TODAY marks the 23 year anniversary (yes TWENTY THREE) of the original Beverly Hills 90210. Celebrate by watching the series opening. It’s pretty amazing (image via Pinterest)
Take a minute and make a list of 10 things that you love. The little things. (image via LaurenConrad.com)
Check your posture. It’s something we often neglect sitting at a computer or reading our iPhones, and it’s SO important (image via Refinery29.com)
Start thinking about fun Halloween pumpkin DIY projects (image via Pinterest)
I can’t get enough of my new iShower. Seriously, it try it out because it makes showering even more enjoyable. (image via OpenSky)
Try making Felicia’s AMAZING truffle kale mac and cheese. Yes, I did say TRUFFLE (image via LoveLifeEat.com)
Gel moisturizers. Ahhh, yes. I know it’s getting cooler outside, but I just can’t get enough of the cool feeling on my face. Putting gel moisturizer on after a hot shower is THE BEST, and here are my favorites:
2. SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel: This gel is enriched with vitamin B5, which is known to help with tissue repair. I love that it also contains hyalruonic acid (the body’s natural hydrator).
3. Koh Gen Do Moisture Spa Gel: I haven’t tried many products from this line, but anything I have tried has been awesome. This gel, formulated with mineral-rich hot spring water and botanicals, there’s also emollient capsules that instantly melt into the skin. Yes, please.
4. Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream: Kiehl’s is my world, obviously. This oil-free version helps to reduce excess oil on the skin’s surface and also re-balances the skin’s barrier for a smoother appearance.
5. Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief Gel Creme: This lightweight, oil-free formula gives an instant boost of moisture that lasts for 24 hours. It immediately cools and refreshes the skin, leaving it feeling softer, smoother.
6. Boscia Revitalizing Black Hydration Gel: This black gel (yes, it is really black) contains a range of powerful ingredients. Artichoke leaf extract improves elasticity to help tighten pore walls. Charcoal absorbs excess oil and impurities as it detoxifies. Glycolic acid helps clarify skin and smooth rough texture. Vitamin C helps brighten skintone and minimize fine lines as it defends from free radical damage. It’s basically a jar full of goodness.
The BeWell Expo is a two-day expo created to honor your inner and outer self: an exclusive beauty and wellness getaway where attendees can experience and indulge in the industry’s best kept secrets, and I’m all about it. As an attendee, you’ll be given the opportunity to empower yourself, by embracing the tools that your body, mind and spirit need to look and feel good.
If you’re in the LA area on October 12th and 13th, you’ll be treated to the below and guys…it’s a REALLY good deal. Tickets are $25 for a one-day pass and $50 for a two-day pass. Use code BW2013 for 20% off!
Here’s what you get at the Expo:
Identify your skin type and understand the current condition of your skin…at the Skin Analysis Lounge
Find the best natural makeup to lock in your look… at the Eco–Beauty Makeup Bar
Whole new look with a beautifully shaped eyebrow at the Brow Bar
Treat yourself to the healthier gel polish manicure with trendy colors at the Eco–Nail Bar
Feel like you had just spent a week on the beach…by stopping at the Tanning Bar
Enjoy a party Lash application at the Lash Bar
Emerge in a relaxation and healing sound bath with Tibetan bowls by Karma Moffett
Aura imaging (value $20.00)
Initiate, inspire and transform yourself at the Yoga Studio + receive free GAIAM mats on a first come, first serve basis (value $45.00)
Attend a plethora of lectures/demo on energy healing, chakra balancing, relaxation techniques, color therapy, inner peace solutions, aromatherapy and much more…
Shop from the beauty and wellness industry leaders.
I’ll be there on Sunday, so make sure to tweet me and say hello!
FTC Disclosure: This post was sponsored by the BeWell Expo but all opinions are very much my own, as per usual.
Life has definitely thrown me a few curve balls this past year, I have to say, but one of the things that I’m most proud of is the fact that I’m heavily involved with charity. Sure, the ups and downs have been rough, and we all have our “days” where we feel like we have the worst life EVER, but in reality…it’s not even close to that. Cory’s sudden passing was not only devastating to me and my circle of friends, but it actually served as yet another wakeup call that basically reinforced the fact that 1-) life is short and 2-) I’m lucky on SO many levels and need to be better about appreciating that fact. We all have our battles, some worse than others, but anyone who’s reading this is still HERE, and enjoying their life.
I thought hard about the way that I wanted to honor Cory’s memory; I wanted it to be something that I’d be good at, and yet still fulfill something that was deeply important to him. Last year I did a charity sale that benefited animals so I thought “why not re-create that with two of my friends who also knew Cory?”
And enter: The Cory Monteith Memorial Sale
Saturday, October 12th
11-4pm
I’ve partnered with Nadine Jolie and Maggie Lee to sell discounted beauty products, jewelry and accessories on October 12th. We’re donating 100% of our proceeds to Project Limelight, one of Cory’s favorite charities that provides free theater programs to underprivileged children in Vancouver, where he lived for many years.
Please stop by if you’re in the LA area, and feel free to forward the invite around!
As much as we all complain about the annoyances of social media (FOMO, over-sharing, etc.), it does have its upsides. I recently attended a little shopping event for my friend Beth Jones and she posted a group photo of us on her Instagram. Well, turns out that my long-time pen pal (circa HIGH SCHOOL) just so happens to know Beth (via a mutual friend) and immediately recognized me in the picture! She looked at who was tagged, saw my very obvious Instagram name and commented on one of my photos to let me know it was her, Kenna O’Leary, now Kenna O’Brien. I mean…I literally screamed with excitement. Funny enough, I had actually searched for her on Facebook a few times but since she is now married, the “Kenna O’Leary” search never resulted well. A quick back story, Kenna and I met because she won a ‘zine contest that Seventeen magazine had waaaay back in the day (e.g. the 90s). If you’re not familiar, a ‘zine was actually the FIRST kind of blog, basically a DIY magazine that was then photocopied and snail mailed out to subscribers. Kind of amazing to think about that kind of format now, considering how popular blogs are.
Kenna and I wrote each other (with actual paper and pen, btw) pretty regularly through out high school and the beginning of college but then lost touch. I basically chalk it up to the fact that I was doing the college thing (e.g. lots of partying) and Kenna was working at an AMAZING dream job: being a Barbie designer for Mattel. Yes, dreams DO come true guys. One of the things that initially made me adore Kenna is that she always pursued her dream and never cared what anyone else had to say about it. She’s three years older than me and, as Kenna said in her blog post about us, three years may have well been 30 when you’re in high school. Yet, I really looked up to Kenna and I still remember how excited I would get when I would find a letter from her in my mail box.
Back to present day, I quickly found out that Kenna now has a thriving party planning business and, of course, a blog to go with that business. I would expect nothing less. And, of course, I found a way to bring us back together! I’m working with a new website called WISHCLOUDS (more on that later) and they’re throwing a big launch party for Bloggers this week. I asked Kenna if she would help style the party up and make it really over-the-top (Kenna’s specialty), and luckily she was available. I haven’t seen Kenna since 2002 and I’m so excited for us to be re-united this Wednesday here in LA.
Have you guys been re-united with long lost friends via social media?
So, you want the new gold iPhone, eh? I mean. I kind of don’t get it. Doesn’t everyone put a CASE on their iPhone anyway? Listen, I love gold accessories as much as the next girl, but I’m certainly not going to spend THOUSANDS of dollars on eBay to get the apple version. Check out these gold cases and go for the gold, no pun intended.
