A Colorado Springs woman unzipped her creative talent to win an international design competition.
In the meantime, one thing she won't have to worry about is buying shampoo. As winner of the design contest, she is slated to receive $500 worth of Sexy Hair products.Sooner rather than later would be good: "I'm out of conditioner," she said.The winner was determined by a panel of judges along with an online "people's choice" vote; though Porter did not win the online vote, she was named the overall winner.Porter's design was inspired by the black, zip-up sweatshirt her mother wears each year over a pink shirt while taking part in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Breckenridge; Porter's grandmother battled breast cancer.And she does get something else out of it: "She does my hair for free," Porter said of the salon owner.Cherie Porter, 32, a mother of three, was named winner of the Caring is Sexy: Design Contest, staged by California-based Sexy Hair Concepts. Her zipper design concept will appear on limited edition packaging of Sexy Hair hairspray aimed at increasing awareness of breast cancer; the special edition can will debut in 2012.Porter is self-taught, but she does want to get more formal training, she said.Porter actually had two designs chosen for the final round of competition. When she heard she had reached the finals, "I was jumping around and screaming. ... I thought that was as far as it would go."Five percent of net proceeds - up to $40,000 - from sales of the special edition can will go to Look Good ... Feel Better, a national public service program that teaches female cancer patients beauty tips to look good and feel better about their appearance during chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
Sooner rather than later would be good: "I'm out of conditioner," she said.
Author: BILL RADFORD
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