Shecky’s Bags Beauty’s Best

I’ve been attending Shecky’s Girls Night Out and Beauty Night Out for roughly five years now and I have to say that with each event, Shecky’s attracts some of the hottest companies in the beauty industry. I’ll even admit that I’m most psyched about what’s in the bag. This year was certainly no different. On October 7th, I patiently waited for about 15 minutes outside of the Puck Building in lower Manhattan where the Beauty Night Out was held on the 7th and 8th. Once inside, I headed directly to the “S” table to pick up my ticket, and snagged a chock-full-of-goodies bag – two lines later. It was totally worth the wait.

I chose to hold off on digging through my goodie bag (above is a sample) and went directly to the table of one of the 2009 winners of Shecky’s Beauty At Its Best Awards: YoYo Lipgloss . Now if there’s one thing that I know all about, it’s poking around in the bottom of my handbag to find anything from keys to lipgloss. Sound familiar? Most handbag makers caught on and started making self-attached key ring straps, but I have to thank Angie Onassis Parlionas , YoYo Lipgloss CEO and President, for bringing the concept closer to the face of beauty – literally.

This retractable lipgloss clips onto your shirt so you can apply and keep it moving without wondering where you put your lipgloss. My daughter loved the original, larger-size YoYo Lipglosses so I bought all four of the new minis , including the Cha-Cha Chocolate pictured above. I personally love the minty taste and smooth texture. Hopefully Angie and her crew will be back for the Girls Night Out on October 22nd so I can snag the Swarovski version for myself!

After making sure that my lipgloss was secure, I grabbed my friend Tiffanie (creator of Whatta Butta shea body butters) and her friend Joanna, and headed over to the event’s national partners: Midori, Skyy Infusion, and X-Rated Fusion Liqueur. My drinks of choice : an X-Rated Flirtini and a Shop Til You Drop. I chose not to obey the command of the latter drink but I did enjoy watching beauty demos from Wink Eyelash, Kiss nails, and three different curling iron companies, and receiving samples from Yes To Carrots, Nailene, and Nivea.

(Shhh…I also took a peek at some of the most sought-after runway designer clothing and accessories, available at Emphatic NYC for “whisper-about-it” prices. Check out their Shecky’s highlight .)

Below, I’ve put together an abbreviated version of a would-be Night Out Necessity Kit from the contents of my goodie bag, which had about 25 items in it.

One product that I was really excited to see in the bag was a full 6 ounces of Philosophy’s Purity Made Simple high-foaming daily cleanser (a $21.50 value) and an online offer with purchase. Philosophy has some of the best socially-conscious products on the market. The messages on the product packaging are truly inspirational and uplifting, and the company always has great gift-with-purchase offers. The goodie bag offer: receive a free 2 oz. cinnamon buns award-winning, ultra-rich shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath with any purchase of $25 or more on philosophy.com . The offer is valid thru 11/30 or while supplies last and you must enter promo code cinnbuns1109 at checkout. See their website for details.

Shecky’s Beauty Night Out and Girls Night Out are definitely some of the best night out events around but you’ve got to see it for yourself. Click here to view exclusive Shecky’s footage and to get tickets for October 19-22nd. (Friday’s tickets are sold out.)

Drop me a line if you’re planning to attend on the 22nd and we’ll strike a pose at the Shecky’s photo shoot booth!

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