Vol. II Central Florida *Workshops subject to change*
Mar 24, 2016
Vol. II
Central Florida
*Workshops subject to change*
Dr. Adrienne Carthon
Workshop Title: Haute Couture Styling 201
Workshop Overview:
Have you peeped the styling gallery at www.entwinecouture.com or on
facebook? Curious as how to achieve the styles? Then this seminar
is for you! Especially designed for those with a basic to intermediate
understanding of natural hair styling for loose hair, the seminar
focuses on styles for everyday living as well as special occasions that
can be achieved with moderate effort. Styles covered include creative
braids and two strands, updos, flat twists, rod sets, knot sets, pin
curls, and combination styling to achieve various results. The seminar
also addresses the use of synthetic styling to supplement hair and
briefly touches on issues from the therapeutic styling course for
addressing problem issues with growth and balding.
Workshop Presenter: Dr. Adrienne Carthon, is a veteran natural
hair stylist and educator, a Master Twistologist.™ She is an Assistant
Professor of African American Literature and Women’s Studies at
Morgan State University, and she conducts academic and practical
seminars on the Black female body and images of beauty. She also
conducts training on natural hair care and styling, specializing in
therapeutic styling for baldness and other problem issues. The owner
of the Entwine®- Naturalle Hair Salon in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. A~
seeks to redefine the natural hair care industry through education and
exceptional products for the “naturalle-couture” fashionista.
Website: www.entwinecouture.com
Phyllis Allen
Workshop Title: Political & Social side of Natural Hair
Workshop Overview:
• Good Hair/Bad Hair
• Does sociality look at natural hair different?
• Natural hair as a political statement
• Going against the norm
• Natural hair in work place
• Are you your hair?
• Why go natural?
Workshop Presenter: Phyllis Allen, is co-owner of PhilRich
International Locks & Hair Extension in Orlando Fl. PhilRich is a
natural hair salon and it is also known as the one stop natural hair
studio. Since PhilRich works have been seen in several hair
magazines; they have attracted clientele from as far as Europe, Far
East, and the Caribbean. She also specializes in natural hair, weaves,
hair extensions, advanced hair replacement, makeup, and is an
educator and does motivational speaking.
Website: www.philrichintl.com
Workshop Title: Just As You Are
Workshop Overview:
As women, we're constantly bombarded by images and
expressions of what society deems "beautiful." "But, as natural hair
divas, we must learn to re-define the standard of beauty in our own
lives and culture," said Keisa Sharpe, Sharpe explains why,
regardless of your natural hair type or texture, you are beautiful,
JUST AS YOU ARE.
Workshop Presenter: Keisa Sharpe works as a corporate
spokesperson by day and natural hair guru at night known as The
Natural Hair Diva. She graduated from the University of Alabama
with a degree in broadcast journalism and has nearly 20 years
experience in the communications industry. Her mission on the
natural hair journey is simple: to educate, motivate and inspire all
women to accept their own hair.
Website: www.thenaturalhairdiva.com
Keisa Sharpe
Workshop Title: Young Naturals Hair 101
Workshop Overview:
Getting to know your daughter’s natural hair and scalp
Shampooing Your Daughter’s Natural Hair - Tips and Techniques
Proper Detangling Procedures
Quick and Easy Styles for your Natural Princess
Workshop Presenter: Gillian Sylvester, is the founder of Jill’s Natural
Hair Studio and Nails and Naturally You located in Kissimmee, FL where
Miz Jill has served as the resident master loctician and natural hair
specialist for more than 14 years. In her workshop series, attendees will
learn step-by-step techniques for everyday hair care, restoration and
long-term sustainability of natural hair for youth and adults.
Website: www.jillsnatural.com
Gillian Sylvester
Workshop Title: Sisterlocks
Workshop Overview: As Certified Sisterlocks Consultant and
Natural Hair Care Stylist, it is our intention to provide to the
community clients and others, the knowledge, skill and ability to
groom the natural hair without the use of chemicals.
Our emphasis is on natural and healthy lifestyle living.
