A Naked Pinkie Promise

I have joined a new cause near and dear to my heart.  For all of the Wednesdays in October, I will be participating in "Go Pink Wednesdays" with a group of amazing women.

Four years ago my mother, who is my best friend, was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Fortunately, because her sister is also a survivor (15 years and counting!) she got regular mammograms and it was caught while it was still stage 1.  She had a tiny micro-metastisis in her lymph nodes, but chemo was not required.  She is now among the ranks of amazing women who are breast cancer survivors. 

Having worked in cancer research for the past 17 years I can tell you unequivocally that early detection means drastically increased survival.  Breast cancer treatment has been so streamlined and tailored that they are able to treat most women so they can add their name on the list of survivors.

I've had a few mammograms (thanks family history!) and while they are rather unpleasant (never, EVER, go when you are PMSing.  OUCHY), the peace of mind you get from knowing things are all clear is so wonderful.  

So your breast cancer PSA is:  feel your boobies, if you feel anything abnormal, go get checked out.  Get your mammograms according to your lady docs advice.  If you have a strong family history (any mother/sister/aunt who had breast cancer before the age of 50 or who died from it), consider getting tested for the BRCA genes.

Onto the pretty:

I started off with China Glaze Naked, the perfect shimmery pink.  I can't do baby pink very well with my coloring, but this has enough of a deepness to it that I think it turned out pretty good.  I found like many of the CG shimmers, it tends to be a bit on the watery side, but still easily workable and cleanupable.  

This photo also shows off my new toy.  With rain and the coming winter, I wanted to invest in a light box to be able to still get decent shots.  So I think it came out pretty good, let me know what you think!  I'm showing you with both backgrounds as I think that changes the look of things.

Such pretty shimmer!

 Then I added Rainbow Honey Pinkie Promise on top, a tribute to the pony Pinkie Pie.  A beautiful mufti-fasceted glitter that just stands out. 

GUH, so amazing.  I just loved this, it was a smile on my nails!

The flecks in this work so amazing with the shimmer in the base.  

One of the reasons I chose to use a Rainbow Honey polish is they are having an AWESOME promotion this month.  For every "pink" polish of theirs you buy, they will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (where MOST of the money goes to programs and not administration).  For more details, please go here:  http://www.rainbowhoney.com/blogs/news/6658770-october-is-breast-cancer-awareness-month   Pinkie Promise is included in this promotion.  

I encourage all of you to share your beautiful pink manicures as well.  Funding for research is extremely important, but what that research has taught us is that early detection is key, ESPECIALLY in women of younger ages when your body still naturally produces estrogen in large quantities which often feed the tumors.  <3   So, please, give the twins a good squeeze! 

Here are the amazing bloggers who are joined into Go Pink Wednesdays, please check them out in support of this fantastic cause and leave them a comment!  <3








 


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