Happy Halloween!
Beauty Tips 101
So I use to be in the Beauty industry for 6 years!
Here is a quick back round check on me:
I started at…
wait…
I actually started at wasting my money in a beauty school that I didn’t need!
Because Make up school did not teach me anything!
If your thinking about going..STOP!!
I learned more while working in the industry!
By training’s provided by vendors, full of yummy food and lots of free product!
Numerous classes by the best in the industry~
I started at Sephora
Trying to get my foot in the door!
I did a ton of make up applications.
Went to intense classes at the Times Square NYC Sephora on skincare and make up!
I Loved it!
I definitely learned more there, than at “make-up school”
After that I went to work for Anna Sui, a fashion designer who also has a make up line in the city. (nyc)
Not too long after that I was recruited to work for another make up line called Pout Cosmetics, plus some coordinating responsibility!
After I moved away from NYC to Dc I worked with 2 more cosmetic lines at Nordstrom at Tyson Corner, Stila and the great Trish McEvoy!
Then I moved onto vendor side, because lets be honest here….the pay is amazing, the travel is awesome and the hours are so worth it!
Decided I wanted work with skincare than make up bc I really wanted to help people with their skin than cover it up!
So I worked with Doctors, Nutritionist and Estheticians coordinating Seminars and Facials!
Working with clients on improving their health and skin.
Now I want to inform you on what I know!
what the industry might be telling you that could be wrong bc they are trying to make a number!
So here are my Beauty tips!
If you have breakouts or Acne:
First consider your eating habits bc what you put in your body
will always will appear on your outside!
Nutrition is a HUGE factor in the occasional breakout or Acne!
1. Supplements
2. Nutrition
3. Skincare Regimen
Most of us will not intake the nutrients we really need for our body through food,
so we definitely need daily vitamins!
Nutrition…
Well if your eating habits are not so good, it will show on your skin.
Skincare…
Well that depends on your skin!!
“I have sensitive skin”
Number one saying in the industry!!
Everyone is sensitive!! Everyone!!
What that really means….
I put a product on my skin that someone said would help and it didn’t!!
Plus you broke out!
We can always tell when you are “really” sensitive.
and
Most of you are not!
Oily skin:
Positive- you will not age as fast as dry to normal skins
Negitive- you will break out easier, if you do not know how to take care of your skin!
Myth- you do not need moisturizer bc you are so oily! Plus it will break me out!!
So wrong and completely the opposite!!
You will break out if you do not use moisturizer bc your skin will over produce oil that it is lacking!
Causing more breakouts and clogged pores!
If you are oily to combination with the occasional breakout follow this regimen and you will almost NEVER see a breakout,
(almost because)- the occasional hormonal change breakout
or
yet again if you diet is not the healthiest
Facial Soap: Never with any skin type use BAR SOAP!! Even Dove!!
Now there are 2 types of shoppers:
note: there are things you can simply purchase at Target or CVS,
Remember this:
Facial cleansers (target)
Mascara (target)- I only say “target” bc I am addicted to Target 
but you can go to CVS, Rite aid, Walgreens…you get the point.
Eye cream, moisturizer, treatments and exfoliates all at department/Sephora/Ulta stores!
Only bc the Active ingridents are higher levels and you really get what you pay for!
So back to what I was saying….
If you are having problems with breakouts and Acne, please try these!!
This is what I would normally recommend to a client I have seen!
You have a 5 step regimen, that takes all of 5 minutes!!
(that you deserve)
1. Cleanse
2. Treat
3. Eye cream
4. Moisturize
5. Exfoliate (No more than 2 times a week)
A normal facial cleanser for oily skin types!
Look for words like
Oily skin types
Blemish control
Most likely they have an active ingredient like:
Salicylic acid 2%
Sulfer
Benzoyl peroxide
That great and all, but its on your face for less than a minute at times…
So really no need for the active ingredient.
Examples:
Olay Blemish control foaming cleanser
My favorite is:
Although I would have no problem using Olay facial cleanser, and I am a product snob!
