Rihanna Is Starting Her Own Beauty Agency/Taking Over the Creative World As We Know It

Rihanna isn't a beauty chameleon, she is *the* beauty chameleon.

One day it's Bantu knots and a gothic lip, another it's long, PSL-hued frizzy curls paired with a hot pink pout. RiRi is an ever-changing hair and makeup icon, and now she's spreading the wealth.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 27-year-old is expanding her empire by starting her own beauty and stylist Agency, Fr8me, with managing partner Benoit Demouy.
"Hair, makeup and styling play an important role in creativity,"she explains. "I am very involved with that part of my process, so this agency was an organic thing for me to do."​


RiRi already has a laundry list of talent signing on with her, including her makeup artist Mylah Morales, Taraji P. Henson's stylist Jason Bolden, Fergie's hairstylist Patricia Morales, and the Smith family's Marcia Hamilton."We are lucky enough to have some of the best artists at Fr8me," adds Rihanna. "But I also have a soft spot for finding new talent with extraordinary skills!"
Much like she discovered BBHMM video star Sanham, Rihanna and her squad will be looking to Instagram for hidden talent. "​We're concerned with social media, too—we'll take a makeup artist with 500,000 followers over someone else," says Demouy​.


In addition to Fr8me, the singer has also started a photo agency cheekily named A Dog Ate My Homework, which will rep Erik Asla and Deborah Anderson. In other words, RiRi is taking over the creative world as we know it and we're NOT mad.

6 Beauty Rules You Should Break Right Now

Don't pair a bold lip with a smoky eye; don't line both your top and bottom lids; don't wear red lipstick if you have red hair—blah, blah. You've heard these makeup mandates since you first started wearing it, but here's a little newsflash: Some rules really are meant to be broken. And in fact, these acts of rebellion can up your beauty game if you know how to work them. Here, tips from celebrity makeup artist Tomy Rivero.


Rule #1: Don't wear read lipstick if you have red hair.
A redhead in red lipstick is an image that conjures the same cringe factor as the pleated khaki. But in reality, redheads rock the color, says Rivero. "When a redhead wears a balanced shade of red, it can be the perfect combination of sophistication and contrast between her hair, lips, and skin," he says.

Generally, brick reds flatter women with dark red hair, while pink-based reds pop on light red-to-strawberry-blondes.
 




  Rule #2: Don't use different colors on top and bottom lids.
While the two-tone look is thought to be a trend best left in 1982, wearing different colors on the top and bottom lids "can be a very modern way to use color without overwhelming the eyes," says Rivero.

To keep things cohesive, he recommends applying shades with the same undertone. Swipe the more intense color along the top lid and the lighter one along the bottom.






Rule #3: Don't do matchy-matchy makeup.
Maybe it's just too much of a good thing, but coordinating shades of lipstick, blush, and eye shadow has connotations of a color OD. Yet, if you stick with a shade that complements your skin tone, the monochrome effect is soft and beautiful, says Rivero.

Shades of pink are romantic on paler skin, while bronze complements medium-to-dark complexions.





Rule #4: Don't line all around your lids.
Conventional makeup wisdom dictates lining top and bottom lash lines makes the eyes seem smaller. But we have two words to combat that logic: Brigitte Bardot. That smolder perfected by the bombshell herself was created exactly by rimming lids all around and the result is ultimate sex goddess, 100 percent.

When it comes to executing, "don't just draw a line," says Rivero. "Use a small smudge brush and move the pencil around the eye to blur it out."






  Rule #5: Don't pair a bold eye with a bold lip.

It's like a broken record playing in your head throughout life: "Pick one feature to play up." But, if you're of the camp that eyes and lips deserve equal opportunity, deciding which one to shun in a neutral zone is like sacrificing a child (okay, we exaggerate).

Instead, embrace the drama of both, which together create a smokin' look for a night out, says Rivero. His one caveat: Apply shades of gray and brown shadow rather than black, which can look too harsh with a strong lip.

 
 Rule #6: Don't overdraw your lips.The picture of overdrawn lips in the mind's eye can be a scary one, often involving some sort of raisin hue above a zinc pink lip. The modern way to color outside the lines, however, is more about working with lipstick and liner in the same color, so the transition from lip to skin is seamless, says Rivero.

The True Story of Being a Male Hair Model: Redken Faces Naleye Junior and Alexander Dominguez "Tell All

Naleye Junior
For male models, a beauty contract is an elusive and lucrative career goal. The gender gap may be closing in the women-dominated beauty business, but the practice of selling luxury grooming products to men is still in its infancy. As a result, fewer male models score high-powered—and high-paying—beauty campaigns, but when they do, the results are often impressive. Such is the case with Redken’s latest spokesmen, Naleye Junior and Alexander Dominguez, two rising stars with the kind of luxurious locks that would make even Gisele jealous. We caught up with the stars of the campaign to talk about keeping their coifs photo-ready and life before hair modeling.

