Meet Oluwatomisin Olorungbade the lady who started her made in Nigeria Hair bonnet brand with just N5,000
By Kemi Mobuse - Monday, March 04, 2019
I met Tomisin when I was having a bridal Collaboration shoot to show off my modelling side *yimu* I tried sha ohhhh, but that;s beside the point.
Tomisin wanted me to model for her hair bonnet. Prior to that, I've never used a hair bonnet before or even seen one...but Tomisin sold me the idea and I bought it hook, line and sinker.
Not only did I model the hair bonnet, but I ended going home with one,and you can barely find us far apart from each other.😁😁😁😁, I have healthier hair thanks to it and its long enough for me to even be called "an oyinbo" 😉, so whenever you see me, please put some respect on my name,lol!
I sat down with Tomisin on a quest to better understand her brand and she told me a lot about her brand and how it came to be.
Read excerpts below:
Meet Stephen Abimbola the woman crocheting her way to Stardom with her breathtaking designs
By Kemi Mobuse - Friday, February 01, 2019
She began to crochet professionally in October 2016 shortly after the birth of her daughter. She made her a breathtaking baby booties which captured the attention of her friends and families, propelling them to request for same to be made for their own babies and they were willingly to pay for them.
This was all the breakthrough Bimbo needed and she has been crocheting avidly ever since.
KMB interviewed her and here are excerpts of all she had to say:
MEET ABEKE THE INVENTOR OF MADE IN NIGERIA AUTOGELE, FIRST OF ITS KIND WORLDWIDE!
By Kemi Mobuse - Sunday, December 30, 2018
Funmilola Abeke Olurinola is a Mass Communication graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State where her natural talent and genuine love for all things beauty-related led to her starting her salon business while still an undergraduate without any formal training. She is also a Goldman Sachs Scholar of EDS. Pan African University Lagos.
Popularly known by her traditional name: Abeke, Funmi is an Inventor and well-rounded Celebrity makeup artist with over thirteen years of experience in the beauty industry who has revolutionized the world of beauty with her solutions-based approach to her work. This is evident in her creation of autogele; a solution to the age-long challenge of Gele tying in the African beauty terrain, thereby making her the inventor of the now popular Autogele.
Abeke views her work as an art form and it’s this principle that drives a signature style that is Feminine and looks effortlessly natural while still staying in line with modern styles. She gives the most enlightening beauty consultations and creates timeless looks gorgeous enough to be framed for clients from all walks of life.
An award-winning makeup artist, an astute teacher, and a beauty professional in the truest sense of the word, Abeke is a seasoned expert in the areas of providing all makeup and hairstyling services for Bridal Events, Tv, commercials, and photography purposes, while still maintaining her position as the head of the first and best autogele production company.
In her interview with Kemi Mobuse for Onigele blog, Abeke walked us through her journey in the industry, her craft, and how it came to be.... excerpts from the interview are below........
MEET ECHA THE TALENTED FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO BRING IMAGES TO LIFE WITH JUST HER CAMERA LENS
By Kemi Mobuse - Thursday, November 22, 2018
What I like about photographs is that they
capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.
– Karl Lagerfeld
I met Echa when I had to do a bridal shoot in collaboration with some amazing and talented ladies and I badly needed a photographer because the shoot had to happen before independence day.
I was not very happy with the way I looked on my wedding day and I wanted a do over😆 and thankfully, I had beautiful souls who wanted to help me look my very best. I sent her a Dm after going through her profile and we clicked immediately. She was very approachable and was willing to listen to all my crazy ideas 😃...... trust me,I had so many of them, hehe!.
She offered us the use of her studio for free for the day and on our first meeting, she hugged me like she had known me for years, and the shoot?????? It went sooooo well that I even managed to convince myself, I'll make an excellent model.😀😀😀.
Echa is an extremely talented photographer and my interview with her makes for an interesting read. Excerpts below........
Here's how to make pounded yam without any pounding.
Been searching for a way to loss weight the healthy way? Think Shapeup with MrsMurphy and eat ALL classes of food!
By Kemi Mobuse - Thursday, November 08, 2018
“Chopping life” as they say is the new mantra when you know
you have the money, especially now that foodies are getting superbly creative
with food and making it hard to resist the temptation of eating it all in the
name of “tasting” that is until you decide to go swimming and find out that the
bikini no longer fit. Chai!🙆🙆🙆
Thankfully with a lifestyle coach like Shapeup with Mrs
Murphy, losing weight is perfectly easy with the icing on the cake, being that:
YOU CAN EAT ALL CLASSES OF FOOD. Trust me, that’s good music to my ears…and no,
I’m not a foodie, I just like to live a good life, lol!😏
KMB had an interesting chat with the beautiful
transformation coach, who happens to be her own very first client and she
touches on all aspect of turning a “fattie” into a “slay queen” Read on below…
Meet Nigeria's No.1 Acne Specialist - Bisi Ogunwale the CEO of Oseduduspecial organic skincare brand
By Kemi Mobuse - Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The award-winning brand has a pretty simple story behind its creation: founder Bisi Ogunwale suffered from acne teenage hood and after failing to find the right skincare to cure it, she decided to take matters into her own hands.
