Breast Cancer Awareness

Hey loves,

Sorry I didn’t post yesterday. Had an insane day. How was your weekend? I hope amazing! We are loaded with beauty reviews this week. Loaded!!  Including some gorgeous new offerings from Lancome. And in six days I'll finally be able to reveal some great news. Man I can't wait. I've been dying to tell you. But today, we're going to get a little serious.   I want to talk to you today about breast cancer. I think every one of us knows someone that has been affected by this horrible disease. It is the most common Cancer in women.  Last year, I shared with you that I lost someone very special to me,  to this disease. In one encounter, this woman basically changed my life.  If you didn’t read that post click here. We must stop this disease from taking away so many amazing people (like my friend). If you're able, please donate to the various breast cancer charities, like the Susan B Komen Fund . Also, to fight breast cancer, many beauty brands are offering pink products. These are products that you can purchase and proceeds from the sale will go towards Breast Cancer Research. Here are some:

Pink Clarisonic

My must-have beauty product. 

With every purchase of this fashionable PLUS, Clarisonic will donate $15 (as well as $3 for every pink Mia and $4 for every pink classic or plus to Look Good Feel Better.)

Price $235. www.nordstrom.com

Stila Positive and Pretty Palette

Get empowered in pink with this limited-edition palette featuring four award-winning Eye Shadows, a Cheek Color and a Highlighter. A mirror is included for on-the-go application and a detailed face chart offers how-to tips and tricks. A total of 10% of proceeds will go to a variety of BCA charities, one of which is the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Price: $14 (a $62 value), Available at www.stilacosmetics.com

 

Flawless IN Manhattan-Get Free 30 Day Primer from Laura Mercier-No Purchase Necessary!

Famed Makeup guru Sam Fine tweets often that he uses Laura Mercier's Primer so here's your chance to snag one for free (if you live in NYC) (no purchase necessary!)

ONE DAY ONLY - GET PRIMED AND FLAWLESS IN MANHATTAN WITH
LAURA MERCIER ON OCTOBER 6

Luxury Cosmetics Brand will Give Away a FREE 30-DAY SUPPLY of its best-selling Foundation Primer*
to all Women Who Visit a Laura Mercier Counter in Manhattan on October 6

WHO:                    Laura Mercier, the award-winning prestige cosmetics brand beloved by makeup artists and celebrities

WHAT:                  On Thursday, October 6, any woman who visits one of Laura Mercier’s 26 Manhattan retailer counters will receive a FREE 30-DAY SUPPLY of its best-selling Laura Mercier Foundation Primer.

Additionally, store visitors will receive complimentary “Flawless Face” makeovers from a troupe of Laura Mercier Makeup Artists flown in especially for the event!

WHERE:               Visit the Laura Mercier counter at any of the brand’s 26 Manhattan retail stores to receive a FREE 30-DAY SUPPLY of Laura Mercier Foundation Primer or a Flawless Face Makeover.

Global Makeup Artists will be in attendance and available for media interviews at the following locations:

Michelle Draper                   Bergdorf Goodman
Jerry Johnson                      Bloomingdales 59th Street
Jarvis Johnson                     Bloomingdales Soho
Alexis Comforti                     Saks Fifth Avenue
Maral Karagozian                Henri Bendel
Luis Soto                                Lord and Taylor

Laura Mercier Participating Manhattan Retailers: Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel, Sephora, Space NK Apothecary, and Blue Mercury.

WHEN:                  Thursday, October 6
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.                  

Therapy Thursday: Don't Settle When It Comes To Your Life.

