Event Recap: IBS New York

Event Recap: International Beauty Show (IBS) New York - Javits Convention Center - March 6-8, 2011

The International Beauty Show is definitely for the beauty connoisseur --vendors, cosmetic & spa enthusiasts, hair stylists, makeup artists, entrepreneurs . . . the list continues! IBS set the beauty industry ablaze for 3 days straight. IBS showcased brands, techniques, hands-on classes, competitions and more!

FAB was on the scene to capture the various elements of the convention. Check out the exclusive pics!

FAB on the scene!

Hair galore!

Limitless creativity.

Live demonstrations.

Wow Factor!

Beauty in all forms.

Sparkle city.

Brands showcase their products with professional hairstylists.

Wow!

One of the most packed booths! LOVE Moroccan Oil!

The things we do for beauty!

Cool booth!

Who doesn't love OPI?!

Every color at wholesale price.

Love this brand!

Cool brand. Have you tried "Mixed Chicks" products?!

Emmy Award Winning Makeup Artist Eve Pearl gives live demo!

The Eve Pearl brand.

Eve Pearl products. Nice!

Relaxation Lounge.

Time for a massage!

Don't forget the spa section of the conference!

Product goes from solid to liquid to solid!

Thank you IBS for showcasing established and new brands!

For more information, visit IBSNewYork.com

The FAB Network presents "The Insider"

The FAB Network

Presents

The Insider

FAB Takes You Inside the Beauty Industry

Trade Associations · Product Development · Manufacturing

Confirmed Professionals:

Kelly Kovack

Co-Founder/CEO, Purpose-Built

Mary J. Palmieri

Beauty Blogger & Wellness Business Development Executive,

United Business Media / HBA Global

Tamar Kamen

Senior Director of Product Development & Marketing, Maesa Beauty

Moderated by Founder of The FAB Network

Jessica Styles

Thursday, March 24, 2011
Traffic (986 2nd Avenue 52nd/53rd Street)
RSVP: www.TheFABNetwork.com -- Click Events

NYWIC presents Night Out

Join New York Women in Communications for NYWICI Night Out

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Come join your industry peers, meet new friends and build your network at the next NYWICI Night Out. No agendas or speakers, NYWICI Night Out is simply a chance for members, their friends and their guests to network and socialize in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.

New York Women in Communications welcomes people from various fields within the communications industry for an evening of cocktails and networking. This month we are delighted to return to Bricco Ristorante - a neighborhood favorite known for its pre-theater dinners, pastas and pizzas located at 304 W. 56th Street.

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Time: 6:00- 8:00PM

Cost: $15 Cash bar (includes hors d'oeuvres)

Location: Bricco Ristorante 304 W. 56th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues)

RSVP:
http://www.nywici.org/events/night-out-march-2011


*Please note that there will be an additional $5.00 fee for registration on-site that evening. Refund Policy: If you have registered, are unable to attend and wish to be refunded, please notify our offices by 12 noon March 14th.*

NYWIC presents Be Your Own Best Publicist

New York Women in Communications Foundation Young Professionals Committee

presents

Be Your Own Best Publicist

Even if you don't work in the public relations industry, getting what you want (and deserve) at work requires a bit of self-promotion. In the newly released Be Your Own Best Publicist: How to Use PR Techniques to Get Noticed, Hired, and Rewarded at Work, seasoned PR professionals Jessica Kleiman and Meryl Weinsaft Cooper explain how to use PR techniques to land a job, stay essential in a current position, or get that sought-after promotion.

Join us for an evening with authors Jessica Kleiman, who is VP of Public Relations at Hearst Magazines by day, and Meryl Weinsaft Cooper, who is managing director of the Home & Lifestyle division at DeVries Public Relations. Together, they have over 30 years of PR experience that can be applied to helping you stand out and make a good impression in one of the toughest job markets in recent decades.

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

6:00-6:30- Networking
6:30-7:30- Discussion and Audience Q&A
7:30-8:00- Networking

Location:

151 W. 34th Street (between Seventh Avenue & Broadway)

Floor 16

Cost:
Student members: $15
Student non members: $25
Young Professional members: $20
Young Professional non members: $30
Professional members: $26
Professional non members: $41

Register Online at:

http://www.nywici.org/events/NextGen-March-2011

FGI presents Rising Stars: Growing a Design Business in Today's Challenging Economy

Rising Stars: GROWING A DESIGN BUSINESS IN TODAY'S CHALLENGING ECONOMY

Join us as one established Rising Star winner and a series of newly established Rising Stars talk about the passion and determination that drive their vision and the reality of competing in a new and difficult climate.

