This is my friend Amber from Beauty Blogging Junkie. While I was in New York last week, Amber and I had dinner together right after we invaded the beauty closet at one of the top fashion magazines. I am so not kidding. (That’s a story for another day, but Amber and I were pinching each other as we turned circles inside the hugest beauty closet you could ever imagine.)

Here’s why Amber thinks her mom is beautiful:

“My mother taught me everything I know about a myriad of subjects ranging from grammar to boys to art and how to act like a lady. The older I get, the more I become exactly like her. It used to be my greatest fear as a sullen teenager… but it’s become my greatest dream in recent years. My mother’s fairy-like, effervescent personality is her most beautiful quality and any casual observer can tell she’s having the most fun of anyone else in any room she graces with her presence. She is 63, but you’d never know it were you to talk to her. And you definitely wouldn’t know it if you were to look at her. She looks a good 15-20 years younger - her secret is that she hasn’t used makeup in powder form in at least 15 years. In honor of Mother’s Day, I decided to give her her own column on my blog for her to share HER beauty tips. Love you, mom! Happy Mother’s Day.”

Be sure to check out Amber’s mom’s column at Beauty Blogging Junkie.