Beauty Travel Essentials: My Top 5

So it just a few hours, I am boarding a train and heading to Hispanicize, the biggest conference for Latinos. I'm trying to take just a carry on but with all the electronics, gifts for friends and two outfits per day, my bag is getting tight. I decided that my make up can be minimized as I end up wearing the same look any how. If I were to only take 5 items, these would be it. Let's be realistic, in my case, I blog about beauty. I will be throwing in at last minute at least 2-3 more pieces just in case but these are really all I need.

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Trend Show with Laura Mercier

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It is Trend Show season! What? You don't know what Trend Show is? Well, just the biggest beauty event in Chicago and it is going on this Saturday. You may want to call the Laura Mercier counter at Nordstrom Michigan Ave to book with me. This is my 12th trend show season and my first as part of the Laura Mercier team working under the talented Global Artist, Jerry Johnson.






Disclaimer: I am not paid to run press nor asked to. The face chart is not my own and found via Pinterest which inspired this post. I'll be happy to share my own face charts in the future.

Best Holiday Sets from Laura Mercier

Go ahead, call me bias (since I freelance for Laura Mercier) but they have always had the best holiday gift sets and here is why.

Signature Votive Candle Collection $65

Who doesn't love a luxurious candle? Why not four of the best scented candles on the market? For the price point, you can give it as a gift and pick up an extra for a hostess gift down the road.

Laura Mercier 'Soft Nudes' Mini Lip Glace Collection Soft Nudes $48

Who doesn't like a neutral lip and who doesn't enjoy a quality lipgloss? 'Nuff said.

Smoky Effects Mini Kohl Eye Pencil Collection $48

Great for smudging on a smokey eye on the go. Also great for every eye color as it has every shade. No guessing which one she would like or not like because the are all there. Simple.

La Petite Patisserie Sampler Hand Creme Quartet $28

That price is unbeatable so do yourself a favor and get one for yourself or you will regret it later.



Next Tuesday, let's talk spa gifts.

A Beautiful Week: Take Note

Yes, it has been a beautiful week. I picked up a few things that make it even prettier.

1. No more teeny bopper hair accessories or plain hair ties. I've upgraded to a more chic style, like this one from Goody.

2. A lip plumper is never needed, if you refer to my pictures and see my lips but in this case, it was. My lips have been terribly dry and I love matte lipsticks so of course that doesn't help but this worked wonders. Not only did it moisturize but the "plump" is more of a smoothing that makes my lips look sexier and smoother. I bow down to you Laura Mercier lip plumper in "Lychee".

3. I usually splurge on a new bronzer as the weather gets warmer and use it in place of blush. In fact, I have been addicted to Almond by Bobbi Brown blush this winter but I needed a hint of pink. Naked pink by Bobbi Brown was what I needed. I have been wearing that alone, with no foundation and no eye or lip color and received so many compliments!

4. I have tried every treatment under the sun for dry scalp out there and yet my condition just seems to get worse. On Friday, I walked into the salon by my house during a morning run to see what they can do. For $15 they gave me a Moroccan dry oil treatment that included a scalp massage. It didn't rid entirely and she said it would take a while but it already looks and my hair looked amazing after.

5. I am not a big fragrance wearer and have my favorite few that I wear on special occasions but I have always loved Sexy 9 by Trish McEvoy. After years of loving it in silence, I got my hands on the roller parfum to put in my purse.

Wouldn't finding luck in every single product you got at once without fail make it a beautiful week? It does for me.

Si, es una semana bella y tengo unas cositas que lo hace mas especial.

1. No mas accesorios de pelo que parecen ser de chicos. Tengo ahora algo mas chic como este de Goody.
2. Mis labios están tan secos últimamente pero este gloss labial de Laura Mercier era lo que necesitaba. Aunque el gloss es para ser lo labios mas llenos y Dios sabe que yo no necesito eso pero si se me ven mas lindos!
3. Casi siempre me compro un polvo de bronce cuando la temporada este mas caliente pero en si lo que se me ve mejor ahora es un rubor como este de Bobbi Brown.
4. Tengo el cabelludo bien seco y me esta volviendo loca. El viernes fue que me hagan un tratamiento de Moroccan Dry Oil y la diferencia es notable.
5. Solamente uso perfume para ocasiones especiales pero el Sexy 9 de Trish McEvoy es bien lindo. Ahora tengo uno chico para mi bolso.

Que suerte que todo que trate esta semana me salo bien y eso hace ser esta semana ya súper bella!