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Monday, July 6, 2015

The @cosmoproflv beauty B2B trade show hits Vegas 7/12, but NYC got a sneak peek, here are my highlights! #cosmoprofna

COSMOPROF North America Las Vegas Logo

Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) - a leading B2B Beauty Trade Show will be taking place this year on July 12 - 14 in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Convention Center. More then 27,000 attendees from 100 countries worldwide and close to 1,000 exhibitors from over 35 different countries are expected to make an appearance!

Show sections will include:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Cosmetics and Personal Care - highlighting finished products including skincare, haircare, nails and tools for retail distribution

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Packaging/Contract Manufacturing/ & Private Label - dedicated to the suppliers serving the beauty industry production supply chain - from raw materials to machinery and formulation to packaging

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Professional Beauty - devoted to the salon and spa world showcasing professional products, accessories, implements, tools, equipment, furniture and attire.

Discover Beauty powered by Cosmoprof Logo

In addition to the three main sections outlined above, there will be special areas including Boutique, Country Pavilions, Discover Beauty Spotlights, Emerging Beauty and Interactive Experience a multi-sensorial area as well as Interactive Technology. Three new areas will include an International Business Forum and Exhibition-Focus on the Beauty Supply Chain, Discover Scent (dedicated to exploring artisanal niche fragrances) and Tones of Beauty - featuring an upscale array of products geared to 'polyethnic consumers'.

Sniffapalooza Logo

One of the most unique experiences of the night was provided buy Sniffapalooza, who was chosen to curate Discover Scent at Cosmoprof North America - an exclusive showcase for new and innovative fragrance products.

Discover Scent Signage at Rising Stars of Beauty NYC event in conjunction with Cosmoprof Las Vegas
Left: Founder Karen Dubin, Right: Karen Adams - @Albapro Photography
Sniffapalooza is an international, event-based organization of fragrance afficionados that unites perfume enthusiasts around the world, they celebrate fragrance as art and appreciate perfumers as artists. What started as a small group of friends getting together to shop for and share their passion for perfume, now knows international acclaim from TIME Magazine, Forbes, CBS MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal and many others! During the 'Rising Stars of Beauty' Event (which is the name of the sneak peek event), they offered a Fragrance and Spirit Pairing with the expertise of Back Label Wine Merchants and sommelier Patrick Watson that kept us on our toes! It was definitely multi-sensory as smelling the fragrance and then drinking the spirit it was paired with be it wine or Whiskey, truly awakened the senses and made the experience so much more unique.

"Desert Blush' by Raw Spirit and Bera Piemonte Brachetto sparkling wine
Above: The fragrance "Desert Blush' by Raw Spirit (a warm yet sophisticated floral!) was paired with Bera Piemonte Brachetto a sparkling red wine that is sweet with a fragrance of fresh flowers and roses making it a perfect partner for the Desert Blush scent. We were asked to smell the fragrance, and then taste the wine, which offered a unique sensory experience.

Orlov Cross of Asia is paired with Bodegas Tampesta Maneki Blanco
Above: Orlov Cross of Asia is paired with Bodegas Tampesta Maneki Blanco. As I am familiar with Bodegas and have tried the Maneki Blanco before I was very excited by this pairing! The fragrance has notes of green and pink geranium, Ylang flower, jasmine, tuberose, with a warm and musky amber to balance out the floral and give it some 'warmth', smelling it and then tasting the Bodegas Tampesta Maneki Blanco which is a pale yellow white wine with a nose of tropical fruits, definitely brought out my wanderlust! I wish I was in coasting along somewhere in Spain right about now, but ah I digress......

Concentration de Parfums Allegedly Rose Candle that was paired with Catskill Provisions Honey Whiskey
Above: While there were many more pairings (and sadly I don't have space to feature them all), the one that wasn't for the faint of heart was the Concentration de Parfums Allegedly Rose Candle that was paired with Catskill Provisions Honey Whiskey, some ladies found this one a bit too strong for their palate, but I found it totally unique and really dug the idea! I think many felt the rose in the candle was too delicate to pair with a Whiskey, but I'm a big fan of not doing the 'obvious' or 'typical' and found this to be a pretty inspired pair. Others felt it was where opposites attract at best but to each his/her own right?


