Vyne Reader Spotlight: Renae Bluitt

Hometown: Champaign, Illinois

Current City: Brooklyn, New York

Roles you play in life: Daughter, sister, significant other, confidant, motivator, mentor, PR maven, blogger and lover of life!

Education: Illinois State University

Occupation: Beauty PR and lifestyle marketing specialist

3 words that describe you: Spontaneous, Giving, Driven

What beauty product can’t you live without?: Aveda’s “be curly” style prep with wheat protein.

What is your biggest accomplishment?: My biggest accomplishment to date is being in a position to help women in business shine via my career in PR and my blog which highlights “Fly Female Entrepreneurs,” In Her Shoes.

What is your favorite TV show?: As a PR professional (who’s job entails being media savvy), I must admit that I don’t watch a lot of television. There are shows and networks that I enjoy when I do indulge (i.e., The Game, Oprah, The Dog Whisperer, Bravo, HGTV) but I can’t say that I have a “favorite.”

Shuffle your iPod – what’s the first song that comes up?: “That Girl” by Stevie Wonder.

What is your favorite travel destination?: Any place with hot temps, cool drinks, blue water and sunny skies.

Finish this sentence, “To feel more centered I…”: spend time with family and close friends.

Who is your celebrity fashion inspiration?: It’s a tie between Diana Ross (especially circa 1970′s and 80′s) and Tracee Elllis Ross. Class and timeless style runs in their family!

What is your favorite restaurant?: This changes almost monthly but at the moment it’s Red Rooster in Harlem.

What words do you live by?: Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.