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JUMP ON THE BOILER SUIT TREND The boiler suit is making a major comeback as a fashion favorite piece.

It is more casual than a dress and edgier than the regular jumpsuit. It’s a trend to quickly jump because it’s versatile, stylish, cool, and comfy to wear all year round. You can use it as a layer with your round neck polo paired with some white kicks or make it glam with some high pumps and accessories to any and every occasion.

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No one does it better than our very own star Mercy Eke. The fashionista definitely knows how to make a style statement in this exemplary fringed embellished playsuit. How pretty are those details?!

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Idia Aisien A sequined dress that makes heads turn.

We have come a long way from being limited to wearing heavily embellished clothes for stage appearances and New Year parties. Now striking embellishments like pearls, sequins and bling are everyone’s favourite for events demanding topnotch glam and indeed from your headbands to your shoes, to your dresses and more, everything has a bright and shiny version now. As we enter the party season after Lent, it’s the perfect time to take your sequin dress and anything else out for a spin. Don’t hesitate to go OTT with the embellishments— more is always less with the trend, there’s no way you can go wrong with it.

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VICTOR WILLIAMS CEO NBA Africa

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The NBA opened its first office on the continent of Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa in May 2010. Since then, the league has expanded its grassroots development efforts by partnering with FIBA to host 17 Basketball Without Borders (BWB) camps for elite prospects from across the continent and launching Jr. NBA programming in 15 African countries. In 2015, the NBA held the first of three sold-out NBA Africa Games in South Africa, which also marked the first game on the continent staged by a U.S. pro sports league. Two more NBA Africa Games took place in 2017 and 2018, with the league also launching its first NBA Academy Africa for the continent’s topprospects in Senegal in 2017.

Last year, during the Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) inaugural season, the NBA announced the establishment of a new NBA Africa entity supported by strategic investors like Tunde Folawiyo and Tope Lawani’s investment groups, Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker, New York Times best-selling author Dr. Dambisa Moyo, and former NBA players Luol Deng (South Sudan), Joakim Noah (ties to Cameroon) and Ian Mahinmi (ties to Benin), among others. In July, former U.S. President Barack Obama joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner.

NBA Africa senior leadership – including Senior Vice President and Head of Business Operations George Land, and Associate Vice President and Head of Strategic Projects and Administration Mark de Leiburne – visited Lagos last month to celebrate the launch of NBA Africa’s new Nigeria office, headed by Vice President Land.

We caught up with two of the members of NBA Africa’s senior leadership team, Victor Williams (NBA Africa CEO) and Country Head for Nigeria, Gbemisola Abudu, during their stay and they told FUNKE-BABS KUFEJI about the NBA opening its doors in Nigeria.

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Mr. Williams, as the CEO of NBA Africa, can you share with us the beginnings of the NBA’s history in Africa?

The NBA’s history in Africa spans more than five decades. Its beginning dates back to 1971 when members of the NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks – including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson and head coach Larry Costello – held basketball clinics in several African countries in partnership with the U.S. Department of State. The connection between the NBA and Africa really began to gain momentum when a young student at the University of Houston was selected with the first overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft: Hakeem Olajuwon. “The Dream” as he was known, went on to make a transformational impact on the NBA and the game of basketball, paving the way for the next generation of African players to follow in his footsteps.

Since then, more than 120 players from or with ties to Africa have played in the NBA, including more than 50 of Nigerian descent.

In 1993, late NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern and a delegation of NBA players – Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo – coaches and team personnel, visited South Africa for a series of basketball clinics and to meet Nelson Mandela. We started our regular BWB Africa camps in Johannesburg in 2003 and Amadou Gallo Fall launched the NBA Africa headquarters in Johannesburg seven years later.

How has the brand evolved from then to now?

When we started, our main goal was to make the game of basketball more accessible across Africa. We have continued to expand our youth development programs and established our first Jr. NBA program in partnership with the Royal Bafokeng Nation in South Africa in 2011. Many more countries have followed and overall, we have implemented Jr. NBA programming in 15 African countries, including our Power Forward program for boys and girls in 30 schools in Abuja in partnership with ExxonMobil and PanAfricare.

