Showing posts with label Lianne Farbes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lianne Farbes. Show all posts

Monday, September 12, 2011

COCKTAILS & COUTURE: AS SEEN BY A REBEL

Hey Blossoms,

I attended the coveted Cocktails & Couture event, founded and hosted by Lianne Farbes of The Makeup Girl.

Cocktails & Couture is a totally unprecedented event. Kicking off Fashion Week and integrating social medias, online editors, and the beauty & fashion world.

I met many of my long time Twitter friends and many of my favorite bloggers!

I took over 100 photos at the event. I won't include them all here but I have set up a Facebook photo album for your viewing HERE.

So I'm sure you all thought that "rebel" was me. Nope! It's actually my Canon Rebel! I adore this camera. It captured the ambiance of the night perfectly.


I started the night strolling through NYC with my camera in tow! I was super amped and excited and knew the night was just beginning. Of course along the way I stopped for random photos.


I love NYC. People are always rushing to and fro and the scenery is great. I had to stop to grab a photo in front of this restaurant the colors were so bright!


The moment I walked through the door of the event, I was greeted and told to pose for my photo on the red carpet. I happily obliged. The photographer was gorgeous herself and I definitely had to thank her and grab a photo.


Just off to the side was the bar. An open bar with flirty drinks made specially for the event and sponsored by X-rated Fusion,  Ultra-Premium French Vodka that is blended with rich blood oranges, mangoes & passion fruits.


The bartenders were hard at work serving up cute, ice cold cocktails. I tried a sip of Couture Candy. A pretty bubble gum colored drink with a fruit flavor and a kick. Since I barely drink, the kick was too much for me but, I tell you, the bar ran out of liquor by night's end. Their cocktails were a success!




I made my way on down, half walking and half two stepping thanks to the amazing spinning going on by India aka DJ Bella de Jour. Even with all the jamming going on she stopped to pose for a picture. One of the best DJs I've heard. Everyone was up and dancing the entire night.


I did a tour of the awesome venue, Bo Concepts, an amazing urban design furniture store. Each area of the venue had an at home feel with just the right amount of sass, I loved the pieces!


Further down was, INDIQUE, the only African American owned hair company. I met the owner and her team. They showed me hair samples as well as their mink eyelashes. Their makeup team was also giving makeovers. Those ladies are gorgeous.




Another sponser, IMMUNOCOLOGIE, the first ever skin care line formulated to work with your immune system, spoiled their guest by expertly applying their products and explaining it's benefits.



Just around the corner, another sponser, NONTOXIQUE, a holistic skincare line which caters to hands, nails and feet, applied their product to a guest. What's better than great cocktails, awesome music and a hand massage with skincare products that are good for you!



With a waiting list that spanned over an hour, CND Shellac pampered guests who signed up to perfect manicures and some even had their nails shellac'd!


With the festivities in full swing. The air was rich with laughter, dancing and networking. Old friends shared a great time and new connections were made. So many great people under one roof. I wish I could picture them all here but this blog post would NEVER end! Here's a sneak peek though...

Melissa, co-founder of O So Chic Blog & Donna J , Lifestyle Expert

Genevieve A. Santos, founder of The NYC Makeup Artist Meetup Group & I
Lianne Farbes, Founder of The Makeup Girl & host/creator of Cocktails & Couture & I

Celebrity Makeup Artist, Kevin James Bennett & I

Not even the TIP of the iceberg with who attended the event. There were so many more awesome people. Be sure to check out my Facebook photo album. 100 photos of pure gorgeousness! Trust me! View the album HERE!

All that's left to say is: See you in February!

Later Blossoms

Sunday, July 3, 2011

AFROBELLA, LIANNE FARBES & YUMMY411: WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW!

Hey Blossoms,

This is amazing and perhaps can give perspective to those of you who may need to see that success is there for the taking and with consistency, skill, humility and time you'll make it.

Here's a comment left by a blog follower on Afrobella's blog it reads:

kia says:
November 17, 2006 at 2:44 pm
wow! great post! so excited to see her on your blog! she’s blowing up every where! she’ll be featured in essence, cosmo or glamour before we know it. watch out!

The person responded:

November 17, 2006 at 3:39 pm
Bella thank you so much for interviewing me! You had so many really good qustions! If you ever need anything just name it

Read the FULL blog post here:

Like this article? Read the full story: Meet The Makeup Girl! | Afrobella http://www.afrobella.com/2006/11/17/meet-the-makeup-girl/#ixzz1OEpxYgqY


If you read this post you'll see that the commenter is in fact a success herself, Kia of Yummy411 and the person she was referring to  was LIANNA FARBES aka The Makeup Girl.


Lianne Farbes of TheMakeupgirl.net


Kia of Yummy411.com



How amazing is that!! Farbes was just starting out as a beauty blogger. I could feel her excitement, zeal an passion in the interview. Now, if you go to her blog you will see literally a Beauty Empire. A woman who now helps companies build their brand via social medias. She increased her interactivity by 300% in just one year on her blog! A M A Z I N G!


With her recent collaboration with MAC Cosmetics on the highly anticipated BLOGGERS OBSESSION COLLECTION it reminds me of an old school song: "...aint no stopping her now!!!!"*sing in a high pitched off key voice*

Her eyeshadow she created, Hocus Pocus, which she describes as a "dark sooty grey with silver pearl", is SOLD OUT!!! 

 AFROBELLA's "All My Purple Life" lipglass is SOLD OUT TOO!!!




Afrobella-All-of-My-Purple-Life.jpg


I mentioned this exchange to Afrobella, when I spoke with her 1-on-1 at the Pro Pods at The Makeup Show Chicago. She smiled at the memory. This occurred soon after she began blogging as well. None of them could have ever for seen the path they would travel and oh what a path it has been!

I felt compelled to share this with all of you. One day this COULD BE YOU! or ME!

Someone will find this post: Copy & Paste it to a forum or a chat and say "Do you see what she wrote. She had no idea how big she would be.Wow can you believe where Sherry Blossom is NOW!!!"

Hey a blogger can dream, can't she?


Dreams are real all you have to do is just believe, work hard, work well and do it with integrity and humility.

Have you ever witnessed someone's rise up the ladder of success? Who are your blogging/vlogging inspirations?

Until Next Time,

Later Blossoms!