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July 13, 2009

So ... What's this Beauty Board Thingy All About?

Olay Table The Olay Table - one of three set ups at Beauty Board

Before I begin ... let me explain!

If you've been following along, you know that I hosted the very first BlushPretty Beauty Board night yesterday, July 12, 2009.  I blogged, I tweeted, and I f-booked about it ... but maybe I didn't explain EXACTLY what it was about.  So here goes:

Imagine beauty products were candy.  Say that you LOVE candy.  Maybe you aren't able to try certain candies (due to tricky packaging) or are just unsure if you would like them or not.  What if someone placed said candies on a table and said "go ahead - taste all the candy you want".  You WOULD want to eat the candy right?  You could pick which candies you like or not like without feeling like you wasted a bite.  Well that's Beauty Board - a whole bunch of beauty candy on the table waiting for you to try it out without feeling like you wasted your money. Make sense? (i know I could have said this without the candy analogy ... but I really like candy - the real stuff or the beauty stuff).

I invited several ladies to join me for some food and drink, and of course - beauty candy.  They walked back and forth from table to table, from bathroom mirror to hallway mirror, testing lipstains, concealers, and lotions.  There were demos (the fake eyelashes were a hit - strips or individuals - false lashes are HOT); there were giveaways (love random giveaways), there was fun (and a lot of eating).

This particular Beauty Board was about "The Recessionista" and finding great products at the local drugstore.  CoverGirl, Olay, Pantene and Dermaglow  - the best of the best brands you would find at Shoppers or Wal-Mart, were all part of the event. By the end of the night, the ladies of the very first Beauty Board all told me what they thought: love it, lust it, or lose it.

Follow along for the next two weeks as I report back to you what is hot from the Drugstore.  After reading the reviews, the Beauty Board definitely proves that beauty doesn't have to be expensive!

Stay tuned!

-bp-

Posted by Stephanie Daga at 01:05:00 AM in Beauty, Beauty Board, Events, Studio News

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