Mary Kay Botanical Effects Mask

Haven't written a beauty blog in a while so, here you go! 

There are times when I seriously need a deep clean. For my FACE! I always try to wash up before I go to bed. But, between the makeup, oils, and all the face touching, there are a lot of things that can clog up your pores. Clogged pores means your skin isn't breathing. Hello! Skin is alive, of course it breaths! 

Mary Kay has several different masks. The Botanical Effects mask is the one I use. The mask has a paste consistency and dries as a clay on your face. It's not heavy at all. All you need is 15 minutes with it on and then you wash it off. I do not believe in the excuse of "oh, I am too busy to wash my face or do facials". No! I take one minute to apply the mask on and then I go about my day. I check emails, I prep stuff in the kitchen, I even organize my clothes. Who said you have to sit down and be idle for the mask to work? No one. I am a busy person - life is always on the go! So I do my business and in 15 minutes I wash off the mask and all that stays behind is magic on my skin. 

The Botanical Effects mask exfoliates impurities from your skin, is rich with antioxidant radicals, it does not have synthetic dyes or fragrance (sensitive skin approved!) and, gives you a radiant glow! 

There are three different formulas: 

Formula 1 (Dry Skin)

Formula 2 (Normal Skin)

Formula 3 (Oily Skin) 

Take a look at the Botanical Effects eCatalog to see the entire Botanical Effects line! 

Stay beautiful! 

<3 Mariela 

Mary Kay Delivery

I absolutely love it when my Mary Kay order comes in. It makes me super happy. And, I love going through each and every product (like I don't already know what's in the box). 

I didn't expect this delivery until a week after Christmas so to my surprise I get a notification on Thursday from UPS that says my package was out for delivery early. I'm thinking, "Yes! Mary Kay Coorporate is awesome, thank you for sending my products so fast". I'm at work so I text my brother to keep an eye out for my package. Later on in the day I receive another notification saying my package was rescheduled for delivery the next day; Friday. Okay, not a problem. The next day I get a "sorry we missed you slip" from UPS stating that I could pick up my package at Zino's Convenience store. And now I'm like, wtf, who the hell is Zino?! Turns out Zino is a UPS access point but, they did not have my package. By now (Saturday) I was upset. Not so much that I hadn't received my package in the past two days but, more so that I had to put on real pants and leave my house to go to that damn convenience store. Sunday, no delivery. On Monday I get another notification that UPS "missed me" and will reschedule delivery for the next day. So I picked up the phone, called UPS and, was "politely" nasty to the customer rep on the other side. How many times are they going to try to redeliver the package when no one was home? Why didn't they leave it at the access point the first time? Who changed the re-delivery schedule? Why wasn't my request processed? Well, on Tuesday I finally got my package. I opened it up feeling like it's my birthday (I always get this feeling) and by Wednesday my customers orders where already shipped out. 

Take a look at a few of the orders in the video below! 

I mentioned the 3-in-1 cleanser in the video. It's my #1 cleanser. Like I said, I use the one with the pink strip which is formulated for Normal/Dry skin. My skin is very dry and keeping it moisturized is important! But during the summer I sweat like a pig and one thing I absolutely do not like is a breakout. So, during the summer, I switch back and forth between the pink strip and the purple strip (Oily/Combo skin). Your skin is the largest organ on your body! And, your perspiration changes with the season. You should change your skin regimen to match up to it!  

Every order was sealed with a flower and love!

Stay beautiful and blessed!
<3 Mariela

Satin Hands Give-a-way!

