I'm Alive

So yeah october was a bit busy! I am going to try to post a blog at least once a week. Sorry!! :-)

Here is a look I did using purples..

Bridal Look

Here is the look I did on my bestie Janice.


Face
Blackopal Foundation in Nutmeg
MAC Minearlized Blush in Love Joy
MAC Blush in On a Mission

Eyes
UDPP
Coastal Scents Neutral Palette
Loreal HIP Creme Liner in Eggplant
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese
Loreal Telescopic Mascara in Carbon Black

Lips
MAC Lipliner in Half Red
MAC Viva Glam VI SE

Weekend Recap

So I did not go to MAC! Had too much to do at home, I swear my house looked like a tornado had gone thru it. I spent Sat morning cleaning up all the mess. Then I took D to the Fall Festival at our town's library and it was nice! They had pumpkins for the kids to decorate, face painting, cool ballons, graftti art table and they also had a live band playing. They also served apple cider and handed out cake. Daniel and I had a great time.

Hola

Hey Chiquitas!

I feel like I am coming down with a cold! UGH NYC is getting cold quick this year and I am not happy! Nothing fun to report tomorrow I am going to meet up with my BFF Janice at MAC to b2m!! I want to check out the Style Black Collection. Then I will attend the Fall Festival in my neighborhood with D they have face painting and pumpkin crafts for the kiddos should be fun!

Have a Great Weekend!

The elephant in the room

I am in a slump, I have been going faithfully to the gym for a little over a month and don't see a change in my body or my stamina, in fact I feel that I've gained weight!

Now let me start by saying that I do eat healthy throughout the week but on the weekends I do fall off and have a slice of pizza and wine! I really want to lose this excess weight but it's so hard now, I lost 32 pounds for my wedding in such a healthy way, however I am starting to feel like I won't be able to achieve it this time around. I was 22 and had all the time in the world to focus on losing the weight and on planning my wedding. This time around I have to focus on so many things at once, I feel that it really isn't a priority.

Until I see pictures of myself and can truly see the difference of the past 2 years! Why isn't it my priority? When all I hear on a constant basis from my Husband is that I am gaining weight. Then anger and blame take over me.. How did I let this happen? When am I going to stop? and my response is "I don't ever want to take a picture of myself again"! Why am I ignoring it? Why can't I appreciate what my Husband has to say? I think it's because I know that I am overweight and don't know how to deal with it.

I guess I just needed to vent. I am going to start taking Phentermine which is for people with BMI over 25. I have heard great reviews for the pill. It is prescribed to Obese patients, and it has some side effects but the results are amazing and My Dr. has said I'am in great health, just need to lose weight.

My Baby is a Star

Hi Ladies! I know I haven't posted a look on here in a while. I did my sis in law's makeup on Sunday for a wedding she was attending. She took pics once she sends them to me I will post.

Back to the subject on my title... a good friend of mine Karen works at Scholastic, basically her co-worker needed a boy between the ages of 4-7 for a Better TV Segment. I got the email and replied saying I can have D do the segment. Karen then put me in contact with her co-worker who set everything up. The segment was taped on Aug. 4th and the topic was "Kids pick the book" and D was interviewed about one of his favorite books "Fox in Socks" by Dr. Seuss. He did great! Here is a pic of him at the interview.



I finally got the link yesterday. My Husband makes a cameo in the first 3 seconds holding a Book for D. Please copy and paste the link to view it.

http://realtime.vmsinfo.com/guest?key=OAuvUh53WiNIKL6xMQJnN5VtqvphKgQI&permissions=Se4YReDgSC4%3D


Then I got more good news they want D to come back for another segment this time he'll be on the TODAY SHOW!!! It is scheduled for Oct. 19th. Once I get more details I will post. What a great opportunity/experience for him, I of course appreciate the experience way more than he does right now but he will when he's older.

As a child I wanted to be on Romper Room or Sesame Street. I love that we can experience this together and that he actually likes it! It would be hard if he didn't like it.

Who knows my baby may be the next Brad Pitt.. well he'll be the Dominican/Colombian/Chilean with a NY state of mind ..Brad.. LMAO

I promise to do a look this weekend!

Hello Darlings...

Planning on doing a look tonight!

I've been so busy this past week.. My son started school and as soon as I get home from work its a race to get his homework done, take him a shower, read him a story, put him to bed , fold laundry, prepare my gym bag, prepare his lunch, layout his clothes for the next day and clean whatever mess my dear husband left in the kitchen and bedroom, finally jump in the shower and watch my DVR shows. IT'S SUCH A RAT RACE.

I was taking Daniel a shower last night and he is climbing on the bathtub balancing himself..I tell him to stop it because he may fall. His response "I am not going to fall I am a professional". The things this kid comes up with crack me up!

Janice and I are going to the Estee Lauder Sale this Sat. and I can't wait cause I get to fill up my third palette! Yippeee

I am also going to do a bridal makeup trial on Janice this Friday!

What look would you like to see? I have to learn how to post vids on YT!!

XOXO

8 years ago

I made it in to the WTC Chambers St Station at 8:15 am. I NEVER got to work that early. I went to grab breakfast at Fine and Shaprio and my co-worker Judy was there and she said "why don't we just eat here?" I said " Sure, we have plenty of time". We had our breakfast and at 8:45 threw out our garbage and headed towards the electric staircase by Duane Reade in order to walk thru Tower 1 and into the World Financial Center. When we got to the staircase we were greeted by a woman screaming "A BOMB A BOMB A BOMB" and then the lady threw her self down those electric staircases. Pure Shock as we could see the sunny sky grow grey. We then walked towards the Vesey St. Exit by the Borders Book Shop. We were told to wait about 3 minutes which seemed like 3 hours.

