Wed, Jan 8 watch Dr. Janet Zand of Systeme 41 discuss plant stem cell therapy on Lifetime Television The Balancing Act.
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January 6, 2014
See Dr. Janet Zand on The Balancing Act on Jan. 8
January 6, 2014
Empowering Through Beauty Inc.
Trumbull, Conn. — With the immense desire to celebrate the intelligence, strength, courage and determination of women and girls, and the dynamic beauty professionals who inspire our communities, Tanisha Akinloye created Empowering Through Beauty Expo (ETB Expo) 2014: A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY. Once the owner of her highly successful salon, Fabulousity, hairstylist and beauty expert Tanisha Akinloye decided to close the doors of her lucrative salon to dedicate herself to helping people better their lives. Determined to continue the mission to strengthen and uplift those facing challenges, Tanisha Akinloye will host her first premier event– ETB Expo 2014: A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY sponsored by Lamik Beauty, Design Essentials,John Casablancas, WDJZ 1530 AM, QB & Co., Brush Salon, Marquette Collection, Hollywood Sensation, and Empowering Through Beauty Inc.
Empowering through Beauty Expo 2014: “A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY” will take place onJanuary 18, 2014 from 5:30-11:00 p.m. at the luxurious Trumbull Marriott located on 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611. ETB Expo 2014 is supporting Empowering Through Beauty Inc., (ETBINC), a 501c3 non-profit with the mission to empower women and girls to live a vibrant future by restoring hope, dignity, and self-confidence.
Empowering Through Beauty Expo 2014: A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY, is the first premier, star-studded charity event of its kind in Connecticut—an extravagant, deserving, fun-filled celebration, complete with everything women need to celebrate their beauty–celebrities, shopping, pampering, inspiration, live entertainment, and of course, glam. The exciting expo will feature fabulous women of empowerment such as Grammy Nominated R&B Sensation, Jazmine Sullivan and her mother, interior decorator/creative director, Pam Sullivan, in addition to Grammy Nominated singer and Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married” and “Marriage Counselor” actor, Anthony “Tony” Grant, and Own Network “Love thy Neighbor,” Red carpet host and actress, Trisha Mann Grant, Jen the Pen, formerly of Love & Hip Hop NY, CEO of GoldStar Properties/ ‘Women Doing It Big’ Founder, Tiana Von Johnson, Miss Teen USA 2012 Logan West, Success coach, Marge Piccini, Debbie Wright of Project Closet, Ena Moales of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, and ETB EXPO CEO/President, Tanisha Akinloye. Guests will also experience the live musical vibrations rendered by Lamone, as he performs his hit new single, “High Off You,” along with Tony Grant who will also perform his breakout single, “I’m Coming Home.”
ETB Expo CEO and Hairstylist, Tanisha Akinloye’s passion for beauty was the inspiration behind ETB Expo 2014. She states, “Sharing, unifying, and celebrating my beauty with others is what I was born to do.”
The lavish affair will serve as a platform for beauty enthusiasts to celebrate and showcase their work, while creating a unique platform to honor industrious beauty pros such Anthony Cymery “Joe the Barber” of Haircuts For Hugs among others, that have touched the lives of those in need.
At ETB Expo 2014, guests will have the opportunity to receive glam makeovers at the beauty bar serviced by hair/art sculpturer, Bethany “Queen B.” Bell of QB & Co., celebrity makeup artist,Rodney Jon, and Brush Salon. The expo will also serve as a dynamic networking mix and mingle for elite taste makers, movers, and shakers. Fashion enthusiasts will get to experience a live runway show featuring the whimsical designs by Marquette Collection by Ty’Ron Perrin along with tunes spun by DJ Herman Ham.
Pam Sullivan, mother to R&B Sensation, Jazmine Sullivan states, “Beauty and self-esteem has been of a particular interest in our household since I gave birth to my daughter, and since she decided to pursue a career in the music business,” Pam Sullivan. “So I am honored to be a featured woman of empowerment along with the other influential women participating in ETB Expo 2014.”
Like mother, like daughter, Jazmine Sullivan, is also looking forward to the beauty expo. “I am excited to attend the expo with my mother, and I am so happy to meet the fine supports of this great cause.”
Power couple, actor and actress, Tony and Trisha Grant, also revel their excitement to be apart of the expo. “We are honored to be the red carpet hosts, as well as the MC’s for Empowering Through Beauty Expo. We are so proud of our cousin, Tanisha Akinloye, for letting God use her as a vessel to bless others. This will be a powerful experience, and it’s just the beginning of so many great opportunities to come.”
