Look Good...Feel Better!!!

Last Monday, I attended "Look Good...Feel Better" at the Hillman! It was amaaazing.  It's a program provided by the American Cancer Society, National Cosmetology Association, and Prersonal Care Products Council Foundation.  The program is a free, 2 hour, hands-on workshop focused on exactly what it claims.. looking good, and feeling better!! To attend the program, you must be a woman cancer patient, currently undergoing treatment/radiation (they provide similar programs for men and children too!).  If you meet these criteria and are interested, you are to call The American Cancer Society and register for the class.  They gather your information about what kind of cancer you have, who is your oncologist, etc. and then they ask you what skin color you are.. because at the program you get between 300-500 dollars worth of FREE COSMETICS that matches your skin color!  The program is provided nation-wide.. all you have to do is go to their website and find a session near you.  The Hillman Cancer Center holds the class every 2 months!

When I arrived at the Hillman Monday morning, I was greeted in the classroom by the instructors (who work daily at the Marriott Pittsburgh City Center Salon) and a wonderful breakfast display.  They had coffee, juice, bagels, muffins, fruit.. yumm, I was happy.  After arriving and finding a seat, I received my red tote bag filled with the cosmetic goodies!  Each tote bag varies because countless cosmetic brands donate and the bags are created to match your skin color.  My bag included everything from a Chanel palette with blush, eye, and lip color to Clinique eyeshadow and bronzer to Aveda lip color.... just to name a few of my favorites!!

                               Here's everything that I received in my tote!

There was 8 patients who attended this session total.  They were all very strong and inspirational women.  It was good to see other women going through similar situations as me with smiles on their faces! After we all got settled in, the program started.  The session followed a guide-book that was provided to each of us incase the instructors tips and tricks would slip our minds after returning home.  We followed the 12-step program of looking good, and feeling better.  (The 12 steps were very different from another "12-Step Program" that might sound familiar involving recovery from addiction.)  It was a great time spent with women going through a similar situation, getting waited on hand and foot, and feeling beautiful!  It sounds cheesy, but it was exactly what I needed between treatments! :)