Life is crazy but rewarding

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I often get the feeling I’m about to just collapse. This past week, including the weekend has been crazy – but rewarding. I interviewed  Sommer J from Gemini Magazine @gemimimag (you can listen to it here on my site via the Blogtalk radio widget)  and I posted my interview with The Curvy Fashionista Marie Denee @mariedenee [...]

The Curvy Fashionista, Marie Denee, speaks to V about everything Fashion!

Marie Denee came to my attention via Twitter. I can’t remember who added who first but the point was I finally found someone talking about fashion I could relate to. After quietly reading her Curvy Fashionista blog and also finding some great articles on examiner.com , which she also writes for; I concluded that not [...]

Vanessa on Facebook

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Vanessa Ann Reece Hi Vansters!! I have buckled under the pressure and now I’ve got an active profile on Facebook. I’m there to network and say hi to friends. Here’s the link! V x

Blogging – a valuable way to get you noticed.

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How many of you blog? And if you blog, how do you blog? Blogging seemed to have lost its way with the invention of vlogging and over using of Youtube but now blogging is back in a big way as people all over the world are wanting to learn about others and absorb what others [...]

Photoshoot ideas : Envious Greed Theme

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One question I get asked a lot is how do I come up with ideas for photoshoots. Some models don’t find this process easy when trying to build a porfolio or test shooting. I tend to get ideas on the hop and use things around me as props or certain make-up looks to inspire me. [...]

Evening Make-up Video Tutorial

Evening Make-up Video Tutorial by Vanessa

I’ve just uploaded a six part make-up video tutorial which also includes a bonus hair styling video. The look is based on light evening make-up. The keywords being ‘stylish’ and ‘minimal’. This look is perfect for summer when you don’t want to wear a lot of make-up and also its great for ladies not wanting [...]

We are all from Africa, so how Black is Black supposed to be?

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As some of you know I watched a five part documentary called, ‘ The Incredible Human Journey’ the other week which traced  US ALL  back to one single tribe in Africa, who decided to leave their homeland and explore some 60,000 years ago. This one tribe separated into different parts of the world. Over time [...]