We hosted three NBA Africa Games in South Africa in the second half of the previous decade, bringing the first live NBA game experience to our African fans. Then, we opened the first NBA Academy Africa in Senegal in order to create more opportunities for elite young players from across the continent. It has been remarkable to see that 19 male and female NBA Academy Africa prospects have committed to NCAA Division 1 colleges in the U.S. since then.

The next logical step in our evolution, and our most ambitious project to date, was the launch of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) last year in partnership with FIBA. We are excited about the BAL’s expanded second season, which tipped off in Senegal this month.

In December, NBA Africa announced the opening of an office in Nigeria. What was the catalyst for that?

Over the past few decades, Nigeria and Nigerian players have had a huge impact on our league and the game of basketball, as shown by the seven players with direct ties to Nigeria who participated in NBA All-Star 2022. It is really a continuation of our work here, with Nigerian players regularly featuring at our BWB Africa camps and at NBA Over the past few decades, Academy Africa.

Nigeria and Nigerian In addition, we continue to expand the players have had a huge Power Forward Jr. NBA youth development program with ExxonMobil in Abuja. It is part impact on our league and of our Jr. NBA network on the continent, and the game of basketball, as the annual Power Forward Finals have been shown by the seven players a highlight in our calendar here. But I am most proud that off the court, the program with direct ties to Nigeria has reached more than 150,000 youth in who participated in NBA schools and vulnerable communities with All-Star 2022. It is really a life-skills education. continuation of our work Launching our new office in Nigeria is the next step in our efforts to grow the game here, with Nigerian players and deepen our connection with Nigeria and regularly featuring at our Africa overall. I am excited to have GbemiBWB Africa camps and at sola Abudu join our team as VP and Country NBA Academy Africa.

Head and look forward to working with her in the years to come.

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GBEMISOLA ABUDU VP & Country Head for NBA Nigeria

We hear that you’re a lifelong NBA and basketball fan. How does it feel to spearhead the league’s efforts in Nigeria and what does this mean to you?

It feels like coming home – home in every sense of the word. From my secondary school days in California where I started watching basketball religiously to attending many NBA games in the U.S. and Africa, basketball and the NBA have been a part of who I am for many years.

To now get the opportunity to lead the NBA’s effort in my home country is a great privilege. For someone who has developed a career in luxury brand management, market entry, and human capital development, it is an exciting opportunity because the NBA is a premium brand that is uniquely positioned to harness the convergence of sports, music, fashion and entertainment.

This opportunity intertwines my passion for business and impacting lives.

Over the years, I have attended many of NBA Africa’s programming and games on the continent, including BWBAfrica in 2014, the NBA Africa Game in 2015, and numerous camps where I have had the chance to see first-hand the impact of the game on our youth and fans on the continent. I have seen the hard work that the likes of Masai Ujiri, Victor Williams, and Amadou Gallo Fall have done to increase the footprint of basketball and the NBA in Africa and always hoped to be part of the momentum.

I have always believed that Nigeria’s time will come. And here we are!

NBA Africa has ambitious plans for the continent and Nigeria has a huge role to play. I am proud to say that it’s Nigeria’s time and I am excited to be part of it.

The NBA has been in the headlines in Nigeria in the past several months. Can you tell us what you have been up to?

First, it was the announcement of the opening of the office in December 2021, which was met with great enthusiasm and reception from the country. This was followed by us hosting the first NBA Crossover lifestyle event in Africa in partnership with Hennessy here in Lagos in early February, which included unveiling Africa’s first floating basketball court by the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge. It was an unforgettable experience and a truly fitting way to celebrate the NBA and Hennessy brands. We also hosted a celebrity basketball game at the Landmark Beach Front and showcased the lifestyle elements of our brand by infusing elements of Nigerian culture, including music, fashion and art. Then, we had our office launch event at Alara, where business leaders, artists, entertainers and friends of the NBA came to support and celebrate with us. We wrapped up our activities in early February by donating a brand-new basketball court in Ikorodu to provide young boys and girls there with access to the game.

