Look Good, Feel Better

There is wonderful program that the Bellissima Salon owner, Alan Squailia, runs that is specifically for cancer patients. Not just breast cancer, ANY kind. It's called "Look Good, Feel Better". And it's W O N D E R F U L.

(Look Good, Feel Better is available in every state, most cities, nationwide so if you have cancer, or know someone who has cancer, please tell them about this class. It's free and so is the goodie bag you get to take home!)

I attended the class in December and had a great time. I was invited back to the class last night to be interviewed and photographed for the April edition of "Journeys" magazine for Renown Hospital.

Alan and his group of volunteers do this class the third Wednesday of every month at Renown Hospital. It's from 6:00pm-8:00pm. The Rubicon Deli donates delicious sandwiches for those attending, which is a nice way to kick off a meeting. As we were eating the sandwiches Alan introduced himself and the other volunteers who are lovely ladies who work in his salon. (Shawna, Carrie, Katie) Then they handed out the bags of FREE cosmetics.

As a girl who LOVES makeup, hair, fingernails, etc, I absolutely loved opening that bag and sifting through the treasures. Cosmetic brushes from MAC, lip gloss and lip stick from Aveda and CHANEL. Mascara from Estee Lauder, Eye shadow from Clinique. It's some high-end stuff! Then they demonstrate how to apply all of it.

There is always a wide range of patients in the class. Some who have just been diagnosed, others who are finishing treatment, others who are have fought cancer before and are back due to a new diagnosis. But I'm tellin' ya, you get a group of women in one room, feed them, give them makeup they will bond all on their own and some great friendships were formed too. We ooo and aahhh at each other and point out how beautiful we all are even without hair.

And then they break out the wigs....and show different ways to tie the scarves and we eat some more and talk even more and bond some more. And wake up the next morning refreshed, knowing there are many more women out there fighting the same battle and we're all going to Look Good and Feel Better doing it!