I am thrilled to announce that House of Success, my lifestyle PR firm, has added Lottabody, a Colomer brand under the Revlon umbrella, to its diverse client roster; adding to a beauty category that also includes Heat Free Hair. For more than 40 years, Lottabody has provided hair care and styling product solutions for both consumers… Continue Reading
You know the saying “talk about it, be about it?” Well, there are few people I can think of right now who embody that ethos more than Casey ‘iCON’ Billingsley. I don’t remember how Casey first got on my radar, but I do remember that the first things that I noticed about him were his wit,… Continue Reading
Tasha Burton, the founder of Belle Butters, an amazing line of handmade beauty products with all-natural ingredients has partnered with Tuff Magazine EIC Charles Wade on Beau by Belle Butters, a new line of multi-use skincare solutions for men. Knowing that many men view the idea of developing a skincare regimen or shopping for skincare products… Continue Reading
“We have decided to move forward as a united family,” read the joint statement released by Beyonce, Jay Z and Solange days after security video footage of Solange attacking Jay Z was leaked to the media. The ‘this too shall pass’ crisis PR strategy seems to be a trend in the Knowles-Carter camp. Last year, after Beyonce performed at… Continue Reading
Earlier this week I set up a full day of deskside meetings for one of my clients. Essentially, desksides are one-on-one meetings with reporters at media outlets where a brand or executive wants to get coverage. We typically look to book a deskside appointment when a client is launching a new product, making an announcement that warrants… Continue Reading
Mattie James is the founding editor of Mattieologie.com and style editor at CocoaFab, a lifestyle destination for multicultural women. Her motto, “Live what you love,” is an aspirational call to action designed to get her readers and viewers to focus on the people, places, things and type of work that bring them joy. The motto… Continue Reading
Last Thursday, ColorComm, an essential organization for women of color in the communications industry, hosted an intimate discussion with Essence Magazine Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Bush (@Vanessa_KBush) as part of their Cocktails & Conversation event series. Bush, a ColorComm Board Member, was interviewed by Stephanie Smith (@SSmithNYC), SVP and Chief Editorial Director at MSLGroup (the event was… Continue Reading
Julian Gunder (@J_Gunda), a longtime youth mentor, understood first-hand how education could change the entire course of a child’s life. Outside of mentoring programs, he noticed that many of the kids he worked with, particularly those from low income communities, weren’t receiving encouragement or seeing role models who talked about the positive benefits of attending… Continue Reading
One of the downsides that comes with suffering through what seems like the longest winter ever is…passport envy. I’m not sure if it’s from listening to the ‘beach day’ tales of friends who live in warmer climates or drooling over the curated travel images from Travel Noire but, I’ve never wanted to get out of… Continue Reading
Whenever I read a magazine or article that I like, I instantly take a look at the byline or the masthead to see who worked on it. And I distinctly remember a period of time when I lived in D.C. that anything I read that had to do with music journalism or local stories or… Continue Reading