My Lagos People 1

Hello My Loviesssss,

How have you all been? This would definitely be one post with the most pictures i think i've ever had on my blog.

So the past one week has been very eventful. I came up with a very interesting idea at work for us to have an exhibition at the on going Lagos Polo Tournament. I had no idea what i was getting myself into. I had no idea i was going to do the planning from start to finish. I thought it would be an opportunity to get away from the office, meet people, enjoy the tournament, take lovely pictures while achieving our ultimate goal of giving the company some more exposure, better brand perception and introducing our services to potential clients. 

The tournament started on wednesday the 19th and trust my office to go the lastminute.com way. Everything from paying for the booth, to getting the prototype into the venue, logistics etc was all done at the last minute. May God deliver us...LOL.

Anyways the first and second days were just alright, with quite a number of people at the event but by friday to sunday, the event took a whole new turn.
More people showed up and the fashionsta's appeared. It was quite difficult working and taking pictures but i tried... Anything for you my lovies :-) The weather was so hot, i had to re-evaluate my life and i know i must make Heaven sha...LOL.

One thing i noticed however at the Lagos Polo tournament was all kinds of styles and trends were on display. It was completely different from the regular sophisticated look, summer dresses, hats, khaki's etc you have at the polo/horse riding events in London. I saw a lot, from people dressed in micro-mini sequin club appropriate dresses, to people in lovely summer dresses and hats.

One fashion trend that was fully on display were jumpsuits & playsuits. I photographed quite a number of people who wore them.

Meanwhile, side gist, Lagosians can POSE sha...Ahn ahn. There was this really handsome guy i met, i was busy admiring his shoes when he walked up to our booth. When he opened his mouth to speak, he was just so shallow. No depth whatsoever. I wouldn't bore you with what made me draw that conclusion but trust me, there should be a law against acting like you are the 8th wonder of the world or God's gift to mankind and at the same time be that shallow...naaa. its just so wrong...LOL.

Let me pause my gist here, because the tournament continues on wednesday and runs through sunday for the grand finale. I shall come back with more pictures and gist.

Thanks for stopping by and always reading my lovies.

xoxo.

Warning: Picture Overload :-)

 My Colleague Valentina

 Halima brought Ice-Cream. 

 My Colleague Halima forming busy on her phone

 Polo Inspired horse print chiffon top.

 SF on one of the days. Guess whose 'fro is out :-)

 Onyinye for Fifth Chukker

 Jennifer for Polo Avenue 

 BRM for Polo Avenue

 Fifth Chukker Stylist

 Lagosians doing their thing :-)

 Love this gorgeous Tie-Dye Jumpsuit

 Love this look too

 Yvonne

 Fikemi

And for those of us who went for the event straight from church on Sunday thanks to mad traffic, had the funky Iro & Buba to the rescue.

Girl on a Mission

Hey Loviessss,

How have you all been? I know i promised to blog more this year and i'll do all i can to keep at it. Please join me in binding every spirit of work stress, deadlines, poor internet connection, Lagos traffic, bloggers brain block and lack of baffs nice clothes...LOL.

Anyways, my younger sister is back home from Uni in England and the girl is just a pain. Her gist would have to be a whole post :-)

So a few things happened to me last week and honestly i was just upset. My younger sister has a phobia for being idle (which is actually a good thing) and i know how irritable she gets when that happens so i started trying to get her job interviews even before she arrived. She had one in an Oil & Gas company two days after she got in and for some reason her phone was unreachable. So they kept calling my phone, and that day was one busy day. In the process of running from one floor to another at work, i tripped on the stairs and broke the heel of my Blue moschino PVC shoes...arrrggghhhh. I was so upset, i actually cried. I wondered why bad things happen to good people Anyways, i had to rush home, changed my shoes and came back to work. The shoes have since been buried :-( 

My big sis said i shouldn't worry much because even the most expensive shoes have been known to behave that way and I know that some where in my head, i began to question the quality of the brand because those shoes cost me just a little less than 150 euros so you can imagine my pain.

Then another terrible thing happened to me, i woke up on monday morning and realized i had lost my bum, yes you heard me, my bum, my Caro; one of my assets. Not even funny. I haven't worked out in a month, i hate diets, i am not any so i don't know what happened? I don't know :-(

Anyways i am on a mission to get my bum back out. Any Ideas pls!!!!!! Help a sister...BBM straight face. LOL.

Thanks for always reading lovies.

Ps. So this top i'm rocking was a gift from my annoying younger sister :-)

xoxo.

Funky Iro & Buba.

Hello Loviesss,

Happy New Month. I pray this month brings loads of blessings & favor to you and your families in Jesus name.
How was your weekend? I had a very busy but fun weekend. Went out with friends and colleagues on friday for the usual end of the month TGIF. You know how Lagos is on the last friday of the month. Salaries have just been paid and some people just love to show themselves...lol. 

Anyways i attended a really nice wedding on saturday and it was so much fun. When Banky W sang "Aint no party like a Lagos party" he knew what he was saying. Unfortunately i didn't go with my camera so i couldn't take pictures and i have vowed not to put you through last years ordeal of not so clear pictures. 

Back to the wedding gist, it was really nice small and classy. The bride and groom looked absolutely lovely. I saw an old friend who was one of the grooms men and mehnnnnnn can that guy partyyyyyy. He danced so much, you'd have thought it was the bachelors eve and not the wedding proper. I threatened to take his pictures and send to all his colleagues and those who report to him...LOL. Someone needs to show him a playback of what he did...LOL.