Cosmoprof Rising Stars of Beauty Signage and Swag Bags


My Swag Haul:

Cosmoprof Rising Stars of Beauty Swag Bag
My Take:

There were so many amazing brands in attendance, some that were already quite familiar to me, like Clique by Roble which we have featured on Ascending Butterfly multiple times as they are a favorite of mine at Beauty Press Events here in New York City (and the body butter is to DIE for!), and brands that were entirely new to me like many of the scent pairings offered by Sniffapalooza and the Love, Aunt Bonnie Boxes curated by Corey Huggins (who aims to write the chic story of Black and Brown Beauty via sharing her Aunt's knowledge and curating amazing brands that speak to the diversity in beauty!) Much like the Makeup Show this is a pretty big swag haul and I will have to just include invididual product reviews as I go along using them all, but I was stoked to find a Love, Aunt Bonnie Box in our swag bags as I have been wanting to try them out since I heard of them. I'm also looking forward to using my Lamik samples as well!

Use the #Cosmoprofna hashtag to keep up with the show in real time, and if you are attending, make sure to use it on your instagrams and tweets!


Are you hitting #Cosmoprofna this year? If so, who are you most looking forward to connecting with? If not, which brand featured above caught your eye?

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FTC Disclosure: This is an event recap, this is NOT a compensated post, no monetary compensation has been received, Press Passes to the Rising Stars of Beauty Cosmoprof Sneak Peek Event were provided to Ascending Butterfly for Editorial Consideration and all opinions are 100% my own! I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR, Part 255 - Guides Concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising, you may check our Giveaway and Disclosure Page for additional information regarding Ascending Butterfly Disclosure.

Friday, April 11, 2014

A peek at the must have #Beauty Brands that @beautypress #Spotlight Day put on my radar



Beauty Press Spotlight Day has quickly become one of my favorite Press Events to attend in New York City. They have helped me discover Beauty Brands that are completely new to me or new products from old favorites as well as one-to-one time directly with the brands, oftentimes with the Founders of the Brand which is certainly a rare treat.

On such a cold day, these signs of Spring were certainly a site for sore eyes!

So Backsplash shots aka 'Step and Repeats' are becoming the norm at most events, and despite the fact I have been blogging for a long time now, I have always been camera shy, but they got me coming in! LOL

Ascending Butterfly attends BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014
Right: Ascending Butterfly - Rocking one of my favorite jackets from Wilson's Leather, that green color always cheers me up!

After the backsplash my first stop was something warm and Filicori Zecchini Coffee was just what the Doctor ordered! They warmed me up and perked me up!


Filicori Zecchini Coffee at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014



Filicori Zecchini Coffee Display at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014


They have a location on 46th and Madison so if you are in the area you should definitely stop by!


Ceci Cela Patisserie at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014
Ceci Cela Patisserie


We were super lucky that Ceci Cela Patisserie brought the French cafe experience directly from NYC's Nolita neighborhood right to us, as their sweet delights paired perfectly with our coffee.


Ceci Cela Patisserie Pastries Display at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014
Ceci Cela Patisserie Pastries Display at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014 - All I can say is that everything tasted as good as it looks!


I normally get so wrapped up at events that I end up invariably having to skip the Beauty Treatments because the lines are long, so for once I opted to think about ME first for a change. And I signed up for a Blow Out with the lovely team at Blo Blow Dry Bar! I felt like a superstar afterwards:


Ascending Butterfly gets a Blow Out at Blo Blow Dry Bar at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014
A great blow out always makes my day so much brighter!


Blo is North America's Original Blow Dry Bar. They started in 2007 with one vital question 'Why isn't there a place for quick, affordable catwalk-quality blow outs?', they now have 39 locations across North America. My neighborhood doesn't have one and certainly needs one, hmm....Maybe I went for Beauty and will come out thinking about inquiring on my own Franchise!


