Beauty Spotlight: I Am fashionista

Hey Dolls! Today I bring you another beauty spot light about an up and coming online boutique and the owner Dajah Spence.




Tell me a little about yourself....

"My name is Dajah Spence. I am 21 years old. This is my 4th year at Bgsu, my major is Health care administrations with a double minor of business and gerontology.

I started I Am Fashionista this summer, I launched it July 1st."

Where did you get the idea to start your online boutique?

"I started I am Fashionista  this summer I launched it July 1st. I always had a lot of jewelry and my friends would always come over and borrow things, and they would always say you should start selling it. I was always like no this is my stuff I love it, A lot of the stuff I didn't even wear I just collected it. So one day I was at the bank and the bank teller was admiring my jewelry asked where I got it from, I told her I knew of a couple place with good deals and she told me I should start selling it. I talked to a couple of people that encouraged me to just do it. I was nervous at first, I've never started my own business before. I was never a business women or anything like that so I just had faith. And I'm doing okay I'm not rich or anything but im doing okay. "

What do you say sets your boutique apart from others?

"I have free shipping, my prices are very affordable. I treat my customers like they are somebody not just business. Sometimes I add free gifts to people's purchase depending on the price, when people have birthdays coming up I sometimes put something extra in there for them. I don't treat them as Just money. I always let them know when they post the jewelry don't forget to tag us and ill post it on the page.  I want people to feel like i am their go to girl when they don't have anything they know I have it. I want people to know you don't have to spend all this money to have nice things. "

Since your opening what are most proud of?

"I am proud that I was able to get this far. I never imaged that I would get this much support from people. To be able to come up with an idea and actually seeing my idea come to life. I talked to a couple of people that gave me some encouragement, and I was kind of scared. "What if people don't buy? What if they don't like what I like?" But that's just apart of taking a chance....Being able to make it this far. "

Where do you see yourself and brand  in 5 years?

I'm hoping to have thousands of followers. I look up to other brands like Rich girls. They support other businesses and that's what I love to do! I think its great how other small business are helping each other. I also see they have celebrities promote for them like Draye from basketball wives and things like that . So I'm hoping in five years to be up to where rich girls is at!"

Do you plan to step outside of Jewelry and maybe sell clothing pieces too?

"I sell others items like hats, scarfs. I don't think i'll go into selling clothes but I will do more then just jewelry. You know fashion accessories."

If you could Is there anything you would want to tell yourself 5 years ago, would you of started this sooner?

"I think this is the right time to do this. I have the right mindset, I have the funds for it. I was working really hard over the summer. I invested everything into my business I didn't get any help and I think this is the right time because I'm stable 5 years ago I wasn't."

Are you thinking about linking up with other Bg business?

"I haven't thought about it But that can potentially happen. I know fad watch is doing a lot with other small business that have started clothing lines and things like that, I'm hoping to network with them and link up with stuff like that."

 Is there anything else you would like to say?

"Everyone should follow _Iamfashionista on instagram, I have a Facebook like page, I'm on Pinterest all the social networks. I'm also going to start doing jewelry parties. Maybe at the end of this month beginning of October. I'm also going to have my models in fashion shows wearing my jewelry. I just want people to support "

After we wrapped up the interview Dajah and I just sat and chatted. We talked about different project we both are working and I was able to see that she is a very hard working person. I look forward to what she has in store for the future! Make sure you go over to her IG and Website to check out her pieces for sell and stay up to date on all the latest fashion accessories. Below I will list all of the links and pictures of the latest items on I am Fashionista. Be on the look out for more beauty spotlights!!

IG: _IAMFASHIONISTA_
Website: Fashionistajewlery.bigcartel.com
Email: iamfashionista216@gmail.com

(Prices for all of these items are on the website listed above and also available by email which is also listed above.)

Beauty Spotlight: Get #Binked

Hey dolls! So I have another beauty spot light for you today but this one is a little different. I started Beauty spot lights to shine light on some of my favorite beauty guru in the industry. I've decied to change that up a bit and shine some light on not only the well known people and brands but also up and coming people! So today I bring you an interviews I did with makeup artist/Nail tech from the BGSU campus which if you don't know is the  university  I originally attended. 

A little about "Bink" 

Bianca is a senior at BGSU and she is majoring in Psychology with an art minor. She currently a self taught nail tech and make up artist.

"So tell me what exactly does 'Binked and Binkism' mean?" 

