Meg's Makeup - 50 Points Gift Redemption

Happy New Year! 2011 is here and I'm excited to share some of my recent holiday gifts/events/news... Stay tuned for more posts this week as I recap all the Holiday Goodness of 2010!




The summer of 2009, I joined this fab site called Meg's Makeup. It was a growing beauty community of makeup fiends who loved to read other's product reviews, comment and share. It's become immensely popular since and the perk of being an active member was earning points to redeem for free goodies! I have redeemed several already and about 6 months ago, Meg's Makeup had to start charging shipping b/c it got quite expensive. I have saved enough pennies (500 to be exact) to redeem my first package since then and redeemed for the 50 Points package! Hoping to redeem for a 250 one soon though! :)

As always it is a treat to get Meg's Makeup packages! I got the Maybelline Falsies Volume Mascara and the LORAC 3DMultiplex Lipgloss!! Wheee what a steal for only 500 pennies! I'm starting the new year with new makeup and can't wait to try these soon!

JOIN MEG'S MAKEUP NOW TO EARN YOUR MAKEUP GOODIES TOO!!!


To see my other makeup points packages...

* First Makeup Points Package
* Second Makeup Points Package
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Pretty City's Green and Gorgeous Eco-beauty Event in June 2010

At the end of June, Pretty City had another fantastic event in NYC called Green and Gorgeous, featuring eco-chic beauty products, services and a giant goodie bag. :) Located in Environment Furniture, attendees shopped, learned about new and favorite beauty products, sipped on Izze drinks and gushed over their goodie bag.

My favorite part of the event was definitely learning about new beauty brands while getting to check out the decor of the store. The ambiance of Green and Gorgeous was very relaxing- kudos to them for selecting such a great venue this time!

There were three floors of vendors, with plenty of seating on each to lounge around and sip on Izze drinks. Yum!! They're available at select grocery stores and retail restaurants.

The Body Shop was there to display and sell some of their top products- body butters, their new deodorants, and Love Etc. scents.

One of the vendors that I really enjoyed learning about was Wembé Amazonian Soul's eco-friendly luxurious all-natural handmade soaps. Over a dozen soaps were displayed and each one smelled so fresh and natural. They had samples of the Mango and Yerba Mate in its old formula. It was recommended to me to get the Yerba Mate exfoliating blend soap and I'm so glad I did! This soap contains antioxidants, essential oils which feels rich and luxurious. Makes each experience feel so spa-like, it's amazing!

Lavera was also another vendor that provided samples of their sunscreen and lipglosses. This company is also eco-friendly and uses natural ingredients for their products, which is perfect since I am allergic to chemicals in sunscreens. These are available for purchase at Target.

Every attendee received this beauty Goodie Bag at the Green & Gorgeous event:

Although the brands did not have tables at this event, I have to say that I am loving every single one of these products. All of these full-size products in the goodie bag came in a reusable bag from brands such as SHAPE magazine, Tom's of Maine, Bodycology, EcoTools, and so much more! Hope to do more in-depth reviews coming soon!

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NYC Shecky's Girls Night Out Recap -Spring 2010

I was invited to attend the NYC Shecky's Girls Night Out event at 82 Mercer last week. I have been a regular at their events for the past 2 years (attended their Fall Girls Night Out and Holiday Night Out just 7 months ago), so I was excited to go again this Spring! This was a new venue for me in Soho and it was fantastic! There were 3 large rooms with so many great jewelry & fashion vendors. Luckily I got there by 5:30pm right before a huge line started to form around 6pm. It was packed already inside so I'm not surprised they had to control the crowd. Check out some of the bling-bling that I saw!



Of course, while shopping or browsing these great vendors, everyone was enjoying drinks at the bars from the main sponsors:

In addition to the regular Beer Tasting event, they had something new from Lean Cuisine. We got the chance to sample their Garlic Chicken in their refridgerator/frozen section. So yummy! They set up this photo opp with the Lean Cuisine right before entering to get your sample and dine in their mini cafeteria.



While enjoying my snack, I got to sit and really look at my over-stuffed Goodie Bag. LOOK AT ALL THIS! This time is by far one of the best bags I have gotten at Shecky's!

Some of the brands that you probably recognize are: Colgate, Rembrandt, Febreeze Home Collection, Band-Aid, Goody, Venus shaver, Suave Naturals, Jergens, Body Shop, Lisa Gardner book, Aveeno, Softlips, Lady Speed Stick, Dr. Scholls and more!

