Everyone Deserves Their 15 Minutes!

I don’t know what it is about Andy Warhol. I always say when I make it big one of the first things I”ll buy (after a house for my parents) is an Andy Warhol painting. It’s interesting though, because I’m not into art at all. But he inspires me. His Marilyn Monroe work is one of my favorites, and I can already picture it over my fireplace. (I have to remember to add that pic to my vision board.)



Anyway, back to beauty. I recently got a chance to try Lipstick Queens 15 minutes of Fame Lipgloss. Poppy King-the creator of Lipstick Queen loves Andy Warhol too, and these 15 glosses are inspired by him, and his belief that everyone would be world famous for fifteen minutes. The Fifteen shades are just beautiful bold pigmented glosses. None are shimmery, and none are sticky and even after I drink a beverage, I notice that the shade remains on my lips and reapplication isn’t necessary. My favorite shade is 2 minutes. It’s a beautiful shade of muave pink. Just stunning for tan skinned mamas.

Have you tried Lipstick Queen?

What’s your favorite Shade?

Do you love Andy Warhol?

I apologize for me not having new pics, but my camera’s usb isn’t working. I ordered one on Amazon-patiently waiting.

Hugs,

DE

Food For Beauty -Carrots

My eyes sight is horrible. Seriously without my contact lenses, I can’t see anything in front of me. When I was young, mommy used to constantly try to give me carrot juice so my eyes could improve, but when she wasn’t looking, I’d throw it away. (I wish I could turn back time.) But, did you know that carrots aren’t just good for eyes, they are also amazing for skin. Carrots are loaded with beta carotene, one of the most powerful defenses against aging. They are also loaded with other vitamins like D, B, and E. According to the book Passport To Beauty, one of the beauty secrets of Brazilian women is to drink carrot juice everyday to maintain a healthy glow to their complexions.

Have you had a carrot today?

Do you drink carrot juice?

Avatar-Have you seen it?

This weekend, I saw Avatar with Mr. DE. What an amazing movie! Yes it's very long, but it is so worth it. The message of love and how powerful it is, resonates throughout the film. Nature, purity, respect for all cultures, greed, are all central themes of the film. Go see it. It's wonderful.
Also go see it, because this movie is breaking some serious records. On it's second weekend out it grossed over 75 million dollars.



By now, you guys know how proud I am of my culture, so I was very pleased that director James Cameron chose two of my fellow Latinas Michelle Rodriguez who shared her beauty secrets here on beautylogic and is a fellow Dominicana/Puertoricquena and Zoe Saldana another Dominicana are part of such a historic film. We're making history. You can read Michelle's beauty secretes here.

Have you seen it?

Did you love it?

Share your thoughts?

Hugs,

DE


Hugs,
De

Happy Holidays Everyone

Hey HoneyBunns,

I just wanted to wish all of you wonderful friends, a beautiful, and amazing Christmas. I hope that you are enjoying today with your family and friends. I haven't lived long, but one of the life lessons I've learned is that when it really comes down to it, your family and friends are the most important thing.

I hope that you are spending your time with them and letting them know how much you love and appreciate them.

Have a Great Holiday!

Hugs,

DE

MOROCCANOIL

Hey guys, how was your weekend. New York City got hit with so much snow, it was ridiculous. By the time I left work Saturday night, there was at least six inches of snow on the ground. I tried endlessly to catch a taxi, but after a few minutes of begging taxi drivers to take me home, and them laughing at me, a New York city bus came to my rescue and I was home in 15 minutes. Ah the joy of New York City Transit.

Anyway, let’s talk beauty. Last week I went to a girlfriend’s party. For some reason the place was super hot, and after a night of dancing, spinning around, and just having a good time, my hair was a hot, sweaty, mess. So when I got home, I knew I had to do my hair the next day. You know DE can’t go out looking like she doesn’t care about herself. Read my post about that here. So the next morning, before I made breakfast, I woke up and decided to fix my crazy hair. I wanted to try a new product that I had heard so much about-MoroccanOil.



I know so many people that are obsessed with this stuff. They claim it’s saved their hair, their mama’s hair, their daddy’s hair (well, you get my drift). It has Argan oil in it, which I know is the beauty secret for Moroccan women and is an incredibly rare oil-hence the high price. The oil is loaded with a high amount of oleic acid which is a fatty acid that is great for your hair, but remember the product MoroccanOil also has silicones in it, (listed as the first few ingredients) so if you’re not into silicones, you won’t like this product.

Alright back to my hair venture. So after washing and conditioning my hair with my Giovanni and Aubrey products, I applied the MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Crème all over it. It’s pretty thick stuff so I only used about a quarter size throughout my thick hair. Anyway, I turned on the hair dryer, and began blow drying. The first thing I noticed as I was drying was how insanely shiny my hair looked and how there was no static to it at all. Usually the blow dryer leaves my hair with a little static. After finishing drying hair, there was no denying it. My hair was shiny, not weighed down at all, full of bounce, and oh so gorgeous-very Pantene looking.

Do I like it? Sure do.

Have you tried it?

What's your secret for beautiful hair?


Hugs,

DE

Please Check This Out

One of my closest friends Cassie is starring in this movie.
Please check out the trailer when you can.

Holiday Gift Ideas For Friends

It’s very easy for me to copy and paste a gazillion gift sets and showcase them to you as my holiday gift guide. But, I never liked doing that. The purpose of beautylogic is not to show off products, but to showcase things that I personally love, and adore. So, my gift guide will be a little different in that 1) I’ve actually gifted these gifts or 2) I’ve actually gotten these gifts as gifts. However, I loved them all, and I think whomever you give these gifts too will worship the ground you walk on.




