Drita D’Avanzo is one hard working woman! Not only is she a model and mom, she’s a makeup artist! Her own line, Just Me Cosmetics, is available now and Drita is speaking only to HollywoodLife.com about the inspiration behind the line and her beauty must haves!

Drita D’Avanzo’s Makeup Line — ‘Mob Wives’ Star Talks About Just Me Cosmetics

HollywoodLife.com: Tell us about your new makeup line!

Drita: After years of working as a makeup artist, I encountered countless women who were unhappy with some of the beauty products they used everyday. They’d always chat with me about what they wanted as far as makeup and little by little I started to take notes. I listened to all their concerns and needs and after a while I realized I could take all their insight and create my own line. Just Me Cosmetics are high quality products at an affordable price. I wanted to offer a line that has great textures and full of colors. Whether you wear a full face of makeup or love a light look, Just Me offers products for everyone!

What are your favorite products in the line?

My favorite products hands down are my Mineral Photo Touch Foundation, the Baked Hydrating Powder, Volume Mascara and I’m completely obsessed with my glosses. They smell amazing and make your lips look shiny. When I wear my glosses on the show, people always tweet at me to ask who makes them. It’s so fun to be able to tell them it’s from my own make-up line. Every girls dream!

Drita’s Must Have Beauty Products

What’s a beauty item that’s always in your purse?

I can’t LIVE without my lips gloss. I’m a lip gloss junkie. I literally feel naked without a gloss on my lips. It makes me feel sexy and like a woman. The trick is to find the perfect color gloss and that process is like finding the perfect guy. My gloss and me are in a long lasting relationship — LOL!

Do your daughters like to play around with makeup? At what age should girls start wearing makeup?

Well, my oldest daughter Aleeya doesn’t touch makeup and could care less about it. Now my 5-year-old Gizelle is another story. She actually does her makeup everyday to look like the “Monster High” dolls. She does an incredible job and has a natural talent.

Do you have any beauty tricks you swear by?

Yes! I love to highlight the cheekbone area with a bit of shimmer. It gives a beautiful healthy glow and emphasizes the cheekbones.

Which celebs would you just DIE over if they wore your makeup line?

If Beyoncé wore anything from my cosmetics line I’d bug out. I love her so much! I think she is the definition of glamour so to have her wear anything from my line would be such an honor.

What’s the inspiration? Where did you get the idea?

The inspiration for the line is about encouraging women to be who they are. Women need to embrace their beauty and love themselves JUST the way they were created. My line is to make you feel beautiful in your skin!

Meet Drita D’Avanzo In New York

Drita is hosting a beauty seminar in Manhattan on April 10th. To get tickets to the event, click here.

– Dory Larrabee

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Drita D’Avanzo might be one feisty woman on television but off-screen she truly has a heart of gold! After seeing the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, specifically in her hometown of Staten Island, Drita knew something needed to be done.

“Can you believe what happened?,” Drita said immediately as we spoke. “I took it very personal. This is my neighborhood. This is where I grew up…my closest friend lost everything she had.”

Being a block away from the ocean, Drita said that she expected her house to be gone. Thankfully, Drita only lost power and was unable to get gas for her car.

To avoid the storm and what was thought to be a washed-away house, Drita weathered the storm at her parent’s house. Unlike those who are still without power, Drita’s parent’s were lucky enough to have their power restored soon after the storm.

“My parents power came on early. I honestly wish it didn’t because I got to watch the news,” Drita said. “I was crying every day all day because no one else was seeing the effects of the aftermath. I was watching it. I was trembling. It was so scary. It’s still so scary. It was scary and then when you see it in real life it’s even more scary.”

It was at that point she had an idea — she was going to help those in need. She might sometimes resent the fame that Mob Wives has brought her way, but Drita realized she could use it for a better cause.

Drita decided to host a fundraiser to help those that were affected by Hurricane Sandy.

“I do feel when people have [a charity], you give your money and you did your good deed but you don’t see what happened with it,” Drita said. “What I would love to do is film – and I’m not talking Mob Wives – I’m talking my own camera — take it to Costco and take everyone shopping with me. Say I get $10,000 — you see where your money is going and who you’re going to help.”

On Nov. 15, Drita is hosting an event at WIP in New York City from 7 p.m to 10 p.m. A $20 cover charge will be used to buy items needed by Hurricane Sandy victims.

Drita is reaching out to everyone and anyone who will help — longtime friends and family, promoters and those she’s met being involved in the business.

Some names she mentioned that will be there to help out are Mob Wives stars Big Ang and Carla Facciolo and Jersey Shore star Deena Cortese. You can definitely expect performances by Raquel Castro from The Voice, Mike John and Jerid Nowell.

Click here for more information.

Will you help Drita reach her goal of $10,000 for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, Hollywoodlifers?

– Reporting by Dory Larrabee, Written by Julianna Spence

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Chris Brown made a life changing decision when he broke up with Karrueche Tran, but the “Wake Me Up” singer is reportedly leaning on none other than reality star Drita D’Avanzo.

“Chris has been contacting D’Avanzo for advice during his recent [love] trials and tribulations,” a source tells Page Six.

Drita confirmed to Page Six that she first met Chris at the night club W.i.P. — the same spot that Chris’ entourage allegedly got into a brawl with Drake’s entourage back in August.

Drita was at the club the night of the fight, but said she left before any drama went down.

“I met Chris at W.i.P.,” Drita said. “He was a fan of [Mob Wives].” She added, “Two nights after that I went again,” but left when Drake arrived.

“I’m a street girl,” Drita says, recalling the night. “And I’ve known guys who have no problem throwing down. I have instincts. I throw down, too.” She says, though, she and her friends “just got out of there.”

