
Alyssa Brascia
Alyssa Brascia is an associate beauty editor at Who What Wear specializing in makeup, nail, and fragrance content. As a self-taught makeup artist and perfume savant, Brascia has personally tested more than a thousand beauty products and services—from the hottest new eye shadow palette to the buzzy manicure currently sweeping social media—reporting live from New York Fashion Week or fresh from her latest doomscroll. She is based in New York City and has 3+ years of industry experience, with rivers of content spanning from multigenerational lipstick reviews to celebrity style roundups. Brascia graduated with a BS in apparel, merchandising, and design from Iowa State University and went on to serve as a staff shopping writer at People.com for more than 2.5 years. Her earlier work can be found at InStyle, Travel + Leisure, Shape, and more. When Brascia isn’t writing, researching, and testing new beauty products, you can find her watching the latest movie to generate Oscar buzz, taking a workout class with friends, or updating her wardrobe post-shopping spree in her beloved city.
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Remember Jelly Shoes? This Juicy Manicure Is the '90s-Inspired Nail EquivalentOoey-gooey and oh so fabulous.
By Alyssa Brascia
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My Spring Beauty Restock Is Entirely on Sale—Everything I'm Shopping for $384With deals up to 51% off.
By Alyssa Brascia
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From 1981 to 2025, These Met Gala Beauty Looks Are the Undisputed Best of All TimeThey're our favorite references, baby.
By Alyssa Brascia
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The Secret Drugstore Blushes That Rival 10 High-End FavoritesAffordable and stunning.
By Erin Jahns
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Behind the Beauty: Every Secret Glam Detail You Missed From Euphoria Season 3Plus, an analysis of *that* wedding scene.
By Alyssa Brascia
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I Usually Cringe at Powder Foundations, But These Soft-Blurring Formulas Left Me SpeechlessAirbrushed skin coming right up.
By Alyssa Brascia
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I've Been Observing for 8 Weeks—These Are the Beauty Products It Girls Are Secretly Using Right NowFrom Vaseline to luxury French skincare.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Short Nails Are Effortlessly Chic—20 Spring-Ready Looks to Send Your ManicuristDopamine dressing for nails.
By Alyssa Brascia
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120+ Sephora Products Later, My 54-Year-Old Mom and I Deem These 17 the Ultimate Game ChangersWe'd buy them again and again.
By Alyssa Brascia
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26 Blunt Bobs That Are Making Me Completely Rethink Having Long HairInstantly editorial.
By Alyssa Brascia
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I Test Beauty Products for Work—Here's What I'd Buy From the Sephora Sale With $220It's haul time.
By Alyssa Brascia
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We Could Legitimately Wear Prada Beauty Every Day—10 Tubes and Perfumes Worth Saving Up ForWhere fashion and beauty collide.
By Alyssa Brascia
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My Mom's Derm Raved About This Multitasking SPF—Then It Replaced 3 of My Skincare StaplesIt's *the* chemical sunscreen for sensitive skin.
By Alyssa Brascia
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I'm Going to Coachella—8 Beauty Trends I Know I'll See on Every Cool Festivalgoer This YearFrom butterfly makeup to 2026's hottest hair accessory.
By Alyssa Brascia
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9 Drugstore Tinted Moisturizers That Deliver High-End Performance and Cloudlike SkinYou could buy a latte for more.
By Alyssa Brascia