L'ESPACE AFRICAN-BLOGGERS 2015 CALENDAR

Hello! and TGIF!!


I had already shared this on my instagram page (username: @BeautyInLagos... follow follow FOLLOW!!) but did not want to share it on the blog until it was available for purchase. What am I talking about?.....

Late last year I was contacted by L'espace to take part in a lovely project they had planned. They wanted to create a calendar for 2015, with African personal style bloggers, one for each month of the year! I know I am not primarily a fashion blogger, but they felt I was a great fit and wanted me onboard. WHO am I to turn such a great opportunity down, especially when a percentage proceeds from sales were going to charity? Yup, 30% of proceeds from sales of this will go to YESA Fund, a Lagos-based charity focused on higher education in Nigeria.

The really really cool thing about the calendar was that the images in it were going to be illustrations of us! You guys do not know how much I have wanted some sort of sketch, painting, illustration SOMETHING of me! It's not that I'm narcissistic or anything, it's just one of those weird things that one wants to have in their lifetime! And to get it done for such an amazing project and great cause can only be heaven-sent!

I am the month of May in the calendar! I noticed a few bloggers were clever enough to ask for their birth month, I didn't. But even if I did remember I won't have gone with mine, January. I like that I have to wait a little till my month, in the calendar, rolls around.

I absolutely ADORE this illustration. As soon as I got it I updated everything I could with it, my bbm, my instagram, my facebook, twitter.. you name it! I am a geek, I know! :D


Details

Now for the important stuff. These calendars are limited edition and are now on sale at the store or online.
Address: 19A Olosa Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Website: www.lespacebylpm.com

Price

Currently, they only have the desk version in stock. Which is the image above. The wall version will be available soon.

N3000 - Desk version
N5000 - Wall Version

Please tag me on Instagram if you do purchase one of these calendars!

Laters,

Ez xxX

MANICURE MONDAYS - 012

Details
Manicure: Wow! Nails @ L'Espace
Price: N1600

Laters,

Ez xxX

MANICURE MONDAYS - 011

Just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone that came down to L’Espace yesterday for the Beauty & The Brunch event.

My Manicure today is courtesy Wow! Nails and they’re also offering a 30% discount off all services at their concession in L’Espace. This offer lasts 2weeks, so get involved while you can!

Laters,

Ez xxX

L'Espace Presents "Beauty and the Brunch" - Sunday 7th April, 2013

Hiya Beauty-Lovers!

I mentioned in my last post that I will hosting an AMAZING event at L'Espace this Sunday, it's tagged 'Beauty and the Brunch'. I have got the press release below, so I will just let you guys go through that for all the details!

ENTRY IS FREE!!

Come party with us at L’Espace on the 7th of April, 2013 as we officially launch the Beauty Bar and Café Lumiere. 

Our host for the day, the fabulous beauty expert - Ez of Beauty in Lagos (www.beautyinlagos) will be present to meet and greet with all beauty lovers and will be conducting a master class where she will be sharing some of her favourite beauty secrets. Want to know how to colour-match your skin to a foundation/powder? Or how to detect where the arch in your eyebrow should be? Then, be sure to join us at 2pm. 

There will also be a Beauty Helpdesk managed by House of Tara expert MUA Rhema. Come with all your beauty questions and concerns and have them answered! Don’t miss the make-up tutorial session that starts at 4pm and Oh! There will be free make-up trials ALL day! 

At the Café, our chef will be serving up our guests with a special brunch buffet. You can expect a selection of delicious freshly baked pastries and some of our signature dishes… Like the sound of “Pasta a la Fid”? Or “Sweet potato mash and chicken in a savoury green pepper sauce”? Well, don’t just fantasize about it, come have a try! And while you are at it, sip on our signature fashion cocktails of the day!

Date: Sunday 7th April, 2013
Time: 10:30am – 8pm
Venue: 19a Olosa Street, off Karimu Kotun, VI, Lagos.

Bring a friend, a troupe if you must, the more the merrier
See you there!

Please please please say you will all come :). It'll be lovely to meet all you guys in person and have a chat. I'll be hosting a live version of 'Ez's Tips' and will also be interacting a lot with guests. I promise it'll be a fun girly day out. And there's also a Brunch buffet!

Look forward to seeing you all at L'Espace this Sunday!

If you've got any questions about the event, directions or anything, please send me an email or drop a comment!

So, who's coming??

Laters,

Ez xxX

KINKY APOTHECARY

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone enjoyed the long Easter weekend! Before I get into this post, I'd like to say a big thank you to all you guys because lastweek BiL grossed 100k views!!! Thanks for reading and supporting my little space on the internet and here's to 100k more! :)

Just wanted to share with you guys an indigenous hair-care company and some of the goodies they sent me to review. Kinky Apothecary is the first kinky hair supply store in Lagos and they've currently got a concession in the newly opened Beauty-Bar at L'Espace.

The launch event for the beauty-bar comes up this Sunday, 7th of April, and I will be hosting the event at L'Espace. (More info in a post later on this week). So please pencil this in your diaries and come down to party with me, Beauty style ;).

Everything Kinky Apothecary sells has been tested for several months by the team behind the brand, so all their recommendations are based on personal experiences.To see all the products the offer, visit them at L'Espace.

A couple weeks ago I was sent some products to review. Now most of you know from my tweets (@BeautyInLagos on twitter), that I am on a personal Healthy Hair Journey this year. I have decided to care for my hair and get it nice and long and healthy.

This package was heaven-sent quite frankly, because it contains most of what I need.

L-R Fractionated Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, Castor Oil & Grapeseed Oil

Love these oils! Already added some Castor and Coconut oils into my homemade deep-conditioning treatment :). Oils are great for pre-shampoo (PrePoo) treatments. Heat them up a little, apply them to your scalp and length of hair, leave it on for anywhere between 30mins-2hrs and rinse out before you shampoo, condition etc. Oils can also be used to seal in your moisturiser.

Kinky Apothecary 'Whipped Batter'

The stand-out ingredient in this is Shea-Butter, and we all know the numerous benefits of this.

I haven't had a chance to use all the products I was sent, althoug I have started on most of the oils. Was really excited to see Grapeseed oil in the package, been reading up on the hair-benefits of numerous oils and this helps with dry scalp and dandruff! Which I have been suffering from in recent times, I believe that using this along with my treatment shampoo and conditioner will alleviate the problem.

Details
Kinky Apothecary
1st Floor, L'Espace
19A Olosa Street, Victoria Island
Twitter: KinkyApothecary
Email: kinky.apothecary@gmail.com
Telephone: +234 1 765 4546 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
Website/Blog: thekinkyapothecary.blogspot.co.uk

I will be using all the products that were sent to me by Kinky Apothecary and I'll let you all know how I get on with them over time.

Just wanted to share with you guys a few products I am currently using on my hair to get it nice and healthy. This isn't everything and I've still got a couple more products to get, like a protein treatment and some hemp-seed oil (from Kinky Apothecary). But yeah, just wanted to share this.

What are your 'Go-to' hair products?

Laters,

Ez xxX