Monday, February 11, 2019

Grammy Week is Galentine's Week, Girls Love It!

By Laura Medina

The week leading up to the Grammy Awards on Sunday night is called Grammy Week, a week long celebration of and for music.  In other words, it rocks!

Thursday night is always "glam slam night," and this past Thursday night is no exception.


"Grammy Thursday" kicked off with Sephora x Proactive.  Conveniently, they picked Grammy Week to strike two birds with one stone.  It's the same time they debut Proactive's 5-years brand ambassador, Maite Perroni, to a larger American audience as they announce that Sephora is going to carry Proactive in their stores.  How convenient. 


Leaning into an emerging demographic of Gen-Zers, Maite explained that Proactive had always help her with her acne, very predominate with Latin complexion.  Now that Sephora is going to carry Proactive, Maite is more than thrilled to celebrate than give a private concert among hard-core Sephora supporters, during Grammy Week.


Whatever was on display, are the same kits used to celebrate Sephora's Proactive release.


Two blocks away and dashing a mere two blocks to the Grammy Museum, fittingly enough, the states of Louisiana and Mississippi and the City of the Blues, Memphis, TN, had joined forces to showcase and honor their local musicians who always end up being nominated or winning a Grammy, not a bad track record.

When this "glam slammed" scribe snuck in, contemporary soul-funk Sean Ardoin was just starting to rock the stage.


Then, traditional Creole-Indian, Mardi Gras but contemporary, multi-cultural Cha Wa proves it's a demographic and musical gumbo that keeps tradition alive and well into the 21st century, without skipping a beat and still getting nominated at the Grammys.  It's a traditional well-earned.


This concert's finale is when Louisiana, Mississippi, and Memphis team up together to do Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" lyric "Rolling Down the River," since that night's theme is "A Night on the River," honoring the mighty Mississippi River that birth, cultivate and nourish then carry the musical traditions of jazz, blues, soul, rock, and country up and down America then out to the greater world.



After the two and an half hour concert, the famish folks were rewarded with a buffet rich in down-home Delta cuisine that would be consider gourmet elsewhere: crawfish/crawdaddy pot pie, fried catfish nugget sandwich sliders, cornbread muffins, shrimp cocktail galore, and mini pecan pie tarts.



Don't worry, the guests burnt even more calories jamming, grooving, and rocking to an high school rock/soul band belting out classic rock and soul tunes.


The day after, Grammy Friday, is both a recovery and prep day for the big night, the Grammy Awards on Grammy Sunday.

There are last-minute help through PureTrim's refreshingly fruity, powdered Boost Teas support your metabolism and reduce your appetite and food cravings, the day after the kick-off parties and days before the big night, https://www.puretrim.com/

If that wasn't enough, Camouflage Cellulite Shapewear is here to help you slide into your Grammy outfit, http://www.camouflagecellulite.com/

Honestly, truth be told, gifting suites are an awesome places and events to discover new yummy, innovate food snacks that are healthy as they are gourmet.


Frill USA healthy ice cream is the latest fun discovery.

This healthy is low in sugar and rich in fiber.  The richer in fiber, the lower in sugar...all natural sugar from fruits and dates.  Safe and fun enough and still natural enough for diabetics.  Good enough for Grammy performers and guests.

The Refreshing Green Frill Ice Cream is a frozen salad, great on a Summer day and night or for people who hate salads.

Chocoholics won't skip a beat with their Intense Chocolate Ice Cream.

At an earlier, previous Grammy gifting suite, this starving scribe discovered Krave Beef Jerky, a juicy and moist beef jerky brand that is now a supermarket hit, https://www.kravejerky.com/

African Millennium Foundation (AMF) seeks to target poverty, hunger and disease at its very root by providing African women and children with the necessary tools for achieving self-sufficiency, benefitted from last Friday's Grammy Gifting suite.

Since not everyone, much less all the nominees will win the big prize, goody bags also comfort sore souls who were this close to winning.

The GRAMMY Gift Lounge​will be open to presenters and performers during three full days of rehearsals.  The performers and presenters treat the official GRAMMY Gift Lounge as a break and pampering room, leading up to the big night.
          
