Erica of The Glamorous Gleam sent an email five days ago, informing us that October is National Breast cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of early breast cancer detection. The topic is close to our hearts, especially since our mom was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer in 2007. This was a very difficult stage in our family life, since our father has passed away when we were very young and our mom has always been the breadwinner. Back then, I (Tracy) just graduated college and Dawn was just a sophomore, and our brother still in highschool. But after almost a year of chemotherapy and countless medicines, she's now cancer-free! Today, she's living one of her dreams and is currently on a two-week long trip at the Holy Land (Jordan, Israel and Egypt)!
Want to know more? On a serious note, Erica states further that:
The most common signs of breast cancer are a lump in the breast, abnormal thickening of the breast or a change in color or shape. You should perform a self breast exam at least once a month and report any abnormal findings to your health care provider. If you are 40 and over, you should regularly be getting a mammogram. Although breast cancer affects predominately women, men can also develop this illness so fellas pay attention to changes in your breast area as well. For more information, visit The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Website at http://www.nbcam.org
While all these details are important, there's a little something-something organized by Erica to cheer up our mood in celebration of this effort. While Facebookers are placing pink ribbons on their profile picture or purchasing pink paraphernalia, beauty bloggers can post their pink makeup collections!
CHEEK PRODUCTS
1 NARS Angelika
2 Laura Mercier Gilded Garden Shimmer Bloc
3 The Body Shop Roseflower Blush in 01 Pink
4 Laura Mercier Cheek Colour in Azalea (older version)
5 MAC Mineralize Blush Hang Loose
6 In2it Blush in CB 02 Kiss
7 Laura Mercier Cheek Colour in Barely Pink
EYE AND LIP PRODUCTS
1 Smashbox Lipgloss in Radiant
2 Ever Bilena Matte Lipstick in Offbeat Pink
3 Personi Lipstick in Fuschia Pink
4 Chanel Glossimer in Magnefique
5 The Body Shop Shimmer Smudgers in 01 Pink Blossom
6 Shu Uemura Lipstick in 359
7 Avon Ultra Moisture Lipstick in Barely There
8 NYX Lipstick in Thalia
9 Aube Cream Eyeshadow in 01
10 Sophie Martin Magic Cream (cheeks only! oops)
11 Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Pale Pink
12 Bubble Yum Lip Balm
Nice, huh? For a peek at another blogger's pink makeup stuff, do check out The Glamorous Gleam's Pink Beauty Collection here. We hope more beauty bloggers will be enticed to post their Pink Beauty Collection in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
Cheers,
Trace and Dawn
