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| L-R Me, Felicia Leatherwood, Cassie Blackwell, Ijeoma Eboh, Wunmi Akinlagun, Ngozi Opara, Obia Ewah |
I'm so grateful for how our first Nigerian Natural Hair & Beauty Show (NNHB2015, for those in the know) went off without a hitch last Saturday!
Held at Federal Palace Hotel, VI, Lagos, the event went better than I could have imagine, and I am so proud of and thankful to my team for an awesome day!
We kicked off with a panel discussion, consisting of Hollywood celebrity stylist Felicia Leatherwood, Ngozi Opara, founder of The Heat Free Hair Movement natural hair weaves, Obia Ewah, Founder and Formulating Chemist of Obia Natural Haircare, Wunmi Akinlagun of Woman In The Jungle, Ijeoma Eboh of Klassy Kinks and Cassidy Blackwell of naturalselectionblog.com. After the panel each speaker headed a workshop giving in depth information and advice on their individual speciality.
But particularly popular on the day was an exhibition space featuring The Kinky Apothecary Pop-Up Shop where guests were able to go nuts over a wide array of hair products and accessories, and stalls from a variety of other brands ranging from body products such as R and R Luxury and Ajali, to florists Prime Flowers & Horticulture, who keyed in to the healthy lifestyle aspect of the event by providing fresh vegetables in addition to flowers, candles and homewares. Some new Nigerian brands such as Uwa Earth Foods and Bubble Tii Nigeria chose the event as an opportunity to launch.
I think I can speak for everyone when I say we all had a blast as we spent the day relaxing, mingling, shopping, but most importantly, learning, and I'm hoping you all enjoyed your goodie bags!
We're already planning something even bigger for next year so make sure you don't miss out! Until then, you can check out all the pictures from the day below.
Enjoy!
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| The stage is set |
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| Guests begin to gather for talks |
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| Panel discussion |
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| Speakers L to R, Cassidy Blackwell, Felicia Leatherwood, Ijeoma Eboh, yours truly, Obia Ewah, Ngozi Opara, Wunmi Akinlagun |
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| Question from the audience |
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Ijeoma Eboh during the panel discussion
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| Felicia Leatherwood during the panel discussion |
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Audience member addresses the panel
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| Audience question |
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Obia Ewah in panel discussion
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| Cassidy Blackwell during the panel discussion |
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Me
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| Celebrity stylist Felicia Leatherwood's "Loving Your Hair" workshop |
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| Hair demonstration by Felicia |
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| Guests photograph the finished product of the hair demonstration |
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| Speaker Cassidy Blackwell |
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| Speaker Ijeoma Eboh |
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Ngozi Opara discusses protective styling
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Wunmi Akinlagun's hair demonstration
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And over in the shopping and mingling section...
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CURLS girls setting up in The Kinky Apothecary Pop Up Shop
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| Shopping!!! |
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The Kinky Apothecary 100% Pure Oils
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Alala Flo shops the Ours By Juliada stand
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The crowd actually went nuts at the Uwa Earth Foods stand (no pun intended)
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Beauty services at the Sacred Beauty booth
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| Ademide Adefarasin with Obia Ewah |
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Ezinne of Beauty In Lagos with Valerie Obaze of RandR luxury
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Felicia Leatherwood gives an impromptu demonstration
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| Ijeoma Eboh aka Klassy Kinks chatting with fans |
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| Dispensing hair advice |
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| Chinwe Nnajiofor aka Igbocurls |
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| Classic FM's Alala Flo |
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| Cynthia Kamalu |
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| Dr May Ikeom |
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| Elma Godwin |
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| Emi Dada |
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| Ezinne of Beauty In Lagos |
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| Fiona Hecksher & Feyi Mbanugo |
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| Ifeoma Nwrmah |
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| Ijeoma Eboh |
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| Ini Itama |
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| Isiuwo Ikwponmuosa |
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| Lamide Akintobi |
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| Lola Maja |
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| Mary Okon |
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| Mo Adegboye |
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| Mrs Yemi Shonekan |
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| Nanette Kadi |
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| Nanette's lovely hairstyle |
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| Nasa Chikwendu |
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| Ngozi Anuakpado & Stephanie |
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| Ngozi Anuakpado |
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| Ngozi Opara, founder of Heat Free Hair |
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| Nikki Anyansi |
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| Olaitan Adegoke |
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| Oreka Godis |
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| Oreka Godis and Sola Mogaji (Schullz) |
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Ozzy Agu
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| Ronke Abudu |
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| Schullz |
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| Tara Hecksher |
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| Tokunbo Chiedu of sponsors Design Essentials |
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| Tola Olunloyo |
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| Tolu Olowo |
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| Vanguard Allure and Pride Magazine's Latasha Nwugbe |
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| Wiggle Chikodi |
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| Yewande Adewusi |
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| Yvonne Onyejiaka |
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Me, tired but happy!
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