Forget Beauty Tips...Take a Break.

Ladies, ladies, ladies...

This rockstar is putting her feet up today. 

I am going to admit something here, we can keep it just between us if you don't mind.  Those of you who really know me will not find this surprising, in fact I will hear a collective "Well, DUH!" in the ether after I have made the following announcement.

I have a slight case of ADD.

I am a do-er.  A brainstormer.  My mind never completely turns off...there is always a scheme, a song, a project, a conversation, SOMETHING going on in my head at all times.  It makes it hard to sleep at night (forget napping!), and lately I have been filled with anxiety and nervous energy which makes my stomach hurt too.  So, what I am going to do is...SETTLE DOWN a little bit.  There are so many things I looking to achieve in this lifetime, but once I achieve them I never really sit back and savor my accomplishments.

So, let's do that.  This is my message...

Sit down and savor.  Look at all the things you have manifested in your life.  Look at your children, your home, your car, your closet, your refrigerator...whatever.  Take a moment and drink that in.  If it disappeared tomorrow you would miss it right?  So, put those things you take for granted into perspective.  You worked hard to put these things in your life, to surround yourself with the things that you love.  So, LOVE them.  Put the craziness aside for 5 minutes and be grateful.

Well, DUH!

Rockstar Beauty Tip #12 ~ Enjoy Watching Your Life Unfold

Admittedly, I am "Instant Gratification Girl".  I want what I want when I want it.  Do I get that?  Rarely.  Imagine my disappointment.

The lesson I am here to learn (I have decided) is to enjoy the process, instead of anticipating the results of whatever it is I am persuing.  Looking back on my life I realized the relationships and experiences I totally screwed up because I wasn't getting the RESULT I was looking for.  In retrospect I realize that I could've had more appreciation for those things instead of telling myself they were not important.

I don't want to look back in regret anymore.  I want to enjoy building.  Because, in truth, the building is the fun part!  Once you've built it, you are done...on to the next project, am I right?  Instant gratification isn't all what its cracked up to be, in fact how boring would life be if we always got what we wanted INSTANTLY?  I am actually convinced that is why we are here.  To enjoy the building part.

Think about it...

Rockstar Beauty Tip #11 ~ Bring Some Color into Spring!

I don't know about you, but this has been one LONG, COLD, and MISERABLE Winter!  My kids and I passed around the cold & flu bug like it was a freakin' football for 4 months!  Aiy Yai!  The weather changed so much here in Southern Cal that my hair just decided to stay in perma-frizz mode. 

Watcha gonna do?

Well, here's a good idea!  Get out and CELEBRATE SPRING!  I have the perfect color combos that will make your wardrobe POP!  Look at these cute finds!

Adorable chunky pink bangle bracelet...hinged for easy open and close!  Only $14.00!

I'll be honest...wild handbags are not normally my thing...but when I saw this Hot Pink Round Shoulder Bag, I HAD to have it!  Only $30!!!

This top just screams SPRING!!!!  Its a soft and stretchy one-size-fits-many top...versatile and comfortable.  A STEAL for only $20!!!!

This one might be my favorite...

OK, I said it was Spring...but some of those Spring Evenings can get chilly!  Or what if you are at a beach bonfire, this would be the perfect little number to keep you cozy warm.  Who am I kidding?  This little jacket is adorable, and I don't care what season it is, I have to have one.  Pink Patchwork zipper-front hoodie (also have one in blue) LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!  How much you ask?  $20

There is so much more...but heck...why spoil it all here?  Just visit http://www.basicallyimarockstar.com/ and shop for yourself.  You deserve it!



Rockstar Beauty Tip #10 ~ Show Mom some LOVE

OK, I'm not sure this is a beauty tip...but it might make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Mother's Day is coming up, and instead of scrambling at the last minute to call a florist and pay WAY too much money to have flowers delivered that will be dead in a few days...plan ahead and buy her something she can pamper herself with for months to come.  Let me make up a gorgeous GIFT BASKET and honor Mom with her favorite fragrance in all-natural creamy body butter, sugar scrub, hand-crafted soap and scented spray?  She'll TOTALLY dig it! 

Check out these amazing scents:  Tangerine-Sage, Lemon-Verbena, Lovespell, Lavender Lace, Romantic Rose, Warm Honeysuckle and much more!

Visit our website and click on Gift Baskets to place your order and pick a color scheme...I'll doll it up for you!

Rockstar Beauty Tip #9 - Be a Model! (or just look like one!)

Some things will never change.  As a kid I was putting on plays in my garage...today at 44 I am shoving a camera in my 16 year old kid's hand and saying, "TAKE SOME PICTURES OF ME!  AND MAKE ME LOOK GOOD!"
Long story short, I am looking for models!  Come one, come all...I need faces, bodies...all shapes and sizes!  Yes, I can model my own product, but the point of this whole thing is that EVERY woman can rock it. 