Even Mama Butterfly got in on the fun and as you can tell she loved her Blow Out too!


I figured I'd keep the hair theme after my blow out and hit the Dear Clark booth:

Dear Clark Display at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014
Let's face it, how could I pass up a 'Hair Revival'?


Stylists Holly Dear and Kaycee Clark (Dear Clark, get it?) created this range of effective, natural based and locally sourced products to help bring stressed hair back to life. With ingredients from the deep heart of the Lone Star State and a signature scent crafted from pure and powerful essential oils and one that as a Latina I am quite familiar with:

Rose of Jericho, known as 'the Resurrection Flower', Dear Clark Display at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014
One of the ingredients Dear Clark uses in their haircare products is Rose of Jericho, known as 'the Resurrection Flower'

One of their ingredients is Rose of Jericho, known as 'the Resurrection Flower', it survives years in West Texas desert yet regenerating instantly when water is present, as a haircare ingredient it delivers amazing hydration and anti-aging properties too!

Following right along with the Haircare theme I had to visit the team behind Design Essentials, because even though I blow it out, I have naturally wavy hair and I like to keep up with thelatest products for my hair type!



On their website you can purchase Hair Care Packages specifically based on your hair concerns which saves time and eliminates the guessing behind which products will work best for your hair needs.

I am a big fan of monthly box subscriptions that allow you to try out a variety of new products and figure out which work best for you before you commit to a full size, one of the fun takeaways from BeautyPress Spotlight Day this time around was the CurlKit box that contained a ton of goodies for curly and natural hair (mine included: III Sisters of Nature Spiral Pudding, U R Curly Still Control for edges (free of alcohol, parabens, sulfates, silicones, and Dyes and enriched with Abyssinian Oil), Hante Textures Tea Tree Conditioner with Peppermint Oil (Detangles, Hydrates and Stimulates Scalp), Honey Hair Mask Detangling Deep Conditioner, Hante Textures Hair & Skin Butter, An assortment of products from NothingButHairCare.com, Pooka Sandalwood Rose Body Oil, and Mixed Chicks Trial and Travel Pack)



Before switching out of Hair themed products I thought a cocktail just might be in order and decided I'd try "The Gojipolitan":

The Gojipolitan Cocktail includes Fresh Goji Berries, FAIR Quinoa Vodka, FAIR Goji Liquer, Triple Sec and Fresh Lemon Juice,
The Gojipolitan includes Fresh Goji Berries, FAIR Quinoa Vodka, FAIR Goji Liquer, Triple Sec and Fresh Lemon Juice, it is DELICIOUS!!!

I wish there was 'tastovision' so I could share one of these with you. I had no idea that a Quinoa Vodka would taste so good!

Fair Spirits. Fair Trade. FAIR Quinoa Vodka at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014


Tasting Notes:

"Clear very neutral aromas and flavors suggest cream, cake and minerals with a very soft, dryish light-to-medium body and exquisitely smooth custard, dried fruit, and limestone accented finish. A superbly silky, elegant, and delicious Vodka that is fantastic on it's own and will be perfect in cocktails"

Fair Spirits. Fair Trade. FAIR Quinoa Vodka at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014


Fair Spirits. Fair Trade. FAIR Quinoa Vodka is bottled in France.

Have you ever wanted Beauty Mark? How about one you can move and remove? The team at Beauty Mark showed off their temporary Beauty Marks, I'm thinking a Butterfly Beauty Mark should be created just for Ascending Butterfly!


Absolute New York, NickaK New York Beauty Mark Beauty Stamp for Face and Body at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014


Absolute New York/NickaK New York is a contemporary beauty brand founded in the heart of New York, and they were showing off their temporary Beauty Marks.

Clique by Roble was back again at BeautyPress Spotlight Day:


Clique by Roble at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014


This time they brought along some wonderful Body Butters to go with their fragrance (which we covered before HERE). I am LOVING this Body Butter, it is super thick and a little goes a long way. The scent is sweet but not clawing and really lasts, you could wear it alone quite frankly or layer it by wearing the fragrance in conjunction. I love this Body Butter right after a hot shower when my skin is still slightly damp and warm, it helps the body butter spread easier and just sinks into the skin.

