THE BEAUTY OF MAKEUP…

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It’s amazing to me how makeup can transform your natural features. I wear a lot of eye makeup to enhance my hazel eye color. I wear pencil eye liner (two different colors), liquid eye liner, eye shadow (three different shades) and mascara. Let’s not forget the eyebrow. I was recently introduced to the “new eyebrow”. New to me anyway. It’s a dip brow and then I comb it in. It gives my boring thin eyebrows more fullness. I love it! In contrast, wearing little makeup is beautiful as well. But, I kind of like the whole smokey eye look. I even wear this look during the day. That’s me.

Isn’t it lovely?

Love, Rose

P.S. This post was written at the local Starbucks during the intense Nor’Easter that blanketed Long Island. How much fun it was to see all this snow. I’m a kid at heart. Always.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2015

 

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Monday, January 19th 2015 is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It is a day set aside to remember and reflect upon the life and times of the slain civil rights leader. Considering what a volatile year 2014 was regarding race relations in the United States, MLK Day 2015 holds perhaps even more significance than previous MLK Days. Remember to take some time out to do some soul searching and, above all, be kind to others, as we are all in this together. Rest assured, Dr. King would have wanted it this way.

Love,
Rose

BlOOMING FLOWERS…AND LOVE.

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Just the other day, I created this blog draft with the headline of Blooming Flowers.  I was set to write about a beautiful bouquet of flowers I had received. There were two bouquets of blooming lilies that transfixed me every day just by watching bloom. But, after watching the 72nd Golden Globes Award on NBC last night, and with George Clooney’s speech, it came to me that blooming flowers are, in essence, Love. Seeing George Clooney, at age 53, finally find love is a wonderful thing. With his wife, Amal, in the audience, she was clearly smitten when he looked to her and said:

“Listen, it’s humbling to find somebody to love, especially when you’ve been waiting your whole life, especially when your whole life is 53 years. “Amal, whatever alchemy brought us together, I couldn’t be more proud to be your husband.”

That is a blooming flower. That, is Love. Love, blooming, growing and ever so sweet. To have love in our lives is the greatest gift of all.

Love,
Rose

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015…

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Another year has gone by with so many memories that were made. As we look ahead to another New Year, let’s remember those we’ve met and those who touched our lives.

Please have a happy, healthy and, of course, a lovely New Year.

Love,
Rose