5 Hair Removal Tips To Help You Stay GLAM This Summer!

Summer is here and with it comes the opportunity to show a little skin. Here are some tips to help you get smooth, hair-free skin just in time for the season’s sizzling temperatures.

1. Keep skin hydrated and protected.
It probably seems like moisturize is becoming an overused word in the beauty world, but it’s so important to keep your hair, skin and body hydrated. Right after shaving, you should use a fragrance-free moisturizer or even coconut oil to avoid chaffing. Moisture also helps minimize irritation after a waxing treatment. And to put it plainly, dry skin is an absolute beauty faux pas (a total SHAM!).
Also, always wear SPF…this is in the Beauty Bible.

2. If you get a wax, make sure your spa technician doesn’t double dip.
One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing a spa professional use the same stick in a huge container of wax that they’ve used on multiple clients. It’s unsanitary and just plain gross! They should use a new stick after each time they apply the wax to your body, or either use a separate canister of wax for each person. Don’t be afraid to bring this to their attention if they aren’t. I squirm at the thought of having the same wax applied to my eyebrows that was used for someone’s Brazilian!

3. Exfoliate.
One of the best ways to avoid irritation and have smoother skin after removing hair is to exfoliate. You can exfoliate pretty much any part of the body. By doing so prior to a spa visit or DIY  treatment, you’re prepping skin for the hair removal process.
Your bikini area is usually the most prone to ingrown hairs because the hair down there is usually more coarse than other parts of the body. You can use a gentle scrub to exfoliate skin a couple of days before waxing or shaving to alleviate that problem.

4. Always test depilatory products before use.
If you use a depilatory such as Nair or Veet, it’s imperative that you do a test area the night before you plan to use it. Although they’re usually safe on most skin types, an allergic reaction can occur (and you’d HATE for that to happen right before you’re supposed to head to the beach!).
Also, make sure you read the label because some products were created to be used on specific parts of the body. The face is a very sensitive place to remove hair so a treatment that removes hair from there isn’t ideal for a part of the body with longer, stronger hair such as the legs.

5. Try something new.
This past weekend, I tried a new enzyme-based hair removal treatment called the Depilar System. It’s a post-wax, threading or plucking treatment that helps stunt the growth of hair. After my legs were waxed, the spa professional massaged the Depilar cream into my skin and I was good to go! It’s painless and I got a free massage out of the deal. This treatment can be used anywhere on both men and women. Note: if you’re allergic to salicylic acid, this is not for you.
Depliar usually takes having treatments every 4-6 weeks over a 12-26 month period but if you do the math over a lifetime of salon visits, this could be a wise beauty investment. The price ranges from $20-$100+ depending on the area of the body you’re having treated. I love my results so far which shows it pays to be open to new (and sometimes more efficient) hair removal procedures.

What are your go-to hair removal secrets?

Do You Wear Makeup to the Gym?

Raise your hand if you applied any makeup before hitting the gym. Before stepping foot on the treadmill, I apply a dab of lip balm and make sure I have on a pair of earrings. I refuse to leave the house without the two. And it seems I’m not alone. A recent poll shows 7 out of 10 women admit they apply makeup before going to work out.

The poll also reveals mascara is the most popular workout wonder with two out of five women admitting they apply mascara to their lashes before doing any form of exercise in public. Foundation comes in second and lipgloss comes in third.

With pictures of Lala, Kelly Rowland and other celebrities going to the gym all dolled up, many women feel pressure to look good even at the gym. Not to mention the fact that some ladies see it as a viable place to meet men. For other women, looking their best gives them more motivation and confidence throughout their workout. And looking good means applying some form of makeup even if they’re going to sweat that mascara and foundation off as soon as they start to move.

If you must wear makeup to the gym, here are a few tips to still look great while breaking a sweat:

 

1. For your lips, try a moisturizing balm instead of lipstick.

 

2. Use a tinted moisturizer to even skin tone without risking a cakey look that can occur from sweating through foundation.

