Name: Carmindy 
Expertise: Makeup Artist/Beauty Expert
Location: New York City

Interests: Fashion, art, travel, music, adventure.

Background: NYC Makeup artist. Host of TLC's What Not To Wear. Author of The 5 Minute Face, Get Positively Beautiful and Crazy Busy Beautiful, and co-creator of the makeup line Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Inspired By Carmindy.

Recent purchase: Gold Ippolita Glamazon necklace.

Hidden talent: I can salsa dance.

Book/film recommendation: Night Of The Iguana.

Restaurant recommendation: Michy's in Miami.

If I had $20, i’d… : Buy a glass of Prosecco.

Transformative travel experience: From Africa to Cuba to Australia...all my journeys have been incredibly transformative.

Favorite neighborhood: West Village in New York.

Dream holiday: Cruising on a private sailboat down the Nile.

If I could solve one problem, it would be: Women's low self-esteem.

I wish people cared more about: Helping each other feel good about themselves.

Recent aha! moment: During a taping of What Not To Wear, I made an emotional breakthrough with a woman who did not see her beauty potential. I helped her discover her true beauty and her confidence started to shine through. It made me realize that I'm on the exact path I should be: to help empower women.

The world would be a better place if: We all accepted ageing without fear and insecurity.