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Get Clear: What do you REALLY want?

Get Clear: What do you REALLY want?

Have you ever sat down and put in writing a detailed answer to the following question: “What do I desire to create in all aspects of my life?”Most people I encounter haven’t done this. While they may have a general sense of what they want to experience, they often couldn’t describe their vision for their […]

Detoxification

Detoxification

Detoxification is the process of removing toxins from the body. It is a widely used treatment and concept in alternative medicine which is fast gaining ground in Orthodox medical practice. Detoxification utilises a variety of techniques and is based on the principle that illnesses can be caused by the accumulation of toxic substances (toxins) in […]

Over 50 and stylish

Over 50 and stylish

There are some women who have remained ever green, Clocking 50 and above did not stop them in their style tracks. These women have continued to dictate style and, they have a coterie of admires who see them as the epitome of style.

HAIRDRESSING 101: UNDERSTANDING  YOUR HAIR

HAIRDRESSING 101: UNDERSTANDING YOUR HAIR

As human beings, we have hair all over our bodies which are fine and flesh-colored, making it difficult to see with the naked eye. Scalp hairs however, are thicker and darker colored, and are called secondary or terminal hair. Hair grows from a tiny pit in the skin called a follicle. The angle at which […]

Deepen Your Faith

Deepen Your Faith

Do you feel lost in the darkness of uncertainty? Many people I encounter these days are struggling—facing layoffs, worried about the volatile world financial situation, concerned about paying their bills, dealing with difficult partners and challenging children. They feel exhausted from wrestling with their fears; their mind continually frets. How will they make it through […]

A pregnancy from IVF is a miracle

A pregnancy from IVF is a miracle

Dr. Richardson Ajayi As a young doctor working in the United Kingdom, Dr. Richardson Ajayi regularly witnessed difficulties experienced by Nigerian couples who were traveling abroad for fertility treatment. He became convinced of the need to set up such a clinic in Nigeria. He acknowledged the importance of ensuring the clinic was of the same […]

The Truth is your Path to Financial Success

The Truth is your Path to Financial Success

In the last two editions, I told you that every decision you make puts you at crossroads between truth and lies and that decision is vital. Take the path of truth and it will lead you to creating more wealth and holding onto it, while the path of lies will lead you to destroying what […]

Living colour

Living colour

By YEMISI SULEIMAN The colour spectrum seems to be ablaze this season, as one of  this season’s favourites are brights. From nude to the brightest of brights, there is a colour for every preference. Caution though, brights are not for the  shy, but for the bold, who has enough umph to pull off the trend […]

And this Season’s Colour is…

And this Season’s Colour is…

According to whom? Time and again, every stylish woman reads or hears the above statement and thereafter begins to gather dresses, accessories, skirts… anything worn in the dictated colour. She usually would have gained only minimal mileage out of these items before she reads another ‘colour prediction’ and has to start the cycle all over again! […]

Healthy Nails at Your Fingertips

Healthy Nails at Your Fingertips

The nails are appendages of the skin and are made of hard keratin, a protein that acts as protection for the tips of the fingers and toes. This protein is the same as that found in Hair. The nails are dead tissue so they have no nervous or blood supply and function to protect the […]

Positive Practices for healthy relationships

Positive Practices for healthy relationships

Some of us were blessed with loving parents.   Others experienced parental neglect, rejection or abuse.  The example our parents give us is our main teaching on parenting.  Sometimes this training fell short.  We were not taught how to show love, respect or support.  In other words we never saw in practice the principles that build […]

YOUR HAIR MAY NOT LIKE ‘RELAXERS’: QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ANSWER

YOUR HAIR MAY NOT LIKE ‘RELAXERS’: QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ANSWER

It is not true that every woman must ‘relax’ her hair. There are many things to consider before taking that step to apply chemicals to your hair. l Are you lazy about going to the salon? If you are or you hate the dryer, then you need to consider whether or not chemical is for […]

Service complaints can be turned into profits

Service complaints can be turned into profits

I bought a brand new internet modem from a telecommunications agency at Ikota Shopping Complex in Lagos. When I got home and set it up on my laptop I observed that it was a defective product. The signal light took an abnormal sequence which remained permanently at red instead of changing from red to amber, […]

WEAVE-CRAZY

WEAVE-CRAZY

Yes, convert your braiding human hair extensions into weave-on at our hair facility in Lagos. This way, you do not have to sit through 4 or 5 hours of braiding time when you want to wear your human hair. If you have short hair and you are trying to grow it, try combining a weave-on […]

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