The Life of A Ladybug

Beauty With a Heart: Fundraiser for Meadow Quinn

My friend, Shannon, of A Girl's Gotta Spa! is holding several fundraising auctions for a little girl named Meadow Quinn.  Meadow needs to raise $70,000 to pay for a feeding clinic program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  Meadow has a disease called neurofibromatosis.  She has several inoperable tmors and has been fed through a feeding tube since she was 18 months old.  A feeding clinic that will require a four-week stay will help her to learn to eat like any other seven-year-old.

So far, $42,000 has been raised.  Shannon wants to help move them closer to their goal - can you please help?

Shannon is auctioning off great prizes: MAC Limited Edition Products from the Fafi, Heatherette, Finery, Heirlooms, N Collection, Viva Glamorous, Royal Assets, Curiositease, Beauty Powder Blush, Strobe and Antiquitease lines; Berwick Beauty Coming Up Roses products; and other fab things from Elizabeth Arden, Artemis Woman, Sharon Bolton Scents, NARS, Lancome and Billy B Beauty!  These are fantabulous products and it would be great if you guys would win!

Please visit Shannon's site and look into the auctions or consider making a direct donation to Meadow Quinn's fund.  You can go here for more information: http://gottaspa.blogspot.com/2008/04/beauty-for-good-fundraiser-for-meadow.html.

Thank you so much!

Support my friend, Koz!

Hey, this is for all of you who are charity-minded or just happen to be in a good mood today and want to support a great cause!

My friend, Koz, her husband and her sister have all been affected by the disease of depression.  Right now, they are raising money to help in the fight against depression and they will be walking in The Overnight (www.theovernight.org), a 20-mile trek through New York City, from 8 PM to 5 AM in June of this year.  They need help accomplishing their gola so that the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention can reach its goal of preventing suicide and helping people who suffer from depression.

If you'd be so inclined, please visit their Etsy site.  Everything on their site has been made and donated by friends and loved ones.  100% of the sales goes toward fundraising for the walk.

I have purchased some items and made a donation.  I believe in this cause.  If you do, too, please help.  And if you have words of encouragement, please post in the comments - I know Koz will appreciate them.

www.allforgood.etsy.com

H&M Fashion Against Aids

H&M has launched “Fashion Against Aids” . H&M and Designers Against AIDS are joining forces in the battle against AIDS and are launching a collection for guys and girls together with Rihanna, Timbaland and other well-known designers, musicians and artists. The aim is to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, which affects many young people all over the world. The collection “Fashion Against AIDS” will be available in H&M’s

The idea for this joint venture was initiated by Designers Against AIDS (DAA), a non-profit organization that seeks to mold public opinion through collaborations with fashion designers, musicians and other artists. The desire behind the collection is to draw attention to and increase young people’s awareness of HIV/AIDS. Twelve million people in the 15-24 age group are now infected with the virus.

The artists donated their services, and 25 percent of the proceeds from the collection will go to  HIV/AIDS prevention projects around the world. This will be coordinated by DAA and YouthAIDS, Population Services International’s HIV/AIDS prevention initiative, which reaches more than 600  million young people in 60 countries.

The collection features T-shirts, tank tops and hooded sweaters. All the garments feature an original print, and the neckline label carries the name of the designer. Some of the prints are subtle and “whisper” the message such as Good Charlotte’s design which includes a young couple under a red umbrella. Other prints raise their voices, including Katharine Hamnett’s “Use a Condom!” and “Stop and Think” messaging in big, black, block lettering. Tiga’s checkered print calls for quiet reflection, highlighting multiple squares in a different color to represent those that are living with HIV/AIDS. The message behind the campaign is summed up by Henrik Vibskov’s print design which states, “Be aware – it is still happening.”

For more information please visit H&M.

I need a prayer circle.

If any of y'all are prayer warriors out there ... if you pray ... I would appreciate your prayers for my aunt, Cynthia.  She has been battling cancer for a while now and we were just notified that it has spread to her spine.  Please pray for healing ... she needs all the prayers she can get.

Thank you.

The Neverending Story!