You will have to exfoliate at least once a week, if not twice a week!
PLEASE DO NOT OVER EXFOLIATE!! YOU WILL BREAK OUT BC OF IT!!!
Do not use a Scrub!!
It will damage your skin!
Those Microdermabrasion…
not so Great!!
One word..3 times:
GLYCOLIC-GLYCOLIC-GLYCOLIC!!!
There are 100 products that offer glycolic in it!
from facial cleansers, treatments, eye creams, face creams etc!
I will always recommend Dr brands!!!
Dr. Brandt
DDF
Dr. Perricone
MD skincare
Peter Thomas Roth
PH Advantage
Grab a treatment/ exfoliant from them!
Max Complexion Correction Pads from Peter Thomas Roth
Glycolic Exfoliating Pads from PH Advantage
Also there is a daily exfoliant that is what some will say a miracle worker for them!
I have had co-workers who would purchase this cc they loved it so much!!
(we never really had to purchase product bc there was always goodies for us)
That product is: MD Skin care- Alpa Beta daily face peel.
On to a treatment…
Now I use a treatment for….
Sun spots
Breakout
Aging
Control sebum (oil production)
And I use:
Day time treatment: Dr. Perricone-Advanced Face Firming Activator
Night time treatment: Dr Perricone-. Concentrated Restorative cream (high levels of Vitamin C)
You can always look at the Dr. lines I suggest for a great treatment.
That can treat your main concerns, sun spots, breakouts, aging etc.
On to eye creams…
I have tried them ALL!
You name it I have tried it!
Not bc at this moment I have any eye concerns,
just age prevention.
But I do enjoy a great hydrating eye cream!
Thats what you should focus on!
Hydration!!
NO EYE CREAM WILL GET RID OF DARK CIRCLES!!
It is a lie!!
Its your genetics and there is nothing you can do about it!
Maybe surgery?
For Puffiness Concerns:
cucumbers
ice packs
and
Hydration!!!
I am currently using:
But just find a skin care line you really like and purchase an eye cream from them.
Then last but not least…
Moisture!
Moisturizing is extremely important!!
You may not think so bc your skin is so oily!
Or your scared to break out more bc of the extra moisture!
But believe me,
Moisturizers help prevent breakouts
and on top of that
AGING!
So a light oil free, fragrance free moisturizer is perfect!
I would recommend:
Peter thomas Roth oil free moisturizer.
or
DDF-Ultra-Lite Oil Free Moisturizing Dew
there is no added ingredients that will effect your skin
Plus it has vitamins A and E!
There really is no need to go all out on your moisturizer,
especially if you are using a treatment in your regimen!
So there you go oily to combination skin!!
For those of you that are struggling to improve you skin,
These tips will most definitely improve your skin!
With out spending a ton of money in a Spa!
You can treat your skin at home!!
Now another point I would like to point out is that,
I received most if not all of this product for free.
I know it is a HUGE investment when it comes to skin care!
Sometimes too much!
So purchase piece by piece.
Figure out what is important to you first and build you skin care routine!
Also remember that most if not all stores will give you samples!
TRY TRY TRY before BUY BUY BUY!!
I always gave plenty of samples out!!!
So they have them!!
Go to a Sephora and ask a Skincare specialist not a Vendor
(look for a name tag, if there is a brand name and not a persons name, they are a vendor and are looking to make numbers)
Sephora specialist do not work on commision, most if not all department store employees do!!
So most of them are trying to sell you, not always help you!
This is not always the case, but most likely!!
I will post another blog posting on Normal to dry skin and also answer any questions honestly if you have them!
Just leave them in the comment section!
Hope you enjoy your new regimen!!
Mommies other Best Friend!
So I set out this morning to write about 2 Awesome products that I can not live without!!
The Hoover Platinum Collection Cordless Stick Vac and the Shark Steamer.
But as I took the products out to take a picture of them, so you could get a better view.
Chloe wanted to join in the picture, so I figured….