Hey loves, how's your Thursday starting. You know today is Coffee day. You can get yourself a free cup in all of these places. But as for me, since I now only drink one cup a day, I think I'm good with my cup of Cafe Bustelo. Can I offer you some? How do you take it? I like mine black with 3 tablespoons of sugar. You too? Great! lol

Today let's talk about Not Settling When It Comes To Your Life.  I've seen it way too many times with so many unhappy people. People who gave up because they didn't see things happening with their dreams, and now they have settled and are miserable, stuck in dead-end jobs, wishing they had pursued their goals. In life, there will be so many people that will constantly tell you NO, there will be so many people that will  try to stop you from getting to where you belong, and deter you from following your dreams but don't listen. Find your way! You can do it. If I had listened to people, I would have settled a long time ago. I'd still be in finance, behind a desk, depressed, looking at the clock every second hoping it was  closer to 5 so I could run out.  Yea the money was great, but guess what, my mental state was horrible. Life is not about being complacent or settling.  Life is about being happy, and getting what you want out of it, and not listening to people when they say NO to you. You have one life to live, remember that! Don't give me that excuse "Well Milly, I can't do this, I've already been rejected a million times." Who cares? Rejection has happened to the most successful people millions of times, but the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people, is that successful people found a way! They never gave up. That"s the only difference.  When it comes to what you want out of life, if you truly want it believe me, your mind will find ways to get it and you will be successful. It may take time, but remember Rome wasn't built in a day.  Here's a small example of something that recently happened to me where I found a way, this is also how I try to approach every situation in life.

Essie Winter 2011 Cocktail Bling Collection

Having heard Essie's new Winter collection was called Cocktail Bling I was so super excited. I thought for sure there would be some sexy glitter in the shades, but alas, I was wrong. The collection is described as " inspired by the precious stones and metals that we love to accessorize ourselves with at holiday cocktail parties-think Rubies, Sapphires and Emeralds. "

 Although there was no glitter, I did actually like the collection because all the colors are very wearable. (Not everyone loves glitter as much as I do.) There are six shades in the collection, I was sent four to test out. Here are the shades, click on pic to enlarge:

Essie-Cocktail Bling- Essie describes it as a Pale Blue Chalcedony Cabochon. To simplify, I say it looks like a pretty bluish gray.

Essie School of Hard Knocks-Essie calls it a midnight Malachite. To me, it's a gorgeous teal.

Essie Bangle Jangle-Lavender Amethyst-I was shocked a lavender was included in the winter collection.

Essie Size Matters-(what a funny name) a Blazing Hot Ruby Red-You girls know how much I love red polishes. 

 These shades were the usual great Essie quality,  (you could get away with one coat with a few of these). They are very wearable for everyday (even the green!). But honestly if you're going to name a collection "Cocktail Bling" give me some Bling!  I wanted glitter in this collection!


What are your thoughts on this collection?


Do you love it?

Hugs,

Milly

Random: Closet Organization for the Fall!

Growing up, mommy would often yell at me because of how disorganized I was. When I came home, I would just throw my clothes on the bed. When I needed to sleep, I would move the clothes over on the other side. I'd leave books and papers thrown everywhere.  I could never find anything. lol.    Fast forward to about six months ago, and all of a sudden I realized being disorganized was making me waste so much time and money. I could never find anything and looking for things would take me hours. So that day, I began organizing my house and papers like never before and I have found that being organized just makes life so much easier.   This week I'm trying to get my closets ready for fall and organize them a lot better. Since organization is kind of difficult for me, I didn't really know where to start. Step in Barbara Reich, an organization expert. She gave me some tips, and I'm sharing them with you Beautylogic readers-just in case you're trying to get super organized like me.

Beauty Secrets from the Latina Magazine 15th Anniversary Celebration

Hey guys,
 
So yesterday I went to the Latina Magazine 15th anniversary celebration. Although I could only cover the red carpet (my babysitter told me I had to be home by 9) I was able to talk to some amazing Latinas in the media and get some of their beauty secrets. I was really excited to talk to all of these women who are making their dreams come true.

