I hope you are all enjoying the summer—it seems to fly by every year! I remember when I lived in New York and every September I would get a pit in my stomach because it signified the start of a very busy time with a cold winter around the corner. Moving to Los Angeles helped me solve the dreaded winters of the East Coast, but my work ethic and pace remain the same.
Read moreMy Favorite Things To Do and See When Visiting NYC
Since my daughter Rachel moved to New York City last September, I find myself heading there for visits every few months now! I lived on the Upper East Side for over 25 years before moving to LA so when I go back there, I like to spend time downtown, especially in Soho. For me, it’s a fresh and fun area with tons of great restaurants, shops, sites, history, culture, and more. Read on to see some of my favorites places I’ve visited.
Read moreRoseGlow Drops LA-NY Launch Events + What I Wore
It's been a busy couple of weeks with our bicoastal events for the launch of the Olie x Melissa Meyers RoseGlow Drops face oil. First, a big thank you and shout out to Janet Gunn of The Grateful Gardenia for her support and review of my product collaboration. I am so grateful when friends and contemporaries help me share the RoseGlow love!
Janet Gunn, founder of The Grateful Gardenia in Zimmerman at the LA Press Breakfast for the Olie X Melissa Meyers RoseGlow Drops. Read her full blog post here.
Below is a recap of the LA and New York events including my outfit details. Selecting my wardrobe for these events was so much fun...check out the carousel to shop the look!
LOS ANGELES
Wednesday, March 7th: Press Breakfast at Bradley Beauty
The LA press event for the debut of Olie X Melissa Meyers RoseGlow Drops took place at Bradley Beauty in Brentwood where celebrity dermaplaning expert Heather Bradley spoke about how she uses the RoseGlow drops face oil for deep hydration in conjunction with her exfoliation technique. Olie Founder Linda Thompson and I welcomed the group of editors and influencers, and educated them on what makes the natural RoseGlow drops so unique and effective.
Heather Bradley, owner of Bradley Beauty and Linda Thompson, founder of Olie Biologique
Richard Ayoub, Executive Director of Project Angel Food was there to greet everyone and inform them about the Project Angel Food mission and partnership with RoseGlow Drops. $5 of every bottle sold is donated to this important cause! Feed your face and feed someone in need. :)
Linda Thompson & Richard Ayoub, Executive Director of Project Angel Food
Janet Gunn of The Grateful Gardenia
Influencers Rossana Vanoni and Douglas Lagos
Check out RoseGlow drops product details and ingredients here!
Thursday, March 8th: Just Keep Livin Foundation Shopping and Yoga Event
Celebrity yoga teacher Kirschen Hagenlocher and Shannon Rotenberg hosted a shopping and yoga charity event for the Just Keep Livin Foundation founded by Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves at Alice + Olivia on Melrose. RoseGlow Drops samples were given to all who attended!
Camila Alves
Kirschen Hagenlocher, celebrity yoga teacher
NEW YORK
Tuesday, March 13th: Press Breakfast at Blushington
The press breakfast was hosted at Blushington at their space in the Le Parker Hotel in New York City. Even though it was a snowy day, there were still a number of top influencers and editors in attendance! At this event, Vanessa Chang did a Glow and Go demo for the group on how to use the RoseGlow drops as a moisturizing primer and also as a highlighter when applying make-up.
Andrea Pomeranz Lustig, author of How To Look Expensive
Judy Sage, Executive Director, Integrated Beauty ELLE (left)
Lisa Smith, co-founder of The PR Net
Vanessa Chang Assistant Manager and Makeup Artist at Blushington NYC, post Glow & Go with RoseGlow Drops as primer and highlighter.
Tuesday, March 13th: Consumer Launch Party at Milly NYC on Madison Avenue
The RoseGlow drops evening event at Milly NYC was such an incredible night filled with shopping, champagne and glow & go make-overs by Blushington. There were about 100 in attendance that included many influencers, editors and some of my long time NY friends and followers. Everyone received a 20% shopping discount and chance to win a raffle for a bottle of RoseGlow Drops and a $500 Milly gift card!
Krystal Lavenne, (left) and Barbara Michaels (in red)
Jane Pontarelli
Kori Mallett, Melanie Holland, owner of MSH & Partners Susan Swimmer, fashion editor
The Olie X Melissa Meyers RoseGlow drops are now sold on Amazon! I hope you give them a try and enjoy them as much I as do. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the product. I would love to hear your feedback, comments and thoughts. Many thanks!
xxMelissa