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Review: Mark Cosmetics

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Any girl, prissy or not, loves to try on new makeup and see what it looks/feels like. So imagine my delight when I opened my box of goodies that Mark Cosmetics had sent me to review from their meetmark.com beauty store.

Let’s start with the

Gloss Gorgeous Stay on lip stain – $10.00  – I must admit it took me a while to figure out how to get the stain to actually come out but that might have been more about me than the lip gloss 🙂 It was light and left my lips feeling soft, but the stain did not last through lunch and had to be reapplied after eating.

Hook Up waterproof Mascara – $6.00 with free connector which had attached a sample of the Hook Up Eye Liner $6.00

The hook up system is great, allowing you to connect your favorite  products for easy to find purse use-ability. I have never used liquid eyeliner so this wasn’t the best product for me to be trying. At no fault to the product it ended up more IN my eye than on it.  Having said that apart from a little stinging I was not blinded and my eyes were not even red after 2 mins so that’s a product plus! 🙂

Hook Up Lip Gloss- $6.00 – I really liked how light this felt – not sticky at all. Again this can connect to the mascara making it perfect for travel or purse use-ability.

Glowdacious Illuminating powder $12.00- I really liked this, it allowed me to dust dark or light depending on my mood and I look forward to using this again in summer when a warm glow is a must.

**REVIEW OVERVIEW**

Overall the products were great! The quantities on the mascara and lip liners seemed a little low at first but for the price (which I found out after using) was more than acceptable. I would purchase these products again and would highly recommend them for teenagers where budget is an issue or for those women who like to have a lot of variety in their makeup drawer as with Mark cosmetics you can afford to have a little of everything.

I did get a few more products but I have not reviewed them as yet so stay tuned for more.

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Comments

  2. I too am also that you gave a favorable review of the mark. products…and the neat thing is if you can not find a mark. rep you can order from your Avon rep or on line at Avon.com. They are a great product for that young gal that wants to wear makeup, but you as the parent do not want her to look like she has the makeup on…

  3. Awesome! I love their products too that’s why I decided to become a rep 🙂 my eBoutique is nprovencio.mymarkstore.com

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Book Review: Las Mañanitas

The celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is important throughout Mexico and other parts of the world. Her feast day is Dec. 12, and the celebrations honoring her appearance to Juan Diego in 1531 begin a few days before that.

Whether you celebrate yourself or just want to  share about the celebration at home or in your classroom, Las Mañanitas: The Beautiful Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a good place to start. The book, by Ernesto Joel Vega Rosales and Jeanette Gonzalez Seneviratne, with illustrations by Dana Sanmar, tells the story of a family’s celebration of the feast day in both English and Spanish.

They prepare with a novena, which is nine days of prayers and preparations. The children, Lucia and Pablo, are given special outfits made by their grandmother that look like what Juan Diego might have worn when he saw Our Lady. The book describes the prayers that are made each day, such as a prayer for respect for life, for families and for the indigenous people of the Americas, to name a few.

As told in the book, Juan Diego was a native Mexican born near modern day Mexico City. His given name was Cuaauhtlatoatzin, which means “He who speaks like an eagle.” When he converted to Christianity his name was changed to Juan Diego, and as he walked to church he passed a hill called Tepeyac. One day he heard the birds singing especially beautifully and a voice called him to go to the top of the hill.

There he saw Our Lady of Guadalupe, who asked him to tell the bishop she wanted a chapel built in her name at the foot of the hill. The bishop asked for a sign that Juan Diego really saw her, and later she had him collect flowers that she blessed and take them to the bishop. When Juan Diego dropped the flowers, an image of Our Lady could be seen on his cloak, which is still on display in her basilica to this day.

The feast day is celebrated as mañanitas, which includes singing, indigenous music and dancing, and children presenting flowers to Our Lady. Juan Diego is remembered today as being humble, brave and faithful, and was the first indigenous American made a saint.

The book is colorful and tells the story in a clear way, and it’s fun to have it both in English and Spanish if you teach Spanish or speak Spanish at home or in the classroom. It’s a great way to learn the basics of the celebration and the story of Juan Diego and why he is still remembered today.

About the book: 40 pages, paperback, published 2024 by Loyola Press. Suggested retail price $14.99.