This past week, editors, buyers, photographers, stylists, and fashion insiders descended on South Beach for five days of runway shows, presentations, parties, and special events for swimwear’s largest trade event– Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week SWIM 2013.
The Cabaña Grande and Oasis, located on the grounds of the historic Raleigh hotel, hosted the week’s sexiest runway shows with the industry’s most notable designers showcasing their 2013 Collections. Closer to 200 than 100 pounds these days, I can’t stomach posting photos of perfect, bikini-clad models but you can find great coverage of the shows directly from MBFW of course, The Huffington Post, and Talking With Tami (who I’ve been stalking on Instagram. If you love fashion, you need to be following her, trust me.)
Mary Kay®, the largest direct seller of skin care and color cosmetics in the world, turned up the heat at SWIM making up attendees with sizzling Miami looks in the Lifestyle Retreat Lounge.
Celebrity makeup artist and fellow Mary Kay® Glam Squad℠ member Marissa Nemes transformed lashes and lips with Mary Kay’s® new Lash Love Waterproof Mascara in Black and NouriShine Plus Lip Gloss in some of the season’s hottest shades, Rock ‘N’ Red and Mango Tango. To complete the looks, wardrobe stylist and Glam Squad℠ member Lawrence VonRumpf decked out attendees in hot off-the-runway fashion must-haves.
WIN IT! Even if you weren’t able to jet off to South Beach this weekend, Mary Kay® is giving a Miami-inspired, “nautical” makeup and accessories collection, specially selected by Mary Kay® Glam Squad℠ members, to one lucky Glamamom reader ($300 value)!
Embody elegant, summer vacation style with lips perfectly polished in Mary Kay® NouriShine Plus Lip Gloss in Rock ‘N’ Red, Club Monaco floppy straw hat, MANGO aviator sunglasses, and a tote for all your essentials. A Mary Kay® Compact Mini filled with Mineral Eye Colors in Midnight Star, Lavender Fog and Sweet Cream, plus Mineral Bronzing Powder in Canyon Gold, will add to your gorgeous summer glow, and a lightweight, Club Monaco flowing scarf and Forever 21 gold-toned jewelry accents, plus a few swipes of Mary Kay® Lash Love Waterproof Mascara in Black will keep you looking your freshest, whether on a yacht or chasing your little sailors around the pool.
TO ENTER: Use the Rafflecopter form below (fancy, I know!) Open to US residents only. I’ll randomly choose a winner in a week. Good luck!
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If you’re linking up with Monday Mingle, BonBon Rose Girls is hosting today with a Starbucks giveaway. “Monday Mingle” is a weekly fashion/style link-up rotated between Momtrends, BonBon Rose Girls, and Glamamom.
{This is a sponsored giveaway. First image via MBFW.}