I'm excited to try a lot of the new products, especially the Febreeze Home Collection Diffuser and Scented Lamp! I don't normally use these at home, but I'm looking forward to trying the diffuser for my bathroom and the lamp for my living room. I also liked there were a few products that will great for travel- shaver, lotion, shampoo/conditioner from Aveeno!

Don't miss the Shecky's Girls Night Out at a city near you. If it's NYC, you'll have to wait until the Fall.. just a few months away!

Which products caught your eye? ;)

A special thank you to Karen from Shecky's for inviting me to the event! :)


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NYC Shecky's Girls Night Out in June 2010

I'll see you at the Shecky's Girls Night Out!

The Shecky's Girls Night Out event is back in New York City and it's happening between June 15-18. Shecky's events are always fun with your girlfriends where you shop for hand-made jewelry, trendy clothing and sample new products. Oh, did I mention there's also an open bar for cool cocktails/beers and an amazing goodie bag to take home the fun ? ;) Read all about my past year's experience with Shecky's here if you want to learn more.

Details: Date: Tue.-Fri., Jun. 15th-18th, 2010 Time: 5pm-10pm Place: 82 Mercer St. (Spring & Broome Sts.) Shecky’s Goodie Bag + General Admission tickets*: $30 in Advance | $40 at the Door

*Tickets may not be redeemed for cash. Must be 21 or older to attend. Proper ID will be required at the door. Contents and value of individual Goodie Bags vary. Ticket valid for one time use only.”

Here are the sponsors for the goodie bag! Many of them are very familiar, since I have seen them in previous goodie bags. I'm looking forward to getting some of my old faves, esp. from Goody (a girl can never have enough hairties!), Venus Embrace razors, and The Body Shop (received sample cleanser and perfume last time) Some new ones include: Lady Speed Stick, Listerine Whitening, Rembrandt, Suave and DenTek (?Not even sure what that is.) Subscribe to see what I get in June!

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Redbook Beauty Bash Goodie Bag

Any beauty event in New York City that is any beauty event worth mentioning does not let their attendees leave empty-handed.

The Redbook Beauty Bash 2010 followed suit and gifted us with these goodies, all in a reusable and handy black tote bag! Enjoy the pictures!

From left to right: - A Revlon lipstick in Coral shade , as featured in Redbook magazine. - A sample of Calvin Klein's Eternity(already in my purse!) - ELF lip gloss - Peel-Off Masque

-Bag of Popchips in Original flavor (it's already in my stomach!) - Godiva sampler pack in Milk Chocolate (also gone in my stomach...)

There were three different types: -Gold wrapper- caramel fill chocolate -Blue wrapper- sold chocolate -Red wrapper- truffle

Mouse & Memo Pad and Pen by Carolinapad. Perfect for the office!

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Burt's Bees Grab bag

For Christmas, I got a special gift- a Burt's Bees Grab bag! It's like many, many gifts packaged into one! It has about 25 different products from their new collection that you can sample and try. Most of them did not disappoint. There were some that I would have been fine if they didn't add in there, but most of the products I have never tried.

Be on the lookout for upcoming reviews on these products!
So far, I have tried their Orange Essence Facial Cleanser (read review here), their Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bar (Read review here) and a few more including lipglosses, soaps, etc.

This reusable bag is also made of hemp material! It's awesome!!

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Girl on Top Book Tour's Goodie Bag

The NYC Girl on Top book tour event this month gave away goodie bags to attendees. It was filled with fun treats!

Here are some of the items from the goodie bag: a letter opener (I think), Moxie pads, Vosges Matcha Bar (chocolate-yummy!), and a Tarte eyeshadow book.

The Vosges Haut Chocolat Matcha Bar was absolutely delicious! What is a Matcha Bar? It's made of Japanese matcha green tea mixed with deep milk chocolate- 45% cacao. For more information, check out: www.vosgeschocolate.com

The Tarte duo eyeshadow in Kalalau Trail is a gorgeous couple of complementary colors to create a beautiful smoky look. The left color is a black smoky color and the right color is a golden shimmery color. This convenient case also contains a mirror. You can get this as part of the GlamourEYES set at Sephora.

