Spring Sequins

Once again Nany from Nany's Klozet challenged us to wear.. drum-roll please... SPRING SEQUINS! As exciting as I'm making it sound, it really was a pain. I have nothing with sequins in my closet (although I'm officially on a mission to look for some) so I had to borrow this top from my mother. Also, it's been raining sporadically in Nairobi so wearing a skirt like this with sandals (not pictured) was risky to say the least. Lucky for me it didn't get too mucky. If you want to read more on the challenge you can do so here and if you'd like to see Nany's response to the challenge, click here.

Top - borrowed; Skirt - Mr. Price; Sandals (not pictured) - Mr. Price; Jacket - 2nd hand market

If the pictures look blurry or unusual it's because I took them myself using a self timer (2 seconds). That's why I needed to lean on something otherwise I'd probably fall over!

Hey it's hump day! Hope you're having a fab one :)

I had to wear boots

Had to go for a work thing this last Sunday. To be honest I wasn't really up for it but ended up having a good time in the end. It was an outdoor event and since the weather has been very unpredictable lately, we were asked to wear closed shoes in case it got all mucky. 

Opted to wear this dress that I've had for a few years now. A friend of mine who was leaving the country gave it to me and it's quickly become one of those items in my wardrobe that I'm grateful for.

Dress - gift; Boots - Rage; Belt - Forever 21

Hope you're enjoying your week so far!

Happy Mothers Day!

Mama Dearest, 

Sometimes you can be really funny and fun to be around. Especially when you do that thing with your arms that you call exercise. Hi-lar-i-ous. And then other times you can be all protective and extremely caring. Like that time when I called you all scared because my car got clamped down and you called everyone you know who could help me out. And then there are those times when you're very protective and quick to beat down anyone who threatens your family. Even when that person is easily three times your size. Too sweet. And a little crazy but sweet all the same.

You've been an amazing pillar in my life and I'm sure the same goes for Jeff and Amani so thank you for being who you are 24/7, 365 days a year.

Happy Mothers Day to ya mama!

Love you. 

And a happy mothers day to all you mamas out there! Keep up the awesome work.

Therapy

After a very heavy duty week I thought it fit to indulge in some form of heavy duty shopping therapy.

To start with are some shatter nail polishes that my aunt was kind enough to pass on to me. She'd tried them on once, didn't like them and threw them in her bin! Of course I made her fish them out and pass them over.. One should never waste nail polish. It's in the nail polish rule book. Look it up.

 As the labels say: OPI Turquoise shatter; OPI Red Shatter and OPI Black Shatter. 

I've got to say, I'm not really fond of shatter nail polish.

 I recently discovered Super Cosmetics. Where the heck have I been doing all my beauty shopping all this time?! Clearly this is where the goods are when it comes to a wide range of very  affordable nail polish and other beauty products. I do however wish their range of products extended to even the more expensive ones.

Classics #18 (Shs 150); Jordana Garlic Growth Basecoat (Shs 350); Jordana Quick Dry Topcoat (Shs 350)

First time trying either of these brands. Who knew that Garlic could be used as a basecoat?! The foods that people put in our nail polish..

Luron #84; Luron #40; Luron #32; Luron #107 @Shs95 each!

 I can never resist buying this brand of nailpolish seeing as it is sooo cheap. I usually buy them at Shs110 each from Nakumatt so to find that it can even go as cheap as Shs95 at Super Cosmetics was a welcomed surprise.

Garnier Pure Active Deep Pore Unclogging Wash (Shs 850) and a Sport Purifying Toner (Shs 950). 

This was my very first time buying a toner. 23 years and all through out I've managed to maintain a toner-free facial cleansing regime. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing but I figured the time had come for me to start. In the past last week my forehead has managed to sum up an alarming amount of pimples and I'm not sure if it's got to do with stress, my period, the weather or my diet. Either way I'm not impressed and I needed to buy a product that promised "Results from DAY 1". So far, nothing miraculous has happened but I've only used it once so I'll give it a week before making any conclusive statements.

Garnier Self Heating Sauna Mask (Shs 220)

Used this face mask to sort of give my pimple-laden forehead a facial product overload. Directions say that the product should only be left on your face for 3mins but I had it on for 20. Ooops. Maybe that's why it didn't have any major effect on my face?? Not sure.. Also, judging from the name 'Self-Heating' I'd have assumed that there would be some hot sensation at one point but there was nada.

Aichun Beauty Aloe Vera Purify & Detox Facial Mask (Shs 100) and Aichun Beauty Cucumber Facial Mask (Shs 100)

Hashmi Kajal eye liner (Shs95)

A good friend of mine introduced me to this product about 2yrs ago and I love it! It's basically an eye pencil but you've got to use the wand below to get the product.

So glad to have discovered Super Cosmetics..  Will be going there a lot more often now. 

Do you find shopping as therapeutic as I do?

Java Milkshake & Dorman's Red Velvet Cake

Was sharing with a friend my very eventful day and thought I might as well share it with you too. 

If that cake looks like it's in the process of being butchered, that's because it probably is.

Here's how my day went.

Woke up early for meeting at Kenya Re Towers, Upperhill.
Got there at 9am but meeting was to start at 10am.
Too keen?
Perhaps.
But traffic has been a bitch lately. Had to avoid it.
Parked car outside Kenya Re Towers' gate cos watchman directed me there.
Note: Watchman . Directed . Me . There .
Meeting ends at 11:30 and I come down to find my car has been clamped.
Clamped.
CLAMPED.
I panic.
Is this what breaking the law feels like?
I'm very confused because I was waiting in my car for HALF AN HOUR before the meeting and not once did a man/woman in a yellow jacket pass me.
(turns out these days these city council peeps wear white jackets sometimes)
But really, where was the guy from 9-10?
I call my mother and I'm about to start crying in frustration cos I can't find the stupid city council guy who did this to me.
Ass.
Mother thinks he's probably hiding in the bush so he can get a bribe.
????????
Mother has the weirdest explanations sometimes although in all honesty I believe this was her attempt at cracking a joke.
Not most ideal time.
I find a cab.
I get into the cab with my colleague, Latifa, who'd attended the meeting with me.
Since I can't find the city council guy, it's off to city hall to pay for the fine.
Latifa is pretty and smart and very calming which is a good thing because she's helped ease my nerves and now I've decided to look at this like an adventure.
Besides, frustration and tears are for the lame, right?
Right.
We're on our way to city hall when we finally spot the city council guy.
{what are the chances? Perhaps mother was right about the bush?}
I panic {again} and ask the cab driver to talk to him.
I'm not familiar with handling such situations so I know I'd have probably just said something stupid.
The council guy finally lets us go with a warning and a Shs1,000 fine.
At this point most of the day has gone and there's no point in going back to the office.
I'm tired and all the nerves have worn me out.
So instead I go out with Latifa and stuff ourselves with food.
Lots of it.
And a Java milkshake and Dorman's red velvet cake for desert.

Moral of the story?
There's very little that a Java milkshake and a Dorman's red velvet cake can't cure. 

Not Enough Pinks

nails

Dreaming of having as many shades of pink nail polish as a girl can possibly have.

Drool

All pictures sourced from an amazing photographer's blog - From Me To You.

Don't you just love it when you stumble on a new blog? Oh the excitement of clicking on 'older posts' and knowing that you won't be disappointed. This is what my evenings this week have been about. Mostly. Not only is Jamie good at photography but she also gets to photograph the most exclusive events! Lucky lady. But really, luck us. Cos we get to tag along through her blog. 

Check her out already.