We ladies have to learn how to be comfortable in our own skin. I find it really disturbing whenever I hear girls say “I want to bleach my skin” “I want to be like four shades lighter for my wedding” and so on. If you know how to care for your dark skin, I think that you would appreciate it…
Beryl body butter and oil is a made in Nigeria natural beauty brand that believes that heavenly skin is every woman’s birthright. It gives every woman beauty from nature gifts (glow, blends skin color, moisturizes the skin, nourishes the skin etc). These gifts, we have lovingly crafted and packaged to suit all skin types. The African Gold products go a…
Most times we depend on “International brands”to do the work that our homegrown beauty brands tend to do. Yes, we mostly underestimate our Nigerian beauty brands just because we feel the “big names” are there to tend for our melanin skin. The Tara Dual Mineral Powder is not just a name but it’s high in function. It’s a powder with…
Bright lipsticks can look really funny. I used to stay away from them cos I felt they were loud and never really worked for my skin tone. They tend to look a bit funny on darker skin tones. The sharp contrast between the lipstick and the skin tone makes the wearer look like a clown. This was until…
Dark skinned women are so beautiful. For some reason, they always seem to get the raw end of the deal. A lot of them are not comfortable in their skin and attempt to lighten their skin at some point. The ones who are proud of their skin color get to receive so many backhanded compliments from people. You are beautiful for…
Our Senegalese sister Khoudia Diop is one endowed with so much melanin that we can’t help but share our love for this rare beauty! Khoudia’s modelling career zoomed right after she became famous for being bullied because of her skin colour. She is clearly against bullying of any sort and has teamed up with a footwear company (The Athlete’s Foot) to…