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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2018

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products benefiting breast cancer awareness and breast cancer research from top left: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair / Elemis skin care travel kit / “Family Strong” sweatshirt / Bobbi Brown lipstick duo / water bottle / pink Santa ornament / Estee Lauder beauty gift set (great for a holiday gift!) / heart and ribbon pendant /

Breast Cancer is the second largest killer of women in the United States behind heart disease. It’s something we are still searching for a cure for. Many women would be hard-pressed to admit that breast cancer hasn’t affected them in some way, shape, or form, during the course of their lifetime. I know several women who have suffered from breast cancer in their 40’s; and one woman in her early 30s.

My grandmother died of breast cancer when my mom was nine years old. She was sick for five years, and my mom, as a young child, had to endure the pain of watching her mother slowly die. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone. It has affected my mom her whole life, and she has never fully recovered from the pain. This is why I find breast cancer so scary, and it is why I feel it is extremely important that we try and support the fight to find a cure.

Whether you support an organization that promotes awareness or research; any type of support helps us in the fight to find a cure. Breast Cancer Awareness is important because it educates people. Through education, women know how to self examine, and understand the importance of annual mammograms. Early detection is key in surviving this ugly disease.

Of course, any type of research towards finding a cure is vital in the fight against breast cancer; or any type of cancer for that matter. The more we raise awareness, and the more we help the research community, the closer we get to finding a cure for breast cancer.

I love finding products which donate  a percentage of sales to breast cancer research or awareness groups. If I need something, why not purchase the item knowing a percentage of what I spend will go for a cause I believe in? Elemis skin care is my go-to, so this travel kit is something I need for traveling, or for my gym bag. I love that something I would have bought anyway will benefit the fight against breast cancer. I am also a huge fan of Bobbi Brown lipsticks, and Estee Lauder’s Night Repair. These are products I always have in my beauty bag, so why not buy the pink versions which help the fight? Love!

If you don’t need anything right now, or you aren’t shopping for the holidays quite yet, I beg you to donate to your favorite breast cancer awareness and/or research charity. Even if you only have $1 to give, that will help. Just think, what if everyone in the United States gave just $1 towards the fight against breast cancer. That would raise about $325.7 million for the fight against breast cancer. Amazing right?

I also love what Chico’s corporation is doing in the fight against breast cancer. You can read about it here.

Shop products benefiting the fight against breast cancer:

How has breast cancer touched your life?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

What’s in my September 2018 beauty bag

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September beauty from top left: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Cream c/o Estee Lauder / The Mattifier c/o Estee Lauder / Double Wear foundation c/o Estee Lauder / make-up sponge by BeautyBlender / Set + Refresh c/o Estee Lauder /

Fall is just around the corner and I have added a few new products to my beauty bag! This month I am heavy on new products from Estee Lauder. I love their foundation, so the double wear foundation is a natural addition to my beauty bag. It is long lasting and doesn’t clog my pores; a plus since I am very acne prone!

This mattifier from Estee Lauder is amazing because I have oily skin and it helps keep the shine down. Also, if it’s humid outside, Estee Lauder’s The Mattifier keeps my skin from getting shiny. Love using this under my foundation!

Do you see the orb at the bottom of this post? That is the crazy cool packaging Estee Lauder’s new Advanced Night Repair eye cream came in! Isn’t it fun!! I had to take a picture and share it with you! So very cool packaging aside, this eye cream is fabulous. It minimized fine lines under my eyes and does not clog pores. I am addicted! If you are looking to add one thing to your skin care routine right now, this is the product you need! Like I said, I’m addicted!

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When it’s hot outside, I notice my makeup melts off my face. When I was in Florida last month, my makeup was gone as soon as I exited the hotel! I wish I had this fabulous product from Estee Lauder. It’s called “Set + Refresh” and it does exactly that. It has a refreshing spritz which sets your makeup and prevents it from melting off your face. This product is genius! How did I live without it for so many decades???

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What products have you added to your beauty arsenal this month?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy

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Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix review

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estee lauder advanced night repair eye concentrate matrix review

pictured: (product c/o Estee Lauder)  Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix

As you know, I am a huge Estee Lauder fan. So, when they contacted me to see if I would like to check out the new Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix, I jumped at the chance for a sample!

I have been blinking, squinting, laughing, crying, and narrowing my eyes as I throw some shade for the past four decades. With all of these different eye expressions, come movements which cause the skin around my eyes to crinkle, wrinkle, and move. Also, the more expressions we make with our eyes, the more chances we have of getting fine lines and wrinkles. This is what we call aging. Ho-hum. I thought I would never age???

In order to combat the fine lines, stress, and puffiness our eyes encounter on a daily basis, the new Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix is here to save the day. This product claims to repair visible signs of eye aging which includes fine lines, wrinkles, under eye puffiness, and uneven skin tone. It also claims to fortify the thin skin around the eye area which will help to increase density. Lastly, the new Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix claims to hydrate with deep, lasting moisture which lasts for a full twenty-four hours.

Let’s chat about how the new Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix worked on me! I tested it out for three weeks. I figured this would be enough time to see if it works. Although the instructions say to use it above the eyelid, as well as below the eye; I only used it below my eye. I have a deep seeded fear of applying anything other then powder eye shadow or mascara anywhere near my eyelid.

I implemented it into my nighttime skin care routine. So, I used it once per day, at night. Right away on day one I noticed improved moisture around my eye area. This was a good sign!! One day two, I noticed it was helping with my puffy under-eyes. I don’t get puffy eyes everyday, but when the weather is hot or I am not getting enough sleep, I get puffy under-eyes. The new Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix helped to combat that, and keep my under-eyes puff-free. Love that!

It took about two weeks for me notice my fine lines were more difficult to detect. They were not gone, but less visible. That is always a plus! As for uneven skin tone, I don’t have very much, so I couldn’t really be a tester for that claim. I don’t have wrinkles around my eyes yet, just fine lines. So this has been a great product for combating those fine lines; which helps to keep them from turning into full blown wrinkles. Love!

The new Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix is now a must-have for my evening skin care routine. I love how it combats the puffiness I sometimes experience, and I also love how my fine lines are less visible. I recommend adding this to your routine too!

You can find the new Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix online here. Check out my review of Estee Lauder’s other night repair products here.