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Lets talk style - The Ankara bell sleeve gown

Happy Easter in advance lovlies! Although it has never been a "hell-of-a-celebration" for me, most of the time, I never know the date until I'm told a few days to, so there's literally no plan for Easter. That's how it has been for as long as I can remember. Sometimes I wish I had a large family, so the place would be crowded with people(mostly my age-group) or maybe go for a short holiday with family to explore a new environment but, of course it never happens. Until 2018, to say that I knew the date weeks to, and even told people around me including my parents, which means I had a lot of time to plan my Sunday outfit, and a schedule for the day, Ha! Wonderful! But that's story for another day, promise to tell you how it went on my next post. Let's continue...the Ankara gown with bell sleeves. First of, i love Ankara a lot, but i'm often discouraged by some complacent tailors who would always do the opposite even worse, not keep to specified ti...

Thrift shopping myths + tips to up your thrift shopping game

Hello quettas! Another one! (In DJ Khalid's voice) I've missed you, please, I do appreciate comments on the post, so I'd know what you think. Back to today's post! Thrift shopping is beginning to gain grounds, so alot of us are not ashamed like we used to back in days like I was, in fact I can scream now and say thrift shopping is BAE! (Forget I said that). If you're still wondering what thrift shopping means, then I'll save you the stress: in short, thrift shopping simply means buying fairly-used(not worn-out) goods(fashion accesories in this context) without breaking the bank. Let's break the ice, in Benin city, you don't get to see fancy shops, but there's a section for that in big markets where it's called okrika , you get the gist right? Now, not everybody can pull a $10 look, but you can slay on a way cheaper budget, thanks to thrift shopping. Nigerians are very superstitious, precisely those in  Benin city so there's probably a tho...