It has been great to see the interest and overwhelming reception of all our activities. These are just a taste of the many engagements we intend to have with our fans in Nigeria.

As the Vice President & Country Head of NBA Nigeria, what are your objectives for the NBA and basketball as a whole in Nigeria?

As a league, we are committed to building a robust talent pipeline from the youth to elite levels, growing the basketball ecosystem in Nigeria and making the game of basketball more accessible across the country. Opening our new office here reflects the talent, passion and our confidence in the bright future for basketball in the country.

We have a three-pronged strategy to increase the footprint of basketball and the NBA in Nigeria – creating more opportunities for boys and girls to play the game through our grassroot programs, where participants can benefit from the values the game offers; making the NBA and BAL games more accessible to our Nigerian fans, including developing localized content and delivering it on the platforms fans use most; and bringing more live experiences and events to our fans, where they can enjoy different elements of Nigerian culture infused into the NBA experience, such as our recent activation with Hennessy.

As Nigerians, we have seen many basketI have always believed ball players of Nigerian heritage compete and succeed at the highest level in the NBA,despite that Nigeria’s time will many of them not learning how to play the come. And here we are! game until later in life. Can you imagine the NBA Africa has ambitious possible outcome when we develop an ecoplans for the continent and system that caters to the development of talent from a younger age? The sky is the limit! That Nigeria has a huge role to is why I am personally thrilled about expanding play. I am proud to say the NBA’s presence in Nigeria. that it’s Nigeria’s time and I As a league, we are excited about what the future of basketball and the NBA looks like in am excited to be part of it.

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SHADE OKOYA

Long gone are the days of the ageing woman stigma, they say life begins at 40 and now women in their 40’s and over are carving their own paths reminding us that, like fine wine, the best is yet to come. This week we celebrate with Style Star Shade Okoya as she turns 45. We take you through the years of the mother of four and business mogul showing you how her style has evolved and how she has firmly taking her place in society as one of Nigeria best dressed women.

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40’s LOOK

In her 40’s, the Style Star is more assertive about who she is. We can see she doesn’t hold back on expressing herself through her clothes. She can be queening on some occasions and the next, she is sultry, yet demure in appearance.

20’s LOOK

The minute Shade emerged on the social scene we knew a Style Star was born. The year of her much talked about wedding ceremony to the her billionaire boo, Chief Razaq Okoya, she made a show stopping appearance as she dazzled in a one of a kind yellow wedding dress, setting the pace for what was to be expected of an emerging fashion it girl.

30’s LOOK

In here 30’s Shade proved that less is more. Her modest yet elegant style was well aligned to the role she plays as the wife of an elder stateman. A classic example of subtle elegance.

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Use A Toner Cleansing and scrubbing can leave your skin with a disturbed pH. Your skin’s natural pH is around 5-6 (slightly acidic).

Cleansers and scrubs tend to make it slightly alkaline.

Toner is a skin care product aimed at balancing your skin’s pH. Toners available in the market contain soothing ingredients like cucumber and aloe vera.

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Eat Right And Healthy Remember the good old saying that goes, ‘you are what you eat’. This is absolutely true and will make sense once you switch to a healthy diet. If you eat fresh and healthy food, your skin will reciprocate the same, offering the glow you require[5]. Some of the foods for glowing skin include: • Tomatoes • Greens • Broccoli • Fish • Walnuts • Lemon • Avocados • Oranges • Berries • Sweet potatoes

THAYERS FACIAL TONER WITH CUCUMBER

Moisturize Twice A Day Does moisturizing your skin feel like a chore? Think again! Lack of moisturization can trigger extremely dry or extremely oily skin. Both of these can cause a variety of skin concerns including acne.

