"Karma Is My B**ch" Book Signing

Yesterday, I had the amazing pleasure to attend my friend, Cha'rron Chic's book signing. CChic is a well-known Blogger of CChicChicago and Fashionista in Chicago. Now she has added author to her title! Her first book, "Karma Is My Bitch", made its debut at Viktoria's Closet . The Who's Who of Chicago came out to support Cha'rron and to get their hands on a signed copy of the book. 

CChic

Fashion Designers, Miriam Cecilia Carson and Borris Powell

No event would be complete without a little shopping and beauty involved. Love, Lulu Mae was set up with their beautiful head pieces and guests enjoyed shopping at Viktoria's Closet as well. Makeup artist, Teresa Hagen got the women all dolled up. We nibbled on shrimp appetizers, champagne and delicious cupcakes from ChocolatEnvy. It was the perfect event!

Photographer, Prince Agyemang captured some amazing moments at this fun event! Check them out:

CChic & RL Fox (Photo by Prince Agymang)

(Photo by Prince Agyemang)

CChic signing books (Photo by Prince Agyemang)

Photographer, Brit Woollard & MUA, Teresa Hagen (Photo by Prince Agyemang)

CChic (Photo by Prince Agyemang)

Hostess & Model, AmourGenesis (Photo by Prince Agyemang)

Mik & CChic (Photo by Prince Agyemang)

Cha'rron is one of the sweetest people that I know! I'm so very proud of her and wish her nothing but the best! Be on the look out for this talented young lady because I'm sure she has more great things up her fashionable sleeve! Check out her Blog: CChicChicago and Follow her on Facebook! The book can be purchased at Lulu.com, The Book Cellar, Viktoria's Closet or download it to your Kindle from Amazon.com. Visit www.AuthorCChic.com for more information.

XOXO,
Mik

Allure Beauty Lounge

We at iT Factor Agency are so happy that we are now representing a new client, Allure Beauty Lounge!! Fabulous makeup artist and esthetician, Arlana Andrews is the owner and has her own cosmetics line, ABL Cosmetics. Having worked for tons of notable television shows and news stations such as: The Jerry Springer Show, 190 North and ABC/Disney; Fashion Shows such as Macy's Glamorama, some print work and with seven years experience working at M.A.C., Arlana perfected her craft to the point of being able to branch out on her own and start ABL!

I was fortunate enough to experience Arlana's talent first hand, today! She really caters to the everyday woman in making them look and feel beautiful. She gave me a natural look with just a pretty pop of purple (my favorite color) on the eyes. I was even lucky enough to walk away with the perfect parting gift - a nice lip gloss in a light pink shade called "Calla Lily"! She takes her time to make sure that the job is perfected and is very knowledgeable about her products and the industry as a whole. She gives great tips that women can take home and apply when doing their own makeup.

All of the foundations are hypoallergenic, fragrance free, allergy tested, noncomedogenic (doesn't clog pores) and most of the products are paraben free which makes it safer to use. Parabens are a preservative found in several beauty products that have been linked to breast cancer and fertility issues. So it's very important to know that several of her products are free of them. ABL Cosmetics is a full line of cosmetics that caters to all skin-types and ethnicities.

For more information on Arlana Andews and Allure Beauty Lounge, please visit the website at: http://www.theallurebeautylounge.com and become a fan on Facebook. Don't forget to pick up some items while you're there and take a look at the services that she provides! Check out some of the pictures from my makeup session with Arlana!

XOXO,
Mik S'ville