Empowering Through Beauty Expo 2014: A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY supports the mission of Empowering Through Beauty Inc., (ETBINC,) a 501c3 nonprofit organization. A portion of the proceeds will go towards The American Cancer Society, and the continuation of Empowering Through Beauty Inc.’s God-given mandate to enrich lives through beauty.
Empowering Through Beauty Expo 2014: “A Celebration of Beauty” will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2014 from 5:30-11:00 p.m. at 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611. ETB Expo 2014 is supporting The American Cancer Society and Empowering Through Beauty Inc., (ETBINC), a 510c3 non-profit with the mission to empower women and girls to live a vibrant future by restoring hope, dignity, and self confidence.
VIP: $55.00 (includes swag bag, premier seating, along with meet and greet with celebrity guests. (At the door: $65.00)
General Admission: $25.00 in advance (At the door: $35.00)
Tickets can be purchased at: www.etbexpo.com or call 203-767-9264.
For Additional Information on Empowering Through Beauty, Visit: www.empoweringthroughbeauty.
About Empowering Through Beauty Inc. Empowering through Beauty Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit with the mission to empower women and girls to live a vibrant future by restoring hope, dignity, and self-confidence throughout Connecticut and North Carolina. Empowering through Beauty’s purpose is to enrich lives through beauty, build confidence, and promote self-sufficiency through powerful self-esteem workshops, educational programs and social entrepreneurship and anti-poverty seminars.
About ETB Expo 2014: A Celebration of Beauty Beauty visionary and creator of EMPOWERING THROUGH BEAUTY EXPO 2014 (ETB Expo 2014) “A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY”, Tanisha Akinloye has birthed the most influential beauty expo of its kind. Empowering through Beauty Expo is designed to celebrate the intelligence, strength, courage and determination of women and girls, and the dynamic beauty professionals who inspire our community. A CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY, is the first premier, star-studded charity expo of its kind—an extravagant, deserving, fun-filled celebration, complete with everything women need to celebrate their beauty-celebrities, shopping, pampering, inspiration, and of course, glam.
January 6, 2014
Diet, Exercise and SPRAY THIN your way into the New Year
Spray Thin
It’s that time of year again, “the 1’st of the year”, when many of us are ready for a “New Year” and a “New Body”. Losing weight has always been a struggle for me but I was able to do so with lots of hard work, mainly diet and exercise. For me, exercise is the easy part but the diet part…not so easy. A friend of mind recently told me about a new product she is using called Spray Thin. Spray Thin is made by several of the same people who created Sensa, *the number one selling diet product today. My friend’s mom lost weight with Sensa and my friend wanted to try this new, more effective scent based weight loss product and she is enjoying using Spray Thin very much.
I don’t particularly like to use the word “diet”, I like using the term “eating program” because I like the idea that I can design my own “eating program” based on the calories I want to consume while eating the foods I enjoy. With the help of Spray Thin, you can enjoy the foods you like to eat without overeating because Spray Thin enables you to use portion control by making you feel less hungry sooner helping you to reduce your caloric intake. Basically, you can eat your favorite foods and feel full and satisfied. Spray Thin was designed to reduce hunger, therefore helping to increase weight loss.
The following information was taken from their website and explains exactly how Spray Thin works: http://www.spraythin.com “Spray Thin is the first liquid scent spray for food that sends appetite suppression signals to the brain while eating, effectively shutting off hunger. It’s important to understand the connection here. The real key to portion control and to losing weight begins in the nose. That’s right! Your nose knows.
Spray Thin
For years, medical doctors have known that when nasal centers are damaged, more often than not, obesity results. In fact, quite contrary to gastronomic logic, there are a number of groundbreaking studies demonstrating that a heightened sense of smell during eating results in faster satiety and less calorie consumption. Spray Thin contains specially manufactured scents that do not affect weight loss by changing the taste of food; however, they do activate nasal sense receptors that trigger patterns of electrical activity in the region of the brain that affects appetite.
For example, during each meal or snack, when using Spray Thin, target scents trigger your brain to tell you that you are full faster. The result is that you are happy with your meal and you stop eating earlier, ending up with less calorie consumption and greater weight loss.”