So first up, Natalie Morales (True story: I interned at NBC when I left finance to pursue broadcast. ). Having worked next to her before, I can honestly say she is one of the nicest people in television. Anyway, her must have beauty item is under eye treatments. She says she sleeps very little and under eye treatments are essential! She loves  L'oreal's Micropulse Eye Treatment  for the under eye area. Although  since I'm a beauty blogger, I had to recommend she try Nuance Salma Hayek  Wrinkle Eye Serum (which I'm reviewing this week.) 

Then we met friend to the blog Kat De Luna. I adore this feisty Dominicana. She's always a lot of fun. I asked her what her beauty secret was, she said she loves loves "Lancome Hypnose Doll Lashes" but then she said her true beauty secret is waking up with the Latina attitude and saying "I'm up, I may have bags under my eyes, and may look a mess but I'm still going to rock." I love that!

Then I met Rosci Diaz. Rosci had the most gorgeous Stella McCartney dress on! I need it in my life. 

Her beauty secret is just drinking water and she regularly uses Neutrogena Makeup Removing Wipes. She said she drinks so much water, and she really believes it's the reason her skin is so clear. As someone who was extremely close to her, I will say she has a flawless complexion.

Then I met  Angie Martinez. If you live in NYC, you know the name Angie Martinez very well. She's the dj  for radio station, Hot 97. Meeting her was quite possibly the highlight of my night.  Growing up, I really saw myself in her. I was a young Latina girl who loved my Latin music but remember that I grew up in Jamaica Queens (basically hip hop land) so I loved hip hop and r&b too.  I truly admire Angie and her longevity in the business and the fact that I really have never heard her say bad stuff about anyone in all the years I've been listening to her. I love that she has kept her integrity.  Anyway, I gave her my card, hopefully we can feature her in our Entrepemom feature.

In person, Angie is  flawless. Pics do not do this woman justice.  Anyway, her beauty secret is again, Neutrogena Wipes. She loves them! ( I may have to pick up these wipes, both Rosci and Angie swear by them and they both had really flawless skin!)

Then we also saw Julissa Bermudez. Julissa has such gorge skin, and an amazing booty (Jlo and Kim Kardashian might be jealous). I asked her the secret to both the flawless skin, and the perfect butt. lol

She said she is very intense when it comes to her beauty regimen. No sleeping with makeup on. She cleanses her face really well at night. She loves  Origins face moisturizer, with Mimosa. She always wears eye cream and she gives herself facials in the shower.  The secret to her amazing booty is squats every night....with heels! PS: Julissa has the eyebrows I dream of.

Although I couldn't stay long (babysitter wasn't playing) I'd say meeting these women was such an inspiration to me, because all of them are making their dreams come true.

I'm inspired by all of them, and I hope you are too.


Alright, I'm off  to go do squats with heels now.


Hugs,


Milly

Outfit of the Day & Weekend Updates & Cuba Restaurant Review & Glozell

Hey loves, how was your weekend. Mine was pretty good, although I lost my camera in a NYC cab. I was so upset about it for a few minutes. I had a lot of pics in there that I hadn't downloaded yet, pics of my family, funny and ugly pics of me, but you can't cry over spilled milk. I've contacted the cab people and hope they'll find it. Otherwise my weekend was great. Mr. Milly has been away on business for a while so we hadn't done a date night in a few weeks. So we headed out yesterday for a night on the town. Here's the outfit I had on.

 Hair done by Elia Salon (Get the beautylogic special)
Michael Kors Dress (Marshalls)
Mr. Milly didn't take a pic of my shoes but they were Christian Siriano Payless collection. Click here
Bag-H&M
Necklace -Kara (42nd street store)

Anyway we headed out for date night at this restaurant Cuba that we love love love! I always advise couples to def make time for date nights. It's so important. Now date night doesn't have to be going out. Not true at all. Some of the best date nights Mr. Milly and I had were at home with a home cooked meal, candles, great music, and sexy lingerie! LOL, But anyway last night we headed to Cuba restaurant, after getting out of the cab, I realized Holy Crap, I left my camera there!! But after about 30 minutes, I got over it and enjoyed the delish meal at Cuba.