Today, while doing my workout at Curves, the theme song to "The Neverending Story" came on.  Please tell me y'all saw that movie!  I loved it so much that I watched it almost every day for years.  I still become engrossed whenever I see it on cable.  Loved that movie!  I wasn't the only one, either.  I had a boyfriend who seriously asked me if we could name our first son Atreyu Bastian.  Um ... no.  Thank God I never had children with him - there's no telling what they would have been named, the poor souls.

Speaking of Curves (kind of), I got my first "report card" this past Monday.  In one month, I lost six pounds and 1.5 inches!  Go me!

Comments4aCure: Wrap-up

I want to thank all of you so much for how you've contributed to Comments4aCure!  Your support has been so appreciated and I love you all for it!  In total, I received 58 comments during the time period and I am so thankful.  In your honor and in remembrance of my FIL, in thanksgiving for my aunt's health, and in prayer for the healing of my aunt and all those who are battling cancer, I will be donating $100 to Sisters Network, Inc.

You all rock so hard for caring about this cause.

If you want to continue to help, please donate to the ChipIn widget located on the righthand sidebar of my blog.  All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.  Also, don't forget about the upcoming eBay auction.  It starts this coming Sunday, June 10th at 12 noon.  Here's a slideshow to look at all the stuff: http://www.slide.com/r/ko6f7PlD1D8C0RZVvDcAOGrK7MQwlaoj?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url

Goodie Bag #1: 58 items total / starting bid: $100

item product highlights:

1 Pure Pashmina Black Shawl

Tarte Cosmetics Collection (18 items)

Kenzo Perfume Set (3)

China Glaze Nail Polishes & Treatment Products (6)

Zoya Gift Bag (8)

Goodie Bag #2: 88 items total / starting bid: $200

item product highlights:

Du Wop Cosmetics (5)

SkinActives Skincare (7)

Bourjois Paris Makeup (16) ($250 value)

Alterna Hair Care (4)

Max Factor Cosmetics (13)

1 Narrow Wet/Dry 1" Straightening Iron

Goodie Bag #3: 9 items / 5 sets / starting bid: $20

Nubar Nail Polish Collections (2) +Manicure Set

Comments4aCure: eBay auction update!

Elke, our wonderful founder, just sent us an e-mail listing all the products that will be up for sale in our eBay auction!  You won't believe the huge amounts of fabulous stuff.  Please place your bid, starting 12 noon on this coming Sunday, June 10th.  Whoever gets these goodie bags is a very fortunate woman (or man)!

Nubar 2 Nail Collections + 1 Travel Manicure Set: x5 available

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230139712907

starting bid: $20

1 Manicure Travel Kit: includes

1 Cucumber Cuticle Oil

1 Cuti Cure

1 Nu-Nail

1 Plastic Cuticle Pusher

1 Two sided sanitizable nail file

1 4” Cuticle Nipper ¼ jaw

1 Summer Breeze Lacquer Collection

includes 7 nail polishes

1 Trousseau Collection

includes 7 nail polishes

Gigantic Goodie Bag #1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230139106723

starting bid: $100

IN THIS AUCTION:

GOODIE BAG  #1

So Cosmetics

1 2.5 fl. oz So Sinful body fragrance

1 .67 fl. oz 1 So Wild eau de toilette

1 1.7 fl. oz So Desirable eau de toilette

1 1.7 fl. oz So Kiss Me eau de toilette7uhn

1 3 pack Spa Towells body moisturizing towelettes

the Original body lotion towelettes

1 Dermacia Foundation Set

includes 1 instructional tips dvd

2 brushes

2 breathable toners

1 breathable moisture

1 Medium Kit spf 15 breathable foundation in #5 Ebony/Tawny

Hottiedots!

The perfect way to add a beauty mark.

One in “Chocolate Kiss”

One in “Toasted Kiss”

Retail $4.95 each

1 Pure Pashmina Black Shawl

Size 36x80

1 Sassy Tails Hair Accessory for tweens and teens.

2 (1 black, 1 white)  The Ultimate Shoe Lace.