KMB had a quick chat with this beauty entrepreneur about her brand…Read below to know all she shared with us:
Have you been looking for a way to break into the AGRICULTURE SECTOR? This right here is your chance!
By Kemi Mobuse - Monday, October 08, 2018
Meet the Successful Nigerian Woman who makes a living selling Coconuts and everything made from it!
By Kemi Mobuse - Thursday, August 16, 2018
I've always hated walking into made in Nigeria businesses and being handed a list of 101 services they offer. Listen, if your business is offering more than five services and you’re calling yourselves experts on all of them, you’re lying through your teeth. Funmi Coconuts kept her business model simple. She sold coconuts, and that was it. She didn’t try to get into the Food/events business. She didn’t attempt to sell seafood. She sold coconuts because that’s what she does best.
Funmi is more passionate about coconuts than most parents are about their kids. She knows every single fact, statistic and use a coconut could provide. She ate coconuts and studied coconuts. She used them as a conditioner and body lotion, to rehydrate her skin and made several unique by products from them. When KMB interviewed her, I didn’t feel Funmi was selling coconuts to me. I felt as though she was allowing me the privilege to share in her passion.
Excerpts from her interview below:
Twitter user says you shouldn't have more than two kids if your family income is less than 250K ...Thoughts?
By Kemi Mobuse - Wednesday, August 08, 2018
What are your thoughts about this? I for one personally believe , its relative. While on this salary, I can't do more than two kids, another person doesn't see it that way...What do y'all think? Drop your comments below!
KMB interviews talented Cake Designer Tinna Okiy-Idahosa as she talks more on her Made in Nigeria Brand - TASTYCRAFT.NG
By Kemi Mobuse - Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Cake, when done right, has layers and to me More layers = more fun. And then, there’s the experience of eating the cake itself. If ever the sugary frosting is too much (usually never the case for me), you can count on the interior to balance things out. I love this juxtaposition more than anything. Just picture yourself digging your spoon into a slice of that. It’s good, isn’t it? Hehe! My blood sugar is rising just thinking of it.
So coming across the yummy cakes made by Made in Nigeria brand tastycraft is a wonderful reminder of my amazing love for cake and how special they make me feel…..
KMB interviewed the CEO (Tinna Okiy-Idahosa) who decorated her first cake back in secondary school and below are excerpts from the interview….
Nigerian Fried Rice! Hmmm!
The second most popular rice dish in Nigeria; A must have at parties and a major meal in most homes. It’s tagged “Nigerian Fried Rice” obviously cos there are various recipes out there but the popular African recipe is the Nigerian Fried Rice.
Now, there are several methods of cooking Nigerian Fried Rice. Some recipes call for parboiling of the rice and then adding stock and veggies, then cooking till done. Others require cooking the rice, adding cooking oil and stock and then fried veggies then cook till desired texture is achieved. These methods are classic and tested, however, I’ve always had my own method which is what I’ll be using.
Do you know You can turn your old shoes to new ones again rather than buy another?.Made in Nigeria brand "SHOE REVAMP" is our shoe saviour!
By Kemi Mobuse - Saturday, August 04, 2018
I have this great love for flat ballet pumps. I fell in love during my childhood watching kids practicing ballet dance on the TV and I couldn’t wait to travel out and join them. HEHE!
Unfortunately, my dream of becoming a prima ballerina was not achieved, but the love for ballet and ballet shoes remained.
I own several pairs of ballet pumps, and among was one green one I bought on H&M exactly six years ago. It’s now very old and extremely worn out. I love that shoe, but it's obvious that it had definitely seen better days.😣
Even though it no longer looked particularly great and had been worn into submission, but it’s so comfortable that I felt I had to save it and turn it into something gorgeous – probably a shiny silver flats.
Every one of us has a favorite shoe that makes us sad when they no longer look great and wished they could revamp it. Thankfully, all that will be made possible thanks to Made in Nigeria Shoe Revamp brand. Yayyy!!!!!
KMB had an interesting interview with Austin Okpagu, the Creative Director and he shed more light on the brand and the services rendered. Read below:
Unfortunately, my dream of becoming a prima ballerina was not achieved, but the love for ballet and ballet shoes remained.
I own several pairs of ballet pumps, and among was one green one I bought on H&M exactly six years ago. It’s now very old and extremely worn out. I love that shoe, but it's obvious that it had definitely seen better days.😣
Even though it no longer looked particularly great and had been worn into submission, but it’s so comfortable that I felt I had to save it and turn it into something gorgeous – probably a shiny silver flats.
Every one of us has a favorite shoe that makes us sad when they no longer look great and wished they could revamp it. Thankfully, all that will be made possible thanks to Made in Nigeria Shoe Revamp brand. Yayyy!!!!!