 

3. Use waterproof mascara.

 

4. Use a bandanna or a sweat band to help control your sweat. It will keep both your hair and sweat out of your eyes while you get your workout on.

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TY BELLO STANDS TALL FOR MANIA MAGAZINE

 The New Year Edition of StyleMania covers Ty Bello, the iconic photographer and recording artiste. A revealing profile encapsulates the woman whose lens has photographed some of the most laudable names in the country. Also, bouquets of fashion editorials give good direction on what to flaunt this new season.

You will find a profile on Yetunde Babaeko’s ingenious artworks and Adeyeye Adetayo of Taryor Gabriels Ensemble, a fast growing fashion designer.

 

 
 

 

 

 
For further enquires, back issues and subscription please call 07058109821, editor@maniamag.org

Credits
Cover
Photographer: Kelechi Amadi- Obi
Stylist: Terence Sambo
Make-up: Adenike Ogungbe
Hair: Ugo Igbokwe

BeautyMania
Photographer: Gbenga Akindele- Nelly
Make-up: Adepitan Mary- Tosay
Models: Brenda, Anita, Anwuli and Rachael @Hues and Shades

Tres Urban
Photographer: Gbenga Akindele- Nelly
Stylist: Godson Ukaegbu
Make-up: Dorcas Otobo @Elite Make-up
Model: Shalom Obi

Coming Clean
Photographer: Yetunde Babaeko
Stylist: Godson Ukaegbu
Make-up: Kazeem Akinpelu
Hair: Ugo Igbokwe
Model: Binta @Isis Models
Male Extra: Kwen @Hues and Shades

Bring It On!
Photographer: Kelechi Amadi-Obi
Stylist: Dimeji Alara and Godson Ukaegbu
Make-up: Oriton Faloughi
Model: Oiza @Beth Models.

MAGAZINE RACK - COMPLETE FASHION OUT WITH FANTASTIC 4 vs DIVAS ON THE RISE

 The magazine kicks off the holiday season in style, featuring four of the best disc jockeys in the country on its reverse cover; DJ Caise, DJ Sose, DJ Spinall and DJ Exclusive. On the front cover: four of the music industry's female rising stars: Temi Dollface, Tesh Carter, Seyi Shay and Miss Jaie. The magazine predicts that they will be ruling the charts come 2013.

Featured also is the most sparkly, fun and fabulous of Christmas fashion from party dresses, to accessories!

Complete Fashion Magazine is on stands and in media stores nationwide!!!
The Complete Fashion Online Team

 .....And the Festive Look book ........

 

GISTVILLE - Zandile Blay berths A.S. A

After over three years at the helm of Africa Style Daily, Editor, Zandile Blay is happy to present her latest venture:

Africa Style & Agency (A.S.A)
A.S.A is a boutique production & consulting firm with a mission to aid African designers and recording artists:

    ✓    Position themselves in the U.S Market
    ✓    Find permanent representation (publicists, sales showrooms & management) in the United States
    ✓    Secure brand partnership or product placements with major fashion, tech and lifestyle brands

Learn more about this exciting new firm and how you or others you know can benefit from our premium services. 

email Zandile directly -  zandile@zandileblay.com for more details 

or staff asa@africastyledaily.com to set up a meeting.

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INTERNATIONAL SEEN - Hermés Birkin bag for babies? Tribute to popular bag made out of LEGO

It is one of the most coveted handbags of all time, but with a price tag of around £8,000 the Hermés Birkin bag isn't quite within every fashionista's price range (unless you're Victoria Beckham whose collection is worth a reported £1.5m).
But for arm candy fans on a budget, online handmade marketplace Etsy is selling a replica version of the much lusted after bag.

There's just one catch: it is made out of Lego.

