The Style Cheapskate: yellow

DASHIKI DRESS

So a while ago my dad was away for a whole month and trust him to return with a goodie or two. This pretty dress was my gift from him and I like that it is not the usual dashiki style in tops and straight dresses. I've worn this casually but I thought to dress it up a bit. I figured this will go well with an edgy pair of shoes so I opted for these caged heels and a vintage mini-bag. I took these photos myself! Yippie!

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YELLOW DAISIES

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We typically do not have the fall season in Nigeria so I'm still having crazy fun with my colours. Apologies to all my international readers though. I really love these photos. The colour of this playsuit and the colour of the plants in the background formed a beautiful colour contrast that I instantly fell in love with. My camera also captured the dark clouds so beautifully, I couldn't stop gushing.

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WHAT A LACY FEELING! + BLOGIVERSARY GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED

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Hey guys, how are y'all doing? Hope your week has been awesome so far.

I haven't done any shoots recently as I haven't been in the right frame of mind to do so. If you follow me on social media, it wouldn't be news that I lost someone very close to me.

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BLUE SKATER DRESS

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Hi guys. I'm excited about today's post. Can you tell?

Who knew blue and neon yellow could look so good. I've had it in mind to combine them but I was a bit skeptical. Imagine my surprise when it turned out perfect. My new favourite fashion tip is layering dresses over tops/shirts to create a brand new look. Ironically both the top and the dress have exactly the same pattern.

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SUNSHINE YELLOW

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Hayyyyyyyyyy! I know you guys would rather have my head on a plate right now for not publishing any new posts all December. Just got caught up with work and didn't have time for shoots. My apologies, abeg! 2014 is almost over and I'm excited to see what 2015 would bring. This year has been good, I've been so blessed especially towards the end of the year. Thank God for everything.

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MAKEUP POST: PLAYING WITH COLOURS

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So for the benefit of everyone who asked how I did it, I decided to do a blog post on this look I created a while back. I posted pics on Instagram and BBM. This look was actually for a giveaway competition. I played with these colours as part of the rules of the game. Yellow, purple, ice blue and shades of pink all on one face. Lol. So, I'll just give a step by step description of how I created this look.

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YELLOW VS PURPLE

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Hi guys. Another makeup post has been long overdue. I really like the combination of bright yellow eyes and purple lips.Very playful. This is the first look I created with the MAC Heroine lipstick. Been wanting to purchase it for a while and I'm glad I did. No regrets.

The eyes were mostly achieved using the yellow shades from the House of Tara Margaret Ekpo eyeshadow palette and the Absolute Eighteen Colour Paparazzi palette. My outer-V was the black shade also from the Absolute palette and transition/lower lash line colour was the brown shade from the Sleek Storm palette. Gold Tear duct colour is also from the Sleek Storm palette.

My advice for today: Don't be afraid to play with colours. Come out of your comfort zone and explore. Remember you can get any of these products on BeautyBoon or BeautyKink . See more photos and products used below:

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