I am presently with my mentoring company, Exxon Mobil in Houston.



I am truthfully having the time of my life here in Houston. Had dinner
with my mentor last night we connected so well, it just flowed (she made
me laugh so much i cried at some point).Although she is a chemical engineer
she could have been an artist or a history or Latin professor. She is
excitable for a 52year old woman, so as you can imagine, she is loads of
fun.

She took me to this HIP restaurant called Alex Bistro owned by a 30+guy,
where discussed and exchanged personal information about family.




Houston doesn’t come across as a city that is or was going through a
recession. There are gorgeous gated communities, which I guess were
previous Ranches. With the entrance of a lot of Oil companies into Houston
many of the Ranches have been redeveloped to provide accommodation for the
new settlers.

I started my day at Exxon with a 30-minute with The President/C.E.O of the
Exxon chemical company which is one of the 8-business unit of the Exxon
Group. Steve Pryor ,a 62 year old man, a biologist by training but was
significant in the recruitment and integration of the Hispanic and African
American into the Company, He was very sweet, and paid very rapt
attention to my plan while at Exxon and gave some fine advise.
Took his time to show the gift that was given to him by the African American community he had worked with as a manager: copy of the slave emancipation act handwritten by Abraham Lincoln. It was something he was so proud of!

The Beauty and the Feast reloaded is one event that would not be forgotten in a hurry. Below are some of the pictures from the event, all laid out for your eyes only - that is if you missed the event .

Top Lagos make up artist -Tinu shaiye, the lady behind - Tinushaiye make up artistry, would be holding a three day seminar come the month of June with other top make up and beauty experts. The event which is aimed at empowering ladies with the skills to enable them carry out the colorful art of make-up, gele tieing , skin preping etc all by themselves , is tagged D.I.Y/D.I.P- Do it yourself /Do it professionally .

The 3 day event which would be taking place in Yaba- lagos, would also have masters of the thriving beauty industry as facilitators . Some of which are-

-Tinuola Shaiye - TinuShaiye Makeup Artistry

-Cecilia Erahbor- Couvrez skin care range

-Banke Meshida lawal- BMPRO make up

- Jasmine Bruce & Nana - Monae spa

-Bunmi Oyeniyi -Unveil make up

- Lola maja- sacred lashes

Registration is FIFTEEN THOUSAND NAIRA ONLY .

Interested?? Then pick up your forms from

TinuShaiye MA Studio. 24, Isaac John, GRA, Ikeja.

All Bobby's Signature Salons

Fridas Salon, Unilag

XnB's Salon, University road, Akoka

& Monae spa - Silverbird galleria



The first 50 people to register, get FREE EYELASH FIXING LES

THERE WOULD BE 60 LUCKY WINNERS COURTESY MANGO @ THE BEAUTY & THE FEAST EVENT TODAY.

Image consultants and beauty products dot com center.


B KIDS -* A manufacturing/ retail firm that currently produces mostly casual childrens clothes, for both boys and girls from ages 12months to 12 years.



Nouba is an Italian makeup brand slowly but powerfully making a name for itself in the United States. A favorite in Europe due to its innovative and striking seasonal lines and high pigmentation throughout, it is sure to become a key player in the U.S. luxury makeup market within the next few years. Rosy Armanini, the makeup artist behind the face flattering line, uses creativity and bold color to bring life to the modern face.



bebeGrafiti, is fearless with their fashion choices instead of merely conforming to standard African or Nigerian attires. They are veering away from the ‘Mary Amaka’, or ‘boy-next-door’ look and into something more expressive and dynamic."


Handmade chainmaille and wire jewellery. Created as the muse takes me. Unique pieces, a lot of them one of a kind. Others can be replicated with options of different metals, beads, stones or crystals.



Fiesty and edgy fashion moments with KIKI KAMANU


They would be introducing our accessories collection - decadent accessories
for every occasion - cocktail/ dinner purses, chunky crystal bracelets,
layered chains, colorful clutches, statement chokers, stoned rings and
classy pearl necklaces. You can also get your Blackberry accessories - snap
on hard cases, studded covers, car chargers and screen covers.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 13th, 2010- LadybrilleNigeria.com an online magazine website “Connecting Nigeria’s Fashion Industry” worldwide, collaborates with current Nigerian Minister of Finance Olusegun Aganga’s Nigeria’s Leadership Initiative (NLI) non-profit organization, to sponsor its Notes2Note Campaign.

Notes2Note is part of the NLI’s CLEVER initiative self-sustaining civics ethics program that tells the story of Nigeria’s rich history; using Naira notes to illustrate core values of the country’s founding fathers.

“On a personal and professional note, I am excited about LadybrilleNigeria’s affiliation with Notes2Note Campaign,” said Uduak Oduok, Founder of LadybrilleNigeria and a USA based Nigerian-American Attorney whose legal and media career has included working with and motivating youths.

As a nation and people, we have an obligation to provide a solid foundation for our youths and instill in them a sense of hope, pride and belief that they can excel in whatever their chosen career fields are,” adds Oduok.

“I am humbled and hope the LadybrilleNigeria brand continues to be a part of the solution in helping inspire youths, within and outside Nigeria.”

