Amah mag issue #2 November 2017

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INTRODUCTION

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ime, weather and trends are changing; hence we are proud to present to you these amazing entrepreneurs. From Vancouver, Montreal, Alberta to Ottawa, our stylists, image consultant, beauty vloggers and bloggerpreneurs will amaze you with their drive, and the love they put into their passion for fashion and beauty. Moreover, get a glimpse of the life the photo chaser Yanick Folly.

Happy reading!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Bloggers

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Beauty Vloggers

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Stylists

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Le Chasseur d’Image

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Natashaa Kaycee

La Chic Demoiselle ToyoC

The Cocopolitan

Wande

Anita Kangabe

Ornella Kondo

Styled by Paul

Double Blessed Emem Andy

Yanick Folly

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Bloggers

Natashaa Kaycee

La Chic Demoiselle

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The Cocopolitan

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Natashaa

Kaycee  Blogger/ Makeup Artist

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Do more, be more, and rise above. Keep your head held high and your heels higher. Work hard, play hard, stay humble. Love God. Love People.''

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fierce entrepreneur, hustler and God's servant: Natasha is a student at Carleton University studying Cognitive Science.

Born in Zimbabwe and raised in Montreal. She is currently living in Ottawa and is a fashion blogger and an entrepreneur.

A fashion, makeup, food lover, she also loves to serve God, using all that she is and has to bring Him glory. To her, fashion is a form of expression. It’s a part of who she is, her identity and she wanted to inspire other people. She did not want them to look and dress like her but to find their own styles, identity, to just be them and be the best of them the same way that she has learned and is still learning to be her. Her only goal was to have a positive impact in people’s lives and to not only inspire but push people to their own destiny as she is discovering her own day by day.

She took her time (11 months) to perfect the design of her website until she was satisfied. She wanted it to reflect her. November 23rd, 2016 was the official launch of her website.

Being an entrepreneur from such a young age and just growing and growing is one of the things she is most proud of. Getting started on her blog and just staying true to who she is.

Her main message is: “That you can unapologetically be you! To embrace who you are and to use that to be a blessing to others because what good am I if I don’t bless anybody?”. She is also a makeup artist (contacts down below), she does wigs, mentoring, coaching and a lot of things that are secrets for now.

Her aspirations are just to have an impact not only locally but globally. To show people that you can be beauty and brains and make a difference. To reach her full potential and help others reach theirs.

Social medias:

 Natashaa Kaycee  NatashaaKaycee  Natashaakayceee

 Natashaa Kaycee  natashaakaycee.com

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La chic

Demoiselle

 Lifestyle Blogger

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Being Chic is a State of Mind''

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horoscope believer, tea and arts lover, Nene Hassatou Camara mostly known as La Chic Demoiselle is a lifestyle blogger. Originally from Guinea, she was born in Ottawa then lived in different countries. Currently working a part time job and going to university she presents to us her life as a blogger.

An art lover, she loves anything that helps her express herself (Photography, Events planning, Interior design…) She loves travelling, encountering new people and seeing other cultures. “By travelling, you get to appreciate every little thing in life.” She also loves tea so much that she does not go a day without drinking tree cups.

Anytime she also travels she buys tea from that country. Pushed by her friends because she was getting question such as: Where did you get this? What is the name of that restaurant?

She realized she was influencing people and her friends saw that as well. Thus, they pushed her to present herself as a blogger.

themselves. Be simple and authentic. Ever since her launch she opened an online boutique, did some pop up shops (to sell clothes and accessories). She worked with different brands such as: Daniel Wellington, Fran and Oak, some interviews and a conference on social medias.

“Not everyone in life has the chance or the power to influence. When you have that use it and pass on a positive message. I was not always a confident person, for a long time I was scared to wear shorts or skirts because I have scars on my legs. Those scars are part of me and they will always be. In life, you have the choice to either hide and never go forward or accept and be grateful for what you have. I love to see women succeed and be confident. There’s nothing sexier than seeing a confident woman.”

Henceforth, she sees herself becoming a very famous lifestyle and fashion blogger. La Chic Demoiselle being an international brand. Mostly being happy, having a family that loves and supports her and having kids that are proud of her.

