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ISSUE 73 2014

The Businessof following your Passion starring 9ice, OC UkeJe, Isi Atagamen, Linda Ejiofor & Ifan Michael

Tewa’s Log

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orking through this issue over a busy period, with all our events coming in was a bit overwhelming, but the exquisite team has done it and we present the first of our series of big fashion issues.

FASHIONQuote Karl Lagerfeld

“Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.”

Azzedine Alaïa

“When I see beautiful clothes, I want to keep them, preserve them… Clothes, like architecture and art, reflect an era.”

Mae West “I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in diamonds.”

Hubert de Givenchy “The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.”

Dr Julz our resident doctor gives us some more insight into Ebola.

Please remember to keep clean every single time and keep your hand sanitizers handy.

EM Reality is a bit different in this issue and the log will continue in the next few issues of EM. We got Abi to speak to us about her experience with surviving breast cancer. Read on for more insight into her story. Being diagnosed with breast cancer does not have to be a life sentence and having mastectomy done is not one either.

I say the first of a series because we have different fashion weeks at different months in this part of the world. The first of them is the Africa Fashion week London and the ECOWAS Fashion week held in Nigeria. We bring you runway images from all the creative Domino’s Pizza is on board Grub designers.

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24 EMFITNESS IF THERE’S NO PAIN, YOU’LL GAIN NOTHING

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They have to wait years to get into the university and if they are unlucky to be of a poor background and wanting to go abroad, they wait a lifetime, not getting any form of education, any form of vocation and every single day draws them closer to going abroad.

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THE WAITING GAME

Playing Right

Have you ever played the waiting game? I’m sure you have at one time or the other. Most of us in the corporate world play it at the canteen, at the meeting room, the reception area, but the worst of places to play it as a business person is in Lagos mainland and third mainland bridge traffic. It can be mad in those places. Stewing to the inglorious armpit perfume of the person sitting next to you or if you are among the lucky few, brooding over your wasting fuel, overheating engine from extensive use of the car Air conditioners.

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his piece is intended to show you an excellent way to play the game. It can be quite fun when you know how to play it because you can make a hero of yourself from playing it. It can be a source for many wonderful outcomes.

There are many great players of the game in our time but there are also an awful lot of terrible players. The firsts among them are usually are the younger ones.

They have to wait years to get into the university and if they are unlucky to be of a poor background and wanting to go abroad, they wait a lifetime, not getting any form of education, any form of vocation and every single day draws them closer to going abroad. Waiting ten years and abroad is still a long way off: an email from a school offering them admission, the letter or call from an old friend who now lives in America, the uncle who just returned from abroad who asked what he wants to do and promised to help, are all clocks that keep ticking, the journey and dream started at fourteen, now he is thirty five and nothing has changed. He is EXQUISITE MAGAZINE

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still waiting. Next year the young girl he impregnated moves in with his parents and he is still waiting. He turns forty seven in three months and he is still waiting? Wasted times! Wasted lives! Wasted talents! That’s usually the outcome of this game if you don’t know how to play it.

Are you crying?’ All the likely questions that will follow while his hand tries to reach his mother’s head just like his mum’s hair dresser had. By the time the hair is finished its game over but Buchi goes home with a new found knowledge about hair, the machines, why they smell etc. And if mummy takes him their next time, a The good thing about this whole new discovery begins game is that it can give you for Buchi. Discoveries that a whole lot more. It can give will last him a life time. you amazing results. Let Informing even educating me teach you a bit about him a step ahead of other how to play this game. I’m kids who have never had sorry if this embarrasses you the privilege to wait in the a bit but the most skilled saloon, in the bank, in the waiting game players are.... car park as he watched cars Children! drive in, take a ticket, pack, reverse etc. All useful waitYes! They are experts in ing games. the waiting game board. If only we could learn from Now that you’ve got an idea them. Take a look at Buchi, what I’m thinking. How do his mum has taken him you play your waiting games to the salon and he has to aside from just sitting at wait with her. Jaws under the dock of the bey wasting his chin and seated quietly time? Time you’ll never ever for two hours while the get back. What do you do hair dresser prepares him? with your time when you Far from it, he explores the wait for that job interview, chairs, fondles the rollers, meeting with the CEO, watches the TV, asks what admission? Play it smart. is being put on mum’s hair, What you do with the times what it does, why it smells have the capacity to enhance like rotten eggs and if Buchi you, someone else or a situais just three, he investigates tion. Here are a few tips for the raging noise of the hair you while you wait: drier and the squeezed face of his mum. ‘Does it hurt? Waiting at reception: Go 16

with a book, write a poem, read one online, research the company online, observe their interactions and interiors. They speak volumes about the organisation and leadership team. If you are lucky to have other people sitting around strike up a conversation, you might discover something that will give you the job you so earnestly desire but be modest and cool in your conversations. Gentleness and smiles work but don’t be a clown.

go into other colleges and institutes there are loads of them everywhere. Sam Famakinwa was an exceptional journalist of repute and believe me he learnt it not from varsity but from the school of journalism, an institute. It never seizes to amaze me how poorly some of us young folks play the waiting game.

When Dangote sends in proposals to government he sure gets busy with other things. Idleness can drive If in a meeting room, do the busy people crazy. same, I discovered the ergonomic chairs in an office Generally, waiting games and decided I needed to get can be an awesome time one when I’m able to afford saver for professionals when it. The size of the meeting your boss has asked you room, quality and number to do something while you of seats reveals a lot about are doing another thing. It the management style, the creates a whole new type of CEO and the organisation fun for you because you can generally. Intact, everything use the waiting time for the around you in any place ‘oga’ mandate to get new reveals a lot about people. things done. It will make a If you are in for a presenta- superstar of you when you tion, set up!Do some nerve apply that diligence. exercises if you have issues with your nerves.

Anyway, play your game well. It’s inevitable, the waitIf you are waiting to get into ing game. If you need some school, usually a whole year ideas for your particular wait, get into some other circumstances then hit me form of learning. Waiting an email. Yeah! a whole year and watching it go by while you wait for Enjoy your weeks. school is insane! Learn Hadassah Osimen tailoring, get into a vocation,

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Should We Be Friends With Our Ex ‘es’?

Fu n k e

This article is for the 18 percent of us (me included) who have tried, but failed to stay friends with a former flame.

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irst a disclaimer: I am not saying you can’t be friends with any exes. Some people are perfect capable of being ‘buddies’ with their past loves, particularly if their break-ups were mutual, the relationship was more platonic than passionate, or if they jointly outgrew each other. Infact I am friends with few exes.

‘Hehehehehe’ You are laughing at my confessions while you are happily keeping yours intact. Reflect today: Those exes that I cannot be friends with are the ones who broke my heart. And too often, they are the only exes that I actually want to be friends with.

