
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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Nude Nail Designs Match Every Season, Outfit, and Situation—These 30 Prove It
Universal and sophisticated.
By Kaitlyn McLintock
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If a Natural, Sunless Glow Is Your Goal, Editors and Celeb MUAs Recommend These 7 Liquid Bronzers
They work like a dream.
By Maya Thomas
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It's Hard to Earn Compliments From French Women, But They Couldn't Stop Fawning Over My "Dated" Statement Jacket
Parisians and New Yorkers are taking this trend into 2026.
By Alyssa Brascia
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I Gave My Beauty Routine a Sophisticated Edit This Winter—17 Products That Whisper "She's Expensive"
You'll see why.
By Alyssa Brascia
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I Can't Stop Saving "Wealthy" Hairspo Pics RN—9 Shades That Feel So Chic for Winter
Black-card status.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Turns Out, My Cleanser Was Worsening My Dry, Chapped Skin—These Derm Recs Saved Me
Approved by derms and aestheticians.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Every Chic Individual Is Wearing "Goth Christmas" Nails Right Now—6 Vampy Sets I'm Currently Obsessing Over
Elevated, not Ebenezer.
By Alyssa Brascia
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They're Here! The Best Perfume Gift Sets Every Scent Lover Will Want This Year, Per Picky Editors
Something for everyone.
By Alyssa Brascia
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It's Official: '80s Nails Are Back—17 Fashion-Forward Designs Giving This "Dated" Trend New Life
Oh, the glamour!
By Alyssa Brascia
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FYI, So Many Celeb MUAs and Editors Get Their Fave Lipsticks at the Drugstore—10 to Have on Your Radar
Nothing above $14.
By Jamie Schneider
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Ethereal! Spicy! Sparkling! Mario Dedivanovic's Exclusive Guide to Upscale Holiday Glam
Prepare to turn heads.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Zara Larsson's Tour Makeup Is All Over My FYP—14 Products to Re-Create Her Extraterrestrial Siren Glam
A feast for the eyes.
By Alyssa Brascia
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Finding the Perfect Red Lipstick Is an Extreme Sport—MUAs, Celebs, and Editors Recommend *These* 11
Truly timeless.
By Jamie Schneider
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Editors and Derms Agree: These Body Scrubs Will Have You Feeling Like a Straight-Up Seal
Smoother skin, coming right up.
By Alyssa Brascia
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My Ridiculously Cool Aunt Has the Best Beauty Recs—16 Nordstrom Finds We're Both Shopping on Cyber Monday
Deals on Dyson, Tom Ford, and Jo Malone from $17.
By Alyssa Brascia