It is becoming commonplace to see men with braided hair. Men who wouldn’t have worn braids a few decades ago now embrace them, approaching the braiding style in many unique styles and patterns from box braids and cornrows to two-strand braids, and more. Though the fashion fad is becoming popular and acceptable by the day, a cross-section of Abuja residents interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday is of the opinion that...
Veteran Nigerian actress, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, has advised celebrities and women generally to desist from skin bleaching in a bid to present themselves as beautiful. Ajai-Lycett gave the advice during the maiden edition of the Creative Designers Guild of Nigeria (CDGN) culture and entertainment exhibition, themed, Expanding Cultural Creativity Through Entrepreneurship, held at Citiheight Luxury Hotel, on Friday in Lagos. “It is disheartening to observe that celebrities and women who should be role models to the...
Pop superstar, Rihanna launched her iconic beauty line, Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skincare brand in Nigeria and seven other African countries on Friday. The Barbadian singer, who recently welcomed her first child had earlier announced that her skincare products will launch in Africa on May 27, 2022. “I’ve been waiting for this moment!! @fentybeauty and @fentyskin are finally dropping in AFRICA!!! “Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. We coming at you on...
ADO-EKITI — Esther Adeniran, a dermatologist at the Federal Medical Centre, Ido Ekiti, has advised women to always clean up their make-up before going to bed in order to stay healthy. The doctor gave the advice during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, saying sleeping with make-up becomes more problematic, especially for women with sensitive skin. According to her, most makeup has artificial colours and fragrances, and when...
A Russian beauty queen, Yulia Tarasevich has been left deformed in the face – unable to close her eyes or smile – following a botched plastic surgery. Yulia Tarasevich, 43, won runner-up in the Mrs. Russia-International pageant two years ago, and soon afterwards went for plastic surgery to correct aging that cost her £3,000 (N1.6m). After the surgery, in Krasnodar, she was, however, left with a deformed face. According to her, after recovering from the...
BENIN — A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr. Lilian Osamuyi has advised adults, especially ladies to stop using bleaching cream in order to avoid dermatitis. Osamuyi who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday said that there is no health benefit in using bleaching cream. Dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin caused by contact with certain substances. Case studies and reports have linked the use of skin bleaching products...
