The founder and CEO of Style Me Beautiful, Elonda Zander, welcomes you to the Style Me Beautiful Boutique Experience, Saturday March 31,2012, from 4p.m.-7p.m, at The Eastpointe Community Center, located at 16435 E. 8 Mile Rd. Eastpointe, MI.  According to Zander, the over all goal of Style Me Beautiful is to cater to the many fashion needs of the people, not only in and around the Detroit area, but around the world.  The Style Me Beautiful Boutique Experience will showcase the following fashion, beauty, and health brands: Style Me Beautiful, The Introductions of Graffiti, Trendsetters Cosmetics, Luxx Lavender Accessories, Soul Purpose, Lalani Body Center, AjaNicole, Simply Rodnesha, and Timmi Oliver of IStyle LLC.  Come support the many talented artists in the city as they showcase their companies to the public.

Luxury cosmetics and beauty brand Whip Hand Cosmetics is launching the “Fame Your Name” Cosmetics Naming Contest, which asks makeup artists, cosmetics junkies, fashion designers, models, photographers, stylists, beauty and cosmetics bloggers and fans to help the edgy, up-and-coming, Detroit-based cosmetics and beauty company name its new makeup remover product.

In return, the Grand Prize recipient will have their winning name featured on the Whip Hand Cosmetics makeup remover product and packaging at the company’s official launch and debut at The International Makeup Artists Trade Show in New York City, April 14 & 15, 2012. 

Even better, Whip Hand Cosmetics will include a card profiling the Grand Prize Winner with every bottle of the makeup remover the company ships for the next year.  The winning entry will become the official, permanent name of the makeup remover product.

Enter the contest today at the Whip Hand Cosmetics “Fame Your Name” Cosmetics Naming Contest.

“Whip Hand Cosmetics was built on the idea that we wanted to create a company that included beauty, fashion and cosmetics professionals in the process of creating exceptional, innovative and trend-setting products that met and exceeded professionals’ needs,” explains Riese Lauriat, Whip Hand Cosmetics Founder and Chief Makeup Artist.  “Even more importantly, we believe in promoting great talent, regardless of their level of experience, credentials, pedigree, or connections.  That’s why we took the step of upping the ante, by giving the person with the winning name the opportunity to be promoted alongside our product when it ships.”

The contest asks beauty, makeup and fashion professionals, as well as the public, to come up with a name for Whip Hand Cosmetics’ new makeup remover product.

Whip Hand Cosmetics is accepting entries for the first round of the contest until midnight EDT Monday, March 12, 2012.  The contest is open to U.S. residents, 18 years or older.

A group of judges at Whip Hand Cosmetics will choose the final five most promising names from all of the entries and announce them Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 on the Official Whip Hand Cosmetics Facebook page.  The product name that receives the most “Likes” during the public voting period will become the official name of the makeup remover product.

The four Runners-Up will receive a $25 Whip Hand Cosmetics Gift Certificate and a free 8 oz. bottle of the makeup remover when it’s released. 

For more information on the Whip Hand Cosmetics “Fame Your Name”

Contest, including officials rules, please visit WhipHandCosmetics.com/fame

About Whip Hand Cosmetics Whip Hand Cosmetics offers luxury cosmetics and skin care products developed and manufactured in Detroit, by women for women, with attitude.  The company’s innovative and trend-setting cosmetics and beauty products are made in small batches by hand.  This process, while more labor intensive, sets Whip Hand Cosmetics apart from many large, corporate-owned cosmetic brands and manufacturers who “private label” the same product to multiple distributors and salons, often at different prices.  The only way to own Whip Hand Cosmetics products are to purchase them directly from Whip Hand Cosmetics through their online boutique or from a select, approved Whip Hand Cosmetics salon or retailer.

The Whip Hand Cosmetics Collection will officially debut at The International Makeup Artists Trade Show (IMATS) April 14 & 15, 2012, in New York City. To register or attend, visit: http://www.imats.net

The Detroit Design Festival kicks off tomorrow.  While there are a ton of events going on throughout the festival, here is a list of fashion and beauty related events that you should be sure to check out:

Kick Off Party

Wednesday, September 21, 2011; 6pm-9pm

New Center Park: 2990 West Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI

Enjoy an evening of music, fashion and design as hosts launch the annual Detroit Design Festival

Vanity Urbanity

Kickoff Party: Wednesday, September 21, 2011; 6pm-9pm

Exhibit Viewing: Monday and Tuesday, September 26 and 27^th 2011; 9am-5pm.  Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 9am – 9pm.

