IF outpouring of eulogies and tears are potent enough to rouse the dead, Ebele Onyeador, the younger sister of late art aficionado and socialite, Angela Onyeador, who died penultimate Friday, would have sprung back to life. It would be recalled that Ebele died one year after her elder sister, Angela, died. Two years ago, their eldest sister, Stella, who was married to the late Dim Chukwu Emeka Ojukwu, also died. Ebele has finally joined her beloved sisters and to depart no more. She was buried in Lagos a few days ago. The eyes of many were bloodshot and not a few fought back tears. The sun was at its peak; yet they felt cold and walked with arms crossed. Ebele, before her death, was the only surviving child of the late Sir Alex Onyeador. Sir Alex owned over 100 houses in Port-Harcourt, including the Shell quarters. He was the first Nigerian to rise to the position of a manager in Shell. Ebele’s burial was organised by her sister- in-law, Dr. Ijeoma Onyeador, who flew in from London with her two sons for the burial.
Category: Glamour
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Bold Lips
DO you care for bold and plush lips? No don’t need to go extra mile instead, try bright poppy pink, a universally flattering shade colour. What you have to do is to dot the colour onto the centre of your lips, then use your finger to spread it out to your satisfaction for a glazed effect.
Darker shades exaggerate little lines and flakes, so before you apply any colour, apply a lip balm to moisturise. You get better results on a smoother surface to make it last.
With your lip brush, take out your lipstick of choice and feather the brush over the top till it has a decent amount of it. Then slide the brush on your lips, little dabs will do. Make sure the lipstick is evenly spread out so there are not any clumps.
Once this is done, dab off any extra lipstick around the corners of your mouth and choose a lip liner. It should probably be a bit darker than your lipstick. Thinly line the silhouette of your lips, so it doesn’t look too thin or dark. This will give the illusion of plumper lips without the heavy colour lined around.
After you’ve done this, let the makeup set again for a few minutes. Then, you can apply lip gloss to your lips. A thin coat should be just enough to give your lips dimension. This is optional.
This look will last you all day! It’s a perfect routine for anywhere, whether just a day at any event or dinner. Enjoy your bold lips!
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Coloured shoes are back with a bang!
GUESS what’s back in vogue after a short time off? Colourful shoes! These elegant, sexy and sophisticated shoes have made a sudden and dramatic return to the social scene. As we all know, one of the secrets of great looking legs is a fabulous pair of heels. And as you must have noticed, colourful shoes, especially, those with block heels (platforms) are the must-have-shoes of the moment. And the good thing is that they are great on both skirts and trousers. These fabulous, unique and breath-taking heels are too fantastic to be ignored.
Since the beginning of the year, all manner of heel shoes like wedge, clog, pointed, block, peep toe, ballet and pump shoes have made a statement. But colourful platform shoes may reign more than any of them did and also stay as the rave beyond this season. Believe it; they are for women of class and style. The hottest hues are red, deep blue, pink, yellow, purple and dark or natural metallic (patent leather).
If you want to be unique, different and stand out in a crowd, your best bet is the lousy colour platform shoes.
You can learn to walk in heels, feel comfortable by simply following these tips:
Choose carefully: Get the right fit, if the shoes do not fit in the store when testing, don’t buy it.
Buy the right size: Your shoes should not be too tight that they pinch your feet and cause blisters, nor should they be big enough to slip off.
Get used to your heels: Before you take to the streets in your new heels (especially if you have always worn flats) wear them around the house to get used to them.
Make sure you can walk in the shoes you pick out. It’s never stylish to be wobbling about
Driving with platforms can be hazardous.
When buying those seven-inch patent platform shoes, think about where you are going to wear them? Will you have to walk great distances?
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Why I’m airing my dirty laundry
Kelly Rowland is out with a new album that’s attracting a lot of attention because of the chilling track “Dirty Laundry.” Before playing a recent New York show, the former Destiny’s Child member opened up to NAOMI ZEICHNER about transitioning out of an abusive relationship, embracing sex in her songs and her relationships with Beyonce and The-Dream.
IN the past couple years it has become more important for pop stars, especially female pop stars, to communicate directly with their fans. Did you make a conscious decision to be more transparent with “Dirty Laundry”?
Well, thank god for my relationship with Dream. I didn’t feel like I had to be put together with Dream. He’s passionate and loves hard, he wouldn’t judge me. He’s very creative and I can tell him if I don’t like something. That’s a great relationship. We started hanging around the end of last year. Jay was touring for Watch the Throne and we all hung out then and I was like, He’s cool. So we all started hanging out. And then [Dream and I] finally got into the studio together. Right before we started recording he said, “Look, I want to dig deep. I want something different from you. I don’t want what’s on the surface. I want to get in the thick of it all, so I know what’s underneath.” And I was like, Ohhh shit. Because once you start doing that, it’s really real. There was just one personal conversation that led to us writing “Dirty Laundry.” And I was like, wait a minute, this is personal! He’s just like, “People go through this everyday. Everybody has their version of their dirty laundry and it allows people to get to know you more. Is that a bad thing?” You sit there and you’re wondering what people are going to say, but in that moment after I sang it I didn’t care. For me it was therapeutic. I felt lighter.
