by | Mar 10, 2011 | From the Heart, Inspirations |
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The Red Pump Project is sponsoring the “Rock the Red Pump Blogging Event!” to raise awareness for women with AIDS.
The red pump project was founded in March of 2009 by Luvvie Ajayi and Karyn Watkins. “They believe that the red pump is a feeling of empowerment to represent the strength and courage of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.”
The “Rock the Red Pump” campaign is an annual initiative to commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It has become the group’s biggest initiative, and is what started The Red Pump Project. According to its website, “Since 2009, when we had over 100 bloggers “Rock the Red Pump,” we have started the “Rock the Red Pump – 500 in 50” to get 500 blogs to participate in the 50 days leading up to NWGHAAD.”
The more bloggers who get the word out the more people will be more aware and go and get tested.
I was looking at The Red Pump Project website and saw some startling statistics.
-There are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and almost 280,000 are women
-High-risk heterosexual contact is the source of 80% of these newly diagnosed infections in women
-New York has the highest number of women living with AIDS – 22,532
HIV is the:
* Leading cause of death for Black women (including African American women) aged 25–34 years.
* 3rd leading cause of death for Black women aged 35–44 years
* 4th leading cause of death for Black women aged 45–54 years
* 4th leading cause of death for Latina women aged 35–44 years
* The only diseases causing more deaths of women are cancer and heart disease.
These statistics made me realize how much the word needs to get out. We can write posts, tweet, do whatever we can to spread the word.
Sources
The Red Pump Project
Bloggers are getting on board in a big way because The Rock the Pump project has surpassed its goal of 500 bloggers. Over 850 have joined the cause and the count is growing daily.
“Join The Red Pump Project on March 10, 2011, for their Twitter Townhall in commemoration of National Women & Girls’ HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). Starting at 1pm CST, they will kick off a discussion on Twitter surrounding issues around HIV/AIDS and women. They want to hear what you have to say about the epidemic and its effect on women. Be sure to use the hashtag #redpump.”
So if you have not joined The Red Pump Project then please do so now and add their link to your blog to raise awareness.
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Postscript
1200 Bloggers signed up for the cause so The Red Pump Project is a great success. Next year I know there will be even more bloggers joining in to spread the word on HIV/AIDS.
If you didn’t get a chance to “Rock the Red Pump” on March 10th please go over to The Red Pump Project website to join their Facebook page, follow them on twitter, and check out the different ways you can get involved because it is so important for all of us to get the word out.
by | Mar 9, 2011 | Fashion |
JT & Gio
I am on the phone talking about how wild I am about polka dots. Polka dots you say? Yes polka dots. I had bible study last night so I was not able to post these pictures until today so my hubby was taking pics of me while I was on the phone because we had to leave soon. Well it happen to be raining buckets yesterday so it was perfect that I could wear my Chooka polka dot rain boots.
JT in polka dot chooka rain boots
Polka dots bring a smile to my face and to find out that I could have them on my rain boots was a plus. These rain boots retail for $60 but I got a great deal on these babies for $19.98 at Sams of all places. I jumped up and down in the store when I saw them because I know what they retail for.
I have to say that every time I get ready to take a picture my doggies want to steal the spotlight. They are going wild for polka dots too.
I wear this polka dot skirt all year long the fabric is cotton so whether bare leg or with tights the skirt works.
Other ladies are going wild for polka dots too. Please check out Everybody, Everywear!
Side note: Those Toile curtains in the background were sewn by me.
by | Mar 8, 2011 | Beauty, Fashion |
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I am wearing pink lipstick in this photo. Pink is a subtle and soft color on me and I like that for my complexion. Make sure that when you chose a lip color that it lights up your face.
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The softness that pinks can give my face is so alluring. I love this look on me, it’s not in your face it’s a soft glow. I used bareminerals cupcake and added Fran Wilson frost on top to give my lips that romantic glow.
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The sun was really bright when some of the pictures were taken so mixed it up and took some pics inside.
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The Look
1st Step
Add to cleansed face your moisturizers and primer of your choice.
