The Faces of Truth: Beauty Marathon Announces Official Sponsors

Online, August 18, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Photographer Ajani Truth provides the venue at his 3rd annual Faces of Truth Beauty Marathon, an all day beauty photography event created by Ajani to highlight the work of both the area's top and emerging artists. The event takes place this Sunday, August 21st, and he plans to bring more than photography skills and pretty faces to Studio 400. He's proud of the diversity and caliber of his sponsors. Eight sponsors are committed to the event, ranging from new and established local and international businesses: Alist Graphics, Bernie Clark, Chokolate Box, EnKore Makeup, FSL Cosmetics, Girlwithwords Media, JoElle Skincare, and Paint & Powder Cosmetics.

Paint and Powder Cosmetics was created in 2006 by Emmy Award Winning Makeup Artist, Suzanne Patterson, to directly serve the demand for high performing makeup and skin care products for makeup artists and actors working in the film and High Definition Television industry. Alist Graphics out of Washington, DC is a professional web and design company run by designers Candace Hicks and Courtney Savoy. Girlwithwords Media is a web-based writing and digital media company founded by Candace Habte. FSL Cosmetics, a budding natural cosmetic company, which stands for Feel, Smell, Look, is the brainchild of Kimberly Riley who is a chemical engineer/cosmetic chemist. JoElle Skincare was founded by professional Esthetician Joelle Lyons who has more than twelve years of experience in skin care. Lyons is the Personal Esthetician for First Lady Michelle Obama's.

Bernie Clark is a professional manicurist and beauty educator based in Washington, DC. Some of her clients have included Mary Kay Inc and the Latin Grammy Awards. Professional Make-up artist, Koren, founder of EnKore Make-up, is one of the two male sponsors and has worked with everyone from MAC cosmetics, Delta Airlines, and Mercedes Benz. Inspired by showgirls, and with a background in theatre, Koren works in many facets of make-up and teaches worldwide. W. James Canty Jr., a DC-based Food photographer and designer, known as "The Foodographer" is also the owner of Chokolate Box (formerly Cupcake Status). The Chokolate Box is a new gourmet chocolate dessert company with delicious mini cupcakes.

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Beauty Photographer, Ajani Truth, has been featured in The Business of Professional Modeling and various national and local publications. His work can be found at www.ajanitruth.com.

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