Breast Cancer Awareness Month

So it’s officially October.  How and when did that happen?  I don’t really care as it’s one of my favorite months…the beginning of Fall, Halloween, and most importantly Breast Cancer Awareness month.

I became involved in this important initiative when I joined my sorority in college (love to all my Zetas out there!) as the philanthropy we supported was the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  It was incredible to be able to help not only the foundation, but a cause that unfortunately affects so many of us.

Now that the month is here, I wanted to share with you easy and fun ways to show your support.  One way is very simple…shopping!  My girl Guiliana Rancic, who was sadly diagnosed last year at the early age of 37, explains it best:

“Fashion is the perfect outlet because it takes breast cancer awareness directly to women. Women love to shop and use beauty products, so if they happen to see products out in the mall or in their local drugstore that are working in conjunction to breast cancer research, it might make them stop and think, ‘Oh I need to get checked!’ or ‘When was my last mammogram?’”

Here are some items just waiting for you to purchase!

Clockwise beginning top left:

Tory Burch Limited-Edition Hardshell Pink Phone Case: 15% of sales will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation up to a maximum donation of $15,000.

Junk Food NFL Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirt: 100% of profits are donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Exclusively at Bloomingdale’s.

Clinique Breast Cancer Awareness Chubby Stick: $3 from every sale of this limited edition shade will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Essie Breast Cancer Awareness Collection:  Includes four different shades of pink including I Am Strong, Good Morning Hope, Check-Up, We Are In It Together.  They also feature 31 Days on Pink, which features a different shade of pink for each day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Today’s color is one of my fav pinks, Adore-A-Ball.  Essie has also made a charitable donation to Living Beyond Breast Cancer.

Bobbi Brown Link Peony Set:  Includes a limited edition Pink Peony illuminating bronzing powder and mini face blender brush.  For every set sold, $10 will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Smashbox Be Legendary in Inspiration: $5 from each purchase will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Tory Burch Limited-Edition Pink Double-Wrap Logo Stud Bracelet: 15 percent of sales will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation up to a maximum donation of $15,000.

Impact Make One T-shirt: Available on shopkomen.com to purchase with purpose to end breast cancer.

Pink Woven RuffleButts Diaper Cover: 50% of proceeds from all pink woven RuffleButts sold in October will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  And plus, how cute??

Tweezerman Precision in Pink Tweezers: For every tweezer purchased, Tweezerman will donate $1 to Cosmetic Executive Women’s Cancer and Careers and Susan G. Komen for the cure.

AVON Breast Cancer Ear Buds: For every pair bought, $5.25 will be donated to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.

Ruff Ruff & Meow ‘Cancer Ribbon’ Cotton Dog Tank Top: Fozzie can now show his support too! 10% of proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the month of October.

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Kohl’s Cares ELLE Eiffel Tower Cosmetic Bag: 100% of the net profit from each bag bought will be donated to the fight against Breast Cancer.

Side note: Guiliana is pictured above with her statement necklace she designed for Loft, which is truly stunning. 25% of proceeds will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Think Pink!

Xo

Leah