A VISION in Progress : VIP

People always ask me..are you Jamaican, or African?  Truth is, I have never been to either places. But this dutch girl has  been lucky to have surrounded herself with enough of both cultures. to blend right in. The most exciting thing about being a makeup artist, is that you never know where it might take you.  And for me it seems like it always pulls me back to the roots of Africa.

An Africans walk, speech and wardrobe is as colorful as its native tongue.The African culture is unique in the sense that its people bring a piece of home wherever they go.  I have sponsored two of the biggest African pageants in Toronto: Ghana's most beautiful,  and the Miss Africanada pageant. Until you have witnessed it for yourself, it is hard to put in words the essence of pride and beauty that is Africa.

Those who know me personally,  can guarentee that this girl can knock back a couple pounds of Fufu. But I have never before heard of this new genre of music called HipLife. When I researched the topic I found that it is not just music but a way of life. Just like reggea, dance, and hip hop its in a class of its own.

VIP is one of HipLife's biggest groups to date. Promzy, Louzy and Prodical combined have garnered a millions of  views on their YouTube videos. Together they are constantly on tour, performing at sold out shows world wide. As well as constantly finding ways to mix music with charity.

VIP giving back to the community of Nima

So while they were in Canada they teamed up with Sunset Productions, a steadily growing production team catering to the African community, who's past artist include Sarkodie and Atumpan.

Working with V.I.P was an experience to say the least. These guys traveled like real stars, Louboutins and Louise Vuitton suitcases lined the back of the car as they came to do a quick video before jetting off to their next destination. And although their clothes reeked of prestige, these boys were actually quite humble. Lazzy funny and outspoken, Promzy  friendly and polite, and Prodical who was the quitest of all. They even kept their cool when some of the models showed up more then 2 hours unfashionably late! Thank goodness for Miss tiffy Bling who came on set dressed to impress and ready to perform as necessary.

It was a simple shoot with a little green screen and outdoor action. When it was all over I couldn't help but ask the boys to pose for me. Check it out!

Special thanks goes out to Sunset Productions for always hiring Mrs Makeup as part of their team. And to all of you with special talents, take an example out of VIPs page and see how you can give back to your community too.

I would love to connect with makeup artist around the world! Follow the new twitter @Mrs_Makeup For questions or bookings email mrsmakeup911@yahoo.ca