2nd Step brush on my bareMinerals foundation in Golden dark with SPF 15 and add your Josie Maran concealer where you need to on your face.
3rd step -Eyes- ELF Sweet face eyeshadow
Add this bright pink shadow to lower lid
4th Step brush a thin layer of bareMinerals Beautiful Lisa eyeshadow over the lower lid over ELF Sweet face.
5th Step brush on your bareMinerals Flawless Definition Mascara
6th Step bareMinerals Big and Bright Eyeliner in Midnight on the lower and upper line of eyelashes.
7th Step Brush Blush – bareMinerals Pink Pearl to the apples of your cheeks. (smile and instantly the apples of your cheeks will come forward for you to brush blush on your cheek).
8th Step Josie Maran Argan color stick for lips and cheeks in Pink Peony
Josie Maran Pink Peony Argan oil cheek and lip stick
lips
bareMinerals lip gloss – cupcake
Fran Wilson lipstick- Rose
Tarte Pink lip stick
I love layering lipgloss over lipstick. It makes lips look so healthy and luscious.
Brushes
Bare Excentuals Flawless Face
bareMinerals Tapered crease defining
In the first pic I only added pink lipstick and in the other photos I experimented with eyeshadow and layering of lipgloss and lipstick.
Finishing
Mineral Veil – Love it!
bareMinerals Women of BE 20-piece eye color collection qvc.com
My hubby bought this eye color collection from QVC.com for me for Christmas last year. I feel like a beauty chemist because I can mix so many colors to create some fantastic shades. I have so much fun and I just found out that it’s not available any more in this configuration so this was a wonderful gift.
This post was in response to MJ of Fierce Rock Your Beauty Event March 9, 2011.
Thanks MJ for coming up with this idea of having fun with the color pink.
Oops almost forgot my Dooney & Bourke handbag is Pink too!
by | Mar 7, 2011 | Fashion |
Boy this 30 for 30 is different, I guess it’s because I remix all the time. I think everyone remixes in one way or another.
I am going at my own pace with this because a lot has been going on. Meaning life so here’s day 17 of 30 for 30.
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I love the necklace. It was such a great find that I try to wear it every chance I get because it adds pizazz to any outfit. My Studio Barse turquoise ring in bronze is one of my favorites. I am very fond of turquoise jewelry and I wear it all year long. In St. Louis the weather has been all over the place, the day I wore the leather jacket as my outer garment it was 70 degrees.
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My red turtleneck from Macy’s and my pants are from Jones New York. My boots are Aerosoles and my bag in Pink is from Dooney & Bourke (one of my favorites).
by | Mar 6, 2011 | Beauty |
Josie Maran Organic Argan oil moisturizer is a staple product for me. I Love It. Ever since I decided to do away with hair relaxers, I did not want to use products with unnecessary chemicals. I wanted to find good products that could benefit my skin and body. So I was on the Healthy Textures a private hair website that I am a member of and heard about Argan Oil. I said to myself “What’s argan oil?”
According to Wikipedia Argan oil an oil produced from the kernels of the argan tree, endemic to Morocco, that is valued for its nutritive, cosmetic and numerous medicinal properties. This really had me thinking about how great this oil is because I had even read it being called liquid gold according to the New York Times. Argan oil is a dry oil which means that it does not feel greasy or leave a greasy feeling on your skin. The skin is moisturized but not greasy.
So I continued to search and came across Josie Maran products.
Josie Maran argan oil Sephora.com
Item description on Sephora.com
Sephora.com
After reading everything on Sephora and seeing Josie Maran talk about her products on QVC, I decided to give it a try. As I said in the beginning, this product adds sheen to my hair. I can also use it on my face. Michelle, from radiantskin, this product does not have water in it; but it is loaded with antioxidants and Vitamin E. Maybe that is why it is called a moisturizer. Maran describes how she started her line on her website Josie Maran Cosmetics.
I am including a link from QVC.com where you can hear Maran talk about it Argan oil line.
I love other products in her line. I will give reviews of those products in future posts. Every product works differently on everybody but on the bubbling and elegance rating, I give it 5 out 5 bubbles.
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