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VINTAGE AT 40: I didn’t just become successful, it was intentional

By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor At 40, many people would consider the journey of businessman and entrepreneur, Chief Francis Nwaogwugwu, aka Vintage, a remarkable story of resilience, enterprise and calculated risk. From starting out as a young trader to building a business empire with interests spanning interior decoration, construction, real estate and manufacturing, Vintage has […]
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Teaming Floral Print

If you think floral prints are too over-powering for you, tone them down with simple accessories. Ladies who are blessed with a lot of curves, experts say, should not load on too much floral. Instead, work the look by matching a print top with a solid colour below or vice versa.

Basic guide to achieving the Hair of your dreams

At last, a comprehensive but basic guide to achieving the healthy, beautiful and bouncy hair of your dreams; Black hair is difficult to handle, slow to grow, with a tendency to excessive dryness, and easily susceptible to damage-sometimes irreversibly.

Artificial Nails: all you need know

There are several types of artificial nails. No matter which nail type you choose, the first session will always take some time, since the manicurist must file the whole natural nail and lay some adhesive to tighten the wrapper or the artificial nail tips to the size and the shape of the nail.

How to make the best of your body shape

One of the best things about being a stylist is the satisfaction you get from seeing a client walking away armed with knowledge. A lot of this has to do with re-education on body shapes and less emphasis on size. I find that majority of women I meet don’t understand their shapes and that accounts for 80% of their ‘problems’.

Guidelines to Designing a Vitamin and Mineral Regimen

1. Take three-or-more-a-day Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements to meet most of your requirements. One that gives 10 to 20 times the RDA for the B Vitamins, 500mg to 1000mg of Vitamin C, 200 to 400 IU of vitamin E and at least 500mg of Calcium and 300mg of Magnesium. Note that standard one-a-day multivitamins are too small to give all the required nutrients.

We All Need Supplements

As far back as ancient Egypt, people realised that they could prevent and treat different illnesses and health problems by eating certain foods. For instance, these people ate liver which is rich in Vitamin A to prevent night blindness which is caused by Vitamin A deficiency. Chinese sailors in the Fifth Century grew potted ginger on their ships and nibbled on the shoots to prevent scurvy which is characterised by bleeding gums and loose teeth.

Poverty is always the result of the inability of people to overcome elements of the environment…Dr. Magnus Kpakol

Dr. Magnus Kpakol, National Co-ordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme needs no introduction. Before he became the arrow head of NAPEP, he was the Chief Economic Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Before that appointment, Dr. Kpakol was a Professor of Economics at the Dallas University, USA, and an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of North Texas. He has also served as the Principal Consultant to VIJON International, a business and management consulting firm in Carrolton, Texas, USA.

How to give your Boobs a Lift without surgery

One of Oprah Winfrey’s show once devoted a whole episode to women often wearing the wrong size bra and ruining their otherwise lovely figure. You’re probably wearing the wrong size bra if you notice any of the following problems!
You see deep strap imprints on your skin when you take off a bra; your chest looks saggy under clothes; you pull up your bra straps or tighten them; you feel your bra ride up in the back; your breasts spill over the cups.

Style Q & A

I am confused. What exactly is the difference between formal, semiformal and informal dress? I need some guidelines.

Be Your Best

The other day I instant messaged with a young man who said he struggled with sadness and depression. When I asked why, he told me he had just attended a school reunion.

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