Sure…
she’s cute!
But Then I tried to put them away and continue on my journey of
informing my few readers of my Awesomeness!
Then This proceeded to happen…
So I think when Chloe realized that I was not going to give into her
bc well…
I am not that kind of parent!!
She decided to come at me
with full intentions of
well judge for yourself??
She missed…
Then soon realized who was boss!!
and
then just like that…
In just minutes
happiness!
and sweet laughs as if she was the sweetest girl ever!
and well…
She is no doubt, the sweetest girl I know!!!
So Now…
I Decided it was safe to continue on what I set out to do in the first place.
I hated cleaning my floors!!
HATED!!!
I needed to find something to help make this an easier job!
There had to be something!!
So for my Big 30!!
I decided to really treat myself and get 2 Awesome vacuums!
Whooo!!
PARTY!!
(no really my husband took me out for an awesome Dinner and Movie)
(and it was just what I wanted)
Plus I also got a day at the Spa!!
Anywhooo!
So I went to
here is a Shocker..
Target!!!
Looking in Caleb’s favorite department in Target.
Im not sure if he thinks Target sells anything else??
Because when we go to target the first thing he yells is:
“TARGET!”
second thing he yells is:
“VACUUMS!”
We proceeded to look for the Best product that would help
with less work on my Hard wood floors!
After looking
and
Looking and
Reading
and
very patience Children who allowed me to take my sweet time!
I decided on the
Hoover Platinum Collection Cordless Stick Vac
and the
Shark Steamer!!
I could not be happier!!
Now I have had them since July.
I must say I love them!
I only purchased the Hoover for the hard wood
but to my sweet surprise it can also vacuum the carpets!
The fact that it is cordless and weighs nothing is also a plus!
I really do not mind carrying the vacuum up and down the stairs!
It will vacuum up everything and also there are no annoying filters or bags!
Love
love love love
it!
The shark steamer is so easy!
I really needed it to be Two things!
Super Easy
and
Very Cleanly!!
I needed it to do what I had to do on my hands and knees!
Really get it all up and leave nothing on my floors for Ethan, Caleb and Chloe to find!
Ewwww!
Seriously you would be surprised what
3 little people can do in a day to my hard wood floors!!
When I purchased this product
I will be honest…
I thought..
“save the receipt bc this thing will not work and it will be going back!!”
But to my surprise!!
Its Awesome!
It’s quick and it gets everything up!!
Now I will admit that when there is something really hard to get up
I use a little spray orange glow before hand.
Super easy and very cleanly!
So there you go!
2 Great effective easy products!
Approved by a mom of 3 adventurous
children!!
Just write already, but about what??
Good morning to all!
I have decided to write about nothing for now on!
I missed my blog,
but I felt I had nothing interesting to say.
and you know…
If you have nothing nice to say
say nothing at all…..
I think that is how the saying goes??
Who knows??
So I had nothing at all to say,
that I thought was interesting enough.
to write about.
But then I remembered….
This is for me…
I remembered….
So who cares if it’s about my boring everyday thoughts and life….
So Hello Again Blog readers!
I hope you are still interested in my boring thoughts!
I have been going crazy with Ethan Surgery for his cross eye!
We have decided to go ahead with surgery,
even though it can be scary bc of the risk.
Although the Dr. reassured me that with Ethan
he is very healthy and his heart is perfectly fine.
In any case it is still a risk that is always Scary!!
I have been waiting on scheduling for the surgery for 2 weeks now!!!
His secretary is in my opinion….
An idiot!!
She takes days before returning calls!
She schedules dates that have not been discussed with me??
She says that she will call me on Tues but does not call until Thurs?
She Is Annoying!!
So again….
She said she would call me back Friday…..
It’s Monday…
No call yet???
But on a good note!!
Ethan’s vision is Awesome!!!
He does not need glasses,
now that we have decided on this surgery!
So happy for him!!!
Caleb has hit an awesome stage of helping!
You know the one stage you wish they would hit
in the teenage years!!
