Natural Hair Curl Overload Central New Jersey Recap

As September comes to an end I have to recap all my readers on the Natural Hair Curl Overload Central New Jersey experienced these past few weeks. Most are familiar with the very popular Curl Fest that happens every year in Prospect Park located in New York City, for those who are not Curl Fest is an all day festival bringing together the natural hair community. The day is packed with venders showcasing the best brands for our tresses, music Q&A’s and just a day to celebrate bring comfortable in your own skin! As much as I love Curl Fest and New York it was refreshing to discover similar events right here in my home state of New Jersey. I discovered the events while scrolling on Facebook and immediately got excited.

The Recap

                        Event 1: NJ Curl Friends Pop up Picnic

NJ Curl Friends a social group out of Elizabeth, NJ, hosted this event. NJ Curl Friends was established by Lynette Batiz, salon owner of International Hair Design (Elizabeth, NJ).  At the Pop Up Picnic, Lynette shared with me during her career in the beauty industry (15 years +) she experienced the different trends of beauty and when more woman showed interest to walk away from the perms and other damaging styling it was important to help her clients through the transitioning period. The transitioning period is when African American women who normal chemically straighten their hair allow the hair to grow out without use of chemicals and without cutting off the processed ends. A lot of women find this period difficult, not being used to seeing the beauty in the way there hair naturally grows or just not knowing how to properly care for their hair after leaving the salon. With the passion to support these women Lyneette created Good Hair Academy with the DIY client in mind.

“GoodHair Academy™ connects the experience and knowledge of licensed beauty professionals with the creative, You-tube subscribed, wellness forum informed, product savvy, and beautiful clients of today (https://www.facebook.com/njcurlfriends/).

The NJ Curl Friends & Family Pop up Picnic was just another way of bring the community together. Not only was the burgers grilling but the day included hair care tips and education led by Ahava Felicidad AKA The Holistic Hair Healer owner of Felicidad Hair and Body (Montclair NJ) music, games, raffles, and a full product give away from Curls Organic Hair Products! Look out for LivinLifeProductions one on one interview with Ahava Felciadad chatting about her Felicidad Hair Sugar and more!

Event 2: Curlpalooza 

Curlpalooza was the 2^nd event LivinLifeProductions attended. This event not only had some great vendors and food trucks but some awesome entertainment as well. The first 50 ladies received a swag bag full goodies packed with some of the products from the vendors of the day. The day included live performances from Inspira Dance Company (New Brunswick, NJ), live hair demos, and Q & A Sessions on building business social media presence and natural hair styling tips. Global Celebrity Hair stylist Tameeka McNeil-Johnson Aka The Curl Whisperer was also a featured guest at Curlpalooza.  Attendee's were able to watch live hair demos done by Tameeka, ask any questions, and learn more about Curl Crush, Tameeka exclusive hair product line. Despite the rainy weather the day was a success! Look out for Exclusive interviews and more about CurlPalooza in the next released issue of In The Spotlight Magazine

@jadedtresses

@howdelishhd

@mycurlytemple

@StanhopeAfrica

       

Event 3: New Jersey Natural Hair and Beauty Expo

The 2^nd Annual NJ Natural Hair and Beauty Expo (Woodbridge, NJ) wrapped up the curl experience in Central New Jersey. As promised the place was packed with Vendors and the room was filled with excited consumers.The day covered everything from the worlds of fashion, beauty, hair, and health and its safe to say mostly owned by African American women! The African American commuity are the top consumers in retail and it was extra special to support those who look like me! Look out for Full Interview with Kei Reeves Event Planner and Creator of The Expo in the next released issue of In The Spotlight Magazine Check out some shots I captured of a few of the vendors below!

@lilcreations_lili814

@dovelovehanddesigns

@melsbutterblends