Drum roll please. A Night for Green Beauty returns for its third—and last [sobs]—extravaganza of beauty, glamour and shopping. This time it’s coming to Chicago, IL on Thursday, August 6, 2015.
If you’re unclear about ANFGB (no walk of shame, don’t worry), let’s just say it’s like the Red Carpet of clean beauty, where many of the leading brands and founders in the green beauty world get to interface with us—the people who love them.
Beyond that, it also gathers people together who are aligned with a larger purpose: cleaning up the toxic billion dollar beauty industry—from sustainability and environmental impact to carefully sourced ingredients—and increasing our accessibility to effective, natural products. It also accomplishes a philanthropic goal of donating a percentage of proceeds to select causes.
A little background info (I promise to be brief):
ANFGB is the brainchild of green beauty pioneers, La Bella Figura founders, Victoria Fantauzzi and Karen King. The goal has always been about collaboration and celebration. After all, natural beauty products have come a long way with many companies easily rivaling luxury labels in department stores. Victoria and Karen realized that it was high time to showcase them and pool together as a collective group with a singular mission.
Their efforts prove that green beauty is no longer an industry reserved for the fringe crowd. It has definitely gone mainstream and is hitting its stride now more than ever before.
After over 400 attendees surged into the small space that held the first ANFGB in New York City two years ago, it was clear that the demand for access to niche brands required a larger venue. The second event took place in LA last August at the W Hotel and was another sweeping success. This year promises to be better than ever with more brands and entirely new surprises (details soon).
Exciting announcement #1
So, are you ready for my big announcement? This year, over 30 outstanding—and I really do mean outstanding—brands will be represented. There is seriously not a dull one among this selection! I’ve listed all of them below.
But that’s not all…Victoria and Karen chose four Event Ambassadors to meet, greet, and tweet you all the way to ANFGB. This year, they are the absolutely lovely Lola of The Hermes Hippie, Mayah and Sabrina of Call it Vanity, and lastly…ME!!
Um…I know. Did you fall off your chair? I think I may have. Hold on…OK. All adjusted now. It’s pretty shocking, about me, that is, but there you have it. I couldn’t be happier or feel more humbled and honored to be chosen and I’m only too thrilled to be standing side by side with these wonderful women. I’ve even asked my family to start calling me Mother Ambassador. That did not go over as well as I would have hoped. Sigh.
As excited as I’ve been to reveal this big announcement to you, I’m equally excited to introduce you to the sponsors and brands.
This year’s sponsors include:
Plus charity sponsors: No Barriers Youth and Learning AFAR.
Meet the brands
Osmia Organics and Captain Blankenship
Alima Pure, R.L. Linden, Kahina Giving Beauty, Province Apothecary, One Love Organics, AILA Cosmetics
Gressa Skin, MUN Beauty, S.W. Basics, True Nature Botanicals, Aster & Bay, Root Science, La Bella Figura
Kari Gran Skincare, Stark Skincare, W3LL People
Josh Rosebrook, Meow Meow Tweet
Laurel Whole Plant Organics
MUN Beauty
May LindstromPlus these brands that I have not tried yet but look forward to experiencing:
- Axiology Beauty
- Bottega Organica
- Cocovit
- Evoke the Elements
- Graydon
- Hana Organics
- Kumari Luxury
- Lovefresh
- Zoe Organics
- Florescent
- Strange Invisible Perfumes (I have a few samples)
What a sensational lineup, right? I’ll be posting reviews, interviews, giveaways, and more so that you’ll get to know these brands like they’re your family.
And now for my last and final announcement…very soon edible facial will undergo a big transformation—from caterpillar to butterfly. I can’t wait to share more of what’s in store, but rest assured it will represent a fuller picture of the ways I wish to serve you, dear readers. Thank you for your support and your follows.
Last ANFGB??? I hadn’t heard, that’s so sad! I was hoping the dates for this year would coincide with a wedding I’m attending in Chicago but unfortunately they’re a couple weeks apart.
Congrats on being an event ambassador – that is so exciting!! You will be in great company 🙂
Sounds exciting! I’m excited to hear about your transformation!
Congratulations, Sarita ! Thank you for the update and gorgeous photos !
Congratulations!!!!!!
Love you!! So exciting. 😉
Beautiful pics, Mother Ambassador! Excited to see you this summer. xoxo
Thanks, Lady! See? The title works. Why won’t it catch on at home?! ;-P
CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATION!! That’s amazing news and I’m certainly not surprised that you are one of the chosen ambassadors (seems like Katie is not the only one to not know her coolness!). I’m so happy for you Sarita and I will be following the ANFGB progress avidly all the way from sweden. I was very surprised to read that this will be the last one though? Why is that? I was hoping to make it to one some day! :(( oh well.
Congrats again Sarita and I look forward to seeing the exciting yet mysterious changes to Edible Facial as well 🙂 xxx
Congrats on being named an ambassador! I’m sad this will be the last one & wondering why it won’t continue.
Congrats Sarita!!!! I can’t wait to follow all the news about ANFGB and wish I could join all of you this summer!!! who knows!
And I can’t wait to see the New edible facial…exciting!
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So exciting Sarita! Congrats on being an event ambassador, I couldn’t think of anyone better suited for the role! 🙂 I hope I can make it out to the event this year, it sounds like it’ll be a blast! Also so excited to see the transformations of your blog! <3
I wish I could join this year! The line-up of brands is impressive and lust-worthy. ANFB has such great taste in ambassadors as well. 😉
Ahhh that’s sad that it is the final year… how come?? I am seriously tempted to look into flights but I don’t know if my bank balance could handle an impromptu trip to the US! Lovely pictures of an amazing group of brands with even lovelier founders <3 Look forward to reading all your tweets and seeing all your pictures from the event. xx
Congrats! I couldn’t be more proud of you! Well deserved! I’m not even surprised! Well done, Ambassador! Love, Alex xo
Wow, amazing news, amazing ambassador bloggers, amazing brand for an amazing event!! Kook my vocabulary is narrow.. haha ! xx
What a perfect excuse to visit my sister in Chicago this summer. I’ve been trying to go to ANFGB for a while, but always miss it due to some family thing or another. I love that Victoria and Karen are beauty pioneers not just for themselves but for all the other people creating products and that they are hard workers in the green beauty industry. Such a fantastic event and hoping August comes fast this year.
I didn’t realize that this year would be the last ANFGB…that is so sad. I hope someone takes up the mantle and continues it in the future. I’m super excited for the Wellness Summit in Boston in November. I hope this becomes something annual as well. Congrats on your role in ANFGB!
so many wonderful brands!! Congrats on being an ambassador Sarita!
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