“mommy can I help you cook”
“mommy can I help you put away dishes”
“mommy can I vacuum”
“mommy can I brush my teeth”
“mommy can I wash my hands”
My response to all of those questions
(most of the time)
are
“YES”
“PLEASE”
But he is also getting picky about things now!!
For most of the summer he hated his crocs!
Hated!!!
Only wanted to wear sneakers!!!
Everyday!!
Even to the POOL!!!
Now….
Now that Fall is approaching
or is here!
Cold weather is on its way…
Now…
Now he wants to wear…
CROCS!!
Fits
Tears of despair!!
Life is over if he has to wear anything else!!
So funny!
I love (even the tough ones)
every stage and every learning experience!!
What is even better,
even though I do miss being outside of the house working.
I get to be home every minute to see all of it!!
I love it!!
Don’t get me wrong there are times
where I need to go to my room!! HA!!
Or the gym to get “ME” time!!
But I am so lucky to be in their Every days!!
Especially these early days when they are learning so much!!
Chloe is so Awesome!!!
She is a lot more vocal
than the boys!!
Kinda loud!
but…
so what!
I love that she is out there!!
outspoken!
loud!
Screams do not bother me!
She is a Girl!
One of the daycare workers at the gym said to me the other day
“you would never know they were related”
bc Caleb is SO
quiet
calm
to himself
shy….
very
shy.
But Chloe….
no no no
you know she is there!!
She does not cry at the gym…
but she gets what she wants!
She makes her presence known!!
I love that!
Some think not??
But maybe bc she is mine?
But….
I love it!
I could care less who does not~
She has her moments of screams
Yesterday
she cried for 45 minutes!!
That was hard!!
But….
She reminds me of me!
You really want something
get it!!!
Some say Hard???
I say…
some what challenging??
Hard??
Maybe For some??
Lots of Patience!!!
Nick has started his second rotation!
His last one was OB.
Which was a vacation!!
He had off at least 2 days out of the 5 day workday.
Weekends were nice to have him home!!
But now he starting pediatrics.
Which can be 8 to 8 pm
and even some weekend hours!
Whooo Hooo!!
Gezzz!!!
These kids can be so demanding!!
HA!
Im sure it will be a vacation compared to
Surgery or Er rotations!
But we were spoiled with OB!
It can be hard at times doing it alone!
but oh well!
The end result will be well worth it!!
I have been missing my friends back in VA lately!
Missing my “HOME”
It’s hard going from many friends…
To some in MD….
to None in PA!
I do not work here….
which I love…
but can be lonely at times~
But no complaints because I could get out there more!!
I could join the mommy groups!!
But who has time!
or
energy
for all that….
One more year and then who knows where we will end up living!!
But today..
I miss my girls!!
I miss the Girl Time!!
Well I am off to another exciting time at the Gym!!
Until next time!!!!
Which hopefully is soon!!
Dancing
Kids Dancing, originally uploaded by Sabrina7408.
I’ve been meaning to put this video on the blog!!
It was taken in May, and I love it!!
Obviously the kids are a lot older,
but I couldn’t resist sharing this with you!
Enjoy!!!
I hope it makes you smile & laugh!
Its a Quickie!!
Just a few photos of how awesome the littles are getting!!
I love watching them grow up!!
Now that Chloe is 1 year old and changing into a toddler I am really missing the baby-ness around here!!
Just a small fever!!
Nothing to worry about I am not going to go and have another baby…..
Yet!!
Maybe a year or two!!
I love having a big family!!
Its a little Loud!!
But so worth it!
Enjoy and we will talk soon!
Oh and one more thing!!!
For those that read this blog post
I have lost 15 pounds working my butt off at the gym!!!
But the diet thing (eating healthy) is going ok??
I really need to try and stay away from the Ice cream and Chocolate!
It would probably come off a bit more if I didn’t “love” the food a little too much!
But we are still eating as much as possible mostly organic.
But I am battling those damn Chocolate cravings!!