Moisturizing your skin helps in repairing the barrier of your skin and prevents water loss. Besides, moisturization offers your skin a slight shine. They come in different forms like creams, lotions, gels and serums suitable for different skin types.

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Apply A Sunscreen Sunscreen protects your skin from the harsh sun rays. Prolonged exposure to the sun can lead to dullness, dark patches, tanned skin, fine lines, wrinkles and even cancer in some cases. UV rays have the ability to mess with your skin’s smooth texture and can suck the glow out of your skin.

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Exfoliate Your Skin Once A Week Our skin makes dead skin cells in the dermal layer. These move up to the surface and shed off. As we age, shedding these dead skin cells becomes a task for the skin. They do not shed on their own and require our intervention.

Exfoliation is a process that helps you get rid of the dead skin cells. They come in chemical, physical and enzymatic forms Use a facial scrub once a week to wash away the dead skin cells.

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GET GLOWING WITH THESE SIMPLE SKINCARE ROUTINE

Address Skin Concerns Using An Active ingredients Skin concerns like acne, dark patches, , fine lines, etc. are the biggest hindrance to glowing skin. Address your skin concerns using serums that contain active ingredients.

Serums contain powerful ingredients that are targeted at your skin concern. There are several serums in the market, ranging from anti-aging serum to dark spot control serum and acne reduction serum.

So what’s your next pick?.

We all want to flaunt healthy and beautiful skin. Isn’t it? Beautiful, glowing skin is a reflection of good health. This can be achieved with the right lifestyle practices and skincare habits. To get the desired glowing skin, her is a simple routine to follow.

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NATURUIM ALPHA AURBUTIN AURBUTIN SERUM

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Cleanse Twice A Day A squeaky clean skin is the first step in any skincare routine for glowing skin Cleansing helps your skin ward off dirt, excess oil, makeup residue and dead skin cells. It also preps your skin for the remaining steps in your skincare routine. Make this a morning and night skincare ritual anything more will strip your skin of its natural PH and essential oils PAULA’S CHOICE OIL BALANCING CLEANSER

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A Tale of Two Mothers

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n March we joined the UK to celebrate Mother’s Day and in May we will celebrate Mother’s Day with the US. It is April, and the theme of motherhood is still very much on our minds.

Different shades of mothers. Some of us are mothers of biological children, some are mothers of adopted children, some are mothers of spiritual children. Many have ‘mothered’ great projects and initiatives that have touched the lives of people they may never meet. In whatever form or shape motherhood presents, being a mother is about incubating, birthing, nurturing.

A Tale of two mothers. In a portion of his letter to Timothy, Apostle Paul mentions two mothers: “I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and I am persuaded now lives in you also.” (2 Timothy 1:5).

Paul seemed to be well acquainted with this family. He spoke about the grandmother, the mother and the son (or grandson as the case may be). He singled out a trait that all three shared: a sincere faith. Different families may stand out for different thingsSome for their great material wealth (and there is nothing wrong with that if the wealth was honestly acquired), some families are known for producing activists and some for having ministers of the gospel. On the other hand, there are families reputed for looting public funds, some are notable for broken homes and some for a series of unfortunate events.

This family stood out for their faith., which had been diligently handed down from a mother to her daughter and in turn from this daughter to her son.

Mother, can you help mould the next

• To begin with, follow a skincare routine religiously using products that suit your skin • Avoid harsh chemicals, sulfates, parabens, phthalates, dyes and fragrances.

• Layer your skin beginning with the lightest product and ending with the thickest.

• Remove all your makeup before you doze off at the end of a day.

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generation of men? Families can learn a lesson or two here: faith is not a sissy thing that you force on your daughters so that they turn out to be good girls. Too many of us have neglected the spiritual wellbeing of our sons because we have believed faith to be something for the girls while ‘the boys will be boys’. Every male child is a potential head of a family (in addition to being a citizen of the society), we therefore have the important responsibility of grooming them to become the person God created him to become. Because Eunice had done her job well, Apostle Paul was blessed with one more faithful worker in the house of the Lord; and the society was blessed with one more upright and responsible citizen.