We managed to get out of the WTC mall in one piece stepping over metal and debris to the corner of Vesey St. and Church St. I looked up as soon as we got across the street and then the second plane hit and I can't find the words to explain how that BOOM sounded or how the heat of the fire was felt instantly..I get tears and goose bumps every time I close my eyes and relive it, feeling was just so surreal. I saw people with injuries, some lose their minds in tears, screaming and throwing themselves under cars. You don't realize what you will do in a situation like that unitl you are in it. I took hold of my co-worker Judy's hand and started walking ( in 5 inch heels) and did not look BACK. We made it to the front of Pace University right by the Brooklyn Bridge and noticed other colleagues of Merrill Lynch that were all going to walk over the bridge into Brooklyn I asked them to take Judy with them since they all lived in Brooklyn. I had to make my way to my mother's job on 35th and 8th, I knew she was going crazy not knowing where I was. I walked across the street and heard someone call out my name.. It was Angelique one of my best friends. I am so thankful that Judy and Angie were with me on that horrible Tuesday morning.

I don't watch TV today nor do I listen to the list of names, it's just so heartbreaking to know my name could have been on that list.

My prayers are with those who lost a loved one.

Never Forget.

My Estee Lauder Warehouse Haul

I went to the Estee Lauder Warehouse sale in Hauppague today and came home with:


I got:
Parfait Amour
Goldmine
Amber Lights
Modest Tone
Innuendo
Rich Flesh
Sushi Flower
Clue
Floral Fantasy
Frisco
Honey Lust
Seedling

I took pics with swatches but they all came out dark! So at the sale you get 3 shadows or 10 bucks! only thing is that the three colors are pre-packaged so you spend a good time looking for good shadows.

If you live in the NY area and are interested in going to this exclusive sale I have tickets for the Estee Lauder Warehouse Sale on Sat. Oct. 10 send me an email if you are interested.

lotd

blue and pink and some beige:

Face:
MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC 40
MAC Mineralized Blush in Love Joy

Eyes:
MAC Contrast on lids
MAC Gleam on crease
MAC Shore Leaves as a highlight
UDPP as Primer
Loreal Telescopic Masacara in Carbon Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eyeliner in Zero

Lips:
MAC To Swoon For Lipstick
MAC Lusterglass in Love Knot

Took the day off to send my baby to kindergarden! and now I am off to pick him up!

a look I did on my sis in law

I used different grey and blue shades for her lids and she is wearing mac blush in gentle and smashbox lipgloss in fastrack

Baby Pink and Grey

I used NYX for this look, I need to get a pic with my eye lids closed but this is what I used:

Eyes:
MAC Perky Paint Pot as a base
NYX Baby Pink
NYX Flamingo
NYX Charcoal
NYX Frosted Flake
Loreal Telescopic Masacara in Carbon Black
MAC Dual Edge Eye Pencil in Phone Me

Face:
Mac Studio Fix powder in NC40
MAC Love Joy Mineralized Blush
Smashbox Soft Lights Duo in Split/Second

Lips:
Nars Turkish Delight lipgloss

purples and aqua and shimmer oh my!

This is an old color combo i did..enjoy

Eyes:
I did this look with my Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette:

Face:
MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC40
NYX Pink Blush

Lips:
MAC Freckletone Lipstick
MAC Love Nectar lipglass

brown smokie eyes

I used:

Face:
Bobby Brown tinted moisturizer in Medium Tint
MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC40
MAC Mineralized Blush in Lovejoy
MAC Mineralized Skinfinsh in Moon River

Eyes:
UDPP as a base
MAC Magnetic Fields eyeshadow
MACTempted eyeshadow
MAC Ricepaper as a highlight
Loreal Telescopic Masacra in Carbon Black

Lips:
Smashbox lipgloss in Fast Track

SPF Tinted Base

So lately I am in love with Bobby Brown's tinted base it has spf 15 and comes in all shades I use medium tint and it keeps my face smooth and silky and doesn't clog my pores or feel too heavy on my skin. I picked it up at the cco a while back.

MY MAC F&F HAUL

So last week MAC had their Friends and Family Sale and here are my new additions:



Paint Pot in Soft Ochre

EyeShadows:
Humid
Passionate
Blackberry
Night Manouvers
Pollinator

Lipstick in MAC Red

CCO HAUL

So Janice and I went to the Tanger Outlets yesterday and of course had to stop in the CCO Store!

I purchased the following:

3-D Dazzleglass in Racy its bright pink with shimmer
Frost EyeShadow in Vellum its a white eyeshadow with a purple/blue shimmer in it.
Mineralized Blush in Gentle its a sfot pink with gold specks.
2 Dual Edge Eye Pencils in Phone Me/Text Me which is a steal grey and a light sparkle grey and Nighthawk/Front Row which is a brown smooth eyeliner and a really pretty gold shimmer.

I will post pic tonight.

Latest Obession

Is everything make-up! So I am going to dedicate this blog to my two crazy obessions scrapbooking and make-up. I was a bad girl and had to place an order for the OCC Lip Tars they are sooo pigmented its crazy!


Crappy Phone Pic but I purchased the Clear one and NSFW.

I will post a pic of NSFW tonight ;-)