Ugh!
Love love my Chocolate!!
Remembering
So I briefly said this on facebook….
yeah I am on facebook….
Don’t judge you are too or you should be!
Any who
I was going through all these pictures earlier
and realizing
my babies are not babies anymore!
Bringing me back to the times it was just me and Ethan
Figuring out what was next for us?
taking our trips to the zoo just the two of us
or flying to Va Beach to visit friends and family.
Now he is in third grade and he has two
Awesome siblings and Nick in his life!
Remembering.
How fun is it to remember
the good times
the hard times
wait.
what?
“fun to remember the hard times”
Yes!
because I can say
“look at me now”
“look at us now”
I love looking at these pictures
and remembering
Caleb.
Caleb snuggled up to me sleeping on my chest.
My little snuggler
Rocking him to sleep,
watching him climb on everything
and feeling so proud that he can do that!
now…
not so much!
Only because it gets a little dangerous!!
Hence the broken leg at not even at 2 years old!
Then there is Chloe Bella!
My sweet Bells already walking and babbling away!
Already throwing her famous fits.
Hanging with the boys
like a 3 year old!
She is going to be my tough one….
I know it!!
So as I look at all of these photos and Videos
I think…
I am so happy I have these…
Thanking God I can have them
to take me back~
To see from the beginning…
from their first breath!
How awesome my kids are!
They grow up so fast
I use to think to my self…
“oh I cant wait for this or that”
Now
I will take it all in…
every second
I will treasure
because time flys by
and before we know it…
Ethan will be in College
(Yes he WILL)
Caleb will be driving, dating and becoming a Man!
Nick will be walking Chloe down the Isle!
So take a deep breath
then take it all in.
even the..
“oh my God times”
because soon,
soon they will not need us anymore…
Well
I doubt that..
but they will not need
as much of us~
Ethan
Ethan and his cousin Christopher
Ethan and I in Central Park
Caleb
Caleb swinging
Caleb and Daddy
Chloe
Chloe Bella
Mommy and Chloe
Chloe and her baby
A Few Changes!
So I have decided to make a few changes in our home!!
Fun
I use to only buy organic meats and milk!
After reading up on it…..
We have decided to try and go as organic as possible!!
With out breaking the bank!!
Which is possible!!
Fruits
Veggies
snacks
dinner ingredients!
As Much as Possible!!
Slowly Weening my kids from gold fishes
No more Juice,
unless it’s lunch time!
Plus healthy choices for our meals!!
Now…
This is going to be hard
bc
I like to eat out at least once a week!
Pizza, Thai etc.
Not any more!!!
We can make our own personal Pizzas! (Love her!)
Whats will be even harder is when we
visit other homes!
Family members that are not organic??
But we will figure it out!
I want the best for my family!
It seems silly to some…
But I would rather stay away from the
pesticides and processed conventional foods that most
of us Americans eat!
So a few dollars more
for the health of my family
I think I can do!
I’m not going to be perfect with this change
I know I will not be….
But I am going to be damn close to it!!!
Here we go!!
Teething Experiences
So Chloe is teething….
and as you can see
in the video…
She has not been herself
lately!
When the boys were teething
you never really knew?
They never really needed Motrin
Unless it was bed time.
Bells on the other hand…
She needs Motrin and Tylenol
as a back up!
She is attached to my
leg- hip- arm- foot!
Anything she can get a hold of!
So my days have become
10 times harder!
Nick is in school from sun up to sun down!
So I have been with 3 kids all day with no
husband and a screaming teething
Chloe!
The good thing is I have
been pushed for a little
“me” time at the gym!
It’s really the only place i can go to get
some time away.
Not to sound like a bad Mommy
but everyone needs…
just a moment of
“me”
time!
So I now go to the gym
even on days that I feel like…
sleeping
vegging
doing nothing
doing house work.
I stop everything
and
GO!
So Good news is..
Lost 10 more pounds since July 4th,
Chloe’s Bday!
Wow!!