Toy bag: The tribute Birkin bag is made out of Lego and is available on Etsy.com

The 20 x 26 x 13 cm bag, which would make a great Christmas gift for stylish children, is described on the site as 'fully functional' and 'designed for everyday use'.
The £89 bag can be made to order in a variety of colours and is made from brand new lego.

Describing the item, the site states: 'All the bricks used to make it are brand new (i.e. straight out of the box, never played with and of course only original LEGO bricks), so the bag has this amazing shine of new bricks.

'It is very elegant, does not seem at all like a toy handbag.'

Spot the difference: The Lego bag (L) would make the perfect gift for fashion savvy children, while the real version (R) is worth around £8,000

Prestigious luggage and accessories firm Hermés, who count many of the world's wealthiest women as fans, is known for luxury leather accessories.
Renowned for its immaculate finish and top quality materials, Hermès claims never to use any assembly lines with one craftsperson making a single handbag at a time, hand-stitching individual pieces to create the finished product.
The brand is rich in history, and some of its bestselling bags have intriguing stories behind them.
The iconic Kelly bag, one of Hermes most popular styles, was originally known as the Sac à dépêches when it was developed by Hermes in 1935.
In 1956, a photo of Grace Kelly, who had become the new Princess of Monaco, was pictured carrying the Sac à dépêches to hide her pregnancy.

Famous fans: Victoria Beckham and Kim Kardashian are big fans of Hermes ... handbag Victoria reportedly owns a collection worth £1.5m

Photographs were sent all over the world and put on the cover of Life magazine. As a result, the bag became known as the Kelly and has been hugely popular ever since.
The Birkin has similarly romantic roots, conceived as it was in honour of French star Jane Birkin. 
The Birkin was allegedly created after the company's CEO Jean Louis Dumas sat next to the actress on a Paris to London flight.
Birkin had been discussing her difficulty in finding a leather weekend bag, explaining her ideal.
Shortly after, in 1984, the bag she described arrived at her flat with a note from Dumas. Although nowadays the bag can be made to order, the design is still one of the most recognised in the fashion industry.

GISTVILLE - GTBank Presents Ndani – A Nigerian Pop Up Store In Selfridges

Guaranty Trust Bank plc in collaboration with Style House Files, a creative development agency, have announced a partnership with Selfridges, UK, the famous London fashion destination voted this year best department store in the world* for the second time consecutively.

The partnership which re-affirms the Bank’s on-going support for the growth and exposure of African fashion and Art to the international community and is tagged “Guaranty Trust Bank presents Ndani – a Style House Files Initiative’. Ndani represents the beauty of Africa and the innovative partnership entails the display of African fabrics and designs made by select fashion designers. These designers will exhibit at Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street in the UK between November 2012 and January 2013.

Participating designers  include: Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) 2012 Young Designer Of The Year Finalists, AGU and House of Silk,  DOT Handbags, Eki Orleans, Ituen Basi, Jewel By Lisa, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Odio Mimonet, Tiffany Amber.  These designers will be showcasing their Spring Summer 2013 womenswear collection and accesories exclusively at the special Nigerian temporary fashion store within Selfridges during the project.

 

Commenting on the project with Selfridges, the Managing Director and CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Mr. Segun Agbaje stated that GTBank is a “Proudly African and Truly International” institution with a passion to revolutionize banking in Africa and advocate the projection of Africa’s rich culture to the world. He further stated that “we have decided to sponsor this initiative because we realize that the whole world needs to know about the creativity of African fashion designers and their contributions to global art development.”

Omoyemi Akerele, Creative Director of Style House Files stated ‘this partnership  with GTBank and Selfridges signifies what Style House Files represents; moving beyond the runway and making an impact which will result in creating a financial viable model for creative growth in the Nigerian fashion industry. She further added ‘ at the moment the global fashion industry is being influenced and inspired by Africa and it is time to move Nigerian labels to the mainstream to take advantage of this’

 Judd Crane, Director of Womenswear at Selfridges said “We are very excited by the prospect of being the first department store in the world to give a proper showcase to some of the best fashion designers in Nigeria. We were won over by the talent we found there and are delighted to be able to help the Nigerian fashion industry to be further exposed to an international clientele.”