In most Nigerian or African relationship break-ups, if the cause is not a mutual one and a quarrel ensued, all sorts of not too-complimentary words are exchanged including deadly curses. In some relationships, when a once-good relationship is ending, it’s not uncommon for one of the two people involved to suggest the ‘let’s be friends’ line. Though it sounds good at the time, being friends immediately after breaking up usually isn’t a wise idea according to relationship experts. So, I am writing, with inputs from PsychologyToday, Huffingtonpost and YourTango. .

It doesn’t allow you to move on According to a recent YourTango.com poll, 71 percent of people surveyed admitted that they thought about their ex ‘too much’ - and more than 57 percent of singles said that ‘thinking about their ex prevents them finding new love.’

bound to see and do things that you wouldn’t do if you were just friends.

When you stay friends with your ex, there will always be a part of you that yearns and aches for him/her. By remaining friends, you will never fully allow yourself to move on and find someone new. This will hold you back from dating, and it will definitely hinder your ability to find love again.

You need some time to work through the feelings of a break up: A big, looming question after the breakup seems to be, ‘Can we still be friends?’

Unfortunately the answer is probably no.

There are several reasons for this, but first and foremost is that even after the most amicable breakup, the people involved need some time so they can work through their feelings and sift through the ruins of the relationship. Even if it was not an emotional high-wire act, as many breakups are, there needs to be time apart to break the bond of ‘the couple.’

Most people cannot remain friends after a breakup, but if it ever is to be, it will be later much later. The atmosphere immediately following a breakup is too emotionally charged for it to happen right away, if at all.

A US ex couple tried to be friends post split and were going to dinner almost every day then one day the dinner turned into a shouting incident: If you’re going to be friends ever the first eight months is probably not the time, no matter how amicable it seems on the surface.

The person who pushes to be friends is usually the one who has unfinished business but doesn’t want to own that or doesn’t want the responsibility of the relationship, but is unwilling to completely relinquish the ex. That is a selfish motive and not fair to the other person. Do your work and let the other person do their work and heal.

It is not fair to string someone along as a ‘friend’ because you can’t deal with the pain of having them out of your life completely.

If you’re the one who is asking to be friends, examine your motives. Are you trying to avoid your grief? Are you playing a game? Are you unwilling to really break all ties but don’t want the relationship either? Do you want benefits without responsibility? Do you want to hurt someone else because you don’t want to be in a relationship but you don’t want to let go completely either? If so, that’s dysfunctional and wrong.

Just a few weeks ago, you two were telling each other everything under the sun. Your personal problems, your emotions, and your thoughts. However, being just friends may make you feel as though you have to limit what information you now share with

each other. This makes for a tough friendship.

• Its emotional torture So, you two decide to hang-out and go to dinner together just as friends. You’re having a good time, laughing and smiling, and suddenly your feelings for him come rushing back. You want to hug him, kiss him, touch him, but you can’t, because you’re just friends. That is just pure emotional torture.

•It creates false hope Even if you don’t want to admit it, there is always going to be a sense of false hope, if you stay friends with your ex. That false hope is either going to impact you, him, or both of you. It’s likely that one of you secretly hopes that by staying friends, you can eventually start to date again and things will get back to how they were.

•You’re taking a step back When you’re dating someone, you’re bound to see and do things that you wouldn’t do if you were just friends. You’ve seen each other unclothed, done some crazy things in bed, and you’ve learned things that you otherwise wouldn’t know if you were strictly friends from the get-go.

These past experiences can make being just friends extremely complicated.

py and allow you to heal and move on.

• You’re the perfect hook-up target Ex sex is easy, it’s convenient, it’s comfortable, and it’s something you know. However, it is not healthy or ideal. If you two start hooking up here and there, not only are you crossing the boundaries for being just friends, but you complicate the entire situation, and before you know it, you may be back into the circle of dating, breaking up, and becoming friends.

•You may ruin the chances of future friendship Nothing says that you two can’t be friends in the long run, once you two have moved on and gotten over each other as well as the hurt from breaking up. By becoming friends right after breaking up, you may ruin your chances of having a solid friendship in the future. It’s best to wait and let the dust settle before jumping into a friendship.

CONCLUSION If your ex is asking you to be friends, don’t let him or her manipulate or guilt you into it. Your healing is what matters, not impressing your ex with your ability to be okay with the friends thing. It’s okay if you don’t want to be friends. It’s more than okay, it’s healthy. So, if you’re the person •It’s awkward for your families You met his mom, she loved you. Your dad who is being asked, say no. Short and sweet. Pure and simple. became really good friends with your ex.

By becoming just friends, your families are also put into an odd position. How are they Don’t try to explain or rationalize just say supposed to treat your ex, and vice versa? no or maybe no, not now. The problem with saying ‘not now’ is that it will usually Do you still hang out with them, or have be followed by ‘When?’ and you just don’t dinner together? It creates way too many know. No is a one-word sentence. Say it questions. and then go. No further explanation neces•You can’t really start fresh Going from a couple to just friends doesn’t sary. Again, being friends with your ex can allow for a fresh start. Instead, there’s sure be a minefield. Don’t try to cross it in the to be plenty of mixed signals. You’re used early stages of the breakup. to calling each other pet names and all of The early stage is about you taking care of you. You need time and space to heal. Be your inside jokes are still alive and well.

You two are bound to act like you did when good to you and the healing will happen.

Love always, you were a couple, even though you’re Funke no longer dating. The situation becomes outright confusing.

• It’s unhealthy You’ve both been hurt by the relationship ending, and even as friends, you’re probably still going to be hurting. The longer you two are hanging out and seeing each other, the longer the hurt is going to be there. This is why it’s best to break things off completely, and instead invest yourself in people and activities that make you hap-

Funke Oguntuga is a trained relationship coach, blogger, writer and teen mentor.

Follow me on twitter:@funkeoguntuga On Facebook: Funke Oguntuga LinkedIn: Funke Oguntuga Heartminders.blogspot.com

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Know the Ebola Facts:

BE AGGRESSIVE AND ABOVE ALL DO NOT PANIC.

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It all seemed like one of those sporadic cases that we hear over the news that happens in our neighboring country that will blow over in a few days.

Then it became our reality when a victim, a Liberian travelling into Nigeria for a meeting named Mr. Patrick Sawyer, died of Ebola hemorrhagic disease right here on our very soil. I think that was the wakeup call for everyone.

e all watched the news as the disease started in Guinea, then it hit Sierra Leone, then Liberia and now us. The U.N. health agency described it as the worst outbreak in the four-decade history of tracking the disease. According to the WHO, 1900 people have been infected with the Ebola virus and over 1000 have died in West Africa so far this year.It’s time to act and it’s time to act fast.

