Beauty and Fashion Influencer: Jazimen Renee

Meet Jazimen Renee/RichKisses, beauty and fashion influencer. Jazimen Renee is a Detroit model, host, and makeup artist. "I'm a spontaneous person who loves trying new things that I can learn from or elevate from. I'm also very resilient I've been through a lot, but I always find a way to bounce back," describes Jazimen Renee. She is a self-taught makeup artist and model, with ten years of experience. Learning makeup came with going to photo shoots, "I love feeling beauty and making others feel the same," she says. Jazimen also hosts as RichKisses. A triple threat!

Jazimen Renee knew early she wanted to model. "Ever since I was a little girl, I was super like wanting to be behind the camera, taking pictures all of that," she says. "I've always wanted to as a kid, like I always wanted my mom to put me in modeling." Jazimen Renee informally began to model, taking pictures on cell phones, digital cameras, disposable camera, you name it. With the rise of social media and specifically Instagram, an inspiring photographer and inspiring model connected. "I just always enjoyed looking good and taking pictures. So, once I got a little older, photographers seen my potential."

Jason Ramon, @jramontheclone on Instagram, was Jazimen Renee first ever shoot. "I love him to death still till this day, he actually reached out to me, I had never did modeling before." She recalls the shoot being in - studio and outside. It was print photography and a model visual. She admits in that shoot, "I might have been nervous but in my pictures you couldn't tell." The photos came out great. Since that shoot Jazimen Renee has grown and evolved. "I can do it in my sleep now, I aint nervous, I aint shy," confidently she says.

For the past three years, Jazimen Renee video modeling to her resume has grown. Most recently Jazimen Renee did a role as the leading lady in Detroit rapper Damedot – You Gon Think music video. "When I'm shooting, I'm really in my mood. I get in my mood, I'm dedicated, I'm down to try new stuff, I'm not opposed to nothing." Jazimen Renee is a featured model in Kash Doll – All Hype music video. She describes, "It was a dope experience, everybody was cool, it was fun, it was lit, it was hype!"

Jazimen Renee chose this career simply put, "I love it!!!! It's fun I meet so many people so many connections it's my comfort zone I love how I can express myself through a camera then seeing the results make me want to go harder." She confesses, "It was times where I wanted to quit," and felt like "Anybody can be model nowadays," but steadfast because, "I'm not about to stop doing what I love because I feel a certain type of way," acknowledging it was a momentary feeling that comes with being an artist.

"It's going to be times when you feel like this isn't going nowhere, do I still want to do this, do I want to give up; but don't! If it's something that you love doing regards to if its modeling or anything in life...it's going to be times where you're going to feel like damn, I don't want to do this no more or I'm not going nowhere wit this but don't because you never know what opportunities might present themselves, you never know who you might meet, what door you might walk in, especially in Detroit, its so many talented people out here."

Jazimen Renee model, host, and spread beauty influence all over the world. She is beautiful inside and out persevering through the highs and lows of the beauty industry and life. She began using the resources she had and kept to what she loved doing consistently. Jazimen Renee continues to thrive in her art while inspiring others do what they love. A piece of advice Jazimen Renee has is to "Try to stick out, be who you are, be your authentic self."