Moderator: Constance White - fashion journalist and style expert

Panelists:

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais - RUFFIAN, 2005 Rising Star Winner, Women's Apparel

Loris Diran - LORIS DIRAN, 2011 Rising Star Winner, Menswear

Marc Marmel - MARC MARMEL, 2011 Rising Star Winner, Accessories

Bradley Scott - BRADLEY SCOTT, 2011 Rising Star Winner, Women's Apparel

Wednesday, March 23rd

5:30pm - 6:00pm Networking & Cocktails

6:00pm- 7:30pm - Panel Discussion

at FGI Headquarters, 8 West 40th Street, 7th Fl

Wine and cheese reception at 5:30; program begins promptly at 6:00

Purchase tickets online: http://fgi.org/store/page18.html

Members $25 ____ Non-Members $40 ____

Visit www.fgi.org for more information!

Event Recap: Marsha Ambrosius' Album Release Party

Event Recap - Marsha Ambrosius' Album Release Party - Samsung Experience Showroom, NYC - March 1, 2011

"Late Nights & Early Mornings" launched yesterday (March 1st) and is the highly anticipated album by former member of R&B/Soul group Floetry, Marsha Ambrosius. Marsha exploded on the scene in 2010 with her popular hit single "I Hope She Cheats On You (with a basketball player)". She resurfaced with an unshakable fan base. Clearly, we all missed Marsha. To date, Marsha has 3 hot singles -- "I Hope She Cheats", "Far Away" and "Late Nights & Early Mornings" and trust me, there's more sexiness on the cd. It's worth your purchase, promise.

Last night's album release party proved to be a success, as music/media/entertainment professionals, bloggers, press and overall Marsha enthusiasts poured in to watch a LIVE performance by music maven and fashionista, Marsha Ambrosius! Her music in one word - sexy!

Take a look at the FAB pics. I promise you'll love Marsha Ambrosius even more!

Marsha opens up the evening with Smash Hit Single "I Hope She Cheats On You (on you with a basketball player)"

Next up, "Far Away" . . . have you seen the video?!

OMG, then she sings "Late Nights & Early Mornings". LOVE this track!

A&R Execs from J Records toast to Marsha's Album Release!

Thank You Hennessey!

Radio & TV Personality Egypt

Looking FAB!

All Love.

Marsha with DJ Mos

Musically Talented & Natural Born Fashionista!

Diva!

www.MarshaAmbrosiusMusic.com

A beautiful poetry reading -- "Dulce de Leche" by Oveous Maximus

I am in a creative mood tonight and wanted to hear some words of entertainment and positivity. I love this poem and wanted to share.

Enjoy!

NEWS UPDATE - The FAB Network - February 2011

The FAB website has an awesome Education update for you! See the below link for the juicy details!

http://www.thefabnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=91

Thought of the Day: February 20, 2010

Feeling good is a thought and/or emotion that comes and goes . . . and today I am embracing the good.

"What do you know for sure?" Oprah candidly answers!

A friend shared this with me and I thought it was an awesome read (Oprah never lets you down, right?!) Oprah is thought-provoking as always as she contemplates and candidly answers the question asked to her, "what do you know for sure?"

Read below for her answers (many, if not all, I totally agree with).


Since the day the late Gene Siskel asked me, "What do you know for sure?" and I got all flustered and started stuttering and couldn't come up with an answer, I've never stopped asking myself that question. And every month I must find yet another answer. Some months I feel I hardly know a thing, and I'm always pressed to make the deadline for this column. This time around, in honor of our tribute to the subject, I looked back and came up with my all-time top 20:

1. What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what. (This is my creed.)

2. You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.

3. Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

4. When people show you who they are, believe them the first time. (A lesson from Maya Angelou.)

5. Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.

6. What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.

7. If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)

8. The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.

9. Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.

10. If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

11. Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie.

12. Love yourself and then learn to extend that love to others in every encounter.

13. Let passion drive your profession.

14. Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.

15. Love doesn't hurt. It feels really good.

16. Every day brings a chance to start over.

17. Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.

18. Doubt means don't. Don't move. Don't answer. Don't rush forward.

19. When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.

20. "Trouble don't last always." (A line from a Negro spiritual, which calls to mind another favorite: This, too, shall pass.)

So thanks, Gene, for asking me the question. The answer continues...

Taken from Oprah's Website: Direct link below.....

