We have a set back (I'm making a sad face right now)

Ok, so I'm a little sad right now. I was all excited about our new location. I emailed everyone and told everyone about it, only to get the news that we will not be able to work out of there. Unfortunately, there is a conflict of interest with the landlord so we have to find a new location.

Of course I will honor the gift cards that I sent to everyone through email. Be sure to book your appointment before it expires on December 14th.

I know that God must have something bigger and better in store for IMENA so I am not going to stay sad about this. But it still sucks because I really liked that location.

So, I'm going to get back to work now. There's much to do. I have a great event coming up on December 6th and 7th. It's the annual shop and mingle event happening in Harlem. IMENA will be providing makeup makeovers for the attendees and the fashion show models so I am very excited about that. I'll post more information about that event soon.

Again, thank you for all your support. Pray for us as we look for another location. I knew going in that this wasn't going to be a walk in the park. That's what keeps me encouraged. If it was easy everyone would do it right?

Talk to you soon

Love and Blessings,
Tami G.

Location, location, LOCATION!!!!

I am very happy to report that we now have a location! Starting Saturday November 29th we will be located at 1285 Madison Avenue / 2nd floor between 91st and 92nd streets.

I am really excited about this new chapter in Imena's journey. Our hours will be as follows:

Sundays 9 - 6pm
Mondays 9 - 6pm
Thursdays 4 - 8pm
Saturdays 4 - 8pm

We've already started booking appointments. For your convenience we book appointments a couple of different ways:

Call / 646.831.1592
Text / 646.831.1592
email / tami2g@yahoo.com

When you leave a message, text or email your appointment request, you will receive a response email or text solidifying your appointment or asking that you choose a different time because that time slot has been taken.

I cannot thank you enough for your continued support. I'm going to go know. I have a lot of work to do. Oh, by the way, I have posted a gift of 15% off your next service with us when you book your next appointment through phone, text or email. Take advantage of it. I know that in this economy any money off is a good thing. So consider it an early holiday gift from me to you.

Love and Blessings
Tami G.

More about the IMENA Beauty Extravaganza

If you had to leave the event early on Saturday, you're probably wondering who won the raffle prizes? Our Sponsors supplied us with some wonderful prizes:

CBN mobile day spa: facials and hand treatments for the winner and three of their friends.

Gorgeous on the go: skin analysis, and makeup make over

Travel with Gab: 8 day 7 night getaway to most locations for up to 4pple.

Imena: free hair service

So the winners were:
Ann S. - CBN Mobile Day Spa
Amal G. - Travel with Gab 8 day, 7 night getaway
Amal G. - Imena free hair service
Ruthy - Gorgeous on the Go

Thank you to everyone who participated in the raffle.

And I have to say something about the food. We had a wonderful caterer, Amanda - Stay for Dinner Catering. Everyone ranted and raved about her red velvet cupcakes with the vanilla almond icing mmmmm! All of the food was great but these cupcakes made their own special impression on everyone. Thanks Amanda for putting your foot in it girl!

So, that's it for now. Let me get back to work. I'll talk to you guys soon.

Luv and Blessings
Tami G.

Quick recap of the IMENA Beauty Extravaganza....it was a HUGE SUCCESS!!

Ok, just wanted to give a quick note on the IMENA Beauty Extravaganza. This will not be a long post because it is 3am and I need to go to bed. I will write again most likely tomorrow with more details.

I still have not come to the realization that it is over. Everyone seemed like they had a great time and I was happy with the turn out despite the rainy weather. I would like to say a special thank you to my wonderful staff of hairstylists, hostesses, manicurist and caterer. You guys did a fantastic job. The night would not have been a success without each and everyone of you.

The IMENA Team:
Desiree - stylist
Tiffany - stylist
Alicia - stylist
Cindy - stylist
Nadia - stylist / threading
Victoria - stylist / makeup artist
Michelle - hostess
Danielle - hostess
Ryss - manicurist
Amanda - caterer

To my guests who braved the rain and the subways to come out to support IMENA, thank you and god bless you! I so very much appreciate you. I was pleasantly surprised to see that most of the people at the event were people who I had never met before so they were trying our services for the very first time. So a special thank you to you guys. Remember, inside your giveaway bags there is a 25% off gift card for your next service with IMENA. It expires in December so be sure to put it to good use. I look forward to seeing all of you at the next event.

Now that the event is behind me all of the things that seemed to try to prevent this event from happening seem so small. I remember there were a couple of times when I just wanted to cancel the whole thing due to frustration or just getting nervous about how it was going to turn out. On those days I would read an inspirational quote I have stuck to my refrigerator. Every time I started to get afraid or nervous about pulling this thing off I would go to the refrigerator and read the quote. This is what it said:

"FEAR HOLDS US AND BINDS US AND KEEPS US FROM GROWING. IT KILLS A SMALL PIECE OF US EACH DAY. IT HOLDS US TO WHAT WE KNOW AND KEEPS US FROM WHAT'S POSSIBLE, AND IT IS OUR WORST ENEMY. FEAR DOESN'T ANNOUNCE ITSELF; IT'S DISGUISED, AND IT'S SUBTLE. IT'S CHOOSING THE SAFE COURSE; MOST OF US FEEL WE HAVE "RATIONAL" REASONS TO AVOID TAKING RISKS. THE BRAVE MAN IS NOT THE ONE WITHOUT FEAR, BUT THE ONE WHO DOES WHAT HE MUST DESPITE BEING AFRAID. TO SUCCEED, YOU MUST BE WILLING TO RISK TOTAL FAILURE; YOU MUST LEARN THIS. THEN YOU WILL SUCCEED."

I'm not sure who this quote is by but I'm glad they wrote it because it was reading this over and over that got me through the tough times of planning this event. And now that it is complete I am so happy to have done it. The journey for IMENA has just begun. The next step is to find a permanent location. We will be working hard to do that. I will be posting pictures of the IMENA Beauty Extravaganza in a couple of days. In a few weeks we should get the video posted up as well.

Well, I thought this would be short but once I get going..........
Good night. We'll talk again soon.

Blessings and luv,
Tami G.

Only 4 days left !!

Only 4 days left until the event....I'm so excited! I'm looking forward to meeting all of the new people who are coming.

As you all probably know, fall comes with it's own set of colors and this fall it's all about dark, rich haircolor, funky cuts and smoky eyes.

We will be demonstrating these looks at the event along with fresh faced looks and dramatic lashes and eyes.

See ya there!