The Beauty Expo is an annual networking event for the local fashion, beauty and tech communities featuring a trunk show by local retailers, fashion app developer demos & beauty product vendors, a hair and make-up styling showcase and a fashion installation from a local fashion designer. Seven teams compete in the styling showcase for the most creative make-up and hairstyles. This year's event will also feature the first ever fashion bloggers runway showcase in San Francisco.
Presented by:
San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc., FASHION+TECHSF & Pigment Cosmetics.
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(May 05, 2011 - SAN FRANCISCO) San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance Inc. is pleased to announce The Second Annual “Beauty Expo”, to be held at Pigment Cosmetics at One Market Street on Saturday, May 28, 2011, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available online for $10 and $12 at the door. The dress code calls for fashionably chic.
The Beauty Expo is divided into three segments. The event begins with Fashion Bloggers Connect featuring local fashion bloggers Nicole Lindgren of Style Bust, Nicki Frye of Nickie Noel, Molly Covert of Rabbit Foot Fern and Alison Messinger of Eclectic à la Modeto discuss the importance of social media and fashion blogging as a media tool. Charleston Pierce will hold a model boot camp to provide tips on successful runway modeling.
Seven teams will compete in the styling competition for the most creative make-up and hairstyles. Judges include Greg Griffin of Barber Lounge, Brad Carrick of Solz Shoes, Mario Benton and Amy Soderlind of Refuses To Label. There will be a fashion installation,featuring designers from Pink Weave and RockChiq with Kate Knuvelder’s jewelry collection, before the winner of the styling competition is announced.
This year’s soiree is a fund raising event for the upcoming San Francisco Fashion Week ™ and a networking event for luxury, beauty and fashion industry professionals.
Pigment Cosmetics is fashioned by professional makeup artists and stylist who work at the pinnacle of the hair and makeup industry. Pigment Cosmetics is endorsed by fashion designers who see what it can do on their runway and photographers who see how it looks behind the lens and in print. The colors are fashion colors, and the staying power is a professional make up artist’s dream. Pigment concentration in each element of this line is painstakingly done to ensure its perfect for its application. Pigment is located at One Market Street, San Francisco, CA. Visit their website: at www.pigmentcosmetics.com
Aveda™, The Art and Science of Pure Flower and Plant Essences™, was founded in 1978 with the goal of providing beauty industry professionals with high performance, botanically based products that would be better for service providers and their guests, as well as for the planet.
Aveda manufactures professional plant-based hair care, skin care, makeup, Pure-Fume™ and lifestyle products. Headquartered in Blaine, Minnesota, Aveda is available in Aveda stores, and in nearly 7,000 professional hair salons and spas in 24 countries worldwide. Whether you’re new to Aveda or looking for a new experience, find our most popular, award-winning and recommended products
Go shoppping with VIZL™ to capture any fashion item, coupon or sale while shopping. Just take a picture, note the store and price, and click “Remember” to save it. Share it with your friends and get instant feedback to make shopping fun! Look for VIZL™ Tags (QR Code) on clothes, accessories, catalogs and even online. Scan the tag to wear the items virtually, compare different looks and, share them with friends for instant opinions. It’s as if you are out shopping together. And, while you are having fun wearing and sharing, receive special offers from our retail partners.
Established in 2008, the Rock Wall Wine Company is part of a burgeoning urban winemaking scene. Located in Alameda, across the bay from San Francisco, the boutique winery produces ultra premium wines from multiple California growing regions. A family affair, Rock Wall is about having fun while making the best wines from the best regions, and sharing their experiences with others.
Gourmet Body Treats was founded by Waleska Agosto for a very important reason. She had very a very sensitive skin condition called rosacea
The daughter of an American Serviceman, she was raised partly in the tropical islands of the Caribbean and later in Germany. In her younger years she worked in gardens, and gained a great respect for the plants and wild life of the local islands. In her teens Waleska went to school in Germany. She gained a great appreciation for products that aren’t far removed from the simple pleasures of the “mom and pop shop”.
Later she would bring those lessons to America. Frustrated with the irritations, and complications she had with the chemical filled bath, body and skin care products that she found in the US; she started making these products for her self. She attended university in Central Texas and was frequently making products for friends and family. Eventually she started a small website, and in the coming years her husband and family would become trusted owner employees.
Today Gourmet Body Treats has grown quite a bit, but we’re still family owned, and we still make our products the old fashioned way. One small batch at a time to insure quality, using the highest quality ingredients money can buy, poured and packaged by hand.
