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Vanity & Makeup Organization / Organización del Tocador de Maquillaje

One of the perks of being a beauty blogger is that your gifted tons of makeup and beauty products. There comes a point where it’s a bit overwhelming. So, I decided to organize my makeup. If you weren’t aware makeup has an expiration date. I literally went through all my makeup and threw away anything old. New makeup I wasn’t going to use I simply donated to friends and a few followers.

Uno de los beneficios de ser bloguera de belleza es que te regalan muchos maquillajes y productos de belleza. Llega al punto donde puede ser un poco abrumador. Por tal motivo decidí organizar todo mi maquillaje. Si no estabas al tanto todo producto de maquillaje tiene una fecha de expiración. Literalmente verifique cada uno de mis maquillajes, me deshice de todo producto viejo y regale los nuevos que no iba utilizar.

Des-organization and clutter absolutely stresses me. Once I cleaned through all of my makeup collection I purchased a more comfortable and practical vanity. My goal was to create a celebrity like vanity for less. The vanity furniture itself is from Ikea. The storage part of this vanity is an Ikea Alex 5 drawer unit. An Ikea Linnmon Table Top lays across the drawer unit and is also supported by two rectangular legs. If you’re like me and constantly change your décor this is the best option for you because you can literally design this vanity furniture however you desire. For example you can use a longer Linnmon Table Top and instead of table legs you can opt for using two Alex storage units to support the table or you can simply have all 4 table leg support and place the storage unit next to the desk. You can also choose the larger Alex 9 drawer units, which I’m considering adding to my vanity. The Alex drawer units provide the perfect space for me to store all of my makeup collection.

La desorganización y el desorden me dan mucho estrés. Cuando al fin termine de organizar mi colección de maquillajes compre un tocador más cómodo y practico. Mi meta era recrear un tocador de maquillaje como el de las celebridades pero por un costo más económico. El tocador que adquirí es de Ikea. La sección de almacenamiento es una unidad Alex de 5 gavetas. Una mesa Linnmon es el tope del tocador con un soporte de dos patas rectangulares. Si eres como yo que constantemente estas cambiando la decoración de tu habitación esta opción de tocador es la ideal para ti ya que literalmente puedes diseñarla a tu estilo. Por ejemplo puedes utilizar un tope de mesa mas largo con dos unidades Alex como soporte. También puedes adquirir una unidad Alex de 9 gavetas el cual yo personalmente estoy considerando añadirle a mi tocador. La unidad Alex me proveyó el espacio perfecto para guardar toda mi colección de maquillaje.Charlene Gonzalez-Lovely ChicasCharlene Gonzalez-Lovely Chicas

I added a few important essentials to create a more unique and organized space. All of these pieces are available at Puerto Rico’s top retail store All Ways 99. When it comes to nail polish too much is never enough and sometimes the collection can get overwhelming. The main nail polish brands I own are Bettina, Essie and OPI. Taking into consideration my massive collection and that I needed to store them where I could actually view them for easy access my solution was simple. Categorizing them by brand I placed them in cute glass jars. This is the chicest way to store polishes and use them as decoration at the same time.

 Al tocador le añadí una piezas esenciales para crear una espacio único y mas organizado. Todas las piezas que utilice están disponible en All Ways 99 la tienda Puertorriqueña especializada en mercancía al detal. Poseer muchos esmaltes nunca es suficiente y a veces la colección inmensa puede ser abrumadora. Las marcas principales que utilizo son Bettina, Essie y OPI. Tomando en consideración mi colección masiva y queriendo tenerlos bien accesibles mi solución fue sencilla. Categorizando los por marcas los coloque en jarrones de cristal. Esta es una manera chic de guardar tus esmaltes y a la vez usarlo como decoración.Charlene Gonzalez-Lovely Chicas

 

On top of my vanity and inside of my storage drawers there are a variety of acrylic makeup organizers. Some are specifically for lipsticks others have mini drawers where I placed mascaras, eyeliners, glosses and lip pencils. Using acrylic organizers adds a trendier vibe to your makeup collection organization. Makeup organizers like these can be pretty expensive. This exclusive collection from All Was 99 is not only budget-friendly but very functional as well and the material is very high quality.

