Where is the love these days? Based on what you see on the news these days, you’d think that it no longer exists. However, a few days ago an Oprah show supported my faith in the trueness of Love. It was the Valentine’s episode with incredible couples and love stories. One man, Emmanuel, who survived the violence in Sudan kept the picture of a girl he met years before and amazingly met her again and married her.

The couple that touched my heart the most was the extraordinary Angela Bassett and her husband Courtney B. Vance. Because they knew the relationship was special, they decided to abstain from sex until marriage. What a way to prove your loyalty and love to someone.

Angela Bassett and her husband say their marriage is so strong “because they keep ‘God in the middle.’ Angela even had ‘GOD’ inscribed on her wedding band between her and Courtney’s initials. ‘I can only rely on his strength,’ Angela says. ‘I’ll attempt to see [Courtney] even in those moments that aren’t perfect, perhaps in a small way, the way God sees him.'”

Wow. All I can say is that is amazing, and truly beautiful. The best love stories really aren’t written or created by people…

– Renewing my belief in True Love

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”

– Oscar Wilde

Beauty Review:

During the summer months my hair gets really dry and brittle. This conditioner makes it feel moisturized and oh-so-soft. It also has protein, which helps prevent breakage.

You can buy it at a large beauty supply stores that cater to salons. I bought mine at the JC Penney Salon. I love it!
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Recently at college, I planned and hosted an event called Royal Rejuvenation – Beauty and Wellness Fair. It was part of Black History Month, and the theme was “Treat Yourself Like the Royalty You Are.” The event stressed the importance of taking care of your body, mind and soul, including yet beyond make-up and beauty products. I invited representatives from MAC, Warm Spirit, physicians, and other organizations to come to talk about health, wellness and different beauty techniques, especially relating to the multicultural community. I’ll be posting more pictures, beauty & wellness tips and info about the event later!

These are some of the giveaways from the event including Carol’s Daughter
Hair Milk, one of my very favorite products and brands!
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I’m no beauty expert, but if you want some awesome, frequent beauty advice, check out author Tia William’s blog, “Shake Your Beauty.“ She has been beauty editor at several magazines like Elle, Glamour, YM and Teen People, and she definitely knows what she’s talking about! I Her beauty reviews are fun, and always on point. She is truly an inspiration to me as an aspiring journalist and author. Check it out!

Welcome to Renaissance of a Woman, a site dedicated to inspiring women to live life to the fullest by following their dreams – whatever they may be.

With “Renaissance of a Woman” I wanted to create something that is inspiring and shows the different aspects of being a woman, especially a multicultural woman. The title represents that we as women have so many talents and passions, and are creating a revival in style, arts, business – the world. We don’t have to limit ourselves to labels – we can be Renaissance Divas, free to explore everything we have an interest in.

I’m the creator of the site, a college student studying journalism with concentrations in advertising/public relations and graphic design. I’m also on the pre-medicine track. (People always ask “Why?” when I tell them that since my interests seem to vary. But since I’ve always had an interest in health and the human body [and the biology major takes no prisoners] I decided to continue to pursue medicine so that I can have broad career options later on in life. It doesn’t hurt to strive to be a Renaissance Woman – except when you have to study for organic chemistry).

I’m very passionate about life and following my dreams, and I love art, journalism, design, fashion, and all things creative. I’m also an entrepreneur and enjoy creating ventures to positively enrich my community. While still in high school I started my own business doing marketing and design for organizations and companies in my area, and now we also create projects and events to promote entrepreneurship and art appreciation in the South Florida community. I’ll tell you a little more about my ventures later, stay tuned!

This site represents many areas of a Renaissance Diva’s life. I’ll be posting thoughts here and there, but most of what I’ll share will be creative ideas and inspirations in different categories, like Style, Creative Fields, Inspirational People, Business, even DIY ideas. I’ll feature some of the amazing people I’ve met and heard about, including clients of mine with creative businesses, and things I’ve learned along the way as a young entrepreneur. You might see a lot of different posts in various categories on some days because it’ll be an accumulation of different things I wanted to share and have been working on for you for each issue.

Renaissance = rebirth, and I as a young woman am always rediscovering parts of myself and new interests as I grow and learn more about the world, people, and my purpose in life. I hope I can inspire someone else to embrace life and not limit yourselves to one way of looking at yourself and the world. Dream, overcome, experience and live life to the fullest…

Dare to become Renaissance Women