If you go, I highly rec the Shrimp Enchiladas. So yummy

It was delish.
Then after we went dancing, and then headed home.
Fun Date Night.
Anyway, I wanted you guys to watch this video if possible.
My brother always sends me funny youtubes and he sent me vids of this woman Glozell.
I've been watching her videos, and she is beyond hilarious.
She has an amazing following on youtube, over 300,000 subscribers.
Now this video I'm showing you isn't one of her funny ones.
It's the video o of how and why she started doing youtubes.
It's so inspiring.
The message is  sometimes when you think something is the worst thing for you, it could actually be the best thing.
Enjoy it!


Tonight I am covering the Latina Magazine 15th Anniversary Red Carpet. I'm so excited. I was initially not invited to cover it, but I got myself in. When someone tells you that you can't do something, don't listen to them. Find your way in when it comes to anything in your life.

Anyway, I'll report back tomorrow.


Hugs,

Milly

Lorac Ooh La Lace Palette =GORGEOUS!

I've said it before and I will say it again, Lorac makes some of the best eyes hadows in the business. The Lorac Tantalizer Palette was my summer staple, and I think my Lorac's new Ooh La Lace Palette will be my winter staple. I love this palette for a few reasons. 1)First of all  the palette itself is so darn pretty. Look at it covered in Lace. Love it!

Also, the palette contains six gorgeous baked & matte eye shadows that can easily be worn day and night. I have used this palette for a day time with girlfriends, then whipped it out to create a smokey eye for a hot date night with Mr. Milly. It's so gorgeous, and as usual with Lorac the color payoff is excellent, I mean excellent, and the colors are so gorge. If you are a neutral eye lover like me, this is great for you, and if you like to sexy your eye at night  and create a smokey look, this is perfect.
Here are swatches:

From Left to Right
Lust-gorgeous cream shimmer
Smoulder_Matte Grey
Risque -Matte Black
Stunner-Light pink Bronze With Shimmer
Knockout-Bronze shimmer
Racy-Matte Brown

And a great thing about Lorac palettes. They DO NOT contain: parabens, phthalates, dyes or fragrances.

What are your thoughts on this palette?


Hugs,

Milly

Insane Deal-Shellac for $10 bucks at Empire Beauty School

Hey guys, remember my post on Shellac. A lot of you loved the nails.

If you guys want Shellac for an insane deal, Empire Beauty School is the place to get it!
Just call your local Empire Beauty School and make an appointment!  All salon services are deeply discounted when you go to a cosmetology school and if you don't mind your service taking a tiny bit longer while students get instruction, you can get some of the hottest, most sought after salon treatments at a deep discount - including CND's much celebrated Shellac.

"We've been teaching our nail students how to administer gel manicures for about a year," says Lindsay Watts, an educator trainer at Empire Beauty Schools.  "We knew soon after it launched how important this breakthrough would be for salons and indeed, this is one of the fastest growing categories in the professional nail industry."

Also... no need to worry about students administering your treatment.  All student salon services and treatments take place under the strictest supervision by educators, and are only done by very advanced students.

Empire Beauty School has 102 across the country.  To find a school near you, visit: www.Empire.edu

I'm  all about saving money, so this is great!

I always tell you beauty doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg.

Hugs,

Milly

Life Advice Thursdays: No New Life Advice post

Hey guys, no new life advice post today. But here are some oldies that I hope will help you in some way or another.

Don't Look Down on Anyone

Negate the negativity from your Life

Don't let the negativity get you down.

Things that make Milly go Hmmmm

I'll be back tomorrow.  Tonight I will be going to a great event where many people that I have placed on my vision board will be.  Looking at the invite, I'm so honored to have been invited. But that's the beauty of  life-you can find yourself anywhere as long as you work hard, smile, and keep positive.


Hugs, 


Milly