Mother, what will your children remember you for? We can begin scripting our legacy today. The life we live out before our children is what they would remember us for. The things they observe us do would inform their own life choices and this is likely what they will passed on to their own children. So, while we busy ourselves trying to acquire material wealth to bequeath to our descendants, let us pay attention to how we live, because our children are watching.

What will our children remember us for; the expensive things we buy for them? Not making our time to be there for them? Outsourcing our responsibilities to nannies? Or would we leave them memories of a peaceful and loving home? Quality time spent with them? Passing on our faith to them?

Mother, how do you hand down your faith to your children? Because I count my faith amongst the most precious things I inherited from my parents, I have tried to also pass on my faith to my daughter

and my son. When they were younger, we used to pray and study scriptures routinely as a family. We also made it a habit to go to church together. At some point I even encouraged them to memorise a scripture every week.

Mother, how do you make out time for your children? My treasured family memories include quality time spent with my parents and siblings. When my children were younger, I heard them cry out for my time, so I tried to respond to that cry.

I would take them swimming, cycling, out for a meal, etc. I volunteered at their school, accompanied them to parties and did the school runs. I was also their lesson teacher ... the downside here was that they sometimes invited their friends to join our lesson time and on more than one occasion I ended up with a class larger than I had bargained for!

Mother, it is well worth it! I agree with Oprah that the job of a mother is the most difficult job in the world! But when we realise that we have a unique opportunity to shape future generations, then it is well worth the sacrifice. So, to all mothers out there: expect joys, pains, travails. But also expect rewards. And don’t ever forget that you have been entrusted with one of the most important jobs in the world ... make the most of it!

with Koko Kalango www.kokokalango.com

For daily devotionals connect with us on facebook, Ig – Colours of Life ministry.

Our Colours of Life TV show is on you tube Our testimony books (See What The Lord Has Done) are available for sale at Laterna Bookshop, Lagos.

You can reach us on contact@coloursoflife.org

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Fashion show over the years has promoted young designers and culture. The Nook International fashion show 2022 convened by Ochuku Momoh was an event to enhance and advance the fashion industry putting Port Harcourt on the fashion map.

Dame Ochuko Momoh recently launched The Nook International Fashion Show in Port Harcourt. It was a vision of hers to bring a new dimension to the fashion industry whilst creating a global platform for fashion creatives to showcase their talent in Nigeria.

The Nook International Fashion show 2022 was everything she dreamed of and more, there was a great impact in Port Harcourt and beyond.

Speaking with STYLE CORRESPONDENT, USIADE ISOMA, Dame Ochuko Momoh throws more light on the Nook annual fashion show and her plans for the future.

and the quality of our jewellery. We have conducted numerous successful exhibitions in Nigeria, the Caribbean, and Europe; maintaining worldclass show rooms in Port Harcourt and the Caribbean. The company is currently finalizing arrangements to expand its presence by opening another world-class showroom in Lagos, where it has an increasing number of customers.

What is your favourite gemstone and why?

My favourite gemstone is PERIDOT. It is mainly because it is my birthstone. Peridot, as you may know, derives its name from the Arabic word Faridat, and the stone has been found even in space. Peridot is unique because it is the only gemstone that comes in just one colour and it represents light. Coincidentally, I recently received an Award by the Methodists Church of Nigeria - The Virtuous Mother of Light.

5 ins with Ochuko Mommoh What inspired you to set up The Nook International Fashion Week?

Our inspiration comes from a need to redefine fashion by promoting decency in dressing. Our main goal is to support and encourage the growing fashion industry in Nigeria by creating a platform where aspiring designers and models can harness their talents and create value.

With our annual International Fashion Weekend, we believe we can build a culture that will support the thriving fashion industry, while creating a platform for entrepreneurs and fashion enthusiasts to network.

