Look Cool in sweats

Ever thought that you could wear sweat pants and heels? Sweat pants are no longer for lazy Sundays, they can now be worn on a night. If you need some cool sweatpants @coolbeanskenya on instagram will sort you out.

All about Huddah

If there is one thing I love about Huddah, it is her fashion sense. Girl looks good all the time, how does she do that? How can someone's hair, clothes and make up be perfect all the time? Ok, I would like to believe that she only takes photos when she looks good (I hope so). There is this one time I went shopping and the sales lady convinced me to buy it just because she saw Huddah in it. ( See black dress below). Here are some of her looks that I like and if you would like to see more, follow her on Instagram.

About Polka Dots

Do you have anything with polka dots in your closet? I used to find the dots quiet overwhelming and hard to pair with other items in my closet. Until I got one red polka dot dress that everyone seemed to like. I had to get on the internet and find out how to wear polka dots that is, how to accessorize and stuff. Don't be afraid to wear a yellow polka dot blouse and red polka skirt, mix it up, have some fun with it. Mix polka dots and floral,wear a polka dot Alice band, watch shoes,name it. Here are a few pictures to inspire you.

Earring Storage

How do you store your earrings? After struggling to untangle my earrings I had to do something about how I store my jewellery especially earrings. I am an earring lover and the bigger they are the better. I value my earrings so much that if one gets lost I feel like a piece of me is gone, losing an earring is enough to ruin a nice evening out no matter how cheap the earring was. I can't count the number of times that I have nearly walked home because I bought earrings with all my money. Anyway I came across some earring storage ideas that will help you. The last picture is my collection of earrings. I used an old picture frame and a sack.

Nail it!

Nails, nails, nails...I don't have much to say about this. I am really not a nails person but of late I have been trying to make my nails look good. I am even thinking of getting acrylic nails. Every time I touch water my nails just break therefore my nails do not grow especially the ones on my right hand. How do people's nails look get to look so perfect? Anyway here are some of the designs I will be trying out.

I am trying this out tomorrow.

Did this the other day and people would not stop commenting on my nails. Someone even suggested that the next time I do it I should paint the color of their national flag, not a bad idea I guess.

Great combination.

Totally love this and the channel eyeshadow looks like the one brought me from abroad.

Take care ladies.

Keep it Classy and Feminine!

I have reached a certain point in my life where I have realized that it is important to be classy and feminine. Many women think that being feminine is having a face full of make up, wearing short skirts and having the perfect body. It is not! Classy women do not walk around  half naked to get attention neither do they have to use lots of make up to look good. That does not mean you should walk around looking like a hot mess and not putting an effort in how you look. Always try to look your best but at the same time you do not have to break the bank to do it. Put a little effort on how you look. Sometimes I don't understand those women who take pride in saying how they don't care about make up and how they put little time in getting ready for the day. How do you just jump out of bed, grab the first outfit you see and walk out the  door. Seriously? The least you can do is to put on some moisturizer or at least some sunscreen. The sun is the number one cause of skin aging so when choosing your moisturizer please ensure that it has some sunscreen.

Next try to get some make up. It does not have to be over the top neither does it have to be expensive. Shape your brows and use a brow pencil to fill them in. Get some eyeshadow, mascara and foundation to use on your face. A little lip gloss or lipstick will not hurt. When it comes to make up less is more.

They say that hair is a woman's glory, that should be in the bible I suppose. Make sure your hair is neat. Wash your hair regularly and for heaven's sake do not keep the weave on your head for too long,  three weeks to a month is long enough. I know what you are thinking, you probably do not have enough money to buy a weave all the time but the least you can do is  wash your hair, blowdry it and hold it neatly in a pony tail. Use sheen on your hair to make it look glossy and shiny.

Make sure you always smell good, use some perfume or body splash and don't forget to use deo.  If you want scent to last through out the day you can layer the scents, this means you use soap/body wash,lotion and deodrant/body splash with the same scent. Camay range of products do this very well. I have tried it and it keeps you fresh all day.

Keep your nails short and clean. You can enhance them by applying a coat of nail polish, chipped nail polish is a no-no. You can paint your own nails at home, nail polish is now being sold for as little as Kshs 20.

Always ensure that your clothes are clean and well pressed. Buy clothes your size and make sure they are fitting, do not buy a dress that is a size too big or too small hoping that someday you will fit into it. Keep up to date with the current trends by going through magazines, fashion blogs and even newspapers. You do not know how much going through magazines has made life easy for me especially when buying clothes at the 'sunshine boutique', you are able to pick clothes easily at the open air market because you already know how they look when worn. Please buy feminine clothes something with a little frills here and there, sequins and girly colors, we don't want to be guessing whether you are a man or woman when you are walking down the street. Ensure the clothes are not too tight or too short neither should your bust be out for all and sundry to see. Cover up a little bit, leave something to the imagination.Wear heels once in a while and make sure you can walk in them, I said walk not gully creep. Ensure that your shoes are clean and your toe nails are on point.

Wear earrings that are feminine, something that is dangling.Something more like chandelier earrings. Let us leave hoops out of this (even though I wear them) they are not classy. Ever heard of the loop earring theory? Google it!

Wash your face with facial was twice a day and use a good cleanser on your face.  Do not sleep with your make up on and drink eight glasses of water a day. Getting a good nights sleep is also important in making your skin glow, do not sleep for less than eight hours a day. I am one of those people who cannot do with little sleep, it shows on my skin. Be good to your body, treat yourself to something nice once in a while, stay away form toxic relationships and put God first in your life no make up beats the glow of having God in your life.

 Last but not least, SHAVE! Shave your armpits, legs and arms if you are hairy. a woman is supposed to have soft, silky skin. Scrub your feet with a pumice stone and oil your feet. You might think this is common sense but you should see the number of hairy armpits on display and the number of cracked, dry feet walking around.

 Always be yourself and stop coping other people's style, wear what works for you and flatters your figure. I have a friend who buys everything I buy so we somehow look like we have the same style even the though we do not. Do you!

Ankara Pants

There is a time I was so obsessed with ankara, I would sew my own outfits by hand. That is how impatient I was.I honestly did not have the time and patience to play cat and mouse games with fundis (tailors). So at some point I decide that I was going to sew my own ankara pants by hand, let's just say things didn't go as planned and I ended up changing the pants into a skirt. By the way am I the only person who likes designing my own stuff just to avoid so many unnecessary questions from the tailor? Oh well I guess it's just me. If you decide to go the ankara pants way here is some inspiration...by the way I just love the way they look when you pair them with white vests.  plus some day I am going to share some pictures of the ankara stuff I have sewn by hand then I will see how many thumbs up I will get.

Which one is your favorite?