This year’s gift lounge is once again presented by​MTG,​a global product innovator,​who will be gifting their contouring​ReFa CAXA RAY beauty roller and transformative​COLLAGEN ENRICH​beauty beverage. Other #GRAMMYGiftLounge selections will include​23andMe​Health + Ancestry Service; World Qreators  Japanese Meditation Zen “Ishiki” VR/360 experience; Alpha Priority Worldwide ​VIP airport greeters + ground transportation services; ​gluten-free, dairy-free, naturally-sweetened, guilt-free chocolate from Good Girl Chocolate; Grossé Japan ​award-winning museum-quality costume jewelry;​It’s a 10 Haircare  salon-quality hair dryer, He’s a 10 Men’s Collection and Miracle Blow Dry Collection;​Millianna​feather cuffs and shoewelry​; Neoteny ​Anti-Aging Skincare ​gift sets from Dr. Lawton Tang; a year’s supply of Oxygenetix ​breathable oxygenating foundation; PRSVR​stylish men’s, women’s and children’s premium apparel;​ Source Naturals ​nutritional supplements; and ​truth​ “Don’t Get Played” gaming gift sets. Talent will also haul away a preassembled ​GRAMMY Gift Bag filled with a diverse portfolio of brands ranging from fun to functional. The #GRAMMYGiftBag will include items from​ Art by ​Andrea Trantham,          Bedding Bandz, Biblical Threads, Blazon, Blue Diamond Almonds, Blush & Whimsy, Bob’s Better Bars, Bombas, Chocolates by Maria, City Threads, CloSYS Oral Care, Complete Nutrition Prime DRIVE, Crème of Nature, Detoxwater, EggMazing, Golden Door, GRAMMY Museum, Inspire Me Bracelets, Instytutum, Joico, Knotty Floss, Kusshi, Longbottom & Co., Love Is Stronger Than Hate, Lumene, Manuka Honey, Modern Pet Portraiture by Diana Lundin, Movemints, Music Connection, My Creative Candle, Naipo, Old Spice Fresher Collection, Optimum Nutrition, Organic Hair Care, Patchology, Pepperidge Farm            Milano, Pinkfong Baby Shark Song Doll, Rockstar Jewelry, Safety Dog Leash, Salix Lotion, San Clemente Cookie Dough Co., Saturday Samurai Apparel, Sherry Ratay, Shorebags, smartDOT, Sofi La Fleur, Sonya Dakar, Soul Shropshire, Southern Wicked Lemonade, Stash, Steam Clip, Still Standing Spray, StiQit, Sue Phillips of Scenterprises, Sumptuous Lollies, Sutra Beauty, SWAK by WowWee, TAPS for Hope, The Beauty Book for Brain Cancer, The Gods, The Green Garmento, Tom’s of Maine, Tru Niagen, 23andMe.

