Saturday, August 2, 2014
People came out of the woodwork on Saturday for the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The main floor was covered in, well, hair. Barbers, stylists, manicurists, and others showed off their style and art with competitions, demonstrations and products during the four day show. Kim Kimble from the reality television series L.A. Hair made an appearance as well as the Bronner Brothers themselves. I unfortunately missed the quick cut competition but did get to witness makeup artists competing for cash prizes as they worked to make their models even more beautiful. Barbers were giving shaves, manicurists were working on nail designs, stylists were coming up with awesome dos. It was hair madness!
Kenny Duncan (left) works on Steven Reid’s hair during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Ayana Griffin (left) has her nails done by Merrillan Shivers during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Joyua Gibson (left) applies lashes to Kanisha Brewer’s eyelids during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Brittanica Stewart (right) emcees the quick cut competition during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Sadari Jackson (left) watches the quick cut competition during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Jerrika Taylor (center) poses for photos during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Altimar Williams (center) sports a hair design by M.C. Razor as he poses for photos during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Duke Desdunes (left) uses a straight razor to clean up Dale Patterson’s chin during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Michelle Brown (center) sits in a chair as Dominique Holloway works on her hair during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Ming Lee (center) works on Niana Williams’ hair during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Sabrina McKenzie (left) and Africa Miranda pose for photos during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Christian Balenciaga (center) applies makeup to Kash Howard’s face as he participates in the makeup competition during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Derrica Simmons (left) applies makeup to Rinata Jackson’s face as she participates in the makeup competition during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Kevin Whitfield grabs makeup as he participates in the makeup competition during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Deashia Phillips (left) works on Cynsherika Winfrey’s hair during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Marvin Hayes (center) talks to the crowd as he works on Tomecia Bradley’s hair during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Rio Sirah (left) puts the finishing touches on Immaculate Finess’ makeup during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Shay Davis, also known as Runway Diva Shay, poses for photos during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Charity Harris (right) has her photo taken with Kim Kimble during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
Dave Ray (center) judges models during the International Bronner Bros. Hair Show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Saturday, August 2, 2014.
History was made this year at the show in that Bronner Bros sponsored a charity’s fundraising campaign and gave permission for the charity to ask show attendees for donations.
The charity was the Cancer Option Collaborative (COC), a sub-company of 501C3 Christians Overcoming Cancer, whose mission is to index the world of cancer, connect cancer patients to services and provide emergency financial assistance to active treatment cancer patients.
One of COCs fundraising campaigns is Hairstyles for Hope, where we raise awareness about the disease, support and refer those seeking help to pay basic living expenses and fundraise to help fund the COCs Dollars Allocated To Assist (DATA) program which offers direct financial assistance to active treatment cancer patients who face financial hardships as they go through their active cancer treatments, allowing them to focus on their road to recovery.
At this year’s show volunteers from the US and Canada and show exhibitors who donated products/services for raffle raised $8,500. We were also able to provide nine applications for assistance to show attendees who were battling cancer or had a loved one in active treatment.
We look forward to being at the February 2015 show.