FabOverFifty to Host Beauty Bash – New York City’s Most Prestigious and Pampering Two-Day Beauty Event – Exclusively for the Boomer Generation!

FOF Beauty Bash is a hands-on, interactive, only-in-New-York-City-type event. It will bring together celebrity stylists; make-up artists; plastic surgeons; dermatologists; cosmetic dentists; beauty, fashion and fitness icons, as well as other specialists, for custom fittings, 1-on-1 consultations, live demonstrations and seminars on the latest beauty and wellness advances for FabOverFifty women. Attendees will sample the newest creams, colors, lotions, potions and serums; get insider tips, techniques and strategies designed especially for women over fifty, and meet with experts for personal consultations and answers to their most pressing FabOverFifty beauty questions: Which face cream really gets rid of wrinkles? Is my bra the right size for me? Should I get plastic surgery? How do I apply makeup to make me look younger? What can I do about my thinning hair?

Custom FOF Beauty Bash highlights include:

Mark Garrison, Celebrity Stylist –One of the world’s most sought-after hair stylists, Mark will be doing hair center stage for two days. He will solve your most difficult hair challenges, and provide complimentary cuts.

Le Mystere, Leader in Intimate Apparel – Get a custom and complimentary bra-fitting from the experts at Le Mystere, innovators in the intimate apparel space for their seamless, supportive and fashionable designs.

Jill Kirsh, Celebrity Makeup Artist – With just a few simple color tricks from Jill, you will look younger, more svelte, and radiant than ever. Meet one-on-one with Jill and watch her live color makeovers on the main stage.

Dr. Sharon Giese and Dr. Robert Gotkin, Cosmetic Surgeons –Meet privately in designated “doctor’s offices” at the FOF Beauty Bash with Dr. Sharon Giese or Dr. Robert Gotkin, two of New York’s most sought-after cosmetic surgeons, and ask them your biggest beauty questions. Dr. Giese’s “Natural Lift” is touted as “the future of plastic surgery” by Dr. Oz, and Dr. Gotkin was named “One of New York’s best doctors” by New York Magazine.

Elline Surianello, Master Hairapist – Elline will analyze your tresses so you can go from flat or frizzy to fantastic in less time than it takes to unplug the dryer. Walk away with Elline’s complimentary hairapy gift package.

Dr. Ellen Marmur, Dermatologist – In just minutes, Dr. Marmur could save your life with a complimentary body check. She’ll put your mind at ease about melanoma, and other forms of skin cancer that can be detected in the earliest stages. Dr. Marmur is associated with New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital and is one of the most respected doctors in the dermatological field. She has performed extensive research on the development of melanoma vaccines.

Attendees will also have the chance to meet and hear from (to name a few):

- Jim Crawford, Celebrity Makeup Artist
- Lois Joy Johnson, Beauty & Style Editor, Author and Advocate for FOFs
- Cindy Pearlman, author of The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets
- Sandy Linter, Lancôme Beauty Expert
- Nancy Donahue, former high-fashion model
- Dr. Deborah Sarnoff, Celebrity Dermatologist
- Beth Chamberlain, actress, Guiding Light, Kettle Bell expert
- Dr. Erika Schwartz, founder, Age Management Institute

As an added bonus, attendees also will receive a gift bag filled with more than $150 worth of today’s hottest beauty products, as well as exclusive offers from partners, including Soft Surroundings, Molton Brown, Cynthia Rowland Beauty Systems, Perricone and many more.

To learn more, you can visit the Beauty Bash website at http://www.faboverfifty.com/content/faboverfiftycom-beauty-bash.

About FabOverFifty

Founded by Geri Brin, FabOverFifty is the premier destination where successful, stylish women over fifty share their style. Just 17 months old, FOF boasts 100,000 unique visitors a month, and 45,000 registered members, sharing recommendations on everything from books to beauty. Beautifully produced original content on style, beauty, health and more has earned the site featured coverage everywhere, from NBC’s Today and CNN to The View and The Gayle King Show. No other site captures this generation with the same style, sophistication and honesty.

FOF founder, Geri Brin, has been a magazine and newspaper publisher and editor for four decades, having spent a major portion of her career with Fairchild Publications, on publications including Women’s Wear Daily and W Magazine. She has written for many major magazines, from New York to Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country to Cosmopolitan, and is the co-author of two books on fashion and designing children’s environments.

Google has been bambooziling my email with alerts, many relating to the boomers… sometimes not always flattering, but suppose everyone’s entitled to their opinion,right? This particular post caught my attention as it centres around music and the ‘generation’ of today-personally,if the theme is a festival of music, I don’t see why we can’t share?!

