Featured in People Magazine

Charlene Harreveld 04/26/2017 Comments Off

Featured in People Magazine

I pour my heart and soul into eWillow.com and my greeting card business. They are my babies. I spend every waking minute promoting and blogging and creating. I also help Erica with Cosmetics for a Cause while she is away at college. When I compare the two separate endeavors – the greeting card business and the charity – I find it so interesting how things have turned out. When it comes to Cosmetics for a Cause, we have done zero promotion. When we formed the charity, we put up a free website just to have an online presence. That little website has been updated to a more professional site. That was all we did. We never sent letters or solicited directly with cosmetics companies. Somehow, the companies found us. And find us they did.

To date, Cosmetics for a Cause has received and donated nearly $2M in products from international cosmetics companies and from individual donors, too. It has been a fun ride, especially because we are pretty speechless when we receive emails from large companies like E.L.F. Cosmetics, Parents Magazine, Refinery 29, Urban Decay, and Formula X. We have to pinch ourselves. Our website, that we never promote and pay little attention to, has turned Cosmetics for a Cause into what it is today.

On Sunday, we were speechless when we started receiving emails from people saying they read about Cosmetics for a Cause in People Magazine. What? People Magazine? We had NO IDEA! We have NO IDEA how it even happened. But here it is! Cosmetics for a Cause featured in People Magazine:

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Page 147 on the May 1st “World’s Most Beautiful Women” issue mentions Cosmetics for a Cause as one of the “100 Ways to Look and Feel More Beautiful.” Needless to say, we bought several copies! It reminded me of my days as a model when I was featured in the paper or in a magazine. I would drive from store to store and buy up all the copies.

Life is so weird, isn’t it?

Visit Cosmetics for a Cause for more info.

If you don’t have any unused makeup to donate, you can also help Cosmetics for a Cause by shopping its corporate sponsor, eWilow.com Greeting Cards. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each box goes to support Cosmetics for a Cause. There is a great Mother’s Day Promotion going on right now, too, so check it out!

2017 Mother’s Day Special from eWillow.com Greeting Cards

Charlene Harreveld 04/03/2017 Comments Off

Mother’s Day Gift Idea

Friends! Today I’m revealing the details for eWillow.com’s Mother’s Day Gift Idea Special for 2017! With the purchase of the “Save $20! Quarterly Greeting Card Package,” you’ll receive a beautiful card storage tin with index cards for FREE. The tin makes a wonderful addition to your greeting card subscription because you’ll be able to keep all of your cards neat and organized. You can use the index cards to create any category that you would like so you’ll always know what cards you have and what cards you need. More importantly, if you need cards for certain occasions, you can send an email to [email protected] and make a request for special cards.

A subscription to eWillow.com makes a great gift. The Quarterly Subscription Box for Mother’s Day is a gift that keeps on giving because your mom or other special person in your life will receive a box in the mail every three months for a year. You’ll be the favorite kid, that’s for sure! There are several different options from which to choose, but the free tin only applies to the “Save $20! Quarterly Card Package Subscription.”

Each box contains ten greeting cards and envelopes. The first package includes two each of the following cards:

https://youtu.be/esjPi5QnXaw
Some Important Details to Note:

Offer is only good in the USA
If you would like to receive the free tin, you must order early because quantities are limited
Some cards might require extra postage to mail
To order this year’s Mother Day Special from eWillow.com, click HERE

Miss America Dreams: What I Learned About Talents & Losing (Video)

Charlene Harreveld 03/31/2017 1 Comment

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Miss America dreams! Have you had any? I grew up thirty-five miles from Atlantic City, the home of the Miss America Pageant. The pageant was part of my being. It was a huge deal every single year. There was always a ton of press coverage on the news and in the local newspapers. I thought Miss America was a huge deal to everyone! (It wasn’t until I moved away from my hometown that I realized some people didn’t even know who or what Miss America even was. Imagine my surprise!)

Just watch my video. It’s much easier to record my thoughts than to write what I’m thinking. The pageant taught me a few life lessons over the years. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/ch9-HI1OUWA

To read my Halle Berry post, click HERE.

Remember,

some of the most important talents you can have are those talents that others can’t see
just because you don’t have a performing talent doesn’t mean you aren’t talented
sometimes coming in second means you’re the real winner
find humor in everything!

What are your talents? Let us know! Leave a comment!

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Mother’s Day Special Coming Soon! Sneak Peek!

Charlene Harreveld 03/22/2017 Comments Off

Friends! eWillow.com has a Mother’s Day special coming soon! Here is a sneak peek at one of the cards that will be included in this year’s special Mother’s Day subscription box of greeting cards:

I’m busy behind-the-scenes creating five different designs for this year’s special. There will be special pricing and a special bonus gift.

Why a Subscription to eWillow.com Greeting Cards Makes a Great Gift:

Your mom will receive a box in the mail every three months. A subscription to eWillow.com is a gift that keeps on giving!
Your mom will always have a card on-hand when she needs one.
A subscription box to eWillow.com is a unique gift…way better than flowers!
Each box includes ten cards and envelopes.
Different subscription lengths available
Many siblings go in together and purchase the one-year special pricing. Your mom will receive a box of cards every month for a year. Woo hoo!!
eWillow.com makes a great gift for teacher’s, friends, and neighbors, too!

There are limited quantities and my Mother’s Day specials sell out every year. If you would like to be put on the pre-buy list (no obligation) send an email to [email protected] and I’ll put your name down.

More details soon!!!!!!

Also, check out the wonderful “Giving Back Series” review that my cyber-friend Jessica from “Petite Style Script” wrote about eWillow.com and it’s support of Cosmetics for a Cause. Thanks, Jessica!

MAC Makeup Tutorial for Everyday Makeup

Charlene Harreveld 03/10/2017 Comments Off

MAC Makeup Tutorial for Everyday Makeup

I’ve been sick with the flu for almost two weeks now! The last time I put on makeup was on February 25th when we attended the Duke/Miami basketball game. I started to feel a little better today, so I decided to grab my phone and document how easy my daily makeup routine is. You’ll see in my MAC Makeup Tutorial for Everyday Makeup that it takes me about five or ten minutes.

Listen closely to the video, because I reveal a couple of tricks about how my lipstick stays on all day. Also, be sure to subscribe to my Sussex Circle Musings YouTube Channel. Who knows what I’ll be in the mood to post next?

I originally posted the video in nine parts to my Fashion Meets Fifty Instagram, which is why it isn’t “formatted” properly for YouTube. So what??!! Watch it anyway! Who cares if it’s portrait or landscape??? Who made up all these RULES????????? They drive me nuts!!!!!

Watch the video HERE.

Below is a visual of the items I use in the video.

1) MAC Studio Fix (NC 15)

2) Lip Glass (Clear Water)

3) Lipstick (Cream in Your Coffee)

4) Powder Blush (Mocha)

5) Lip Pencil (Subculture)

6) Erase Paste (Fair) -by Benefit/sold by Sephora-

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