Thanks to ALL who came to Sunday's CCC!

Wowoweewow! And WHAT a week last week was! Having to leave Lagos for a couple of days made planning Sunday's CCC a logistical nightmare, and Fashola's toll gate initiative beginning on the day of the actual event didn't help matters at all (think Miss Fizz sitting in traffic for hours leaving me to begin proceedings alone, ice melting as we waited for the guy with the freezer to arrive, and our poor parched guests sitting without their champagne as we waited for delivery of the glasses 4 hours late). But it finally came together in true Lagos style, and what an event! Of course the perfectionist in me is still kicking herself over misplaced print-outs and a big technological hitch meaning having to do a presentation without slides, etc, etc, but I think we managed to wing it rather well.

I'm so grateful to all who managed to make it down, and for those of you that didn't, we know you were there in spirit.

I'm waiting to get pictures back from the photographer, but as a teaser, here are a couple of shots taken by Miss Fizz.





A HUGE thank you to all of you who made it a truly fantastic event, and we look forward to many many more to come!

5 days to go now!

Hello all,

The day is fast approaching, and we're getting very excited here at Kinky Towers. The program is being finalised, the cupcakes are being baked, and all the last little bits are coming together. Miss Fizz has taken some lovely pictures of the venue and you can have a look at them on the LITK blog

Tickets are available from Thursday from Colours in Africa, and Bogobiri House, but to reserve yours before this, either call one of the numbers on the flyer, or drop us a line at kinky.apothecary@gmail.com, or missfizz87@leaveinthekinks.com. A limited number will be available on the day.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Champagne, Cupcakes & Curltalk...The Birthday Edition!

Hello all!

We are finally in the position to divulge much-anticipated details of our 1st birthday bash, which we are throwing in conjunction with the ladies from Leave In The Kinks!

Date: Sunday 18th December
Venue: Colours In Africa, Musa Yar'Adua, Victoria Island, Lagos
Start time: 1pm
Entry: N1,000

We have planned a fun and interactive event also incorporating live demonstrations and product consultations. And while the main focus of the event will be a workshop covering a vast amount of information on natural hair care, maintenance, styling, etc, the event will be set up so that people can drop in and out, and visit the stalls all day.

This event is for naturals, transitioners, and the merely curious. We appreciate you all equally and hope you can all come down to celebrate with us.

Watch out for a number of giveaways throughout the day of Aubrey Organics and Giovanni products; Fizzy's accessories; signed copies of "London Life, Lagos Living", the new book by Bobo Omotayo; signed J'odie CDs, etc. And no 1st birthday party is complete without goodie bags to say thank you for coming!

Keep an eye out in the coming days for details of ticket outlets, vendors on the day, and exciting previews of the event.

Thanks ladies, we are so excited, and really looking forward to seeing you all there!


PS: We still have vendor slots available, so email me for information if you are interested in taking part. If you communicate your interest to me before Saturday 3rd December, we will still be able to include your name and logo on our marketing documentation.

First Birthday Celebration... with the ladies from LITK!

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Hello all!

In this post, which I am ashamed to say I wrote 5 whole months ago, I mentioned we would be having a big first birthday bash and shop launch for the Kinky Apothecary.

Well, it was definitely worth the wait, because now we've got an awesome event planned in conjunction with the lovely ladies from one of our favourite blogs, Leave In The Kinks!

The event will take place on Sunday, December 18th, so hopefully not only the Lagos residents will be able to attend, but also those of you who will be back home for Christmas.

As always, our main focus will be on Curltalk: advice on maintaining natural hair, tips on regimes, product advice, understanding ingredients, hairstyle ideas, etc. We have also planned demonstrations, giveaways, and of course all attendees will leave with a goody bag.

There will be stalls selling not only hair products but also hair accessories, jewellery, handbags, and loads more, so this will be a great opportunity to do your last minute Christmas shopping.

Of course there will be Cupcakes, and what's a celebration without Champagne?

We are going to make sure this event is a blast, so put it in your diary now- Sunday, December 18th- and keep your eyes open for more details which I will be posting in the next few days.

If you are interested in being a vendor at this event, email me at kinky.apothecary@gmail.com, or send one to Miss Fizz from LITK, at missfizz87@gmail.com or missfizz87@leaveinthekinks.com. Hurry, as vendor spaces are limited!

Can't wait to see as many of you as possible!

One year old! - an update

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Hello all!

From the lack of blog posts, you could be forgiven for thinking The Kinky Apothecary had shut up shop. As those living in Lagos (and actually, in other cities in Nigeria) know, this couldn’t be further from the truth. We are busy as ever with deliveries (more so, in fact, so a huge thank you to our customers for keeping us so busy recently) as well as a few developments that are taking place behind the scenes, that blogging really has had to take a back seat.

The first anniversary of our official launch was last month. Yes, it has been a whole year since I gave in to the constant nagging of a couple of friends and my sis-in-law to start a natural hair business (you know who you are, thank you so much!), posted the first ramble on here, invited guests to the first Champagne, Cupcakes & Curltalk and racked my brains for answers to the questions for that infamous BGLH interview. I can't believe how quickly it has gone, and how much it has grown! I am so grateful to you all for your support!

We are in the process of planning a belated birthday bash, and as well as our first year of trading, we will also be celebrating the following:

1/ KINKY APOTHECARY IN SHOPS!

Yes, the Kinky Apothecary will finally be moving into its new home on the island at the end of the month, with a stockist on the mainland following in the coming months. That means by the end of the year, you will be able to purchase all your favourite products in not one, but 2 shops in Lagos! Watch this space for details!

2/ NEW PRODUCTS

Our customers ask, and we listen! The Kinky Apothecary has been in constant talks with a few hair product manufacturers since the beginning of the year, and we are very excited to be introducing 2 new lines at our birthday party. You'll just have to pop along to find out what they are!

In addition to that, we will be rolling out additional new product lines over the next few months. So if there is anything that you may have read about and always wanted to try, or might have been your staple when you lived in the States but you have been unable to get your hands on since you moved back, drop us a line and you never know, you might see it gracing the Kinky Apothecary shelves in the not-too-distant future.

3/ THE KINKY APOTHECARY LINE

Most of our customers are already huge fans of the Whipped Shea Batter- it is our best selling product. Along with a name change and new packaging, we are working on 2 accompanying products. To say we are very excited would be an understatement!

So yes, the blog may have been dormant, but we have been very VERY busy.

Make sure you check back in the next week for details of our birthday bash, and I look forward to seeing all you Lagos-based naturalistas soon!

Have a good one...