Spray Thin is available in two scents, Sweet and Savory. Spray Thin Sweet is used for sweet foods such as desserts and treats and Spray Thin Savory is used on all other meals which are not sweet. The spray tubes are thin and you can easily carry them with you throughout the day. Spray Thin will not affect the taste of your food as I have tried it. Spray Thin is calorie free, fat free, caffeine free, sugar free, and contains no MSG or artificial colors.
What better time than now, with spring just around the corner to start losing weight. Remember, exercise is an important key to any weight loss program and Spray Thin will help with the portion control part of your food program. Now you can start looking forward to feeling great this Spring with the help of Spray Thin.
*Information provided by the Impel Group
January 6, 2014
Sam Villa’s tips on The Fastest Ways to Get Curls
January, 2013 (New York, NY) – “Whether you’re looking to create soft waves, curls or intense volume, braids are the fastest way to pump up the volume,” explains Sam Villa, founding partner of the Sam Villa® brand and education artistic director for Redken 5th Avenue who offers the following simple technique for killer curls.
Villa’s technique entails braiding hair the night before – the important thing to remember is the size and amount of braids, the bigger the section, the looser the curl.
Fastest Way to Get Curls
· Spray Redken Guts 10 volume spray foam into hands and use fingers to rake through the top layer of dry hair and then the under section to evenly distribute the foam which locks in texture.
· Waves: Divide hair into 4 quadrants, braid each and secure with elastics (loosely to prevent a mark). For a more romantic smooth wave, use ponytails – wrap into buns and secure with pins.
· Curl: Divide hair into 12 sections, braid each, fold braid onto itself and pin.
· Intense Volume: Decide on a side or middle part and then cornrow entire head in medium size cornrows. At the end of the hairline, start regular braiding, wrap braid back onto itself and pin.
· Go to sleep – to prevent frizz, wear a scarf Lucille Ball style.
· In the morning, take out braids and finger through texture to separate, do not use a brush unless you want to deconstruct the texture and make it explode.
Other tips and techniques for creating braids and hairstyles can be found on http://www.samvilla.com/how-
Sam Villa is founding partner of the Sam Villa® brand, Education Artistic Director for Redken 5th Avenue and Stylist Choice Award Winner for Favorite Platform Artist and Educator (2012, 2011 and 2007). He is the pro that teaches the pros how to do hair. Check out his new consumer website (www.samvilla.com) for hot tips, tricks and techniques for achieving professional results at home, including professional recommendations for the tools needed to recreate the looks – Sam Villa Signature Series brushes, combs, thermal tools and blow dryers.Facebook: SamVillaBrand; Youtube: SamVillaHair; Twitter: @samvilla; Pinterest: SamVillaHair; Instagram: @SamVillaHair + #SamVillaHowTo.
January 5, 2014
Clear Your Skin With The Mud of the Sea
In my career in salons and as a beauty blogger I come across some very interesting and unique products that I love to try and write about. For Christmas 2013, my mom gave me a very interesting product made from the Dead Sea Mud in Israel. From Adoiva Natural Skin Care, you can have smooth, flawless, sexy skin all from the use of mud.
Adovia Natural Skin Care Dead Sea Mud Soap is the go to soap for acne prone skin, and also if you have eczema, or psoriasis. It is enriched with century old dead sea mud that will remove excess oil and dirt that will clear up breakouts and help prevent new ones. Infused with minerals, the Dead Sea Mud soap will keep skin, hydrated and moisturized without over drying.
Now, this soap is great for both face and body but with my sensitive skin sometimes a product won’t irritate my body but will irritate the skin on my face. I decided to give it a try. I used the soap on my problem areas on my face and worked it up into a lather. After giving it a good 1-2 minute massage I rinsed my face with cool water and patted my face dry. (Hint: it is always best to rinse your face with cool water to help close your pores and make your skin look refreshed and always, always, always PAT your face dry with a face towel. If you pull or tug the skin on your face it can cause “destress” on your skin that can cause premature wrinkles). In the morning I was surprised that my skin not only looked better but was not irritated in any way.
My new go to skin care is Adovia Natural Skin Care for my severe acne breakouts. You can find Adovia at www.cleopatraschoice.com Try it now!!!!!
January 4, 2014
Adonia Organics Chocolate Exfoliating Body Treatment Giveaway!!!
January 3, 2014
A Little LUSH Love for the New Year
Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to 2014 as much as I am!
With the new year, I have a new love. I tried a wonderful new soap from one of my favorite beauty companies over the holidays. LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics are made from fresh, organic fruits and vegetables, the finest essentials and safe synthetics. There are no preservatives and no animal testing of their products or ingredients.