• The Ebola epidemic was first recognized in 1976 in Zaire, at a place near the Ebola river • It is caused by the Ebola virus – Viruses are not new but cause diseases that we are familiar with such as the common cold, measles, hepatitis, and HIV • All viruses have no cure but there are treatments that are given – Treatment is given is to manage the symptoms and or the complications that may arise in the body due to the infection. Ultimately, the body will develop antibodies over time to fight off the viruses; if this happens in time, the sick may recover completely • After infecting anyone, it takes 2 to 21 days to develop symptoms (the incubation period) • A person is infectious only when he is symptomatic • The symptoms of Ebola are similar to those of malaria hence the challenge for loved ones, neighbors and even health workers – fever, headache, flu-like symptoms, muscle ache , weakness (very intense) are early symptoms. Others are vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding from virtually any site on the body (this may not occur in all patients) • It is transmitted mainly through close physical contact (with body fluids of the infected). The main thing to remember is that getting infected requires coming in contact with body fluids such as blood, vomitus, faeces (because of diarrhea). By contact, we mean this fluids must be swallowed (directly or indirectly) or must be taken into the body through broken skin or mucous membranes (of the eyes, nose, etc). Other body fluids (e.g. urine, saliva, semen) also carry the virus • Transmission has also been found to occur often from handling of corpses of people who died of the disease • Ebola can be treated. Supportive treatment is given and this has been found to significantly increase the chance of survival, especially when started early.

Dr. Julz

Panic and Fear are our worse enemies right now: I got so frustrated during the “salt in water and bitter kola” fallacy and people lying about possible cures. Even some pastors claim to have the divine prayer to heal victims of Ebola. “GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES”. This is not the time to cash in on people’s ignorance. “Perhaps one of the

most important factors contributing to this is fear and misinformation,” said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, assistant director for health security. I agree with him.

“This is critical to understand, because what it is doing is that it helps foster suspicion and anxiety in communities, and when that happens we see a situation where people are reluctant to go to health facilities or maybe reluctant to bring their family

Thus situation couldn’t have been put perfectly.

His excellence, Governor of Lagos state, Bar. BabatundeRajiFashola said on the recently concluded Emergency meeting with the council of healthcare Executives and I quote: “This is a war against the health sector of Nigeria and our theme should be to act aggressively and fearlessly. This is not the time to panic”.

He also mentioned a very important aspect of the Ebola development and it is the fact that all the cases that have developed in Nigeria can all be traced to Mr. Patrick Sawyer and this is a very good thing. It means our control tracking system is working and all we have to do is be vigilant, know the symptoms, report early, minimize contact as much as possible, equip our boarder forces with the training and tools to screening all entries and finally, and I say this passionately, carry our religious and traditional community along. Now to beat thing menace we have to know the facts: EXQUISITE MAGAZINE

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members there. And it underscores the importance of communities being aware and understanding, but we also see that fear impacts other countries.”

Though infectious, Ebola “is not mysterious” and can be contained, Fukuda said. Take the time to equip yourselves with the knowledge and don’t fall victim to false information. The price of this might be costly.

Prevention: 1. Wash Your Handswith Soap. Do this a lot. You canalso use a good handsanitizer.

2. Avoidunnecessary contact!

3. No Bush Meat &Suya.Bush meat may becarrying the virus.Better to restrict yourself to food you prepared yourself.

4. Disinfect Your Surroundings 5. The virus cannotsurvive disinfectants,heat, direct sunlight,detergents and soaps. The picture above shows a simple make shift sanitizer you can carry on your person. You can also put diluted bleach in a canister and spray on surfaces at home to disinfect them.

6. Clean up:Fumigate if you have Pests.Rodents can be carriers of Ebola disease.

7. Dispose of the carcasses properly!Don’t Touch Carcasses. Dead bodies can stilltransmit Ebola. Don’t touch them withoutprotective gear or avoidthem altogether. All dead bodies without a death certificate most be certified as Ebola free by the Ebola committee (contact: 08055329229; send sms if line is busy).

8. Protect Yourself:Use protective gear if youmust care or go nearsomeone you suspect hasEbola.

9. Report any suspicioussymptoms in yourself oranyone else IMMEDIATELYyou notice them. Don’t delay!!”The federal government has approved life insurance policies for all those who take care of Ebola virus patients involved in (tracking those who came in contact with Ebola),” Chukwu said.

10. Doctors should never refer a suspicious case because the patient will shed the virus on everything it touches, the taxi, at home etc. Call the Ebola Alert line, 0800EBOLAHELP or 0800326524357 (Yes the number is more than the usual 11 set of numbers.

It is correct) and the trained personals will come get the patient and disinfect the surroundings.

11. Educate Everyone:Tell your neighbors,colleagues and domesticstaff. You’re safer wheneveryone is educated aboutEbola.

Remember Ebola is not a death sentence. We can beat this thing. It takes Advocacy, education, care and concern. Be aggressive, be informed, and above all, do not panic. Stay alive. Get health smart!

By Dr. Offiah Juliet (Dr. Julz)

EMMotivate

It’s been said that everyone has goals, whether we know it or not. We have goals to keep our current job, or to get a different one. We have goals to save for the future, or to travel, take a vacation, or purchase the things we need and want to make our lives more enjoyable. An important distinction, however, is that top achievers are very intentional and focused on their goals, while many of the rest of us are not.

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op achievers know that the wording, structure, timing and format of a goal can make it’s achievement much easier – or far more difficult.

Top achievers understand the basic skills for setting and reaching their goals, every time!

They know how to design goals that create success. Here are the 10 most important steps to set and achieve your goals: . Reachable goals are SPECIFIC. Top achievers know that to reach their goals, the brain must know exactly, precisely, what they are trying to accomplish. Never word a goal with vague terms like “some” or “a little bit”, or “more”. Be specific! If you want to lose 8 pounds and reach a weight of 175, specify those exact numbers. If you want to save N200,000 this month, be exact. Your brain can help you accomplish almost anything if it knows precisely what you are aiming for.

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Many people describe their goals in complex terms of retiring on the beach in Hawaii, with nice cars and lots of money, and…. Their list goes on and on. Any ONE of those things is a great goal, but the combination becomes overwhelming and the brain gets confused. If you want to retire in Hawaii, just say so! If you want to increase your sales by 10% this month, say so! Keep your goals simple, clear, and focused. . Reachable goals are SIGNIFICANT. No one can muster the enthusiasm, hard

High achievers know that the best goals accomplish many great outcomes, all at one time. Running a 10K race will almost certainly: 1) feel great! 2) help you lose weight. 3) lower your cholesterol level 4) strengthen your heart 5) lower you risk of heart disease 6) increase your energy and stamina, and 7) improve your outlook. Design your goals to strategically impact as many areas of your life as possible. You’ll have more reasons to reach your goal and more excitement when you do!

