Harvey Helms


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Harvey Helms

Harvey Helms is a beauty culturist and writer, drawing on 30 years of experience in cosmetics, fashion and design. Harvey has held positions ranging from Global Director of Beauty for Revlon Cosmetics to Executive Director of Special Events for Donna Karan Beauty. Harvey currently lives and works in Silicon Valley, where he just finished writing his first book in a trilogy of three: an engaging tell-all on the fashion industry.

Meet Michealene Risley -- She's Running for President

1. Meet Michealene Risley -- She's Running for President

Ed note: The following article reflects Harvey’s opinions, and not necessarily those of BettyConfidential as a whole. But we all think you’ll find it fascinating, no matter where you stand on the Continue reading

Get Salon Hair Color at Home!

2. Get Salon Hair Color at Home!

Ah ladies, it's spring! Time for a new romance? Wedge sandals from TOM's? Or perhaps it’s time for a new hair color?! I love hair color. Actually it's more like I like coloring my hair. The Continue reading

Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Erno Laszlo!

3. Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Erno Laszlo!

Yes girls, I've been pouring through emails and texts recently about all things beauty. Let me first address the Erno Laszlo situation that has so many of you up in arms! Everyone just take a breath Continue reading

Inner Beauty? It's Not Just About Being Nice... Meet IO Beauty

4. Inner Beauty? It's Not Just About Being Nice... Meet IO Beauty

When I was a little gay boy learning how to be fabulous, like most of you, I learned most of what I know from my mother. I remember being mesmerized as she enacted her morning beauty rituals, taking Continue reading

3 Steps to Ready Your Closet for Your New Spring Wardrobe!

5. 3 Steps to Ready Your Closet for Your New Spring Wardrobe!

  I love the middle of February! Spring fashion and cosmetics are arriving! All my favorite mags weigh about 20 pounds each because they are stuffed with all the new deliciousness soon to arrive at a Continue reading

Get Sexy Skin for Just Pennies A Day!

6. Get Sexy Skin for Just Pennies A Day!

Where does all the money go? Rent? Car? Food? How can we be fabulous girls on the go if the products we need cost more than a car payment? It's always a dilemma for me too. Splurge on new wonder Continue reading

SOS! Spring Short Shorts Alert!

7. SOS! Spring Short Shorts Alert!

Yes, ladies! It's that time of year again. Although winter is in high gear, you're all very aware somewhere in the back of your subconscious that spring is just seconds away. As your Cyber main Gay, Continue reading

Feel the Love in Christina Haag's Must-Read Memoir, 'Come to the Edge'

8. Feel the Love in Christina Haag's Must-Read Memoir, 'Come to the Edge'

Happy New Year, ladies! I know it's been a few weeks, but I've been busy looking at all the forthcoming spring yumminess in beauty, fashion, and a new subject I'll be sharing with you this year: Continue reading

5 Must-Haves To Create A Fab Holiday Face!

9. 5 Must-Haves To Create A Fab Holiday Face!

Okay girls! Let's just take a big holiday breath and calm down! I've gotten about a gajillion 911 texts and calls about how all this holiday madness is wrecking your complexions! Dull, tired looking? Continue reading

Modern Fashion At Unbelievable Prices!

10. Modern Fashion At Unbelievable Prices!

  I don't know about you, but I have a morning ritual that begins with coffee, a firming, de-puffing eye gel and a few favorite talk shows that I watch while deciding what I want to wear! Now I'm Continue reading

The Fonderie 47 Mini Trunk Show!

11. The Fonderie 47 Mini Trunk Show!

As I'm writing this column, I know that most of my girls are busy preparing for Thanksgiving! So many parties! It seems like every woman I've spoken with say the same thing, "I have about 30 people Continue reading

Fonderie 47: Extraordinary Custom Jewelry With a Mission

12. Fonderie 47: Extraordinary Custom Jewelry With a Mission

Yes, my pretties, it's that time of year again! If you've been to the mall recently then you've probably already heard "Jingle Jangle Jingle" and it's not even Thanksgiving yet. Naturally, I'm on Continue reading

Road Test: Try a Plastic Surgeon's Non-Surgical Approach to Beauty with ReVive!