Encima de mi tocador y dentro de la sección de almacenamiento hay varios organizadores acrílicos para el maquillaje. Varios son específicamente para los labiales y otros tienen pequeñas gavetas donde guarde mascaras, delineadores y mucho más. Organizadores acrílicos como estos pueden ser bastante costosos pero esta colección es de All Ways 99 y no tan solo fueron económicos pero también de excelente calidad y muy funcionales.Charlene Gonzalez-Lovely Chicasvanity4Charlene Gonzalez-Lovely Chicas

The last step in my celebrity-like vanity creation was to add a mirror and décor. For a luxurious touch in décor I added a fabulous studded mirror, mini glass tea light holders and flower vase. Decorating any space with fresh flowers adds life and brightness to that special area.

Los últimos pasos para crear mi tocador inspirado en las celebridades fue añadirle un espejo y decoraciones. Para un toque de lujo le añadí un fabuloso espejo, Tea Light holders en cristal y un florero. Decorar cualquier espacio con flores naturales le añade vida y luz a ese espacio especial.Charlene Gonzalez-Lovely Chicas

Having this new organized vanity area has inspired me to be more creative with makeup. It also makes it quicker for me to get ready now that I have everything neat and accessible. A chicas vanity and makeup space is her sanctuary. It’s that special place where she can freely be creative so it’s important to have a nicely organized space.

Tener un tocador completamente organizado me inspira a ser más creativa con mi maquillaje. También se me hace mas fácil prepararme ya que tengo todo mas accesible. El tocador de una chica es su santuario. Es un lugar especial donde ella puede ser libremente creativa por tal razón es importante tenerlo organizado.

How do you organize your makeup collection?
Como organizas tu maquillaje?

Where to shop:
Mirror, Acrylic Organizers, Glass Jars, Tea Light Holders, Mini Storage Ottoman: All Ways 99
Donde comprar:
Espejo, Organizadores acrílicos, jarrones de cristal, Tea Light Holders, Mini Ottoman: All Ways 99

Be You, Be Lovely
Charlene Gonzalez

“This post is in collaboration with All Ways 99. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.”

Be Fearless

I recently had a very interesting conversation with a longtime friend. We reflected on our past and the struggles that we’ve overcome. As we reminisced one specific word came to my mind during our conversation; Fearless. For many years of my life fear was the biggest obstacle keeping me from my dreams. I use to view my life through a glass wall. All my dreams, all my goals and everything I ever wanted was there so close to me but completely blocked by a glass wall of fear.

Fear is our worst enemy. Fear keeps us hidden in the background. It viciously convinces us that we can never accomplish our dreams. Fear paralyzes us and leads us to live a meaningless life.

How many times have you let an opportunity slip away just because you were too afraid to go for it? I have. When I look at myself in the mirror I know longer recognize myself from the shy and terrified girl I use to be. Facing your fears is the only option you have if you want to lead a happy and successful life. I broke down the glass wall and moved forward towards my dreams. I had to learn to be fearless in everything; in my career, in all of my relationships and all of my decisions. Being fearless I’ve successfully triumphed over so many difficult situations I seriously never thought I would ever be capable of overcoming. At the end of every battle I became stronger and more courageous.

Now, it’s time for you to overcome your fears. Break that glass wall blocking you from your destiny. Face your fears head on. The choice is yours. Would you rather live a miserable life controlled by your fears or be courageous and fight for your dreams.

Live with absolutely no regrets. It’s better to make mistakes than to live your life wondering “What if?”. Don’t let anything stand in your way, it’s time to be fearless.