MTG
MTG, a global product innovator, will be featuring two items:
ReFa CAXA RAY:  A platinum, waterproof facial contouring tool with solar-powered microcurrent technology that helps visibly diminish puffiness for sharper, more enhanced-looking features.  https://www.refausa.com/shop/refa-caxa-ray.html
ReFa COLLAGEN ENRICH: Formulated with concentrated high-purity, low-molecular collagen along with Cysteine Peptide and vitamin C, ReFa COLLAGEN ENRICH has a delicious flavor and is rapidly absorbed for superior beautifying benefits. https://www.refausa.com/shop/refa-collagen-enrich.html
GOOD GIRL CHOCOLATE
At last, a chocolate you can enjoy guilt-free! Good Girl Chocolate is unlike anything you have ever tasted.  Good Girl Chocolate is gluten-free, dairy-free, and naturally sweetened. It will appeal to your sweet tooth, satisfy your chocolate craving, and as an added benefit, it is made with organic low- glycemic sweeteners.
IT’S A 10 HAIRCARE
Salon quality deserves the best, which is why we designed this hair dryer with the industry’s best components, from the 100% copper motor, to the ionic power output, your hair will be dry quicker, meaning less damage, a better shine, and ultimately healthier hair.
He’s a 10 Men’s Haircare offers exceptional cleansing, conditioning, and control for all types of men’s hair.   It’s a 10 Miracle Blow Dry Collection remedies split ends, protects against heat and humidity, detangles, reduces frizz, and leaves hair so silky that it’s explosively shiny.
NEOTENY ANTI-AGING SKINCARE by DR. LAWTON TANG
Committed to innovating the highest quality skincare products for all skin types and ethnic groups, only superior and evidence-based materials and products have gone into designing treatment-based protocols.  Gift set includes: Babyface - Pear White Hydration Mask, RBF - Firming Ageless Infusion, Neoteny - Luminous Lightning Serum, Neoteny - Ageless Infusion Serum and Neoteny - Wrinkle Reduction Moisturizer.
OXYGENETIX
A year’s supply of revolutionary Oxygenating Foundation (breathable formula that promotes healing and provides complete coverage) and Oxygenating Hydro-Matrix.
BLUSH & WHIMSY MAGICAL COLOR CHANGING LIPSTICK
Let purple reign in the color of royalty! From prince to Cinderella stories, Royal Blush reminds us that dreams do come true. Scent: Grape. Products assembled, packaged, and shipped by disabled veterans.
INSTYTUTUM
C-Illuminating 3D Moisturizer: for an amazing immediate illuminating glow and a supple, plump, healthy and intensely hydrated radiant skin. This super-charged anti-aging formula is a real multi-tasker and has too many benefits to count. The innovative texture will blur, enhance and reflect your complexion.
Resurfacing Glow Toner: the Resurfacing Glow Toner chemically exfoliates the skin’s surface to visibly improve the look of fine lines, wrinkles, pores, uneven skin tone and helps to brighten, clarify and smooth the complexion. It also effectively reduces sebum production and impurities.

JOICO
Luster Lock treatment and Luster Lock Leave-in for healthy shiny hair.
LUMENE
Replenish even the driest skin with Lumene’s Nordic-C [Valo] Arctic Berry Cocktail Brightening Hydra Oil This unique bi-phase hydra-oil features a luxurious blend of Wild Arctic Cloudberry and Cranberry 
Seed Oils with a vitamin cocktail of C, B3 and B5, omega fatty acids and Pure Arctic Spring Water to leave skin perfectly hydrated, radiant and velvety smooth.  

MANUKA HONEY
Manuka Honey, harvested only in remote and pristine places in New Zealand, is a global sensation. Millions of users worldwide consume a teaspoon a day in warm water, with tea, or as a spread on toast. There are fantastic benefits for overall health, for digestion, for voice, and for skin. Many companies produce Manuka Honey, but in a recent test for purity and potency Good Morning America determined that Manuka Health produced the very best Manuka Honey found anywhere
PATCHOLOGY
Every now and then, we could use a little help in the glow department. And these Vitamin C-packed eye gels will do just that. Paired with Green Tea Extract to lighten the appearance of dark circles, Mulberry Extract to illuminate from within and light-catching Pearlescent Minerals for an instant glow, you’re about to see things on the bright side.
OLD SPICE FRESHER COLLECTION BODY WASH
Old Spice, the men’s grooming authority, introduces the all-new Fresher Collection delivering real freshness forged with real ingredients for the elevated grooming regimen guys deserve.

OPTIMUM NUTRITION
Please enjoy the Optimum Nutrition Salted Toffee Crisp Bar for a high-protein, great-tasting snack!

ORGANIC HAIR CARE
At Organic Hair Care, we create a synergy between science and nature, by offering safe, effective, and green beauty care that is made in the USA. We ensure that harmful chemicals are kept out of our products.  Organic Hair Care was created to make it easy for families to find safe, natural alternatives for your everyday beauty needs. Gift Box includes Shampoo, Conditioner and Styling Products.
Just simply use this goody bag list as your shopping list for your own big days and nights.
It's tis the season, Awards Season.  Next up, the Oscars and Oscar Week.























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