GlossyBox Review & Weekend Updates

Hey loves, how was your weekend. Mine was pretty good. Today I'm scheduled to have my wisdom teeth pulled so I'm not that happy,  but for now let's get into beauty because I wanted to talk to you girls  about GlossyBox. If you're a beauty fanatic like I am, GlossyBox might be the best thing you've ever heard of. For $21.00 per month, the peeps over at GlossyBox will send you a guaranteed 5 or more beauty products. I believe most of them are full size and not the sample size items. For April, I received a really great box. First of all, can we talk about how gorgeous the packaging is! I love pretty packaging.

Click below to see the contents of the glossy box, read how you can become a member of Glossy Box and my weekend updates.

Dior Addicts Orange Pareo Gloss Summer 2012

I'm a huge fan of orange lippies. Lately, I've also been rocking the hue on my lids too (looks amazing on warm skin tones).  Not everyone feels comfortable wearing such a bold color.  So for the Summer, Dior has created something perfect for those who fear orange! It's the new Dior Addicts Orange Pareo Lip gloss. What I love about this lippy, is that in the tube the color looks insane-so ORANGE! When I opened the box, I was like "WTH?" But once applied, oh baby, it looks gorgeous. I love that  it' s wearable by just about anyone.

CLICK BELOW TO READ MY REVIEW AND SEE SWATCHES. 

Therapy Thursday: Be a Risk Taker.

This is a quick post. I just wanted to show you girls the two covers of Cosmo for Latina's Magazine. As you can see, my Dominicana "friend in my head" Zoe Saldana is on the cover. If you've been reading me for a while, you know that my dream in life is to report or be a lifestyle host, but while I reach toward my dream, I will take any opportunity that I can learn from. So, when Cosmo for Latinas reached out to be to do the beauty for their debut issue, I said "Heck yeah!" And, although I was intimidated,  I still did it. I didn't fear taking a risk (actually, yes I did, I was scared out of my mind). But, the issue is finished, and I'm super proud. Moral of this,  don't ever let fear stop you from taking a risk-no matter what.  Many of the most successful peeps in the world say the reason they are, where they are, is because of taking risk.

 Last but def not least,  believe in yourself, because when you believe in yourself, you convince others  to believe in you too.



Hugs,

Milly

Therapy Thursday-Dear Milly, What's a Kegel?

Therapy Thursday. Dear Milly, What’s a kegel?

I recently got an email from a reader in India. Her letter said,  Dear Milly, I have three kids, and have never tried to kegel nor have I heard of it. You say it’s amazing, how can I do it? 

I got a lot of other emails asking about kegels as well, so instead of sending a gazillion emails, I will just write a post about it.  Since we're all girlfriends, here, I will keep it very real with you in this post.  The power of your pelvic muscle down there can do amazing things.  Your partner will go crazy when you know how to control it and can flex it on them. The problem like any other muscle in your body, if not exercised, this muscle can become 1) weak 2) loose 3) feel mushy.  When that starts to happen, you will start to notice things like  peeing on yourself when you sneeze, and your sex life may become dull for both you and him. How to fix it: Kegel! What’s kegel? You know when you really have to use the bathroom, but you hold it, that’s you using your pelvic muscles, and those are the same muscles you target when you kegel. Kegeling is just exercising your pelvic muscles. But, my gyn told me, kegeling by itself just isn’t that effective. And that makes sense. When you want to build your muscles, you don’t work them out by themselves, you use a weight.  Well the same thing holds true with pelvic muscles, you need some sort of weight, and believe me, there are many of them available. Once you start exercising that muscle, you will notice a huge difference. HUGE, and so will your partner. You may not be able to get him off of you J. I recommend doing 100 kegels a day 4 times a week with a device. 

Let me know how it works out for you. There are a lot of devices on the market and if you need a rec, just email me.

Hugs,

Milly

Glowing by Jennifer Lopez Review and Weekend Updates.

I love JLO. Yea, I said it. I've loved her since I was a teenager, and watched her in Money Train. I love her now on American Idol. I loved when my high school boyfriend would call me JLO (that just made me feel so pretty).  I love that every Latina I know has been told once in their life that they look like JLO (even if they look nothing like her). lol.  I love her sexiness, her sassiness, her, "Yea, I have a 25 year old boyfriend and what!" attitude. She is who she is, and she doesn't care what anyone thinks! But, I also love that she's a huge believer in positive thinking (like myself) and that she paved the way for many Latinas in Hollywood, and around the world. So,  I'm thrilled to tell you, that I love her new Eau de Parfum, Glowing. Woohoo!  I'm a huge lover of clean and woodsy smooth scents. Scents that don't stink up an entire room.  Glowing is soft, yet makes an impact. The scent contains top notes of bergamot, mandarin and cypress. The heart includes accords of orange flower, Muguet des Bois, and cassia flower.  The end notes are sandalwood, vetiver and patchouli, cashmere musk, vanilla and sultan amber. Man, after the dry down, the sandalwood and vanilla are definitely the more pronounced notes, and the combination of these too, is kind of sexy and delicious.  I've recently started wearing fragrances before bed. (I read somewhere Marilyn Monroe did that.) . \The fragrance goes strong for a good six hours as well. Although I just received the sample size, I hear the bottle lights up when you use it. How cool is that. All in all I'm loving this sexy scent.