Be you, be lovely & be fearless,
Charlene Gonzalez

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Tech Series: Favorite Apps On My Tablet

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As a very busy influencer and blogger owning the Schok mini tablet has made my life so much easier. It’s small enough to fit in a tote or shoulder bag so it goes everywhere with me which means I can easily get so much work done no matter where I may be.

I’ve decided to let you in on a few secrets by sharing the favorite apps I have available on my tablet. These apps greatly simplify all of my daily digital tasks.

WordPress:

WordPress is undoubtly the most popular blogging platform. www.lovelychicas.com is hosted by wordpress so having the app available on my Schok is a must to manage my site. This app allows me to perform many tasks such as editing and publishing posts, verifying comments and managing website maintenance.

Email App:

Having my email account easily accessible on my tablet is super important. I receive so many emails daily. If I don’t keep up to date I will probably loose potential projects or event invitations.

Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat……..

If you’re a blogger, social media or brand manager you definitely have to manage tons of social media platforms. So, I have every social media app on my tablet, which makes it easier for me to manage and keep them updated with the latest blog post or pictures.

Facetune:

This is my favorite photo-editing app. It helps create the most perfect pictures without the use of photoshop. You can sharpen specific details, smooth your skin, whiten the whites, add filters, defocus certain areas, reshape, resize and refine; seriously there’s tons of options for editing with this app.

Period Tracker: Away from all the business and getting a little personal. Ladies if you don’t have this app you must download it now! This app helps you keep track of your period, when you’re ovulating and other fun womanly stuff (sarcasm). Due to a medical condition my periods are very irregular. I deal with a lot of excruciating pain all through the month. This tracker not only helps me keep track of my cycle but it helps me document all the symptoms I feel during the month making my life easier whenever I visit my gynecologist.

I highly recommend you to install these apps in your tablet to make your tasks easier. If you’re a blogger these apps will help you accomplish so much with no need of access to your computer or laptop. If you don’t own a tablet I highly recommend the Schok mini tablet. What sets this tablet apart from so many others is its transparent appearance and high quality functions. This is definitely the tablet of choice for busy bloggers or boss ladies like me.

Be You, Be Lovely,
Charlene Gonzalez

“This is a sponsored post for Schok Gear. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.”

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My Resolutions For 2017

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Can you believe it’s a new year already?! As a new year arrives we usually take time to create the resolutions we want to accomplish. I’m not the type to make exercising or dieting a resolution. I gave that up years ago because I’ve come to terms and acceptance of my complete laziness with fitness. My resolutions aren’t cliché and simple. This New Year I’m aiming for my life to be different; to have new experiences and to feel even more accomplished by the end of 2017.

For me 2016 was an incredible year. Though I faced many tough decisions and obstacles my blessings were greater. Every lessoned I learned in 2016 will be applied to make 2017 a great year. I’m very excited for all of the new moments and memories I will live in 2017. I will always have new goals to accomplish and my main resolution is to chase after all of them. In 2017 I want to be an even better version of Charlene. I’ll be working extremely hard this year to accomplish all of my goals and to make this blog even better for all of my amazing followers. I’ve even got a new Schok tablet to help me out with all the work related to Lovely Chicas. Cheers to 2017 and all of the amazing experiences it will bring.

By the way, if you like my Schok tablet and would like to purchase your very own check out the official website here http://www.schokgear.com/. There are various colors to choose from.

Be You, Be Lovely
Charlene Gonzalez

The Best of 2016

It’s officially the last day of 2016 and before we enter a new year I want to reflect and reminisce on all that has occurred during this past year. 2016 was beyond a doubt an incredible year. Yes, I did go through a few changes but it was all for the best. This year was full of so many incredible experiences and blessings. During this year I learned so many lessons, which will be greatly beneficial for me in 2017. 2016 was a year of personal and spiritual growth. So many amazing friendship and special bonds were formed. Tons of goals were also accomplished! I got to work with so many incredible brands that I love like Kipling, Urban Decay, Aeropostale, Schok, Bettina Cosmetics, Walmart, A’GACI, Warner Bros., 20th Century FOX, AVON, McDonalds, Macys, Dulzura Borincana and so many more. To remember the best of 2016 I want to share the pictures captured from all of those special moments.

