When it comes to bridal makeup, nothing works as a better inspiration than real brides. And while you would ultimately opt for styles and shades to match your outfit, you sure can take ideas from our selection of gorgeous brides.

We are giving you the most fabulous makeup looks for your wedding day. Check out these 10 stunning makeup ideas that are sure to make you look like a bombshell.

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Whenever we jump-start our mornings with a warm bowl of oatmeal topped with fresh figs, sesame seeds or chocolate, we feel more energetic and ready to take on the day. But did you know this breakfast super food also boasts beauty benefits?

Colloidal oatmeal, a natural product produced from finely ground oat grains that are boiled to produce an extract, is full of vitamins, minerals and lipids that add moisture to benefit the condition of one’s skin. Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Susan Stuart told said, “Oatmeal contains both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and as such is ideal for sensitive skin and to treat a variety of skin disorders (i.e sunburns, eczema and poison ivy).”

Here are five ways to reap the beauty benefits of oatmeal:

1. Bath Soak: For a truly relaxing bath, pour a cup of plain oatmeal into your tub as it fills up with warm water. Then add a few drops of lavender oil or a pinch of dried lavender. Soak in this aromatherapy solution for 15 to 30 minutes. The oatmeal will cleanse your skin and lock in moisture , while the lavender produces a calming, soothing scent.

2. Itchy Skin Remedy: According to the American Academy of Dermatology, “itchy, dry skin often has a high pH level, but oatmeal can help normalize your skin’s pH , which can relieve itchy, uncomfortable skin. Oatmeal baths also soften and moisturize your skin, which helps lock in moisture and protect skin from exterior irritants.

3. Face Wash: Oatmeal contains chemicals known as saponins that are characterized by their intense cleansing properties. Saponins are commonly added to shampoos and detergents for its emulsifying and foaming abilities that create a rich lather. It’s believed that this makes oatmeal ideal to use as a face mask, cleanser or soap for every skin type, especially sensitive skin. For a simple homemade recipe, mix whole oatmeal with warm water into a paste and add a teaspoon of honey. Rub the cleanser onto your skin in circular motions to cleanse face. The antibacterial action of honey will also help to relieve inflamed skin and alleviate dryness.

4. Exfoliator Treatment: If over-the-counter scrubs tend to leave your skin raw and red, try exfoliating with a do-it-yourself treatment with blended colloidal oatmeal, coconut oil, brown sugar and lukewarm water. You’ll get the same cleansing and buffering properties without all the unnecessary harshness. Plus, the coconut oil will give your skin a healthy-looking glow.

5. Dry Shampoo: Just as oatmeal works wonders at removing excess dirt and debris from the body, it can also help to reduce the appearance of dirty hair. Blondes can brush through a light dusting of finely ground oats throughout their strands to soak up excess oils. Your homemade oatmeal dry shampoo will also help to relieve an itchy scalp.

Do you already use oatmeal in your beauty routine? Share your secrets with us!

Nollywood starlet, mother and humanitarian, and fashionista, Tonto Dikeh is the cover girl for Wow Magazine’s June/July Issue, in this edition, she opens up on all the topics you are curious about: from finding Christ, to her son, co-parenting, dating and feminism.

In one photo the beauty donned a cleavage-baring black outfit for the shoot. See all the images below.

Read her full interview on wowmagng

Credit
Photography: @ahamibeleme
Make Up: @banksbmpro
Creative Direction@babyjuleswow
Interview: @oluwadunnii
Hair: @lolavita
Styling: @harvellastyles

Don’t have time for intensive skin care? You can still pamper yourself by acing the basics. Good skin care and healthy lifestyle choices can help delay natural aging and prevent various skin problems. Get started with these five basic tips. 

1. Protect yourself from the sun
One of the most important ways to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. A lifetime of sun exposure can cause wrinkles, age spots and other skin problems — as well as increase the risk of skin cancer. For the most complete sun protection:
Use sunscreen: Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15. Apply sunscreen generously, and reapply every two hours — or more often if you’re swimming or perspiring.
Seek shade: Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m, when the sun’s rays are strongest.

