♥ My Black Is Beautiful Event ♥

So this pass Saturday, I missed school and it was WELL WORTH IT!! I was called by one of my friends to do makeup and facials for the "My Black Is Beautiful" Event at the JW Marriott in Downtown Los Angeles and I had an AWESOME TIME! = ) All of the services were FREE which is ALWAYS FUN!

At this venue there were hair stylist, makeup artist, massage therapist, nail technicians, and fashion designers and stylist who were all of color! They had sponsors such as Oil of Olay, Pantene Pro-V, Always, Secret, Cover Girl Queen Collection & of course P&G! This was such an awesome turnout!

Thank you BET for such a wonderful event!

♥ About the Movement ♥

Procter & Gamble's commitment to celebrating and connecting with African-American women is stronger today than ever before. That commitment has spanned more than a century and continues to grow. It's rooted in the vision and actions of our leadership and the interests of our consumers and employees.

Our extraordinary new initiative, My Black is Beautiful, celebrates the diverse collective beauty of African-American women and encourages black women to define and promote our own beauty standard — one that is an authentic reflection of our indomitable spirit.

Recognizing that beauty and self-confidence are intrinsically linked, My Black is Beautiful is designed to ignite and support a sustained national conversation by, for and about black women — the way we are reflected in popular culture and how we serve as the catalyst for a movement that effects positive change.

♥ More Exciting Ventures Await ♥

Things have been so great for me! I have been networking like crazy, and it seems to be paying off pretty rapidly! 

I was invited to a networking event this past Thursday in Santa Monica at Destination 1610. It was given by celebrity stylist Joe Exclusive and his partner "Miss Echoattix"! It was great opportunity for me where I did quite a bit of networking, ran into some familiar faces. They definitely know how to throw an event!

I just so happen to bump into my "Makeup Mentor", Miss Neema Ali! We greeted each other with smiles, a nice warm hug, exchanged a few words, & she reminded me that she is definitely here for me as far as training me to get better with my craft! As I always say, "there is always room for improvement"! She also told me she put in a few good words for me with some of the wonderful ladies over at "Makeup Drama"! That really made my ♥ smile! 

I am really flattered with all of the positivity I have been receiving in my circle. I am quite inspired and it feels great to be doing something that I absolutely love! I also received a phone call earlier this week from a friend in regards to working on a project titled, "My Black Is Beautiful" which is being sponsored by Pantene Pro-V, Oil of Olay, and Cover Girl. To my understanding BET MAY have something to do with this. This event will be aired on television so be on a look out for me. = ) I was pulled as an Esthetician and a Makeup Artist. Stay tuned for more details for air date(s)\time(s), etc. 

Things are moving so quickly for me. Never give up on your hopes and your dreams! You can do all things through Christ, which strengthens you. Stay positive and stay optimistic. Sometimes it seems like it’s a hard struggle to accomplish anything you want. If it were all so easy, then you wouldn't appreciate it as much! Thanks for reading and I will be back soon!

♥ the M.A.D. Diva - Miss Lynique