The Skinny on Beauty

Fashion and Lifestyle Originality Online

Inside the secrets to making it in the fashion world!  Mary Vallarta, co-founder of FAB Counsel, an LA based fashion & lifestyle consulting firm spills her tips and tricks to working with brands and bloggers in the fashion industry. 

Mary is not a newbie in the fashion industry. She spent 9 years working with retailers like BCBG and Bebe on successful marketing tactics.  Mary uses these resources and skills to ensure dynamite marketing for her current clients and online students with FAB Counsel.  

She is currently launching her first major workshop, FABDILab a digital influencers lab, for bloggers and brands.  Bloggers will learn how to discover, cultivate and monetize their blog and brands will learn how to work with bloggers on various levels.

All the details are here: http://bit.ly/1xh7IoK   

Listen for your special promo code to attend FABDILab at 50% offf!

Head-to-Toe Beauty with Elise Minton

Join me as I go inside the life of New Beauty Magazine, Executive Beauty Editor, Elise Minton.  We sit down to discuss, Head-to-Toe Beauty with their latest summer/fall issue. 

First a little background on Elise Minton.  Elise joined NewBeauty, the definitive authority on all things beauty, in 2005. Working her way up from editorial assistant to senior beauty editor, she became the magazine’s executive beauty editor in 2008.  In this position, she brings her own creative spin and new ideas to the brand.  Amongst staying on top of all beauty and plastic surgery trends, writing features, representing the brand for broadcast television appearances and much more!  Elise displays her wealth of knowledge with me here on my show. 

We covered an array of topics.  After all, the show was, Head-to-Toe Beauty!  My favorite articles in their current issue are:

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  Makeup with Benefits
• How Your Skin Changes at Each Decade
• Get Your Best [Hair] Color Ever
  
• Nature's Most Powerful Ingredients

Yes, I have the in-scoop on all of these!  Elise shares her personal favorite hair products, which aren't too expensive so, you will want to rush out and buy them immediately.  She also confesses to noticing her own skin changing at the turn of 30 and what she did about it.  

A lady, always wants to look fresh and young, while emitting a natural glow about her.  In this podcast you will not only know how to keep your youthful glow, but what to do as the years pass to prevent and prolong your inner beauty to glow that much more as you age. 

Pink MahogHany: A Good Fragrance Calls; An Exceptional Fragrance Whispers.

My first TRUE podcasting experience!

I was honored to have Chavalia Mwamba, founder of Pink MahogHany Fragrances, as a guest on my radio show.  Chavalia and I became acquainted through the social media platform, Twitter.  She currently resides in Texas; a state that I am very familiar with having been born in Dallas, Tx.  Prior to going live I had the opportunity of chatting with her via Google Hangouts, a great medium to hold virtual conferences and meet-ups if aren’t familiar with it.

Pink MahogHany’s birth was self-inspired.  Chavalia, suffered from many allergies growing up and was determined to find not only a fragrance that she could wear comfortably, but others could be comforted by.  Her mission to create a phthalate-free “life” fragrance began! 

Years later, Chavalia finds herself participating in events like BET Awards with endorsements from Samantha Goldberg (Tv,Host).  Her both niche perfumes and “life” fragrances (vehicle/home/business) spray are luxury scents enjoyed by thousands without putting their health at risk. 

Her newest fragrant, French Cuffs will be launching soon.  Make sure you check out her website for any specials or upcoming events:  www.pinkmahoghany.com.  If you live in the LA area and plan on attending the blogger workshop: Discover. Cultivate. Monetize: A Digital Influencers Lab, look for her samples in your attendee gift bags!

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Aeveka: Food For Your Skin

Ilona Landver struggled with acne her entire life.  She spent hours looking for a natural skin care line that would work well with her skin type.  Her efforts left her in despair, alongside several failing skin care products.  Ilona's dream of one day finding that all-in-one natural skin care line was so strong that she decided to develop her own!

As with most entrepreneurs, success in the action.  Ilona got busy!  With a tremendous amount of inspiration and support from family and best friend, Aeveka was born.

Aeveka is a natural skin care line.  It contains no parabens, phthalates or formaldehyde's so, it won't cause harm to your body like other cheap fillers found in skin care products.  Each product is "grandma tested and approved". 

Get ready for this - you can apply while you eat!  Aeveka's products are editable!  Each product has a light and refreshing scent, leaving your skin feeling rejuvenated and restored. 

Ilona and Erica Bardin (marketing strategist) were both a delight to have on my show. 

Listen to the entire show now!  You'll love Erica's witty sense of humor and learning about Ilona's secret obsession with words that start with the letter 'R'. In the end, it will leave you wanting to pay a visit to grandma.   

 

 

 

 

Cash For Fashion

Yes, it's true. You can GET CASH for your old, used clothing.  Listen to my latest interview with Buffalo Exchange store manager, Caitlin Collier! 

Buffalo exchange carries new and recycled clothing.  Their vintage selection can be small, but it's affordable!

I grew up in Orange County and I remember stumbling across Buffalo Exchange, for the very first time...It was love at first shop!  They are still a staple "go-to" for me many years later!  

How the time flies!  I can't believe that they are now celebrating their 40th anniversary! In honor, a few of the buffalo crew team is touring a huge, 1969 Airstream trailer around the country, visiting each chain, (30 total!) and bringing specially curated vintage and Western wear, brand swag, and cake! 

The Buy-Sell-Trade mecca makes it easy for you to know what's not only new in the store, but what each location is looking to buy and stock each store with.  You can find out all the details when you visit their website.  Don't miss their $1 clothing sale, which happens once a year as well.  

All these details and much more, listen now!

Indie Art and Foreign Films come to heart of Orange County, CA.

Executive director, Logan Crow from The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, CA on the Skinny on Beauty - radio! Logan & I converse about indie art, films, community & spoken word presentations. 

The Frida Cinema's focus is on the screening of foreign, independent, documentary, LGBT, student, experimental, and other often-unrepresented genres of cinema, such venues also serve the community as centers for education and community engagement.

If you're into foreign films, art or curating cinema productions, this is a must hear interview!  

How To Know Your Style At Any Size!

Marcy Guevara is a celebrity style expert.  If anyone knows how to wear curves with confidence it's her!

Marcy offers up tips on how to feel and look your best at any size.  She shares her personal journey and struggles with weight while working in Hollywood.  How she empowered herself and became more comfortable in her own skin. Her take on where to shop for the latest looks at an affordable price and how to know what styles look best on you without a headache.

Listen to my up-close and personal interview with this plus size fashionista who knows that beauty comes from within.  

What It Takes To Operate An Online Retail Boutique

What does it take to operate an online retail boutique?

Special guest Shelby LaPlante, CEO and owner of Avalynn James takes you inside her fashion and fame as a young entrepreneur in the fashion business. 

Shelby's passion for success is non-stop!  She is constantly planning for the next BIG pop-up or trunk show.  Find out how she stays motivated and what she does to stay current on the latest fashion trends.