New York City Vacation.

Flew to NYC during New York Fashion Week. Rochelle was there with her makeup line RAE doing make up for three days. Stayed with the lovely Fancy and David and had a blast. Here are a few from my stay.

Central Park after a morning of Yoga...

Penthouse patio, oh so sweet!

After make up for one of the shows. Here we go.

Bryant Park with Mercedes-Benz

Views from the patio down Madison Avenue.

Lyn came to visit for the night...

Fashion week comes to an end. We did dinner and drinks with the Rae Cosmetics Team!

Last day, lunch at the MET.

Day view

Central park for the afternoon at The Boathouse.

A stroll through Central Park to dinner....

Great time with these girls!!!

July 5th- The big day begins....

So much to do this day. Rehearsal on the lawn, Bridesmaid Luncheon at Z'Tejas, Makeup and Hair at RAE Cosmetics Studio, get dressed and photos, ceremony and reception. I have to say it was such a crazy day and the Bride did fabo! My favorite was the ceremony for sure, with the reception in close second. They had everyone walking out to a string quartet playing all Beatles music, the reading-Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks then Jennifer and Eric read their own vows to one another. Not a dry eye in the place the whole ceremony! It was just perfect for them.

A few of our day on Saturday. Left the rest to Kristen.
A bit of a slow start but by the time we really needed to get going.....all was just fine!!!
Jennifer and Sandy started off at RAE. April and her crew did such an awesome day on everyone! Fun to spend the day there getting ready! Love me some RAE!!!

Applying the secret weapon of the evening! April you rocked!!!!

RAE Cosmetics!!

April(in the blue)-The RAE Cosmetics Make-up Artist, she's awesome and her mom Arlene and my mom grew up together and are like best friends.....CRAZY!!! Love her, Rochelle, Me, Pamela, and two of her friends...forgot their name--but they were a joy to be around!! Nice Nice Peeps and we like that!!! The blond on the end owns her own boutique in Fort Worth. Its really really close to my SIL's parents on University across from the entrance to the Zoo....in the same shopping center as the I-Hop(thats for you Lesli).

Last week I got to hang out with my long time friend Rochelle Rae-owner, creator, artist, heart and soul of RAE Cosmetics. Pamela's boutique in Coppell Texas is carrying her makeup now and they had a big celebration to launch the makeup line. Margaritas and makeup brushes where flying everywhere. We had lots of fun and it was great to hang with them all.

Now I have to say, I'm a RAE lover. I needed to buy some makeup a few months ago and I did....all RAE stuff. And I'm loving it. It's mineral makeup and if you don't know the difference in mineral makeup and dept. store makeup let me help you out...I found this info on
mineral makeup beauty blog...

WHAT IS MINERAL MAKEUP?

Mineral makeup has only recently become commercially popular, but is in fact the oldest form of makeup (Cleopatra used mineral cosmetics for her skin care - and that was more than two thousand years ago!).

So what exactly are mineral makeup products? They are simply cosmetic products that are made from natural minerals found in nature (like mica, titanium dioxide, zinc, iron oxides, ultramarine pigments, calcium). These minerals are mined from around the world, and then purified, powdered and mixed with other inorganic pigments for a wide color range.

Why should you use mineral makeup? Well, there are a myriad of advantages of mineral makeup over traditional makeup, I'll briefly list a few (I'll write a more detailed post about the benefits of mineral makeup later):

* mineral makeup doesn't contain harmful ingredients to the skin like chemicals, preservatives, oil, talc, fragrance

* mineral makeup is less expensive than traditional makeup

* mineral makeup is recommended by dermatologists, as it doesn't clog pores, is anti-inflammatory and actually nourishes the skin

there is a wide range of colors available
* mineral makeup behaves as an atioxidant, protecting the skin from the pollutants and free radicals in the air

* it makes the skin appear (and feel) younger and healthier

* mineral makeup lasts much longer than traditional makeup (and you can also sleep in it!)

* mineral cosmetics are not organic - they contain no moisture, and bacteria can't grow on them

* minerals are natural sunscreens

* mineral makeup covers blemishes, acne, large pores, scars very effectively


As more and more people are realizing the harm that traditional makeup products are doing to their skin, they are switching to natural mineral makeup products that are actually healing their skin.

This blog will try to help you in choosing the best mineral cosmetic products, as well as give you tips and advice on applying mineral makeup and maybe even preparing your own mineral makeup at home!

A few things about RAE that I love:Everything Rae has SPF 20 in it, and lord knows at my age we better all be wearing some spf. The foundation goes on like moisturizer and stays on so great. The mascara is now my favorite, I'm not allowed to say the brand I've always worn but Ro's concoction out does it for sure. This makeup is made for the HOT TEXAS SUN and it doesn't go on heavy like some makeups! Oh and my favorite...you can sleep in it....finally a thumbs up for my bad habit.

So get over the convenience factor of running to the mall and do your skin a favor....buy RAE cosmetics! heehee!