Workshop Presenter: Johnnia Mitchell, has been a co-owner
of JOHADENI NAPPI, LLC since September 1, 2006, and serves
as the operations manager. She holds a current NBR license with
the state of Florida and has 25 years of management experience.
Johnnia became a Sisterlocks™ Consultant in November, 1997,
and is an R- certified SisterlocksTM Consultant, so she is
qualified to teach clients to retighten and thus, maintain their hair.
Website: www.johadeninappi.org
Johnnia Mitchell
Natiyah Michelle
Workshop Title: The "Wombman's Dance of Life"
Workshop Overview:"The wombman's dance of life" workshop is a feminine dance that celebrates and explores the divine feminine within. It is through what Natiyah Michelle calls Goddess expression, which is an expression of the archetypes of mythological Goddesses. Goddess cultures throughout ancient times and present times used mythology to explain the human experience, our potentials, where we have been and where we are going. In Essence Goddess expression is an expression of the many layers of you! In this workshop different archetypes will be discussed and how they play out in everyday life and at the latter portion of the workshop those archetypes will be explored in movement and dance! So come prepared in comfortable clothing that you can move in, a positive and open attitude, and an appreciation for yourself as an expression of the divine feminine force that is in everything! Go to www.hopestarfitness.com for more info and sign up for the free workshop!
Workshop Presenter: Natiyah Michelle holds a B.S. degree in
alternative medicine and is pursuing a master’s degree in transpersonal psychology. She is an AFAA certified group fitness instructor, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. She looks forward to becoming a dance therapist and holistic health educator in the near future traveling the world sharing the gift of dance as a healing modality!
SIGN UP NOW FOR THE FREE WORKSHOP! GO TO http://hopestarfitness.com/workshops_and_appearances FOR MORE INFO!!
Workshop Title: A Holistic Approach to Healthy Hair
Workshop Overview: Taking a holistic approach to balancing life
through healing the mind, body and soul which effects the hair as well
as the skin and outer appearance. 3 key areas of focus:
1.Nutrition and Your Hair
2.Stress
3. Detoxing
Workshop Presenter: Dr. Nancy J. Williams, Visionary/CEO of The
Healing Home, specializes in Holistic Healing, Holistic Ministry and is
an accomplished Holistic Detox Expert focusing on the mind, body
and soul. Dr. Williams adamantly, states, “I am on a mission to
heal the world and from my years of experience, I know that
most diseases can be eliminated if we clean-up our toxic lives.”
Website: www. firstfruitnaturalhealinghome.com
Dr. Nancy J. Williams
Robin Groover
Workshop Title: Ceramic Fusion Silky Smooth
Workshop Overview:
Does your natural hair texture have a smooth, silky finish when you wear it straight?The first step for creating silky smooth hair is to make sure it’s healthy.Healthy, silky smooth hair is achieved by Ceramic Fusion styling, a step by step chemical-free technique utilizing an ionic blower dryer and ceramic tools.
Silky Smooth hair1. Body2. Moisture3. Shine
Workshop Presenter: For Robin D. Groover, whose fascination with
beautiful hair dates back to childhood, turning her passion into a
thriving business was a no brainer. A 1989 graduate of Savannah
Technical College, she wanted a career in the hair care business. In
1998, this visionary began exploring styling alternatives for a time-
efficient services model without compromising the health of the hair. In
1992, Too Groovy Hair Productions opened its doors in Savannah,
Georgia. Ten years later, a partnership with an Atlanta investment
group helped launch of Too Groovy, Inc.
Website: www.toogroovy.net
Workshop Title: Loving your Hair with Natural Care
Workshop Overview:
Knowledge of High End vs. Low End Products
Hair care maintenance the natural way
Demos of various natural hair styles and updo's
We are what we eat and that includes our hair...
Understanding of what type of hair you are working with "What's on your Head?“
Q&A: What Should I Do With This Hair
Workshop Presenter: Felicia Leatherwood, celebrity stylist has
Worked with such clients as Jill Scott, Sanaa Lathan, Will Smith,
Terrence Howard, to name a few, and has work appeared in People
magazine, Essence, and InStyle, as well as in film and television,
Felicia’s reputation is as solid as they come.