The Lace that Stays in Place™

Tarte Cosmetics -

A Collection of their Best Sellers

by Tarte Cosmetics

3 Tarte Cheek Stains in tickled . tipsy . flushed

3 Borba Inside Out lip glosses in apple a day . am . liquid sunshine

1 Lights, Camera, Lashes 3 in 1 mascara in Black

1 Rest Assured

1 Clean Slate Face Primer

1 Eye Shadow in bathtub gin

1 mouth off spf 15 lip balm

1 spf 15 moisturizing lipsheer 24.7 in champagne brunch

1 frxtion all natural sugar exfoliator & lip balm

1 Little Blot Book

1 The Toolbox brow know how in medium

1 Rock Royalty bronzer/highlighter/brush palette

1 Glam – to – Go

1 Perfect Eye lash Curler

KENZO Parfums -

1 1.7 fl oz  eau pour l'ete FlowerbyKenzo

1 50 ml eau de parfum KenzoAmour

1 30 ml eau de parfum KenzoAmour

China Glaze Nail Polishes & Treatment Products

by China Glaze

via Michelle at All Lacquered Up

1 Nail Collection in Surf

1 Strong Adhesion Base Coat

1 Patent Leather Top Coat

1 Calcium Gel Fortifier

1 Orange Cuticle Oil

1 4 oz Spa Caviar Green Tea Hand Creme

Skin MD Natural – 1 4oz  bottle

Shielding Lotion

by 21st Century Formulations

Head & Shoulders

1 14.2 fl. oz Citrus Breeze Shampoo . hydrating formula

Herbal Essences

1 6 fl. oz Body Envy Weightless Volumizing Gel in white nector/pink coral flower

1 8 fl. oz Dangerously Straight Pin Straight Hairspray in honeyed pear/silk

Clairol Herbal Essences

1 Bold 'N Brilliant Permanent Hair color in Star Light/Light Blonde

1 ZOYA gift bag. (not pictured)

Everything you need for perfect manicures and pedicures.

Contents:

1 Zoya Professional Nail Lacquer Gift Pack

Jute bag with wrapped items includes 1 each of:

Zoya Color Lock System (includes instructions)

Zipper bag containing

Zoya Remove +

Zoya Anchor – base coat

Zoya Armor – topcoat

Zoya Hurry Up – speed dry drops

Zoya Smitten Collection Sampler – 6 shades

Zoya Candy Collection Sampler – 6 shades

From Bespoke Labs

1 Dual Voltage 110/220 V . 1200 Watt Collapsible handle T3 Overnight Dryer

Gigantic Goodie Bag #2

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230139698810

starting bid: $100

IN THIS AUCTION:

1 3 pack Spa Towells body moisturizing towelettes

the Original body lotion towelettes

DuWop Cosmetics - a few new Summer products

by DuWop Cosmetics, Melanie Peralta - DuWop PR

duwop.com

1 duet eye shadow

1 blush booster

1 real lipstick

1 gloss infused

1 smoothset powder primer

Hottiedots!

The perfect way to add a beauty mark.

One in “Chocolate Kiss”

One in “Toasted Kiss”

Retail $4.95 each

Srina Green Tea Set

Includes green tea packets, and a multi fuction tea pot.

2 Sassy Tails Hair Accessory for tweens and teen.

2 Black . The Ultimate Shoe Lace.

The Lace that Stays in Place™

SkinActives Products

by Derek Thurston, Skin Actives Scientific

1 1 fl. oz Celestite Spriz

1 1 fl. oz Marine Nutrient Serum

1 1.8 oz Anti-Age Cream

1 0.5 oz Bright-I Cream

1 0.5 oz ELS Base Serum

1 0.34 oz Liquid Rainbow Lip Treatment

1 1 fl. oz. Marine Nutrient Cream

$250 worth of Bourjois Paris makeup

by Bourjois Paris

a baggie full of: blushes, eye shadows, lipstick, lip gloss and more.....

