Newsanchor Jovita Moore, Charlene Bastien,Kaira Akita

Last night I was invited to a private occasion at Spice Market in midtown Atlanta. Strength of Nature presented, A Dinner of Distinction. The very pretty Newsanchor Jovita Moore and actress Kaira Akita hosted the affair along with some of Atlanta’s most inspiring and influential business women.

On Tuesday, May 24, I was invited to a private occasion at Spice Market in midtown Atlanta. Strength of Nature of Nature Global presented “A Dinner of Distinction.” The very pretty news anchor, Jovita Moore, and actress Kaira Akita hosted the affair and were joined by some of Atlanta’s most inspiring and influential businesswomen

It was a great night of memorable conversations, great cuisine, wine and tasty desserts from Spice Market and Gimme Some Sugar. Charlene Bastien of Strength of Nature greeted the guests and had a pink champagne toast. Jovita Moore and Kaira Akita shared a few words and, after a moment of thanks, we dined. I got to meet so many fun ladies with different career paths. It’s always good to network and share ideas and support women in business.

Other business women in attendance:

Tracy Brown-AJC

Maggie Ocasio-Upscale Magazine

Tammie Reed-Talking With Tami/Rolling Out/11 Alive News Neighborhood Watch

Melissa Johnson-Velvet Suite Marketing

Keiona Johnson- CNN/Turner Broadcasting

Nicole Garner – The Garner Circle Pr/The Garner Brand

I really enjoyed the great atmosphere of this affair and would like to thank Nicole Garner for the personal invitation

Some photos courtesy of Vaughn Dabney & Thirsty Roots

The Steed Society Inc., in Conjunction With Rolling Out Magazine, Present Female Success Factor

Atlanta - In honor of National Women’s History Month, the Steed Society Inc. and rolling out present Female Success Factor: A Celebration of Successful Women Living Their Dreams. Female Success Factor will feature a dynamic group of female entrepreneurs, corporate executives, entertainers and innovators who will set the stage for a day of inspiration, motivation and intimate panel conversation on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Atlanta History Center.

This free seminar attracts participants and attendees from the corporate, civic, literary, media, independent and academic worlds to discuss professional growth and personal empowerment as it pertains to women. Female Success Factor sets the stage for panelists and guests to be open and honest about their particular paths to success, sharing the challenges and triumphs of their rise through the ranks, insight into how they stay focused and motivated, the skills and lessons they have found most valuable, and goals that still lay ahead. Moderated by Steed Media Group’s senior vice president of strategy and development, Yvette Caslin; and urban lifestyle blogger Tammie Reed, TV host of Talking with Tami, the Female Success Factor experience guarantees that attendees will find revelation, kinship and courage in the journey of this dynamic ensemble of powerful women.

The program will address the skill sets and strategies utilized by women who are successfully navigating today’s professional landscape. The topics will include:

• The Journey to Success and Purpose
• Redefining Success and Balance for the Whole Woman (working mom, business woman, wife, etc.)
• Being Respected and Demanding Respect as a Female
• The Value of Serving as an Example of a Successful Woman

The Steed Society Inc. is dedicated to ensuring the continued growth of our community by providing meaningful and inspirational programming. We don’t want you to miss these representatives of the greatness that exists among women in particular, and throughout the business world as a whole. Join the Steed Society Inc., rolling out magazine and a plethora of some of this city’s truly successful women for Female Success Factor: A Celebration of Successful Women Living Their Dreams on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Atlanta History Center located at 130 West Paces Ferry Rd, Atlanta.

Special thanks to African Pride’s “My Pride. My Way” campaign, GlamBar Salon, So Taste-T Cupcake Bar, and the Steed Society Inc. To join the conversation the Twitter handle is @RollingOut, the event’s hashtag is #FemaleSuccess, Facebook is   /FemaleSuccessFactor and the website iswww.FemaleSuccessFactor.com.

