Beautiful Textures Hair Care Launches A "New York Fashion Week Adventure"

(New York, NY) June 2012 - Beautiful Textures Hair Care, designed specifically for women with curly, kinky-coily, wavy or frizzy multi-textured hair, launches a "New York Fashion Week Adventure". Serving as the ultimate online contest created for the digital fashionista, Beautiful Textures will select one lucky winner to receive all-expense paid trip to New York City to cover New York Fashion Week on NaturallyCurly.com in September and co-host the Beautiful Textures Fashion Week Mixer "Couture Curls". Powered by NaturallyCurly.com, contestants can register on  http://www.naturallycurly.com/fashion-week-adventure and facebook.com/BeautifulTextures from June 3rd to August 5, 2012.

The "New York Fashion Week Adventure" campaign supports individuality and the freedom for women to explore and be versatile with their tresses and their style and it all converges in the global mecca for trendsetters and tastemakers in fashion and beauty better known as New York Fashion Week. "As a brand, Beautiful Textures celebrates the beauty in women no longer being monolithic, but being able to freely express themselves in their choices of hair styles all the way down to their shoes.", states Charlene Bastien - Strength of Nature National Marketing Director. Digitally savvy girls, whose style transcends from real time to online and love to be on camera are encouraged to enter this national contest for the chance to win.

The Grand Prize Winner Will Receive The Following:
A complete makeover and runway-worthy photo shoot
$1000 in spending money to scoop up the latest trends fresh off the runway
The chance to co-host the Beautiful Textures Hair Care Fashion Week mixer "Couture Curls" with National Marketing Director, Charlene Bastien
Backstage access to the white tents of fashion week
One-on-one time with NaturallyCurly.com Co-Founder Michelle Breyer & The Beautiful Textures Brand Ambassadors
Your coverage of NYFW and your NYC adventure on NaturallyCurly.com and featured on Facebook.com/BeautifulTextures
To join the conversation  http://pinterest.com/naturallycurly/curls-in-fashion/ , Tweeting or Facebooking detail s about fashion week using the hashtag #curlyfashion and follow Beautiful Textures @LovinMyTextures.

About Beautiful Textures Hair Care:
Beautiful Textures, designed for multi-textured hair care, is available at your local Sally's Beauty or fine beauty retailer and includes the following products: Tangle Taming Shampoo, Tangle Taming Conditioner, Curl Control Defining Pudding, Moisture Butter Whipped Curl Creme, Rapid Repair Conditioner, Curly to Straight Flat Iron Silkener and Shine & Silken Growth Oil with all products retailing under $7.00. For more information visit www.BeautifulTextures.com A registered product under The Strength of Nature House of Brands.

About TextureMedia:
TextureMedia, Inc., formerly The NaturallyCurly Network, is the social media
company empowering, embracing and connecting the world of curls, kinks
and waves. Their flagship brand, NaturallyCurly.com®, is the trusted leader in
original content and community for the influential woman.

Media Contact:

Beautiful Textures Hair Care | Strength of Nature House of Brands
The Garner Circle PR
Nicole Garner
E:PR@TheGarnerCircle.com

[Event Recap:] Beautiful Textures Hair Care makes UK Introduction

Women from all across the UK converged for a night of celebrating hair individuality and the beauty of their textures as Beautiful Textures Haircare  presented a "Beauty Insider" mixer at the modern day Bar Soho in the heart of London. As Beautiful Textures Hair Care continues to increase their international presence, the brand partnered with UK multi-texture hair expert Lukwesa Barnes of Gidore.com. The mixer was co-hosted by Charlene Bastien, Strength of Nature's National Marketing Director and featured live hair tutorials and Q&A with the natural hair "whisperer" and celebrity stylist, Felicia Leatherwood.  Guests had a chance to receive one-on-one hair consultations and complimentary Beautiful Textures Hair care product throughout the weekend. For more information visit www.BeautifulTextures.com or join the conversation at Facebook.com/BeautifulTextures and on Twitter @LovinMyTextures #BeautifulTexturesUK

Join the Conversation:

T: @lovinmytextures  #BeautifulTexturesUK

F: www.facebook.com/beautiufltextures 

For More Photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegarnercircle/sets/72157630048098830/

Event Recap: [Candid Conversations] I & II: With Female Entrepreneurs Sponsored by Qream

Women in business from across the city of Atlanta attended [Candid Conversations II]: With Female Entrepreneurs sponsored by Qream. The night featured networking and an intimate panel discussion on what truly happens in the world of entrepreneurism. Hosted by Eboni Elektra L!ve at the beautiful Aurum Lounge, guests were privy complimentary  Qream cocktails, food by the bite and successful entrepreneurial secrets from some of Atlanta’s most influential businesswomen.  [Candid Conversations II] served as a professional yet intimate platform for women to be inspired by other women making strides in the business world. Attendees  were also given a complimentary comic guide of "10 Things Your Mother Never Told You About Being Female Entrepreneur" written by Nicole Garner (book coming soon). For more information visit  www.TheGarnerBrand.com/prettypowerful

::Panelist::

Keshia Walker of Insights Marketing

Nicole Garner of The Garner Circle PR

Shanti Das of Press Reset

Myleik Teele of Curl Box.Com

I’na Saulsbery of The Starfire Group

Yolanda Owens of iwi fresh Gourmet Skin Care

Saptosa Foster of 135th Street Agency

Deanna Hamilton of Circle One, Inc.

Reshanda Seymour of The Perfect Bartender

Nicole Garner of The Garner Circle PR with Arian Simone of Fearless Magazine

Guest Panelist from Qream [Candid Conversations I]

Guest Panelist from Qream [Candid Conversations II]

Qream [Candid Conversations II] guest with Nicole Garner's "10 Things Your Mom Never Told You About Being a Female Entrepreneur." 