On April 21st I will be hosting a fashion show at one of my favorite local winebars.  It'll be a blast, we will have tons of ladies modeling my snap skirts and then there will be a photo contest on Facebook!  Doesn't that sound like a hoot?  If you are a local patron, please join us!  If you are not a local, NO WORRIES, you can still enter the contest!  Just model one of your favorite BASICALLY I'M A ROCKSTAR fashions, take a few pictures and send them in to me at basicallyimarockstar@gmail.com
Be sure to get your entries to me before April 25th, judging will take place in May.  Winners will receive a $50, $25 and $10 gift certificate (That's 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize)

Need something to model?  Shop with us online at http://www.basicallyimarockstar.com/

Get busy ladies!

Rockstar Beauty Tips from our Fans on Facebook

Hi Y'all!

Sorry I've been MIA, but I have been working on my new skirt designs, marketing and other rockstar duties.  It ain't easy being me! ;)

That being said, the new skirt designs are on their way, please stay tuned!  Its gonna be AMAZING!

Recently I posted on Facebook that I would like to hear some Rockstar Beauty Tips from our fans, and I got some pretty good responses that I'd like to share with you:

Rockstar Adelita says "Plenty of sleep and exercise!"  I am a firm believer that sleep is an art form, especially as we get older...am I right ladies?  So, it is important to nurter your sleep time by taking plenty of calcium, maybe some valerian root, melatonin...drink some relaxing decaf tea, or a glass of warm milk before bed.  AVOID caffeine in the afternoon or evening (I'm sorry all you hardcore Starbucks addicts out there), also, take a good book to bed with you, plan to wind down half an hour before you close your eyes.  Exercise is also equally important.  Even if you don't have time for a basic workout, plan to stay busy and active.  Do not sit at the computer for hours at a time, get up and run some errands, vacuum, or walk around the block.  I am a firm believer in "move it or lose it".

Rockstar Wendy says "Healthy Fats are the key to hydrating inside and a healthy glow!"  YUP, YUP...I am in total agreement with this too.  Avocados, Olive Oil, Fish, Walnuts, and even Butter are great suppliers of Omega 3's which help with brain and liver function, helps fight cardio-vascular disease, depression and dementia.  GO HEALTHY FATS GO!

Rockstar Phyllis says "Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, rub yourself down with it before a bath and your skin will be as smoothe as a baby's bottom!  Great dry weather treatment!"  I am SO going to try this!

What are YOUR rockstar beauty tips?  Feel free to comment!

Rockstar Beauty Tip #8 - Your Signature Fragrance

I like to smell like cake.  Weird huh?

Vanilla and coconut are two of my favorite aromas.  Vanilla is sweet and warm, and coconut makes me think I'm on the beach.

Its a great feeling to walk into a room and hear people say, "wow, you smell so good!"

Commercial perfumes are not healthy...women spend a lot of money at the fragrance counter, and what most of them don't know is that when they spray that perfume on, they're body is rejecting it thus making them vulnerable to free radicals in the air.  We need to keep our skin as healthy as possible.  Vitamin A, C and E are the warriors against skin damage and free radicals.  Hydration is also important, as we discussed in previous posts.  We do not need these "soldiers" to be battling the fragrance you spray yourself with...so lets try a different approach.  Essential Oils and other natural fragrances are available in the form of handmade scented sprays. 

My colleage (I call her "Rockstar Vicki") is a local artisan who crafts handmade soaps, sugar scrubs, body butters and scented sprays.  All natural.  Healthy.  Luxurious.  I could not wait to get her products on my website.  Vicki has painstakingly created a formula in her soaps for the perfect balance of lather, silkiness and scent.  Your skin will feel soft and healthy, not slippery or greasy.  The body butters are rich and creamy, helping to heal even the driest skin.  (many of her customers are mechanics with rough, dry hands)...and lets get back to the subject at hand: signature fragrance.  Vicki has TONS of all natural fragrances to choose from.  When you walk into her workshop is it like an orchestra of fragrant aromas, which you would think would be overwhelming...but quite the contrary.  Its beautiful, its a symphony...(I realize as a blogger I am supposed to be good at words, but this one is really difficult to describe).  I guess what I'm getting at here, is that I have fallen in love with these products.  I am a soap/body butter and scent spray junkie.  It makes me feel soft and natural...and I always smell delicious!  hahaha!

Here's the other great thing.  Its totally AFFORDABLE.  How many of us have spent nearly $100 at Bath & Body Works?  Even with their incredible sales, I have never walked out of there for under $50.  Vicki's products don't need an "incredible sale", they are priced right.  Soap, body butter and spray, out the door at around $21.  Plus there are literally DOZENS of scents to choose from, not the standard 5 or 6.  Don't see the fragrance you are looking for?  REQUEST ONE!  I'm not even kidding, Rockstar Vicki has got it going on.  I am tooting your horn today, girl!!!

Oh...did I mention that you can buy Vicki's products on my website?  Did I also mention that my website is in FULL LAUNCH right NOW as we speak?  Go...check it out, you are gonna love it!  There are tons of new items coming up on the horizon too.  This is a very exciting time for "Basically, I'm a Rockstar!"

Click here and use product code: LAUNCH2311 for a $5 discount at checkout!  Hurry, this code is only good for this weekend!