"Bink began with me being weird. My freshman year, all my friends would go out and I would sit in my dorm room and play in make up. The summer after this year I started doing my nails again. My cousin originally taught me at the age of 12 because my mom said the only way I could get my nails done was if I did it myself so I did. Following this summer my roommate at the time told me I should do this on campus once we get back. I didn't think it would actually work but it did! That fall semester business was booming" 

"How was business your junior year?" 

 "Jr year I was focusing on my academic taking 17-18 credit hours so I couldn't do nails as much but I did so much my sophomore year people still wanted me  'Well can you fit me in ill come at 11pm'  also during my jr I stated getting payed for my makeup services sophomore year I volunteered so once I got a good reputation I was able to get contracts and actual  business and pay for my services. 

"What do you think it is that set you apart from other nail techs and make up artist on campus"

" Well being Bink is about getting your services to the best of my ability. Apart of that process is me, what sets me about is I genuinely  care! Its not about money to me I enjoy doing this I enjoy the relationship I build with my clients."  

"What is your ultimate goal with make up and nails?"

"My goal is to intersect cosmetology and art therapy, I can't tell you how  I'm going to do it because I haven't enter my masters program for art therapy to be trained on that area but I just know I'm going to do it! I see the relationship between the two and I believe I can connect the two. They are very diverse different fields but I just want to connect the two. I can't say I will have an art therapy studio, or nail studio, or make up studio but whatever I have I will be using all three together. 

"I can defiantly see the relationship between the two people love opening up to me as a stylist " 

"Exactly I can tell a child, a mother...I could tell myself you're going to see a therapist and the defense mechanism  being 'I'm not going to talk about my problems, I don't know you, I'm not crazy' but being an nail tech makeup artist this girls walk through the door and poor everything out to me. So I want be trained to handle what is being told to me and I want people to be comfortable with me. "

"So tell me about the event you have coming up? "

"This event is geared towards focusing on maintenance of healthy beauty. Not only will I have Bink, Binkism but also my friends business Hair crave that makes wigs. We will have everything from tutorials, educations sessions, healthy eating, makeup removal, nail remove everything! We will also have vendors that will be selling products including myself, haircrave, healthy snacks, maybe make up everything!"

"Will there be anymore events in the future?" 

 

"We would love to travel. There is a need for college women with fast paste life style who need help maintaining a healthy lifestyle and I just want to help eliminate that trial and error stage or help women in that stage get past that"

"So what is your next step?" 

"We'll I about to graduate BGSU class of 2014!! Then in June I want to start cosmetology school. Then go on yo get my masters and PHD! 

"So where can we find you?" 

"I am on Instagram Binkism #bink #binkism 

My email is binkedbinkism@gmail.com" 

Here are aome pictures of her work! 

I really enjoyed conversing with Bink for this interview and you will be seeing her face alot more! I look foward to working with Bink on projects in the near future! If you are in the BGSU/Toldeo area on Octber 5th 2013 be sure to come to her sip and shop event mentioned in this interview, I will be there along with other brands and organizations! Be sure to check back for more interview and of course everything else Blissfully unique has to offer you! 😘

 

Beauty Blogger Collaboration!!!!

Hey Dolls!! I want to do a beauty blogger collaboration! There is a lot of bloggers just starting out like me and I think it would be a great idea to do a few collaboration with some of you guys! We could do some beauty spot lights on different blogs and bloggers! Collabo producte reviews! I am also looking at doing a awesome give away! There are so many different things we can do! Everyday i come across new bloggers and i am dying to work with so many of them. I believe this will be a great way to gey out blogs out to the world!!! So if anyone is interested email me at Beblissfullyunique@gmail.com I have a bunch of idea and I'm sure you do too! So let's get together and WORK!! 

264 Color deal from BH Cosmetics!!

Hi lovelys! Today I have to lovely deals for you on makeup!!! One of my favorite places to get eyeshadow is having this awesome deal going on right now!! Bh Cosmetics is selling three 88 color palettes for 25 dollars!!! That's 264 different colors for 25 dollars! That is a steal!!! This awesome deal will only last for the next 40 hours or once everything is sold out! It's only been 8 hours and they have almost half way sold out! You can click the link at the top of the page that says "BH Cosmetics" or any of the pictures on the side and that will take you right to the website!  The deal is right on the home page! This is a deal you do not want to miss!! Hurry be they are all sold out!!!! 