Closing Event:  Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 6pm – 9pm

Events and exhibit location: Genevieve Fisk Loranger Exhibition Space – University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture; 4001 W. McNichols Ave. Detroit, MI

Vanity Urbanity is a challenge of architectural visualization in re-imagining our city’s housing fabric and an exhibition that parallel the facets of beauty, fashion, and design.

Distinctively Detroit

Exhibition, Wednesday, September 21 through Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 7am -7pm, Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm Saturday, 9am-4pm Sunday, 2pm-3pm

Presentation: September 25, 2011; 2pm-3pm

FOURTEEN EAST Park Shelton 15 East Kirby, Detroit, MI

International Academy of Design and Technology (IADT) students from the Digital Media, Fashion, and Interior Design departments have collaborated in an expression of Detroit-inspired design vignettes of photos, “sustainable” fashion, and creative backdrops entitled: “Distinctively Detroit.”

Detroit by Design Fashion Show and Homeslice Label Launch

Friday, September 23, 2011; Reception – 9pm; Runway Show – 9:30pm

Bankle Building, 2944 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI

 Homeslice label launch runway show presented by celebrated Femilia Couture designer Emily Thornhill, curated by Detroit by Design.

Avant-garde multimedia exhibit will feature additional designers Camilo Pardo, Terrance Sullivan and Kelly Lynn. 

Sponsored by After5Detroit and IT! Magazine.

Buy apparel from show designers available in the 323East popup shop and artwork by Bethany Shorb and fel3000ft.

RSVP requested: www.detroitbydesign.org

Fotoula Lambros Design Showcase

Saturday, September 24, 2011; 7pm

Dalgleish Cadillac Building 6160 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI

Previewing the latest looks for Autumn/Winter, Fotoula Lambros Design (FLD) will highlight the right silhouettes to stay warm and stand out, long past the holidays.  Enhanced necklines that provide multi-functional wear ability are what make this brand stand out amongst other Eco-friendly labels.

Changing the Way The World Thinks about BEAUTY: Roundtable Discussion

Saturday, September 24, 2011; 3pm

MSU - DETROIT CENTER 3408 Woodward Avenue - Classroom 202, Detroit, MI

Inspired by the book, Changing the way the world thinks about BEAUTY, this discussion is an Exploration in BEAUTY.

Beauty is many things to many people, cultures, and ethnicities.

Join hosts at the MSU-Detroit Center as panel speakers define beauty from their multi backgrounds, discuss and dispel stereotypes about beauty, elaborate on the effects of media on beauty, and engage in conversation about various expressions of beauty.

The objective at the end of this discussion is to acknowledge that even if different, BEAUTY is in ALL, if we EXPLORE deep enough.

Motivational Fashion Presents: Speed Networking for the Design Community

Saturday, September 24, 2011; 6pm-9pm

Cafe d’Mongo’s Speakeasy, 1439 Griswold, Detroit, MI

The goal: To bring entrepreneurs, artists, and design professionals together for a fun, networking opportunity at Cafe d’Mongo’s Speakeasy.

This event is for those who love Detroit and would like to come together to make a difference in the community.

Free, but space is limited.

RSVP required at http://motivationalfashion.eventbrite.com

3D Fashion Expo

Sunday, September 25^th through Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 4pm - 7pm September 25th, 10am - 8pm daily. 

The Arts League of Michigan | Virgil H. Carr Cultural Center 311 East Grand River, Detroit, MI

3D FASHION EXPO is a multimedia experience showcasing virtual interactivity, workshops for the community, display and presentations of textile, apparel and accessories to boutique buyers, and retail sales of merchandise by Glenna Johnson, Stef -N-Ty and Salikas. 

Opening event features author of The 2 Minute Drill: 10 Basic Steps toSales, Anthony G. Perry ($10 for event, includes book)

RSVP required, e-mail info@3rdeyeview.org.
For more information, visit http://www.3rdeyeview.org.

71 POP September Wrap Party

Tuesday, September 27, 2011; 2pm-9pm

71 Garfield, Ste. 170

Located in Midtown Detroit’s 71 Artists Lofts Building in the Sugar Hill Arts District, 71 POP is a unique retail setting that creates an opportunity for local emerging designers to showcase a pop-up gallery-style shop for a month at a time.

Each pop-up artist and brick and mortar shop is connected to a virtual pop-up shop, video profile, and launch/wrap event that encourage community participation in the curated environment.

This month wraps of the September shops which feature honeyBOOM, Cyberoptix TieLab, Always The Forest, and Andrew Kopietz Photography.