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Rachel Weingarten

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Brooklyn, New York
As seen in: Hello Gorgeous! with Rachel Weingarten, Parade, Facebook, CNN, MSN, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, Forbes, The Guardian, The Independent (UK), Yahoo News New Zealand and
Covers:  tech, beauty, lifestyle, style, fashion, arts, culture, pop culture, marketing, trends, small business, travel, magazines, personal branding, shopping, books, spa, decor, beauty, gifts, tech.
Doesn't Cover: pets, kids, family, parenting
📚 3x author · Cultural intelligence · CNN, People, InStyle +++ 📧Founder: Hello Gorgeous! + The Hot Sheet 🫶Co-founder @rwrnetwork 501(c)(3) & The Kumzits

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Investigative journalist, cultural strategist, and tech safety reporter. Award-winning author and Silicon Alley pioneer covering technology, consumer protection, and digital culture.
I'm an internationally recognized journalist with bylines in AARP, CNN, Crain's New York, Forbes, Fortune, The Week, Washington Post, InStyle, People, Food & Wine, Readers Digest, USA Today, and Parade. With 25+ years of experience covering technology, consumer safety, cultural trends, beauty, business, and lifesty…

Rachel Weingarten’s Journalist Portfolio

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I Get Compliments Every Time I Wear These Comfy, Sneaker-Like Wedges From an Oprah-Approved Brand

I Get Compliments Every Time I Wear These Comfy, Sneaker-Like Wedges From an Oprah-Approved Brand

A few years back, I broke my big toe and had to walk with a cane for many long months. Worse still, I had to …

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I'm a Former Celebrity Makeup Artist, and This Primer Is My Trick for a Smooth, Even Lipstick App...

I'm a Former Celebrity Makeup Artist, and This Primer Is My Trick for a Smooth, Even Lipstick App...

Back when I was a celebrity makeup artist, one of the biggest challenges I faced was getting makeup to last o…

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How the Madam C.J. Walker Barbie Doll Came to Be, According to Her Great-Great-Granddaughter

How the Madam C.J. Walker Barbie Doll Came to Be, According to Her Great-Great-Granddaughter

Madam C.J. Walker, America's first documented Black woman self-made millionaire, is the latest historical fig…

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I've Had Dark Under-Eye Bags My Entire Life, but These Retinol Patches Erase Them in Minutes

I've Had Dark Under-Eye Bags My Entire Life, but These Retinol Patches Erase Them in Minutes

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16 Eco-Friendly Brands You Can Support Right Now

16 Eco-Friendly Brands You Can Support Right Now

Ease in to going green by shopping these sustainable brands We all know that eco-friendly products are better…

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How to Tell If Your Computer Has Been Hacked

How to Tell If Your Computer Has Been Hacked

If you think your computer has been hacked, act quickly. Here's what it means when your computer is compromis…

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Mariska Hargitay Opens Up About Losing Her Father to Multiple Myeloma — and the Goodbye That Gave Her Peace

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By Rachel Weingarten 
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Hello Gorgeous! and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Mariska Hargitay takes part in the Investigating Myeloma campaign (Bristol Myers Squibb Investigating Multiple Myeloma) "Servus, Mariska," I said as Mariska Hargitay entered the hotel room in the penthouse suite to meet me. Instead of Olivia Benson's gravitas, I got a woman doing a screwball bit about hoping she didn't have spinach on her teeth from lunch. She didn't. What she did have was this palpable presence.
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Kahlana Barfield Brown Designed a Weighted Vest You'll Actually Want to Wear

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By Rachel Weingarten 
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Kahlana Barfield Brown shows off her weighted vest collabo with Starbucks (Starbucks) Starbucks weighted vest (Starbucks) Kahlana Barfield Brown and her new weighted vest 1 of 2 Kahlana Barfield Brown shows off her weighted vest collabo with Starbucks (Starbucks) After spending a decade as a fashion and beauty editor at InStyle, Kahlana Barfield Brown honed her innate knowledge of what works on and off the runway.
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Well Suited: A 5th-Generation Suit Maker on Wedding Season Style

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By Rachel Weingarten 
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A groom and his groomsmen in custom suits by Alan David Custom (Alan David Custom) Every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed man! Wedding season is nearly upon us, and while my social feeds are filled with frilly and frothy dresses, I haven’t seen too many suits or a whole lotta menswear options. I asked Alan David Horowitz, a 5th-generation clothier and suit maker and owner of the iconic NYC Brand, Alan David Custom, about updating your look and choosing the perfect custom-made suit.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Why yes. And unironically.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

A writing professional who works with ethics and integrity. Easy to state, harder to live by.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Tragically, we didn't have a high school newspaper, so I had to use my wits to make my voice heard in other ways.

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