous world of fashion editorial. After years of devotion to luxury clothing and accessories at legendary labels and magazines such as Vera Wang, Valentino, Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country, she decided to delve into tastier, more alluring adventures in beauty and culinary writing. Thanks to Beauty and the Feast, the former fashionista has been granted admission into the irresistible worlds of food and beauty reviews, and has eagerly adopted a new motto: Will work for food (or foundation).
Summar Ghias -East Coast Editor
Summar Ghias is a writer that remains enamored of big cities and the endless amounts of food that can be found in them. She’s worked at Budget Travel magazine as an assistant editor and freelanced at several other titles including Discover, People and In New York magazine. She dabbles in art in her spare time and is obsessed with the pastry culinary scene, especially anything relating to cupcakes (red velvet, anyone?).
DISCLAIMER
Beauty and the Feast (or BATF for short) is provided for general informational purposes only. The opinions expressed here are mine or of my writers and not those of any advertiser, company, affiliate or group.
My writers and I research and interview experts for our content and I do my best to provide the best information I can for all the posts presented. But please know, for any medical or health issues, opinions expressed at BATF should not be a substitute for professional advice.
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