Website: www.lovingyourhairwithnaturalcare.com
Felicia Leatherwood
Todra Payne
Workshop Title: The Healthy Beauty Manifesto: Take Charge of Your
Image & Your Health
Workshop Overview:
Looking great and doing what’s best for your body don’t have to be separate issues. As a former celebrity makeup artist turned Healthy Beauty Expert, Todra knows the emotional power of a great lip color, or the perfect blush. But could the ingredients in these “morale boosters” cause health issues years from now? They don’t have to. Todra will give you the tools for finding the best non-toxic beauty products no matter your budget, and how to apply those colors like a pro.
Workshop Presenter: Todra Payne Launching a 15-year career by
painting the face of Mariah Carey, Todra Payne has helped thousands
of women maximize their natural beauty with makeup. Her work has
graced the pages of A-list publications such as Elle, Women’s Wear
Daily, Harpers Bazaar, O Magazine, Essence and Newsweek. Her
exceptional artistic skill and reputation as an industry insider enabled
her to work with some of the most notable people in the entertainment,
news and fashion industries including Kimora Lee, Soledad O’Brien,
and Donna Karan.
Website: www. HealthyBeautyProject.com and www.healthybeautysocial.com
Workshop Title: LOC WELLNESS
Workshop Overview: Loc Wellness explores how to properly
care for the various stages of locking by maintaining a healthy
scalp and nourished tresses. Also, advising total loc care through
proper diet, adequate water intake, natural oils, and accurate
techniques.
Workshop Presenter: Gabrielle Slade, is a proficient Hair Artist
with a fashion for anomalous yet sleek hairstyling. Mastering in
Natural Hair Care and Braids, Gabrielle creates freshly, artistic
trends while maintaining healthy and nourished hair. A passion for
health consciousness is the driving force behind educating clients
and professionals alike in Natural Hair Care.
Website: www.creativenaturalhair.com
Gabrielle Slade
Workshop Title: Roots, Trees and Flowers: Skin Eco-Artistry with
honeysuckle Moon
Workshop Overview:Roots, Trees and Flowers is the natural spa session and workshop which
shares the sacred approaches to skin maintenance, redirection and
rejuvenation through the proper integration of handcrafted, herbotanical and
mineral skin care recipes. It delivers the artistry of sacred beautification
and integrative skin wellness, placing emphasis on:
Organic skin care ingredients
Customization
Herbal Facials
Body Treatments
Aromatherapy
DredLoc Therapy
Scalp Wellness
Energetic Spa Therapies
Self perception and expression
Workshop Presenter: L'Angela "honeysuckle Moon" Lee is the Owner/Product
Developer of honeysuckle Moon Natural Skin Care, a wellness product line.
Honeysuckle Moon Natural Skin Care provides an array of vegetarian-friendly,
handcrafted goods for skin and hair. Honeysuckle Moon offers over 20 years
practical skin and scalp expertise and is a born naturalist.
Website: www.honeysucklemoon.artfire.com
L'Angela "honeysuckle Moon" Lee
Workshop Title: Hair typing
Workshop Overview:
Discover the textures and types of natural hair, and the products
that work best for your texture.
Workshop Presenter: Marlo Scott, is a cosmetologist, a
stylist since 1998 with over 13 years experience in the natural hair industry. Specializes in natural hair color, Sisterlocks tm, hair locking, twisting and braiding also offer hair braiding certification. Owner of Hair it Iz Salon St.
Petersburg, FL.
Website: www.hairitizsalon.com
Marlo Scott
Workshop Title: Changing from the inside out
Workshop Overview:
How to achieve than your inner change, in order to be complete we
Have to come in full order with our Spirit, Mind, and Body. Bridget will
help you walk through practical step for your total transformation, and
exposing the things within!
Workshop Presenter: Bridget Norvell as a motivational speaking.