Since then, Chris has reportedly been in contact with Drita, getting advice from her on his break up with Karrueche and his newfound friendship with Rihanna.

“We don’t talk every day,” Drita noted, refusing to reveal more details of their relationship.

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Should Chris be taking advice from Drita?

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Drita D’Avanzo loves the spotlight but not the drama that comes with it. The season two finale of Mob Wives ended with what appeared to be a truce between Drita and Karen Gravano. But did the constant fighting cause Drita to want to quit the franchise?

“I don’t know yet,” she tells us. “I didn’t decidde yet if I’m going to be on season three. But I can tell you I’ll be watching season three … It’s not as easy as everyone thinks to be on a reality show. I guess it’s something I would think about.”

Watch the interview right here to get the full scoop:

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Oh the Mob Wives! They definitely know how to stir up a cup of drama.

But it seems like in the upcoming episode — Carla Faccioli is at her wits end.

“I’ve just had enough,” Carla says.

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Carla Facciolo has befriended her best friend Drita D’avanzo‘s enemies Karen Gravano and Ramona Rizzo. But during the March 4 episode of Mob Wives, Carla has to decide where her allegiance lies. Will she go to Drita or her new friend Ramona’s Halloween party?

The episode kicks off with Drita deciding to throw a Halloween bash.

Karen and Carla then go golfing together. They are getting along better. Carla tells Karen that Drita is throwing a party. Karen replies that Ramona is having one as well and invites Carla to attend.

Karen later reveals to Ramona that Drita is having a party, and that Carla may stop by hers after. Ramona could care less. “Drita’s party will be empty,” she says. “I’ve said enough.”

Next, Renee Graziano gets into another fight with her ex-husband Junior Pagan. But after a long talk, they work out their issues.

Meanwhile, Drita isn’t too happy about Carla getting closer to her enemies. “It’s weird that Carla’s hanging out with Karen and Ramona,” she admits. “I want to keep that separate from my life.”

Carla and Renee go to lunch with Karen. Carla tells Renee that she was invited to Ramona’s party. Renee freaks out because she wasn’t invited before Carla. She then breaks down in tears after Karen confronts her about Junior going back to jail.

It’s time to party. Renee and Junior go to Drita’s shindig first. They show up in prison jumpsuits. Carla then arrives, but it doesn’t look like many other people are there.

Renee and Carla are getting fed up with the drama between Team Karen and Team Drita, but there is nothing they can do at this point. Renee knows she has to spend equal time at both parties, so she and Junior leave to go to Ramona’s. Carla, on the other hand, decides to stay behind because she doesn’t want to upset Drita.

At Ramona’s party, everyone seems to be having a blast. Renee and Junior arrive, but something clearly isn’t right with Junior. Someone mentions the word cops and he freaks out. After hanging around for a while, Renee decides that it’s best that they leave before trouble starts up.

BFFs — Did Carla make the right decision to stay at Drita’s party and not go to Ramona’s? Share your thoughts with us below.

- Lindsey DiMattina

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The Mob Wives spend a lot of time this episode talking about their issues.

Drita D’avanzo begins the hour at a boxing gym, promising that she won’t fight anymore — unless it’s inside the ring.

“I’m on a mission to stay away from d*****bags,” she tells the cameras. For her sake, I hope she stops fighting, for the audience’s sake, I hope she has a few more hair-pulling bouts left in her.

Drita  then meets up with Carla Facciolo, who reveals that she made up with Ramona Rizzo. Drita isn’t too happy about that revelation, but Carla gets away unscathed.

But later in the episode, Drita’s husband Lee D’avanzo calls from prison, telling her he doesn’t want to get a divorce. He confesses that he “f*cked up,” and she considers letting him be apart of their kids’ lives.

Renee Graziano and ex-husband Junior Pagan are in couple’s therapy — which goes extremely wrong when Junior gets upset with Renee — even though he’s the one who cheats.

What would Mob Wives be without a little prison talk? Ramona has the difficult task of telling her kids that her unnamed boyfriend is going to prison. I would not want to be in that position.

In the comic relief of the week, Big Ang takes her dog Louie shopping for outfits — and the absolutely adorable puppy has a few accidents in the store.

Meanwhile, Karen Gravano has a photo shoot for her upcoming book, and fights with her ex-husband about raising their daughter.

What did you think of this week’s episode, HollywoodLifers?

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Ramona Rizzo reveals to HollywoodLife.com the real reason why she ended her feud with her Mob Wives co-star Carla Facciolo.

“Whatever you need to do to smooth the way so that you know at the end of the day you made it better where everyone can be in a room together, that’s all that matters,” Ramona explains. “I knew we were possibly going to have to be together because of Renee [Graziano].”

Ramona doesn’t want Carla to feel uncomfortable around her. “I said ‘I don’t want anybody to ever have to say they don’t want to come to Renee’s house because I’m there,’” she remembers.

Plus, Ramona was done fighting with Carla. “It just came to the point like enough,” she says. “Let’s just do this. Let’s just be friends. Just nip it already or just go for it. I told her what I knew that she had said. We’ve moved on from it.”

Now, Ramona and Carla are friendly. “We’re cordial to each other,” Ramona admits. “When we see each other, we act like ladies. She has no bearing on my life and I have no animosity towards her.”

Overall, Ramona is happy with the way their meet-up went and glad that she and Carla could come to an understanding. “It went well,” she confesses. “Honestly I didn’t expect it to go any other way. I didn’t expect Carla to get up and be crazy. If you talk, you can work out your problems. Carla is not a person that is going to raise her hand and neither am I unless someone is going to raise them to me. It went the way I expected it.”

BFFs — do you think Ramona and Carla will stay cool with each other, or is this just a temporary armistice? Share your thoughts with us below.

- Lindsey DiMattina

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