Beauty Affair LI

We’re so excited to officially welcome Erica Taylor and Gina Zito Beauty and Brow as the newest members of the Beauty Affair Beauty Council! ❤️💄

Erica is a renowned makeup artist, beauty educator, author, and digital creator with 30 years of industry experience and a social community of more than 5 million followers. Known for making beauty approachable and relevant for women 40+, she has become one of the most recognizable educators in the space.

Gina is a celebrity makeup artist, brow and permanent makeup expert, and beauty educator whose work spans TV, red carpets, bridal, microblading, nano and powder brows, and lip blushing across NY, NJ, and FL.

These two women bring so much knowledge, talent, and real industry experience to the table, and we feel incredibly lucky to have them as part of our Council!

Welcome to the Beauty Council, Erica & Gina! We’re so happy you’re here. 🫶🏻✨

26/27 Beauty Council Members

❤️‍🔥 Lindsay Aliseo 
❤️‍🔥Mena Abitino Boost Your Beauty Medispa 
❤️‍🔥 Jamie Gale Jamie Gale 
❤️‍🔥 Dawn Boyle Dawn Boyle
❤️‍🔥 Lauren Rosner LuxCity ~ Dix Hills Extensions and Color
❤️‍🔥 Jenn Fasano Jenn Fasano I Biz Consulting for Female Founders 
❤️‍🔥 Jo Marie Jo Marie 
❤️‍🔥 Silvia Tuthill Tenth Avenue Aesthetics | Medspa Long Island
❤️‍🔥 Melanie Garcia Melanie Garcia | Long Island Lashes
❤️‍🔥 Erica Taylor Erica Taylor
❤️‍🔥 Gina Zito Gina Zito Beauty and Brow

Want your business announced live by Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, or Billy Baldwin? Keep reading. 👀

Swipe through some of our favorite Celebrity Bougie Brunch moments — the wins, the winners, the celebrities who showed up to make it unforgettable. Now we’re building toward the next one, and we can’t do it without our beauty and business community.

😍 This year, Billy Baldwin is joining us in house to help raise awareness and funds — and to celebrate every survivor in the room. Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice will be announcing our auction winners live.

🎀 100% of the profits from this auction go directly to the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, supporting breast cancer research right here on Long Island.

Here’s how your business can be part of it — two ways to donate:

💅 Items: a restaurant gift card, a bottle of wine, a manicure and pedicure, a blowout.
Experiences: round-trip car service paired with a meal for three, anywhere on Long Island or in New York City.

💰Donate $1,800 or more in value, and your business gets announced live by one of our celebrity guests. Donation letters available on request.

👇🏼Comment DONATE below and we’ll send you the link to get involved. Tag a Long Island business you think should join us, too.

SPONSORED BY:
🪩ICC Automation
ICC Automation

🪩Natural Beauty Medspa
The Natural Beauty Medspa

🪩Revision Skincare
Lily Hancock

🪩Caterina Valentina Salon
CATERINA VALENTINA SALON

🪩Nurse Connect
Nurse Connect™

🪩Bespoke Medesthetics
Bespoke Medesthetics | Jericho, NY

🪩InMode Aesthetics
Anthony Sautter

🪩Endless Beauty Suites
Beauty & Wellness Suites | Patchogue, LI

🪩Well Kneaded Massage LI LLC
Massage Therapists | Wantagh & Farmingdale

🪩Balanced Health & Wellness
Dr. Rutman | Weight Loss | Aesthetics | Regenerative

🪩 Iconogram Group
Iconogram Group Inc - Social Media + Marketing + Branding

🪩 LuxCity Extensions and Salon
LuxCity ~ Dix Hills Extensions and Color

🪩Babes in Business LI
🩷NETWORKING COMMUNITY FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS🩷

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Your marketing and your website should be working together, not competing for attention.

In our 2026 Summer Issue’s Trendsetters section, two business leaders share practical insights for beauty, wellness, and service-based entrepreneurs looking to strengthen the foundation behind their brands.

𝒥𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒟𝒾𝒱𝒾𝓉𝑜 🇮🇹, founder of Iconogram Group Inc - Social Media + Marketing + Branding, explores why marketing often falls short, while Sarah LaValle of Simple Sweet Sites, Web Design breaks down the key elements every luxury service website should have to create a seamless client experience.

Whether you’re building your brand or preparing for your next stage of growth, these are two articles worth bookmarking.

Read “Why Your Marketing Isn’t Working (And It’s Not What You Think)” and “The 3 Things Every Luxury Service Website Needs” in our Summer Issue. You can grab your copy across Long Island or visit BeautyAffairLI.com to read the full article.

Interested in learning more about Interflow, the all-in-one CRM and business management platform featured in Jill’s article? Visit Interflow CRM to see how it can help streamline and grow your business. 💻

✨ Bougie Brunch Sponsor Highlight ✨

We’re so excited to welcome CATERINA VALENTINA SALON as a sponsor of the 2026 Beauty Affair Bougie Brunch! 💇‍♀️

Owner Caterina Giordano-Gruppuso knows that when you have somewhere special to be, the hair needs to match the moment. From weddings and milestone celebrations to nights you simply want to feel your best, her award-winning event hairstyling brings the whole look together.

Come meet Caterina at Bougie Brunch and ask her how the right hairstyle can elevate your next special occasion. 💕

Thank you, CATERINA VALENTINA SALON , for joining us this year!

Join Caterina, along with TERESA 💋 | Melissa Gorga | DJ CHEF | Hamptons Private Chef + DJ on September 26th! 🥂

🎟️ Comment BOUGIE26 for your ticket link, or tap the link in bio!