The message she is trying to pass on with her blog is “do whatever you like in life and don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not good enough.” She “Simplicity is the ultimate wants to tell her readers that sophistication.” they should do things because they like them and stay true to

Follow the Chic Movement on:

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Toyosi

Clay

 Fashion & Lifestyle Blogger/ Stylist

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nfusing Nigerian designs into her style is what sets our fashion/lifestyle and stylist Toyosi Clay apart. Toyosi is from Nigeria and this is her way of representing who she is and showcase Nigerian designers because “they are now playing on a global field”. Currently, living in Calgary, AB she studied Chemical Engineering with a minor in Environmental Engineering at the University of Toronto. Back in University, one of her professors exposed her to safety in workplace and

design and that was it. She knew she wanted to specialize in Environmental Safety. Also, she loves singing although she doesn’t think that would ever be a career. (Jokes) Growing up, she loved fashion, dressing up, scavenger hunt for pieces (i.e. shopping) and helping people put pieces together.

She loves planning, from her engineering background so she delved into event planning. She is still in love with anything pertaining to Environmental safety. Every time she visited

Photo credit: Ayo Balogun (@aobyyc)

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Nigeria, people would come up to her to ask what brands she was wearing. She knew she loved dressing up and wanted to help people find pieces, empower women because the way you look can boost or lower your confidence.

September 2014, she did a test run and blogged the whole month. Shout out to her father who was her photographer and never complained. The feedback was great; people said they wanted to see more. Two

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Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life'' Yoko Ono

years later, reality hit, she was scared, “how do I start a blog?”

Different emotions racing through her mind, “are you good enough?” “What if people don’t like it?” She attended a retreat in Lagos in February and got a word from God saying: “your gift will make way for you and put you before kings”. Next thing, she spoke to her friend, who is a fashion blogger in Nigeria and she was like “I am going to start the blog for you if you don’t do it”. She summoned the courage and her

Follow her on social medias :

first blog post was February 14, 2016. The feedback was great and that was the beginning of her fashion blogging journey.

She started to showcase simple, fun and classy styles.

out of the country but it made her realize that she is making an impact. “It was the best feeling ever.”

She does style for events, special occasions, music videos, etc. She also does event planBy September 2016, she was ning, personal shopping, and invited to New York Fashion is a Technical Safety Engineer.

Week in by Leanne Marshall Looking forward to building an and Dan Liu. Earlier this year, a authentic brand that empowers girl from Calgary reached out to women and attending many her to speak at her school about more fashion shows in Paris, breaking fashion stereotypes as Milan, Australia, etc. You can a fashion blogger. She was not reach her via email (down beable to attend because she was low).

 Stylebytoyoc  @toyo_c

 stylebytoyoc@gmail.com  www.stylebytoyoc.com

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Cocopolitan

 Bloggerpreneur / content creator / Lifestyle & fashion influencer

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rom her birth name Mary, The Cocopolitan is a Nigerian bloggerpreneur based in Canada and has a Marketing degree. The spirit, culture and resilience of Nigerians are what she loves most about her country.

ging my thoughts without photos.” At the time, she only wanted to learn new, creative and better ways to express her thoughts beyond the classroom setting. She started sharing stories and then her style.

Always yearning for knowledge is one of the things that Mary seeks. She is passionate about educational pursuits that inspires growth, learning and inspiring others.

She loves doing creative work (anything around technology and fashion). She spends a lot of her lunch breaks at the bookstore.

So far, her best accomplishments are: being able to learn, connect, influence / empower / educate her audience as well as others in her niche. The honour of knowing so many people she has not even met in person yet. Working with major brands and finding herself in really cool magazine features.

At first, she just wanted to express herself through her style and in turn inspire others, while truly being herself. And here she is! A lifestyle and fashion influencer!

Hereafter, she would love to build an online legacy that is fun, supports and adds value to people's lives everyday. She wants to promote people being true, helping and connecting with as many to find solutions to different areas relating to style, personal growth, career and lifestyle.