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/The-Top-20-Things-Oprah-Knows-for-Sure

FGI presents FGI Connect

You're invited to an FGI CONNECT networking evening,
another event in our continuing Careers In Transition Series

"IT'S YOUR STORY...BUT SHOULD YOU
STICK TO IT?"

Learn HOW to tell the story of WHO you truly are

FIND OUT HOW to re-write your personal bio in a way that resonates and connects you with others in an interactive session with MICHAEL MARGOLIS, teacher, storyteller and media entrepreneur, here to show you his breakthrough storytelling methods and how they apply to the world of social media.

For the last decade, Michael Margolis, president of Get Storied, has been teaching business leaders how to apply storytelling to the change-making and creative process. A consultant to leading institutions, including Audubon, NASA, Omnicom and Zappos.com, his work has been featured in Brandweek, Fast Company and Storytelling Magazine, among other publications. Recently, Margolis produced the Reinvention Summit, a virtual conference with over
500 change-makers and 37 speakers from around the globe.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

6:00 - 7:30 p.m., speaking portion begins promptly at 6:15
at

The Fashion Group International

8 West 40th Street, 7th Floor, NYC

wine and cheese networking reception

DO take full advantage of this interactive networking event.
There will be a special table set up for business cards and your
promotional materials, so be sure to bring yours.

cover charge for FGI members: $15.00

Non-Member Guest: $50.00 (can be applied toward membership sign-up fees)

RSVP required. Space Limited.

RESERVATIONS: Complete and MAIL this form with a check to FGI (address below) or print, complete and FAX form and credit
card information to (212) 302-5533.

NUMBER OF TICKETS: _____ Member @ $15 ___ Guest @ $50 (applicable to membership sign-up fees)

METHOD OF PAYMENT: _____ AMEX _____ MC _____ Visa (March 2, 2011 FGI Connect)

Card No._________________________________________ Exp. Date______________

Total dollar amount to be charged $__________ ( tickets are non-refundable unless cancelled 24 hours in advance)

Name(s) of attendee(s)_________________________________________________________

Company____________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________________

City____________________________________State______________Zip_________________

Phone___________________Fax___________________Email___________________________

Are you a Working Professional?!

If you are a WORKING PROFESSIONAL is who is interested in educating, motivating and encouraging young people . . . then FAB has the PERFECT opportunity for you! Read below for details!

Volunteer Opportunity presented by Girls Incorporated of New York City

The Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women in Brooklyn is organizing a Women's Career Day on March 17th. They are looking for women in different professions to speak to the students about their personal career paths, what it's like to work in their fields, and what opportunities are available in those fields. Volunteers would present for 30 minutes each (preferably with an interactive component). Presentations will be held throughout the day, from 9:00am to 2:40pm. Morning speakers will address the high school; afternoon speakers will address the middle school.

Please note that while Girls Inc works with UAI to implement their afterschool program, this particular event is not a Girls Inc event. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a brief description of yourself and what you do!


Girls Incorporated of New York City
tel. 212.531.7620
fax 212.531.7622
www.girlsincnyc.org

Event Recap: Samantha B. Fashion Show

Events Recap - Sammy B. by Samantha Black (New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter Collection 2011) - Helen Mills Event Space & Theater, NYC - February 13, 2011

Fashion Gallery -- Designer's Premier

The event was a Fashion Gallery serving as a "Designer's Premier". Six designers ripped the runway and FAB will feature its favorite collection - Sammy B. Samantha Black is a very talented designer with a keen eye for fashion that's sexy, classic and yet a bit edgy. Sounds like a difficult task to fuse the ideas together, but I'm starting to realize that nothing seems too hard for Samantha Black -- especially in the world of fashion. In Samantha Black's own words, "my inspiration for Fall-Winter 2011 Collection was to create clothing that women would feel powerful in. I chose fabrics with strong details that sends a message of being bold and confident."

FAB was on the scene to witness Samantha's vision come to life.

Check out the FAB runway pics!

Theme: "Adaeze"
means princess...

Love this one!

NEED this in my life!

Fashion Forward.

Classic & Sexy

Wowzers!

Ready for Spring!

A professional look with a sexy edge!

One of my FAVS from the collection.

Awesome Color.

High Fashion.

Classic.

Ready for Vacation!

Calling Red Carpet Divas.

The FABulous Designer, Samantha Black

Post Show Smiles

#1 Fans of the Sammy B. Collection (Kela Walker & Shayna D.)

Designer Samantha Black & Miss FAB.

Runway Pics by Chris Fox-Kelly for CFK Photography
Styling by Ugo Mozie