She brings her testimony of overcoming great odds and achieving
individual success. It was during her personal challenges that she has
learned the steps to change you from the inside out. What ever the
situation, if she doesn’t have the answer, she will seek it out. After all,
She is THE 411!
Website: www.BridgetNorvell.com
Bridget Norvell
Hala Stephens
Workshop Title: Living a healthier life
Workshop Overview:
Nutrition, environmental toxins, various diets, and other healthy lifestyle concerns. Are you having some health problems that traditional medicine doesn't seem to be helping? Or, maybe you just don't feel quite the way you used to; or think you should?
Workshop Presenter: Hala Stephens, a Certified Nutrition Counselor.
B.S.N., Bachelor of Science in Nursing -1984
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
C.N.C., Certified Nutrition Counselor - 2008
Trinity College of Natural Health, Warsaw, IN
Training and Observation with Nutritionists:
Beatrice Duplantear, Susan Clemens, and Faye Heskette
Website: www.halasnaturalhealth.com
Workshop Title: What's Beautiful About Me? (For Teens)
Workshop Overview:
Through hands-on activities, this workshop explores beauty
perceptions of today's youth. Participants will create a beauty
collage, share their views and celebrate their own unique
beauty.
Workshop Presenter: Vestina Crayton is a dedicated and
christlike woman mentoring young girls in her community. In
today's world it is important that our girls have women in their
lives that promote open communication, encourage personal
and spiritual growth, and support self-sufficiency. Through the
mentoring process, these young women will come to realize
just how extraordinary and wonderfully made they are.
Website:
Vestina F. Crayton
http://www.christlikefellowship.com/wonderfully-made.html
Kim Roxie
Workshop Title: Eco-Chic Beauty Revelation: Put Your Best Face
Forward In Under 10 Minutes
Workshop Overview:
How to correctly identify your skin type to choose healthy products for
your skin, with benefits
a) What to use
b) What not to use
-- Define the essential makeup tools needed for a natural application
-- Create flawless face canvas: prep face for color
-- Essential understanding of applying
a) brow defining
b) eye decor
c) the right base for your face!
d) cheeks
e) lips
Workshop Presenter: Kim Roxie, a licensed aesthetician and
make-up designer has created an entire cosmetic conglomerate, LAMIK Beauty
that features a make-up line, facial care, eyelash enhancement with her own
line of custom lashes, and eyebrow sculpting bar. This young mogul in the
making also reveres her line as the first “Eco-Chic” brand with all natural
products and recyclable containers. To know Kim Roxie, is to love her genuine
appreciation for making women glamorous by revealing that which is within.
Website: www.lamik-beauty.com
Workshop Title: Color and care of your natural hair
Workshop Overview:
Coloring natural hair
Hair care maintenance
Certified Ouidad curly specialist
Q&A You’ve got questions?
Workshop Presenter: Arlene Webber, Born in London and raised in Jamaica, Webber has studied hair trends around the world in countries such as Prague, Italy and Russia in a quest to immerse herself in the diversity of global beauty trends. Webber and her Salon Ciseaux team were handpicked by celebrated fashion designer Juan Carlos Obando to style hair for the models in his ready-to-wear debut at New York Fashion Week this February.
Website: www.salonciseaux.com
Arlene Webber
Robin Groover
Workshop Title: Convolution Curl Revolution
Workshop Overview:
Do your curls frizz and shrink into small tight patterns?Do your natural curls and waves over stretch from straightening?Does your hair look curly when it’s wet and “unruly” when it’s dry?
Healthy, natural curly is achieved by, Convolution Curl Care, a step by step chemical-free technique utilizing wet styling forms and natural hair definition.
Workshop Presenter: For Robin D. Groover, whose fascination
with beautiful hair dates back to childhood, turning her passion into a thriving business was a no brainer. A 1989 graduate of Savannah Technical College, she wanted a career in the hair care business. In 1998, this visionary began exploring styling alternatives for a time-efficient services model without compromising the health of the hair. In 1992, Too Groovy Hair Productions opened its doors in Savannah, Georgia. Ten years later, a partnership with an Atlanta investment group helped launch of Too Groovy, Inc.
