Puffy the Eye Bag Slayer

 

I received these under eye patches in my glossy box last week and I LOVE them!!! I have tried a few things similar to this in the past and they really do work well. I am especially attracted to the packaging on these guys! I know I have said it before, I am every marketers dream, just the name would have made me purchase it! Since working for Bona Clara I have started to pay much more attention to my skin and what it needs. They say if you think of your face as a paper bag, then the skin around your eyes is like tissue paper. These bad boys go for $11 for a package of 3. I think they make the PERFECT travel companion! image1xl

March Trunk Show Madness

I think March has the best Trunk Show Exclusives I have seen in a long time… the Travel case and La Totale are one of my fav prints and the Dot Bloom was one of my very first statement pieces that hands down gets the MOST attention ever!

Cheers to the hostesses and their guests for this month!! I still have 2 open dates if you want to squeeze in some style!

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Stella Dot in February!

With my recent increase in free time and brain space, I have been turning focusing to my Stella Dot business. I learned so much with Bona Clara as it relates to social selling dynamics that I transfer to Stella, the biggest takeaway being courage. I seemed to become fearless when talking about a product I know worked and an opportunity I felt SO passionate about. I am taking that energy, the single thing I was best at with Bona Clara and I am using that to find 20 seconds of courage to pick up the phone for my Stella Dot business. After all, even at Bona Clara we looked at Stella & Dot, lead by CEO Jessica Herrin, as the TOP company in the social selling space – and guess what I already have a foundation laid there!

They have really come SO far and seem to have every little detail already addressed! With backing from one of the top investors in the venture world, Sequoia Capitol and board members from a variety of impressive brands not to mention the CCO Blythe Harris who has worked at LVMH and other luxury brands, there is no surprise at the level of growth they have seen.

For anyone interested in doing what I do – this is the month, you get this fab bag when you join, in addition to $350 in jewelry for $199!

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Clarisonic Mia Sonic

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Being a self proclaimed  “marketers dream”  I have tried a TON of skin care products, cleansers, toners, masks you name it. I have to say the ONE thing that has made a huge difference in my skin care routine is my Clarisonic brush. It leaves your skin feeling squeaky clean, removing all the makeup and actually cleaning my face and not leaving a bit of cleanser left on my face. Not to mention, it makes all cleansers last at least 2x as long, you can use the smallest amount!

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I purchased mine months ago, now there are several types with different settings! What is the one part of your beauty routine you think  has made a difference for you?

Time: the best of times, the worst of times

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My last post I wrote about the concept of time and how it seems to control so much of our life, not enough time… or let time pass and it will heal you. Both of which seem to be the case for my situation right now, not enough time to make this work and hopefully with time Ill feel better about it….

It is with the saddest of hearts Bona Clara announced their close on Jan 31st. Bona Clara was far from perfect but I didnt think we were that close to the end.

A heartbroken and shaking Jasmina told us one by one on Thursday morning, despite the previous days efforts to “do what it takes” we would not be able to continue Bona Clara and we would not be looking for outside funding. It took me a while, actually its still hard for me to swallow this being the right decision. Their was just not enough time to do this properly and Jasmina “wouldn’t be able to sleep at night, knowing she is asking us to sacrifice but can’t promise something like this wouldn’t happen again. Maybe its selfish, but I saw this being big for me, I saw my entire career here in front of me… I saw myself being Jasmina’s partner in this, she would be the face + I would be the voice, or maybe I would be the face…. no she would be the face, she would be the brain behind the amazing products, and I would be the funny voice that told reps they can do it!!!! I saw these reps, these founding leaders being in my wedding some day, or even introducing me to the wonderful Mr. Francesca… This is the one thing, I didn’t see coming…

We were told last Tuesday there was a problem, we instinctually said we would fight this, do whatever it takes, now its Wed night and I will only have 2 more wakeup’s to the best job so far, the job that took me from I cant do anything to I can do EVERYTHING, maybe I still haven’t started dating again or made a million bucks, but it made me happy, it filled my cup + I was able to be a little part of filling someone elses. I will post more on this later as I am really trying to just soak it all in, I have no idea what is next but I do know I am beyond grateful for the past 16 months.

For anyone interested in the “smarter beauty products” they will be on sale at 50% off through friday! Just go to the Bona Clara site for orders!

The New Line from STELLA DOT

So as I read everyone’s opinion on the new collection – I thought, well this is what they always say, the best line yet and as I looked I realized I am in LOVE with several pieces, not a million like usual but there are a good handful that I feel like are just made for me!

I was so excited to unwrap the double clutch which comes in 2 colors, this fab yellow and a orange/red.

It features our unique perforated technique inspired by our Avalon styles. In need of a touch up? Hello gorgeous! Simply unsnap and use the mirror to check yourself out! Voila, cards, lipgloss, and all your essentials fit right in either double zip pockets.

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Planning for my Planner

You know you are at a certain place in your life when you just cant wait for your planner to come in the mail. Actually, I take that back, you know you are at that place when you ORDER a planner online. As I fall deeper and deeper in love with my job at Bona Clara – I know how important it is for me to practice what you preach. Staying organized is an essential part of having your own business + because I seem to have my paws in SO many things – this becomes a necessity.

I was inlove and so obsessed with the polka dot one from Kate Spade but of course it was sold out…

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Stay tuned for the one I picked 🙂 I cant wait to get it!

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BostInno 50 on Fire

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Bona Clara’s CEO was nominated for BostInno 50 on Fire for Bostons inventors, disruptors, luminaries and newsmakers across all industries.

Jasmina was one of the finalists so we got to celebrate with her and  Boston’s brightest at the Moakley Courthouse which by the way was the most beautifully built building I have seen in Boston.

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Jasmina didn’t win this year but we had a blast!!

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