Do you love JLO?

What's your favorite JLO movie? I think mine is Monster in Law.

Do you know that this is Jlo's 18th fragrance? Wow girl!!

This fragrance is available now at Kohls for $65.00

How was your weekend. Mine was great. Saturday, I hung out with my beautiful family, and Sunday, was a day of having brunch with my girls. There's nothing like hanging with the girls.  You've met both of these ladies before on the blog. A few years back I mentioned Raven here, as she was trying to be a reporter too. I'm so thrilled to tell you that she is   now a producer and reporter in Massachusetts, and my love Sophia (whose reviewed products before)  is a field producer for a production company.  We call ourselves the "Dream Team. " Because we plan to make all our dreams a reality. Anyway,   we went to Calle Ocho which is one of my fave spots in NYC on the weekends. Unlimited Sangria, and delish food.

How was your weekend?

Did you do anything fun?


Hugs,

Milly

Simply Vera, Vera Wang Volumizing Mascara Review & Pics

I guess you can say I'm a mascara fanatic. I only keep my mascaras for three months (after three months, the wand is loaded with bacteria, yuke), but I tend to have around five or six at a time. What can I say? I love lashes. The thicker, the longer,  the better! False lashes are always an option too, but I tend to only do false lashes if I"m going out somewhere major. I'm a mascara girl.  My latest obsession is Vera Wang's new Simply Vera, Vera Wang Volume Enhancing Volume. This is Vera Wang's newest makeup line which is exclusively sold at Kohls. This mascara is out of this world good.

 Click below to read my review and see before/after pics.

Dior Summer 2012 Nail Polish Collection

Hey loves, how are you? Sorry I've been MIA, but let's talk beauty, and we'll start with The new Dior Summer 2012 Nail Polish collection. Lately, I've really become obsessed with polishes, and find myself changing my nail color every other day. I don't know what it is, but I find painting my nails relaxes me. Does it relax you too?

Anyway, the new Dior Summer 2012 Nail Polish contains two perfect summer colors.

 Click Below to read more and see swatches

Therapy Thursday: No New One

No new Therapy Thursday today guys. I apologize, but this week has been insane. Here are some old ones that I hope will help you.
If you have any ideas for Therapy Thursday, let me know.

Don't Compare Your Journey or You're Asking For Failure

Don't Look Down On Anyone


Things that Make Milly Go Hmmm


This week has been pretty rough, but I'll be back soon. For now, sending hugs and love your way.

Milly

You Need: Too Faced Primed & Poreless Bronze Tint and Weekend Updates

Hey loves, how was your weekend? Mine was great, went to IMATS, saw two of my fave youtube gurus and did a few other things, but we'll get into that later on in the post, for now let's talk beauty. Today in NYC, it's expected to hit 90 degrees. That's crazy (and a little scary, Global Warming!). Now when it's this hot, I always  wear a primer. Primers ensure that your makeup stays on all day and doesn't seep into your pores, making you look a hot splotchy mess. I've been using this primer for a minute and I'm shocked I haven't reviewed it yet. It's Too Faced Primed & Poreless SPF 20 with Bronze Tint. This is one of my fave primers for a few reasons. 1) it contains SPF 20 (not many primers contain spf) 2) not only does it act as a primer, but it also leaves your skin with a very pretty medium bronze tint. Hello self tanner and primer in one!!!

Click below to read more and read weekend updates. 

Happy Hearts 1 Night 1 School Event

Hey guys,

If you're based in NYC or anywhere near, I'd love you to attend this 1 Night 1 School event from the Happy Hearts Fund on Tuesday April 17th  The Happy Hearts fund is a non-profit founded by supermodel Petra Nemcova after the 2004 Tsunami. The goal is to rebuild schools and restore hope and opportunity  in the lives of children after natural disaster.  The goal of 1 Night 1 School is to rebuild the TK Pertiwi 11 Kindergarten in Indonesia, that was destroyed by an earthquake on May 2006. Mr. Milly is on the board, and last time I went to a Happy Hearts event it was so much fun.  You can click on a recap of the last event here (you know I blogged about it).

Anyway, I hope you'll be able to attend.  I will be there.



Hugs,

Milly