Leaving Makeup Minute and Passing the Torch
January 31, 2009 by Shannon Nelson
Filed under About Me, Behind the Scenes, mascara, my makeup friends
My wonderful beautiful readers of Makeup Minute. I have been procrastinating on this post for a few days now. I tell you this with great sadness in my heart, but today is my last day writing Makeup Minute. It was a tough decision, but there is a lot going on in my life right now and I can only focus on so many things, some being my 4 beautiful sons and own blog A Girl’s Gotta Spa! which brought me to this great company in the first place. I know that whoever will be taking my place will fill this blog with many wonderful makeup reviews and tips, I hope you will welcome her with open arms.
I remember when I was first approached by b5media in the summer of 2006 to write a makeup blog for them. I was beside myself. Makeup Minute officially launched in September of that year and from the start my readers were from all around the globe and just as enthusiastic about makeup as I was. You became a part of my life and I thanked God everyday for such a loyal readership. So many of you have been with me right from the beginning. Getting more exposure as a writer helped me land a really great job at a PR firm that I am eternally grateful for. The more I get involved in the beauty industry, the more requests I get to go speak and teach beauty brands about social media…so readers, if you find yourself at Cosmoprof North America this summer, I will be there speaking.
Writing Makeup Minute has been such a blessing in my life and a great outlet to share my love of makeup with people who understand the need to have 15 lip glosses in their handbag at all times. And maybe a compact. And some blush. And a mascara or two. But I digress…
I will surely miss you all and my family at b5. I am eternally grateful to both. Thank you for the sunshine for the last 2 1/2 years.
Much love (and lipstick),
Shannon Nelson
We’ll miss you, girlfriend. And yes, we certainly understand the need for 15 lip glosses. We’re all cut from the same cloth. No need for explanations. We SO get it! Good luck to you!
Thanks for all the great material the past few years. Whoever replaces you will have some big shoes to fill!
I’ll still be following you on A Girl’s Gotta Spa :)
Thanks for all the hard work you did here.
I agree with Carleen – some mighty big shoes to fill! I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Your decision was the right one for you at this time, so don’t be sad. We’ll still be following you on A Girl’s Gotta Spa :)
We’re sure going to miss you here at the Beauty & Style channel!
HI SHANNON,
I will miss you so much but I will check out A Girl’s Gotta Spa. I agree with all of the above comments. We all have to make decisions at certain times in our lives for a reason. Good luck with everything! Love, from Judy K.