Beauty Spotlight! Nicole Guerriero

*Hey Dolls! So I have a new beauty spotlight for you today! The youtube vlogger i will be shining some light on today is the awesome Nicole Guerriero! Nicole is the first beauty vlogger I started watching on youtube about a year ago. I came across her video when i was looking for videos on how to color my hair red! After I watched her video of her coloring her hair like a thousand times I started watching all of her other ones and it is pretty much safe to say that she started my beauty vlog obsession!! (Thanks Nicole :) haha) What really pulled+ me into her videos was her great personality! Nicole has a way with bringing you into the video with her, I find myself talking back to the screen like a "Creep" when I watch her videos ha. Its easy to tell she loves what she is doing, she just has fun with her videos. I also find it refreshing how Nicole interacts with her "Creeps" on her social networks. Her twitter timeline is full of funny conversation with her fans who call themselves "creeps" because we all find our-selfs creeping on things right along with Nicole lol. I respect Nicole for being able to open up with her fans just like friends. Nicole is another lover of big hair, So I always look forward to her videos on different hair styles! Any one who loves big hair is a friend of mine haha. Not only that but Nicole has some of the best Halloween videos I have seen! She really has a way with makeup rather its her daily looks or her full out costume make up! Nicole is the kind of make up artist I inspire to be. Her looks always stand out to me and that is one of the many reasons I look forward to her videos weekly!! Clearly I am not the only one, Nicole has over 500,000 subscribers and she just recently Won the Ryan Seacrest contest for "Favorite YouTube Guru" Nicole is a force to be reckoned with in the Beauty world! I can't wait to see what else Nicole has in store for us Creeps! If you haven't seen any of Nicole's video or need to catch up I will post all of her links below along with her latest video!

Nicole's Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/nguerriero19/videos
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nguerriero19

Nicole's Latest Video

Cosmetology Update!!

Hey dolls, I have another Cos school update. I am a quarter through my program. I hit the 25% mark about 2 weeks ago and I am that much closer to being done! Other then hitting 25% no big events have happened. The days I am on the floor are pretty steady now. I have a few clients that love coming back to me, a couple of them have even brought in new clients for me which is awesome! I am working to build my clientele up so i can have non stop work days when i am on the floor. Also, I am hoping to become designer at school. Designer is apart of the star program at my school for those students who achieve a certain amount of services and retail. I have until i reach 50% to get my services up so that is my main focus right now, along with working on my coloring skills. One of my long term goals is to be a colorist and of course a hair cutting guru!! So those are the things i am focusing on for now. I am still enjoying school, I am really happy with my choice to attend, I am learning a lot! Below I will post some of my pictures of looks I have done in the first 25% of my program.

Stop! Lets Shop!

Hola! Quick post about one of my favorite online sites, Karmaloop! Karmaloop is an online urban boutique that always has the hottest stuff out for both men and women! You can catch graphic tees, to jeans, dresses, bags, accessories, hoodies, even the hottest kicks out! It is always a given that if i even click on the site im ordering something! So because Im totally obsessed with the site i decided to join the lovely Rep team (hahhaaa sounds so funny saying that). So i will be spreading the word on the beautiful site. I will be posting about sales and items that i have purchase that i think you guys will love and so forth! Along with i have a little treat for you! When ever you order from Karmaloop or any of their sister sites (Miss KL, Brick Harbor, PLNDR) Use repCode Bebliss during check out for 10% off!!! Every time you order you can use this code and receive the discount! Go over now and check out the site! The first time you order from Karmaloop you will receive 20% off and 10% every time after that Using the RepCode Bebliss!!! Know what the best part is, You can use the repcode right along with whatever promotion the site has going on at that time! So say the site is already offering 25% off use the repcode Bebliss and you will get a total of 35% off 45% if its your first time using the repcode! How awesome is that! Seriously you cant pass this up! Go give the site a look i know you will find something you love! I will link the sites below, also there will be a link in the social bar at the top of the blog that will take you right to the site! Have fun shopping!!
Karmaloop http://www.karmaloop.com/index-new.aspx?rcode=BeBliss
Brick Harbor http://www.brickharbor.com/?gclid=CPWPnKTQgrcCFQdgMgodmg8AQQ
PLNDR http://www.plndr.com/
Miss KL http://www.misskl.com/?gclid=CI7F8cbQgrcCFY9FMgodxzkABg