Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, and with it comes a magical feeling that puts everyone in a good mood! Lagos city is absolutely at its best and brightest, and there is no shortage of festive activities to partake in!
Today’s post is a beauty one, Current Beauty Faves is my way of letting you know what’s been tried & tested and has landed on my radar as a new favorite.
Have you ever seen, tasted, or bought something and you can’t stop obsessing about it? I know, obsessions can be both good and bad. Hopefully these three things that I’ve recently come across are healthy obsessions, so as I do every week, I wanted to share.
We all know that Lagos is one of the most photogenic cities in Nigeria, so much so that it is tough to take a bad photo. If you follow me on instagram you'd have noticed my struggle with being a cool keed scenic photographer. I love Lagos undoubtedly and I enjoy taking off-hand photos with my phone.
This past week was a whirlwind, but as busy as it was, it felt invigorating to check my blogger stats and see that despite the irregular posts, a few people have still been checking in. Love you guys!
With Lagos fashion and design week just a week away, we all need to take on new or refresh our minds on tips and tricks to maintaining equilibrium through the four-day fashion week without running out of steam.
Carnivale Lagos hosts a series of shopping, food and drink festivals from time to time; promoting made in Nigeria products and giving a platform for various food and fashion vendors to make sales in a fun and relaxed environment.
As a certified Lagos chic, balancing everyday hustle and bustle, slugging out in traffic, boardroom meetings, lunch with the girls —your calendar is jam-packed. However you still need to look chic and elegant.
While it's easy to get hung up on the latest trends, style really isn't something that can be bought. At the end of the day, it's really about how you style what you have.
Women's wear brand Ben Ria today released it's first collection and it's clear the brand is here to stay and is making a statement with bold, bright, fun ankara print dresses.
Fast rising Nigerian actress, Somekele Iyamah-Idhalama definitely turned heads at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. She stars in “93 Days” ,“The Wedding Party” and “The Arbitration” which were all screened at this year’s festival. She slayed in different designers including Nigerian designers Andrea Iyamah and Mo Augusto. But her outfit for the TIFF Soiree designed by Stephan Caras was a hit.
Unlike my usual self, I have actually slacked in cinema hoping these past weeks. So many movies I haven't seen since Suicide Squad and I'm beginning to feel like I've committed a sin against the movie gods or something!
Online market place Jumia.com is offering an amazing online deal right now—current sale items are an extra 70% off! Honestly, there’s so many great pieces still in stock it’s hard to narrow it down.
Fashion brand MAJU releases its new ‘Ember Edit’ in collaboration with I am Dodos, Good Hair and Style Me Africa. For the first time, MAJU strays from its usual theme of duos and opts for three women.
There is absolutely no shortage of restaurants in Lagos, and I'm confident that we have the best in the country. Best continental and intercontinental dishes, best cocktails, best chefs and, of course, best views. Dining at a restaurant with the perfect lighting for selfies and views for snapchat pictures and videos for me is simply icing on the cake, and in Lagos, it’s turned into a quintessential experience.
I'm sure by now a lot of us know what makeup baking is and have distilled the nuances of this method. Practically speaking, for quite a few of us, the baking method might just be a little over the top in terms of application and the price of sacha buttercup setting powder is not encouraging either.
In recent times, the frequency of nudity in fashion and style is appalling. The need for attractive and desirable apparel that still encourages modesty cannot be over emphasised. The Middle East Lagos (MEL) collection by Nouva couture embodies the art, culture and lifestyle of the Middle East. Stylish decency and modesty comes to play in this collection and that's what I love most about it.
It's a new week lovelies and I always say to attack monday with positivity. confidence and of course a killer outfit! Stella of www.jadore-fashion.com is definitely one of my all time favourite bloggers. I love her style because it is chic, classy, and over all timeless. As a regular visitor to her website, I've noticed one of her go-to outfits is a nicely tailored suit which she always rocks fabulously.
I really love how Nigerians are now very open to wearing Nigerian brands and its now very trendy to rock Nigerian pieces. The last street style roundup featured a lot of ankara pieces and off the shoulder pieces and its obvious that our favourite celebrities still have the cold shoulder fever.
Fashion enthusiast and blogger Sharon Ojong of www.sharonojong.com teamed up with fashion retail store Elan red to create the perfect summer 16 wardrobe. It includes all the trendy pieces from various Nigerian brands.
“Your ability to make things happen is what makes you different”. – Mo Abudu
She is a talk show host, media mogul, human resources management consultant, formidable entrepreneur and the first woman to own a TV network in Africa. There’s so much we can learn from this remarkable woman and her amazing story that its hard to even know where to begin in recognizing her for all of her accomplishments. She's smart, beautiful and definitely on top of her game! That's why she has been described by Forbes as "Africa's Most Successful Woman".
If you are a lover of fashion and happen to be Pretty Hot and Thick there are some tried-and-true plus-size fashion hacks that will definitely help you get the most out of your fashion finds.