KMB had an interesting interview with Austin Okpagu, the Creative Director and he shed more light on the brand and the services rendered. Read below:
"TWICE A BRIDE" A captivating and enthralling fictional Romance Novel by Nigerian Author - Tope Omamegbe {MY REVIEW}
By Kemi Mobuse - Friday, August 03, 2018
Tope Omamegbe’s Twice a bride was published June 2018 and it is a 5 Star phenomenal book. If you only read one book this year, it should be this one!
Meet Jagaban of Hustler square; the lady creating a revolutionary entrepreneurial movement in Nigeria
By Kemi Mobuse - Thursday, July 26, 2018
The first time I heard about hustler square was four(4) months ago. A friend of mine tagged me on a post called 'Transmission of followers" or 'Follow for follow" where you will follow pages you are interested via the comment section of Jagaban's page and they will also return the favour.
It was a way for Nigerian entrepreneurs to boost their followers fast and make sales as well as get a chance to collaborate with interested vendors, all in a bid to be successful business owners and entrepreneurs.
It was a welcome change for Instagram business owners who has struggled for years to grow their customer base and for others who haven't made a single sale on Instagram since they opened shop.
A lot of entrepreneurs wholeheartedly embraced this change from the norm as all involved recorded sudden increase in their number of followers.
Jagaban's sole mission is to help entrepreneurs grow and help them make double/triple income in a short time frame. To this end, she teaches them several do's and don'ts of the business world in relatable ways and show them ways to implement steps that will boost their pages.
To show how powerful and relatable she is, I have watched her page grow from 1500 to over 31,000 just in the space of three months. To make it in the business world, I will advice you to get your tent and pitch it in the Hustler Square....Trust me, you will thank me later 😁😁😁.
KMB interviewed this phenomenal lady and by the time we were done I was totally bowled over....why don't you read on below?
It was a way for Nigerian entrepreneurs to boost their followers fast and make sales as well as get a chance to collaborate with interested vendors, all in a bid to be successful business owners and entrepreneurs.
It was a welcome change for Instagram business owners who has struggled for years to grow their customer base and for others who haven't made a single sale on Instagram since they opened shop.
A lot of entrepreneurs wholeheartedly embraced this change from the norm as all involved recorded sudden increase in their number of followers.
Jagaban's sole mission is to help entrepreneurs grow and help them make double/triple income in a short time frame. To this end, she teaches them several do's and don'ts of the business world in relatable ways and show them ways to implement steps that will boost their pages.
To show how powerful and relatable she is, I have watched her page grow from 1500 to over 31,000 just in the space of three months. To make it in the business world, I will advice you to get your tent and pitch it in the Hustler Square....Trust me, you will thank me later 😁😁😁.
KMB interviewed this phenomenal lady and by the time we were done I was totally bowled over....why don't you read on below?
Meet Kenny Toyo the practicing lawyer who also doubles as a Make up Artist!
By Kemi Mobuse - Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Mrs Kenny Toyo comes from a stable background. As a child, she
had a strong artistic inclination and an affinity for beauty. “Even as a grown woman
I would say I still have a curious and active imagination. Being a loner has
made me into a bit of a storyteller, which happens to be something that I apply
to my work every day.” Kenny currently resides in Lagos, as she says the beauty
industry there is vibrant, exciting and ever-growing. “I do think that I’m in a
good place and enjoy being part of a market that is opening up to a more beauty
forward direction.😁” She is currently a practicing lawyer but everything comes
down to art, fashion and beauty in the end.
So, Kenny decided to man up and make a career out of it. “[I] became determined to become the best makeup
artist I could possibly be”. I haven’t
looked back ever since and I couldn’t be happier.”
In this interview with KMB, She spoke about her passion, her
work and the various challenges she has encountered along the way……Read below:
Those who know me well know that I don’t play with my Jollof. Even though I like to say that no two pots of Jollof are the same, there are some basic principles for the absolute best jollof rice. Here they are:
Meet Adeshola Onadipe the lady set to change everything for Ladies in Business worldwide through her Magazine!
By Kemi Mobuse - Sunday, June 24, 2018
Adeshola Onadipe, Executive Editor of Ladies
in Business Magazine; a creative Online Business magazine for ladies who
are Entrepreneurs, Business starters, intending business owners, young
entrepreneurs and upcoming ladies in business, not only generates story ideas,
assigns stories to freelancers and regular contributors, writes feature stories
, conducts celebrity interviews, edits all copy, oversees professional photo
shoots, but she still top it up by being a Great Wife and a spectacular Mom(whew!).
Adeshola is a
passionate woman ; one who will definitely change the way women in business are
viewed in Nigeria and beyond, they will be SEEN, they will be HEARD AND they will certainly be
RECOGNISED and Come 7th of July,2018, Adeshola will officially
launch the magazine which is now in its third edition.
Meet Taju the 5 years old boy who became an internet sensation overnight for not knowing any word in English
By Kemi Mobuse - Friday, June 15, 2018
Taju became a viral sensation on the internet when an unknown family member of his posted a video of the young boy on Instagram.