Upcoming Speaking Engagements: Want to Be A Journalist? All Star Blogger? Come Watch!

I'm honored to announce that I'll be speaking at two upcoming conferences about journalism and blogging and if you live in the NYC area, I'd love to see you there!  One is this Thursday for The Gem Project about how to establish a career in journalism and the other is at the IFB Conference on February 6th.  Check out the details below.  Hope you can join! The Gem Project Writers Summit

January 31, 2013 at WIX Lounge located at 10 West 18th Street New York, NY from 6-9 PM

The mini summit will give insight  on how  to establish successful careers in the writing and publishing industries. An event sponsored by Wix Lounge,  The Gem Project will welcome guests with warm music, light hor' doeuvres, goodie bags and knowledge from industry experts to help launch their careers.

IFB Conference

February 6-7, 2013 at the Altman Building located at 135 W. 18th St. New York, NY 10011 all day.  (I'm speaking on the 6th at 3:16)

Amidst the whirlwind of New York Fashion Week, Independent Fashion Bloggers (IFB) brings to you 2013's first fashion blogging conference which promises to deliver unparalled insight and inspiration from the leaders you follow and admire. Back for its 8th season, over 400 expected attendees will be in attendance which means new exciting friends, potential blog-business partners and a ridiculous amount of fun. And now, you can purchase your Regular One-Day or Two-Day passes. Hurry, there are limited quanities of these tickets and we've continually sold-out tickets year after year. 

About the panel I'm on on the 6th at 3:15:

Keeping it Fresh: The Secrets to Blogging Longevity brought to you by Stylehaul

The true test of a blogger lies in her content. How can she push herself further? What can she do to evolve and avoid losing the blogging momentum? From bloggers to editors, these panelist will share what they’ve learned throughout the years and how they’ve made their content sticky.

Moderator: Karen Blanchard, Where Did You Get That, @KarenBritChic Stephanie Horbaczewski, StyleHaul, @StyleHaulYT Susie Lau, Style Bubble @StyleBubble Jeannine Morris, Beauty Sweet Spot @BeautySweetSpot Leandra Medine, the Man Repeller @ManRepeller Andrea Lavinthal, People Style Watch @stylewatchmag

VIP Pass to The Industry: The Beauty of Life Blog

Meet Jamie Allison Sanders, Editor In Chief of TheBeautyofLifeBlog.com.  Known on her blog as "the beauty chick," Jamie is one of the sweetest people in the biz.  She's spent years working in the world of beauty and reveals her true passions and coveted findings throughout her blog. Check out what she has to say about her guiltiest pleasures and the world of blogging.

What’s your favorite part of blogging?

Blogging is honestly the best combination of all my favorite things to do -- write, mingle with other people in the industry and play with beauty products! It's been so rewarding to meet other people who share my passion for lipgloss and candles -- and who actually care when M.A.C puts out a new collection or a new haircolor system like INOA is introduced. To meet some of the industry greats has been so incredible as well. I've gotten to speak with people whose names I've seen in magazines for 15 or 20 years -- that's been unbelievable.

What’s your least favorite?

Honestly? Follow up email upon follow up email from PR people. If I like a product, I WILL write about it! And if I never requested information from you in the first place, one email is enough. If I'm intrigued, I will write you back.

If you were going to give someone advice on starting a blog what would it be?

Really put in the time and effort! Don't expect it to come easily. Serious bloggers have been working on this for years -- and I can say from experience that a woman's work is never done! ...I'm constantly coming up with new ideas, trying new things, reworking and reworking ... and I'm still never satisfied. You have to really care about what you're doing and be willing to work REALLY hard.

Confess!  What’s your biggest beauty sin?

I don't EVER wash my face! In my defense, using cleanser actually makes my skin worse -- so I just do as little as possible to it.

What’s your guiltiest pleasure?

Spa treatments, without a doubt. I can be found getting a massage or a facial at LEAST twice a month. (My wallet is not so happy about that.) In my defense, I work pretty hard, so I like to treat myself! It's the only time I have to relax!