I'm an Argan Oil Fanatic, so I was super happy to meet the team at DermOrganic, who sent us home with a full size collection of their products including: Soapless Facial Cleanser with Moroccan Argan Extract (purifies, clarifies and moisturizes), Hand and Body Moisture Lotion, 100% Pure Argan Oil Organic Moisturizer for hair and skin, and a Facial Moisturizer also with Moroccan Argan Extract in a sheer formula that absorbs quickly.




DermOrganic Display at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014
I share their motto: Minimal Ingredients. Maximum Benefits. They are Vegan, and NO Animal Testing!


I would definitely love to try their haircare next!

For Wordless Wednesday I gave you guys a sneak peek at the brand I met next, Dolluxe:


Dolluxe Display area at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014


Dolluxe includes several brands including Gothic Lolita Wigs, RockStar Wigs, and Cosplay Wigs.

We got to go home with the fun eyelashes that will help turn this butterfly into a living doll:

Dolluxe Display area at BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014






I'm thinking some of their RockStar Wigs would be adorable for Coachella this weekend!

And although I am pretty well blessed in the Melanin Department I got to meet the team behind Fake Bake and their products are definitely brilliant to help you keep that sun kissed glow year round!




And my pals tell me Fake Bake is the new pantyhose! Instead of wearing hosiery in the summer many of my pals use this instead.

The LASHEM Brand also showed off a wide variety of products, and sent us home with a cute kit that included their False Eyelashes, Instant Lash Extensions with RegenaLash (For Longer Lashes and Fuller Brows in just 4-6 weeks), Lipo Lotion Tummy Toning and Cellulite Smoothing System (Designed to Diminish Dimples and Tone Skin), and Liquid Eyeliner with Lash Enhancing Serum.




I would love to try their new Ultrasonic Beauty Massager that is to be used in conjunction with the Lipo Lotion to help speed up the results!

Don't you love when you are wearing a fragrance that makes total strangers approach you just to ask you what you are wearing? Prepare for the onslaught with one of my favorite discoveries at this BeautyPress Spotlight Day, Spadaro Luxury Fragrances.


Spadaro Luxury Fragrances BeautyPress Spotlight Day February 2014


I love all the scents, but our editors favorite was definitely Doux Amour! A rare blend of floral essences - Ylang Ylang, Casablanca Lily, Moroccan Jasmine, Patchouli, Rare Amber, Sandalwood and a sheer veil of Vanilla - it's just an absolutely beautiful fragrance! The founder, Kim Spadaro, whose mom encouraged her creativity while her travels inspired her fragrances, donates a portion of the proceeds of Spadaro Products to The Spadaro Foundation which was created as a tribute to Kim's Mom who passed away on 1/1/11.






My Take:

Beauty Press delivered a great mix of brands I know and trust and brands that were new to me in an environment that is always conducive to not only networking but getting in those questions and one-on-one time that I find truly invaluable. While I still very much have to attend tradeshows, I find that Spotlight Days feel less like 'work' and more like a discovery zone which I appreciate. There were some brands that showed support with gift bag inclusions that weren't in attendance including Adovia, Foreo, Niki Saint Pierre Botanical Cosmeceuticals, Seaflora and South Beach Skin Solutions, as I use these products I will give them their own day in the sun in an upcoming post so stay tuned!

Butterflies which brand resonates most with you? Which one would you most like to try? Let them know you saw them featured on Ascending Butterfly so we can hopefully come back with something fun for YOU too!


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FTC Disclosure: I am a member of the Beauty Press Network. This is NOT a compensated post, it is an event recap. This is NOT a sponsored post and all opinions are 100% my own!  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR, Part 255 - Guides Concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising, you may check our Giveaway and Disclosure Page for additional information regarding Ascending Butterfly Disclosure.