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Melissa Santoyo

POPSUGAR Contributor

Melissa Santoyo is POPSUGAR contributor and a senior at Northwestern University. She's a big fan of colorful hats, eclectic eyeliner, and slasher movies. In her downtime, you can find her unapologetically re-reading Twilight or biking to the High School Musical soundtrack.

Latest Posts From Melissa

A Latina Money Expert's Tips For Buying Your First Home

03/15/2024

A Latina Money Expert's Tips For Buying Your First Home

A lack of financial literacy poses a significant barrier for Latines in the United States, often hindering their ability to build equitable wealth.

15 Last-Minute Latine-Owned Beauty Gifts Under $35

12/21/2023

15 Last-Minute Latine-Owned Beauty Gifts Under $35

As the holidays crawl closer, now's the time to get your last-minute shopping done before things begin to sell out.

13 Latine-Owned Foodie Gifts For the Home Cook in Your Life

12/06/2023

13 Latine-Owned Foodie Gifts For the Home Cook in Your Life

Sala season is chock-full of rituals, but some are definitely better than others.

15 Wellness Gifts Perfect For Any Self-Care Convert

11/20/2023

15 Wellness Gifts Perfect For Any Self-Care Convert

With shorter days and cooler weather comes the impending realization that the holiday season — and with it, holiday stress — is upon us.

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15 Must-Have Gifts For the Sala Season Fashionista

11/20/2023

15 Must-Have Gifts For the Sala Season Fashionista

Sala season — or living-room season — refers to the few months at the end of the year when Latines and their loved ones dress to the nines in new holiday-ready outfits and gather in their living rooms to take photos of one another.

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Loisa's Somos Nueva York Campaign Celebrates NYC Latines Through Food, Art, and Music

10/27/2023

Loisa's Somos Nueva York Campaign Celebrates NYC Latines Through Food, Art, and Music

Loisa, a Latine-owned, New York-based food brand, celebrated this past Latine Heritage Month with a Somos Nueva York campaign highlighting the innumerable contributions the Latine community has made in shaping New York City's food, culture, and history.

How Sara Echeagaray Went From TikTok Star to Too Faced's Creative Director in Residence

10/13/2023

How Sara Echeagaray Went From TikTok Star to Too Faced's Creative Director in Residence

For 21-year-old Sara Echeagaray, who boasts millions of TikTok followers, has a starring role in a Disney+ show, and is currently the creative director in residence for Too Faced cosmetics, fame initially seemed far removed from the small hometown she grew up in.

8 Latinas Share Beauty Tips They Learned From Their Mothers

10/12/2023

8 Latinas Share Beauty Tips They Learned From Their Mothers

Growing up, our moms are so crucial in forming our understanding of beauty and how we navigate it.

24 Latine-Owned Brands to Shop On Thirteen Lune

10/10/2023

24 Latine-Owned Brands to Shop On Thirteen Lune

Amid the Black Lives Matter protests and nationwide criticism of America's systemic racism that took place in 2020, the beauty industry was called out for discriminatory practices, "opportunity gaps," and their failures in serving BIPOC consumers.

63 Nerdy Couples' Costumes to Show Off Your Passion For Cosplay and Anime

09/30/2023

63 Nerdy Couples' Costumes to Show Off Your Passion For Cosplay and Anime

Halloween is approaching, and we're already geeking.

8 Latinx-Owned Clean Beauty Brands to Switch to ASAP

05/09/2023

8 Latinx-Owned Clean Beauty Brands to Switch to ASAP

Despite women of color being both major consumers of and the original creators behind many of the beauty trends that define our day-to-day, the industry — behind the scenes and at makeup counters across the country — continues in failing to adequately serve this community.

¿Y Ahora? Where is the Cast of the Selena Bio Pic Today?

04/16/2023

¿Y Ahora? Where is the Cast of the Selena Bio Pic Today?

For many Latinxs across the world, Selena Quintanilla was a singer who needed no introduction at the time of her stardom.