A few of my Favourite Drinks

So, I was having a conversation with a friend over the weekend and we got talking about his 5 favourite drinks that are easily available in Lagos. This got me thinking about my 5 Favourite drinks in Lagos and I've compiled a list for you to see. In no particular order:

1) Hollandia Yoghurt: At first, the Strawberry and Blackcurrant flavours were available in the market then it was just the strawberry one. I discovered the apple flavoured one at the Murtala Muhammed Airport last Month. I Love it especially the sour tang it has, I haven't tried the orange one yet but I've seen it around town. Have you tried it?

N340 from Grand Square

N100 in most supermarkets and grocery stores

Workflow: Pinstripes

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As you all know, I am about to enter the work force, life is about to get real yo, Deadlines and Targets, the whole she bang. I wore this to an interview last week and a friend asked to see what I wore as he had never seen me in a suit. I haven't worn one in a while.

This is my favourite trouser suit and I got it from Zara in July 2013. My White Shirt is from H and M, Black Pumps are from Bershka, Neklace was a birthday present and my Wristwatch was a graduation present from my friend's mum, it's from DKNY and I Love it. I think the fact that I'm about to enter the corporate world gingered the new hairstyle (as seen on Instagram). I miss my curls already though and it's only been 3 days.

Oh yeah, Picture Overload Alert!

Restaurant Review: The Blowfish Hotel

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This time next week I'll be done with NYSC o!!! How Scary and Exciting is that!! Yesterday, we had some Job Fair thingy at Unilag for all Lagos Corpers. It was my 2nd time driving to Unilag and third time going there so yes, I made a few wrong turns, yes, we got stuck in some traffic but we got there in the end, Thank God! I went with my Secondary School Friends, the twins, one of them has a blog actually, y'all should check it out here. She's been blogging for less than a month and she already has 17 really interesting posts, Go Bunmi!

My legs were hurting and we were just weak after the whole shebang so we decided to treat ourselves, YOLO, and have late lunch/early dinner at La Veranda at Blowfish Hotel. We got there and were told they close from 4 to 6 so we settled for food at The Blowfish instead. Both restaurants are at the hotel, La Veranda serves Italian dishes and is round the back overlooking the pool. The twins have been there a couple of times and they love it so I'll definitely try it out soon. The Blowfish serves Thai, Indian and Continental Dishes so there are 3 cuisines to choose from. The decor at The Blowfish was nice, the air was fresh and the staff were very polite.

There were two men on a table next to us who kept on staring though. One of them came and saluted us at our table, this sort of behaviour is expected when you wear your NYSC uniform out and about. He started asking some questions and Bunmi, the twin who is a blogger answered most of them, I was just looking away and Buki had a funny expression on her face, which made me giggle.

So, the drinks came first, Buki and I got Chapman, Bunmi got something called Cinderella which was a mix of different juices. It had a very tropical feel to it. The Chapman was pretty sweet and very sparkly, I liked it, I really wish some Restaurants in Lagos offered Free refills, it would make the dining experience more enjoyable but I'm sure some people will milk it.

Independence Day at Fun Factory

Happy Belated Independence Day!

It's better late than never right. I have a couple of green and white items in my closet which I bought specifically because they are my country's colours. The dress I'm wearing below is one of such items. I bought it at a really random shop in Nottingham for £5, yahhh, so cheap.

I spent my day at Fun Factory, big sister duty!
It was my first time there and I Loved it. My only problem was finding the entrance, at first I parked at The place which is right next to it  but I got bounced. The actual entrance is through a side street, so the parking is off Admiralty way.

I went there again during the Public Holiday because my brother loved it so much. Happy Belated Eid guys!!

Hair Jamboree: Hair Gist, Features and Product Haul

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Happy New Month!

It's slightly bad that I'm saying this 7 days into the month but mehn, na so life be. A friend of mine helped me declutter my laptop so now I can blog more easily, Thank God. The thing was acting so slow, like a snail, even though it's only two years old. Plus, NYSC is over on the 16th of October so a lot of changes are being made in my life. I've started playing Lawn Tennis again, was on the court for over an hour on Thursday and I've joined my church choir so I have somewhere to play Sax on a weekly basis. No more NYSC Lagos Brigade Band :(

I've been wanting a new hairstyle for a while by the way, I don't want braids and I can't find my closure which is really annoying. I want to get a fringe done or try the ORS Strengthening and Straightening treatment so I can leave some of my hair out when I install my weave. If you've ever tried a straightening treatment please comment below and let me know how it went.

