100% OF PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF LIMITED EDITION DESIGNER ACCESSORIES BENEFIT GIRLS EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING SERVICES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
Beginning today, Beauty.com®, a division of drugstore.com, inc., is offering an exclusive series of bejeweled hair accessories from celebrated designers Erickson Beamon to benefit GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services). One hundred percent of the proceeds from sales will go to this organization devoted to supporting victims of human trafficking. Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) is the only organization in New York State specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking. GEMS has helped hundreds of abused young women and girls, ages 12–24, to exit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential, which also provides young women with empathetic, consistent support and viable opportunities for positive change.
Beauty.com Launches Gems for GEMS, an Exclusive Line of Erickson Beamon Hair Accessories for Charity. (PRNewsFoto/Beauty.com)
The four Erickson Beamon hair pieces range in design and price complementing a variety of hair styles this holiday season:
Tropical Punch Butterfly, $130, is a multi-colored piece in the shape of a butterfly;
Tropical Punch, $115, is an abstract, wing-shaped clip with bright jewels and rhinestone accents;
Twiste r Sister, $60, is a spiked slide with clear and dark gems; and
Deca-dance, $130, has a cluster of clear and dark gems with delicate chains hanging down. The four limited edition designs are available while supplies last. Customers can shop these Gems for GEMS at www.beauty.com/GEMS.
Very few designers can claim to have dressed both the First Lady and Lady Gaga, but fewer share the imagination, of jewelers Erickson Beamon. Founded by Michigan natives Karen Erickson and Eric Erickson in 1983, Erickson Beamon jewelry dazzles worldwide, pioneering the coveted, handcrafted necklaces that are their trademark. Erickson Beamon has collaborated with the world’s leading designers from Jil Sander to Alexander McQueen; Givenchy to Dior; Dries Van Noten to Donna Karan; etc. Celebrity clients include Madonna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Daphne Guinness, Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon and Drew Barrymore.
“I love Beauty.com, the sensibility, the style; I love anything beautiful, and Beauty.com is in the business of helping women look pretty!” says Karen Erickson, founder of Erickson Beamon. “Erickson Beamon is honored to create a collection of jewelry for the hair – pretty, whimsical pieces to add glamour and joy to every day dressing. The added bonus, for me, is that Beauty.com and Erickson Beamon can now help women look beautiful by supporting the incredible charity GEMS. GEMS nourishes the soul of sexually exploited and trafficked girls. GEMS is a jewel of a charity. Thank you Beauty.com!”
“GEMS couldn’t be more honored to be part of this project,” says Rachel Lloyd, founder and CEO of GEMS. “Our partnership with Erickson Beamon and www.Beauty.com will not only help provide much needed support for girls and young women exiting the commercial sex industry, it is also certain to generate awareness about commercial sexual exploitation and domestic sex trafficking of our girls and young women. Thank you to Erickson Beamon and Beauty.com for standing with GEMS in the movement to end commercial sexual exploitation and domestic sex trafficking.”
Beauty.com customers can add the Erickson Beamon limited edition collection for GEMS to their holiday shopping this season. Benefits include “Everyday Free Shipping,”* 5% back on every purchase with www.drugstore.com dollars™**, speedy shipping, the free sampling center, 100% satisfaction guarantee***, and a shared online shopping cart with the www.Beauty.com partner site, www.drugstore.com.**** Beauty fans can also get the latest tips, trends, and promotions sent directly to their email by signing up for the free weekly Beauty Bulletin on the www.Beauty.com site.
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