 Please send all coverage to: pr@thegarnercircle.com

::Special Thanks::

Qream Liquer

Aurum Lounge

::Let's Get Social::

@qreamoffical

#CandidConversations #LiveDeliciously

@TheGarnerCircle @ShantiDas404

More photos will be available on facebook.com/thegarnercirclepr

[Event Recap:] Grey Goose Presents Cherry Noir at Hotel Noir

R&B Singer Monica host Hotel Noir event, celebrating Grey Goose kick off of their new Cherry Noir flavored vodka. In attendance were a number of friends including Toya Carter and Monica's beau Shannon Brown. 

Toya Carter and hubby Memphiz

Monica and Shannon Brown

Peter Thomas, husband of 'Real Housewife of Atlanta' Cynthia Bailey. 

Kenny Burns, TV Personality and Radio Host

Toya Carter on the Grey Goose Red Carpet


  All photos courtesy of straightfromthea.com

[Event Recap:] Coors Light Ice Cold Leader Activations | Atlanta + Birmingham

The Garner Circle was contracted out to execute the Ice Cold Activations in the city of Atlanta and Birmingham. For more information visit www.IceColdLeader.com and to view the events click the videos below:

[Event Recap:] Beautiful Textures at the World Natural Hair Show

ATLANTA (MAY 2012) - Thousands of women traveled across the globe to the city of  Atlanta for the 2012 Taliah Waajid World Natural Hair Show at the Georgia International Convention Center.  One of the top featured brands included Beautiful Textures - a new hair care line designed for mixed textured hair to include, curly, kinky, wavy and frizzy introduced the Beautiful Textures #MyHeadMyHairMyChoice Hair Lounge. The Beautiful Textures Suite offered complimentary makeovers by Lamik Beauty, photos with OMG Booth, live hair tutorials and "Battle of the Curl" by Tress Talk and intense Q & A with natural hair "whisperer", Felicia Leatherwood. Guests had a chance to receive one-on-one hair consultations and complimentary Beautiful Textures hair care product throughout the weekend.

Special Guests Included:

Felicia Leatherwood, (Loving Your Natural Hair)

Jaime Foster Brown, (Sister 2 Sister)

Mae Tapp, (Natural Chica)

[VIDEO] Beautiful Textures #MyHeadMyHairMyChoice Lounge

http://youtu.be/PJZzHZekTKA

Join the Conversation:

T: @lovinmytextures

F: www.facebook.com/beautiufltextures 

** Courtesy of The Garner Circle PR**

Please send all press coverage to pr@thegarnercircle.com

African Pride Family of Brands and McDonald’s Choir Showcase partner to bring BET’s Sunday Best Jessica Reedy for Walmart Mini Concert

African Pride Family of Brands and McDonald’s Choir Showcase partner to bring
BET’s Sunday Best Jessica Reedy for Walmart Mini Concert

Charleston, SC (www.PRweb.com) - Strength of Nature Global, the makers of African Pride Olive Miracle & the all new Shea Butter Miracle and DreamKids Hair Care Products have partnered with Footman-Brewer Enterprises for the kick-off of the 5th Anniversary Celebration of the McDonald’s Choir Showcase with an inspiring Walmart Mini Concert Saturday, April 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 4920 Centre Pointe Drive, North Charleston, S.C. (The Tanger Outlet Walmart).

The Walmart Mini Concert will feature all nine McDonald’s Choir Showcase finalist:
-Gospel Choir Category
-Choice for Change Ministries, Inc.
-Fishers of Men Ministry
-Heart to Heart International Ministries
-Solid Rock Outreach Ministries
-St. Peter AME Church
-Praise & Worship Category
-Calvary COGIC
-W.O.R.D. Ministries Christian Center
-Christian Contemporary Category
-Abide Ministry
-Little Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church

Walmart shoppers and mini-concert attendees will be delighted and blessed by the sounds of 2009 BET's Sunday Best finalist and national recording artist, Jessica Reedy. Complimentary tickets will be given to the first (50) fifty mini-concert goers who purchase $5 worth of African pride products.

For up-to-the-minute details, log onto www.ChoirShowcase.com or call our Showcase Direct Line at (843)573-7975. To arrange for media interviews, contact Chaiquan Wingfield at Media@ChoirShowcase.com


About African Pride Family of Brands:
African Pride Hair Care helps provides moisture and nutrients the hair & scalp desires, because it helps replace the moisture and elasticity lost to styling and environmental factors. Naturally rich in vitamin E and other powerful antioxidants,African Pride Deep Conditioning Hair Care products helps restore and retain hair and scalp's health, vitality and natural luster. African Pride's Family of Brands consist of: African Pride Olive and Shea Miracle formulas, Dream Kids Olive Hair Care and Back to Natural Hair Care Products. Each brand in the African Pride family of brands will put you on the right path to healthy tresses with a silkening, feather-light formula containing the finest oils and African herbal extracts used to strengthen and protect. www.african-pride.com

About the McDonald’s Choir Showcase:
The fifth annual McDonald’s Choir Showcase® (MCS), co-owned and produced by Footman-Brewer Enterprises, LLC, is a fully interactive and diverse five-month celebration of music and faith through song. The showcase event is open to Charleston and surrounding area church gospel choirs, praise and worship teams and Christian contemporary groups. The 2012 McDonald’s Choir Showcase® finale will be held May 6th at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, SC. MCS will feature the nine finalist groups, a mini-concert with national recording artists, CeCe Winans, Le’Andria Johnson and Regina Belle, a pre-show in the lobby of the performing arts center, local and national vendors, post reception and other sponsored activities. For more information, visit www.ChoirShowcase.com.