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Our favorite Jersey Boy made the front page of the Asbury Park Press 3/4/12 !

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Dear Friend and Client, Joe Piscopo was featured discussing his upcoming Showtime Special, for which I had the absolute pleasure of applying the makeup for this Summer at Club Piscopo in Resorts, Atlantic City.

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Set to air in Spring 2012, you’ll soon be seeing our name on your TV screens!

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Here are some behind-the-scenes photos of Mr. New Jersey himself,  from our night in AC during the taping

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More to come in the VERY near future…!

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I am so honored to have been included in this video featuring Teen Pop Sensation, Stephanie Marie Hanvey, as her Makeup Artist.

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In her own words to us:
 
“I want to Thank You so much for all your support but most of all being a part of my Journey”

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Please enjoy the following video of this Amazing young talent!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-4Mq6chrI&feature=youtu.be

What better reason than the New Year to start fresh and to get on the right track in Life (and Style!)

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Our Winter 2012 edition is absolutely full of fantastic tips and trends from cover-to-cover

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I am thrilled to have Susan Korwin as our cover-featured model, but also to have her as a contributing writer going forward throughout the year…

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Susan is a Certified Life Coach and Style Consultant who is exactly the right Jersey Shore Woman to get us all off to a good and positive start to the New Year with countless words of wisdom and advice for all of our readers.

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OUR goal at Vanity 101, for YOU this year is to not only start-off right, but to STAY CONSISTENT with your skincare.

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When it comes to your skincare, less may be more. 

Finding a good Cleanser and Moisturizer (and most importantly, making a point to use them every day) will be just enough to get you on the road to flawless skin in 2012.

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Click HERE to read our latest “Vanity 101″ article with great insider beauty tips on how to get 6 uses out of 1 small product – Your Eye Moisturizer

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And, for our printable 50% OFF  Coupon for a Customized 60 Minute Facial at Face to Fase – Facial Spa & Cosmetic Studio – CLICK HERE and enjoy some Relaxation, Pampering and a Kick-Start to Great Skin this year from US to YOU!

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Even The Jersey Shore Woman newspaper has had a makeover this January 1st! 

Click HERE to see our updated table of contents page, and highlights of this editions articles

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It was a true pleasure to be able to work, yet again with Mrs. New Jersey, Claire Pavlinec by applying her makeup for the 2011 Fall cover of The Jersey Shore Woman Newspaper. 

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Claire exudes style and sophistication; and that is what we Jersey WOMEN are all about!

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I am proud to say that Claire loved our Vanity 101 products, and will be wearing them during her appearances at New Jersey Fashion and Beauty Week this October!

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Follow our link below to read Vanity 101’s latest topic – Cosmetic Karma; where you’ll learn the top 5 things (including some vices…) that by adjusting NOW, will help you to experience a brighter and more aesthetically pleasing result in years to come.

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Here are the top 5 things that you [think you] can get away with for now, but are sure to catch up with you in the not-so-distant future if you are not careful…

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And, from now thru November take advantage of our latest Special: 

$5.00 OFF a complete Eyebrow Makeover in our Studio’s Waxing Lounge including Waxing, Tweezing, Re-Shaping and Filling-In for ONLY $10 with this ad.

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Click this link, and we hope you enjoy!

All of Vanity 101’s products are available through our website INCLUDING this edition’s featured Special in our “Products” menu above!

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Featuring Mother / Daughter Duo – Mary and Carol Higgins Clark

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Click the link below to read our Mother’s Day edition of Vanity 101 in the Jersey Shore Woman:

Read about what some of our client’s learned about makeup from their Mothers, and see how you can put an updated spin on those tips for THIS generation – compliments of Vanity 101

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What did Mary and Carol Higgins Clark say when I asked them about makeup while applying theirs for the cover … ???

When I asked Mary regarding her passed-down beauty routines, she said, “Makeup?  The more the better!”  Carol, a natural beauty, laughed while I thought, “Wow, a woman after my own heart!”

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How should you prepare for this Spring?  This new season should be an ideal time to go through your drawers of old makeup to determine what stays, what goes, and what should be replaced…

Click on the link below to view Vanity 101’s debut edition in the Jersey Shore Woman newspaper … 

February / March 2011

Vanity 101 – Topic: Spring Cleaning for your Makeup!