My newest favorite is their Sultana of Soap. I’m usually not a big fan of soap because most that I’ve tried are really drying to the skin, but this is the creamiest and most amazing soap I have ever tried!
You’ll notice the difference immediately. It actually looks like something you could eat. The bergamot and olibanum scent is perfect for a luxurious, relaxing shower or bath and it leaves your skin super soft and feeling great.
Just walking into a LUSH store is a treat for the senses! Drop by one and check it out or shop online at www.LushUSA.com
And while you’re shopping, be sure to pick up one of their Charity Pots. 100% of the price (minus the tax) goes to organizations that support environmental conservation, animal welfare and human rights.
January 1, 2014
Vaseline Spray & Go is a Moisturizing Sensation
If you use Vaseline, you will love Vaseline’s line of Spray & Go Moisturizers, it’s vaseline in a spray. With Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer you can spray it on your legs, arms, really anywhere, anytime and get dressed right away because it dries quickly. That’s right, it’s not sticky or greasy and leaves your skin soft and smooth. I like them because you can get the same moisturizing feeling as vaseline and after rubbing in the spray , your hands feel dry, no greasy residue.
As stated by Vaseline, “The unique formula includes Stratys-3™ multi-layer moisture so lotion absorbs into skin with a few quick rubs.”
Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizers are continuous sprays and are available in 3 fabulous varieties:“Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer in Aloe Fresh, infused with pure aloe for healthy fresh skin, Total Moisture which is infused with pure oat extract and Cocoa Radiant infused with pure cocoa butter. You will love them all.
January 1, 2014
In Just 7 Seconds…UNITE…and some Jane Austen
Did you know that Jane Austen was much more than just a famous female novelist from the 19th century? As an observer of human behavior, her telltale ability to predict the future was uncanny. Especially when it comes to hair and fashion!
“The power of doing any thing with quickness is always much prized by the possessor…. “ The infamous Mr Darcy is quoted to have said in Pride and Prejudice.
Well, Jane couldn’t have been more on point when she wrote that – especially with the amount of time, it seems, we all have in our worlds full of activity, networking, work, children, sports, cocktail parties, movies, you know, the usual spin. Now, the makers of Unite – which is actually quite environmentally responsible I might add (their trademark saying at the bottom of the bottle is UNITE AGAINST ANIMAL TESTING, which is kinda cool). In a 7 second interval, you can shake up the bottle, spray it into your hair, comb it through and literally, VOILA!
Some of you know that my hair can, at times, be quite, let’s say – BIG. We are talking Monica from FRIENDS when she’s in the Caribbean – BIG. This product smoothed down my hair and in less than 10 seconds, my hair was ready to go. Here’s an example. I arrived at a friend’s house – okay – ready to chill. My hair was in a ponytail and honestly I don’t think I had washed it in a day or two. Normally, this works well for me because as a …. Um . . . blond . . . my hair can get dry and brittle if I wash it too much. But then there’s that third day when it’s the point of no return…or so I thought.
By the time I had gotten there, the friend had revived himself and was ready to go out to a movie. When I say I was barely fit for human eyes I am not exaggerating. I ran into the bathroom and searched through my bag.
Out comes the UNITE – 7 SECOND Refresher DRY SHAMPOO – brushed it through and I was completely styled and ready to go. Not only did it look good – it looked great. Somehow even the bumps from my all day ponytail were gone as well after brushing through the shampoo. I mean, amazing, VOILA….etc.!
One funny caution: First, if you are against animal testing, this is a great product for you. If you are against ingredients that might not all be natural, you might not want this one. The main ingredient is some sort of starch and then everything else is the process they had to use to get it to spray onto your roots and beautify! Second, be aware that if you spray too much of this near your ears, you may end up slightly spraying what looks like powder all over your ears. Just do an ear-check before you go out and you’ll be fine. I was quite surprised when I looked in the mirror later that evening and saw white powder on my ears – luckily I hadn’t put my hair behind my ears!
The end of Jane Austen’s quote doesn’t quite apply here though – in which Mr. Darby proclaims that when something is done hastily no one really pays attention to how well it is done. In this case, that is not the case – and in fact, UNITE is very well done! Well done, UNITE! Thank you for a terrific 7 second dry hair shampoo! uniteeurotherapy.com/
Guest post by Julia Tanen
Julia is a writer, blogger, book author
and mom from Boston, Massachusetts