Pennywise

This purpose of this post is for two reasons; 1) to show you guys a great bargain, and 2) to show that you're never too old for peer pressure.

1) This awesome, awesome dress from Maju Fashion for only N6,750

Maju Fashion is another Nigerian brand that retails at very affordable prices, but strangely I've never really paid much attention to the label. I have a slogan tee from them which says "Shopping Is My Cardio", but nothing else besides that until I stumbled across this beauty at L'espace for the grand price of N6,750....I mean....what else could I have possibly done??

Oh yeah, peep my Anne Elise Real Hair still doing the damn thing.

Maju Fashion shift dress; Ralph Lauren thong sandals

It is such a pretty, pretty, girly dress....I mean, look at this detail!

I have been sleeping on Maju Fashion but I slumber no more. Eyes wide open from this day forth. You can check them out on their blog HERE and their tumblr HERE.


2) Peer Pressure: I was on my own jejely watching old episodes of Got 2 B Real on Youtube when some MUA video popped up on my sidebar, and you know how the Youtube sinkhole operates, once you start you can't stop and that's how I ended up on some channel which was extolling the virtues of orange lipstick. Now I'm famously susceptible to advertising, I'm the kind of person who watches QVC or late night ads and starts ordering a rare coin with Queen Elizabeth's 25yr old profile stamped on it or a potato peeler that creates curled fries or something. But strangely that jazz doesn't work on make-up or skin products. My skin and make-up regime is pretty much the simplest I've ever seen. I don't use a toner, cleanser, facial wash, scrub.....nada.....good old soap, water and face cream.

When it comes to make-up I go one better....snatched brows, winged liner, powder and I rotate between three lippies; nude, red and a dark berry, o gwu cha go. No foundation, eyeshadow, blusher, bronzer, concealer, or contour stuff...none of that at all.

Which is why when I found myself at the MAC counter handing over my coins for MAC Morange I could only conclude it had to be jazz or MUA peer pressure...and as I don't believe in jazz that left the latter. This MUA chick with her compelling voice and eyes convinced me from thousands of miles away through my computer screen to buy orange lipstick. Not even just buy and stuff in a  drawer, never to see the light of day but to actually use the damn thing.

Verdict.......

I look like Pennywise from IT.

Love and light xx


Oh, and RE the title of the post, see what I did there :)

60's Preppy

I fancied (in my mind) that I was channeling the Kennedy's in their Hyannis port early 60s heyday by slapping on a striped man's button down and giving my photo a vintagey-ish filter.

Feel free to disagree, its sha my title and I'll post if I want to :)

Shirt: Charles Tyrwhitt men's shirt. Shorts: H&M boyfriend shorts. Bag: Ralph Lauren epi leather tote. Shoes: Ralph Lauren ballet flats. Cuff: ASOS. Sunglasses: Dolce & Gabbana

Wore this on Sunday to have lunch with my fave and my friend Mia at a South African seafood restaurant called Ocean Basket. Typical Lagos, there's a new place open every week and everybody was going nuts about this Ocean Basket place so I decided to check it out.

We had the cajun prawns, Kingklip fish, half fries and rice, calamari salad, mussels and olives.

Pretty good food but the best thing about it was the amazing service. The waiters were polite and helpful, the manager was a godsend, the owner was nice and jokey.....combined with the delicious food I'm definitely going there again.

Love and light xx

Wide-Leg Trousers: Two Ways

"I told you, gimme a minute and I'll be right back"

Hellloooo lovaaiirrrsss, who missed me :)

So I'm officially back in the swing of things in Lagos and due to the fact that I'm doing 20 things a day I have to be dressed in an outfit that can easily transition from day to night.

Wide leg trousers are a favourite of mine and being as tall as I am, finding ones long enough are a serious chore; for example I've had the black trousers on the right for 5 years now, luckily they still fit, but since I got them I haven't found another suitable pair of high waist wide-leg trousers until I discovered Aqua By Aqua.

 

Like honestly if you know anywhere I can get 38 inch flared trousers please let me know, its a personal mission I've undertaken.

 

 

Shirt: Primark. Trousers: Aqua By Aqua 'Travolta' pants in Stone. Bag: Ralph Lauren tote in Epi leather. Shoes: River Island block heeled loafers

 

 

 

Shirt: Primark. Trousers: Topshop. Bag: Bill Blass 'Oliver' lamb bag. Shoes: Tory Burch 'Aaden' ballet flats. Sunglasses: Prada Baroque. Watch: Gucci

Dark lips = hot for the season by the way. I've got Revlon lipstick in Black Cherry on.





I'm currently loving these chiffon pants by Nigerian label, Grey.

Amazing print too.

Love and light xx


photo credit: begrey.com

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Ripped

I'm moving back home in a couple of months so I've been cataloging my clothes dividing them into "keep", "sell" and "give to charity". 

The ones for sale are going to be put up on a new blog address called Shop TWP and they are basically clothes and accessories that are brand new or pre-loved but in fantastic condition. The ones that don't go up on the site will be sold off in a wardrobe sale when I get back to Lagos in July. 

Lord knows it'll be a miracle if I ever get it off the ground even because I'm a renowned hoarder, I can save stuff for years. At my last wardrobe sale I actually cried when my things were getting sold off.

I think I like clothes and bags more than I like people sometimes :)

The long and short of this fabulously cool story I'm telling is that I discovered these jeans I'm wearing in the pictures below when I was rummaging through the piles of stuff I have stashed all over my flat, I haven't seen them in years. They were regular old skinny jeans that I ripped and frayed myself a few years ago and haven't worn in yonks.

LOVE them still.

Overlook my Blue Steel, I wasn't pissed or nothing but dark lippie and ripped jeans don't really go with wide toothy grins.

In case anyone's interested in my goth pout, its Revlon lipstick in Black Cherry.

 Topshop shearling parka
H&M slouchy tissue tee
DIY  ripped jeans
Ralph Lauren Epi leather tote
Gucci high-top trainers

Fishtail braid comes separately


Lol.

I've finally perfected my fishtail braid, like I'm on pro type levels now.

*big things poppin'*

On a completely unrelated note, anyone on here watch Basketball Wives Miami? Like, what do you guys think about the foolywang going on this season with Evelyn and Tami tapping into their inner teenage bully week after week. I don't even want to get into the hot mess to the power of a thousand that's Evelyn's ratchet ass assistant Nia. I can't lie I'm one of the people that loves the drama all these reality shows bring but all this season I've been cringing watching Tami and Evelyn gang up on Jennifer, all because she doesn't want to be friends with them anymore. Until I started watching these shows I had this idea in my head of grown women being all serene and regal and only bothered with taking care of their families but they've taught me that women never grow up. We're all still teenagers in secondary school, with all the gossiping, back-biting and bullying.

Ridiculous.

I'm not so mad that I'll go sign the petition to get Eve & Ocho from airing in September though, looking forward to seeing Evelyn make a bigger fool of herself  :)

Love and light xx