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High achievers always know precisely what they want, because they’ve written it down. Often, they write a short description of their goals every single morning, as a personal reminder of their priorities and their objectives. The act of writing your goals down vastly increases your chance of success. Write it down! Then, keep your notes where you can see and read them every day. . Reachable goals are SHARED. We are far more likely to stick to our plan . Reachable goals are MEASURand reach our goals if we know our ABLE. A goal without a measurable friends and family support us. Being outcome is just a pipe-dream. You can’t part of a team increases our determination, our achieve a pound of “happiness” or 6 stamina, and our courage. Caution: Never share inches of “self-esteem”, but you CAN get a new your goals with anyone who may ridicule, tease job. You CAN run a mile in under 7 minutes, or discourage you! The world is full of doubtor do 100 sit-ups. Someone has wisely observed ers and you have no time for them. But, find that, “What gets measured, gets done.” Define a support team, a group of cheerleaders, and a your goals in terms of height, weight, Nara and coach who will encourage you every step of the dollars, inches, or hours. Then measure your way. High achievers count on and work with progress until you achieve your desired outother winners! .Reachable goals are CONSISTENT WITH come. . Reachable goals are RATIONAL. YOUR VALUES. One of the bigTo reach your goal, you will need a plan, gest reasons people fail to achieve a path, and a vehicle for getting there. their goals is that they have conYour goals must make sense! When flict between their behaviour and you explain them to friends and family, your their values. However, when your values and goals should create excitement, draw support, your goals are in agreement, there is no stopping and encouragement. Your goals should be just you! Clarify your values first, then set simple, out of reach, but not out of sight! You want to specific, measurable, tangible, written goals that stretch to be your best, not strain after imposare consistent with those values. You will achieve sible dreams. Set goals you CAN and WILL them, every single time! achieve!

work and courage to reach a goal they . Reachable goals are TANGIBLE. don’t really care about. A reachable goal Choose goals that you can see, hear, is one you really, really, REALLY want! It’s smell or touch. Go for things you will something that will change your life, enhance enjoy and that you can clearly visualise. your health or wealth, and make you proud.

The brain has hard time going for “financial It gets your juices flowing, gets you up in the security”, but it can visualise a bank statement morning, and keeps you going all day long, with nice, large numbers on it! Define your

Written by Dr. Philip E. Humbert, writer, speaker and success coach. Dr. Humbert has over 300 free articles, tools and resources for your success, including a great newsletter! It’s all on his website at:

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If there’s no pain, you’ll gain nothing.

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by Ponle Dekalu-Thomas

often run into people that want to lose weight, get fit and back in shape, but the problem I commonly encounter is their unwillingness to make the changes that will give them the desired results. The reality of it all is this; you have to eat right and exercise consistently. I hate to break it to y’all but there are no shortcuts to getting fit and in shape. When people say to me that they can’t give up certain foods that is clearly not helping their situation, it really surprises me because most of these people are logical and well exposed. If you know you have to do certain things to get a specific result and are sure of what the outcome will be, why not just do it?

In all my years in fitness and wellness, I’ve come to realise that the overwhelming feeling of exhaustion and anxiety is translated as a negative feeling. It does not feel good and to say the least, uncomfortable. But my theory is this; you’ve got to look at this as starting a whole new lifestyle, a long, slow distance that ultimately saves your life. It took you are while to get to where you are now, so it’s gonna take some time to get back in shape. That is simply the anatomical design of things.

Eating right and exercising comes down to choice. Choose to eat right, choose to exercise daily and renew your commitment on a daily basis to what you want and you will get the results you are looking for. It’s the same thing you’ve done most of your life, study hard, go to college, graduate, get your dream job and be happy. It’s a same principle.

The saying “No pain, No gain” means exactly that, if there’s no pain, you’ll gain nothing.

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EMReality Check

Life After Breast Cancer … - Abigail’s story Where do I start?

Perhaps I will start with what prompted me to write. Strangely it isn’t the fact that I had breast cancer and wanted to make some significant impact on the world. I just needed an outlet to pour out my frustrations with where I find myself. Some would call me a cancer victim… in some ways I am, every time I move and feel the pain of my new mastectomy wounds, and look at my chest to where my once small albeit perky breasts were…. I feel really pissed at life, pissed at God and generally pissed with anyone who has some boobs of any size. Hell, I m even pissed at my sons, who at least have nipples!!

Oops I’ve digressed haven’t I? Let me go back to what prompted me to write…

I woke up early that Tuesday morning, so confident of my routine mammogram…

I went off to see my Gynecologist who gave me the all clear and had a few hours free before the mammogram appointment later in the afternoon so I went online to book my hotel room for my overnight transit on Friday. So confident was I that I booked a room at the Hilton hotel at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, knowing that it was non refundable, non modifiable, in essence totally useless if I didn’t show up !! But I was going to show up, it was a routine mammogram… little did I know how wrong I was….

“cysts” one in each breast that she found different to what she usually sees. She recommended a biopsy and she could arrange it If I wanted, The other day after my shower, Imagine how it and since I was travelling in two days she could, felt to be able to have a shower after only being (if my doctor gave all the necessary approvals allowed to wash the bottom bits… don’t get me and processed ) do the biopsy immediately… of wrong I’m really glad that I was able to wash Got to the hospital , had a coffee whilst waiting, course I said yes… my bottom bits myself, even thought in the hos- but for some reason I was nervous this time….. pital the nurse held the shower bit and I held We started the mammogram and this time the I was ushered out of the room to sit in the what was left of my dignity as I scrubbed every radiographer was asking lots of questions. She waiting room…offered even more cups of cofinch of what I was allowed to, diligently and as took 2 images of each breasts and then came fee.. as they waited for the approvals from the if to make a point that I was clean… back to say the radiographer wants more images various doctors and I called my insurance. of the right breast. “your breast tissues are Anyway… as I was saying, I got out of the dense, which is good since you are young ( is Before too long I was back in the ultrasound shower, and popped these soft padded, “trainshe complimenting me or just being patronizroom faced with a nurse bearing syringes full of er” prosthesis into a vest top I had bought in ing I wondered) but she want a better look… local anaesthetic, they would inject this into each Primark, with Secret hidden panels (never “Magnified ones this time… Hmmmm,,, breast to numb them. They would then put in a thought those would ever be useful). Anyway, doesn’t sound good. Be still my beating heart ! probe (which looked like an ice pick) into each popped in these pad things, which resembled cyst to take and samples or fluid. It would hurt shoulder pads more than boobs, into the vest After the second set of mammograms she asked a little but not for long….. they were right. top and then looked at my new “boobs”. Were for an immediate ultra sound. Still not unusual they in the right place? Too close together? Too I guess, have had those before.