2. Don’t smoke
Smoking makes your skin look older and contributes to wrinkles. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin, which decreases blood flow and makes skin paler. This also depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients that are important to skin health.
Smoking also damages collagen and elastin — the fibers that give your skin strength and elasticity. In addition, the repetitive facial expressions you make when smoking — such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke — can contribute to wrinkles. If you smoke, the best way to protect your skin is to quit. Ask your doctor for tips or treatments to help you stop smoking.

3. Treat your skin gently
Daily cleansing and shaving can take a toll on your skin. To keep it gentle:
Limit bath time. Hot water and long showers or baths remove oils from your skin. Limit your bath or shower time, and use warm rather than hot water.
Avoid strong soaps. Strong soaps and detergents can strip oil from your skin. Instead, choose mild cleansers.
Shave carefully. To protect and lubricate your skin, apply shaving cream, lotion or gel before shaving. For the closest shave, use a clean, sharp razor. Shave in the direction the hair grows, not against it.
Endeavor to always pat dry. After washing or bathing, gently pat or blot your skin dry with a towel so that some moisture remains on your skin.
Moisturize dry skin. If your skin is dry, use a moisturizer that fits your skin type. For daily use, consider a moisturizer that contains SPF.

4. Eat a healthy diet
A healthy diet can help you look and feel your best. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. The association between diet and acne isn’t clear  but some research suggests that a diet rich in fish oil or fish oil supplements and low in unhealthy fats and processed or refined carbohydrates might promote younger looking skin. Drinking plenty of water helps keep your skin hydrated.

5. Managing stress
Uncontrolled stress can make your skin more sensitive and trigger acne breakouts and other skin problems. To encourage healthy skin and a healthy state of mind — take steps to manage your stress. Get enough sleep, set reasonable limits, scale back your to-do list and make time to do the things you enjoy. The results might be more dramatic than you expect.
Always remember to take care of your skin!

AUTHOR: Princess Ladi

Weddings in Northern Nigeria are a celebration of love, culture, and the establishment of new relationships and families. The wedding of the daughter of Africa’s richest man, Fatima Dangote and Jamil Abubakar was colourful, festive, and spanned over a couple of days. The 8-day ceremony saw the bride look regal and stunning for all events, for beauty lovers, this is big.

The Bridal Shower

Fatima Dangote

For the Bridal Shower, Fatima looked Grecian as she rocked a glittery smokey eye with a matching fuschia lip and no-makeup makeup for the base by Monavee Beauty lounge.

The Mother’s dinner in Kaduna

Fatima Dangote

For the pre-wedding dinner in Kaduna, Fatima wore a Komole mould Iro and Buba with funnel sleeves designed by Deola Sagoe. The exquisite outfit was topped up with a minimal yet glowy nude look by Bimpe Onakoya.

The Kamu Amarya

Fatima Dangote

Fatima Dangote

For Fatima’s Kamu Amarya (which means “catching the bride”) ceremony held in Kano state, she donned a stunningly clean, toned matte look made up of warm tones with glossy lips by Banke Meshida of BM Pro and let the bling do the talking with a multicolored Komole mould iro and buba by Deola Sagoe.

The Fatiha

Fatima Dangote

Fatima looked beautiful for her wedding fathia in an all-white Trumpet Silhouette dress with embellished creeping flower elements custom made by Deola Sagoe. She looked radiant in a glittery makeup look with glossy pink lips by Banke Meshida of BM Pro. The look was finished with a haute turban by John 3v3 Turban for a truly regal look.

The Father’s Lunch

Fatima Dangote

Fatima stunned in a champagne A-line dress with tulle embellished corsage with a feather detail veil designed by Deola Sagoe and finished this truly victorian look with a nude makeup look with a bright red lip by BM Pro and a turban.

The Budan Kai (Conveyance of The Bride)

Fatima Dangote

Fatima looked elegant for her Budan Kai – which is a northern ceremony whereby the new bride is taken to her new home and revealed to her new family. Her makeup look was kept nude with a pop of colour done by Fati Mamza of Mamza Beauty.

Dinner Reception hosted by The Groom’s Family

Fatima dangote

Fatima opted for natural yet glam look by BM Pro for the dinner reception hosted by the groom’s family in Abuja. She wore a detailed all-pink number designed by Lanre Da Silva Ajayi (LDA) and accessorised with Swarovski crystals and a sleek turban.

