{"id":903,"date":"2019-07-02T04:01:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T04:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/?p=903"},"modified":"2019-07-02T19:08:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:08:13","slug":"essence-beauty-carnival-2019-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/events\/essence-beauty-carnival-2019-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Essence Beauty Carnival 2019 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"903\" class=\"elementor elementor-903\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9a62dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9a62dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b151a2\" data-id=\"9b151a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c1f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34c1f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Essence Magazine blessed us with another fabulous event this past April called the\u00a0<em>Essence Beauty Carnival Tour<\/em>. If you missed it, have no fear because the tour continues this weekend at Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">I believe, this is the first of it&#8217;s kind for the publication, so I was front row and center\u00a0with my homegirl Jessica at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Pier 36 in New York City.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ac355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62ac355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_094621-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_094621-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_094621-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_094621-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_094621.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7bd9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e7bd9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There were two lines: one for general admission and the other for VIPs. There was a significant price difference between the two, so we bought the general admission tickets. VIP gave you perks such as access to a private area called &#8220;The Beauty Bungalow&#8221; and an Essence tote bag with products, to name a few.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf7665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cf7665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">We walked right in when the doors opened and were visually struck by the theme, &#8220;<b><i>Bring the Bold!&#8221;.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u00a0A<\/span>n inviting array of colorful information stations, activations, a grand stage and brands\/shops were from wall to wall (video below).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0b27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"cf0b27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_100723.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22dd594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22dd594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The information stations were amazing because they wrapped in a nutshell the evolution of black hair and beauty.\u00a0 I personally could not get enough of the &#8220;Wigs &amp; Weaves&#8221; station.\u00a0 The collection of paint brush hair (picture below) shows the versatility of a black woman&#8217;s crown. From curly to straight to red to black. I change my hair every two months so this is probably why I liked it so much.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27e1eb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27e1eb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e015f3e\" data-id=\"e015f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72ae60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f72ae60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_124106-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1037 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_124106-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_124106-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_124106-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_124106.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Wigs &amp; Weaves<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a54840\" data-id=\"4a54840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a3ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5a3ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101105-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1039 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101105-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101105-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101105-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101105.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Untangling Our Roots<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad45900\" data-id=\"ad45900\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e77034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e77034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102227-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1036 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102227-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102227-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102227-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102227.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Natural Hair in the Social Media<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a881b5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a881b5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45cd90f\" data-id=\"45cd90f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9cd30a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9cd30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every activation station was a fun photo opportunity. The &#8216;Glam Room&#8217; was my favorite because everything was laid out from combs, to lip gloss, to a flat iron &#8211; basically everything a woman needs to get ready. I didn&#8217;t know what to grab before taking the picture and realized, let me do what every black woman can relate to &#8211; itch their scalp with a tail comb (pretend lol). We all know that good feeling it brings after a long day&#8230;\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Another activation had a carnival theme that took a boomerang and a few others. Overall, there were about 3-4 other areas where you could take photos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c98fa94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c98fa94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c87e5b\" data-id=\"3c87e5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d426ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d426ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101859-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1043 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101859-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101859-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101859-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101859.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57aee0c\" data-id=\"57aee0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22b2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b22b2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101352-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1042 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101352-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101352-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101352-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_101352.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-859d29c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"859d29c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2307b\" data-id=\"6f2307b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16badac elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"16badac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VID_157911201_065919_141.