TO RSVP FOR THIS FREE EVENT:

femalesuccessfa ctor.eventbrite .com

Celebrity Makeup Artists Regina Trawick

TalkingWithTami: Tell us how you got into being a make-up artist?

I was always into the fashion industry as a young girl.  I always
loved to make my aunts and cousins beautiful.  I started pursuing
makeup as a profession by accident through people who were always
asking me about my eyebrows, so I decided to get a job arching
eyebrows and doing lashes and the rest is history!  And my makeup
skills developed from there.

TalkingWithTami:  Who are some of your clients in the industry?

Actress Kaira Akita

I have been fortunate enough to work with a variety of celebrities
such as Fantasia from American Idol.  She was addicted to individual
lashes and a great client.  Kaira Akita from Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I
Get Married?” & “A Family that Preys” & Tiny formally from Xscape and
T.I.’s main girl makeup for her new show “Tiny & Toyia” to name a
few…

TalkingWithTami: Is there any quick tips you can give us for women on the go?

Model

Yes, always have a little concelar for your undereye area, it wakes
you right up! Combine this with some mascara with face bronzer and
neutral lipgloss.  Now you’ve got a quick natural five min look on the
go!  And I know all about those on the go looks because I am
constantly on the go being a that make-up business has been rewarding
yet keeps me busy.

TalkingWithTami:  If you could beat one face of any person, who would it be and why?

 Hmmm it would probably Iman…Dont get me wrong I love her beautiful facial features butsince I have mastered her make-up look thinks she would love my creative spin and special touch I do on clients. I would love to get her in my chair one day.

TalkingWithTami: Whats in your personal make-up bag?

Model

My personal make-up bags has to have Iman Clay 3 Cream to Powder
Foundation fo my undereye area.  L’Oreal Carbon Black Voluminous
mascara, my bronzer and a multi colored eyeshadow and blush palette
small enough to fit into my make-up bag.  I also love using moon beam
by Benefit.  I use it to highlight my face in all the right places.
It just always pulls my makeup together.  These are some of my
favorite make-up products that add to my day.

For further info: http://www.myspace.com/116165757

Actress Kaira Akita looking good for 30!

Kaira turned the big 3-0 over the weekend and I had to go and wish her a Happy 30th. She is the cutest lil thing and I love her spirit. You may remember Kaira Akita in several Tyler Perry movies and also  from me interviewing her on my Pink Spotlight section of my blog(.

Kaira and her mom(awh)

She had a great party and her mom was really cuttin a rug and hangin with the rest of us! I love a great party and she sure did have a great time! I saw alot of my twitter buddies out and about and they were stylin and profilin as usual. I loved the boutique it was held at called,NV-U Boutique(www.nv-uboutique.com owned by Nikki Vigilance. I also saw www.djblakmagic spinning on the 1′s and 2′s good job!

Kaira blows out the candles!

http://www.kairaakita.com/home.htm

Over the weekend I celebrated my birthday by having a Pajama Jam networking event that was such a hit! First I would like to thank God for allowing me to see another year…woot! Secondly, I would like to thank www.designsbylolita.com  for being my official sponsor, and Marche Sparks www.lepetitemarche.net  for the yummy food & space. My cutey patootie pj’s courtesy of www.bedheadpjs.com , my fabulous guest speakerFelicia Joy www.msceoshow.com  and my 2 drink sponsors www.drinkperfectwater.com & www.sparklingnuvo.com Blak www.djblakmagic.com for the snazzy tunes and all my other sponsors and friends for coming out!

We had a blast and boy did I have a great time sharing my story and journey,meeting other business women, and networking for other great business ventures and ideas! Its so many people to thank and I would be writing all day but I think my pics says enough below! I want to thank each and every one of you for coming out and I do plan on doing more business women events so stay tuned, the skys the limit! Lets Party on!

I also want to thank my twitter family for coming out, Im not going to name all of you because im afraid I will forget somebody but you know who you are lol.