First, please be original with your gifts. For my best friend, I bought her a beautiful bag and filled it with some great beauty goodies from different companies. I got many of the gifts from TJ Maxx, and Filenes basement for much less than what they normally retail.


A friend of mine gifted this to me, a glorious visit to Dashing Diva Nail Salon for a mani/pedi. If you’ve never been to Dashing Diva, you have to go. They're a lot of fun. But it doesn’t have to be a gift specifically from there. With the holidays coming many salons are having deals on services. You should take advantage and get your friend a fun service.



Sephora has these amazing little sets for really low prices. One of them was gifted to me and I’m over the moon for it. It’s Sephora’s top 10 selling mascaras in miniature size for $40 bucks. They have a whole bunch of great deals just like this.



Lancome’s Holiday Brush set was given to me, and I actually love it. These brushes are of outstanding quality, and for three it’s $49.00. But you don't just have to buy Lancome, there are a lot of brush sets that are insanely inexpensive now for the holidays. This is a great gift for the makeup lover.




Mia Clarisonic, Alright girls, you might be saying , DE this is a little expensive, but get this, buy it on Ebay. They usually sell for $50.00 less than what Sephora has them for, and they are so worth it. Your friend will go insane for this wonderful gift.



Write a letter of Appreciation. This was given to me last year, and is my most treasured present. A friend of mine had lost her job, but she wanted to give me a gift so she gave me a beautiful hand written letter. There are no words to describe how that letter made me feel.



I’m a huge candle lover. Molton Brown has some amazing ones. Recently I won a twitter contest and won a Chella soya candle. This candle has one of the most pleasant and delicious aromas ever. Even my hubby loves it, and he doesn’t love anything too strong.


A fun class. In NY, there’s a studio that offers belly dance classes for $22. I gave my friend a lesson, and she loves it. Find out about local classes that you can give away. These are always fun.

Do you have any holiday gift ideas you'd like to share!

We'd love to hear them!

Hugs,

DE

Gifts For the Man Who Rocks Your World!

Here’s a secret about finding the best gift for your man. Every time he says something like “I want this” or “I wish I could have that” always keep it in your mind. He may say it in passing, and not think anyone even remembers or cares, but when you give it to him for Christmas, he will truly be appreciative. I’ve gotten every present of Mr. DE’s by him saying something like “oh , I wish I had this, or "I need to buy this."

Anyway, here are some gifts that I think every man will love.


1)Flip HD, I love this bite sized camera. It’s so fun, we’ve made so many fun home videos with this, and he takes it everywhere with him too. !


2)GPS System. Mr. DE is notoriously getting lost especially when we head to Brooklyn. Anyway, A GPS system is always a fab gift for any man.


3 )The Droid Phone-My friend just gave this to her hubby and he almost threw her up in the air he was so happy. This phone is loaded with so many features, it may have the iphone beat.



4) The Globe Trecker for Men. If you date a man who cares a lot about his appearance, like I do, then the Globe Trecker by Molton Brown for men may be the perfect gift for him. It contains so many skin care items, all in a hot leather bag.


5) The Amazon Kindle If your man is an avid reader like mine is, then this is the perfect gift for him.


Do you have any holiday gift ideas you'd like to share for the man who rocks your world?

Please share.

Hugs,

DE

Hey Honeybunns-Amazing News

It's hard working full time, trying out beauty products, and trying to be the next Oprah. But Friday I'll have my Holiday gift guide up, plus presents you can get for the man who rocks your world. I'm always a last minute shopper, hence the last minute shopping guide. Anyway, today I'm super happy about something. Remember how I've been writing about the new TJ Maxx around my house and how I love their beauty department. Well apparently they love me too because they are featuring me on the front page of their site. Not sure how long this will last, but I'm super excited. I've posted the screen shot but you can see the whole thing at www.tjmaxx.com



Anyway, I"ll be back tomorrow. Trying to live my dreams is super hard, but so worth it. I hope you're living out yours.

Update: they took me off the front page, but I"m still there. Just click Here.

Hugs,

DE

Depth Ocean Blossom Lotion

Recently I met the famous Dr Oz. The guy was truly fantastic, and one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met. Within minutes of our meeting he was teaching me so many things, and one of them really stuck with me. So many things we put on our skin get absorbed into our blood stream and can affect us, or our offspring. There’s a certain chemical that many lotions and skin care products contain called Phthalate. If you use this while you are pregnant, interesting things can happen to your child. Apparently a lot of products contain this, and we don’t even know. I recently got the chance to try Depth Ocean Blossom Body Lotion.



First thing I noticed about it was that it said Phthalate free. I liked that. It’s 70 % organic,and 100% vegan. In the winter time, although it’s freezing, sometimes I just don’t like wearing stockings with my dresses. It ruins the effect of the outfit. (Yes I freeze, but at least my outfit looks great, lol) But, it’s during the winter time, that your skin can become super dry, and in my case because I’m a tan-skinned Latina, very ashy. Nothing ruins the effect of an outfit more than ashy dry parched legs. Yuke. So, I have to make sure that any lotion I use, seriously moisturizes my skin without making them look greasy. I hate greasy legs. This does the job. My skin really likes this stuff. It’s super absorbent, but really moisturizes. I tried the ocean blossom and it contain 100% natural aroma blends. The scent of this reminds me of my summers in the Dominican Republic. Not really like the ocean, but more of the tropics because of the hint of coconut in it.

What I really like is that all depth products are no more than 10 bucks, and that they give back. Committed to raising awareness of and appreciation for the marine environment, Depth partners with Camp SEA Lab, a non-profit organization that provides authentic marine experiences for children who otherwise might not have the opportunity. www.campsealab.com

Have you tried Depth products?

You can get them at Whole foods or www.drugstore.com

Hugs,

DE