13. Road Test: Try a Plastic Surgeon's Non-Surgical Approach to Beauty with ReVive!

Ah, the change of seasons! Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Is it just me or do Christmas decorations go up earlier and earlier every year? I swear I think I saw some in Continue reading

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Join the Big Pink Ribbon Project!

14. Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Join the Big Pink Ribbon Project!

The month of October is especially important for me, because you know I love my girls. To this day I'm still taken aback when my phone rings, and on the other end of the line I hear, "Harvey, I found Continue reading

Ladies Who Lunch: The Best NYC Day With Author Tracey Jackson

15. Ladies Who Lunch: The Best NYC Day With Author Tracey Jackson

Don't you just love a chic lunch with a favorite BFF? I mean to sit, munch, and dish about everyone and everything? I love it! On my last rip to NYC, I met Tracey Jackson at Michaels New York. At Continue reading

Futuristic Beauty! 3 Picks for Hi-Tech Beauty Today

16. Futuristic Beauty! 3 Picks for Hi-Tech Beauty Today

I love Fall! New York Fashion Week, the Emmys and all our favorite beauty and fashion mags that weigh a ton are chock-full of the new, the different and ... reasons to shop! Not that that we need a Continue reading

I'm Sick Of Farmville! Facebook Annoyances That Might Get You "Unfriended"

17. I'm Sick Of Farmville! Facebook Annoyances That Might Get You "Unfriended"

Okay, girls, put on your big girl panties for this one! I'm just like you in the mornings: :ooking at Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Google+ while sipping a delicious cup of coffee sweetened with Continue reading

2011 Emmys Countdown: The Good Wife's Christine Baranski!

18. 2011 Emmys Countdown: The Good Wife's Christine Baranski!

This is it! My last big gay prediction for actresses at this year's Emmy Awards on September 18th. Who is the actress that is so incredibly talented in everything from Broadway to film to TV that Continue reading

2011 Emmys Countdown: The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies!

19. 2011 Emmys Countdown: The Good Wife's Julianna Margulies!

My 2011 Emmys Countdown continues with one of the hottest, most empowered women in television today. She's a very chic woman that quite honestly, I wouldn't want to oppose in any boardroom or court Continue reading

Splurge vs. Steal: 3 Beauty Products That Outperform Their Luxury Competition

20. Splurge vs. Steal: 3 Beauty Products That Outperform Their Luxury Competition

As your Cyber Main Gay and self-professed beauty junkie, you know that I sometimes have a penchant for expensive beauty products. I received a text yesterday from a woman who said "Harvey! $900 for Continue reading

2011 Emmy Countdown: Modern Family's Sofia Vergara!

21. 2011 Emmy Countdown: Modern Family's Sofia Vergara!

Just moments closer my darlings to give you my picks for the 2011 Emmy Awards broadcast on FOX September 18th! Have you decided what your red carpet look will be? How many dresses have you tried? I Continue reading

Take a Tip from Gwyneth Paltrow and Shake it Up!

22. Take a Tip from Gwyneth Paltrow and Shake it Up!

Hello my darlings! I'm taking a break from my Emmy 2011 Countdown to help all my kittens get ready for fall. I know that many of you are sending the kiddies back to school so let's have a little ME Continue reading

2011 Emmy Countdown: Mad Men's Cara Buono

23. 2011 Emmy Countdown: Mad Men's Cara Buono

  Yes my pretties! We are moments closer to the 2011 Emmys, to be aired on FOX September 18th! You already know that your Cyber Main Gay gets incredibly excited before any major star award event. Continue reading

2011 Emmy Countdown: Amy Poehler Deserves the Win!

24. 2011 Emmy Countdown: Amy Poehler Deserves the Win!

Okay Gorgeous! The 2011 Emmy Awards Show is just moments away and we need to support the girls who should win those gold statues of fabulousness! Over the next weeks I'll be highlighting the Continue reading

I Miss My Daily Dose of Oprah!

25. I Miss My Daily Dose of Oprah!

For the last 25 years, there's been a woman that we have quoted, admired and, yes, even some days idolized. And now she has moved on. I know she has her OWN network but it sort of feels like the loss Continue reading

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