Wowwy Over OPI Nail Care

 OPI Somoan Sand

It's Sunday and it's nail day. I love to start each new week with fresh new nail polish and yes, you guessed it a manicure and pedicure. Last week I chose the yellow OPI nail polish and it was simply divine . So, why am I writing of OPI , when there are a million other nail polish brands, I could have featured on Make Una Tell Am? Well, my manicurist uses OPI and while selecting nail polish for today, I couldn't help but to notice just how much OPI nail polish brand they used and I did have a lovely experience last week with my bright yellow OPI manicure and pedicure. Hence the birth of this post was actualized.

OPI Red Nail Lacquer

It's hard to believe that OPI has only been in existence since 1981! It's a family owned business and the first company to exclusively sell their nail polish brand to strictly Beauty Professionals. They also stand apart from all other nail polish manufacturer because of their highly recognizable philanthropic involvement in the community, both locally and worldwide. 

OPI Yellow Nail Lacquer

To date, OPI and the Foundation have donated millions of dollars to charities worldwide, most notably the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, City of Hope, Gilda’s Club Worldwide, the Leukemia Research Foundation, the National Kidney Foundation, Oceana, Pamper Me Pink (a fundraiser for children with irritable bowel disease), Project HOPE International, Rock the Vote, and the Starlight / Starbright Children’s Foundation, among others. ~ OPI

OPI China Glaze Spellbound nail polish

OPI yellow nail polish

 For the best nail lacquer in the nail polish industry, go OPI. Stars like Katy Perry, Rhianna and even tennis champ, Serena Williams are loyal OPI clients. Why not. OPI is the leading nail polish manufacturer to date. I recommend trying  the OPI soak for the feet and hands, in addition to the OPI Soften cream if appreciate eco-friendly products. Look good, Feel good, Be good.

" Elegance is good taste, plus a dash of daring " ~Carmel Snow.

 In case you are still a bit unsure of how to paint your nails, Click here and watch the tutorial! :-)

Lighter Skin By Any Means Necessary?

I could not stop feeling so sad for these women. However, I personally know dark women who hate the skin they were born in. Is there an underlying psychological disorder to this perception? Based on this video clip, undoubtedly , there is an underlying psychological disorder and it is called insecurity. Being a Nigerian woman, there are so many Nigerian women who bleach their skin and I wonder if these women ever notice their blotchy and unnatural skin tone after the use of bleaching creams. Two of the most active ingredients found in bleaching creams are Arsenic and Mercury. Arsenic is poison and Mercury,when used in copious amounts can actually shut down one's kidneys.In all honestly, there is nothing gorgeous about bleached skin. It's sickening. Ladies, please love the skin you were born in. STOP BLEACHING YOUR SKIN!

Skin so fresh, it's edible

I am only posting this because Leslie Okoye is too adorable! I love listening to her adorable self break down her skincare product line CookieSkin.

What I really love about this beauty line is their slogan ,  "Skin so fresh, its edible".  With CookieSkin ,you are blessed with a quality skin line, steeped in root kojic, licorice, vitamin B3, C extracts, milk and fruit acid. Is there still a need for vitamin C shots? What say you Madonna?  
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If you live in Lagos, Abuja , U.S. or U.K. you can visit the CookieSkin website and place your orders. L'Okoye Cosmetics occasionally has daily discounts, so get yours!

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Let Your Lips Tell It.

photo credit : Style.com

Let's be really frank. Inspirational fashion sense does not come easy to many women. They try, but it ends up an epic fail. Simply put, it undermines a woman's natural sensual prowess. What woman wants to hear she's fallen victim to bad fashion? It ends up costing her prospective love interests and for others jobs. You gotta work the best with what you got. You can start with the lip color. Paint your lips to match your outfit . By outfit , I mean shoes, bracelets, even necklaces or head peice.  

Rule: Summon Your Inner Goddess and Let your lips tell it.

Colorful Hands, Colorful Aura

Women beautify just about every part of their body. From their head, right down to their feet. So when it comes to nails,it was only a matter of time before days of painting ones nails solid basic colors naturally progressed to even MORE fun on their nails. Rhianna is the poster child for fun nail art. We've seen Rihanna paint happy faces, apply diamond studs on her nails , and now it's your turn to take it to the next level. What should you do to your nails to make them even more colorful? think about it.

Hint : How about painting your country's flag on your nails? Patriotism at its best.