Website: www.toogroovy.net
Brittany Osbourne
Workshop Title: Ending Media Racism against our Natural Beauty
Workshop Overview:
This workshop is an open forum that explores from a medical anthropological
perspective how racism permeates in digital media, and how we can use that
same medium to promote our natural beauty, health and beauty products
And cultural practices, as well as create social change.
Workshop Presenter: Brittany Osbourne is a McKnight doctoral fellow
PhD student studying medical anthropology and digital arts and science at the University of Florida. She’s taught English Composition and Creative Writing to college undergraduates while earning her MFA in Creative Writing. She’s served as a volunteer creative writing instructor to underprivileged black youth, and worked as a university writing and honors thesis consultant, and independent consultant for professional students and local non-profit organizers. Her studies in fiction and anthropology led her to study abroad for modern fiction at Cambridge University, as well as cultural and environmental anthropology in Ghana. She’s presented on her literary work at the University of Lisbon in Portugal, pedagogical work at the Association for Writers and Writing Programs in Colorado, and body image erasure of minority youth in young adult fiction and adaptive film at the International Conference of Body Image in New York, hosted by CUNY and the American Psychiatric Association. In her spare time, she loves to b/vlog about her interests. Visit her websites to learn more.
Website: www.bodyimagecentral.com and www.youtube.com/user/AFR0ST0RY
Todra Payne
Workshop Title: Celebrity Makeup Tips for the Real World
(For Teens)
Workshop Overview:
As a teenager, beauty products are an adventure – a rite of passage into womanhood. But the makeup you wear has the power to influence everything from the jobs you get to how long you live. Seriously! Todra’s work with celebrities like Mariah Carey, Kimora Lee and Soledad O’Brien has made her an expert on how makeup affects public image. This one-hour interactive workshop will teach you how watermelon lip gloss and sparkly eye shadow can sometimes “define” you. You’ll leave this workshop understanding how to use the power of color and application the way celebrity makeup artists do.
Workshop Presenter: Todra Payne Launching a 15-year career by
painting the face of Mariah Carey, Todra Payne has helped thousands
of women maximize their natural beauty with makeup. Her work has
graced the pages of A-list publications such as Elle, Women’s Wear
Daily, Harpers Bazaar, O Magazine, Essence and Newsweek. Her
exceptional artistic skill and reputation as an industry insider enabled
her to work with some of the most notable people in the entertainment,
news and fashion industries including Kimora Lee, Soledad O’Brien,
and Donna Karan.
Website: www. HealthyBeautyProject.com and www. HealthyBeautySocial.com
Workshop Title: EXTENSION ATTACHMENTS
Workshop Overview: Natural extensions is a great way to
transition and maintain natural hair. This workshop gives step by
step instruction on correctly applying invisible extensions to
natural hair. Adding trend and class to maximize your styling
potential.
Workshop Presenter: Gabrielle Slade, is a proficient Hair Artist
with a fashion for anomalous yet sleek hairstyling. Mastering in
Natural Hair Care and Braids, Gabrielle creates freshly, artistic
trends while maintaining healthy and nourished hair. A passion for
health consciousness is the driving force behind educating clients
and professionals alike in Natural Hair Care.
Website: www.creativenaturalhair.com
Gabrielle Slade
Workshop Title: Transitioning to healthy hair
Workshop Overview:
Healthy Transitioning OptionsStyle Tips During TransitionOpen Forum Question & Answer
Workshop Presenter: Gillian Sylvester, is the founder of Jill’s
Natural Hair Studio and Nails and Naturally You located in Kissimmee,
FL where Miz Jill has served as the resident master loctician and
natural hair specialist for more than 14 years. In her workshop series,
attendees will learn step-by-step techniques for everyday hair care,
restoration and long-term sustainability of natural hair for youth and
adults.
Website: www.jillsnatural.com
Gillian Sylvester