
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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Classic, Chic, and Effortlessly Romantic: The 21 French-Tip Designs I'm Bookmarking Before Valentine's Day
Swoon.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Want Smooth, Buttery Skin? These Body Lotions Earned Our Highest Recommendations
Trust me and my tightly curated list.
By Kaitlyn McLintock
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IMO, the Best Date-Night Makeup Whispers Sizzling Romance—10 Looks I'm Itching to Copy
Screenshot these for later.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Step Aside, Clean Girls—Glitchy Glam Is the Mismatched, New-Age Beauty Trend Running 2026
Imperfection is in.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Picky Editors Agree—You'll Always Get Compliments When You Wear This Type of Sultry Perfume
It's our best-kept secret.
By Jamila Stewart
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My Mom Is 53, But Her Facialists Mistake Her for Younger—3 Products Under $70 She Swears By for Healthy Skin
She's influenced all of her friends.
By Alyssa Brascia
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We've Tested Dozens of Hair Dryer Brushes—These 7 Actually Deliver Better-Than-Salon Results
Hair goals.
By Erin Jahns
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Which Fragrances Actually Cause Immediate Attraction? 347 New Yorkers on the Dating Scene Sound Off
Practically love spells.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Confirmed by Daisy Edgar-Jones, Zoë Kravitz, and Pro Stylists: 8 Haircut Trends Already Shaping 2026
Spoiler: Everyone's going short.
By Alyssa Brascia
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My Skin Invents New Ways to Be Dry, But This Angelic Face Tint Makes It Look Like I Get Daily Facials
I’ve never gotten more compliments from strangers in my life.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Mark My Words: You're About to See the "Crinkle Cut" Everywhere in 2026
Polished and refreshing.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Here Before Your TikTok Algo: 6 On-the-Rise Nail Polish Colors to Try in 2026
According to celebrity manicurists.
By Alyssa Brascia
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I Want to Smell Like a Glittery '70s Discotheque—13 "Glitzy" Fragrances That Give Serious Cher Energy
You'll catch disco fever.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Bobs Aren't Going Anywhere, But Hairstylists Predict These New Iterations Will Dominate 2026
Gear up for the big chop.
By Alyssa Brascia
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If You Wear One of These 18 Preppy Nail Designs, I'll Assume You Summer on Nantucket
They're giving rich.
By Alyssa Brascia