The brand will close its stores on Earth Day, launch a global petition to make Earth Day an officially recognized holiday and celebrate exploration through city takeovers across the globe

Beginning today, The North Face will activate “Explore Mode” in major cities leading up to Earth Day on Monday, April 22. Throughout the week, The North Face will partner with musicians, artists and culinary influencers to host a series of one-of-a-kind experiences that encourage people to disconnect digitally and engage with their surroundings.

SOURCE: The North Face

RAVE Reviews, the innovative site that publishes entertaining rankings based on advanced data-driven analysis, has published a ranking series of the “Best Hair Straighteners,” available at:

https://www.ravereviews.org/women/best-hair-straighteners/.

You’ve probably been there before. The plan was to spend time straightening your hair to perfection so that you could strut out of your house in supermodel fashion. Yet, an hour later, you stumble out of your house burned and looking like a crow tried to nest in your hair. Forget your subpar straightener. Your hair is a diva and demands more. This is why RAVE Reviews put together a ranking of the best straighteners to ensure you are equipped with the best of the best.

The perfect straightener is different for everyone. Frequency of usage, hair thickness, and hair texture are all factors that need to be taken into account in order to select the ideal straightener. RAVE’s number one choice, the Furden Two-In-One Straightener, does the job wonderfully for most people. As some hair has very particular needs, however, RAVE highlighted the best straightener for everyday use, thick hair, fine hair, and for those working on a budget. This ranking outlines the tools you need for that supermodel look. It’s time to get your strut back.

Flat irons are one of the most versatile styling tools, but they can seriously damage your hair if you’re not using the right one,” said Hillary Miller, Managing Editor for RAVE Reviews. “Whether you’re looking to straighten, create beachy waves, or get tighter curls, a good straightener can do it all — without frying your hair in the process. That’s what we wanted to highlight in this ranking.”

In determining which straighteners to feature, RAVE compared reviews from sources across the internet and took into account multiple factors such as price, materials, technology, feel, effectiveness, and more.

The full list of featured products includes:

Agave Healing Vapor Iron – Los Angeles, California

Bio Ionic Onepass Straightening Iron, 1 Inch, Black – Staten Island, New York

BylissPRO Nano Titanium-Plated Ultra-Thin Straightening Iron – Stamford, Connecticut

Drybar Tress Press Flatiron – Brentwood, California

FHI Brands Platform Tourmaline Ceramic Professional Hair Styling Iron – Norwalk, California

Furiden 2 in 1 – Shenzhen, China

ghd Platinum White Styler – Leeds, United Kingdom

HAI Gold Convertible – Chino, California

HSI Professional Glider – Hialeah, Florida

KIPOZI Pro Flat Iron – Zhuhai, China

Remington Pro 1″ Digital Heat Flat Iron – DeForest, Wisconsin

T3 Singlepass Luxe – Venice, California

RAVE Reviews is an authoritative and entertaining guide for consumer goods, entertainment, and travel. It’s not a product review site or a lifestyle magazine. But if those two met on an online dating site, 9 months later, you’d have RAVE Reviews.

SOURCE: RAVE Reviews

Dropp is proud to announce that it has hired Jose Rodriguez and Willie Escobar Montanez of Escobar and Sons to manage Brand Partnership strategy for Dropp. Montanez and Rodriguez have nearly 50 years combined of experience creating, developing and marketing brands, especially in youth and pop culture oriented markets.

Willie Escobar Montanez is well known for his own brand “Willie Esco,” a highly successful urban street wear brand and has worked with globally known brands, including Samsung, Barneys, COOGI, Daymond John, FUBU, KITH, Etonic, Tupac Shakur, Rag & Bone, 424, and Patta. Mr. Montanez has secured licenses for brand development ranging from Tupac Shakur to MGM film/movie licenses that have been instrumental in generating more than $400 million in worldwide sales to date.

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Jose Rodriguez has more than 15 years experience developing brands such as Platinum FUBU, Rocawear, Sean John and others. Mr. Rodriguez’s design portfolio has generated more than $200 million in sales. Focusing especially on brand image, Mr. Rodriguez maintains personal and professional relationships with high profile luminaries and organizations, such as 50 Cent and G-Unit Records, Shady Records, StarPower Global (Fabolous), Roc Nation, Def Jam, the Country of Bermuda and many others.

Willie Escobar stated that “The opportunity to be involved with a company that is redefining the way Brands and Creators interact with consumers allows us to be at the cutting edge of innovation in the music and fashion industry.”

Montanez will focus on taking over as “Head Of Brand Partnerships” and utilize the current roster of brands within their portfolio – Coogi / Jaclar / Lotto Sport Global / Fubu / Lo Life Brand / Patrick Kelly / Puma / Twinzz and many more. Rodriguez is appointed to help creator’s who are part of the Dropp Creator Network (DCN) with designing merch and clothing lines to help monetize their brands.

Dropp CIO Gurps Rai had this to say about the appointment “We are delighted to appoint such high calibre industry veterans who will advance Dropp’s Brand Partnerships Strategy allowing the company to collaborate with some of the world’s most influential brands and demonstrating that Dropp represents the next generation of creator centric technology.”

SOURCE: DroppTV