10 Reasons Why YOU Should Attend the Nzuri Showcase!

So many things to participate in!

As you guys already know, I'm one of the VIP bloggers for the Nzuri Showcase Dec. 10-11th. :D Still excited over here! lol So I'll be there, but will you??! Here are some reasons why you MUST be at the Nzuri Showcase!

1. Bloggers Speak! From the Web to the Table-Come & meet me & the rest of the Nzuri bloggers/vloggers in a discussion session & Q & A! I'm SO excited be apart of this & I get to meet you wonderful ladies. :-)

2. The Miss 'Happy' Headed Pageant! Dec.10th at 3:30pm. Yes, I'm a lover of pageants. :D I loved participating in pageants when I was younger. It helped me immensely in getting over my shyness & having more self-confidence. I'm the woman that looks at the Ms. America, Ms. USA, etc. pageants every year...and i get MAD if I miss them. This pageant is such a great way for natural girls to embrace their natural beauty. And to boot, Aevin Dugas, Guinness Record holder for the 'Largest Afro', will be emceeing the pageant!

 3. 2 words: Fashion shows. Nzuri has partnered with Macy's to bring you 2 fashion shows: "Fashion 2 Fro Fix" & "Fabulous Fashions 4 Over 40." Nothing like seeing a cool fashion show! And after finding this dress for $9, I'm now a fan of Macys. My sister is proud. lol

4. Felicia Leatherwood, Jill Scott's hairstylist, will be in the house teaching her infamous "Loving Your Hair with Natural Care: The Felecia Leatherwood Experience" workshop. I'm always hearing about how great & informative her workshops are on Twitter. You may remember me featuring her on the blog big chopping Tomiko's hair a while back. Tickets are $25.00. Workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. 10th: 11-12:30pm.
5. Best Kept Afro & Best Looking Locs Contest. Now ya'll know it's no secret that my go-to style is the 'fro. It's one of the biggest reasons I went natural....to be able to rock the biggest 'fro possible. :D I was already trying to achieve that with the braidouts I did on relaxed hair.

6. Cool "Total Natural Look" Contest. This is for the natural woman that who has it all together from head to toe. Natural fashionistas! And you know who you are. ;-) Think you've got the "Total Natural Look" or do you know someone who does? Apply here!

7. The Vendors! Need I say more? Here's a few to name: B. Natural Apparel, LAMIK, Koils by Nature, & Upscale Magazine. See the full list here.

8. Miss Jessie's will be giving out their infamous 500 gift bags for the 1st 500 attendees! Get there early! No need to add anything else to that.

9. Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey aka BeautifulBrwnBabyDol of YouTube will be educating the masses with her workshop, "How To Create Fabulous Yarn Braids! Yarn Braids: The Ultimate “How To” on an AWESOME Protective Style!" Armed with 53,000 subscribers on YouTube, Nina was recently named one of the Top 5 YouTube Natural Hair Care Vloggers by the Huffington Post. What a fantastic accomplishment! Workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. 10th: 11-12pm. Tickets are $10.

10. Kim Roxie of LAMIK will be teaching a workshop entitled, "Eco Chic Beauty Revelation: Put Your Best Face Forward in Under 10 Minutes." Some of the key points of her workshop will be brow defining & correctly identifying your skin type to choose healthy products for your skin with benefits. Speaking from my recent experience with LAMIK, they're excellent at brow defining. I'm definitely going their soon to get my brows shaped.Tickets are only $10 online! $15 at the door. Check out the rest of the passes here. Workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. 10th: 3pm. Free.

Need some more reasons? Check out the Nzuri Showcase website: naturalhairshowcase.com! I'm sure you'll find plenty more there. ;-)

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Nzuri Natural Hair Health & Beauty Showcase!!

Hey ladies!!!