I've been featured on a couple of hair blogs in the past few weeks namely African Naturalistas, Beautifully Nappy and Zebelle curls so check them out and get to know me a bit better :)
If you enjoyed my Natural Hair Journey Post, you'll definitely enjoy the interviews.

Oh, yeah, you guys need to get involved in the kinky apothecary giveaway I'm hosting. Less than a week to go if you want to win one of 3 shea moisture goodies, who no like awoof?

My last hair haul was at the beginning of August. I spent about £20 pounds which is about 5 to 6k in Naira. I took loads of pictures of the products, that time my lens was new :)

I will start with the conditioners and shampoos. So, up until, Naturals in the City 8, I had no personal shampoo. I would just use whatever was at the Saloon. This was because when I moved back after uni, there was no space in my suitcase for liquids so I threw most of my hair goodies away.

I got the Giovanni Smooth as Silk Shampoo from the Product Swap at Naturals in the City 8 so essentially, it was free. I ordered the Giovanni Smooth as silk conditioner from NaijaHairCanGrow during their Blogversary sale for N2,000. I love the scent of these products.

The Kinky Apothecary x Tuke Morgan Shea Moisture Giveaway!!!

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How are you?
Independence day holiday tomorrow, I'm sure you people are excited. I'm using internet explorer to type up this post. My google chrome and Mozilla Firefox are messing up so back to basics. Anyone ever tried opera?

A few weeks ago I got an Insta DM from The Kinky Apothecary, they noticed I was almost at 1,000 followers and were wondering if I was interested in holding a giveaway to mark the launch of Shea Moisture products at their store. Of course I was interested, it ain't a small feat for a brand to seek one out for a collaboration. I mentioned it on the blog that a giveaway was forthcoming and now it's here, whoohoo!!

I sent one of my friends this poster when I first saw it and she was like, ayyy blown, LOL. My first reaction was that I felt humbled, honestly my eyes started to water but I didn’t let the tears of joy flow. Not every time, cry cry, sometimes just chest it, hehe. 

You lovely followers/readers would be able to enter into the competition by following these simple steps:

Creative Collaboration: The Garment Factory & Aima's

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Remember how I mentioned that I met up with a friend and blogger in this post. Well, now you find out what we got up to. It was a wonderful lazy Tuesday afternoon and Feyi messaged me that she was at my dad's office. I invited her over and she was like, in fact I should come meet her at Aima's and be their model. I quickly showered, shaved my legs and hurried over to their flagship store on 32 Alexander road, Ikoyi. (It's like a walking distance from the link bridge) The owner was really sweet and filled me in on the concept of the shoot. She also gave me two really cute hair bows like the one I'm rocking below.

Butterflies & Stars

Aima's is collaborating with The Garment Factory, which is a Nigerian Based Textile Company that specialises in Unconventional Ankara and Adire Prints and Fabrications. The prints are in luxe Crepe, Jersey and Soft Fluid Georgette fabrications.

This fun, vibrant and contemporary collection is called the 'Mix and Match' Olekus. You walk into the store, pick from one of the beautiful fabrics, choose a style and your outfit is ready with a seamless finish in no time. The wonderfully talented Feyi Adesanya took the pictures and it was the fastest shoot I've ever been involved in, 30 minutes tops.

The red one is definitely my favourite, I love the sleeves and the colour too, which one is your favourite?

Giveaway Winner!

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Happy Humpday :)

I'm blogging from my phone because my laptop is acting weird so I can't attach the image from the number generator, I will update this post when my laptop is back to normal though.

First of all, I would like to say a huge Thank you to all 23 people that filled in the survey, I really appreciate the fact that you took out your valuable time to give me some feed back. All of you that didn't fill it, Diarris God o!!!

So, yeah, the survey has closed and the Giveaway winner as chosen by random.org is the First Entrant.......Damilola Ogunnupebi. Congratulations!!!

I look forward to meeting you on Sunday and I hope you've gotten your floral outfit ready o :)

Details would be sent to you by email shortly.

The next giveaway in collaboration with The Kinky Apothecary goes live on Monday, so keep your eyes peeled people!!!