I don’t know what was worse, the pain of the far apart? Dear God! I have never had to figure initial needles going in, or the painless, yet tugout that before. For the last 50 odd years they I Walked into the room to see a pleasant faced ging and pushing sensation of her “ice pick like have always been arranged neatly in position lady, brown curly locks and glasses, she looked probe” going into each breast, guided by the ulwhere they should be every morning… Now I friendly and relaxed but at the same time had trasound like a plane being guided to its landing would have to decide where they best fit. Now the air of being professional .. I felt comfortable site by the control tower. I felt physically sick I understand why there is a need for prosthetic with her. I lay down on the couch after talking as I watched her push this through tissues and bras.. “They position them so you don’t have off my top clothing for the second time that day, muscles. When it was over, she used steri strips to.” and she put “warm” gel on me ….. for those to seal the tiny holes masking the bruising and Maybe that should be a slogan for such of you who have had ultrasounds. The gel is pain that would come and which would herald things…

NEVER warm…its usually really cold. Maybe the beginning of a journey of a lifetime.

I should have got up and sprinted out at that I never thought I would feel so bad about what time.

I would get the results within 24 hours…. They may be considered “so little” by those that would call me with the results… it would be knew “them”. But I do… I’ve always felt (after I had braced myself for cold gel and it was fine.. they were just being careful….I left feelgrowing up with a mother who had a double very warm.. it felt really weird and strangely ing less confident that when I arrived…. This mastectomy even though she had reconstrucunpleasant. Never thought I would prefer cold wasn’t how I planned it…. It was supposed to tion, and an aunt who had the same but didn’t gel to hot one… but I did. That’s a new one for be a routine mammogram. I called friends and reconstruct) that I would take it with the the books. Apparently they have “gel warmers” family and we prayed…. It was going to be appropriate reactions if it ever happened…. but …..new trend it seems… fine…. After all, we had prayed about it…. to my surprise I feel so low Anyway, she spent what seemed like an eternity Will be continued next issue.

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KO: There were a lot of challenges. In 2003

we put up an advertisement to recruit staffs, we had to close the advert after 24hours because we were getting thousands of email responses and finding the right kind of resources was very challenging and we took it upon ourselves and part of our strategy was to get staffs and train them in Nigeria rather than overseas and that was our biggest challenge.

EM: What motivates you?

KO: Well I think what motivates me is the

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Kayode Ogunbusola MD XACT Solutions ltd

desire to actually see change happen “I am called the change exploit in the UK”.And change is a constant thing in everybody’s life, whether we like it or not, change is going to happen. However un-directed change can be repressive, you can have a repressive change rather than progressive and what motivates me most is progressive change that can actually impact people’s life’s.

EM: What is your typical day like?

KO: Depends on where I am, if am in

Nigeria typical meetings, it could be training staffs, advising people, because I do advise EM: Can you tell us about yourself? youths as well, so sometimes some group of KO: I am a yoruba man from ilesha ,my background people come to my office and sit down with them to has always been around making changes I currentadvise on their future and how to move things forward ly live in the UK but planning to move back home and in the evening it could be social events with friends permanently, which started earlier this year and as part and discussing politics of the day in Nigeria. So a of that I am moving back to Nigeria. We plan to bring typical day in Nigeria will be like that.Typical day our business here which is some level of consultancy in the UK will be more of managing consultation but more importantly using educational tools to imwork, writing a lot of documents and developing new prove the level of education in Nigeria. business process and generally spending time with my EM: How long have you been in this business? family later in the evening.

KO: Well we’ve been involved in some methodology EM: Five years from now,where do you see this of education and since I started my consultancy way online application learning aid for students? back in 1997, we’ve been doing project management KO: First I need to shed more light on this learning trainings and in fact our first company was called tools. We have developed a software\swift of software “Project Life Cycle Training where we have been broadly called PHECHEMBA and under that we training companies in the UK on how to successfully have what we call the M curriculum, what we’ve done implement projects, because there was a whole history is to take the whole of UK curriculum which include of failing projects in the UK and so we helped to put Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English and together some methods that could help companies under PHECHEMBA, we’ve taken all of these and manage projects effectively well. We then moved to broken them down into an online interactive educaNigeria looking at potentially doing some trainings tional learning resource and teaching resource tool, so here before we identified there was a significant issue for those subjects basically replace the students exercise around training in the education. books or textbooks and we extended that curriculum

excites me because, all of a sudden student’s are not faced with a static textbooks that has just got one pictures or a whole lots of textbooks to use or that they cant interact with, now they’ve got a tool they can drag, move and stop.they can see how experiments work because they have been practising with the tool. They can replay the video over and over again if they need to memorise something. They’ve got elements on it they can interact with to see how it works. If you look at mathematics they are changing numbers, they can see what impact in has on a graph ,an angle ,and if they are working on a triangle or doing trigonometry or you have someone explaining the history of Pythagoras theory or algebra, which a lot of student find complex and even the word Algebra makes students panic and makes them say “oh my God this is scary”. Looking at Biology, this tool makes them see how chemicals interact with one another or when looking at chemistry it makes them see how molecules interact with one another, student’s find this really engaging. Another exciting thing is that once they have the tool on any sort of tablets or computer they can download the content relevant to them, they don’t have to be online always the tool can work even when they are off-line, they can work whether they are in the car, at home or anywhere, as long as they have some kind of tablets or smart phone they have access to their teacher anywhere they want.

EM: What’s the benefits of this tool?

KO: There are three groups of people that has instant

benefits to this application. One is the students can quickly acquire international standards of knowledge because the curriculum meets the international standards. Students can take exams from any of these countries including Nigeria and be successful, in addition, schools can grade the standard of their children and they can actually say we are teaching international standard. However the tool also does all the markings, so the teacher does not need to mark lots of papers, just as the textbooks, this tool also has class activity that the students will follow at the end of each teachings and the teacher can click on button to mark at the end of the class. This tool also lets the teacher see the students who got the class activity right or wrong and can actually focus their attention on the area where the child has been weak in. The teacher can use this same tool to assign homework, when the students gets home they can log on to their school portal and instantly see EM: Which companies have you trained in to cover Finland, Canada, U.S. and we compared that that their teacher has given them homework. This tool Nigeria? again with the latest curriculum in Nigeria and we also gives teacher’s less burden because there is easy KO: Well we did some initial work for INEC have eligibly met all the requirements for the Nigeria assessment and parents themselves are the third set of EM: What inspired you to start this sort of business? educational system. This tool is for students who are people that can also benefits from this tool, because KO: I think in my head, I would have been a teacher from the ages of 9 to 19years old, late primary school it makes them see exactly where their child is lacking by nature and having been the first of my siblings, right to A Levels, the contents will cover students who and they have a lot more knowledge on the educational I’ve got two younger brothers and I have always been are preparing for exams in this level and in five years, needs of their children. training them. Training people has always been in my we expect that the whole of the Nigeria students will be EM: Is this application download able yet and blood and going on this strength, I hate to see youths using this tools, either as a result by their parents that what’s the cost? been un guided or not having the level of training as KO: Yes it is and you can get more information on our have decided to buy their child’s education and give required. I think in 2003 when we formally registered them the type of education they can receive in the UK, website www.phechemba.com, the application itself our company here in Nigeria, we had come to do some USA Canada or Finland or that the schools are using can be accessed from our phechemba.m cursor.com. work and investigations and majority of the work we it because they already see the benefits of it or that the Our m cursor is our web tool that allows you to load did then, we had to use the cyber cafe because there Federal Government has decided to incorporate our content that you can view online to get access to all the weren’t a lot of internet suppliers at that time and from products into whatever teaching technology they are curriculum in the phechemba.m. com cursor domain the research we did we found out that Nigerian youths using. and its completely affordable in terms of cost but the at that time were into a lot of activities on the web and EM: What is most exciting about this online cost can not go below the standard price of N25,000 broadly speaking, so we thought on how to positively application learning aid for student’s? for all those five subjects for one year and we have make a change using this tool.