Do you feel even lighter as you continue to sing and talk about the song now?
I do. A couple nights ago I had a moment where I felt like it wasn’t the rest of the audience as much as it was just the spotlight on me. I was just really singing the song to myself and became really emotional. And then once the music went off, I was like Oh shit, I’m on stage, and I finished up the record. It does yank at your heart like that, though, because I remember the place I was in, I remember the space, everything that happened.
During that time, was it difficult to balance the reality of that abusive relationship with your job being a role model of independence?
You can sing and preach about strength, but of course you still have those moments where you’re like, I’m strong in this way, mentally and whatever, but when you get down to the heart of it all, there’s still some moments where you can grow and learn. There’s nothing wrong with that.
On “Dirty Laundry” you sing, When you’re soaked in tears for years, it never airs out. Even if lessons from that relationship will stay with you, what was your strategy for managing its negative impact over time?
I went through a process of getting to know myself. A process of being by myself. Learning what I like and what I don’t like. Just that in itself is quite the featsometimes it takes people years to do that. When you walk around for so long and you’re just existing, it starts to wear on you. A little part of you dies. I got tired of walking around with all that crap and decided it was time to make a change. I looked at it back then like, I’m about to be 30 and every morning that I wake up I want to truly, genuinely be happy. If god is allowing me to open my eyes, why wouldn’t I live each day and every day like I’m grateful for that? I’m just in a place in my life right now, to where I’m just like, You are with this or you ain’t. I used to hear my grandmother say that about anything. You either are with it or you’re not. You’re either happy or you’re not. You either like somebody or you don’t. They either like you or they don’t. So it’s like, Who cares? I’m here to live and I’m going to live my life the best way that I can as a human being and I’m gonna die. But before I do I just want to be happy. I want to be known as a good person and I want to be known as somebody who gives great music. I don’t want to just exist. You can’t just exist in the music industry. Destiny’s Child set such a high bar. I wanna do that on my own, but on my own level. The only person I can be is me. And for so long I remember people saying “Oh, Kelly, that’s a round-the-way chick. You feel like you can just know her and you can be cool.” I’m like, Okay! I’m in a place where I’m a woman and I’m proud of who I am as a woman, and just being real and genuine.
During that transition, was it difficult to spend time alone?
Yes. Working, you’re always surrounded by people. The noise becomes comfort, instead of silence being comforting. The sound of your own self breathing should be more than enough. You need that meditation time. At least I do. When I start not meditating in the mornings, I’m scatterbrained, and that starts infiltrating into my work, my relationships, my business. I don’t want that. I’m a control freak. Ask my team! I just want things a certain way or done a certain way. Actually, I’ve slacked off on the reins a little bit, but for a moment there I really felt like I had to take the reins. If prayer and meditation are the ways I can control everything, so be it.
What qualities do you look for in a romantic partner?
I need to laugh. Just make me laugh. If you can make me laugh and you can cook and you have great conversation and you are smart, we’re going to have a good time. There’s barely time for me to date really. It’s a very slim amount of time. But I can please myself.
Why’d you title the album Talk a Good Game?
It’s just about asking someone to be honest with you. In the album’s title song I’m talking to somebody: I don’t think I can take another broken promise/ Why do things the hard way when you can just be honest. I’ma do what I’m supposed to do, if you tell me you gotta, why do things the hard way, if you give me your love, I’ma give you mine back. If you get to acting up, I’ma cut you off, like that. I don’t think I can take another broken promise, why do things the hard way. You talk a good game is just you talking all of this smack, and I’m just trying to understand where the truth lies. I really value honesty.
Will Destiny’s Child grow old and perform in Vegas together?
Well, we’ll never be old, honey! I don’t know. We’ll see. I love what we have right now. The best thing about being with Destiny’s Child is our friendship. I can call the girls, email themit doesn’t matter what time it is. I’m so blessed. I’ve been knowing B since we were 9, 10 years old. Michelle came onto a moving train and now she’s one of the closest people to me in my life. I trust her and I trust B. What we have is very special. And it’s something that some people, not even women, don’t have: genuine friendship and love.
What’s particularly significant about your relationships with other women?
I learn something from a woman every single day. From each woman in my lifeI don’t care where she’s from, if I’ve met her for a second. I might learn from how intelligent she is, or the way she speaks, or the way she dresses, or her point of view and her perspective, or her business sense. I love that. It can be the saleswoman at freaking Marshall’s. The other day I was shopping with my mother and niece, and the way the saleswoman said something to my niece made my niece pull up her chest and feel better and walk taller. Women know when we know something that another woman could benefit from. That’s how we empower each other.