Through our past and upcoming initiatives, the NOOK brand continues and hopes to continue to promote Port Harcourt and the Niger Delta as a viable business hub, not only in fashion, but tourism, cuisines and recreation.

What is your take on the Nigerian fashion landscape and what ways do you think that the quality of designs can be further improved?

Nigeria’s fashion landscape is still very young, but it is very vibrant. I think it is safe to say that the Nigerian fashion landscape has left indelible footprints in the past few years that are now making waves internationally. Human endeavors thrive on creativity, innovation, knowledge, learning, experience and taking advantage of the enormous strides in technological advancement. Consequently, we are rolling out the following initiatives: Creative Summits where some of the challenges associated with the fashion industry can be brought to the fore, understood and solutions are provided; The Nook Fashion Market, where designers and fashion enthusiasts alike can showcase their designs and safely transact; and the Black Ball, which will feature round-table discussions between designers, models, financial institutions, and associated industry stakeholders on how to grow the industry. Among other impactful events, these events will herald the annual Nook International Fashion Show, and contribute to our overall support of the fashion industry.

Tell us about The Nook Apartments and how long it took to put it together?

The Nook Apartments is a collection of signature bespoke boutique apartments; each apartment, with world class amenities, is unique unlike any other. Our years of experience in the real estate and civil construction industries sparked our interest in the concept of the Nook Apartments, customizing apartments to the taste of our clients. We began in Abuja on a small scale years ago, and to further our vision to make “the Nook” a household name in Nigeria and beyond, we expanded into Port Harcourt, our home, in September 2020. This was after five years of rigorous investments in planning and executing this project. At The Nook Apartments, quality service delivery is our main objective to fulfill our promise of providing an oasis of comfort and serenity for our customers.

Can you elaborate on the scope of planning, and beyond Port Harcourt being your home, one would have expected you consider a place like Lagos.

(Laughter): Oh yes. Nook Apartments in Lagos is envisaged in the near future. As you know, the location depends on the needs. We chose Port Harcourt considering it has been our home for years and we have seen an influx of visitors, either coming to work on temporary basis or for leisure, and figured we can create a home for them similar to what

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they are used to. As to the specific planning, we took out time to study the landscape, access to shared amenities like roads, shopping malls, 24 hours electricity and of course ease of visiting other parts of town for the tourist - savvy. Getting appropriate land, building, renovating and customizing properties…as you can imagine, this took quite some time to come through.

What are the challenges that you face running a hotel of The Nook Apartments standard?

Keeping up with international best practices while maintaining a bespoke boutique hotel to a standard that meets customer satisfaction is a considerable challenge in our environment. The skyrocketing cost of inputs, coupled with shortage of foreign exchange leading to difficulty in importing essential items, continues to present a challenge to a business dedicated to upholding international standards and not cutting corners.

We also face the challenge of finding adequately qualified manpower, which we are working creatively to overcome through internal sourcing.

Meanwhile, we serve some of the best cuisines in the Niger Delta at The Nook Apartments, and some of our fresh farm produce find their way into our daily menu.

In your maiden edition of The Nook International Fashion Week, you displayed some jewelry designed by you. Can you tell us how you got into this and what the process of designing from scratch to finished product is like?

We are actually third generation jewellers. My maternal grandparents were jewellers. The business was handed over to my late Mother who passed away in the unfortunate ADC plane crash of November, 1996.

We continued where my mother stopped and we have since grown the business to an enviable pedestal.

Design has a long process from scratch to finished product. This is due to the fact that we must maintain a high level of quality, or the market’s reaction will be negative. Our company specializes only in high-end diamond and gold jewellery. We do not mass produce our designs, and we make bespoke products based on customers’ requests, with the help of our international partners in Israel, Italy, Singapore and Switzerland, who work with us from conception to completion.

How long is the process of designing each item on average?

Every jewellery item is meticulously designed and requires a lot of attention to the fine details, time, energy, creativity, patience, perseverance, finishing, and more. Design and production times for each item depend on the concept and materials associated with the jewellery.

