The Genevieve Beauty Awards is finally here and your favourite beauty brands and people will be recognized for their exceptional efforts in the beauty and wellness sectors. The awards ceremony will hold at Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos on Sunday, 13th of November, 2016. The award nominations have gone through a fair voting process and judged... Read More
by Bolade Ogunfuye What is the perfect age for a woman? What is the optimal tooth-length for the fashion-loving, private-room swearing, trash-talking, liquor-swigging, TV-show bingeing, hubris-prone female human specimen? I say, thirty two years old. Give me a minute, allow me to introduce you to the 32 year old Nigerian woman. Step back, see the... Read More
Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie is now the new face of make-up outfit, Boots No 7. Speaking in Vogue’s November 2016 Real Issue, “The New Face Of Beauty: You”, Adichie said of the campaign, “I think much of beauty advertising relies on a false premise – that women need to be treated in an infantile way, given... Read More
by Henry Emenike Anumudu I. On that dark and moonless night I saw them… Trample noiseless into cascades of derelict blocks I heard them… Beg and cry, whimper and moan ‘Twas fruitless, souls were thrown, like bags Into dark empty wagons I saw them… And my heart thumped. as the sound, rickety…rickety tore, like a... Read More
“Aunty Seun, we can’t take that bike o”, Kemi lashed out in an alarming disgust that usually describes her ultimate repulsion. “Why?” I asked, not readily prepared for the forthcoming answer, She replied , “ The Okada Man is ugly”(Okada means motorbikes solely used for public transportation), as we went past a swarm of okada... Read More
I had to pen down this rant. It’s to express my displeasure with the consistent efforts by some people to change the Olajumoke’s story. They are happy for her breakthrough they said , but feel it’s getting too much and unjustified. While they claim to be happy for her new status, they seems unhappy with the way the... Read More
by Jewel Stephen Beauty Business On-the-Go (BBOG) is an initiative by Africa’s leading makeup brand, House of Tara International, in partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB). The campaign is aimed at recruiting and empowering 5,000 women to become beauty representatives and as such create job opportunities to further reduce the rate of unemployment in... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The CEO of House of Tara International, Tara Fela-Durotoye was recently featured in the beauty segment of ‘Africa Women to Watch’, by Bloomberg Africa TV. During the feature-interview, the beauty expert revealed that she started ‘House of Tara’ with less than N20,000. Tara shares her inspiring story in the beauty industry with Bloomberg. Watch:
by Damilola Jagun In Nigeria, and sveral other parts of the world for that matter, beauty seems to earn more reward than brains. It becomes extremely discouraging for youths who are holed up in the library or laboratory studying hard, when someone who probably has little or no brain tend to get a lot more... Read More
by Isi Esene After undergoing a series of plastic surgeries which reportedly set her back by about £10,000, Jane Pesch, 73, stays turning heads like she did decades ago. Pesch, a pensioner living in the United Kingdom now gets attention from men who are 50 years her junior after her radical transformation and determination to stay... Read More
Kate Henshaw has applied a faster method in tidying her brows and removing unwanted hair. The Nollywood actress and expert fitness, threaded her eyebrows today. ‘Threading’ is an ancient method of hair removal commonly practiced in countries like Egypt and India. A cotton thread is pulled along unwanted hair in a twisting motion, and... Read More
by Piper Rose Speaking of moisturizer, how well is yours working? If your skin is continually dry or oily, inspect your moisturizer. Is it too heavy or too light? Is it right for the season? Does it contain drying alcohols? Do you need a higher SPF? Start investigating. Everyone’s got bad... Read More
by Julia Austin Women are supposed to aspire to make lots of money but we’re not supposed to cherish nice things. We’re seen as superficial if we spend our savings on a designer bag, and we’re seen as silly if we’ll wait for hours outside a store before they release a limited edition... Read More
by Frank Kobola The remaining contestants are asked what they would do if they could change the world, because there’s a direct correlation to pulling off a freakum dress and humanitarian efforts. Their answers are always something lofty and ambitious because there’s no stipulations put on the question. I have never watched... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Most men who intend to propose to their girlfriends go through a nerve-racking time trying to decide the best way to go about it. Well look no further because we have the answer for you. The proposal in the photo is 99.9% guaranteed. Who could resist such cuteness?