KO: Well what we have discovered is that we have three segments; senior primary schools, junior SecondEM: How did you find the business when you found a complete different way of teaching and it ary schools and senior secondary schools. started?

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Good things take time....

As I walked into the magnificent building, I was intrigued by the beautiful architecture and sophisticated design. I couldn’t help but wonder if the owner had suddenly come into some money to enable him to build such master piece. As I sat in his tasteful office to discuss the purpose of our meeting, I asked how he built this. He responded with a smile; it has been a 22 year journey……………..

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atience has never been one of my strong points! I used to struggle with sitting in waiting rooms or receptions waiting to have a meeting or see someone. I would get annoyed when I had to wait over one hour for a meeting that would last for 10 minutes, until I realized that the annoyance wasn’t going to make things easy. Then I decided to go everywhere with a book or a magazine which helped me occupy myself and get some self-development till I was attended to.

I realized I was not alone in the ‘impatience train’ when I began to observe people in a hurry to get ahead in queues or speeding hurriedly on the highway or even trying to get ahead in their careers faster than they are qualified for. I have also witnessed this in the advancement of technology, where everything seems to work at the speed of light (which has its advantages).

Or artificially induced growth in food where

fruits now take less time to grow than when it is planted and nurtured normally.

2. Discipline: He said he continually exercised discipline from making sure he got to work at As interesting as speed is, I have noticed a 7am every morning, to ensuring that he denied phenomenon; the things with higher value himself material pleasures temporarily to attain and quality takes more time to grow, produce a long term financial goal, even to ensuring that or manufacture. Organically grown foods he did not eat after 6pm every day to maintain take more time to grow than their chemicala healthy body and stature. He attests to the ly induced counterparts. Handmade leather fact that this constant discipline has brought goods take more time than their machine woven him farther than his contemporaries in the last counterparts, even couture gowns take weeks 22years. compared to a normal dress that can be made in hours. The truth is; good things take time.

3. Drive: He is driven to constantly get better, improve himself and improve his business.

He see life as a marathon (Check out Life is a This is not something we like to hear, but it is Marathon article) and not a sprint and is conwisdom than can lead to lasting growth. A good stantly driving himself to attain greater heights marriage takes time, commitment, passion and to become all that he believes he can be. effort, a good degree takes time, perseverance and effort, a great career or business takes time, I sit back and wonder if the same ambition and persistence, hard work and smartness. Time is drive is not what pushes people to want to attain a factor measured by length of days, month or things in the shortest possible time? However years and if you want something bad enough, I realize that though short term results and you should be willing to commit the time to it. successes are possible and attainable, but the things that make greater more lasting impact take time.

As I listened to the man tell this story, I was curious to know what kept him going through As you journey through life and make decithat long journey until he got where he is today; sions, don’t look for short cuts for things that and he shared three factors: need you to take the long route. Continue to work smart, but remember; Good things take 1.Passion: He said his passion, which was time….. fueled by the dream he had kept pushing him to go ahead no matter what obstacles he had to confront. This passion took him through years Love and Peace of struggles and challenges, but he was convinced that if he kept at it, he would get where Tale he wanted to go.

N.B: I think this would bless someone you know, so be kind and share…………..

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EMFASHION HIGHLIGHTS WHATS HOT INTERNATIONAL-

SHEER Edited by Cynthia Emili

Sheer! Don’t we just enjoy the Femininity and Seduction that comes with being a woman? This Hot Trend had a Massive Hit During The Spring/Summer Catwalk and now? It’s been Virus In Our Closet. One of the major advantage of this Amazing Trend is that it completely suits our WEATHER so we shouldn’t be too worried about Rocking Sheer This Season.

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Stephanie Coker M

y style is quirky, upbeat, sheek and adventurous I cannot live without Hair. I change my hair almost every week, it’s a very bad habit.

Fav fashion trick... . Statement jewellery always jazzes up a bland outfit Fav designer …. Alexander Wang One item every girl should own... Diamonds.

Still waiting for mine lol.

Next item on my wish list... Tom Ford heels Last purchase Vivienne Westwood purse My fav boutique shop.... Vintage stores My best shopping city.....London!

I feel most sexy when I am wearing...

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stilettoes

a girly tomboy growing up.

When I’m on the red carpet I like to...

How often do you repeat outfits... A

Fashion rule I live by... Less is more but

Are you an editor or builder. A builder I

strike a fierce pose

basic is boring.

I am currently carrying ...erm braids Weekday go to outfit... shorts, tee shirt and slippers Signature accessories.... watch and a baseball hat What are you buying this season to update your look.... pendant necklace Who is the most stylish woman you have seen...

Fashion blogger Soraya De Carvalho What do you buy in bulk... jewellery Early style influencer... Aaliyah. I was a bit of

number of times.

guess

Fav holiday destination and why. London,

because that crazy city raised me and it gives me this nostalgic feeling every time I go back. have you ever had a holiday romance? If yes, how long did it last for?

I feel super boring, but I have never had a holiday romance what are you reading?

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Style crush

YVONNE NELSON Yvonne Nelson is unarguably one of the sexiest African based celebrities of her era. Her effortless chicness which we believe isn’t the work of a professional stylist has set her apart ranking as one of African most sort after style icons. This former Ghanaian beauty queen acquired this status in the movie industry with her quality sense of style, her effortless bohemian chiness and gosh! Her bags are so cute. She is definitely our style crush of the month.

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FOCUS ON

STYLISH KEY HOLDERS

Cynthia Emili

Whether it’s a house key or a car key, a Fashionable Key Holder is a STYLISH asset to invest in. why? IT’S SEXY, FEMININE AND ATTRACTIVE. The many qualities of being a Lady.

Key holders aren’t just necessary because it’s Fashionable; it also helps in Being Tidy At All Time. It’s also a great way to keep your keys safer and reachable when it gets LOST. I bet stylish looking pieces like this wouldn’t be out of your SIGHT.

