Headscarves are stylish, elegant and really give a sense of femininity. The revival of the scarf doesn’t surprise me.

It is all about scarves on the runway and adorning the heads of celebrities from New York to Los Angeles! Lucky for us, as it seems we are ahead of the trend! Women of all ages are using scarves as sophisticated and fun accessories. If you have been flipping through the pages of the tabloids and entertainment magazines, celebrities are embracing headscarves and really making them as a staple of their wardrobe.

Scarf addict, Nicole Ritchie is photographed more often than not, donning a headscarf. Lauren Conrad of MTV’s The Hills, is often filmed with a scarf in her hair. Other celebrities seen riding the scarf wave are Stana Katic and Debra Messing.

All of our loyal BeauBeau fans are, in fact, trend setters. Wearing your cancer scarves enhances fashion forward thinking and accessory-mindedness , all of which add to your beauty. Keep your heads up high, and know that you are my fashionistas.

Call them cancer scarves or fashion scarves, it’s all the same package, just on a different head. Keep “wrapping it up” ladies!

Alopecia entered my life 7 years ago and now appears to be leaving me - just when we were becoming “best friends”! As most of my Alopecia buddies know, this disease can be quite fickle! I’m new to this hair growth phase of the disease but I’m running with it! I want to share two products that I’ve found useful for my “interim” stage. I have quite a bit of eyebrow hair growing but it’s missing the key character - PIGMENT! Bobbie Brown makeup has the solution - Eyebrow mascara. It works great - instant definition - instant color. I highly recommend this for newly growing and thin eyebrows. It comes in 6 great colors! I will confess this second product is not my original discovery. Robin Roberts of Good Morning America has been talking about “Hair Fertilizer” since her re-growth began after chemo. I have to say the name (Hair Fertilizer) was a little bit to “earthy” for me BUT it seems to be inspiring my follicles to come back to life. Stay tuned for more product information as I work my way through this hair thing!

The beaubeau is carried in over 50 boutiques in the USA, Canada and Europe. Women love them! Recently Mercy Cares Boutique in Bethel CT blogged about my scarves- I couldn’t say it better myself - Read here to see what she had to say - Mercy Cares Blog

Famous Bald Actress (Margaret Baker - who happens to love the BeauBeau) got highlighted on Boxing the Octopus, a blog resource for writers by Joni Rodgers - Novelist, NYT bestselling memoir guru/ghost-writer and keynote speaker.  Read more….

1.  It’s only your hair.
2.  You have a great shaped head.
3.  Can I rub my hands on your head?
4.  Just think of all the money you are saving from not buying shampoo.
5.  It will grow back.
6.  At least you have your health.
7.  No one will look at you differently.
8.  At least you don’t have to style your hair.
9.  It must be a lot cooler without hair.
10. I never noticed how big your ears are!

Sarasota resident, Syesha Mercado is living her dream as one of the final three in this year’s American Idol competition. 4women.com will be attending the parade in her honor. Remember - “you can’t discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore!” Go Syesha!

More and more, health-care professionals recognize exercise as a very important part of the cancer care plan. Just ask Anna Schwartz, FNP, PhD, FAAN ,  to explain the health benefits that can be enjoyed by people doing the right types of activities. For the hairless - it’s what to wear on our heads while exercising!  A women called me the other day and told me she had been to a seminar where they showed her how to wrap a tee shirt on her head for exercising during treatment -NOW I’VE HEARD EVERYTHING - Aren’t we disadvantaged enough without having to wrap tee shirts around our heads? Is this supposed to be fashion??

Recently my sister and her two children were visiting. Her 4 year old did not remember me from his last visit. For the first several days of the visit, I was wearing a scarf on my bald head. He didn’t seem to notice or comment on the fact that I didn’t have any hair. One night I wore my wig and he became visibly frightened; hiding behind his Mom! He said “I don’t like you with hair!”

Lesson learned? A child eyes see beauty for what it is -not by what we project as beauty. Those of us without hair must remember to believe in our own beauty - let our inner beauty be a reflection who we are!

One of my personal goals has been to run a half marathon. I’ve run long races, but never the challenging distance of 13.1 miles. My plans to achieve this goal were derailed when Alopecia entered my life.

Alopecia gives no warning: one day you have hair … one day it’s falling out in clumps … in three months you are bald. Bang! Just like that! Lost my hair, lost my freedom to be me. Lost my ability to freely do the things I enjoy, like running.

What am I going to wear on my head? Such a simple question with no simple answer. I did run a race with the “do rag” and baseball cap, so often seen by the hairless. A stiff wind got under my hat and exposed my bald head for everyone to gape at!

Last year, I introduced the BeauBeau in workout fabric. I needed to personally test this concept in action. I want to report that I ran the half marathon in comfort, style and FREEDOM! Yeah — exercise BeauBeaus!

Reports about the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer seem to be making the news a lot lately. I’m from three generations of breast cancer survivors. Our family carries the BRCA2 gene mutation.

Last week the Journal of the American Medical Association suggested that the previous statistics of 60-80 percent risk of developing breast cancer by age 70 may actually be more likely in the 36-52 percent risk range. Dr. Susan Love blogged about this on her site, where you can also find some additional comments I’ve made.

When I underwent my genetic counseling, it was strongly recommended that BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene carriers remove their ovaries to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. Yesterday, the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported that the benefits of ovary removal may have very different responses to risk-reducing interventions. Here’s a Washington Post story about the JCO report.

Personally, the statistics are a moot point for me. My life had become a series of mammograms, MRIs, ultrasounds and biopsies. I made the decision to remove healthy breast tissue for my own peace of mind. Today, I pay little attention to the data. The decision to have prophylactic surgery is personal, but I know it was the right choice for me.