What was it like working on the campaign for Redken?
NALEYE JUNIOR: It was really cool. We first had a day of prepping, so we all went to a salon on Broadway. All these people from Redken from all around the world came, including a few hairdressers. They were deciding what would kind of look best for my hair, and they just trimmed it a bit. My hairdresser’s name was Yannick. He did most of my hair, and then five other people came and looked, and we shot a portrait. That was that day. The next day we all met up at the studio. Certain people were filming with GoPros, one room they were shooting personality videos for the commercial, and in the center of the studio they were shooting images. So everywhere, everyone was busy.
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ: It was definitely new and it was really fun because we were there all day, but it seemed like it was only a couple of hours. We were just running around, talking to everybody…it didn’t even seem like work. I enjoyed it so much.


Alexander Dominguez

Alex, did you have long hair before you started modeling, when you worked in finance?

AD: Yeah, I did, but I had to keep it in a bun that was pulling my forehead and tightening my skin. They let it slide for a little bit—of course, at the end, they started saying, “It’s getting too long.” It’s actually a funny story: I started off with a shaved head. I was in school and I got a haircut by this local guy that I’d never went to before, and he upset me, so I just told him to shave it off. And for the remainder of my time in school, I never cut it. I just had to wear a hat for the awkward phases.

Is your hair something that you are fussy about?
NJ: With my hair, the less you do with it, the better it is. A lot of times you go to shoots, sit down, and think, Just a little water would be fine, and a spray of something, but not a lot. Then the stylists are opening all these little pots of things, putting in wax—my hair looks flat in five minutes and they have to adjust it all the time. Now I tell them, actually, the less, the better, because I know my hair. At Redken they knew exactly what to do.
AD: As of right now, I just try to keep it minimal—just do hair lotion to keep it really silky and moist. That’s how I maintain it. And I wash it when it gets too gnarly. I do actually use Redken, and I’ve used Redken in the past, so that made me happy to work with them. Even when I was small and had, like, a comb-over, I was still using the Redken lotion and styling gel.

What do you like most about being a model for Redken?
NJ: I like getting to do  shoots  with interesting concepts or something that’s really out of my comfort zone, something where I channel a different person. It’s always best when you’re able to do things that are a little bit different and the concept is strong. I like when I come on the set and the photographer says, “This is our mood board, this is our story.”
AD: I feel truly blessed just to be here and experience this great city and work with these great guys. I was a financial consultant, so to model is a complete 180. I love that everyone up here in New York is so motivated, and that everyone is trying to make it. I feel that energy, and it motivates me even more.

Instagram’s CEO and Cofounder Names His Favorite Fashion Moment on the App

We’ve shown you our versions of Instagram’s biggest fashion moments, from Olivier Rousteing’s many selfies to the models discovered on the app. But CEO and cofounder Kevin Systrom, who accepted the CFDA’s Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard on behalf of Instagram, has his own take on what really matters in fashion on the app: the conversation. While posts like Givenchy announcing Donatella Versace as its new campaign star or Estée Lauder appointing Kendall Jenner as a spokeswoman garner a lot of likes and #regrams, it’s the engagement between fashion creatives and their followers that seems of great importance to the founder.

When asked about the most seminal fashion moment on Instagram to him, Systrom named a photo shared by Zac Posen of a sunset, which garnered so much response on Instagram Posen incorporated the print into a dress that then made it in to his ZAC Zac Posen Spring 2015 collection. “That cycle got me thinking, this is a natural match between content creators, creatives, and inspiration, and if you can get all three of those in one place, really good things happen,” Systrom told Style.com at the CFDA Awards. “I run the company, but the company is much bigger than any individual. It’s an entire community of really creative folks, and without them—anyone can build a photo-sharing app, but not everyone can be a thriving community, and the fact that we have that is our biggest asset.”

So what does Systrom learn on his thriving community? “To be honest, a lot of this is women’s fashion, and I’m starting to discover men’s fashion accounts, etc. So it’s really cool to be able to discover a fraction of those 300 million [users],” he explained. We’ll let you know when his personal style blog pops up.

Chidinma ditched Low cut


Chidinma a Nigerian Artiste Popularly known as Miss Kedidke is know for her gentle look especially with her Low cuts, she decided to maitian a low cut since she came to limelight and she has infuenced Nigerian girls with her hairdo.

Since the new year, Chidinma has decided to change her hair style, she now put on a ghana weaving.