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The Fashion Network Association (FNA) was formed to act as a bridge between the students and Alumni of San Francisco State University and the vast Fashion Industry. FNA provides the backdrop for students and alumnae with a passion for fashion to increase their knowledge and enhance their skills through industry relevant experiences such as; creating and producing fashion activities and events both on and off campus; developing and writing articles for their own periodical fashion newsletter; and by attending networking events with industry professionals to provide a broader lens through which to see their future. Through these activities FNA members gain real life experience in fields such as; public relations, fashion journalism, event production, fashion marketing, fashion styling and fund raising.
MIRA TORRES is a freelance beauty, fashion, and eco-living writer whose links and articles have been featured on various online publications including San Francisco’s 7×7 and Blackbook magazine. She studied Fashion Merchandising at the Academy of Art University and holds a degree in Psychology from Ashford University. When she’s not indulging in her fashion and beauty product obsession, she likes to paint, horribly sing to music in the car, read trashy fiction, and force feed homemade “gourmet” food to her husband & son. You can e-mail her at torresmira@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter @miratorres
The Barber Lounge is a modern-day barbershop, salon and spa that caters to both men and women in a fresh, relaxing loft space. It was opened by owner and master hairstylist Greg Griffin in January, 2007. At the Barber Lounge, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality in services and products, and on giving each of our guests a uniquely personalized pampering experience. Our warm, welcoming staff is knowledgeable and accommodating, in addition to being some of the best and brightest talents in the industry. Our sunny, 5400 square foot studio features a seasonal rotation of curated original artwork by some of the Bay Area’s best up and coming modern artists. In addition to being a full-service salon, spa and barbershop, we also host bi-annual art openings, private events, and fashion shows.
Brad Carrick is the owner and founder of SOLZ Shoes. SOLZ Shoes combines a lifestyle shoe company with an extendable microbranding platform. It has designed and patented a unique, lightweight casual shoe that folds up in a small “capsule” that can be clipped on to bags or clothing. It has also launched “The Walk Street Movement” and “The Sneak In Artist” as additional lifestyle brands. SOLZ is the name of the company and also the flagship brand. SOLZ shoes is marketed as the “Ultimate Beach Shoes” and a platform for self-branding, sponsorship opportunities enabling working with clients to license or franchise any of their brands.
Edopeno launched in 2007 and our focus is to bring to you the latest news, stories, and information about the Bay Area. We invite you to explore and enjoy the Bay Area aesthetic: the sights, the sounds, the tastes, the experience. We also strive to become your hub to all the various Bay Area Talent and Artists: comprised of models and actors, photographers, designers, computer programmers, and more.
MIRA TORRES is a freelance beauty, fashion, and eco-living writer whose links and articles have been featured on various online publications including San Francisco’s 7×7 and Blackbook magazine. She studied Fashion Merchandising at the Academy of Art University and holds a degree in Psychology from Ashford University. When she’s not indulging in her fashion and beauty product obsession, she likes to paint, horribly sing to music in the car, read trashy fiction, and force feed homemade “gourmet” food to her husband & son. You can e-mail her at torresmira@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter @miratorres
Joonbug.com is a web property of Skynet Media Group, an interactive marketing and media organization. We have built a large network of social professionals and connected them with hot venues and events in New York City, The Hamptons, Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. We are one of the few media organizations that are able to actually illustrate photographs of our demographics. Our advantage is our ability to bring people together and keep them current on the latest trends in fashion, fitness, travel, music and nightlife.
SF Indie Fashion is a web site and online resource dedicated to independent designers in the Bay Area and beyond. We love the stores that sell ‘em, the shows that feature ‘em and the people that buy ‘em. We strongly believe in the importance of conscious consumerism and supporting San Francisco’s independent fashion scene, locally-owned boutiques and businesses, female entrepreneurs and creative endeavors of all kinds.
Now that you know what we’re all about, let’s talk about what we’re not about. We aren’t here to tell you what to wear, how to wear it, who’s in or who’s out. We aren’t style mavens, nor are we always the best dressed bitches in the room. And while we love spreading the word about the indie movement, we aren’t indie snobs. We try to buy local whenever possible, but you’ll find mainstream labels in our closets and bad reality television in our DVRs. The bottom line? We cover what we know, what we like and what we’re currently obsessed with.