Too Many Oldies? Readers speak out about Musikfest-

By Len Righi | Of The Morning Call
April 25, 2009

One person’s music legend is another person’s old fogy

Some readers applaud the classic rock groups at Musikfest. Others want fresh voices.

Those are the two dissonant notes you sounded in response to a Point/Counterpoint in last Sunday’s Go Guide. Music promoter Gerald Deifer and ArtsQuest Performing Arts Director Patrick Brogan squared off on the question of whether Musikfest is too heavy on classic rock and ”American Idol” acts and doesn’t have enough music that speaks to younger people.

Musikfest: Too much oldies & ‘Idol’?

Still others said classic rock reflects the taste of the Valley, and that Musikfest’s booking policies, like the Corleone family dealings, are not personal, just smart business.

Here are some of your best observations.

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT MUSIKFEST

”Yes they do rely on older groups, but they are appealing to the crowd that, quite frankly, spends the most money. That is just good business.  Many of the acts  have more talent in their pinky than some of the novelty acts of today.” Music Fan

” Musikfest is supposed to bring all people together from all walks of life through the expression of music. I for one do feel they ignore the more urban community style of music ? Take a look around the Lehigh Valley. The demographics are changing and changing fast. Embrace it and it will bring sweet rewards. Ignore it and it will bring negativity and ignorant thinking and therefore cut into the real profit margin!” Joshua Ramirez

”It is not often we get to do family functions, but Musikfest is one! Rock on!!!” Bonnie

”Musikfest is not trying hard enough to bring exciting, vibrant, current bands to the area. They are pandering to the status quo Â? Enough with the baby boomer propaganda machine! It is time for the youth to truly rebel against our corporate, cookie-cutter culture!”

Dennis Christman

”This is not a public concert series, it’s a business trying to make money. Selling concert tickets to a bunch of teenagers that will then buy a soda and a hot dog won’t cut it. Keep pandering to idiots like me who drop a C-note a night!” Rob

”It’s either the American Idols or the washed up ’60s and ’70s acts that Musikfest has to continue to book. I’ll stay home and watch what I want on YouTube.” Jeff

”Who wants to see a bunch of geezers, rejects and wannabes? Let’s be fair and have all kinds of genres represented.” Julia

”I volunteer every year at Musikfest. The quality of acts that they get I think is great. … The age of most festgoers (with the exception of the brats and gangs on Main Street) [is] from 30 on up, and [they] appreciate good music from the past.” George Carvis

”The Allentown Fair has done a much better job of attracting bands that hit the 20-35 [demographic].” matt_psu

”Yes, Musikfest does rely heavily on oldies. However, those are the performers people want to see. I am only 24 and would prefer to see CS&N, Thorogood or like last year, John Fogerty, rather than these newer groups. No one has the talent anymore. None of the new performers will ever even make it to be an oldie. I want to see the classics, not the one hit wonders.” Beth

”It is not a music festival; it is actually a festival with some music. The generation attracted to and controlling Muzakfest is aging.” Bull

”The music offered appeals to those who spend the most money at Musikfest. Simple economics and the corresponding marketing. Try a hip-hop act on the main stage &? it would be an economic loser in more ways than one. ? I’m of the era that typically gets represented on the main stages and I won’t go to some of the shows because these acts taint my memories of what once was and can never be ever again. I want a blast from the past? I put on a CD.” Stabe

”The standard formula of ‘classic’ rock and beer has been a gravy train, but has resulted in a stagnant, bloated noise-fest. It’s time to upscale the musicality and increase the diversity of the offerings.” Rocky

”Musikfest ain’t Coachella, folks. If someone wants to initiate a more cutting-edge music festival in the Valley, more power to them.” West Ender

”The has-beens are cheaper to book, therefore more profit for the money-making machine that Musikfest is today — who cares what the citizens of Bethlehem want, right?” Sherry

”Quite frankly, Musikfest has grown stale. They’re relying on over-the-hill novelty acts to bring in crowds. Â? Consider that they actually considered moving the festival and gating the thing with an entrance fee. Does that sound like a group of people who are really committed to the community or interested in creating ‘America’s music festival’?” Former Fan

”Remember when Musikfest headlined classical music and German music? This argument about which pop singers it should promote only shows how downhill it went.” Don Schenk

”Booking acts like Deep Purple or Kansas makes us look as limited as our local radio station’s playlist. What about more progressive metal or alternative acts that aren’t cookie cutter? Promoters really should be looking at the South by Southwest Festival for inspiration and not the cover of a 1978 Circus or Rolling Stone magazine.” Stephen Durfee

–By Len Righi

Cheers,

Debbie Stevens