by Tutu Akinlabi A woman’s wedding day is one of the happiest of her life and this holds true for MAVIN first lady, Tiwa Savage. The songstress, who has already had a traditional ceremony, will complete the marriage rites with her beau and manager, Tunji “TeeBillz” Balogun on April 26. Tiwa has arrived in Dubai... Read More
by Akan Ido Ex-Miss World, Agbani Darego shows why she won the prestigious title looking flawless, fabulous and smiling for the cameras. The beautiful actress posted the picture on her Instagram page with a face that appears to be devoid of enhancements – she woke up like a queen. She looks flawless, doesn’t she?
by Mnena Nyitse ”Are the beholders happy with what they see? Because at the end of the day, every man wants to call his woman “SEXY”.” If sexy is personified, I wonder what she would look like. I know there’s a male and female sexy but pardon me, I’m only interested in the female sexy... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Err… this does not look good at all. It is common knowledge among ladies who carry weaves that they should not be left for too long on the head. Perhaps, this lady may have forgotten she was not carrying her natural hair and decided to leave the weave for 6 months on... Read More
by Ayomikun Soyombo We were told that yearly . The Idanre people gathered at the hills. In celebration of’ Orosun’,the beautiful warrior. And ‘ Olofin’ her husband.Also in honour of ‘Ojimaba’ their child. Silently I wondered if ‘Ojimaba’ was a male or female 1.As we took the last bend Towards the ancient city ... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi One of the most popular subjects of celebrity gossip yesterday was the split between musician, Wizkid and his delectable sweetheart, Tania Omotayo. The duo was said to have parted ways after the star put up a telling tweet saying that love is not enough. Miss Omotayo however, seems to be having the... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Everyone knows Genevieve Nnaji is a great actress, what you didn’t know is she can dance too. The actress looks smashing in a peach kaftan top and fitted brown pants as she parties at the Kinabuti and Pulse Nigeria Christmas party for kids. Our Genny sure has a heart of gold, doesn’t... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Actress, Genevieve Nnaji and songstress, Tiwa Savage are both gorgeous style stars. Both women know that when it comes to fashion, you have to make bold statements sometimes and show some skin; hence the show of cleavage now and then. So who do you think has the better cleavage?
by Tutu Akinlabi Jeans are classic and can never go out of style, but it takes a truly bold fashionista to rock a pair of ripped jeans properly. Genevieve Nnaji and Annie Idibia are two of such fashionistas. Genny brings her renowned classiness into wearing her lightly ripped jeans with a plain white tee while... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Genevieve Nnaji is one woman who has found a home in the hearts of many, male and female alike. One of the reasons for this is that her beauty is effortless and she is as graceful as they come. The star shared this photo where she went completely natural, hair and all.... Read More
by Oke Efagene On Saturday November 9, 2013, the handsome son of late billionare Alhaji Dantata, Usman Dantata got hooked to Rukaiyah Indimi, the stunningly beautiful daughter of billionaire businessman, Mohammed Indimi. The occasion which was well attended by celebrities and dignitaries was a grand affair. The lovely bride recently shared more breathtaking photos of... Read More
by Purba Dutt We are the female of the species and we need time to preen and prime ourselves to look our best. So, don’t grudge us our time in front of the looking glass. 1. The place for soaking wet towels is not the bed. 2. Loo etiquette are simple, and easy to follow. Just take care to put the seat... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Gospel singer, Maheeda did not share racy photo this time, just an adorable photo of herself and her daughter, which she uploaded on Instagram accompanying it with a caption which read: She always try to look more beautiful than her mum….but no way haha I no gree jor! Judging from the photo,... Read More