It started “officially” in 2014 with her IPad. “I remember I started out writing/ blog-

Stay Tuned! and follow her on her social media to get to see more of her work:

 The Cocopolitan  the_cocopolitan  The Cocopolitan  thecocopolitan.com

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MAISON VOODOO CLOTHING•ART

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 Maison Voodoo  Maisonvoodoo  Etsy.com/Shop/EldiorSD

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Stylists

Wande

Anita Kangabe

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Ornella Kondo

Styled

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Styled by

Wande

 Wande E.O Stylist/ Fashion and travel Vlogger

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To inspire confidence through style and looking good should be a lifestyle''

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chemical engineer by profession and a fashion stylist by her numerous styles and love for fashion. Wande is that elegant, well-dressed and breathtaking woman you meet walking across town. A goal getter, true to herself and a Christ fanatic.

She is passionate about making women look like the best version of themselves, as she believes “when you look good you feel good.”

Hence, her love for being a fashion stylist.

In the Summer of 2015, her friends told her to start blogging as they thought she had a beautiful sense of style and her personality embodied everything they believed a blogger should be as she is very social and welcoming. Thus, the birth of Styled by Wande.

Her work has been the same right from inception as its true to who she is as a person.

It’s for the classy grown woman who can rock heels, trainers, shorts and even fish net tights whilst keeping it classy. A woman who commands respect in any room she walks into. Some of her achievements is her receiving DM’s about how inspiring she is an how she has influenced other people’s style positively. Moreover, one month into her debut she styled at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards in New York.

in order to create her own collection(s) with them. In turn, she hopes to use those platforms to train and inspire people on how to always look well put together when dressing up.

One of her goals is to inspire confidence through style while reminding women of the importance of self-confidence, self-love and being comfortable in one’s skin. Also, believing in their dreams. We guess, these are simply self-explanatory when it comes to identifying her vision, passion and goal Other than being a fashion stylist, Wande loves seeing the world as she believes the “world is your oyster”. According to her, most people believe travelling is expensive, which can be. However, if planned well it’s quite affordable and one of the most beautiful things to do. Therefore, her goal with her travel VLOGS on her Youtube channel is to inspire people to explore the world as she believes it opens up one’s mind. In addition, to her believing travelling exposes and enlightens people. Wande also believes travelling helps one to see other people’s culture and appreciate it. Lastly, she sees it as an opportunity to see how amazing God’s work is and that honestly humbles her every time.

In the future, she aspires to style her favourite celebrities and to collaborate with brands

Keep in touch with her, to know all about her travels and styles on:

 @Yeyewandeeo  StyledByWande

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Justice could just be clearing a path for people to dream properly'' Kanye West

Anita-Hosanna

Kangabe

 Creator/Stylist

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or that reason, I always feel like I am here, I am alive, to answer to a certain call, to inspire people, to help people, to do good”. This brings us to fashion stylist: Anita-Hosanna Kangabe. Anita moved to Canada when she was very young, after surviving the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. She grew up in Vancouver, BC and is now completing a Master in Social Work in Ottawa.

with art in the way that she edits on Photoshop.

is also very proud of herself and owes it to God and Him alone of how far she has come However, she also wanted to be in such a short amount of time. a model. She started modelling She has traveled to style, did in Vancouver when she was 18, music videos, and at the beginbut once she moved to Ottawa ning of her career she has been for university, she found her- fortunate enough to work as a self caught up in school and paid stylist. She considers herdidn't see any agency that she self very blessed. felt aligned with her aesthetic.