So i was going to wear a nice dress for this wedding but changed my mind at the last minute because i planned to have fun and dance really well. I decided to wear one of my funky Iro & Buba in Tie dye printed silk and tie the wrapper the normal way and not the knotted wrapper trend; not because i don't like the trend, but it's just seems to be everywhere i turn.

Anyways, i decided to add a pop of color with my orange T-strap shoes. Overall, i felt really comfortable and i was able to dance as much as i wanted without any restrictions i would have had if i had worn the dress.

What do you guys think of the Silk & Chiffon Iro & Buba Trend? Do You Like?

Thanks for always reading lovies.

xoxo.

Coral & Purple

Hello Loviess,

How have you been? Hmm the year started with a bang; work has been hectic, traffic is back on the streets of Lagos & busy mode fully activated :-(((
Here i was thinking i would blog more. Anyways my lovies i would do all i can to post as often as i can.

So i was having a conversation with my friend and she was complaining about having just dark colors in her wardrobe and how she would love to own brighter colored clothes. I gave her a very simple advise that worked for me years ago when i liked dark colors; Start gradually by buying a few bright colored tops, blazers, shirts that can mix easily with dark bottoms and vice versa. Then eventually you'll get more comfortable and easily piece bright colors together. 

 Purple Blazer: Zara Old

Sheer Chiffon Top: French Connection

Coral Skirt: Asos

Shoes: Jasper Conran

I remember the color blocking days, that was and still is one of my favorite fashion trends because i love wearing bright colors. Thankfully, my job doesn't restrict me so i can pull off almost anything.

My own personal rule however is to make sure the shades sort of compliment each other and also accessories or one piece of clothing tones down the whole look.

What's your take on piecing bright colors together? And how bright can you go? 

Thanks for always reading lovies.

xoxo.

Breakfast at Berry's

Hello Loviessss,

How are you today? 

So Saturday last week, Berry invited Bex & I over for breakfast. Well it was meant to be breakfast for 10 am then we moved it to 11 am but it ended up being brunch or lunch sef.

The wahala started because i had hung out with my friends and colleagues the night before and got home quite late so when Bex called me at 8.15 am, i was still snoring. Anyways, fast forward to 9.40 am, i rushed into the bathroom like a banshi and remembered i had to make a quick stopover at 1004 to drop off stuff with my cousin who was going to England that evening. 

We had planned that i would bring freshly baked bread from Grand square which in my opinion is the best right now followed closely by Cactus bread, Irish Cream & Ice- Cream and Bex was to bring loads of Bacon, Baked beans & Something else. Berry the host, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, Sex & the City DVD and of course cook. Anyways I was on my way to Berry's when i got a message from Bex saying she would be running late and i should help her pick up the Bacon. Hmm the traffic by the Spa Mall was gangster so i couldn't help.

I finally got to Berry's about 1 p.m. i think and then gist began. Bex joined us about 30 minutes later and the fun began. We had so much to catch up on that we actually didn't start cooking until about 1 hour later.

Bex made this delicious coconut cupcakes 

With the way i rushed out of the house, there was no time for make up or to even brush my hair properly. *Covers Face*

Bex didn't bother with make up either...hehehe

Berry frying away while we continued our gist in her kitchen

A few minutes later, The well set table had food on it

Oh yes, Bex took off her wig at some point and we celebrated her Big chop. Isn't she just gorg? And she made it clear that she isn't *Team Natural* or anything...LOL.

We also didn't get round to watching the Sex & the City DVD because there was too much gist. 

Cakes, Berry's husband came in somewhere in between and just left us in our world. 

Anyways, we finally left about 5ish and it was a lot of fun.

Thank You Berry for having us over, you were such a fantastic host. 

Thanks for always reading lovies.

xoxo.

On the Grid

Hello My Loviessss,

Yes i know its late to say Happy New Year but i'll say it all the same; HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 
First of, i didn't quite have a break from work and i continued into the new year with the same work buzz and you can imagine my body decided to show me who the boss is. I've been down with the flu and for some strange reason i had the bloggers brain block and didn't know what to blog about.

Anyways, i am so happy to be back in blogsphere and i know this year promises to be an eventful, favored and a year of accelerated progress.

My outfit for today is in line with the grid trend that has been in for a while. I fell in love with the fashion trend immediately i saw it. I am a lover of Polka dots, Plaid, stripes etc so the grid pattern was definitely going to get on that list.

So I went to Shoprite in Ikeja for the first time sometime in December and i was so impressed. They have so many more stores and so many more people. Anyways i went with my male bestie Kay to get some gifts for his bosses and i saw the Mr. Price store. I remember buying a few things from them in South Africa. So we went in just to see what they had and the set up sort of brought back memories of school days & Peacocks in London. Their prices were very friendly and they had a lot of stuff. My worry however was with the quality because i know when some brands come to Nigeria, the quality tends to reduce and i don't know why. 

Anyways i looked round, saw some nice things but nothing really caught my eye until i found this lovely grid button down caddy. I like everything about it and guess what, it was less than N5,000. 

I plan to rock it well but i just thought to start with monochrome styling before switching things up a bit the next time i rock it.

My Outfit

Grid Caddy: Fit for Mr. Price

Skirt: Zara Old

Shoes: Autograph M&S

Bag: Russell & Bromley

Neckpiece: Christmas gift from Bex dearest.

Thanks for always reading lovies. 

xoxo.