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e don’t believe there should be an excuse not to have the maximum fun this holiday. Low budget? Not an option. That’s why we have decided to reduce this month’s budget to N10,000. Creating the perfect beach look shouldn’t be difficult. The key is to always remember to keep it on the maximum of 3 pieces. Too many and you will just kill the vibe. The lesser the better. So grab your sunshades and spf because we are headed to the beach.

whistles.com N5,000

lacvert N3000

Athleta

Style on a Budget N10,000 BEACH WEAR roberto cavalli N9000

ulsterweaver

boohoo

boohoo.com

oliverbones

chicnova clinque spf N6,000

zalando N6,000

jade norman N1000

zalando

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1. ON AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (2 winners) THE NOMNEES ARE; Uche Top Radio, 90.9 Uzo Ododo Oba, WAZOBIA FM Elvina Ibru, Mellow Magic, Classic FM Temi, Midday Oasis, CoolFM Onu Cynthia Kordi (Kordi d kordinator), WAZOBIA FM Labizzy Jojo, Econcern me, Rainbow FM, 94.1 Cordelia Okpei, Metro FM, 97.7 Nwanma, August Meeting, Inspiration FM Khadeejah, Top Radio Bukola, Breakfast Show, Classic FM Mercy Ajisefe, Saturday Morning Groove, Cool FM Tolu Mmah Metro FM Sypcy Star, Rainbow lounge, Rainbow FM Cordelia Okpei, Metro FM Adeola Phoenix Osinuga, Late morning show, Rhythm FM Dami Elebe, Beat FM Jumoke Bello, Smooth FM Anita Omalicha, Morning Drive and Late morning show, Rhythm FM 2. Fashion Designer of the Year THE NOMINEES ARE; Didi Creations by Tina Ndidi Ugo Ejiro Amos Taferi April by Kinbi Abbyke Domina YRC NIG by Okubanjo Ayotunde Omotola CAREW by Oyindamola Keru Ella and Gabby by Adaobi Mgbudem BUBU OSIGO, Iamisigo Helen Apreala, Helen Apreala Ify ogodor, Ogodor Republic.

Isi Atagamen, Isi Atagamen House of Marie dzyn 3. Make Up Artist of the Year THE NOMNEES ARE; Joyce jacob beauty Beauty and the beholder Topal Touch Tosin Opaleye Omobolanle, Glam s Sphere Beautycooks studio Faces of Bodin Mimi’s makeover EXQUISITE MAGAZINE

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Make up by beejay Bimpe Onakoya for Maybelline New York Mary Jane for Zaron beauty Shomya.

4. Stylist of the Year THE NOPMINEES ARE; Toyin Lawani Linda Unachukwu Abbyke Domina Ezinne Chinkata Veronica Odeka Style Check by Dee Yemisi Adedipe Tayo Shonekan Bolaji Animashaun Yolanda Okereke Zed Eye 5. Beauty Brand of the Year THE NOMINEES ARE; Natures gentle Touch Zaron Sleek Lise Maybelline MAC MUD House of Tara BM Pro 6. Brand Ambassador THE NOMINEES ARE; Toke Makinwa- Maggi Tiwa Savage- MTN Waje- GLO Chioma Akpoveta, Omo Kate Henshaw- Onga Chidinma- MTN Omawnmi- GLO Genevieve Nnaji- Amstel Malta Funke Akindele, Omo 7. ACTRESS [BIG SCREEN].

THE NOMINEES ARE; Clarion Chukwurah, Apaye Belinda Effah, After the proposal Rita Dominic, Iyore.

Nkiru Sylvanus, The Voice Uru Eke, Dining with a Long Spoon Omoni Oboli, Being Mrs Elliot 8. BLOGGER[SME/ONLINE EDITOR] THE NOMINEES ARE; Sisi yemmie

Olorisupergal.com Misspetitenigeria.blogspot.

Thatigbochick Kemifilani.com Laila’s blog 9. TV ACTRESS THE NOMINEES ARE; Ireti doyle-dowry Bevely naya –tinsel Linda ejiofor-dowry.

Kehinde bakare, super story Nkinika ‘kiki’ Omeli, Lekki Wives Adaora Ukwo, Lekki Wives Tamara Etiemo, Super Story 10. TV PRESENTER THE NOMINEES ARE; Toke Makinwa, Trending, HIP TV Oola heaven, Red Carpet Extra, NTA Eku Edewo, Pepsi Top Ten live show, African magic Lamide Akintobi, The Spot Ebonylife TV Zainab balogun, The Spot , ELTV Moet Abebe, Owambe, Soundcity HelenPaul, Jare, Africa Magic Pearl, Top ten Naija countdown, Soundity Bolanle, moment with MO, EbonyLife TV Stephanie Coker, MTV Top ten 11. PRODUCERS THE NOMINEES ARE; Emem Isong- Apaye - Knocking on Heaven Door Omoni Oboli -Being Mrs. Elliot Kehinde Olorunyomi- Perfect Plan Uduak Oguamanam and Uche Jumbo- After Proposal Blessing egbe- lekki wife’s 12 FEMALE MUSIC THE NOMNEES ARE; Lola Rae, fimile Seyi shay, murda Chidinma, oh baby Waje, onye Mo Cheddah, destinambari Tiwa savage, wanted Omawunmi, megbele Vicky Kimani,propkoto Yemi Alade, tangarine 13 Recognition Awards

At the launch of Mistique perfumery

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He’s rewriting

tHe rule Words by Wilfred Okiche Photography: August Udoh Styling: Ifan Ifeanyi Michael Make-up: Ifeanyi GP for Iferi Beauty Art Direction: Ugo Ananaba

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Exquisite look book of

FROCK IT ROCK IT “I wanted to show brides fabric options and style ideas for their receptions dress. I want the birthday girl or wedding guest to feel and look amazing. The FnR woman always wants to make a statement.

She feels sexy, she is confident. She feels wanted and loved. The dress accentuates her beauty. She kicks ass on that day. Says Tope Abiola, Creative Director at FnR Email: info@frockitrockit.com Telephone: +2347080367773

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TIR Fashion House Summer Collections were launched at the Africa Fashion Week London.

On the runway, the collections named, ‘Patchwork makes the dreamwork’ and ‘Heavenly’ were on display for the world to see.

All the fabrics and jewels including the way they were cut told a story, a story that got its viewer bound for a moment in its beauty. There are two ways to view and rock this collections, the “Patchwork makes the dreamwork” is fun and full of modern coolness whilst the “Heavenly” collection is sophistication personified. The Heavenly collection represents what happens when a “power woman grows up”. The African fabric trend is rerouted in every piece delivered by this great Fashion House.

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Fashion Week Special:

Africa Fashion Week London & ECOWAS Fashion Week.