The Notes2Note project launches with an afternoon video premiere on May 26th, 2010 at Genesis. The project will screen and distribute a twenty (20) minute multimedia documentary (with illustrations by MI, Sasha, BOUQUI, Omawumi, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Aisha Augie-Kuta, TY Bello, Chioma Omeruah (C-Flow) and RoofTop Mcs) to secondary (high) school students that includes video clips, graphics and animation illustrating the country’s history.

The launch will be hosted by NLI Fellows, Associates and Celebrities; who will help motivate these youths and raise awareness. Transportation will be provided for invited local secondary school students to attend the premiere.

About LadybrilleNigeria

Ladybrille®Nigeria is the first ever industry magazine connecting Nigerian fashion professionals worldwide. The online Magazine aims to become Nigeria’s Fashion Industry Bible by: shifting the mindset of fashion in Nigeria from a cultural to both cultural AND business experience; celebrating the achievements and applauding excellence by Nigerian fashion professionals worldwide; being the platform for Nigerian fashion professionals to network, find resources and engage in commerce both on and offline; being the go to source for investors looking to invest in Nigeria’s apparel textile industries; informing and educating on the business of fashion; inspiring and helping drive public policy for positive changes in Nigeria’s fashion industry; inspiring future Nigerian fashion professionals, especially girls, who want to pursue fashion to dream, believe and achieve it!

For press inquiries or to interview LadybrilleNigeria’s Editorial Director Uduak Oduok, contact pr@ladybrille.com or call (916) 335-7197.

Mrs. Tara Fela Durotoye is the Managing Director and Creative Director of HOUSE OF TARA International. A veteran in the beauty industry, who pioneered the bridal make up profession in Nigeria. Presently, Tara is on a trip to the United States on a Mentor ship pro gramme. Below are updates of her quite interesting experience .....


Hello peeps! Long time no hear,right?so sorry ...was with the mentor ship program and all...

Adetoun(another Nigerian nominee for the US state department mentor ship program)and I arrived at the United States of America to a welcome by a cab driver assigned to us from vital voices after such a long and seemingly endless trip.Detoun and I had to pretend we were on the phone as the cab driver insisted on telling us about his experience at an Ibo village, where he had escorted his then girlfriend to her Father's funeral. We arrived at Hotel Palomar to a lovely sunny day and very contemporary room, changed clothes and went downstairs to meet all the mentees from the 32 countries: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Thailand, Palestinian territories ,Russia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Tanzania, Argentina, Brazil and Haiti; All shining stars from their respective nations and doing incredible things for women empowerment.



We had a program introduction and review of program logistics. We had a
representative of the U.S state department, the President and CEO, Vital Voices and the Program coordinator.

I received a package from my mentoring company: a mobile phone, which was
special as no other mentee got one .We chatted, had dinner and went back to
our rooms to prepare for the next busy 4days of orientation.

Our orientation started with a State Department Leadership panel with
heavy tittles like the Assistant Secretary of state for verification,
compliance and implementation ,Director of Policy Planning, Ambassador at
large for global women¡¦s¡¦ issue; All women with qualifications and work
experience that would intimidate you to having goose bumps. They shared
their challenges as mothers and the changing conditions for women leaders
in the world today(no feminists in the room). When asked by one how they
balance work and family, she said, ¡¥you can¡¦t balance but keep joggling¡¦
Now, that for me, was an ¡¥Ahha!¡¦ moment. Interesting, ain't it?

Ann-Marie Slaughter particularly caught my attention with some of her
enlightening yet captivating views. They include:

„Ï 'WHEN YOU PUT FAMILY FIRST, WORK COMES TOGETHER¡¦

„Ï ¡¥REMEMBER YOUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE WHOLE PEOPLE WITH SPIRIT,SOUL AND
BODY,YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT; AT THE END
THEY ENABLE YOU AS YOU ENABLE THEM DO THEIR WORK¡¦

„ÏCreate a culture of the presumptive ¡¥Yes¡¦, Which she learnt as the
director of graduate and international legal studies at Harvard law school.
She served as a Dean at Princeton University. She talked about her model of
leadership, Ending with the phrase, ¡¥the people that work with us are whole
people¡¦ and ¡¥putting yourself forward and making yourself the candidate¡¦.

Now, how is that for a start? I would call it inspiring, remarkable and
unforgettable. What would you call it?

We visited with more powerful women, went for a lecture at the prestigious
Georgetown university, had Lunch at Nora's, the first organic restaurant in
America, which was started by a woman 32years ago, networked with more
powerful women and learnt more, visited the first house (sorry didn't bump
into is Michelle).Had more posh dinners, hopefully i will have added weight
on mu returnļ

The climax of the orientation program was the mentor and mentee dinner
organized by Fortune magazine and Fortunes Most Powerful Women's Summit at
the State department. Many of our mentors had never been to the state
department before that date, so it was a an opportunity that may never had
happened unless they had volunteered their time. Visited some Washington
Monuments took some more pictures...

BEAUTY AND THE FEAST is Nigeria's finest, professionally driven Fashion, Beauty and lifestyle exhibition, designed intricately by the couture board at MORSI PR to fulfill the most outlandish fashion PR dreams.
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