Today was one of those days that by the end of it you are emotionally spent but all you can do is lay in bed thinking about the stupid day when all you want is to go to sleep so the day can be over.

Truth be told, I'm having a harder time readjusting to being back home than I did adjusting to the Arizona move. It's really hard to leave your life that you made for yourself to go back to the place you were trying to escape from in the first place. We've been here for 6 months and one would think it would start to get easier but I find myself getting frustrated and stressed out over little things. Work is just that, work. My paasion for my job is fading and I'm feeling really uninspired right now. I'm really hoping that Monday brings new light to my eyes and helps to get me out of my funk.

I recently made a commitment to one of my trainers to start working towards my lesson certification as well as my advanced make up certification and I'm almost embarassed to see her next week knowing how I feel right now. I have so much going on in my head that I have this creative block right now.

I need to figure myself out. I see some heavy meditation in my future.

- N via iPhone

Im really super excited about this! Viva Glam is launching TWO new lipsticks and the launch has moved up from March to February and I believe they are going to be released on the 12th. There is Viva Glam Gaga and Viva Glam Cyndi for our two new spokesmodels Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper. For those of you who don't know, the series of Viva Glam lipsticks are our chairity lipsticks. The sales go to fund the MAC AIDS Fund. To date, we've raised and donated over 160 MILLION DOLLARS. The power of 7 lipsticks and 3 lipglosses, amazing! The two new colors are gorgeous. Gaga will be a bright purply pink and the Cyndi is a coral red. I am also proud to say that this was our first month working towards our comitment to DOUBLE our viva glam sales and we killed it!

There truely is a Viva Glam for everyone from a classic red to a lustery nude, please consider buying one the next time you need a lipstick. $14 goes a lot farther than you think to help those who are affected by this awful epidemic. We are talking groceries, meds, education... things that matter.

Here is the teaser photo for the launch!




Love Always,
Your Friendly Neighborhood MAC Artist

Last night I was helping a customer with an exchange. She came in with her bag and organized the items she was exchanging at my counter, replaced items to be returned at another counter back in her paper bag and proceded to let me make my suggestiions. After a quick eyeshadow lesson and discussions about eyeliner (i really love my job!!!) I went to the stock room to see if I had an eyeshadow in stock. When I came back she and my co-workers were looking for her bag with her other items. We searched everywhere and it was nowhere to be found. I called Loss Prevention and asked them to view the cameras to see what happened. It turns out someone walked away with her bag along with some tester items from our counter as well. The coolest part about my job is that there are essentially no rules except to provide excellent customer service. I was able to replace those items for her no problem and she was on her way. I know that because of this, I have gained a new customer along with restoring her faith in humanity. It makes me feel good to know that even though there is so much wrong in this world, it only takes a little kindness, understanding and stepping outside the box to make at least a small piece of it right.