I have been really getting into promoting my business on instagram. And, it has been quite fun! It makes me think like someone in marketing. I guess it's good that I already had a passion for creativity. 😜👌 Although many of the followers I have "migrated" from my personal page a lot have been completely new! Ladies who enjoy makeup & skincare & glamor like I do. So, I have been wanting to have a giveaway for some time now & I think now is that time! 😃 I've been having so much fun posting & talking to new people all around the world. 🌏 Getting to know my followers, complementing pictures 📷 & giving beauty advice 💁. The giveaway will take place on my professional Mary Kay page on Instagram. I will be giving away a free mini set of the Fragrance-Free Satin Hands® Pampering Set. 💖 It includes a hand scrub, a hand cream and, a hand softener. 👍👌 Seriously, with the harsh winter we have been having, making our skin so dry, your hands will thank you! 👏👏 Anyone can enter. For a chance to win you have to be following me at ✨@marykaymariela✨ repost the photo above & tag me in it. That simple! 😉 I will have a random generator randomly pick out a winner & it will be announced on March 15th! That gives anyone and everyone 3 weeks to enter, follow, repost & tag. 😁

Hope everyone is as excited as I am. This is going to be so much fun. Good luck! 💋 #MaryKayMariela 

Take a look at the the Mary Kay Fragrance-Free Satin Hands® Pampering Set above & see what the full sized set includes. 

• Fragrance-Free Satin Hands® Hand Softener, 2.1 oz.

• Fragrance-Free Satin Hands® Satin Smoothie® Hand Scrub, 7.75 oz.

• Fragrance-Free Satin Hands® Hand Cream, 3 oz.

Price $34.00 (tax not included)

Need to have it now? Send me an email with your order!

 

Stay Blessed & Beautiful! 

Facials, Wine, & Chicken

I knew that I wanted to have a good time with these crazy girls. And, by "crazy girls" I mean my old coworkers Keyra and Carla.

Now let's forget about how it took me two hours to get to Keyra's house-  because the R train decided to go express over the bridge and skip all local stops even though there was clear notices stating that R trains will not run into Manhattan for 14 months. Or, how I couldn't make a transfer at Jay Street for the A train and basically had to go almost all the way back home to transfer to the F that took me to the A. And, to top it off the A train wasn't in full service and I ended up taking a shuttle bus. *Sigh* But, besides the big headache with NYC transit I really enjoyed myself.

After a month of absence it was nice to catch up with these crazies. And, my bag was super full with all the Mary Kay products they were going to try. I started them out with the Satin Hands and Satin Lips set. Both of which were loved.

Then after showing them the different types of skin care options that Mary Kay has to offer we settled for the Timewise Miracle set- one tried the cleanser and moisturizer for combination skin while the other one tried it for dry skin. It's really important that you use the right formula for your type of skin.

Of course there had to be a little color fun in the night. After finding the right foundation for each  girl I gave them some tips on makeup application and each of us had a different shade of rouge. 

At the end we cheered to us with some wine and and then finished off the night eating some chicken, biscuits and fries!

Can you guess where? :) 💋

I Am A Mary Kay Girl!

Ahhh!!! :-) 

Okay, this is round two & I am determined to do this right & hit the ball wayyyy out of the ball park. (Bases loaded and hitting Homers!) 

My name is Mariela and once again, I'm proud to say that I am a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant. This job is awesome! You travel, meet different women and, leave a lasting imprint in their lives. This is so much more than a pretty face- Mary Kay consultants touch hearts. 

I've known about this company almost all my life. My aunt, Dulce, has been a part of the Mary Kay business for over 20 years and is now a senior director of the Sweet Dreams team. So, imagine a 3 year old little girl playing with her aunts cosmetics and smearing lipstick all over her face, her tulle dress and, her tiny hands. Yes, that was me! Luckily, I've learned many makeup application techniques since then as well as plenty about skin care. So, no more coloring outside the lines for me! 

Now, I've been granted the opportunity to be a part of the Excellence team with Elizabeth as my director, who has been a part of the Mary Kay business for 30 years. She is amazing and always willing to help. Not to mention that the group of girls on the team are all very outgoing, welcoming and, quite dashing! I met a few of the girls at a brunch the Excellence team had in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of Mary Kay Inc. (Where I got pinned as a new-again consultant!) 

Wow! For 50 years we have been enriching the lives of women every where! And, I am sure the next 50 years will be filled with the same love, determination and, even more innovation.

So here's to you, here's to me and, here's to women everywhere. Now lets make something BEAUTIFUL!