She tried to be a freelance mo- Henceforth, she aspires to be del, but it didn't work out too great. “Great” looks different well because she was not the for everyone, and she is not Anita is primarily interested in tallest girl around. Anita rea- seeking to be like anyone in social work. She believes that: lized quickly that behind the particular. All she knows is that “you're not living if you're only scenes is where she sees herself one day she wants to be able to living for yourself”. She loves to in the long run. That was the tell her mom to quit her job and help others in any way she can, path that made sense to her the not to worry about anything bewhich is why she is studying so- most. While refining her own cause she got her covered. She cial work, with a concentration style, she grew to appreciate sees herself in L.A., in London, in sign language, to improve style in general. She would see in Sydney, styling great politithe services that are offered to endless possibilities when she cians, models for Vogue, maybe people who have hearing is- looked at an article of clothing. even a celebrity or two! sues, or to even create some Statement pieces became her that do not exist yet. favorite thing, and soon found Currently, her job has her styMoreover, she is passionate herself with a collection of ling women for events, special about art. She first fell in love really unique, original and eye occasions and wardrobe stywith fine arts such as drawing catching numbers. ling, mostly through her freeand painting. Thent she moved lance styling services. While her on to Photoshop and editing. 2014, is when she started get- website is still under construcFinally, she became a style en- ting serious about being a sty- tion, you can reach her via her thusiast. With all these diffe- list, once she quit her office job e-mail (down below) she would rent kind of arts, her biggest and was hired as a stylist for be happy to give anyone inforchallenge was expressing all an e-commerce start-up ear- mation regarding the services of them in a way that was ful- ly 2017. Proving to her very she offers. filling to her, without leaving conservative and traditional any behind or forgotten. That's parents that she can do this, when she changed her Ins- plus gaining their support was tagram, incorporated her style the milestone in her career. She Follow her on social medias :

 Anitakangabestyle  @blvckgenesblvckjeans

 anita@akastyle.ca  www.akastyle.ca

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Believe in yourself, nobody else will''

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ashion lover and content creator, Ornella Kondo is our young and talented stylist, blogger and influencer. Born in Congo, Kinshasa, she moved to Ottawa in 2001 and is in the process of completing her Law Clerk Diploma.

Inspired by her passion for fashion, and the way she loved dressing up from her younger days. Ornella started as a blogger simply showcasing her daily outfits. Which eventually led her to meet people from the industry in Ottawa. She loves putting things together and creating. Thus, started working for a local magazine for about a year, afterwards she decided to pursue what she loves: styling. She loved the creating process and obtaining final results. She was filled with joy seeing what she accomplished online or in print.

Ornella

Kondo

 Stylist/Blogger

Ever since she started Ornella has been impressive in her work. From styling for St. Laurent Shopping Centre (Spring 2017 Campaign). She worked for Angie's Models & Talent and collaborated with wellknown brands (feel free to check out her website under the collaborations tab). She recently styled Krista Jane for two of her music videos from her album which will be released soon. (She's an amazing up and coming artist from Ottawa). To seeing her work being published in fashion magazines such as: YOKO magazine, FAVE Magazine and PERIOD magazine. She became an influencer, she does collaborations with brands and create content for their campaigns.

At the moment, her main focus is to style for shoots. She would love helping individuals to shop/ style for any special occasion. Looking forward, she would love to work for fashion magazines such as: VOGUE and ELLE. Travel the world to style. You can send her an email (down below) to ask about her services.

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Feature editorial in FAVE Magazine's Wonder Women issue.

Photographer : Tina Picard MUAH : Taryn Miller Wardrobe Stylist : Ornella Kondo Model : Chantal Ling

AMTI Test Shoot Photographer : Viktoriya Bankova MUA :Ariana Assadi Wardrobe Stylist : Ornella Kondo Model : Esther (Angie's Models)

Cleopatra Editorial featured in YOKO Magazine.

Photographer : Tina Picard MUAH : Irene Sy Wardrobe Stylist : Ornella Kondo Model : Aleksandra (Elmer Olsen Models)

Creative Bridal Editorial for RAW- Natural Born Artists The Bold and The Beautiful Photographer : Viktoriya Bankova MUA : Evgeniya Selifanova Hair : Ornela Dimova Wardrobe Stylist : Ornella Kondo Designer : Zarucci Models : KC & Amy (Angie's Models)

Follow her on social medias :

 Ornella Kondo  ornellakondo

 ornellakondok@gmail.com  www.ornellakondo.com

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Styled by

Paul

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very man should try the #pauleffect at least once". Have you? If not, well now is the time to meet talented and passionate stylist: Daffney H, Paul. Born in Port au Prince, Haiti, she has a degree in architectural drafting (computer aided drafting and Design). She is now a full time personal stylist and fashion stylist residing in Montreal.

Being raised in Jersey shaped her into the authentic person that she is today. Passionate about life in general, she loves helping others, especially hel-

ping her clients look and feel good about themselves. She wants to make a difference in the world especially when it comes to how people react and interact with women like her who are in love with menswear.