It’s amazing what little
teeth can do!
It helped me lose 10 more pounds
and eat healthy.
because when I work out
I tend to be on my
P’s and Q’s!
Also
Caleb benefits as well!
The daycare is awesome there!
Lots to do for a 2 year old.
They have this awesome
play ground and he is always outside!
Getting that 2 year old energy out!!!!!
Yay!!!!
For me and him!
Ethan has been a huge help
Chloe seems to smile and laugh
whenever he is around.
Most of us do!
So when she goes through her
teething fits…
Here comes Ethan
and without
fail
She is laughing
and smiling again!
So
even though it can be so hard at times
I have learned to make the best of it!
I mean she is the one that is in the pain
I am just an innocent by stander.
and
well
She is damn worth the
screaming teething fits!
I love her so much!!!
Writing
Thoughts
so many thoughts fill my head in a day
I want to write them down
record them
do something with them
so I dont forget the good ones!
But….
I get to the computer and…
nothing….
then…
all of a sudden
they come pouring out!
sometimes good
sometimes not so good…
but always…
always…
me~
I use to love writing….
When I was young
around 5th grade
I would leave my parents little notes
simple notes
on a table before I left for school.
simple writing.
I’m sure they were silly words of expression
but as a parent now
I know it meant the world to them to get my
simple words….
Then in middle school
I remember writing love poems
I would sit and write deep words of love
sometimes too deep
for a girl my age to understand…
But I loved
“love”
(still do)
Whatever it was…
I had no idea…
But to me
even then
it was…
Beauty
it was
deep
trusting
passionate…
and I loved the beauty in those
gorgeous
abused at time
words…
“I love you”
What powerful words!
Letting go to someone…
Giving yourself and heart to someone!
I
even then
at such a young age
wanted that….
Then
High school…..
Oh what emotional roller coaster!
Teenagers….
I fell
in love???
maybe…
But for that teenage love…
It sometimes felt like a brick in your stomach
that needed relief.
I still wrote..
But then it was a diary
A diary of wondrous imagination
together with
Deep confused emotion!
then one day
my secret words…
someone read…
So I stopped writing
expressing
my heart
my passion
my mind…
For quiet sometime…..
Then
one day
I fell again
at 19 something…
I enjoyed writing again…
All the emotions
I wrote down!
Mostly in poetry
I loved writing
“Love”
I wrote it for him
for me
at that moment it felt right
to write again
and
it didn’t have to be a secret
I wanted it to be known!!
Then…
ultimately
before you know it….
heart break!
I had nothing to write about
I was
blank~
Empty…
not over a guy
just heart broken…
That love
was not
what I thought it was….
So
I stopped
it stopped…
I didn’t have expression
I didn’t have Love
Love to me was a ….
Lie
Everything I loved about love
was gone
it became this fiction story
that was not real for me
it was just in movies like…
the notebook
That’s not real???
Love
for me
became just between me and my son…
a very different love
but a perfect love…
The
“love”
I use to write about…
would never happen.
I thought it wasn’t real
I thought…
I was a fool~
and
then…
before you know it
when your not thinking about it
when you are happy
with
contentment…
It hits you!
Hard
Real love
respectful love
this…
this is love!
You felt it all the way to your feet!
Deliriously happy
knowing nothing could feel this good
this right
this passionate
this trusting
with my heart
with my thoughts
with
“me”
I
can write again
bc of you
bc you complete
every dream of Love I had.
You made it
Real!
I can write about
Our Family
Our Life
Love…
no its not a movie
and its not always dreamy
but its damn good!
I Love writing again!!
Putting my thoughts down and reading them over again…
For you
for strangers
for friends and family
sometimes
too honest?
But writing
for me
is an expression
of ones
love
for life
or the
pain
they are feeling
in
that moment.
But always
honest…
It starts out
simple
but ends
up growing into
powerful
heartfelt
words
for
you
for
“me”
Its freeing……
Its breathtaking…
It’s powerful…
it’s…
me~
