Lush summer issue

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ISSUE 01/ July 2016

BANGS & BROWS S P E CI A L GUIDE

WHAT'S COOL NOW Your fav celeb's fav lippies

Skin Quiz!

How much do you know?

NAIL COATS

you'll wear forever...

Summer Style?

Kiki's 10 Summer Commandments...

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Feature photo Muse: Kiki Mordi Shot by: Olubambi When goddesses cry, the heavens cry with them

Content Cover girl: Kiki Mordi, Radio Presenter, TV Host, Media Mogul.

Editor's Note; Summer Trend Guide for the Working Woman Nubian Naturalista Conquering Crotchet Kiki's Summer 10

SUMMER TREND GUIDE WORKING WOMAN From ballerina flats for cozy days to edgy bedazzled sandals for lunch dates or maybe brown pumps for power meetings, work can be fun this summer. The key is to keep it plain on the feet and colourful on the face

Casual chique this summer means less clothes and more colours.

If you are the conservative type but you really want to pop this summer, try out some water proof orange lippies. Liquid most prefferably. You can play with mattes and glosses or sport a metal lippie for that edgy look.

Pair up with water-proof liner and sunglasses and you are summer ready!

FOR THE I did a nude look for my "Mondays at the studio" look. A plain dress that lets me be functional and gold pumps that pop my entire look up. I played it safe with my eye colour which is totally unlike me. Summers are for colours but I figured, I didn't want to distract clients with really poppy eyes.

NUBIAN NATURALISTA

BROWN SKIN, THICK HAIR. When your confidence is put to test, contentment is your only salvation. Lots of times I'd be put down at school because of the colour of my skin, or the thickness of my hair. Other times it was my height amongst other things.

Mama told me to always be confident in myself no matter what but she didn't tell me the part where everyone will try to tear me down.

Sometimes I was tempted to run back home and just cry...

But what good will that do? I had to learn to love myself. I had to trust in my own eyes. I could see beautiful brown skin, why couldn't they see it? I concluded they were blind and began to feel sorry for them. I love that my hair is black and that my lips are full. I love the shape of my nose, I think it's cute. And that's enough for me. What I see and what I love is more than enough for me.

The most amazing part is that it's all natural! I dare you to beat that.

How I stood up to my boss on what "appropriate hairdo" meant.

Dealing with big hair at work is one hell of a journey.

CONQUERING CROTCHET

E N A had always been an M QUE "Ioutspoken person, so CHI it came as no shock" You know that annoying (super cool) kid in class that always contested the teacher's remarks during lessons? That was me!

Now this was far from Secondary School or even University. I had just gotten my first newspaper editor's assistant job and as every establishment, rules were involved. It gets interesting.

I was pretty friendly with pretty much everyone so I spoke freely in every office.

This very day the subject is dress code. The photographers were sent home (bullied) for improper dressing.

Trust me to express my displeasure at bullying and I

clearly stated that I wouldn't have "taken it" It turns out the photography boss (bully) overheard me and set it out for me.

Long story short he said I couldn't wear my hair in twists to work as it was "not appropriate" Several petiotions later, a new rule was passed prohibiting bosses from opressing cultures.

I had always been outspoken so it came as no shock.

Black Hairstyles Matter

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My best time of the year is summer and this has little to do with the weather and a lot to do with the trends. These are my summer TEN summer essentials!

-KIKI MORDI

Gladiators

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My Summer TEN

I stumbled on the most comfortable gladiator sandals ever. AD by Agbani Darego. Obsessed!

The Shirt Dress

Lush Lashes

This number from Maju says I can attend to business and not die of heat. It shows off my really long legs and accentuates my complexion. Love! Love!!

Love!!!

Er, hello?! Who says no to extra flutter. This season I'm going for fuller looks for my eye lashes. I especially love the new collection from Lush Roses. Very natural, very easy to wear (and pull off) I usually like to go for semi permanent because of the stress of taking it off and putting it back on daily but this one works for me

Water-proof foundation

Because let's face it, Nigerian weather in unpredictable.

You're either sweating from too much heat or you're drenched in an unexpected summer rain.

Either ways, water-proof foundation is the way to go

I loved these when they were in trend in the early 2000s and I love them now. They add the urban twist to your outfit and they fit literally every ocassion.

Black is my favourite.

Wrist Candy

This is not even debatable. High heels, higher standards. You're welcome!

For my birthday last year I got a blue Guess wristwatch from my boyfriend, I haven't taken it off since then. I wear it almost everywhere and very recently, I was gifted these coral wrist beads from my stylist. They seem to complete my summer wrist combo. I'm not big on accesories but I'm loving these.

The Summer Glow

The Grecian Goddess

Heels

French plaits

All I can tell you is 'HOT WEAHTER'.

It gets frustrating when I'm trying to get work done and my hair is getting caught on headphones or in the mic or something. I work all season so I'm constantly adjusting my style to suit a work/functional lifestyle. This season is bangs for me so when I'm not wearing my hair down, it's braids all the way.

Choker

I recently got hooked on bronzers. Extra glow for the extra oomf. So my 6th summer commandment has to be the Oriflame bronze pearls. How can you not fall in love?

The most angelic fabric that has ever kissed my skin and it is all thanks to Benjamin Gold.

The bespoke dinner dress popped my wardrobe with a bit of summer colour. My love for black dresses has since been on hold

R E V E R O F E G N I FR

2 Ombre lips are hot right now. My favourite combo is black and red, next to red and nude. This summer I'm experimenting on bolder colours like pink, purple, blue, green and white.

Bought the lippies already. I just need the courage!

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They call me the radio killa. I have more than a voice that sounds good on radio. I have a message. I'm also human snd that usually gets in the way of how people rever me.

Sometimes I think people wish I'm not real. I don't know why

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The Fierce Factor

Men want intelligent women but can't handle us. Most times on the job, I come across people who are stunned my level of knowledge. Almost like they expect pretty women to be dumb. Some people admire it, others loathe it. I really can't be bothered!

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