Lastly, learning new things, new crafts, and following her dream of being a fashion and personal stylist are her drives.

“I feel as though I am fulfilling my stand for humanity: to help people be empowered, confident, and loving themselves from the outside in, with their outward representation

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to match for who they really are.” This is the feeling that got her to want to really pursue her career as a stylist. She believes everyone, has a mark to make in the world and she wants to ensure that everyone is dressed accordingly.

Her friends saw her as a stylist way before she could see it for herself. She always had a love for menswear; thus, she’s always been a dapper woman, dressing up and pleasing herself. Like every other girl that had a black dress and nice heels, she always had her nice

suit and clean oxfords on her feet. Her friends took notice of the distinguished style and started asking for help when they are heading out for weddings and special events. Once she started helping them, she realized how much love they were getting on social media, and they would come back to her with the positive feedbacks.

Her friend’s idea came at a pivotal time in her life. She quit her job and was finishing her degree but knew she wouldn't like her career. This was the time to start something new. She dove into the styling world full time with no plan to ever look back.

She took it to social medias to announce her new venture. December 12th, 2015 was the birth of: Styledbypaul. Her friends planted a seed (the idea) and everyday she wakes up and waters the seed until it became a plant (She is consistently working hard and learning so-

mething new everyday). Since she goes by her last name, she named it Styledbypaul that made complete sense at the time. She gathered some money to make some business cards and here we are almost 2 years later. The grind never stops!

The overwhelming love and support that she has been receiving from everyone: friends, families, clients, acquaintances, supporters, peers, and partners are so far, her best accomplishments. Another great accomplishment is the lifetime connections and the amazing relationships that she was lucky enough to have built with some amazing individuals. She is most proud of having found her true calling and my purpose in this life. She wakes up every day and thank God and the universe for that sense of clarity.

Styling is just the beginning for her, it's a passion and career that will get her foot in the door.

Lookout for her website which will be available soon, in the meantime stay tuned on her social medias:

But bigger and better things are to come for the styled by Paul brand. As she specializes in menswear, she styles for events, galas, press events, red carpets.

She also works on video and photoshoots. She works with individual’s clients for personal styling, personal shopper, and wardrobe makeover.

At this time, she is building Styledbypaul to be a fashion and lifestyle empire in the near future. She aspires to be the most valued and most respected men's stylist in the world. She wants to have her work seen on the top fashion magazine, GQ, vogue, vanity fair, being the top stylist in Hollywood Reporter.

She wants to dress the top celebrities and athletes for red carpets. This will not be possible without having all her clients on every best dressed list.

 Styledbypaul  Styledbypaulofficial  Styledbypaul@gmail.com

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Beauty Vloggers

Double Blessed

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Emem Andy

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Double

Blessed

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dvising people, helping the unfortunate or helping others feel beautiful and confident is one of the qualities of Wendpouire Andy Roxane Ouedraogo, a very ambitious and hardworking young lady who discovered her passion in the beauty and fashion industry. Originally from Burkina Faso, “one of the most welcoming countries on earth” she moved to Vancouver, BC in 2014 where she is attending university in an International Relations program.

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If you dress your face for it, you will nail it.'' crazy when she told her parents she wanted to join fashion school after her high school graduation. She didn’t take no for an answer and started a YouTube channel in 2015. That same year, she was in the top 6 of Miss Vancouver and took part in the Miss Burkina Canada pageant a year later. Her dedication to the fashion and beauty industry allowed her parents to finally

recognize how talented and passionate she was and consider giving her the chance to pursue her dream after graduating university. However, for Andy, she is nowhere near renouncing the idea and is willing to work twice as hard to continue proving her parents that she deserves their full and unconditional support in the pursuit of her passion.

When asked what she thinks of trends, Andy had this to say: “Trends have become so invasive nowadays that it’s so easy to lose yourself in the process of keeping up with them.” On her YouTube page, you can find a variety of content from hair and makeup tutorials, to product reviews. She has become a brand ambassador for vegan brand invu cosmetics and UK based brand Dodo lashes. Andy had the opportunity to provide bridal makeup services in her hometown Ouagadougou and is currently providing makeup services to her entourage in British Columbia where she also is a brand stylist. Furthermore, she had the chance of being featured in the Black Beauty Radar weekly magazine.

