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A Love Letter To My Amazing Beauties Out There!

Hello my beautiful amazing family and friend, I would love to use this medium to say to you all that I love you all so so much! A very very successful entrepreneur inspired me over five years ago to write often blog post, he said to me,  by so doing, i do help to shine light on less priviledged ones whom would like to learn more about makeup, styling, fashion, self care tips, home care tips, so since then, i vowed to always share my little knowledge with you all the best way i can.

Today’s blog pose is especially to my beautiful friends and family out there, family, kids, friends, collegues, mates: So lets get started:

  1. Take good care of your self
  2. Beleive in your self
  3. Work hard
  4. Seek advice from persons whom can serve as a mentor to you
  5. Be kind
  6. Be respectful
  7. Be  generous
  8. Be humble
  9. Be prayerful
  10. Be relatable
  11. Be sweet
  12. Smile often
  13. Love deeper
  14. Be thankful!

I hope you are inspired, If you have a great message you want to share with the world, you would like me to write on my blog, please do no hesitate to contact me.

I love you so much!

stay fabulous!

xoxo

Ekene Patience

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My Current Favorite Gadgets!

Hello muffins, I hope you all are doing great! I would like to start off by saying a very big thank you to all the amazing sponsors of my blog! Thank you all for all your sponsorship. Vr-i.nl is one of my favourite sponsors, I have received several items for review. See below some of their amazing gadgets. Their head phone is absolutely amazing, with the blue tooth connection, you can synchronize it with your phone and listen to music all day long. Please keep your eyes on my blog, because soon, I shall review their power bank for charging phone. Vr-i.nl also has a very affordable 360 go pro camera.

Find more of their products and offer here

Thanks a bunch for reading!

What are your favorite gadgets? I do love to learn from you!

xoxo

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Frequently asked Questions!

Hello lovelies, whats going on? I have been asked a lot of questions regarding why I make videos, sharing pictures, why I love being an entrepreneur, about my nationality and so on almost on daily basis. I have decided to create this blog post, hopefully, am able to answer some of your questions

  1. Where you born in Europe? Answer – No, I was born in Nigeria but I do have Dutch and Nigerian nationality
  2. How many languages do you speak? I speak, English, Dutch, Igbo, little French and Italian language
  3. Why do I blog?- I have been a photo model over a decade, I love sharing beautiful pictures and inspiring you.
  4. How many views do I have in all my social media networks? I have over 15 million views in all my social media networks such as YouTube, Google plus, Facebook, Flickr twitter etc
  5. Do I have kids? Yes I have two adorable sons
  6. Do I visit Nigeria? Yes I do visit Nigeria
  7. Do I speak Dutch? Yes I speak fluent Dutch
  8. Is Ekene my real name? Yes
  9. What concerts have I seen? Lenny gravits and Mary J blige!
  10. Who is my favorite musician? Davido, Beyonce, Rihanna, cold play and James blunt
  11. Why do I do YouTube and blogging? I love and enjoy making contents!
  12. what is your advice for beginner? Do what you love! Do not mind all what people are saying, some people might want to discourage you because they do not want to see you progress, or do what you love that makes you happy. what matters most is your ability to do what you love, live your life my friends and not for others. I love to be myself, express myself with pictures and get to decide how people perceive me!
  13. What am I doing at the moment? I am a masters student in Marketing management. I love digital marketing, my teachers are brilliant and my school mates are the best.
  14. How many diplomas do I have? I have a degree in Biochemistry, International business and management, professional secretary from u.s.a, diplomas as a beauty consultant, diplomas in word, excel and PowerPoint. diplomas in Dutch, speaking, writing, reading and listening and masters in management ongoing.
  15. How old am I? I am in my early thirties
  16. What are my hobbies? beauty consultancy, advising male and females on how to look fabulous, blogging, website building, eating, sleeping, reading, writing, modelling, jogging and cooking very  delicious unique meals
  17. what is my favourite food? Rice, fish and chicken!
  18. What is my favourite colour? pink!

Xoxo

Ekene Patience

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How To fall In Love With Your Job Again!!!

Hello my loves! Few days ago was valentine’s day, I hope you all had fun! Since we are still in the loving spirit and mood, I thought I share with you all tips on how to fall head over heels in love with your job again!

I love my job – in fact I’ve been lucky enough to have enjoyed every job I’ve ever had, from waitress through to retail, from lecturer through to fashion blogger, from photo model into a loving mother they’ve all taught me lessons and changed me for the better. From that feeling of new job excitement, through to passing your probation and all the way to celebrating your work anniversaries – your job can be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling parts of your life. But what happens when the love is gone and you find yourself dreading your alarm going off in a morning?

It does not matter how you love your job from the onset, I think after a while we might start falling out of love because we want to have new adventure, experience new things, become more independent and so on. – But how do you work out which path you need to take? Some jobs can be very challenging and consume lots of our time, but is very important to have a balance. Some of us get burn out, break down or even experience panic attack during working hours. Taking some time to ventilate, relax,  spend time with your loved ones, go on holiday is very important. It is very crucial to avoid too much caffeine and unhealthy habits in order to be extra active at the work place.