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I recently had the pleasure of meeting a local artist - with an extensive Hollywood resume, Mark Retacco, whose unique work has been featured on MTV, PBS and in the White House just to name a few; with his latest addition to the list — our Spa / Studio Face to Fase!

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After Mark caught a glimpse of our televised interview on behalf of Downtown Toms River, he says he “just had to come in to meet me in person!”  It was then that I realized that a mutual passion for our esthetically pleasing and culture-filled downtown area was not our only common ground…

Mark and I share the same values of seeking-out our goals, working until we succeed and surpass them, and always staying true to our creative visions.

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It is my gratification to showcase some of Mark’s original pieces in his extensive collection, and to be offering his glamorous line of artwork; design-inspired in our style, at our Studio.

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Listen for Mark on 92.7 WOBM where he will be speaking of his involvement in our storefront; and we wish Mark great luck and exposure on the Wendy Williams Show this March where he will be presenting her with another one of his amazing pieces!

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Our Interview on Eye On Ocean County.  Airing December 20th, 2010 on the Comcast Network

“Working Woman”

Leigh Ann Borrelli

face to fase – Facial Spa & Cosmetic Studio. 44 Washington St. Suite 108. Toms River, NJ  08753

732 . 668 . 2181 .   www.Vanity101.com

Work ethic is something that I learned at a very young age; in fact I began working at 14 as soon as I could get my working papers, and even joined a high school marketing class program, just so I could leave school early to go to work.  When my employer at the time told me that they could not guarantee I would get off work on my graduation day because they were short-handed, it left me no choice but to look for another job.

That misfortune (or what I thought it was at the time) and a series of other “misfortunes,” unexpectedly led me to my passion – which 10 years later I now call my career…

I began working for a makeup counter – something I NEVER envisioned myself doing; if not for the fact that they were hiring, and I needed a job.  But immediately after, I started loving what I was doing, and it showed.  I was getting repeat customers, I was out-selling everyone in the store including the manager by thousands of dollars each month, and people kept asking me where I learned to do makeup the way that I did. 

I was self-taught, and the idea of school had never even crossed my mind, but two years later when the same question kept coming up, I decided to look into it. It was then that I encountered my next set of supposed adversity…once my teachers saw what I could do with makeup, they asked ME to instruct the rest of my class. Disappointed, I was convinced that I just taught myself an expensive lesson.

But one of my teachers encouraged me to keep going.  She saw potential in me, and, she saw someone else in me.  She made me borrow her copy of a book that beauty icon, Sophia Loren wrote.  This book (particularly a chapter on vanity) inspired not only my personal life, but my career as well.  In fact, it came literally in-hand with me when I registered my business name – Vanity 101, at the age of 24.

With a business name, and an unclear vision of what I wanted to do with it, I continued working the front desk for a hair salon, but soon became nostalgic of my makeup days.  It was then I decided that the only job worth having is one that you are happy with everyday, and I knew that I was the only one who could control my happiness.  So, I began an extensive research process, and acquired my own line of product– Vanity 101 cosmetics and skincare.  I displayed it in the salon, and just as it started generating interest, Strike 3 -the economy hit and we closed.

Yet another blessing in disguise, I knew it was a sign that it was my time to make a move.  I stumbled upon a beautiful storefont that has turned out to be everything I never knew I always wanted.  With a new location, I chose a new, more unisex name, face to fase, where I can offer both of my areas of expertise – flawless artistry, skin esthetics (fase) by Vanity 101.

I was fortunate to realize what I love to do at a young age, but to anyone, at any age I’d say “Everything happens for a reason,” – even if you consider it a mishap.  If not for losing my job, I would have never found my career; if not for my teacher, I’d never have found the basis of my own company; if not for my marketing class, I would not have gotten the fundamentals in business, and if not for staying in school and completing my license, I would never be able to be a Spa owner as I am today.

Now, my work has been published on magazine covers, in countless Bridal albums, in professional model’s portfolios, in music videos and in commercial logo design and packaging.  I am the exclusive Makeup Artist of Liz Jeressi of 94.3 The Point, who is featured with my makeup on multiple Billboards; I’m the celebrity Makeup Artist to the guests of “Let’s Talk” with Gary Gellman; and as a member of the Gala Committee of the NJ Hall of Fame, I was privileged to provide makeup services for the event; meet and present my products to Danny DeVito, Susan Sarandon, Jack Nicholson, Joe Piscopo, Vivica Fox and so many others at this year’s Induction Ceremony.