Today was a pretty lazy day...we got up around ten and made plans to drive out to Sonoma Valley to take pictures for my fashion blog; unfortunately we left way later and couldn't find a good spot that wasn't crowded with tourists. We decided to scrap the pictures idea and just find a good restaurant to eat at, but that too became something that was a bit of a hassle, since it seemed like everyone and their dog was out today and every place was either packed to the brim, or was closed. We finally settled on a little cafe that I immediately could tell was an 'older people establishment' but my boyfriend insisted that it wasn't-well, as soon as we walked in all we saw were a bunch of old people! Now, I don't have anything against old people of course, but seeing as how I was wearing 4" heels and a red hot blouse and lipstick, I felt a little out of place...but since we were out of time we just decided to stay. Unfortunately, the food wasn't that great, even though it looks good in the pictures. Sigh. My boyfriend will never learn to listen to me.
As I stated, we were going to take outfit pictures for my fashion blog (if you're not following it yet, be sure to now!) which is why I was so dressed up and had the bright red lipstick on. It was going to be an entry for Hypeed's Valentine's Day contest, hence, all the bright red. I wish you could see my eyeshadow better because it was actually really pretty...I need to learn the settings on my camera better.
Oh, some exciting news for all you beauty lovers out there: Ning Chao, former Senior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire magazine is now the new beauty director of Beautylish! For those of you who don't know what Beautylish is, it's a great new website that is focused on beauty and makeup products. It's a great way to learn all about beauty, makeup, skincare, as well as network with other beauty lovers and share tips and make new friends and followers. You can follow me here. Beautylish is great because it's free to join and anyone can sign up to share product reviews, tutorials, videos, or just make new connections.
Here is the official press release regarding Ning Chao's new position as Beautylish Beauty Director:
Social Media Innovator Beautylish Names
Ning Chao Beauty Director
Former Editor at Marie Claire and In Style Will Oversee Content; Helping to Connect Beauty Brands and Consumers
San Francisco (February 9, 2011) — Beautylish today announced that Ning Chao, former Senior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire, has been named Beauty Director of the rapidly expanding beauty networking and social commerce site. Chao will begin her new role by traveling to New York for Fashion Week to check out the new beauty trends for Fall 2011.
Beautylish (http://www.beautylish.com/) is a new concept poised to change the way women interact with and consume beauty products and tips. Site founders and Silicon Valley gurus Nils Johnson and Vu Nguyen recognize that women want to learn, discover and share information about beauty products and techniques through tutorials, forums and reviews. Community has become a powerful driver for how women receive beauty information and Beautylish is capturing this all on one site.
According to Johnson, “Ning offers an opportunity for us to have a point of view on beauty information. We know that brands are coveting a connection to our community and have recognized the importance of Beautylish as a way to reach their target customer. We’re excited to have Ning join the team and recognize that this is the future of the way that consumers will find their beauty information.”
The appointment of Chao as Beauty Director enhances the site with unprecedentededitorial credibility by bringing a top print editor online. Chao will oversee all content as well as the look and feel of the site. In addition to her recentpost at Marie Claire, she was Beauty Editor of In Style and has held positions at Elle, Vogue and Glamour.
“I’m thrilled to join Beautylish. After spending many years in print, I’m excited to be part of the future of the way women will consume beauty information,” said Chao.
With Chao at the helm, Beautylish is poised to be the source of beauty information and an important player in connecting beauty enthusiasts through community.
Now for the exciting part, I actually get to interview Ning! I will be asking her all about how she got started, what trends are going to be in season, etc.....if anyone has a specific question for her let me know!
Hope you all had a great weekend!
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