March 2011
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L is for Locks
A lock of hair is a piece or pieces of hair that has been cut from, or remains singly on, a human head, most commonly bunched or tied together in some way - source, Wikipedia
So according to the fashion blogs Braids have made a comeback!
Brandy Norwood the original Queen of braids!
Kim Kardashian rocking the halfway cornrows, i have a feeling her stylist forgot to dip the ends in hot...
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K is for Kiss-rape
Kiss rape is a usually a joking phrase referring to forced kisses. - Urbandictionary.com
What make a friendship great? to me, its when you can refer to specific moments/ periods in time where something funny or memorable happened.
So yesterday I had the pilot shoot for my recently opened and soon to be ‘Officially Launched’ online store. and who better to get to model for you than a...
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J is for Just Cavalli
I absolutely love Just Cavalli ‘s Spring summer 2011 collection, the designs suit most body shapes and are modest and bold. Plus the deep orange colour compliments pale to brown skin tones!
Reminds me of a certain Mimosa dress I own. considering my dress was £100 (RRP £150) at a sample sale and the Just Cavalli dress’ are £295 & £768 mimosa is a nice budget friendly option, yet...
WatchI stands for……If I should have a daughter…
WatchA video of me applying makeup at a recent shoot =] BLEND!! BLEND!! BLEND!!
Hairstylist - Adeola Olaose
Model - Anita Jones
Creative Director - Jacqui Akrofi
H is for High Life
Highlife is a musical genre that originated in Ghana in the 1900s and spread to Sierra Leone, Nigeria and other West African countries by 1920. - Wikipedia
What do me and my favourite photographer do when clients don’t turn up? Play some Fela Kuti (high life) ofcourse and test shoot
Here are the two looks from our high life inspired shoot with Jendella !
Look 1
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G is for Group work
So this is going to be a bit of rant! You have been warned!
So the next two weeks at University are deadline weeks, when exams are done and coursework/ reports are handed in. So as you can imagine I am a tad bit stressed, the major influence of this stress being that to complete these assignments I need data, or other information from other members of my group!
I understand that being...
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F is for Fashion
First fashion shoot of the year! I was tres excited when I was approached by Jacqui to do makeup for a shoot for a new London College of Fashion Magazine! Jacqui is a great friend of mine and has modelled in a few fashion shows I’ve worked at, she is also a designer and in this shoot she took role of Creative director and Stylist.
Here are some behind the scene pics to show what a wonderful...
“I failed in some subjects in exams but my friend passed in all Now he is an...”
– Bill Gates
E is for Earthquake
Japan’s most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami.
Four trains are missing along the coast, says Japan Railways; and a ship carrying 100 people was swept away
Fire has engulfed swathes of the coast in Miyagi prefecture’s Kesennuma city, one-third of which is reportedly under water
A major explosion...
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D is for Decadence
unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence - Dictonary.com
Last week I celebrated my 20th year of living =] and to be honest I didn’t really want to celebrate it, I had so much going on and I wasn’t thrilled at the prospect of leaving my wonderful teen years behind. The unplanned and unexpected gifts and celebrations that have occurred since then have drastically changed my mind!...
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C is for Conditioner
I only started using conditioner after washing my hair this year! I know shameful !
Previously the only time I used conditioner was after relaxing my hair or when it was used on my hair in the salon. I never really understood the importance and usefulness of conditioner until I met a fellow student on my course Shari (check out her blog)
So the conditioner my hairdresser introduced me to...
B is for Beautiful women !
International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s
here are some women who inspire me challenge me or I just find beautiful in general;
Unlike many other monarchical wives in the Middle East, Sheikha Mozah has...
A is for Avant Garde
Images from Illumasqua’s collection soon to be released in the UK (March 10th)
look at that nose definitely african!
looks a lil 60’s inspired
Love Love this shot !
those lip colours are oo soo tempting cannot wait to purchase!
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”
– Henry Ford (1863 - 1947) American industrialist
“So teach me Lord to number my days,
That I may present to You a heart...”
– Psalms 90 vs12,14 - Happy Birthday to me ! 20 years young !
A day in the life of a BSc Cosmetic science...
So yesterday I did an interview with the fabulous Lola Lamborghini. One of the Questions I was asked was, “what’s a typical day in the life of flow?”. I automatically thought, flow the student, flow the make up artist or flow owner of Flow’s Boutique?!
Thus inspiring me to give you an insight into the day in the life of the student side of me!
After my shower moisturise...
I feel so bad about loving these shots !
These shots give me a sickly feeling at the pit of my stomach, but the make up and styling is rather immaculate. Why couldn’t they have selected models 5 or so years older maybe =[
images via Sharif Studio
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