Dinner Reception hosted by The Bride’s Family

The ceremony ended in Lagos state as the Bride’s father hosted a dinner reception. For this, Fatima wore a beautiful Elie Saab floral applique wedding dress with a matching turban by John 3v3 Turban. Her makeup, which was done by BM Pro brought a fresh but nude base topped up with a glossy finish.

Photography Courtesy:

BM Pro|Monavee Beauty Lounge|Bimpe Onakoya|Mamza Beauty

 

 

Originally Appeared in: Schick Magazine

WHILE THERE MAY NOT BE AN EASY CURE FOR PREVENTING YOUR SKIN FROM PRODUCING TOO MUCH OIL, THERE ARE WAYS TO CONTROL THIS SKIN CONDITION. OILY SKIN OCCURS WHEN THE SEBACEOUS GLAND PRODUCES MORE OIL THAN USUAL LEADING TO AN IMBALANCE IN THE SYSTEM. READ ON TO LEARN WHAT OPTIONS WE SUGGEST FOR MANAGING YOUR OILY SKIN.

CLEANSING YOUR FACE: WASH THE FACE USING A GENTLE CLEANSER TO AVOID IRRITATING THE SKIN. USING HARSH CLEANSERS ON THE FACE CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE IT TO PRODUCE MORE OIL TO COMPENSATE FOR ALL THE NATURAL OILS THAT WERE REMOVED BUT IF USING A GENTLE CLEANSER ISN’T WORKING FOR THE SKIN THEN TRY A CLEANSER THAT CONTAINS BENZOYL PEROXIDE, SALICYLIC ACID, GLYCOLIC ACID OR BETA-HYDROXY ACID.

ASTRINGENT PADS: THESE CAN BE USEFUL TO REMOVE EXCESS OIL WHEN ONE CAN’T WASH THE FACE. KEEP SOME IN THE PURSE OR AT THE OFFICE.

CLAY MASK: THIS DRYS OUT THE SKIN AND REMOVE MOST OILS ON THE FACE, SO IT IS BEST TO USE THE MASK SPARINGLY. SAVE THE MASK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS WHEN ONE NEEDS SKIN TO BE OIL-FREE FOR A LONG TIME.

MOISTURIZING: MOISTURIZERS THAT CONTAINS OILS LIKE SHEA-BUTTER AND PETROLEUM SHOULD BE AVOIDED, THESE INGREDIENTS RATHER ADDS EXCESS OIL TO THE SKIN AND CAN EVEN CAUSE BREAKOUT. CHOOSE MOISTURIZERS THAT CONTAINS DIMETHICONE AND LABELED OIL-FREE.

MATTE PRIMER: USE THIS AFTER ONE HAS CLEANSED AND MOISTURIZED THE SKIN BEFORE APPLYING MAKEUP FOUNDATION. MATTE PRIMERS HELP ABSORB EXCESS OIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. GO FOR OIL-FREE AND NON-COMEDOGENIC MAKEUP PRODUCTS.
FOODS: EAT FOODS THAT ARE HIGH IN FIBER SUCH AS LEGUMES, FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND GRAINS. VEGETABLES SHOULDN’T HAVE EXCESS OIL OR BE OVERBOILED

WATER: DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, IT HELPS KEEP THE SKIN HYDRATED AND ALSO FLUSHES TOXINS FROM THE BODY. GETTING ENOUGH WATER IS ESSENTIAL IN KEEPING THE OILY SKIN IN CHECK.
DERMATOLOGIST: TALK TO A DERMATOLOGIST IF ONE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS. ASK ABOUT ACCUTANE/REACCUTANE TREATMENTS, IT’S HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR OILY SKIN CONTROL. PREGNANT WOMEN OR WOMEN WHO MAY BECOME PREGNANT CANNOT USE ACCUTANE BECAUSE IT MAY CAUSE BIRTH EFFECTS.

TIPS: KEEP BLOTTING PAPERS IN THE PURSE TO DAB AWAY EXCESS OIL DURING THE DAY
LOOK FOR PRODUCTS THAT COMBINES MOISTURIZERS, SUNSCREEN AND FOUNDATIONS SO THAT ONE MAY NOT HAVE TO PUT ON MANY LEVELS

ENJOY YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE!