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PrettyCity presents NYC Beauty Sample Sale

This past Wednesday, was the annual PrettyCity Beauty Sample Sale, partnered with Shape Magazine. It was a great event, I got an amazing goodie bag, won prizes at Shape's Spin & Win giveaway, and bought the most adorable makeup bags from Apple & Bee.

Recap of the event: I spent about 10-15 minutes in line, which was great. Last year, I believe I spent over half an hour or even more because the line was ridiculously long. Why the difference? I think because last year Shape magazine had a code that offered this event for free and this year, the event admission was $10. It's still a great deal because it gives you one drink ticket, an awesome goodie bag, and a night full of fun!


The event took place at R Bar, great place!


The walls right behind the bar area of the R Bar..


This is the Spin & Win area.. it was SO packed!


To check out the contents of my goodie bag...(You don't want to miss this)




As you can see, I received the following:
* October issue of Shape magazine
* Sundari Chamomile Eye Oil
* a nailpolish from Creative
* a Skin Polisher masque from Montagne Jeunesse
* Hollywood Fashion Tape
* VitaFusion vitamin samples
* Whish shave cream sample


Make sure to check out next year's event! Insiders tell me there will be another one early next year! ;)
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Redbook Beauty Bash 2009

At the end of March, I attended the Redbook Beauty Bash in NYC. I am always up for anything beauty related especially in New York! The part I was looking forward to most was getting pampered at the event. They offered spa services such as mini manis and massages, sponsored by Spa Chicks on the Go! The Midtown Loft & Terrace was packed! I shouldn't be surprised because I waited an hour on line just to get inside. I wasn't able to get a spa treatment because the reservations were booked. However, I did get to learn more and sample products from their sponsors, including Fuze drinks, TicTac CHILL breath mints, and Vickory & Clarke moisturizer.

As a bonus for attending the event, we received a Goodie bag filled with great products from their sponsors. Some of my favorites include:
- Notebook from The Prints Charming Collection, Designed by www.jackiemcfee.com
- OPI nail polish in Suzi & the Lifeguard, one of my fave Pink colors from the OPI collection
- E.L.F. mineral eyeshadow (always wanted to try their mineral makeup line!)



Can't wait to go to next year's event! :)

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Shecky's Goodie Bag 2009

This year's Girl's Night Out goodie bag was noticeably different from last years! (Read about the last one here) I even overheard one lady calling this the "recession" bag.. haha I still enjoyed this year's goodies as I like having and trying new and different products. According to the site, there were 25 product sponsors and each bag, different in contents, contained samples from about 15 companies.

My goodie bag contained the following products (in order of favorites, which is determined by a variety of things, including but not limited to usefulness, aesthetics, size, etc):
1) Yes to Carrots- Carrot Rich Moisturizing Body Scrub - LOVE this!
2) Pop Chips- BBQ Flavor- delicious! I even bought the Sea Salt and Vinegar
3) Sexy Jobs In The City book - fun and easy book to read
4) Goody -Stay Put Hold hair ties and Colour Collection hair ties
5) Colgate Wisp- travel-sized, disposable toothbrushes
6) Herbal Essences hairspray- in Set Me Up
7) Dial - Antioxident Body wash
8) Dr. Miracles Deep Conditioner Treatment
9) Black Radiance lip gloss - pretty colour!
10) My Boys DVD- with one episode
11) o.b. tampon cases- I saw someone put her flash drive in here! Good use!
12) eBoost
13) Instant Krazy Glue - is it me or does this not belong?
14) Maxim tampons/pad sampler

So you can that the products in here are a great sampler/goodie bag for the price of $20 (I ordered my tickets early) To compare this year's bag to last year's goodie bag:

2009

2008

Although the products look like they were zapped by the machine in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" this year, I still had a great time at the event, toting my bag:



Quick Review on products I already tried from the bag:
1) Yes to Carrots- Carrot Rich Moisturizing Body Scrub
By far one of my favorite scrubs that I have used thus far. It contains carrot juice and Dead Sea Mud, which has detoxifying properties to cleanse, detoxify and mineralize the skin naturally. I was hoping it would be orange, but it turns out the scrub was white in color. It has a pleasant scent and my skin feels really smooth from the almond, olive, jojoba, and avocado oils fused in this body scrub!

2) PopChips
Yummy delicious snack. They don't fry or bake their potatoes so its all natural. I even checked out their site and saw they had other flavors, including salt and pepper, sea salt and vinegar, and regular. Hope they have other flavors soon but in the mean time, I'll be buying some more of these!

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