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August 11, 2011
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Trendy Thursdays ~ Beautify On the Run

Whether I'm heading to the airport for business or fun or simply am going to a wedding for the weekend, I find that up until the last minute, I use every second to continue tweaking my beauty look. Rarely do I land or arrive and head to the hotel to rest - I may have enough time to do a super quick spruce and I'm on a series of agendas! With that said, my carry on bag always has some last minute items that I can do that works while I focus on something else OR I can do it while I am in the car service, on the train, in the cab or am on the runway. I love large roomy bags with pockets so all my tech, items to pass the time away and more can fit so this bag by Lauren by Ralph Lauren is perfect! When I travel I have to be comfy (no restricting clothes) but also ensuring that the AC doesn't get too crazy so the dress by Malene Birger is such a great find and can be dressed up and down for 90% of the things that I need to do when I hit the ground running.

People always comment on my super white smile and it looks that amazing because I use Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips which provides professional level whitening in the comfort of your home; moreover, when I use it with Crest 3D White Vivid Toothpaste I'm ensuring that my smile is protected. So no matter how much fun I am going to have in the last weekends of summer this is apart of my daily routine and I like whitening knowing that I can still talk on the phone, sip something etc and the strips are at work. Of course, many of you know that I am a Brand Ambassador for this product but you've all seen me on HSN, spontaneous photoshoots at events and my shoots with major magazines and although I receive the product courtesy of the brand, my pearly whites are definitely a testament to the time investment of using them! My lips are another huge thing - a fab smile has to meet lush lips and ever since my Dior Beauty event I hosted this past summer, you can't find me without my Lip Maximizer (which plumps them) and my Lip Glow (which gives them a lush look and a slight tint that my body naturally creates) both by Dior and yes I am addicted!

Ever since last week, I have been loving Caudalie's Beauty Elixir which can be used after you wash your face or even when you are fully made up. It's travel friendly AND I love how refreshed I feel when I spray it on my face. It's a soothing mini spa that is always at the ready. Finally, I think carrying wipes are a must especially when the temperatures spike - you always want to feel clean so having Ole Henriksen's Truth to Go will ensure that you're fresh, dewy and dry! These have been my basic go to's whether it's been over the past year or within the past few weeks and as always, I have more items that I love bringing with me but I love looping you in on my fave things!

May 21, 2011
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Swoonfest Saturdays ~ Kimmie's Gimmies: Lucky Magazine & Dior Beauty Pretty Party

Each month, I host a super fun event that has an intimate group of bloggers and influencers that I'm fans of! It's fun to come together for a few hours to do something fun, learn about something that we all love and to get the chance to interact with one another. Entitled, Kimmie's Gimmies, last month we were hosted at Bloomingdales for a fun afternoon of Lucky Magazine and Dior Beauty Pretty Party!

This event allowed us to come together to learn how to create a sunkissed look which I think is essential for the summer! Joining me was Nicci (Beauty and the Feast), my sister Dorian (Big Apple Style Marketing), Christine (Tineey), Kitty (Kitty Bradshaw), Shoshi (Luscious Lifestyle Diva), Amy (Midtown Girl), Lorna (Fabulous Report) and Lisa (Beauty By Benz). Led by Natasha which was a dynamo and an embodiment of the Values of Dior which is all about enchantment, creative energy, triumphant femininity, sense of spectacular and luxury as a promise of happiness - she ensured that we were led through our afternoon and introduced us to our phenomenal team of Dior makeup artists that turned us into stunning divas ready for any given summer afternoon in NYC! We met at the Dior Beauty Counter and were taken to our private makeup room so that we could be away from the buzz of the activity on the floor.

As we all sat at our tables which were grouped in twos, each pair had a makeup artist (we had Natasha who cracked me up and showed me new ways of looking at my approach to makeup and made me fall in love with a number of their skincare as well as makeup collections beyond my love for Dior Show!) and Shoshi eagerly was our demo girl. As she sat up front, her look was done in sections that allowed us all to work along with her. What I loved was that we each had an artist work on a portion of our look and then we would do the other side so that we could see how to do it for future uses. I loved that as new items were added to my look, I was able to build my personal face chart so that I knew what to get and how to replicate it!

In the end, I fell in love with the Purifying Cleansing Milk as well as the Toning Lotion, Hydralife cream, Instant Gentle Exfoliation (this will be amaze with my Clarisonic), Gel Makeup 70 (I have been using MAC N9 Studio Fix since college), number 4 Concealer Nude, Lip Glow, Lip Maximizer, amazing brow pencil, 333 Nude and 257 Gloss. I love the bronzers that just launched as well which are amazing as well as the eyeshadows as I had a smoky eye. What a great way to ensure that I will have that flawless look that I have always loved having! In addition, I will definitely spend some significant time around the counter to get the phenom tools of the trade!

It was an amazing event that allowed all of us to have an amazing time as well as to enjoy some phenomenal goodies courtesy of Dior, Bloomingdales and Lucky Magazine! I left with two items checked off from my long list that I will definitely have to have - Gel Makeup 70 and Lip Glow (how can you not love what feels like a lip balm but tints up as your lips are heated - obsessed!). Thanks to everyone involved in making this event successful and updates will be added as additional info becomes available.

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Accessories Expert, Founder & Editor in Chief of Kitten Lounge; Co-Founder & Creative Director of Shoe Week; Co-Founder of Style Tweetup, On Air Personality, Stylist and Designer.






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