Henceforward, she plans on building a brand that will be recognized internationally and

Connect with her on her social media accounts:

wants to be able to inspire lives as she steps into greatness. At the moment, she is taking a break from YouTube to figure out the direction her channel is taking and plans on focusing more on creating affordable and easy glam tutorials.

She encourages everyone to pursue their dream despite the negativity that might surround us.

One of her challenges as the first YouTube beauty vlogger from Burkina Faso, was to not only pave the way for herself and others but to also change the mentalities of those who viewed makeup as “la bête noire”, to reassure her audience that makeup was nothing but an incredible piece of art used as a way to express oneself and to boost one’s confidence. As for what advice, she would give to anyone wanting to start a YouTube channel, she says the following: “You need to be focused, free of any kind of intimidation, consistent, patient and passionate about what you’re doing”.

She also adds that ‘being yourself’ is what will differentiate your work as the audience loves a unique and authentic YouTuber. Today she can have the chance to attend Fashion School which would have not been possible, had she just sat on her dreams. “We push till we make it!” she concluded.

 La passion d’une damsel  Double_Blessed & Iamdoubleblessed  Double_Blessed  Blog: iamdoubleblessed.com (Working on it but it’s already functional)

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Emem

Andy

 Beauty Vlogger

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assionate about programming, makeup and fashion, Ememakeabasi Andy is our beautiful beauty vlogger. She is currently studying Software Engineering in Carleton University.

Driven by the desire to see more women with her skin complexion in the beauty world, she decided to make her own YouTube channel. “I mean they’re women that have caramel skin tones and all that but they’re hardly those with darker skin tones like myself and so I decided to act as a representative or a leader however you want to see it”. She wanted to show women with similar skin tone as her that there’s hope for them in the beauty world and that they too can use different makeup products and look so good.

Visit her social medias on:

Her YouTube channel which originally started out as a joke was getting positive feedback from people watching, so she decided to take it seriously. In terms of fashion, she tends to dress more vintage with just a bit of modern kink to it. For makeup, her looks are mostly the kind you can easily learn, do and that can be worn on an everyday basis depending on the kind of person the viewer is.

With over 30,000 views on her channel, she believes: “I believe whatever rocks your boat in anything you do, go ahead and be confident.” This confidence could be in your skin colour, the way you dress, the way you apply your makeup, whatever the case may be.

In the future, she hopes to see herself being a freelance software engineer and alongside a beauty influencer.

 Emem Akeabasi(Personal)  Emem Andy(Business)  emem_andy

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Happy Children’s Day

Yanick Folly

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Yanick

Folly  Photographer

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“Chasseur d’image” is what best describes our portrait and photojournalist: Yanick Folly. Born and raised in Benin, Yanick is in love with photography. Photography is everything to him and he believes there is always a story behind every portrait or picture that you see. He is here to make you see and feel that story because that is the best way he expresses himself. He specialized in child and nature photography.

It all started when he went to Bopè (Benin) the city where he studied in elementary school. He had this old camera that his aunt brought him and took pictures of the kids there. He came back later to show them their pictures and that is when he was informed that they were dead. This news left him speechless and that is what made him want to go across Benin and take pictures of the kids and the nature.

Today he works for Agence France Press (AFP). His work becoming one of the greatest capture of innocent’s souls, joys and sorrow led to the win of many prestigious prizes such as: the BAD second prize in photography. He was invited to the WordPress photo masterclass workshop, where he met the best photographers from all over the world. He worked with Wall Street Journal, Elle Magazine and and recently worked with Angelique Kidjo and UNICEF on “No to forced marriage of children” project.

Yanick has numerous projects for the youths in Africa, but still finds the time for his road trips of hope in the rural areas of his native land. He also wishes to work for Magnum photo and have his pictured exposed for people to see.

Connect with him on:

 Yanick Folly  Yanick Folly  yanickfolly.com

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Editor in Chief: Gloria Amah

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