If it seems that Serena Williams is on a winning streak, by all accounts, that would be correct. Just 6 months after giving birth, Serena Williams is in the midst of a major comeback. With news of a possible beauty line, it appears that Williams is expanding her off court empire, as well.

According to TMZ, Williams is getting into the beauty game, too: She filed documents to trademark “Aneres” (yep, that’s Serena spelled backwards) in a range of beauty categories, including skin care, makeup-removing products, colognes, perfumes, makeup kits, bath soaps, lipstick, lipgloss, eye shadow, eyeliner and mascara. She had also previously secured the trademark rights for the brand name in the clothing category.

As the latest celebrity to transition into the beauty space, Williams is amongst the ever-expanding new field of celebrity beauty lines that’s currently being dominated by Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics, and Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty. But as she’s Forbes’ current highest-paid female athlete, earning an incredible $84 million in 2017, there’s good reason to think that Williams knows what she’s doing with the business.

Ayobami Okekunle is featured in a new beauty editorial which focuses on nails, for CR fashion Book’s twelfth issue  captured by Daniel Sannwald. You will see the model display various nails.  Avant Garde nail works by Mei Kawajiri.

The brightly colored nail masterpieces set against her glowy dark skin had just the right effect for the edit, view images below;

Sperm on your face….It seems lately, when it comes to beauty or having flawless skin, most women are ready to go the extra mile and even do some bizarre things just to achieve it. Am sure you know there are no shortage of NATURAL DIY hacks when it comes to having a beautiful and glowy skin. However, one of those hacks that you may or may not have heard of involves semen, and rubbing it all over your face all in the name of a glow and skin that never ages. If this sounds shady to you, then that’s because it is.

 If that’s what gets you off, more power to you. But if you’re just tolerating it because you think it will give you soft skin, it’s probably time to rethink your priorities.

-Body fluids are capable of transmitting STIs/STDs even if you are with your husband or boyfriend.
– It can lead to eye herpes, causing scarring on the eye and leading to vision problems.
– Semen allergy causes rashes and itching within minutes of contact with the fluid. Spermine, a component in this body fluid, leads to redness.
– The HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) stays alive outside the body for a long time, and hence, the risk of transmission of viral diseases is high.
– It’s loaded with testosterone, which can aggravate acne. So, those who have sensitive, oily skin and are prone to acnes must avoid this routine.

One beauty blogger Tracy Kiss decided to showcase a semen-facial tutorial in a video. Errm, okay — not sure how this really qualifies as sound logic but hey take a look at the video and share your thoughts with us.

ARE YOU STILL CONSIDERING THIS “MAN MOISTURIZER” 

ALSO READ: WHY YOU DON’T REACH ORGASM!

 

Smokey eye! I dare say smokey eyes exude a sense of power. Much like your favorite little black dress, smokey eye is timelessly sexy! That said too many women skip the sultry shadowy look altogether because it seems too damn hard to create Or at least, it was until now. We bring to you an incredibly easy smokey eye tutorial that takes less than 10 minutes. Believe it or not, all you need is two products and a few common tools.

The Supplies:
Forget the shadow. You can get smokey eye makeup by just applying eyeliner in the right way. You will need a black, chocolate brown, or dark gray kohl eye pencil. And to prevent smudges, stay away from those cream-based formulas. Use a pencil that is slightly harder in consistency verses one that is soft and creamy.The soft pencils break down a lot and will smudge more.
You will also need to stock up on a mascara, Q-tips, an eye shadow brush, and your fingers.

How to Get It:
First, line the lower and upper waterline with your pencil, squeezing your eyes shut afterwards for about 5 seconds. Then line your top lash line above the lashes. Repeat the same for the bottom. Be sure to keep the liner very close to the lash line, as anything below it could look like dark circles.
Next, use your fingertip to smudge the lower and upper lash lines in small, light strokes.  If it’s messy, we suggest using a Q-Tip to soften and tidy-up the look. Finish it off with a few coats of mascara, which will give final definition and intensity to the eyes.
Set the look (and reduce the chance of smudging later on) by dipping your eyeshadow brush in a translucent powder and brushing overtop the liner.
No multi-hue palette of eyeshadow, no 15-piece makeup brush kit.