Things that Make Me Go Oh La La: May 7-11 2012

Hello Beautiful People,

       What a week it has been for me... I say that and it sounds as if I had the most exciting one ever but nope quite the contrary its been a constant test where it seemed as if I was failing. Food poisoning and struggles at work turned into a trip to the hospital because of course I wasn't taking care of myself and just breathing. Sometimes we take for granted that we aren't immortal and need to slow down but also ensure that all times that we are checking ourselves to ensure excellence and integrity in all that we do. Lesson learned. Welp I will not further bore you with my life lessons lets see what caught my eyes this week.

i had to buy this bad boy its beautiful exclusively at NARS NYC

Blue mascara and liner I love color

So beautiful out of this months Essence mag

My new mantra

Rock Star Party do I have the look?

Check out the curl definition thanks to Hair Rules

Natural look

Got a facial this week at VMV Hypoallergenics Spa in NYC it was excellent!  

My new love affair Vapiano they make the pasta in front of you and you create the combination genius!

Cindy Rodriguez and friend at the Nars Boutique

Another beautiful color name escapes me exclusive to the Nars NYC boutique

Swatching my heart away at the Nars Boutique

Koliary @ Nars Boutique in NYC

Croque Monsiuer at Dublin NYC

RECAP: International Beauty Show NYC 2012

Hello Beautiful People,

                   I had a great time covering IBS which for the most part was a keratine hair fest. There were sprinkles of beauty brands such as Stila, Gorgeous Cosmetics (so glad they were there I purchased some palettes stay tuned for a review), Eve Pearl, Royal and Langnickel, Essie, Minx Nails and Columbia Cosmetics just to name the few. Certainly diversity wasn't plentiful here the place was over ran with keratine and hair companies and not many that catered to natural hair. The  standout companies in my mind that did so were Hair Rules (stay tuned for a review), Yarok, Curls (who I didn't see) and Mixed Chicks. I was also able to attend at the Jacob Javits Center the International Esthetics, Cosmetics, and Spa Conference on the lower level which had tons of skin care lines including Clarasonic, Dermalogica, VMV Hypoallergenics, Decleor Paris, Eminence, and Michael Marcus Cosmetics to name a few. In hindsight maybe that was a good thing but I did expect an even mix of everything. Never the less I was thoroughly entertained and my card did its fair share of swiping because there was some great deals. In the next following posts I will feature some of the beauty brands and reviews since I certainly don't want to overwhelm all at once. In short this isn't the show for makeup artists (go to the Makeup Show) it more so caters to hair stylists and estheticians but if you want to be well rounded and offer the best of everything attend in the future because you won't be disappointed.