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LA Store Opening Celebration + Thank You Team BIC

ElleElleG — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:48:46 GMT

Hey All,

I was very fortunate to have been selected by the BIC Team to attend the grand opening of the new Sephora at The Grove in West Hollywood. Huge thank you to Team BIC for putting this together and for letting me be part of it. This time of year is a bit of a difficult time for my family and me, and due to a pretty big move this is the first time I'll be spending the holiday solo. Needless to say I soaked this opportunity up!

Before the store officially opened we were treated to an application demonstration and pointers by Jeffrey and Myiesha. It was great to see them outside of an official event and to interact with them more casually.

My biggest takeaways:

Identify your signature (eyes, bold lip, brows, etc.) and play to it. Everything else, including jewelry, is an accent that does not take away from the signature area.
The base of your makeup is like undergarments or shape wear, crafting this well sets the tone for your entire outfit.
Wear a cream base to help your shadows pop AND to help them show up on film (see Myeisha's video where she creates a blue eye look for more).
Use foundation sticks to contour, the creaminess of the product helps it blend more seamlessly.

I have to admit, seeing the cream contour (Hourglass foundation stick) just sit on the skin made me nervous.

But of course Jeffery knows what he's doing

Yassss

Afterwards we explored the store further by venturing up to a special addition to this particular location: Orange Twist. They offer a variety of skin and body treatments, including hydrafacials, coolscultping, skin tightening, and fillers. The staff was super sweet and the store manager did a great job explaining the various services available.

Goody bag from Orange Twist

Part of the grand opening included a pop-up /interactive area in the courtyard area of The Grove. This included a large coloring area, Connect 4, a cotton candy section, and a photo/video area. Those who recorded a 10 second holiday video received tickets to spin a wheel outside the Sephora store for the chance to win a gift card.

Guess who won the Connect 4 Game

Gift from the Sephora at The Grove Team

After spinning the wheel and some additional shopping, Carol and Katie treated us to lunch at CatchLA. Highly recommend checking them out: the decor /aesthetic is super cute and the food was absolutely delicious 😋.

This was divine!

Vegan Cheesecake, also delish!

Additional surprise from Team BIC

Swatched this while at the table, NO SHAME

Charlotte ❤️

Thanks again to @CarolBT and @KatieBT for such a jam packed morning.

HUGE THANK YOU to @TeamBIC as a whole for all the events they've hosted this year and creating additional spaces for so many of us to meet in person. You all are just as sweet outside of the community as you are on the boards and we appreciate all that you do 💜💜💜.

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SportyGirly125 — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:19:10 GMT

@ElleElleG What a fun and cool even. Glad that you got to experience this with other BIC members. Thank you for sharing the lovely pictures with us.

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txcatx — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:24:43 GMT

How fun! I was living vicariously through y'alls Instagram stories that day!

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CC3616 — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:37:14 GMT

@ElleElleG Thanks so much for sharing this!!! How amazing. Everyone looks wonderful and all the games and goodies- wow!

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niki172 — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:47:26 GMT

@ElleElleG this looks like it was an absolute blast! Glad you had a great time 🤗.

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GeorginaBT — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:47:13 GMT

Amazing recap and photos @ElleElleG! Looks like you all had a lot of fun. So happy you enjoyed this event!

I can't get over the pic of you all in front of the tree - so cuteeeee. And love the pic of you after your Connect 4 victory. 😄

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MlleCC — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:59:39 GMT

Looks like an incredible day! Thanks for sharing, @ElleElleG !

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CarolBT — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 22:52:41 GMT

@MlleCC! Hiiiii, miss you and so happy to see you pop on this thread 🙂 Of course, I'm not *in* here as much as my team (Katie, Brenda, Georgina, and Alex) since I'm running around behind the scenes, but wanted to say Hello.

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CarolBT — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:16:09 GMT

@ElleElleG! What a day we had! I'm so, so glad you were able to join us and I loved all the laughs and warm fuzzies. Very happy that you enjoyed the special time we were able to arrange with Jeffrey and Myiesha ❤️

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MlleCC — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:21:03 GMT

Really sweet of you to remember me, @CarolBT ! Team BIC CA looks fabulous in the group photo. Hope we can see you and Katie here on the east coast soon! 🙂

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KatieBT — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:47:46 GMT

This is such a great write up - thank you for hanging out with us @ElleElleG 🙂

We had such a great time hanging out with you and everyone else. I would relive this day in a heartbeat - I miss you lovely BICers, @JeffreyBD's beaming presence + makeup skillz, and that vegan pistachio cheesecake.

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ShortErica — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:06:30 GMT

Thanks for all the notes and pictures @ElleElleG. Looks like it was a great time!

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Tamara76 — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:17:44 GMT

How fun!!!! Your IG stories of the event inspired me to add the store to my "must visit" list when I'm in LA next week!!!💗 @ElleElleG

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faeriegirl — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:18:19 GMT

It looks like it was amazing @ElleElleG! Thank you for sharing your experience!

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Anastasiya13 — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:55:10 GMT

@ElleElleG Looks what a great time. So happy you got to experience it, and loved seeing all your pictures and stories.

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meganlisa — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 04:53:07 GMT

@ElleElleG So great to be there with you. GREAT photos. xx

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tsavorite — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 07:30:06 GMT

@ElleElleG ,

Congrats on winning the Connect 4 Game! You go, Girl! This was a fun journey through your photos and comments! I'm so glad that you had this opportunity!

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ElleElleG — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 04:50:14 GMT

Happy to share @SportyGirly125, it's still surreal that these meet ups have come into fruition.

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Buootiful — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 05:11:27 GMT

Hahaha, it was great losing Connect 4 to you 😁 @ElleElleG

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PenelopeBT — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:16:24 GMT

The beauty products look as amazing as the food you ate! lol Thanks for sharing your experience with us.