Vaishali Morjaria Creations10

Koko Fashion Zarita Kouture

Porjai Tai Printer

Porjai Tai Printer

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Touch of Africa

Monis Fashion House

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Sisu

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Monis Fashion House

JazzEffect Design

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TIR Fashion House

TIR Fashion House Thora Jewels

Sisu

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DESIGNER SHOWCASE AT

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FASHION WEEK SPECIAL

BENSTMARK

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Nude Lipstick – Trend Alert

By Lola Oj

This trend is one of my favourites as I practically wear a nude lipstick every day!

When we refer to nude lipstick, we don’t mean one that has to be plain old beige! Nudes come in a wide variety of colours and in different finishes. To me, a nude lipstick is one that closely resembles the colour of your skin tone, so it’s good to know your skin tone and its undertones.

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y nude lipstick collection consists mostly of matte nude lipsticks from MAC, Bobbi Brown and a few from Tom Ford.

I tend to couple my nude lipsticks with similar toned MAC lip liners; when I feel like switching it up I add a drop of lip gloss in the centre of my lips for a more reflective shine.

What makes nude lipstick so ideal?

Personally I am obsessed with nude lipstick because of the look and feel it gives me, it gives your make up a more subtle and natural look, in comparison to a more pigmented colour. I love all colours of lipstick including not so common shades such as grey, blacks and metalics but I honestly couldn’t do without my collection of nude lipsticks

Because I wear make up almost daily, I like the natural look a nude lip gives me, I call it ‘the naturally pretty’ make up look lol ironic I know! I am very happy to see more ladies attempting a nude lip, many woman have expressed to me that they were at first skeptical about nude lipstick (especially matte) because they felt it would make them look dull, pasty and bland. Well, we thank God that there are many shades to choose from to suit every skin tone  When done badly, a nude lip can wash out your features – this is a no no! If you want to know how to wear nude lipsticks correctly, it’s all about choosing the right colours and finishes.

Below are a few tips to help you get it right:

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A nude lipstick looks effortless when presented on a smooth base. No one likes to see a hard flaky lip as a nude colour will just magnify this.

Create a smooth lip by exfoliating beforehand.

If you don’t have a lip scrub, improvise with some Vaseline and a dry toothbrush. Remember to apply balm afterwards to keep lips moisturised.

Enjoy! Please do tweet and tag us on your nude lipstick pics!

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Exfoliate Choosing the right colour can make all the difference when it comes to wearing nude lipstick. As a general guide pale skin tones should stick to soft pink and peach shades, dark skin tones are better suited to chocolate tones, and those with yellow undertones should opt for beiges like caramel and latte. If you’ve got olive skin you can generally get away with most nude colours – lucky for some lol.

Now that you have a smooth base you want something that will allow your nude colour to stick easily.

Dab on some lip primer then a thin coat of foundation to give your lipstick a base to grip to. Then, line your lips with a colour that matches your skin tone

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The right finish Stop your nude lipstick from falling flat by choosing the right kind of finish.

I mostly use a complete matte finish although I would suggest lipstick with a semi matte or glossy finish as a full matte finish needs to be undertaken with caution. Avoid frosty/ glittery finishes please!

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It’s a place where you eat all types of actual “bush meat” such as antelopes etc! Very yummy 1. What’s your favourite 3. How adventurous are 5. If you could pick one guilty pleasure food? you when it comes to food to eat every day My fave guilty pleasure food would be cupfood? for the rest of your cakes, me and cupcakes are like “Always & I’m very adventurous with food! During my vis- life, what would that Forever”! it to South Africa sometime ago, I went to this be? restaurant that’s called Carnivore. It’s a place

2. What is your food phi- where you eat all types of actual “bush meat” such as antelopes etc! Very yummy lol losophy and what are your favourite foods 4. Is there anything you to eat?

My food philosophy would be there’s no harm will never eat? in eating a little unhealthy food! A slice of pizza I don’t think I could eat dog meat! I’m in love won’t hurt just don’t eat the entire box and my with dogs so can’t imagine eating domestic favorite foods to eat are anything with chicken, animals. grilled, barbecued, fried? Stewed... Whatever it is as long as I get me some chicken, I’m good!

One food I would eat everyday for the rest of my life would be Thai food, love their flavors and spices.

6. Share with us your favourite Nigerian and International dish.

My favorite Nigerian dish would be Pounded Yam and Efo Riro while my international dish will definitely be anything Thai!

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Fact file: 1. Name of Restaurant: Petit Paris 2. Type of Restaurant: European (they serve; French, Italian and a lil bit of African dishes) 3. Location: 27 Fola Osibo Street, off Road 14, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.

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Petit Paris Review

e all know Lekki Phase 1 is now a country on its own, lol. its the only estate I know so far that has eveeything in it, hence me calling it a country. It has schools, restaurants, bars, an embassy and so on. Dont worry, this post is not about Lekki phase 1 but the perfect spot I found in Lekki phase 1 amongst many.

It is called Petit Paris (Little Paris), it is a restaurant, cafe, patisserie and a bar. it is a Parisian cafe, they bring you the best of Paris to Lagos. Before we talk about the food, I just wanna point out that the decor is absolutely stunning. Everything is beautiful, from the entrance, to the restaurant, to the bar outside. The spot was so cute and cool, you will forget you are in Lekki phase 1. The interior decorator maximized the space, gave it character and it silently whispers; I am classy, sexy, cool.

My lunch date and I were given a 3 course

meal. We had the Seafood Pasta, Combo Platter, Grilled Tilapia Fish, Petit Paris Fried Rice and Creme Brule as dessert.

The Seafood pasta was the best meal, it had calamari, king prawns, small prawns (you know I love prawns) all mixed with pink sauce. This meal did it for me, it is not a boring meal at all, the pasta was cooked right and the sauce, oh Lord, dont get me started.

It was delicious, it felt like happiness. You know that feeling you get when you kiss somebody you like for the first time. Wow, yes, I was happy eating that meal, I kept on savouring the moment.

The Combo platter came with what I havent seen done before, it had; grilled prawns, meatballs, chips, fish balls and spring rolls with chilli sauce. The fish ball was new to me to be honest but I enjoyed the whole platter.

Everything had a delicious lasting taste in my mouth. I can still remember what it taste like and the combo was awesome.

Me I love fried rice, so there is nothing bad

I can say about any fried rice (forgive me), lol. The fried rice was delicious too. I am not a big fan of Tilapia fish but from my lunch dates’ s opinion, it was delicious. Apart from the seafood pasta, the fish was her second favourite meal that day.

The dessert; Creme Brule was like powerpuff girls; sugar, spice and everything nice, lol.

Hope you guys are familiar with the cartoon powerpuff girls. it was sweet and perfect.

Word on the street is, they make the best Creme Brule in town.

Like I always say, dont take my word for it, go down and try them out yourselves. You can have your parties there, product launch, sunday chilling after church and so on. The possibilities of what you can do there are endless. Food is great, fabulous ambiance and beautiful people. They earn cool points for having an electronic menu and wifi for its customers.

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