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af9144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9af9144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And the shops! Now, I have to say, they had the right amount of vendors. It wasn&#8217;t overcrowded and you didn&#8217;t have to wait on long lines. I bought a few items (posts to come!), but one of my favorite&#8217;s was the card game, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingracesgame.com\/\"><u>Trading Races<\/u><\/a>&#8220;. As stated on their website, each player &#8220;<i>selects a card from their hand that reflects a higher level of blackness and plays their card. \u00a0As a group, players must come to a consensus on which card is blacker. Whoever played the winning card, wins the book.<\/i>&#8221; (Video of us playing below).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ece616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6ece616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/newnew.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190427_110125_001.jpg\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a0eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2a0eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102807-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1047 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102807-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102807-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102807-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102807.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59bbcf5\" data-id=\"59bbcf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cfe26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55cfe26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102846-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1046 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102846-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102846-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102846-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102846.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a099a\" data-id=\"e5a099a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1689da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1689da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102836-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1044 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102836-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102836-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102836-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_102836.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05515f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05515f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3411f3a\" data-id=\"3411f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef395b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eef395b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main stage had a series of events including competitions, sit-down interviews, informational chats and performances.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51143f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51143f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_110459-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1051 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_110459-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_110459-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_110459-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_110459.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; 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I saw a few celebrities\/influencers such as fashion model and entrepreneur Iman, singer Ciara, fashion designer Dapper Dan, influencer Megz (ULoveMegz) and Gizelle Bryant from The Real Housewives of Potomac. They also had food trucks outside.\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6><h3><strong>Will you attend next year?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Most definitely! But this time, the goal is to experience it at Essence Fest in New Orleans.<\/p><p>Check out videos and photos from the event on their website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/essence-beauty-carnival\/iman-essence-beauty-carnival-advice-for-black-entrepreneurs\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e094530 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e094530\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b215a9\" data-id=\"2b215a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c406dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2c406dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VID-20190427-WA0029.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essence Magazine blessed us with another fabulous event this past April called the\u00a0Essence Beauty Carnival Tour. If you missed it, have no fear because the tour continues this weekend at Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana.\u00a0 I believe, this is the first of it&#8217;s kind for the publication, so I was front row and center\u00a0with my homegirl Jessica at\u00a0Pier 36 in New York City.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 There were two lines: one for general admission and the other for VIPs. There was a significant price difference between the two, so we bought the general admission tickets. VIP gave you perks such as access to a private area called &#8220;The Beauty Bungalow&#8221; and an Essence tote bag with products, to name a few.\u00a0 We walked right in when the doors opened and were visually struck by the theme, &#8220;Bring the Bold!&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0An inviting array of colorful information stations, activations, a grand stage and brands\/shops were from wall to wall (video below).\u00a0 http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190427_100723.mp4 The information stations were amazing because they wrapped in a nutshell the evolution of black hair and beauty.\u00a0 I personally could not get enough of the &#8220;Wigs &amp; Weaves&#8221; station.\u00a0 The collection of paint brush hair (picture below) shows the versatility of a black woman&#8217;s crown. From curly to straight to red to black. I change my hair every two months so this is probably why I liked it so much.\u00a0 Wigs &#038; Weaves Untangling Our Roots Natural Hair in the Social Media Every activation station was a fun photo opportunity. The &#8216;Glam Room&#8217; was my favorite because everything was laid out from combs, to lip gloss, to a flat iron &#8211; basically everything a woman needs to get ready. I didn&#8217;t know what to grab before taking the picture and realized, let me do what every black woman can relate to &#8211; itch their scalp with a tail comb (pretend lol). We all know that good feeling it brings after a long day&#8230;\u00a0 Another activation had a carnival theme that took a boomerang and a few others. Overall, there were about 3-4 other areas where you could take photos.\u00a0 http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VID_157911201_065919_141.mp4 And the shops! Now, I have to say, they had the right amount of vendors. It wasn&#8217;t overcrowded and you didn&#8217;t have to wait on long lines. I bought a few items (posts to come!), but one of my favorite&#8217;s was the card game, &#8220;Trading Races&#8220;. As stated on their website, each player &#8220;selects a card from their hand that reflects a higher level of blackness and plays their card. \u00a0As a group, players must come to a consensus on which card is blacker. Whoever played the winning card, wins the book.&#8221; (Video of us playing below).\u00a0 http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/newnew.mp4 The main stage had a series of events including competitions, sit-down interviews, informational chats and performances.\u00a0 There was so much more, for instance, the Aveeno station, where you received a mini-consultation, a small bag of products and a boomerang photo. I saw a few celebrities\/influencers such as fashion model and entrepreneur Iman, singer Ciara, fashion designer Dapper Dan, influencer Megz (ULoveMegz) and Gizelle Bryant from The Real Housewives of Potomac. They also had food trucks outside.\u00a0 \u00a0 Will you attend next year? Most definitely! But this time, the goal is to experience it at Essence Fest in New Orleans. Check out videos and photos from the event on their website here.\u00a0 http:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VID-20190427-WA0029.mp4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1104,"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions\/1104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itsasatchell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}