Hello Beauties!
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Generation Beauty LA for the second year in a row! I really enjoyed myself last year, and the city of Los Angeles is such a different ambiance compared to New York, that I had to go back and experience it again. Get ready, this is a picture heavy post!
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| Inside the Gen Beauty tent! |
If you don't know what Generation Beauty is, it is a two day event that brings together beauty/fashion gurus, brands, and fans under one roof (in this case tent) and interact with one another. The point of this event is to network (and grab some free goodies in the process)! There are plenty of brands there which gives you the opportunity to look at what they have to offer, and mostly all have a free goody to give out to you! A lot of them also have items to sell to you at a discount price. At a certain point during day one and two, you have the chance to pick up a gift bag filled with products.
Comparing my experience from that of last year, I definitely saw an increase in attendees. I also found that despite the crowds, it was WAY more organized than how it was last year! Lines were being "closed" from time to time to avoid overcrowding, there were clear indicators on the carpet to help keep the lines in order, and this time around they gave us a ticket for each booth to exchange for a free item. This ensured that you were only getting one item and not taking advantage and coming back for more.
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| China Glaze wall of nail polishes |
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| The Ardell booth |
While I was roaming around, I had the opportunity to meet a few of my favorite gurus, which I was very excited about!
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| Manny Gutierrez and I |
Yes, that is the fabulous Manny aka
@mannymua733! He was SO friendly, sweet and looking flawless, of course. We were complaining about how much we were sweating, but glad that our makeup was still intact LOL.
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| Desi Perkins and I |
This picture almost didn't happen - I spotted
Desi and I immediately gravitated towards her, only to be stopped by her husband, which explained that she had to be at a certain booth and she kept getting stopped. Although he was really nice about it I was a bit bummed out, but I understood. I waited until she finished talking to a few people and surprisingly, she stopped to talk to me! She complimented my skin and chit chatted for another moment before she had to go. Desi, thank you SO much!
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| Lustrelux and I |
Unfortunately, I didn't get to talk to Katy (
lustrelux) much, she was also being told to move along, but I was able to take a quick picture with her. If only that glare didn't get in the way...
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| Samantha and I |
Over at tarte, Samantha was there taking pictures, so I had to swing by and say hi to her. She liked my nails, but found that we had almost identical nails/ nail polish, hah!
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| WhatWouldLizzyDo and I |
It was a pleasure meeting Lizzy at GenBeauty again! She seems like such a genuine girl. She looked great! (not that she didn't before, of course) and her boyfriend was right beside her supporting!
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| Irishcel and I |
I stopped by Ardell lashes, and got my lashes done by none other than Irishcel (Irisbeilin). I'm so glad I was able to talk to her for a few minutes, she gave me some valuable advice! If you ever read this, thank you SO much <3
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| With Donald Robertson |
Over at Smashbox,
Donald Robertson was there with his tape and markers creating works of art on our Smashbox bags! If you don't know who he is, he is a fashion illustrator, one of the founders of MAC, and is currently the head of creative development at Bobbi Brown.
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| What the heck was I looking at?! |
The lovely Christen Dominique! Even more gorgeous in person, if thats even possible. She was nice enough to stop and talk to us, and mentioned that she has never been to NYC, and was looking forward to GenBeauty NY in October.
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| Oh, Sonjdra! |
If you didn't know, Sonjdra is my woman crush. She is just so BOMB to me (insert a million heart eyed emojis)!! I met her at IMATS NY, which I have previously mentioned. I was surprised to see her at GenBeauty! Please check her out if you haven't already. Talented, beautiful, and just SO chill.
Moving onto what was given out throughout the two days!
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| What I received overall |
The above picture shows what I received overall. Inside the zebra print bag, I stuffed other items in there just so that I can make more room in the bag I used to travel with.
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| Day one gift bag |
The above items are the things I received in the gift bag for day one. It is significantly less than that of last year, for the sake of comparison. Regardless, I was happy with what I got!
The picture above shows what I received in the gift bag for day two!
These were the items that I accumulated during the two days of walking around and picking up what the participating brands had to offer.
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| I took a photo at bareMinerals! |
Overall I enjoyed my time at GenBeauty! Everyone is nice, welcoming, and it's always great to be surrounded by people that have the same interests as you do! I already brought my ticket for the NY event in October - let's see if it will be any different! In the meantime, I will be patiently waiting for it. Will any of you be attending? Let me know!
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