ABOUT STYLE HOUSE FILES

Style House Files is a creative development agency that focuses on the development of the Nigerian fashion industry. Established in March 2010 it has become an industry resource that is centred on growing fashion into viable business models and providing training for fashion and creative professionals in Nigeria and Africa at large. Style House Files are the producers of the Lagos Fashion and Design Week, an annual fashion trade show.

ABOUT GTB

Guaranty Trust Bank plc is one of the few Nigerian financial institutions that have maintained a defined Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy since its inception in 1990. The Bank actively supports numerous programmes across Africa that positively affect child healthcare, education, the Art, Community Development and environmental sustainability. Its most recent projects in this regard include the sponsorship of the GTBank – Lagos State Principals Cup, a grassroots football development initiative amongst secondary school students and its public school intervention project called “Adopt-a-school” programme which involves infrastructure and human capacity development.

Guaranty Trust Bank was established in 1990 and presently operates from over 200 offices in Nigeria and banking subsidiaries in Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire and the United Kingdom.

ABOUT SELFRIDGES

In June 2010 Selfridges was named Best Department Store in the World by the IGDS (Intercontinental Group of Department Stores). The title, which Selfridges held until June 2012, is the industry’s highest accolade. Selfridges won the title again in June 2012, for an unprecedented two times consecutively. The title applies until June 2014. Selfridges has four stores in London, Birmingham and Manchester (Trafford Centre, Exchange Square) and an online store delivering within the UK. Selfridges was founded in 1909 by American retail genius Harry Gordon Selfridge who created what is widely recognized as a revolution in retail with his seminal store. Today Selfridges is acknowledged as one of the most influential and exciting fashion destinations in the world.

INTERNATIONAL SEEN -Kim Kardashian shows off her famous curves in a series of lace bras, suspenders and silk stockings for boudoir-inspired French shoot

She has modelled several sexy looks during her time in the spotlight. But Kim Kardashian's latest photo shoot for French magazine Factice could be one of her most daring yet. The 32-year-old displays her world-famous curves in several boudoir-inspired ensembles.

 

First up Kim raises temperatures in a racy lace bra and panty set complete with suspenders and cream silk stockings.The brunette beauty's ensemble is topped off with a luxurious-looking fur coat and and giant diamond and enamel floral ring and matching bracelet. With her famous full lips heavily glossed, Kim does her best pout and smouldering stare for the camera.

This time instead of wearing her glossy locks down, she has them tousled up in a messy bedhead style. In another snap, Kim wears her hair down in a somewhat Fifties voluminous style. And the reality star is certainly every inch the pin-up girl in a beige satin lingerie set, this time paired with a darker fur coat and sky-high Christian Louboutin heels.


 

Kim's shoot also switches to playful, as she changes into a cream sheer set with a sleeveless shirt worn over her top half and tied at the waist.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashian's star pushes her already ample cleavage together creating even more lift.
The coquettish look is completed with a feather boa and a wide-brimmed hat.

 

GISTVILLE - HALLERO OPENS IN VICTORIA ISLAND

 ALERO FAFOWORA


Top  fashion designer - Alero Fafowora opened an all new outlet recently on the fashion high street of Bishop Oluwole in Victoria Island . The Hallero brand since inception, has always been one of the top Nigeria owned fashion brands in Ikeja .

The new flagship store which is simply called HEYCH (pronounced hey- ch) is Hallero's first retail store . Under this brand, the main thrust is Affordable Style as the designer has an array of pocket friendly ready to wear pieces and fashion accessories for the style sensitive woman and man on the go .
The opening attracted loads of fashion enthusiats from far and near . Below are images of the new store and fasces of fashionistas .

INSIDE HALLERO

MENSWEAR

LADIES

GUESTS @ THE OPENING