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For the Love of Winter Raven Denim Giveaway

Are jeans a staple in your wardrobe? Update your denim collection with a brand new pair from P3R’s client Raven Denim. Enter to win a pair of Raven Denim from now until December 16th! All you have to do is follow Raven Denim on Twitter and on Instagram and post a picture of you doing your favorite wintertime activity! Enter now!

What is your favorite wintertime activity?

 P3R Publicity is a full-service PR firm based in Los Angeles servicing fashion, hospitality, consumer goods, non-profits, talent and lifestyle brands. Visit us at www.myp3r.com.

Normal Eyes with Normalize

If you have an iPhone, you most likely use Instagram. Who are we kidding, most people want to get the iPhone just for this app!  Making you appear tanner and thinner, this app can change reality  into a whole new looking world. But how far is too far? Normalize changes back those Instagram photos so they look well, “normal.”

So how does it do it? Normalize aims at capturing images the normal way and seemingly challenges its mega-app opposite by upholding the natural, crisp look of a photo minus the dreamy filters. In a nutshell, it is essentially a filter that un-filters photos, leaving you with nothing but the bare bones that make up your picture.

No more neon trees or iridescent, yellow skin which, despite the popularity, simply do not exist in the world of Normalize. It is still used to enhance photos but in a style that balances lighting and evens out tone, a technique that professionals strive for in every shot. The app is used to correct that underexposed photo taken at night or that quick snapshot taken on a whim that did not quite turn out the way you wanted. Who knows, maybe making pictures “normal” could be the next big fad.

Do you Instagram or Normalize?

P3R Publicity is a full-service PR firm based in Los Angeles servicing fashion, hospitality, consumer goods, non-profits, talent and lifestyle brands. Visit us at www.myp3r.com.

Get the Look: Power Couple Style

Leave it to celebrity power couples to make anything “his and her” trendy and fashion forward.  From Jay-Z and Beyonce to Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale to Victoria and David Beckham, these twosomes have been taking the media world by storm, one tweet and Instragramed picture at a time.  From matching shoes to basic tees and his and her suits, this matching trend has no intention of slowing down.  Lovebirds like “Kimye” have been spotted around town in coordinating outfits, showing everyone that they’re a perfect match-at least when it comes to fashion.

Get the look without breaking the bank with a pair of Raven Denim jeans. With a collection for both women and men, Raven has a fit for every style.  Slip on a pair of these ultra flattering jeans and they will instantly boost you and your beau to celebrity status.

Which celebrity power couple’s style do you most envy?

P3R Publicity is a full-service PR firm based in Los Angeles servicing fashion, hospitality, consumer goods, non-profits, talent and lifestyle brands. Visit us at www.myp3r.com.

Rest Your Head on Stitchtagram

We’re not going to lie, we have become obsessed with Instagram over here at P3R.  So to say the least, we were beyond thrilled when we found out about this Washington D.C.-based company Stitchtagram that lets you design your own hand-made throw pillows using your favorite Instagram photos.  These pillows are such a great gift idea with a personalized touch— Perfect for a parent, friend, or pet!

Would you enjoy receiving a Stitchtagram pillow from a friend?

P3R Publicity is a full-service PR firm based in Los Angeles servicing fashion, hospitality, consumer goods, non-profits, talent and lifestyle brands. Visit us at www.myp3r.com.

Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion

Last week’s post about Instagram and Android was apparently a pre-cursor to today’s hot social network news. Mark Zuckerberg announced, via Facebook of course, that the company has acquired Instagram.

“I’m excited to share the news that we’ve agreed to acquire Instagram and that their talented team will be joining Facebook. For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we’ll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.”

The popular mobile photo sharing service sold for about $1 billion in cash and stocks.  Many young users of Instagram are worried this app will disappear into Facebook but CEO of Instagram Kevin Systrom assured fans that it “will be the same one you know and love.” The plan is to keep developing Instagram independently from the social network. This will allow users to post on other social networks, follow users not on Facebook, and to opt out of sharing on Facebook.

What do you think of this acquisition?

P3R Publicity is a full-service PR firm based in Los Angeles servicing fashion, hospitality, consumer goods, non-profits, talent and lifestyle brands. Visit us at www.myp3r.com.

Instagram For Android Is Finally Here

With more than 430,000 Android users on the waiting list, Instagram is now available in Google Play.  Smartphones running Android 2.2 or later will join the 30 million already registered users.  Previously, the photo app was only available to those with iOS.  Many Android users have been using Pixl-o-matic or RetroCamera, which aren’t as popular as Instagram, but slightly similar.

Instagram photo with different filters

iPhone users and celebrities really hyped the Instagram app to its high popularity status.  Seeing as how the Android culture pokes fun at Apple users, we wonder if Instagram growth will be as high as expected.

Do you think Instagram is just another hipster photo app or are you obsessed with editing your images?

P3R Publicity is a full-service PR firm based in Los Angeles servicing fashion, hospitality, consumer goods, non-profits, talent and lifestyle brands. Visit us at www.myp3r.com.