So far I'm having a fantastic fall! I mean FANTASTIC ya'll. I have some more great news that I want to share with you guys. I have been selected to be a VIP blogger for the 1st ever Nzuri BloggerSphere. YEP. :D Excited is NOT the word! More like 'through the roof I can't wait I'm still chessing I was dancing when I told the hubs" excited. The 2011 2nd Annual Nzuri Natural Hair Health & Beauty Showcase will be Dec. 10th & 11th (Saturday 10-7pm & Sunday 11-6pm) at the Reliant Center in Houston! In case you ladies didn't know this is Houston's 1st & Texas' largest natural hair show! Annnnnd the official sponsor is Miss Jessie's!

Click the pic below to purchase your tickets! This show is gonna be crazy exciting!! :D

Remember to follow me on Twitter @thehairgurl & on Facebook (facebook.com/thehairgurl) because I usually announce stuff (like this!) there 1st!!! Plenty more updates to come that I can't wait to tell ya'll about! Starting this week....;-) In the meantime, check out the official website for the Nzuri Showcase: naturalhairshowcase.com

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Recap of 2nd Annual HairGurl Summer Affair!!

Hey ladies!

What a weekend!!! As you all know, the 2nd Annual HairGurl Summer Affair was on Saturday & we had the best time! Hair galore! Amazing personalities galore! Products galore! I could go on. I got there early this time. ;-) Isn't it ironic how I was late to the 1st Summer Affair last year & I was early this time (with a child!)?! Thank you to my hubs for taking photos and helping me set up everything. He even tweeted this..... :-)

#thehairgurl event is happening now!!! Im the only guy here!! And even im hyped!! #no1fan

On to the good stuff. The photos!

Contents of the gift bag. See the ring pop? haha. You guys already know I developed ssevere preeclampsia while preggie with the Munchkin. It's important to me to spread the word about this scary condition that affects so many women. I'll be making a big announcement/update about that soon.

Great pic the hubs took!

Me outside nervously anxiously awaiting more attendees.

I love this nail color. I've worn it SO much this summer. It's called "Fun in the Sun" by LA Colors. Dollar Tree!

The beautiful ladies!

 It was Brenda's birthday! #teamleo She's currently transitioning.

Products on the table ready to swap. ;-)

The bowl with the numbers for the giveaways.

Items given away were: 3 SheaMoisture gift sets, 1 Cantu Shea Butter gift set, 1 Tropical Roots gift set, 1 Brazilian Heat After Dark flat iron, and 2 Hair Therapy Wraps! These are the lovely winners. :-)

Check out more pics on the Facebook like page!

We had a fabulous time! It was great meeting so many women that were so passionate about hair care. Very inspiring! I rambled a lot which is something I tend to do when I'm excited. :-) The event actually went past 4pm, but I had a feeling it would, lol. Per the usual for events, I was tired ALL DAY on Sunday ya'll. Thank you all for coming out to the Summer Affair!!!! :D I appreciate each and every one of you!
 
If you're in Houston, don't worry if you missed this event. I'll be hosting another HairGurl event this fall. Can't wait to spill the beans about it. ;-)

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Found a Place for the HG Event!

Not where the event is going to be...but isn't it pretty! 

Actually, I've found 2 places. :D It was like pulling teeth calling some of the places on my list. Literally, I think I called/emailed every restaurant in H-town. While virtually all of them had some type of "Planning an event? Call us!" buttons on their sites, when I called them it was totally different story. One guy acted like they'd never hosted an event in their natural lives. #acompleteheadache But I digress...the real question is: How will I choose?? Well, it all depends on how many ladies are interested in coming. One place is for a smaller guest list & the other establishment can host way more people.

Remember the possible dates I listed? Now I've narrowed it down to 2 dates which will most likely be dates I'll be going with. The event will be on July 30th or August 6th  some time in the afternoon. It looks like I'll be doing a couple of giveaways AND there will be gift bags (more on that later). :D What else should I have?? I've got a couple of things up my sleeve, but I need some more ideas.

RSVP at thehairgurl@yahoo.com to let me know if you'd like to come. Please put in the subject, Summer Affair or I'm Interested. This will really help me pick between the 2 places. Remember, this will be a healthy hair event...all hair is invited & welcome to come! You don't have to worry about if it'll be okay to come...


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