How often do you plan to host your fashion shows and are there any plans to do one outside of Port Harcourt?

The Nook International Fashion Show will be an annual event from now on. We plan to host pre-show events every year before each fashion show, like the Fashion and Creative Summit, the Nook Fashion Market, and the Black Ball of the Nook International Fashion Show as I

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mentioned earlier. The pre-show events are intended to keep the fashion show conversation going all year long.

In the near future, we intend to do fashion shows outside of Port Harcourt, with Lagos and the diaspora as our next targets.

In your maiden edition, who were the designers that stood out most for you and why?

Having the robust presence of ThisDay Style Magazine at the acclaimed successful maiden is a pleasure, a joy, and an honour. We look forward to seeing you at the next edition in February, 2023.

Among the designers that stood out to me during the show were Wilo, Style by Nerd, House of Olaedoo, Thando Piliso of South Africa and Oruku, in no particular order. Everyone who attended the show was amazed at their creativity.

An integral part of our main objectives is to encourage and showcase upcoming designers and models. We want to use this event to showcase Nigerian and African fashion to the world, while helping to overcome the challenges up and coming and established fashion designers face. We rise by lifting others. Yes, we want to shine light on the fashion industry to sell culture, tourism and art.

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We all want to flaunt healthy and beautiful skin. Isn’t it? Beautiful, glowing skin is a reflection of good health. This can be achieved with the right lifestyle practices and skincare habits. To get the desired glowing skin, her is a simple routine to follow.

Marc Jacobs (Perfect)

Perfect by Marc Jacobs is known for its ultimate originality; and creativity. The name makes a pretty bold statement on its own and wastes no time in announcing itself. It was inspired by the designer’s mantra “I am perfect as I am”.

Paco Rabanne (Olympea)

Olympea by Paco Rabanne’s scent is incredibly uplifting and fresh. It radiates confidence, certainty, and power from the fragrance. An oriental perfume that has a divine combination of floral and salty vanilla.

Miss Dior Eau de Parfum

This iconic modern perfume has a bit of everything. Miss Dior is a classy, elegant floral feminine perfume that will surely get you noticed. It can easily be a signature scent as it’s quite versatile.

Chance Eau de Parfum Spray

Chance is very nice and vibrant on its initial spray.

It adds an unexpected touch of spice, you can wear this daily and get compliments from everyone because of its pleasant smell.

Marc Jacobs (Daisy)

Daisy by Marc Jacobs is as charming and unique as the wearer. The fruity, floral woody fragrance ticks all the right boxes, very pleasing and admirable. It has that youthful elegance that transitions one very well from day to night and is wearable all year round, perfect for almost any occasion.

Lancôme (La Vie Est Belle)

This succulent sweet scent is what we call happi-

ness in a bottle, the joy that comes with La Vie Est Belle by Lancôme can’t be compared, it’s no wonder it takes its name from the well-known phrase which means ‘life is beautiful. Wear it whenever you create a cheery mood wherever you go.

Black Orchid Eau de Parfum

This is a masterpiece, a statement fragrance on its own. The scent is undeniably sexy and glamorous.

Black orchid is a modern sensual unisex fragrance with rich dark portions & spices elegant, especially for the evening.

Versace (Dylan Blue Pour Femme)

Versace brings glamour, you can never go wrong with a bottle of Dylan Blue Femme. It is a signature

scent because of its strong, long lasting, gorgeous and irresistible scent, perfect for patchouli lovers.

Lancôme (Idôle)

The super sleek thinnest bottle makes it unique and elegant. There is a lot of sweetness in the top note which makes the perfume spectacular.

Emporio Armani (In Love with You)

Not too much of anything makes a perfume very generic. Emporio Armani In Love with You is stylish and rich, perfect for any occasion, and cool while indoors. Wearing this makes you very classy even while on your simplest outfit out for grocery shopping.

Who is your target audience for your jewelry and how has been the response so far?

