The West African Voice
Work in progress...
Tuesday 12 September 2017
glycerine and rose water ft glam's body scrub
Saturday 26 August 2017
Things in my bag➰
Hey loves,
Today I decided to post something a little personal and the tag I chose Was The "things in my bag" tag. If you follow me on instagram then by now you know about my love for bags. If you don't then what are you waiting for? Let's connect. IG: @c_oo_kie.
Let's get to it. So the first item in my bag is my charger because my phone is like my shadow I carry it every where I go (no jokes..everywhere).
2- The second most important item is my earpiece because I love listening to music plus It's a great way to avoid unnecessary talk with people (lol don't judge me). By the way I'm currently loving "questions" by Chris Brown.
3- Number three has to be tissues because you never know when you need to blot excess oil from your face; people who have oily skin know the struggle. Plus you never know when you need to clean stuff.
4- The fourth one has to be lip gloss and lip balm because I always have chapped lips and that's not pretty.
5- the fifth important thing has to be compact powder and a fluffy brush for all the makeup touch ups during the day.
6- sanitary pads. OK believe it or not I never go anywhere without one of those because I know how it feels to need one and there's non in sight so I decided to start being the sanitary pad saint 😁.
7- perfume, I love it when I smell nice like It's literally the first thing I notice when I meet new people so I make it my duty to always carry tester size bottles for random touch ups during the day.
8- sanitizer, the need for this can never be overemphasised It's a great way to avoid getting sick. If there's no water and soap available I easily reach out and grab my bottle of sanitizer.
9- hand and nail lotion, I always get ashy on my feet before It's noon so a tiny tube of lotion always helps me.
Well I hope you guys enjoyed this post I had fun writing it. I'd love to know what and what are your everyday staples.
Tuesday 22 August 2017
Ankara flared blouse 💜🖤💜
Hey loves, it has been a hot minute and I'm excited to be posting again. So today I decided to style an Ankara piece for you lovely people and although the weather didn't want me to be great today I still overcame 😁 thank God.
So I today I styled a flared ankara blouse with bootcut trousers, heels, a turban and a belt. The blouse was made by my very talented seamstress @mizenyi on instagram. I really wanted to try out the flare style myself because It's a trend that definitely returned and it seemed really nice. I love the fact that it seems playful yet serious and can be worn to any sort of occasion depending on how you pair it ie either with trousers or a skirt.
I was going for a fun but serious look so I paired it with trousers and a turban. The blouse came with a belt but being me I improvised using the belt as a turban accessory and putting a random black belt in place of its original belt.
I used about 2yards of material in making the blouse just incase anyone is wondering and it was really affordable too. I hope you like what I've created. Ciao❤❤
Wednesday 16 August 2017
How to style a plain white shirt ✨✨💫
Hello loves, so todays post is a "how to style" and the object of choice today is a plain white shirt. A plain white shirt is one of those basic wardrobe essentials that every girl should have, but sometimes it gets annoying when you don't know how to make it look stylish. So today I've decided to show you guys a few ways that are really cool to style a plain white shirt. 💙💙
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Shoes : primark (Black brogues) animal print ( Steve Madden)
Denim jacket : boshkosh b'gosh
White shirt : F&F - Tesco
Accessories: - Primark
Sling bag :- new look
jeans: (white : Primark) blue :- thrifted
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Please feel free to comment about the looks in the comment section below ☺.
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Let's connect
instagram :- @c_oo_kie
Snapchat :- Chi.bogu
Monday 7 August 2017
OOTD 🌸 sunday
Hi guys, for my outfit today I paired black strapped heels with a denim Ankara midi skirt and a blue off the shoulder bandage dress. I was going for a classy yet demure look.
Bandage dress: Primark
Heels: Primark
Ankara midi skirt : custom made
Saturday 5 August 2017
Rant series 🗣 (1)
People come into your life trying to change who you are. Telling you who to love and who not to and even if they don't tell you who to love they direct you on how to love who you love. Like WTF is that. And the funny thing is you actually start re addressing your ways. Its just pathetic how much peoples opinions mean to us sometimes. The truth is, friends or foes at the end of the day its only you you've got because life is too short to not be yourself. You're only you in the universe and you can't be 2 period and if you decide to love with all your heart then do it but if not then just do you. Don't let people push you to make very stupid impulsive decisions just to prove a point. Don't let people decide who you are. Don't let people who have little integrity with matters of life drive you to doing crazy stuff. Surprise them.
Tuesday 25 July 2017
The rant series 🗣
Sometimes I try as much as possible to not say hey or hi or any other form of greeting when starting my posts because I'm very certain that I'm the only person who reads my posts but oh well; it doesn't really matter. In time all things meant to be will be but until then we live.
By the title of this post I'm sure you already know what its about. I've decided to start a rant series talking about random things that annoy me or make me happy and I also hope it helps some other person realize that its completely normal to feel the way they do.
PS; I don't know how many rants that'll be in this series yet.