DESIGNER OF THE MONTH

STYLES I’M LOVING FROM THE WASHINGTON ROBERTS’ SPRING/SUMMER 2015 COLLECTION LOOKBOOK.

These are some pieces that I will sure be showing my tailor to recreate for me. Just check out those structures and tailoring and tell me you cannot help but just fall in love.

Please I do not own any of these pictures oo.

See you on the next post guys.. Thanks :)

SUNDAY OUTFIT OF THE DAY: THE FUR LIFE
By Joan.


Whazzappppppp *Martin's voice* lol... How una dey? Sunday was a little bit chilly for us so i decided to obey small rule and dress according to the weather as per say I watch weather channel before church... Every Sunday before church, I always look for what I will wear. (problem of having too many choices and yet we still complain). So I decided to go simple with some umphhhh... which is where this fur comes in. Can you guys believe where I got it from? 

Wait for it... wait, wait.... The THRIFTSTORE.. Yep. 

People see the thriftstore as one kind of forbidden place and so if you shop there, then its either you poor or you do not make enough in whatever job you do. But I'm sorry if ever in your life you shopped at any bend-down-select in Nigeria and you are now forming for us then my God will judge you.

Anyways back to my FUR, I love the color and also love the fact that it's not long. This is looking like its going to be a staple for me this fall/winter season.

Enjoy the pictures:)

 Fur Vest- Thrifted

Pants- 10dollarmall.com

 Bag- H&M

Shoes- Justfab.com

 Sunglasses- Rainbow

Top- (Old)

Necklace- H&M.

Dont even ask what the hell I was doing in this last picture.lol

Hope you guys likey... See you on the next post. Thanks :)

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES GROWING UP IN NIGERIA

So out of boredom, I decided to engage myself by reminiscing over my childhood years growing up in Nigeria.

First of all, if you Nigerian and your parents decided to ship outside Nigeria at the age of 2, my dear, your parents do owe you some memories ooo...lol. They took away some precious parts of your life forget all these them say them say about Naija.

Okay so my most fun childhood days were between 1992-2002/3. These were the years the best naija games were invented. The running-around free days. Once you done with your chores after school, omo na play things .

The games were what made my growing up fun of course plus the stupid things we did then. Now follow me so we could play virtually together.lol

MEMORY LANE

1) Police and thief- This game was the ish back then. Imagine us dey fight for who go be police and who go be thief. Police go go find stick gun while the thieves would go obviously find something to steal.

2) Mummy and Daddy- Who no play mummy and daddy? lmaooo. free tapping of current. Chai may God forgive them. I no follow oo

3) Street soccer- No boy or girl in this game. Especially when you end up being the last to be chosen. awww. E go be like say make ground open make you enter.

4) Ten-Ten- See girls serious with this one. It was one of my best games. 

5) Suwe- This is the tortue game. If your enemy decides to buy a house between 4 or 5, then you in trouble because when its time to close your eyes to buy your own house, you can't because you can't jump with your eyes closed.

6) Jump rope (we call it skipping rope)

7) Flip

8) My mother and your mother went to the market, my mother pinched your mother on the hand- if you do not remember this then bye..

9) Remember Cadbury Saturday mornings

10) Remember Christmas period when we stylishly turn into beggars going from house to house for money and then our parents would collect our money.

There are many more that I cannot remember at the moment but please let me know, what is your most memorable moment growing up?

As always see you on the next post :)

THE TEE-SERIES #2: THE PLAIN BLACK TEE

BY JOAN

How is everyone doing? So I’m here with another styling video of another t-shirt. This is another staples for me in my closet and I wear it all year round. Since the summer is over, I decided to make it work for me into fall. Here is how I styled it to church.

BLAZER: GIFTED
NECKLACE: EBAY

BAG: H&M
SKIRT:GIFTED

TOP: H&M
SHOES: GUSSINI
BELT:  EBAY

See you on the next post....have a goodnight/morning/afternoon. :)

THE TEE SERIES

BY JOAN.

Yes I know. The summer is over and I am still pulling out my tees? Well guess what, I don’t put away my summer clothes because the “SUMMER” is over. I always find a way to incorporate them into the fall/winter seasons. So I am going to be bringing you guys series of HOW-TO lookbooks of how I will be styling these tees this season. So sit back and anticipate.lol

Here is the first TEE post.

SUNDAY OOTD

The C #CLASSY (I MADE IT UP) TEE.

This is my typical go-to summer casual outfit right here but without the heels (substitute for flats). For Fall, I will just wear a jacket or coat which I didn’t bother showing because na too much stress. Make una no vex.

