One of our favorite vintage mavens is hosting another one of her marvelous events this weekend and YOU are invited!     Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

To most of us, spring represents a time for freshness, growth and re-birth. Why not take all of this inspiration and create a new look for the season? This Saturday at select Atlanta Walmart stores, IMAN Cosmetics will be joining forces with our friends over at Jones Magazine for an afternoon of free mini-consultations and new product sampling. Beauty? Check. Fashion? Check. Affordability? Double check. What more could a girl ask for? Enjoy!

The holiday season is behind us but that doesn’t mean the party’s over, does it? Join Demetria L. Lucas, author of A Belle in Brooklyn and image consultant and menswear fashion columnist, Gardy V. Guerrier (aka “GVG”) for the year’s very first COCKTAILS WITH BELLE soiree!

Join the ladies of CGC next Tuesday, December 6th in New York City for their second signature event titled “Curl Crush: A Speed Hair Event For Your Kinks And Coils.” I’m honored to be one of the guest “Curl Crushes” along with several of my beauty industry faves including Dickey of Hair Rules, Christina Brown of Love Brown Sugar, and other fabulous bloggers, vloggers, and celebrity stylists. See your beautiful faces (and hair) on Tuesday!

So, did everyone enjoy Sunday’s Black Girls Rock! premiere as much as I did? I laughed, cried, and loved every inspiring second of it. In fact, I’m still on a high! On the heels of this beautiful moment, Michaela angela Davis is giving us yet another reason to proclaim “black girls rock!” from the mountaintops. Project FREE THE GIRLS is a multi-platform, multi-generational critical community conversation with revolutionary women whose work and lives serve to liberate the image of women. Join Michaela angela Davis and Beverly Bond tomorrow night at the Brooklyn Museum for an empowering discussion you won’t soon forget!

Calling all Windy City hair lovers! Eden Bodyworks is teaming up with The Mane Source and Natural Chica to bring you a beauty-filled tress talk on MANEtaining, caring for, and proudly rocking your beautiful natural hair. Enjoy delectable appetizers and beverages while chatting it up with two of the brand’s favorite beauty bloggers. Look forward to seeing all of your gorgeous faces (AND hair) in Chicago on November 5th!

Do you have plans for next Tuesday evening? Well if you’re in the New York City area, now you do! Join COCOACHiC and In Her Shoes for the “Haute Strut” speed networking event. If you’ve ever dreamed of going into the fashion, beauty, jewelry design, or catering industries, this is a must-attend affair created with you in mind. We’ve got the city’s flyest female entrepreneurs on deck to share wisdom, insider tips, and of course, priceless advice on how to STRUT (not walk) in their shoes

As a special offer to In Her Shoes readers, Little Pink Book is gifting two complimentary tickets to next week’s Spring into Ownership event! Leave a comment below briefly stating why you need to attend and two entries will be selected at random. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 13th.

The lovely ladies over at Little Pink Book are also providing a 50% off discount on Spring into Ownership tickets (valued at $99). The code is: WOMENSORG. To get your discount tickets click here and enter the code in the promotion code box. It’s that easy

Is it time to upgrade your wardrobe with pieces that are timeless, not trendy? Tired of shopping mass retail and seeing your “twin” out on the town? Are you constantly on the hunt for that perfect, one-of-a-kind jumpsuit? Me, too! If you’re in the New York City area, join me this Saturday as I make a beeline over to the Ashaka Givens sample sale

Don’t you just love witnessing a concept blossom from inception to execution? In true “don’t talk about it, be about it” style, fellow Brooklynite Miss Tamara Hood launched her new business, LivelyHood, early 2011 in an effort to support independent artists and live out her entrepreneurial dreams. Just months into her journey, the go-getter is already producing her first star-studded event and might I add, setting a high standard for future LivelyHood productions! If you’re in the New York City area and want to support an amazing cause, The Unlikely Heroes Benefit is the must-attend event of the month

If you know me (or my blog), you’re aware of the fact that as a Brooklyn resident, this borough’s entrepreneurial trailblazers hold a special place in my heart. As stated in previous posts, Latisha Daring was one of the first fly female entrepreneurs I met upon relocating from Chicago to Brooklyn in 2001. As the owner of Pieces of Brooklyn, Latisha (along with hubby, Colin) served as BK’s fashion gatekeepers for 10 years with one of the hottest boutiques around

Women of color have got to be the most creative beings on the planet when it comes to hair. We rock curly fros, relaxers, twists, braids, weaves, wigs, ceasars, baldies and guess what? It’s ALL beautiful! Join me this Saturday, March 26th, at the Select Strands Studio for the special Women’s History Month panel event appropriately titled “I Am Not My Hair.” As a beauty PR specialist and certified hair product junkie, I’ve been invited to sit on this panel with some of the industry’s hottest movers and shakers including: T. Bernie Bernard, Keith Campbell, KJ Rose, Jessica C. Andrews and Leatrice Carter

On March 5th and 6th, Whoop Ash will host a weekend-long beauty brunch giving women an opportunity to take advantage of “Ash Buster Specials” at two Polish Bar of Brooklyn locations: 470 Myrtle Avenue (Clinton Hill) and 641 Vanderbilt Avenue (Prospect Heights). Throughout the entire weekend customers will experience the brand first hand via custom mani and pedi services featuring Whoop Ash products.

Ladies, mark your calendars for THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd. I have the pleasure of working with Whoop Ash, a pretty amazing skincare brand, and would LOVE for you to join me for its official NYC coming out soiree!

Just in time for the upcoming warmer months, pick up the go-to product for moisturizing and healing all the damage from this season’s harsh winter elements

Yesterday afternoon I attended the highly anticipated “Makers Brunch” (recap coming soon) at downtown Manhattan’s Pink Teacup. While catching up with one of my Chicago homegirls, KJ Rose, I was introduced to the gorgeous Damali Elliot, Founder of Petals-n-Belles, Inc. We immediately shot each other the “where do I know you from?” look