Celebrating 50+ Years with Mario Badescu
If you haven't already heard... you can now go to the Mario Badescu flagship salon in New York City and get "The Martha Facial" - a special limited time offer of the same facial I've been receiving their for more than 40-years!
Last week, more than 400-guests attended a party at The Plaza New York hotel to launch the facial and to celebrate more than 50-years of great skin care with the Mario Badescu brand. The event also recognized my long-standing relationship with the company. Good skin care is so important to me - my weekly schedule often includes media appearances, photography shoots, and public interviews, so it is crucial I look my best. Because I wear makeup so frequently, I make sure I take excellent care of my skin to keep it vibrant and clear. I cleanse it very well, apply facial masks and serums, and always use rich moisturizers on my face and body. I love everything from Mario Badescu and always stock my homes with their excellent products. Thank you so much to Mario Badescu for years and years of wonderful service for me, my family, and my friends.
Here are some photos from the event, enjoy.
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- Mario Badescu founded the salon and product line that bore his name in 1967. He started in his kitchen, formulating his signature products and eventually opened a skincare establishment on the bottom floor of his residential building. Since then, Mario Badescu has grown and evolved as a brand that includes gentle, fresh-botanical-based ingredients for the entire body. It was such an honor to be recognized as one of its long-standing clients and friends. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- The event was held in the Oak Room of the prestigious Plaza Hotel NYC. The hallway leading to the Oak Room was filled with lots of greenery, and a large photo of Mario Badescu himself. (Photo by Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com)
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- The Oak Room at The Plaza NYC features an elegantly paneled, German Renaissance Revival-style space 20-foot high ceilings. (Photo by Andrew Werner)
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- For this event, the walls were covered in green “boxwood” as part of a garden theme and photographs showing a timeline of my relationship with the Mario Badescu brand. (Photo by Andrew Werner)
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- I have been a customer of Mario Badescu since the 1960s when Mr. Badescu was still alive and creating his magical products. Here is the section showing photos from the 70s, a time when Mr. Badescu’s clients were seen by recommendation only. (Photo by Andrew Werner)
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- In the 90s, the Mario Badescu Skin Care line of products earned a seal of approval from beauty editors, celebrities, and tastemakers—helping to cement Mario Badescu’s reputation as a line of trusted skin essentials.(Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- In the 2000s, Mario Badescu products launched in Henri Bendel on Fifth Avenue, the first of many successful retail partnerships. And then in 2017, I developed my Martha Stewart – Mario Badescu kits for each decade of one’s life – from teens through the 50s and beyond. (Photo by Andrew Werner)
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- There were many photos of me on the walls showing how much I love the Mario Badescu brand. I continue to go to the New York City spa for my regular treatments. I am so happy that everyone can purchase products in so many different places including department stores, beauty shops, online, mass market makeup retailers, and on QVC. (Photo by Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com)
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- Hundreds of guests came out to celebrate – influencers, celebrities, colleagues, and friends. (Photo by Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com)
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- The walls were also decorated with some of the notes I’ve written to the brand over the years. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- There was an informative, oversized medicine cabinet with a timeline of my favorite products by shelf. Half of it open to present the product and half closed to expose a mirror for selfies and social media moments. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- Here, Mario Badescu CEO Morris Cabasso stops for a photo with his son, Joseph, President of Mario Badescu. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- Many small bites were passed around to all the guests. Here is a tray of New England lobster rolls, with house ground ‘Old Bay.’ (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- There were also Vietnamese vegetable summer rolls with plum sauce. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- And the classic franks ‘en croute’ topped with spicy brown mustard – also known as “pigs in a blanket” – a big favorite for all parties. (Photo by Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com)
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- For drinks, there was my delicious wine, Martha’s Chard – be sure to visit 19Crimes.com for a store near you. You will love it – so well balanced and flavorful. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- There were also two specially themed cocktails – this cucumber wave with gin, cucumber, lemon juice and simple syrup garnished with a fresh mint sprig, and a summer spritz which includes vodka, vermouth, and grapefruit soda and garnished with fresh rosemary. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- Guests could even cut their own fresh garnishes. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- Each guest went home with a gift bag containing many of my favorite items, such as Mario Badescu products – drying lotion, vitamin C serum, facial spray with aloe, herbs and rosewater spray, super collagen mask, sellufirm drops, mineral sunscreen SPF30, Martha Stewart CBD Tropical Medley Gummies, a Martha.com 20-percent off promo card, a Martha Stewart and Marley Spoon voucher, and a special 20-percent off coupon for a “Martha facial” at Mario Badescu NYC. (Photo by Bre Johnson/BFA.com)
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- Thank you so much to the Mario Badescu company for so many years of great service and products. Although I was not able to attend, the event was a huge success and everyone had a terrific time. (Photo by Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com)
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