20th Anniversary Glamour Awards & Giftbag Giveway

Hey loves,

When I first received the invite to the 20th Anniversary Glamour Women of the Year Awards, I was so excited. Yesterday I woke up on cloud 9, but three hours before I was supposed to leave my babysitter calls and abruptly cancels on me….again. I was so devastated. Since I don’t trust too many people with my lil man, I just resolved myself to not going. Two and a half hours later, by chance, I texted my favorite cousin  that I was having babysitter issues, and she agreed to come. She's a nursing student and is always incredibly busy, so I was shocked when she said yes. With thirty minutes to spare, I did my hair and makeup. Most of my makeup I applied in the cab. Anyway, here's a quick pic of me before I left. The dress was bought at TJ Maxx off of their Runway Collection for $99.99. It’s from a brand called IISLI. I know I don’t have a pic of the shoes but they were also from TJ Maxx from Lamb, and they were on clearance for $29.99. Really cute shoes too. The necklace is by that company Pnk Elephant. We reviewed them before.

My hair magic was done by myself with Conair’s New Nano Tourmaline Ceramic Infiniti Curling Iron. I will review that amazing iron soon. And my makeup was just my everyday makeup look. I ran out the door and jumped in a cab  headed to Carnegie Hall.   

There were so many celebs in attendance. We weren’t supposed to be taking pics, but come on, I’m a blogger. Fergie, Kate Hudson, Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, Julia Roberts, Donatella Versace, Janet Jackson, so many amazing women.

But I wasn’t even starstruck, because I was more inspired by the everyday women that won, The Women of The Year Awards. There’s Dr. Abdi, my new shero. This woman is an OB/GYN in Somalia who treats thousands of people a year. Just on her land, she has 90,000 Somalians staying there. She was kidnapped last year, and her kidnappers threatened her and told her they were going to take her land, and facing death, she refused to give it to them. There was 18 year old Constance McMillan who fought for the chance to go to the prom with her girlfriend. There was another 18 year old who is building a real spaceship. There were so many amazing women there. Then by the end of the night, guess who walked on stage. OMG, I almost had a heart attack. Oprah! 

My idol. We were breathing the same air together. It was magical. The message of the evening was YOU CAN DO ANYTHING! ANYTHING! AS LONG AS YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND WORK HARD! PLEASE BELIEVE THAT. DON’T GET DISCOURAGED. I am so inspired. Anyway, we got a great gift bag  loaded with L'oreal products, from L’oreal’s iconic Elnet hairspray, Ivanka Trump Jewelery,  to their new million dollar lashes so of course, I’m doing a giveaway.

Just leave a comment here telling me anything. Honestly, I would really love to know how you're pursuing your dreams, but if you don’t feel comfortable sharing that with the world, just any random comment would do. Winner gets announced Friday.

Remember in life, anything is possible. Don't get discouraged.  I truly believe that. 

“Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit”

Hugs,

Milly