Sekpe sekpe figure 8! Figure 8! Its the dream of most African women. A skinny midriff, backed up with wholesome hips and well proportioned derrière. We spend hours sucking belle to make shirt fine, so if Kim K and Jessica Alba tell us there’s a magic garment that can achieve this in quick time, who wan carry last? Personally, i…
By Lexi Herrick I can remember when I first started wearing makeup. My mom, aunt and grandma were always very nicely put together with flattering makeup and accessories, and I remember that giddy feeling in my stomach when I looked in the mirror and felt like I was starting to look like them when I added a little mascara. My…
By Glory Edozien I had an amazing weekend! My friends and I had a major cook out, just for the sake of it! Peppered chicken, jollof and fried rice, cat fish pepper soup, honeyed barbequed ribs and all the ‘medemedes’ you can think of! So much for my diet! After, we had eaten till we were bursting out of our…
A noun is the name of person, animal, place or thing. That’s probably one of the first definitions I learnt at school. Today, it has become the foundation of my English language progression. More than two decades later and the exact wording of the definition is still etched in my memory, framing the phrasing of various sentences and my use…
By Wana Udobang Is ‘Healthy’ the New Pseudonym? It has been two years since my intervention. A lot has changed and I admit rehab never felt so good. I call it an intervention because as far as I’m concerned, that was what it was. Ok so maybe it wasn’t as drastic as my whole family getting on the next available…
We brought you part 1 of 30 things every girl should know by 30 yesterday. If you missed it you can find it here . The list is written by Wendelyn Okemini and we love her humorous but enlightening take on life. Please read, share but most importantly,imbibe! 14. Make, cultivate and keep AT LEAST one good girl friend at all ages in…
So anyone who knows me, knows I love me some Oprah. Super Soul Sunday, Oprah Master Class and Life class are just the thing the doctor ordered to lift the soul and transform the mind. At exactly 12:45 am this morning I watched these videos and literally had a halleluiah moment all by myself. Iyanla Vanzant says deep truths that…
The other day, I went for a party with a couple of friends. I noticed a very HOOOT looking dude giving me the Joey (from friends), ‘how you doing look’. I returned his gesture with a polite ‘I am alright but not particularly desperate’ smile. I then nudge my friend Temi to give me the 411 on the guy. She…
By J.N. Salters They say the first step to recovery is admitting the problem… I have a love-hate relationship with my snooze button. It is both a reminder that I have something to do and that I probably don’t have the energy needed to do it. I have been majorly depressed for as far back as my memory will take…
By DenaDHobbs My girl, I may not know exactly what shoes to wear with that skirt, but I do hope these words ease your transition through adolescence into the beautiful young woman I can already see you becoming 1) You are much more beautiful than you know I hear you and your friends worrying about how you all look. I know even…
