Category: The September Standard

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ToluOctober 25, 2017

Your last minute guide to street style at #LFDW2017

Here’s for those who will be attending the Heineken Lagos Fashion and Design Week starting tonight and are yet to ...

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ToluOctober 24, 2017

I’d get my nails done but… | 5 women on why they don’t wear false nails

I was up at midnight scrolling through my Instagram feed and taking in the awkward mixture of amazing and sometimes ...

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ToluOctober 23, 2017

5 perfect work outfits you should copy from this Instagram style blogger

You must have spent most of your weekend making mental notes of the outfits you would rock all week and ...

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ToluOctober 21, 2017

Here’s how we know Tiwa Savage will be killing her #BuckwyldandBreathless looks

We say ‘looks’ because we’re certain Tiwa Savage will not be stuck in one outfit at a show she’s… ToluYour ...

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ToluOctober 21, 2017

Maryanne Alabi: The street style and runway trends to expect at LFDW 2017

Fashion week is upon us, guys! For me, it is like Christmas in the world of fashion, having soaked up ...

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ToluOctober 18, 2017

How Beyoncé made us green with envy at last night’s TIDAL benefit concert

Since the arrival of her twins, Sir and Rumi in June, Beyoncé has stepped out each time wearing an undeniable reminder ...

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ToluOctober 17, 2017

Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie featured in New York Times Style Magazine’s The Greats Issue

Author, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie has been listed as one of New York Times Style Magazine’s The Greats. T Magazine … ToluYour ...

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Samuel OkikeOctober 16, 2017

5 simple tips on how to maintain a flawless skin

We all want to have that flawless Instagrammable skin like the celebrities and models we so admire but obtaining —… ...

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ToluOctober 14, 2017

No! Skales didn’t copy Olamide. ‘Waist purses’ are one of 2017’s biggest style trends

Yesterday, TwitterNG buzzed uncontrollably after music critic, Osagie Alonge threw a shot at singer, Skales for pinching… ToluYour pop culture/entertainment ...

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ToluOctober 14, 2017

Heineken® set to inspire the world with its first ever African Inspired Fashion Collection at the Lagos Fashion Design Week 2017

Heineken® has proudly announced that it will be supporting the Lagos Fashion and Design Week as headline sponsor of the ...

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ToluOctober 12, 2017

Eyeshadow Palette, Glitter Lip Gloss and all the exciting products in Rihanna’s Fenty Galaxy

When Rihanna launched her Fenty Beauty Collection with an inclusive 40-shade foundation range last month, we thought the… ToluYour pop ...

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ToluOctober 10, 2017

The dress code was Haute Couture! Here’s how the men showed up at the Elite Model Look event

Haute Couture, according to Business of Fashion’s compendium of fashion vocabulary, is “a much-misused phras… ToluYour pop culture/entertainment go-to. Music ...

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ToluOctober 5, 2017

“After I was raped, I didn’t leave my house for a whole year” | 5 revelations from Gabrielle Union’s new book

Being Mary Jane star, Gabrielle Union-Wade is one of the happiest people on the planet. Two ways you can tell? ...

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ToluOctober 3, 2017

Red is the official colour of the season and here are 10 hot ways to wear it

Everyone who knows a thing or two about fashion has said red is the official colour of Fall 2017. Than ...

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ToluSeptember 30, 2017

Lisa Folawiyo, TeeBillz | 10 of our best street style looks this week

From Paris to Lagos, we had every reason to fall in love over and over with these street style looks ...

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ToluSeptember 29, 2017

We have Hugh Hefner to thank for the pyjama trend

If you’ve been awake to style trends, you’d know that stepping out in pyjamas is the coolest thing to do ...

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ToluSeptember 25, 2017

Style Standard: 12 chic ways to wear a white blouse by Ren Gray

What comes to mind when you hear ‘white shirt’? These boring button-downs that seem only ever suitable for s… ToluYour ...

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ToluSeptember 22, 2017

From Lagos to Toronto: Zazaii opens its first stand-alone store in Canada

Located on College Street, in the heart of downtown Toronto, award-winning multi-brand retailer, ZAZAII will be fulfilli… ToluYour pop culture/entertainment ...

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ToluSeptember 18, 2017

Gabrielle Union, Yara Shahidi, Issa Rae | How these African-Americans lit up the #Emmys red carpet

It is certainly a big night for the African-American community as one of its own has made history as the ...

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ToluSeptember 15, 2017

8 times Mayowa Nicholas killed it on the runway at #NYFW

Now you will not be able to pretend you’re not aware that Mayowa Nicholas is taking over in modelling one ...

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ToluSeptember 14, 2017

9 secrets to wooing a woman on the first date

by Jackie Uko   Going on a first date can be extremely frustrating for men. They build up a lot ...

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ToluSeptember 10, 2017

#TheVoiceNigeria: Stephanie Coker, Waje and Yemi Alade totally stole the show with their outfits

We just finished watching this week’s episode of reality singing competition, The Voice Nigeria and we can’t… ToluYour pop culture/entertainment ...

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ToluSeptember 9, 2017

10 products from Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line everyone should try

Would we be reaching if we said Rihanna does the absolutely most? Like literally, the most! A 40-shade foundation in ...

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ToluSeptember 8, 2017

Rihanna covers ELLE’s October Issue and she wants to time travel to when she lost her virginity

It’s definitely #RihannaWeek this week! The pop superstar whose highly anticipated cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty wi… ToluYour pop culture/entertainment go-to. ...

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ToluSeptember 6, 2017

Everyone is talking about the squiggle eyebrows | 4 reasons you should not jump on this trend

Makeup and beauty trends are daily evolving and because they are a form of art, they afford the liberty to ...

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ToluSeptember 4, 2017

Zayn Malik just went completely bald and we’re crying real tears

When it comes to his hair, we know Zayn Malik is largely unpredictable but we woke up to a rude ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 3, 2017

We almost forgot Alessia Cara’s Scar-let number at the MTV VMAs

The MTV Video Music Awards happened exactly a week ago today – in today’s digital terms, that’s exactly a lifetime ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 1, 2017

Dear Glamour, your ‘Sexiest Man of The Year 2018’ list needs a lot more TDH

Magazine lists are not new. Nor are the criticisms that usually trail them. They are either too pro-objectification of women ...

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ToluSeptember 1, 2017

Alicia Keys shows off her “true colours” in 4 epic Elle covers

Alicia Keys thanked Elle Brasil in an Instagram post for “capturing her true colours” and we couldn’t… ToluYour pop culture/entertainment ...

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ToluAugust 31, 2017

Idris Elba, Ryan Gosling, Prince Harry: Meet Glamour’s Sexiest Man of the Year 2018 contenders

Glamour Magazine has just released the contenders for this year’s Sexiest Man of the Year and it is one mighty ...

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