Coasting from Los Angeles

I am going to reiterate Janice's great enthusiasm for the start of our blog as we have been chit chattering about this since our senior year in college! Despite being swamped with recruiting, papers, exams, and fitting in all the "lasts" of our college careers, we have always looked forward to writing about one of our greatest shared passions: beauty!! I'm glad that we're finally giving it a real go. Work will not get in our way!

So let's see... how about a little about myself? I'm a native LA girl who loves the hustle and bustle of the city, but STILL hates the traffic. I love dressing up, but would choose lounging around in sweats and a ponytail any chance that I got (it's a luxury much missed now that college is over...). Being a true nerd at heart, I love reading, writing, and Photoshop. IMDB is one of my favorite websites aside from celebrity gossip blogs. Things that don't quite get me excited are awkward silences, clutter, windy days, and driving to the mall with a mission, only to be disappointed because I can't find what I'm looking for (doesn't this always happen, though?)

I've been trying a bevy of products on and off, but the ones I've stuck to for now are:

Cleanser: Aveeno Calming Cleanser (morning), Origins Clean Energy Cleansing Oil (night), Mario Badescu Glycolic Cleanser (every other night)

Moisturizer: Korres Cinnamon & Echinachea Moisturizer (daytime), Olay Regenerist Night Recovery Treatment (night)

Mask: Murad Exfoliating Fruit Enzyme Mask (I was recommended this after getting a facial at their spa and now use this every Sunday. Like their facial, I LOVE THIS!!)

Make-up: Murad Oil-Free Sheer Tint SPF 15, Everyday Minerals Intensive Foundation, MAC Peachykeen, Too Faced Shadow Insurance, MAC Uniform Technakohl Liner, CoverGirl Lash Blast

Live from New York City

Unfolded laundry sits in the hamper, work is in 7 hours, and yet I'm too excited about this blog that I'd rather be posting!

In Amelie style - Janice is a former Californian girl recently moved to New York City with a long-instilled appreciation of beauty as art and creative release. Janice dislikes neck sores from being in one position for too long, holes clustered together, and static-y hair. She likes microfiber sheets, the smell of new tennis balls, and emptying her traincase reorganizing it and putting everything back.

This is actually the second attempt at a beauty/fashion blog for Michelle and me. The first ended with acceptance that we were too busy with work to keep up posting, but this second try is a stubborn refusal to give into the doldrums of working life. The goal is to not only report on the happenings in the beauty/fashion industry (new collections, sales, etc.) but also to offer insight and commentary on how marketing and promotions has affected us and our mentality as consumers, and specifically as young professionals. Aaaand of course these posts will be punctuated by entries about recent impulse buys and great purchases that we just have to share those who can share our excitement =)

For the record, here are the products currently in rotation:

Cleanser: Neutrogena Oil-free Acne Wash or Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil in Light

Moisturizer: Olay SPF15 Oil-Free Moisturizer during the day, Lancome Aqua Fusion Moisturizer at night

Eyecream: 100% Pure Coffee Bean Eye Cream*

Makeup basics: Prescriptives Virtual Matte Foundation, Cargo Medium Matte Bronzer, MAC Stereo Rose Mineralized Skin Finish*, MAC Uniform Technakohl eyeliner

* denotes loooves