Skin Cancer Foundation Gala with Olay Recap #BestBeautiful @SCFGala

I had the honor to attend the 2014 Skin Cancer Foundation Gala with Olay last night in NYC as an on-site correspondent. Olay received the prestigious Skin Sense Award, for their strides around skin cancer prevention and it was simply incredible to be there with them as they accepted this honorable award.

It truly was such an inspiring and beautiful evening for me… from beginning to end.

The second I walked into the Gala, I knew it was going to be an exceptional evening. For starters, it was held at the Mandarin Oriental, which is such a stunning and gorgeous place to have an event. The view… the décor… everything was just breath-taking. As soon as I arrived, I got to walk the red carpet, which was an absolute pinch-me-moment!

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My partner for the evening in corresponding for Olay was the awesome Johnnybell Sanchez from NY TrendyMoms.

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We had a wonderful time chatting with people throughout the night and having the opportunity to be there with the Olay team. We’re both HUGE Olay lovers, so it was a perfect fit for the two of us! We were both sharing with each other that our mothers were the ones that started us on our Olay beauty path years ago. My mom always (and still does!) use Olay, as did my grandmother, so it was wonderful to be there knowing the family beauty history.

As soon as I arrived, I also had the chance to meet Hillary Fogelson, the face of Olay’s sun campaign and a four-time melanoma survivor.

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The reason I LOVED this campaign so much was because of Hillary. She put a real face and a real name and a real story to the importance of skincare, especially sun skincare. As a wife, a mom… I was so moved by her honesty and how she was willing to share her story to help change the lives of people. She was a pleasure to meet and it was also wonderful to hear her speak at the Gala last night.

Olay had such a wonderful presence at the Gala last night.

They even delighted all the attendees with a yummy specialty drink for the evening – the Olay Glow-jito! I definitely had to check it out and it was so GOOD! Everyone got such a kick out of it!

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Taye Diggs was the master of ceremonies for the evening. He was wonderful! He was funny when he needed to be and serious when he needed to be… just the perfect mix of everything. As we all sat down to get ready for dinner and the beginning of the awards ceremony, the Skin Cancer Foundation had a HUGE surprise for the guests – STING! Yes, I said STING! I was over the moon! I absolutely love Sting and I thought it was so incredible for him to come and perform. He sang 2 of my FAVORITE songs of all time – Every Breath You Take and Message in a Bottle. I sat there singing along and just in total disbelief that the one and only Sting was playing in front of me!

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But the show stopper for me was seeing P&G’s Lela Coffey, Brand Director, North America Olay receive the Skin Sense Award. She was presented it by Hillary Fogelson and Dr. Perry Robins, the Founder and President of the Skin Cancer Foundation handed her the incredible award.

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Olay is such a leader in what they are doing to bring awareness and conversation to helping to prevent skin cancer. It’s just so incredible to see… and most, to see the passion on the faces from the Olay team. It was a beautiful moment to be part of and see everyone so touched and excited about the Skin Sense Award. Olay really does empower and allow a woman never to settle to be her #BestBeautiful.

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Thank you so much to the Olay team for having me with you last night!

I had such a wonderful evening.

You can search the hashtag: #BestBeautiful and #SCFgala for all the tweets and Instagram photos from throughout the evening.

 

Disclosure: I have a partnership with Olay. All opinions are 100% my own.

About Audrey

Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.

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