Is this a new year look???? who knows...see her new look below:

One of the Top Fashion Designers in Ibadan


As a young entrepreneur who carefully carved his path since his teenage years,Saliu Jamiu Adekunle, unlike his other contemporaries, followed his flare and passion for fashion to create his own silver spoon through fashion designing. From a very tender age, he started learning the skills and secrets from his father who also happens to be a professional at the trade. As a disciplinarian, his dad did not for any reason spare him the rod where neccesary, and this has gone a long way to shape, test and approve him as a master in Fashion Designing.





Unlike others who care less about adding the knowledge of Western Education to better their proffession, Saliu Jamiu Adekunle combines schooling with Fashion Designing, and this, no doubt is the secret behind his amazing fashion planet called, "J-BOY FASHION PLANET. Jamiu has won numerous awards as best designer in ijebu fashion week and award in 2014 and and 2nd runner up in redeem Christian Church of god apparel in 2014  and the most fashionista in tai solarin university of education and contracts as a fashion designer, also with various classic and unique designs of clothes which he single-handed sew. As the brief above description on reveals only a little about one of the youngest fashioner designer in Ibadan, there are still so more to know about this young man in terms of his proffesion.

Top 5 most expensive culture to Marry from in Nigeria

  
Nigeria is known for colorful and prestigious cultural Heritage and most especially its Tradition.
these traditional rites can be termed as expensive cultures to marry from and so are dreaded.
Although the most expensive cultures to marry from in Nigeria is not restricted to just a geographic region or tribe in Nigeria, but of course the eastern part of Nigeria- the Igbo speaking region of Nigeria and also some states from the Southern part of Nigeria can be said to be some of the most expensive cultures to get a wife.
When we talk about the most expensive cultures to marry from in Nigeria, it refers to spending well over five hundred thousand naira to about three million or more to tick yes to all that is listed on the ‘traditional marriage list’ usually drawn by the community or kinsmen of the bride. One thing about these cultures (the most expensive cultures to marry from in Nigeria) is that the parents of the bride can hardly influence the list to favor their son –in-law to be.
These are the 5 most expensive cultures to marry from in Nigeria;
 
 
The Ngwa People of Abia State
The Ngwa people are found in Abia state of Nigeria and they constitute the largest and most populous sub – ethnicity or clan in the whole of the south – eastern part of Nigeria. Anyone man who seeks to marry an Ngwa lady must be ready to fulfill all that is listed in the traditional marriage list. The culture of the Ngwa people is said to be amongst the most expensive cultures to marry from in Nigeria because of the many things the groom is expected to do for the bride’s family and for the entire community where the bride hails from.
The Nkpa People of Abia State
The Nkpa people of Abia state are found in Bende local government of Abia state. Marrying an Nkpa lady is truly expensive especially if you are not from Nkpa. The list for the traditional marriage rite is designed in such a way that it is cheaper for and Nkpa man that is getting married to an Nkpa lady; but if a man who is not from Nkpa is seeking for the hands of an Nkpa lady, he must be ready to organize a marriage ceremony that accommodates the entire community, and also must buy gifts not only for the parents of the bride, but also for all the kinsmen (Umu nna) and their daughters (Umu Ada). The truth is that by the time the groom is done fulfilling the list, he would have spent well over seven hundred thousand naira.
The Mbano People of Imo State
Mbano is a community that is located in the Southeastern part of Nigeria and they are part of the Igbo people of Nigeria. Just like the Mbaise people of Imo State, the traditional marriage list of the Mbano people is said to be expensive. Although the groom must fulfill all that is listed in the marriage list, and in some cases, if the groom is wealthy, he might even be required to build a house for the bride’s parents as part of the marriage requirements.
 
The Ngwo People of Enugu State
Most of the people and culture in Enugu state seems to be very moderate when it comes to traditional marriage list for their daughters, but the Ngwo people tends to stand out of the pack. The Ngwo culture requires that any man that wants to marry their daughter must be willing to prove that he can take care of their daughter by first meeting their requirements which often is expensive. If you compare the traditional marriage list of the Ngwo people to other cultures in Enugu state, you come to the conclusion that indeed it is one of the most expensive cultures to marry from in Nigeria.
The Ikwere People of Rivers State
The Ikwere people are found in Rivers State and they are generally considered to be Igbo people because of the similarities in both their language and culture of the Igbo people. Just like the Mbaise people, when you sum up all that are required before you can take a bride from Ikwere land, you would realize that it is in excess of one million naira, hence it is amongst the most expensive cultures to marry from in Nigeria.
The Ogoja People of Cross Rivers State
The Ogoja people are found in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross Rivers State. The major communities in Ogoja are Ekpogrinya,, Nwang, Esham, Nnang, Egbong, Ewinimba and Banasara. Marrying an Ogoja lady is expensive because of all that is required for the groom to fulfill before the bride can be handed over to him.
 
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