We are targeting the entire market segment, including all classes of the larger society. Our signature bespoke jewellery offers the advantage of reaching all segments of the market and society at large due to its flexibility and possibilities. Thus, we take orders based on the budget, materials needed, gemstones to be used, the simplicity or complexity of the design, etc., needed to create the chosen piece. We have received positive feedback from many customers due to our flexibility in design

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HOMEMADE NATURAL FACE SCRUBS

Let us have some fun in the kitchen by finding ways to exfoliate our faces naturally. Regardless of your skin type, there is a homemade natural face scrub for your needs. When you finally know the scrub your face needs, you are halfway to achieving glowing healthy skin. STYLE will be dishing out the best homemade natural face scrubs from skincare pros for every skin type to help achieve a bright glowing face free from breakouts.

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COFFEE SCRUB FOR GLOWING SKIN Let’s begin with your morning coffee which has rejuvenating benefits to the skin. When you gently exfoliate with coffee, it instantly wakes up your face and gives your complexion a quick brightening boost. Mix freshly ground coffee with a cup of yogurt or milk and one tablespoon of honey, apply gently onto the skin and rinse with lukewarm water for an instant glowing feel.

STRAWBERRY SCRUB FOR ACNE For those fighting acne, strawberry scrub will help prevent and treat pimples. Strawberry acts as an astringent to help clean pores, its salicylic acid brightens dull skin and exfoliates dead cells. Mix a cup of plain yogurt with mashed strawberries, add a cup of almond meal and splash raw apple cider vinegar before blending to the face. Rinse with warm water after

LEMON SCRUB FOR BLACKHEADS Try lemon juice scrub and say bye to blackheads forever. The antiseptic properties in lemon juice kill bacteria and are also great for reducing sebum and inflammation. Use it in small amounts as too much of it irritates the skin, and always apply sunscreen when going under the sun. Mix half a cup of lemon, with one tablespoon of salt, and add little water. In a circular motion gently scrub for three minutes before rinsing with warm water.

ALMOND SCRUB FOR ANTIAGING Almond is an all-star ingredient for anti-aging, hydrates the skin, tightens pores, and reduces inflammation, leaving your skin noticeably brighter.

Blend almonds with two tablespoons of grapeseed oil, warm honey, and add two drops of rose oil. Apply on the face and neckline for a few minutes before rinsing with warm water.

ALOE VERA HONEY SCRUB FOR SENSITIVE SKIN If you have sensitive skin or your skin gets easily irritated, use aloe vera mixed with raw honey. This combination works as a natural exfoliator that sloughs off dull, dead skin, helps calm inflammation, and soothes the skin revealing its radiant complexion. Apply all over your face and neck, and leave for 20 minutes before rinsing off.

HONEY SCRUB FOR DRY SKIN Honey hydrates the skin without causing any risk of a breakout. Use honey scrub whenever you need to boost your complexion. Mix five mashed cherries, one tablespoon of almond powder, one tablespoon of brown sugar, three tablespoon of yogurt, and four cups of honey

together, gently scrub on the skin for 30 seconds before rinsing for a week to get off that dry skin.

KIWI SCRUB FOR OILY SKIN The three ingredients for producing kiwi scrub each have their properties and what it does to the skin. Kiwi is rich in amino acids and vitamin C, which help reduce excess oil production in the skin. Olive oil’s strong antibacterial properties help stop the excess secret of sebum from the skin.

Lastly, brown sugar hydrates the skin and slouches off dead skin cells. All of these ingredients are mixed to give your skin a healthy glow.

OATMEAL SCRUB FOR BRIGHTENING If your skin is dull, try this creamy homemade face scrub. Oatmeal scrub softens your skin, calms skin redness, replenishes the skin, and brightens your skin without causing any surface damage. Combine honey with brown sugar, milk, and cooked oatmeal in their proportion to achieve the best result giving your skin the much-needed boost.

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ALOE VERA HONEY SCRUB

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15 minutes, you will instantly feel a bright, clear, and reduced surface.

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