TEE- H & M

CHAIN- EBAY

EARRINGS- BEAUTY SUPPLY

BELT AND WATCH- EBAY

POSE OF LIFE. LOL

BAG- THRIFTED

THAT-THING-WHEN-WE-DEY-FIND POSE.

JEANS-THRIFTED, SHOES-CHARLOTTE RUSSE(OLD)

So that is it guys. hope you likey :) See you on the next post... Adios.

BEAUTY ITEMS

MY TOP 5 BEAUTY ITEMS I AM LOVING.

By Joan Okoye.

Long time no saw. Lol. How are you guys doing? I know it’s been a while but work and laziness just took over my precious life. Na so life just tire person jare.

Now back to the post, I have been loving a few beauty items this period that I decided to share it with you guys. I have used these items for a while and so these are my sincere opinions about them except for the lip glazed lip paint.

1)  L.A GIRL GLAZED LIP PAINT.

These are the best lip paint hands down. I have just used it once because I just got it recently but….. I love it. It is a little bit runny though so one has to apply it with their fingers as to get an even distribution (lol). Omo I no mind that small stress jare.

From (L-R Blushing, Babydoll, Coy and Bombshell.

2)  L.A GIRL PRO CONCEAL HD CONCEALER.

These are another winner from this company. These concealers can conceal the life out of your face. You have to be careful though when using flash because it is HD. I usually use it for my eyebrows and under-eye. Another good thing is that it is just $3.99.. I too cheap. No be my fault.

3)  B.H COSMETICS LIQUID FOUNDATION.

This is a holy grail for me. I never liked applying foundation until I came across this product. It goes on smoothly and covers everything up so well. Price $3.95.

4)  SIMPLE SENSITIVE SKIN EXPERTS.

Before applying all these makeups, we need to keep our skin looking good. I am not sure what I would have done without these products or how my skin would have been. They do not contain alchohol, dye or any other harsh chemicals and that’s why I love it.

5)    L.A MARK MY EYES EYELINER.

I also just discovered these recently since am a newbie to the cat-eyeliner trend. I can’t seem to use a liquid eyeliner to save my life but these are very easy to control. I can draw a precise line without my hands shaking like a fowl that got caught in the rain. These also lasts long as well.

          So here are my top 5 loves for now. Hope you guys enjoy the read and let me know what you loving as well. Make una no worry, soon and very soon we shall be consistent. See you soon on the next post. J

P.S. I bought all these with my money. Nothing was sent for a review or nothing.

Fashion Recycling..

Fashion Recycling

June 14, 2014. By Joan Okoye

            The fashion industry has really come a long way. The 90s is one of the best decades of the fashion industry. Now, we get to see how the 90s fashion is making a re-occurrence. Various trends has evolved over the years that when we look back, we actually see that most of them are actually just fashion recycling and not really new trends. I remember back in the 1990s or even the 80s when our parents will force us to wear the ever-dreading overalls and it will crush our little innocent souls to wear it out but today, it is one of the summer 2014 trend on the rise. We see it on various runways and fashion stores. People wear it with their own twist on it. The palazzo pants were worn by our parents back in the day and here they are making a comeback. Most of these trends unfortunately do not last for long even though they make an appearance.

Here are 5 trends making a comeback for the summer 2014.

OVERALLS

These definitely were a staple back in the 90s and they are becoming huge this spring and summer.

PALAZZO PANTS

Remember those pictures of our parents back in the day where they were rocking the afro and then we see them with the wide leg pants. Yea they are apparently re-surfacing with a style to them.

CROP TOPS

This was also a 90s fashion piece. From the long sleeves to the short sleeves to the turtle necks, these definitely are the biggest comebacks.  People like the late Aaliyah were pretty much known for showing their awesome mid-riffs in their assorted styled crop tops.

BOYFRIEND BAGGY JEANS

These have definitely become the new skinny jeans. The baggier and rougher it looks the better looking it becomes. These are definitely one of my staples for the summer and a must have for everyone.

GRAPHIC T-EES

If you wanted a laid back chilled kind of look in the 90s, these would be your run-to fashion item. Today we still see this trend coming in as ever before. It definitely gives you the not-trying-so-hard-today relaxing vibe.

SOURCES FOR THE IMAGES

OVERALLS: http://galleryhip.com/1990s-fashion-trends-for-women.html

PALAZZO PANTS: Google Images

CROP TOPS: http://www.bubblews.com/news/2650983-crop-tops (Getty Images)

BOYFRIEND BAGGY JEANS: http://thebestfashionblog.com/womens-fashion/denim-trends-2013-2014-boyfriend-jeans

GRAPHIC TEES: http://crystalinmarie.com/graphic-tees/