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Faith Meets Fashion: Highlights From My Journey as a Plus-Size Model

Happy Tuesday lovely peeps!!!

I’m grateful to my agency, THE Artist Agency, for putting the spotlight on my journey as a plus model.  Of course your BFF can’t keep this goodness to herself, so I want to share the story with you because many of you have been in the with me from the beginning.   Thank you for not giving up on me and yet encouraging me with your words of wisdom, encouragement, and love.

Here you go:

Remember,  Don’t just Look IT, but Be IT, because You ARE IT!

Always Shine,

Your B.F.F Michanda

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Skincare: Glow Back!!

Hey Hey Hey,

Today is all about skincare.  What should you do to help fight scary winter skin?  Are you or have you experienced dry/dehydrated skin?    Maybe you got it all the way together and you just want to check your BFF out and see what she does?  No matter where you  are in your skin care journey  this vlog is only  chipping away  at a tip of the huge skincare iceberg. Click below and view  all the awesomeness (smile).

 

 

Links to my few of favorite Skincare brands :

Overall Solid Skincare with built in primers in moisturizers

Great Quality Inexpensive skincare

Plant-based, gluten free skincare

Simply Fresh Modern luxury skincare

Hydration infused with Roses

 

I’m all about engaging with you.  So if you want more specific products for your skin type comment below or send me an email!

Until next time Keep Shining and remember ” Don’t just Look it, but Be it, because YOU are IT!”

 

Your BFF,

Michanda

 

 

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Restart…

Don’t mind if I do…. allow me to introduce myself,  my name is Michanda … Michanda Shines

I here to brighten the day and be the best BFF you can imagine.  That’s right your Beauty. Fashion. Fitness go to girlfriend!

Check out the video and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss what’s happenings in 2018.

Restart…

 

Don’t just Look IT, but Be IT, because You are IT!

Always Shine,

Michanda

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MichandaShines… Your B.F.F

Allow me to re-introduce myself… My name is Michanda… MICHANDASHINES!

Yep, that’s me! It’s good to go in the shop and work on bettering yourself and that is exactly what I’ve done. Still bringing the same Shine just in areas that resonate with me most: Beauty, Fashion, and Fitness!

Check out this video:

Remember, Don’t just LOOK IT, but BE IT, because YOU ARE IT!

Always Shine,
Michanda

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Resolve to connect: Accountability Partners

 

HEY THERE,   YOOOOOOOOO…. what happened to y’all keeping me accountable? j/k

My commitment is to do two videos per month anything more is a plus (smile). I’m grateful I just made the January 31st cut off by the hair of my chin chin chin.

Listen up… This vlog is so good to me and to you I hope.  Why is it so good you asked?  Well you see, my accountability partner Cheri McCullers decided to do it with me.  So you get twice the shine!

I won’t spill all the tea here, but we had an impromptu conversation after one of our meetings and this is raw, off the cuff, truth about the importance of being accountable to yourself and others. To get in on what we talked about you have to click the video below… Go…..!

 

As always remember, ” Don’t just look it, but be it, because you are it!”

 

Always Shine,

Michanda

 

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Happy New Year: Resolve to Connect

Happy New Year!

We are well into the new year  and many of us have goals/resolutions that we want to accomplish.  That is amazing and super fantastic, but many people never make it beyond January to achieve what they set out to do.  Well this year,  I wanted us to take a different approach.  Let’s resolve to connect with a community  that will help, inspire, and empower us to finish what we start.

Here is my first vlog of 2017… Let’s make this year Epic!

 

Always Shine,

Michanda

 

“Remember don’t just look it, but be it, because you are it!

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Fall In Trim off!

Hey now,

Everybody and their mama’s need a good trim.  Some get them more often than others, but our hair just can’t sustain itself with out a trim.  Now Trims are different than Cuts. When you Cut your hair you are going for a dramatic change.  Trims are just to get rid of the dead ends that aren’t producing life.  So,  I thought about it,  we don’t need to always cut people out of our lives… sometimes we just need a good Trim.  People are valuable and just because they aren’t producing in a season doesn’t mean that will be the case.

 

 

Keep Shining,

Michanda

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Get’er Done!

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At one time or another you have put off completing that project, pushed back a deadline, or completely just given up because you thought you weren’t prepared because it needed to be perfect.  Well,  I have at one time or another felt this way especially when it comes to blogging, vlogging, or whatever it is I’m doing.   I have these ideas in my head and want to get them out, but when it all comes together I start to feel that it isn’t perfect or just right.   Partially because I have worked in industries where I have seen it done and know how it’s suppose to be and then I immediately stop in my tracks.

No more.  I said… NO MORE!

I’m gettin’er done by any means necessary.

Perfectionism dulls you.  I don’t have time for to be dull when I was born to shine.  So I must continue to work to accessorize my life by working through life challenges and being transparent and vulnerable about where I am.  I like things done right, however I also know if I do my best until I can get help to make it better, that will still put me one step ahead.

I hope you are encouraged after viewing this blog:

 

 

xoShine,

Michanda

 

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