You do not let the work to rule your life, rather be a very balanced effective productive being!

I hope you are inspired.

p.s. Thank you so much my lovely friend for hooking me up with this beautiful coat.

I love you all so so much!

Ti amo tanto

Ik hou van jou

Xoxo

Ekene Patience

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The Ultimate Guide on Finding a Job!

Hello my lovelies, I hope you all are doing alright. I have coached many of my friends and family members to find a job or to become an entrepreneur. One of my aunt’s daughter is doing very well now in Lagos Nigeria, as a makeup artist, I remembered few years ago, I bought some cool make up items from The Netherlands, and gave some to her as a gift, she later started practising with makeup, now she is an independent t makeup artist, doing the makeup of very famous nolly wood actresses in Nigeria.

Today’s blog post is to inspire you on how to find a job and also some great advice for employers. According to a research carried out by LinkedIn, sixty percent of jobs are unadvertised. Open solicitation is a great way to find a job. Many international students has asked me for coaching on how to find a job as well. Most international students that came from Africa, China, India always faces challenges when they finish their programmes, some of them do wish to stay back in Europe to find a job, but most of them do not know how to go about it because of language barrier, new environment, cv customisation and so on. It is very important to have a job in order to be able to sustain one self.  Finding a job is not the key thing, but your ability to keep the job depending on your competencies and passion. My advice to you is to go for jobs that you are passionate about. Some skills such as time management, self-control, Social awareness.

Some cool sites for finding a job ASAP are as follow:
Gum tree
monster board
LinkedIn
– job agencies such as Adecco, Tempo team.

Use key words when conducting research on google and be very specific.

Organisations should have good reputation and good role models to employees, be honest, self-aware, not deceitful, fairness, trust and has best interest of their employees at heart. A great organisations should also be able to create value for their employees. 

 

I hope this tips where helpful!

I love you

Xoxo

Ekene Patience

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p.s. I conduct workshop  for makeup, skincare, search engine optimization, website building and styling. If you need any of my services afore mentioned, please do not hesistate to contact me. my email address is ekenepatience@yahoo.com, many thanks in advance xoxoxoxo

 

 

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My very beautiful aunty and her talented daughter ( my cousin) I am so happy dear to have the same passion with you – makeup artistry!

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Oh la la!!! Paris Adventure!

Paris is such as amazing place! I love the beautiful structures especially the ivory tower, the food there was impeccable. My trip few years ago to Paris was awesome. I went with my family, we had so much fun! I would love to visit paris again! Aside from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Paris is one of favourite cities in the world.

Where is your favourite holiday destination? I do love to learn from you.

Xoxo

Ekene Patience

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My Current Favourite Hotels In The Netherlands!

Amsterdam is the biggest city in The Netherlands, an amazing tourist destination. Sheraton hotel and restaurant is located in several cities in The Netherlands. I particularly like the one situated at Schipol airport. It does has a great ambience and awesome beauty centre.

Zeeland is a municipality in The Netherlands.  I have had dinner several time at Van Der Valk in Goes, the food there is great. We did enjoyed their buffet. Van der Valk hotel has also a very lovely hotel in Middelburg as well.

Amadore hotel has several restaurants, bars and wellness centre in Zeeland. The Arion hotel by Amadore in Vlissingen has a great ambience, lovely view of the boulevard.

Fletchers hotels is also a terrific place. I have had ample opportunities to work at Fletchers and Amadore hotels in zeeland. Their customer service is one in a million. If you are in search of a very beautiful hotel, you may want to check out Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. You woud definitely love the ambience and interior deco. I also posted some pictures of the amazing beautiful Eko hotel in Lagos Nigeria. If you do ever visit Nigeria, check the hotel out, you would definitely love it.

I hope this blog post inspired you.

Stay fabulous.

Xoxo

Ekene Patience

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Cleaning Out My Closet!!!

Hey muffins 🙂 I hope you all are doing great. I have received dozens of request on how I do clean up my closet. I tend to maintain a very tidy closet and love clearing out my entire closet every two months. I also enjoy rearranging all my cloths. You may also want to wash most of your cloths during your clear out. I have been able to help so many of my friends and family members to tidy up their wardrobe! The fun of cleaning your wardrobe is that you get to find lovely cloths hidden in between your pilled up cloths you have not worn for months and also giving to charity is amazing. I have donated lots of my cloths to Dorcas and Leger de Heils in The Netherlands. If you do need any of my clothing items, makeup, shoes or cosmetics please do let me know. Please kindly support my blog by shopping my post.

Thank you so so much for all your love and support.

I do appreciate it so much.

Wishing everyone an amazing week!

xoxo

Ekene Patience

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Stylish Work Wear Outfits!