KENZO Parfums -

1 1.7 fl. oz eau de parfum FlowerbyKenzo in Oriental

1 1.7 fl. oz eau de parfum FlowerbyKenzo

1 100 ml eau de parfum in KenzoAmour

Alterna Hair Care Items

by Alterna Hair Care

1 8.5 fl. oz Hemp Repair Shampoo

1 8.5 fl. oz Hemp Repair Conditioner

1 8.5 fl. oz Life Volumizing Spray Gel

1 15.5 oz Caviar Working Hair Spray

China Glaze Nail Polishes & Treatment Products

by China Glaze

via Michelle at All Lacquered Up

1 Nail Collection in Blush

1 Nail Strengthener & Growth Formula

1 Strong Adhesion Base Coat

1 Ridge Filler

1 First & Last

1 Fast Freeze Quick Dry

1 4 oz Spa Caviar Hand Creme

Green Tea

1 Ardell Fashion Lashes and Eye Lash Adhesive in dark tone

1 Healthy Hoof Intensive Protein Treatment for nails and cuticles

Skin MD Natural - 1 4 oz. bottle

Shielding Lotion

by 21st Century Formulations

MAX Factor

Volume Couture Mascara

7 MAX Factor MAXalicious lip glosses in

    -- Stood Him Up

    -- Too Much Wine

    -- Secret Rendezvous

    -- Two To Tango

    -- First Kiss

    -- Spring Fling

    -- Table For Two

5 MAX Factor Exotics Collection Eye Shadows in

    -- Serengeti

    -- Rainforest

    -- African Violet

    -- Ravenous

    -- Tigress

Head & Shoulders

1 14.2 fl. oz Restoring Shine Shampoo . hydrating formula

Herbal Essences

1 8 fl. oz Body Envy Volumizing Hairspray in white nectarine/pink coral flower

1 6 oz Totally Twisted Curl Scrunching Gel in french lavender twist/jade extracts

Clairol Herbal Essences

1 Highlights Hair color in Rich Copper

Clairol Hydrience

1 Permanent Hair color in Burgundy

1 ZOYA gift bag. (not pictured)

Everything you need for perfect manicures and pedicures.

Contents:

1 Zoya Professional Nail Lacquer Gift Pack

Jute bag with wrapped items includes 1 each of:

Zoya Color Lock System (includes instructions)

Zipper bag containing

Zoya Remove +

Zoya Anchor  basecoat

Zoya Armor  topcoat

Zoya Hurry Up  speed dry drops

Zoya Smitten Collection Sampler  6 shades

Zoya Candy Collection Sampler  6 shades

From Bespoke Labs

1 Narrow Duality Wet or Dry 1inch Iron

The Opera Collection Clutch from Bo's Art/Los Angeles

A beautiful silver clutch bag.

Flirt Squeeze Super Shiny Lipgloss 4 piece

in Nectar Fizz . Mighty Aphrodite . Cherries Jubilee . Radical Raspberry

Comments4aCure: Keep 'em comin'!

Thank you so much to all of you who've posted!  Since yesterday, I've received 21 comments, which is so great!  You're helping a really worthy cause!  Keep the comments coming!  If you've not commented yet and you read this blog, please do help out.  The money comes directly from me - I'm not asking for any money at all, just your support in this effort.  And please publicize this to your family and friends so they can comment, too.

Thank you so much, guys and gals.  I really appreciate you all and love how awesome my readers are!

Being generous is beautiful.

Comments4aCure: Why I'm doing this ...

Yes, we should all care about all those who are battling cancer.  But I am affected personally, as many of us are.  I am participating in Comments4aCure because my father-in-law, Larry Marshall, lost his battle against lung cancer two years ago.  He was a loving man - fun, funny, compassionate.  He was the only one of my in-laws who truly loved me and I loved him right back.  I am helping to raise money for this effort in honor of his memory and because of my husband - I had to watch him break down after the death of his father.  I don't want anyone else to feel that kind of hurt.

I donate in thanksgiving for the life of my aunt Teresa, who battled breast cancer and won.  I donate in recognition of her strength and her sense of humor in the face of chemotherapy and baldness (she had the best bald head).  I donate in thanksgiving for the life of my co-worker, Michele, who beat cancer twice!  I donate in prayer for the healing of my aunt Cynthia, who is now fighting bone cancer.

I'm donating because I have a daughter - I want cancer cured in her lifetime.  I'm donating for you - in hopes that you never have to fight this dread disease.  I'm doing it for me - may I never have to face such a diagnosis.

Thank you so much to all of you who have commented so far.  Please keep 'em coming and please visit the other blogs who are participating.  Mwah!

Comments4aCure: eBay auction!

We're also raising money through an eBay auction - a huge goodie bag full of beauty items!  The auction starts at 12 PM on June 10th.  Click the link below to take a peek:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230139106723