Ms. B. Discussions and Reviews

 Finally posted my first video for my Avon YouTube channel. It is a place where I will be posting videos of products that I actually use and love. Seeing is believing. Instead of just telling you about it in my blog I wanted to have a more one-on-one experience with you. More videos will follow in the near future since there are different catalogues that come out often. As soon as I’m able to send e-brochures, those that don’t live in the same city will be able to shop Avon with me.

 The well known Avon lady has been around for decades. Starting out doing door-to-door sales in your neighbourhood. I always associated Avon with my grandparents’s generation. My grandmothers would always buy the lipsticks, those talc powders you spread on your bed before you go to sleep. Don’t forget the Skin-So-Soft brand of bath oils. They would be great in the summer as a mosquito repellent. Haha those were the days. My mom recently became a representative. She was looking for something part-time to do. The more I looked into it myself, the more I thought, “hey I could do this.”

Avon as a company has changed a lot. They still have their staple brands but at the same time, they have kept up with the times. I’m sure they had to or else they would not be in business anymore. They have a wide array of beauty products. Makeup for many different skin colours. As a black woman, I had concern about that but they proved me wrong. I was impressed. Avon also has well known celebrity spokespersons to represent them. Right now it is Reese Witherspoon. She has a perfume called In Bloom. I smelled it last night at an Avon meeting and it’s very floral but not too overwhelming. This being the holiday shopping season, there are so many items to choose from. The 3 packs of dip are scrumptious. They sell clothes, shoes, jewelry and accessories. Products for dogs too. A line named Mark is great for teenage girls and young women in their twenties. I was looking at everything the other night and thinking if there are so many products that I would buy myself then I’m sure a lot more people like me are out there. I’m pushing thirty myself. In my opinion there is something for everyone.

I’m really excited about getting my own business going. Who would of thought I would be an Avon lady? The best part is that Avon is online now! So I can send my clients from all over the world an e-brochure and they can shop through me. I made a YouTube channel where I’m going to be posting videos of the products I use from Avon or new promotions. So you can always keep up to date with me that way too. http://YouTube.com/melanie4avon . If you would like a FREE consultation and you’re in the Montreal area, you can email me at melanie4avon@live.caIf you’d like an e-brochure to shop with me, please don’t hesitate to contact me through that same address. You could start your own business too with Avon and start accumulating your own income. Once again, contact me via email.

Stay tuned to my videos on YouTube!

The official premiere of the new Malish music video is happening today. I’m not one to promote or big up anyone of anything that I don’t truly feel or like myself. Regardless of if you are my friend or not. I can’t be fake. When I support you, know that it is from the heart.

Malicious is from Montreal and with his latest video called Hometown featuring Adele; he continues to put Montreal on the map of hip hop world wide. Hip hop is not dead. It is alive and kicking in places you may not know exist. This video showcases some of the many areas of the city. Recognize that not every song needs a catchy hook or a rapper singing out his raps to be a hit. If you are like myself, send this video to your friends and post it on your social networks. At the end of this entry, you will see some icons like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and so on. You can share this post with one click.

Without further ado I present to you, “Hometown”.

In this edition of one of my series Montreal’s Scene I want to showcase a local photographer who has been making a name for himself for the last few years. Known by many as Murddock by many and as the resident photographer for Orchid Nightclub. He has been making the weekend crowd famous by capturing every unforgettable moment. Besides working at Orchid he has put his skills on display by snapping pictures at weddings, special events at the Casino de Montreal and concert events in the city of Montreal.

Looking for a photographer in the Montreal area? Professional and knowledgeable. Take a look at the official website. http://mpfirm.com . There you can contact him personally for more information and browse pictures from concerts and Orchid Nightclub. Orchid is located on 3556 St. Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. http://orchidnightclub.com 

A local hip hop artist performed a free show here in Montreal yesterday. Bad News Brown was at club Soda for his official CD release party. The only harmonica playing hip hop artist out there. His album Born 2 Sin is in HMV and online on iTunes.

Brown is not new to the game. He has been blowing into that harmonica for years now and to anyone who would listen. If you are not from Montreal, you have to understand that we as people are a tough crowd to please. If you come across as fake or not on point then we WILL let you know. If an artist from Montreal can make it in his/her own city then he/she can make it anywhere! I’ve always been a fan of what Bad News does but, have never seen him perform a show headlining himself. So I decided to go to his CD release party to see for myself. I went there with an open mind. I was hoping for a good turn out. As Montrealers and hip hop lovers, even if we like you, not enough of us will come out and support. Buy a CD, buy a ticket for a show and so on. I think it will take one or two hip hop artists to blow up in the USA before we give credit where credit is due. Sad but true. He has performed not only here in Canada but in the US as well.

The show began with him and his people making their entrance into the crowd. There was some production put into the show as well. From the intro where alien head people were pretty much telling everyone to buy the CD at the door. The big screen on the backdrop, changing scenes to suit each song. The what he calls, “pillow girls” that came out to give him his harmonica. I don’t know about you but I hate it when a performer doesn’t put any thought into their act. Be original and creative. If people wanted to here songs one after the other we would listen to them on our audio player of choice. Ahh I’m done my little rant now. The album is a mixed bag of genres. Lots of dance and club tracks like, Get Fly & Touch Her Body. Hip hop is full of different types of music mixed into one anyway. Not many people only like one kind of music. Brown was smart in making this an album with a little something for anyone. The venue did fill up and was pleased to see people support a local artist. Check out a couple of his music videos to get a sample of what you have been missing!

More Bad News Brown: http://www.myspace.com/brizbrown