Now That You Are Clean, What Next?

Hello. Welcome to today's blog. In the last blog, we talked about how style starts from the basics. If you haven't read it, please do. Now that you are clean and your skin is prepped, your next focus should be on how you smell. There are different ways to smell to come across as stylish. Your smell can be strong or mellow, it can be woody, musky,spicy etc. I believe that part of being stylish is deciding on a particular type of smell so that people associate you with that smell. Shave your armpits and private part. After your bath, use a good roll on, a good body spray and then perfume. Take time to choose the smells carefully so that it is harmonious and not irritating to people that you come in contact with.

Once you have sorted your smell out, the next focus should be your make up. What does your face look like? What is it's shape? What's it's color? What is your lifestyle? When you are coming up with your make up routine, consider the message that you are trying to send. Your make up attracts or repels certain people to or from you. Then there is your hairstyle. To be considered stylish, it must not only go well with your coloring and face shape, it must go with your lifestyle. How do you want people to respond to you?What kind of people are you trying to attract? These are important when choosing a hairstyle.

Now, you can start thinking of how to dress yourself, i.e. the clothes that you want to wear. Next week, we will touch on that, before we subsequently start dealing with the whole picture in detail. Until then, remain stylish

Are You Really Leveling Up?

Hello. Welcome to today’s blog. The question for today is who is a stylish woman? What is it that makes us think of a woman as being stylish? Is it Just the way that she dresses?

In my opinion, style starts from good hygiene. Do you brush your teeth every day? Do you scrub your tongue? There is no style if your breath stinks. Do you wash the dirt off your skin and help it to smell good every day, regardless of whether you go out or not? Or do people have to hold their breath when you approach? What about the quality of your skin. Do you take care of it? Is it clear and supple? Cleansing, exfoliating, toning, using a mask and moisturizing all contribute to being a stylish woman. All these are basic, without them, there is no style. Just an odd-looking woman who doesn’t look like what she is trying to portray.

Are you trying to be stylish? Is leveling up part of what you are trying to achieve? Before making your hair, putting on eyelashes or buying that wonderful leather bag, take care of the basics. Make sure that you are clean and smell good. That is the foundation on which any stylishness is built upon.

We will continue this conversation next week so that the post isn't long. Till then, think about where you are falling behind on your level up journey and do better. Remain Stylish

Starting All Over Again. Fashion To Elevate you.

Hello everyone!!! I am sure most of you who have been coming to this blog for the past few years wondered why I have not been posting. Wondering if this was a lost blog. Well it isn't anymore. I have decided to continue the journey although I am taking a slightly different route.

Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Ajiri Avae. I am a fashion entrepreneur from Nigeria, West Africa. I make African inspired clothing, I sell clothing and accessories and I also style. Last year, I even started an African inspired T shirt label.

This time around, this blog will be more focused on helping you, the reader to elevate your personal style and step out as the best you possible. So watch out for the new posts coming your way in July

Take care of yourself and see you in a few days

New Year New Blog.

Hello everyone!!! Happy New Year. I apologise to all the people that used to follow this blog that I haven't posted anything in well over a year. I promise that in 2015 I will do my best to put up posts regularly.

In the time I have been gone, a lot has changed in my career, deciding to take a break from designing being the major one. I now own an online store on Kaymu where I sell stylish clothes that flatter women of all shapes and sizes called Style City. I have also been doing some styling and hope to take that even more seriously in 2015. I am now on instagram, check me out @ajiriavae. I try to post Outfit of the Day pictures there as regularly as I can. I also have another Facebook page, apart from Ajiri's Style called Style City. The plan is to get back to sharing my interest in style. As much as I am still a lover of the Ankara fabric, this year, I will be a lot less focused on it. I will be more focused on sharing my knowledge of how to build a wardrobe that is both flattering and stylish for a spectrum of women.

So, I wish for you what I wish for myself. A productive and profitable as well as happy year. A year filled with adventures and good surprises. A year of fabulousness. As always, remain fabulous.

p.s. Check out my store on http://www.kaymu.com.ng/seller/style-city/?page=1

Reviewing Vlisco Ankara

Hello everyone!!! It's been a while since I put up a post and for that I really do apologise. Today I want to review Vlisco Ankara, especially since they recently came out with a new collection of designs. Now, because I used to do the whole Nigerian thing of accepting customer's fabric, I have worked with the fabric on many occasions, apart from using it myself.

I can testify to the fact that the fabric is the best quality in the market (and no, this is not a sponsored post). I have washed the ones I own many, many times with detergent with a washing machine and they are still as good as new, based on the fact that it is premium quality Hollandaise. But beyond that, what I find most attractive about their fabrics is the vibrance of the colours and designs. Their colours are so rich that it is rare to come across a dull Vlisco fabric design. And you know how much we all love our Ankara colours. Lol!!!

The only issues I have with them is that I really do not know (and have not come across anyone that knows) any Vlisco accredited store in Nigeria. All the ones I own and have worked with were purchased in England. I do know of a couple of shops that carry a few pieces but nothing major. Please, if any of you knows any of their accredited stores here in Nigeria, leave the information in the comments bellow.

I hope I have been able to add value to you. Yes, I know that the fabric is quite pricey, but it is worth it. Remain fabulous.

Ankara Street Style

Hello everyone!!! I was out and about in Lagos last weekend and came across this. I like the way she styled the Ankara bag. A lot of times, I see ladies style it in an overdone way. This is simple and understated with the bag being the focal point, which is how an Ankara bag should be styled.

I hope this inspires you and adds value. Remain fabulous.

Ankara Street Style

Hello everyone!!! I just want to give you another street style to inspire you. I saw her on the streets of Lagos this past Friday and I thought how it was an easy, breezy way to wear Ankara. The dress itself is very basic, it then depends on you to style it and give it character.

The purpose of this post is to remind you that you don't need an elaborate Ankara dress. Something basic like this can be styled to express yourself. So till I have something else to say, remain fabulous dolls.