Hello my beautiful fashionistas in da house! I hope you all are doing great. Please find some cool outfits below on how to style your self when going for a job interview or to your work place. You need to look smart and confident.  it is also important  to present your self in a great way. You need to look fine! Your resume has to look great too.

Make sure you wear clean cloths, keep looking online for jobs. There are numerous website for finding a job such as indeed.nl, monsterboad, national vacature, uwv in the netherlands, job rapido. You can ask your friends and family, have the know you are looking for a job have them coach you. keep updating your cv, stand tall, be strong, and make it right loves.

Look for top four companies you like to work for, contact the director of these company, and have them know you do love to wor for them.

I hope you are inspired. Your jobis to get a job from now onward! You are now  the director of the new company called ‘GET A JOB!!!

I do love to learn from you how you find a great job. I am currently a master student in Management and marketing and looking for a befitting job.

Your brilliant tips is highly welcome.

I love you.

xoxo

Ekene Patience

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Hallo mijn mooie fashionista’s in da house! Ik hoop dat het goed met jullie gaat.Hieronder enkele coole outfits over hoe je jezelf kunt stylen wanneer je op zoek bent naar een sollicitatiegesprek. Je moet er slim en zelfverzekerd uitzien. Je moet je zelf op een geweldige manier presenteren. Je moet er goed uitzien! Je CV moet er ook geweldig uitzien.

Zorg ervoor dat u schone kleren draagt, blijf online op zoek naar werk. Er zijn heel veel van websites voor het vinden van een baan, zoals indeed.nl, monsterboad, nationale vacature, uwv in nederland, job rapido. Je kunt je vrienden en familie vragen of ze weten dat je op zoek bent naar een baan als ze je coachen. blijf je cv updaten, sta rechtop, wees sterk en maak het goed liefdes.

Zoek naar de vier beste bedrijven waar je graag voor werkt, neem contact op met de directeur van dit bedrijf en laat ze weten dat je graag voor ze wilt werken.

Ik hoop dat je geïnspireerd bent. Jouw taak is om vanaf nu een baan te krijgen! U bent nu de directeur van het nieuwe bedrijf ‘GET A JOB !!!

Ik vind het heel leuk om van je te leren hoe je een geweldige baan vindt. Ik ben momenteel een masterstudent Management en marketing en zoek voor een passende baan.

Uw schitterende tips zijn van harte welkom.

Ik hou van je.

xoxo

Ekene Patience

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Feel Good Therapy!

Hi beauties! From time to time, we all need some kind of self-confidence. Self-confidence is required for achieving a great balance in our daily lifestyle. Good self-confidence can help you during your career, job interview, relationship and so on. Below are some awesome tips to inspire you!

  1. Do not compare yourself with others, rather, remember your strengths and be happy for all the great things that is happening right now in your life.
  2. Invest in yourself, take care of yourself, wear makeup, watch your diet,  listen to great music,  read christian books, audibles,  motivational speech and  sleep well.
  3. Be very happy with all the precious blessings you have.
  4. Learn to accept and love  yourself just the way you are
  1. Minimise negative self-talk
  2. Celebrate other people and be happy for their achievements.

I hope these few tips were helpful.

Please do share with me your top tips on how you do boost your confidence. I do love to learn from you.

I just want to use this medium to say a big huge thank you to all my friends and family for all your emails, whatsapp messages, tweets with all the beautiful inspirational messages and prayers

I love you all  so much and remember confidence makes you sexier!!!

Xoxo

Ekene Patience

Dutch

Hallo schoonheid! Van tijd tot tijd hebben we allemaal een vorm van zelfvertrouwen nodig. Zelfvertrouwen is vereist voor het bereiken van een goede balans in onze dagelijkse levensstijl. Goed zelfvertrouwen kan je helpen tijdens je loopbaan, sollicitatiegesprek, relatie enzovoort. Hieronder staan enkele geweldige tips om u te inspireren!

  1. Vergelijk jezelf niet met anderen, eerder, onthoud je sterke kanten en wees gelukkig voor alle geweldige dingen die er nu in je leven gebeuren.
  2. Investeer in jezelf, pas goed op jezelf, draag make-up, bekijk je dieet, luister naar geweldige muziek, geluidssignalen, motiverende spraak en slaap goed.
  3. Wees heel blij met alle kostbare zegeningen die je hebt.
  4. Leer jezelf te accepteren en van jezelf te houden zoals je bent.
  5. Minimaliseer negatieve zelfbespreking
  6. Vier andere mensen en wees blij voor hun prestaties.
    Ik hoop dat deze paar tips nuttig waren.

Geef me alsjeblieft je beste tips over hoe je je vertrouwen kunt vergroten. Ik vind het heel leuk om van jullie te leren.

Ik wil dit medium gewoon gebruiken om heel veel dank te zeggen aan al mijn vrienden en familie voor al je e-mails, whatsapp-berichten, tweets met alle mooie inspirerende berichten en gebeden

Ik hou zo veel van jullie allemaal!

Xoxo

Ekene Patience

 

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