CosmoBiz Magazine May 2019 | Page 62

Events Sensationnel at BeautyCon While all companies are making major moves to remain ahead of the crowd, Sensationnel has certainly become ahead of their game with their trendy styles as their marketing. We’ve noticed them more on our social media feed with their advertisement for Ruwa Braiding Hair posted on popular gossip page, The Shaderoom and now attending the biggest beauty show of the season, BeautyCon! Of course we needed to catch up with the brand to tell us all about their BeautyCon experience. BeautyCon took place this past April in New York City with thousands of influencers, brands and celebrities in attendance. Necole, our Social Editor interviewed Kandice Chavous, Sensationnel Digital Marketing Manager, who has been in the role for almost two years. It was also a reunion as these two ladies were friends in college together! Kandice gave Necole her first sew in. The perfect hair reunion! Check out our exclusive BeautyCon interview with Kandice from Sensationnel. Necole: How did Sensationnel get to work at BeautyCon? Kandice: “So, I actually went to BeautyCon last year and my reaction to the event was that we (Sensationnel) had to be here. So, at the beginning of 2019 when we were planning our marketing, I pitched out the idea. No one had heard of BeautyCon, but I thought it would be 62 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E a great opportunity to reach a new market, elevate our brand and continue to expand beyond the beauty supply store and where were typically found. I reached out to BeautyCon and we were able to start working with them. Since December, we’ve been planning and prepping with them for the show.” Necole: Tell us about your booth at the show! What wigs did you highlight at the show? Kandice: “For BeautyCon, we decided to showcase our wigs that were mermaid-inspired. We also developed a wig line that’s called Mermaid Hair. This line will be dropping soon. Because we offer so many different product types, we really wanted to show everything we offer. At the show, we had a product booklet of our braiding and crochet hair. At our booth, we let the ladies try on wigs, some of whom haven’t felt comfortable to try on wigs or haven’t had the chance to do so. In all, the event was a really good success and the ladies were so excited to try on wigs, especially the ones with pink and blue hair that they normally wouldn’t try.”