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Jameel Disu gets busy
JAMEEL Disu, son in-law of Dr. Mike Adenuga, is currently out of the social radar. The fairy tale wedding of Jameel and Bella Disu will linger in the memories of Nigerians for a very long time. It was an event to be accorded the tag of success, whichever perspective it is viewed from. Few years after, Jameel has literally given the social scene a wide berth. Gone are the days of socialising with the big boys. Prior to his wedding to the daughter of one of Nigeria’s most successful businessmen with vast business interests, Jameel was a permanent fixture in the chic scene. However, marriage seems to have tempered him as he’s no longer visible in the social firmament. Insiders informed Social Circuit that Jameel prefers to stay at home with his wife and kid after work. Nothing is stopping him. Nothing is holding him back when the matter is strictly business. Distractions and small talk don’t get to him. The very handsome dude is focused and single-minded.
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Red: 2013’s queen of colour
DO you know the queen of colours at the moment? It is no other than red. Red is the rave of the moment. Colours are synonymous with fashion. Specific colours of fabrics rule per season and the trendiest colour for both night gigs and daytime events at the moment is red. Thanks to the ingenuity of our designers, many attention-grabbing dresses are in red. Red is everywhere, in every imaginable style.
The popular ones are feminine flirty eyelets, well-tailored crisp cotton, velvet and chiffon.
Depending on your choice, you can choose fabrics in deep red, light red and sunset red,
One interesting thing about red is that it comes out best when it is used to add quality or beauty to any fabric of any other colour. From time immemorial, red has been combined with white, black and almost all shades of fabrics. Depending on the skill of the designer, red fabrics can make you look elegant, bold and tasteful. On its own, red is actually a very bold and lousy colour that some may not want to wear alone.
By the way, you should never make it an all round red affair; for instance, you may go for gold shoes and bag or better still another popular colour that blends with all red, blackr. This is certain to give you the gorgeous effect
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Niki Ogbuefi’s fresh moves
LIKE an insatiable sot, Nikky Ogbuefi lusts after excellence and the best knowledge flawless beauty can buy. Little wonder clients keep frequenting her new beauty place called ‘Niki O’, with intending brides gleefully trooping to the fattening room. And the reasons are hardly farfetched: she fosters an exotic tradition that keeps her outfit stocked full and a charming dependability cum resourcefulness that has seen her evolve from an ambitious salon owner to a seasoned beautician. A visit to the new place is, indeed, a lifting experience as most patrons earnestly affirm. Located on Victoria Arobieke Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Niki’s outfit betrays her love for class and sophistication. It indulges its patrons with luxury services and provides a personalised experience that registers well on them long after they pass through the exit door of the much-talked about ‘Niki O’. Perhaps it’s her steely determination or infectious bearing that’s responsible for her progress but she has indisputably redefined high society and is now set to make her mark in the challenging world of beauty.
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For Isaac Fayose, good times are here
THE rumour mongers may catch a break now. Like snow which melts away in the winter sunshine, the spikes of controversy that so beset his life style have receded considerably. Grillz and Wheelz boss and chairman of Anis Guards, Isaac Fayose, has delved into the hospitality business as he opened a multi-million naira lounge known as Alibi in Lekki, Lagos. The younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has put finishing touches to the exotic lounge which we learnt will commence operation in the next few weeks. The new lounge is located on the top floor of Lush Mall, opposite Domino Pizza, Admiralty Road, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, where it is expected to square up with various reputable hangouts on the island. The lounge boasts an Arabia ambience with a grills corner, cage-bar that would all be lined with daily activities. Isaac Fayose has temporarily relocated to Lagos from his base in Abuja, where he has the headquarters of his security outfits. He’s said to have been dreaming of opening a hangout in Lagos.
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The brightest style idea is one-shoulder!
DESPITE the cold weather, this one shoulder trending is not for the runway anymore. Add some punky or classic accessories like shoes, handbags, earrings, bangles to dress it up or down! And you will be glad that you did.
Tips
•No dainty accessories please! Choose bold or tough accessories, they will make your apparel look red-carpet worthy for evening event.
•Keep the rest of your look simple. A fabulous pair of shoes and a great bag is all you need with a one-shouldered dress.
•If you are going to wear jewelry, try a cocktail ring or glitzy earrings, you don’t want a necklace competing with your neckline!
•Go for colours that are crazy or loud for casual or day time event and opt for subtle colour time out.
•Whether it’s trendy magenta or classic black, choose a solid-coloured one-shoulder piece if you are feeling nervous about the style. You can still look for chic accents, such as beading or ruffles, to give your solid colour some punch.
•Belt it! Celebrities have been rocking one-shoulder dresses with hot belts to showcase their waists and keep their styles far from frumpy.
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Priscilla Soyemi hibernates in Abuja
BORN to a medical doctor father and an Irish mother, Priscilla loves the good life and has friends across the social divide, among whom are Daisy Danjuma, Angela Adebayo, Ranti Johnson, Lanre Ojora, Joko Olunloyo, Nike Makinde, Nene Lawal and others. A mother of two beautiful girls, in her late 50s with nothing about her depicting that she will soon be 60, the mixed race ex-public servant who used to be married to Chief Dele Fajemirokun was a bubbly socialite until she relocated to Abuja.