Letran Jewelry chose to honor me and a few other women as the most influential women in Puerto Rico.

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Qiibo (Xavier Montalvo), La Mafia Puerto Rico (Rafael Ruiz) , Info-Gamers (Heriberto Tirado, William Sanche & Albergo Lopez), Jacky Fontanez and I shared our experiences as influencers with the students of the University PUCPR-Ponce.Puerto Rico InfluencersPuerto Rico InfluencersPuerto Rico InfluencersPuerto Rico InfluencersHaving the opportunity to be a panelist at Hispanicize 2016 in Miami Florida with Jose Sanchez (PiccoloMondoPR), Wilton Vargas (Tecnetico) Lezeidaris Morales (SerMadrePR) & Jose Hernandez (BloggerCon).

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Being nominated as a top Fashion Creator for the TECLA Awards 2016. My outfit was by PIA Colors.Charlene GonzalezCharlene GonzalezForming part of Gatsby’s summer blogger campaign.

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Producing and hosting the 1st session of a fashion web series for WAPA.Charlene Gonzalez PParticipating in the event “Cortando el Cancer de Seno”.Charlene Gonzalez Visiting the children’s shelter “Hogar Cuna San Cristobal” with the influencers who are part of my initiative “Lazos de Amor”. Thanks to Walmart Stephanie (La Shoppinista) and I went on a huge shopping spree buying gifs for the children. https://www.lovelychicas.com/lazos-de-amor-visits-childrens-shelter/Charlene Gonzalez Charlene Gonzalez Charlene Gonzalez My friend, model and TV host Yizette Cifredo interviewed me at the event “Navitech” celebrated in Plaza las Americas. Charlene Gonzalez Charlene Gonzalez Coordinating the “Shoppinista Mall” official launch event. Charlene Gonzalez Charlene Gonzalez Charlene Gonzalez

Hosting “Navidades en Comfort” the first ever Influencer Christmas Party. https://www.lovelychicas.com/influencer-christmas-party/

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Home For Christmas

Christmas Eve is for partying and eating tons of food but on Christmas day you’ll find me relaxing at home. My usual Christmas routine is to lounge around home wearing comfy PJ’s as I watch Christmas movies and drink lots of peppermint hot chocolate.

I’m completely in love with my Christmas tree this year. I’ve never had a real natural Christmas tree. Artificial trees have always been my top choice. Why? First of all I’m a bit lazy and I’m not good at maintaining plants so a natural tree would just die on me. Plus, they are very messy. I don’t have the patience to clean pine needles all of the time. Lastly, I prefer artificial trees because they can be reused for many more years to come.

This year, my goal for tree décor was to keep it simple with touches of gold, silver and a bit of rustic style, which thankfully I accomplished. This years Christmas tree and decorations are all from All Ways 99 (Except for the pine cones). All Ways 99 is one of my favorite places to shop at because you can find just about any products like home décor, kitchen and bathroom accessories, school products, toys, beauty & personal hygiene products, party essentials and so much more! The prices are extremely accessible. All Ways 99 is a local Puerto Rican business with more than 70 stores located all over the island. I’m extremely happy with my new chic and beyond lovely Christmas tree thanks to All Ways 99. They also gifted me an amazing fleece throw blanket, which I’ve been comfortably sleeping with every night.

So, there are only 2 more sleeps until Santa comes! I’m hoping Mr. Claus pays me a visit because I’ve been a good girl this year (Well, I think so….lol).

I truly hope you all have a wonderful and magical Christmas! Happy Holidays!

Be you, Be Lovely
Charlene Gonzalez

Details: Christmas Tree, Décor, Mug, gift bags, Santa Hat & Fleece Blanket- All Ways 99 / Pijamas-Aerie /

“This post is in collaboration with All Ways 99. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.”

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