Rachel Weingarten

Experience

Rachel is obsessive about finding the best possible products and then sharing that information with her friends. She's perfected her approach over the years and loves testing out new products and letting people know if it lives up to the hype.

Rachel is also a beauty historian and lectures on the evolution of beauty and makeup on the graduate and undergraduate level at universities including NYU, FIT and Parson's School of Design (in partnership with LVMH) as well as the Society of Cosmetic Chemists where she's keynoted multiple times.Rachel is also a brand and marketing strategist who creates content and has consulted for a wide variety of consumer brands including Allergan, Coty, MSN, Not Your Mother's, Macy's, Kroger, and many others. She's quoted widely as an expert on consumer and beauty/fashion trends in publications including Teen Vogue, ABC News, The Guardian, and many others.

Rachel is also a prolific copywriter, and as such she's able to read through hyped product descriptions to gain a better understanding of products she's testing or using.

Rachel is an avid crafter and when she isn't spending time in the kitchen baking up something amazing, she's usually covered with paint.

Rachel is also a certified chaplain and co-founder of the RWR Network a national nonprofit organization working primarily with caregivers and Holocaust survivors.

Favorite Review:

Rachel absolutely loves testing out and reviewing products. After a recent article on cordless vacuums went live, https://www.foodandwine.com/best-cordless-vacuum-cleaners-6832415 Rachel's inbox was flooded with questions from random strangers about the merits of Dyson vs. every other brand.
Rachel grew up in a retail environment (her mother opened a yarn and crafts store when Rachel was a toddler) so she's very attuned to what makes consumers happy or what purchases they can do without.