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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

Arrangements are on for the hosting of the 2009 edition of the Nigeria Fashion Week scheduled for the 23rd – 26th November. This year’s event promises to be one of the best going by the interest shown by both local and international fashion brands.

These five simple steps will keep your complexion soft, supple, and wrinkle free for decades to come.

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.

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.

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