Sunday 19th of April 2026

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Tag: Beauty

L’oreal Visible Lift Radiance Booster

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

L’Oreal has numerous primers available, and Visible Lift Radiance Booster is among its better selections. Well, except for some problematic ingredients that simply can’t be ignored.

Visible Lift Radiance Booster comes in a squeeze tube with a twist-off cap. The primer itself is a lightweight, pink-colored lotion that feels hydrating and smoothing as you apply it. Though the lotion itself is very pink initially, it blends into skin to provide a subtle pink pearl effect. The pearlescence is attractive and gives the impression of dewy skin (and because of this, is best for those with normal to dry skin).

This primer provides a smooth canvas for makeup, and doesn’t settle into fine lines or pores as the day wears on. It also extends the wear time of foundation by about an hour or so; not bad, but better primers can go longer.

Ingredient-wise, Visible Lift Radiance Booster offers a lot of pluses, with skin-replenishing and skin-restoring ingredients, as well as antioxidants.

The issue is that, as with most L’Oreal products, this primer contains fragrance and additional fragrance ingredients that can irritate skin. Over time, and especially with daily use, these ingredients can weaken skin and even make it drier, which is counter to a product intended to hydrate. This is otherwise an excellent primer.

Pros:

  • Lightweight lotion feels smoothing and hydrating.
  • Provides an attractive dewy pearl to skin.
  • Helps with makeup application.
  • Contains skin-replenishing and skin-restoring ingredients, and antioxidants.

Cons:

  • Contains fragrance and fragrance ingredients which can irritate skin.

Jar Packaging: No

Tested on animals: Yes

Content courtesy of Beautypedia & Nairobi fashion hub

Kangai Mwiti

Posted on by Fashion Tribe Influencer

Makeup is my fresh foray into the beauty industry as a makeup artist in East Africa. There has never been a better time in the history of Africa where its perception of beauty needs to be redefined. We have taken on Western beliefs of beauty and quite frankly ignored our own.

 

As a Kenyan, and through my work, I’ve has seen and experienced it all. From the glittery, cat-walking superstars to the weak, slum-living poor. And more recently having the chilling experience of being embroiled in fighting and strife, with inter-tribal politics reigning amid a peace-loving people. There was death. There was morbidity. There was fear.

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For the first time in Kenya’s history, there was a threat of war.

In retrospect, my interest in makeup started as a test of what I was learning as a business student in school. But now, I have the honor of working with people whose experiences of natural beauty are either undermined or even ignored.

I have a hope that someday I can give others the freedom to express who they truly are, irregardless of whether they are of a certain tribe or not. A hope that someday I can help one more person achieve their dreams of becoming more than they ever were.

A hope of instilling within African organizations a passion for excellence. A passion that supersedes all other material and temporary passions that Africans are known and even lauded for.

That is what I stand for.

Kangai Mwiti is Kenya’s top beauty YouTuber and she uses models to illustrate her makeup artist techniques. Her ultimate goal is to create a media company that uses video to tell stories by and for Africans. One of her most popular videos focuses on makeup for the Eid al-Adha holiday.

Content courtesy of Kangai Mwiti & Nairobi Fashion Hub 

Gucci Beauty Network Lipstick Collections

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Ever since Gucci launched a dedicated Instagram feed for beauty last fall, the industry has been anxiously anticipating Creative Director Alessandro Michele’s reimagined vision for the Italian house’s cosmetics range.

After months focusing on fragrance and a fun campaign to go with it Gucci has turned its attention to makeup with a 58-piece lipstick collection featuring three different formulations.

On Sunday, Gucci released its latest beauty campaign, photographed by Martin Parr. Described in a press release as “a manifesto of beauty written by the house’s creative director,” the images feature Dani Miller, the lead singer of punk band Surfbort, as well as models Mae Lapres, Achok Majak and Ellia Sophia Coggins.

The ’80s-inspired campaign is an homage to Michele’s off-kilter sensibilities and penchant for quirk; it’s meant to communicate that “makeup should not mask, but rather exalt, flaws and make them part of the language of beauty,” per press materials.

There is also an accompanying campaign film, shot by Chris Simmonds, which draws on the same vintage aesthetic and encourages the audience to be “bold, bright and beautiful,” via a voiceover.

The campaign, with its throwback graphics and gritty rawness, is certainly bold. It’s meant to “convey a clear message that authentic beauty lies in imperfection,” and it does so in part by showing close-ups of models and mouths that look different less polished, less perfect, less bleached, far more realistic than most of what the beauty industry visually sells consumers.

While some Instagram commenters shared their shock (and in some cases, disdain) for seeing such images from a beauty brand, others, like anonymous watchdog collective @EsteeLaundry, applauded Gucci for celebrating “dental diversity” in its campaign.

The Gucci lipstick collection is available as of Monday exclusively at the Saks Fifth Avenue’s New York Flagship and will launch nationwide on May 29 on Saks.com.

Content courtesy of Fashionista & Nairobi Fashion Hub 

Turkish Cosmetic Market

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

Global cosmetics market size is estimated to be 300 Billion Euros whereas Turkey cosmetics market size is around 5.5 Billion Euros. Researches state that even during the periods of economic crisis, the demand for cosmetics products do not decrease in fact it continues to increase despite the crisis.

This situation is a valuable indicator to demonstrate the growth potential of the market. Turkey creates a bridge between European companies that have powerful market shares, Asia and Pacific companies that have strong growth rate and Middle East countries that have a high demand for cosmetics and personal care products.

Looking at the developments in the cosmetics sector, especially in the last 10 years Turkish cosmetics market is growing rapidly by nearly %10 annually. Also, Turkish companies continue to extend their product ranges and varieties as well as increase their investments nationally and internationally. There are many factors that can be attributed to the growth of Turkish cosmetics market, primarily due to Turkey becoming a center of attraction for global cosmetics market with huge investments coming in.

One reason is that Turkey being the youngest and 2nd largest population of Europe with 29 age average and 80 million respectively resulting in rapid increase of cosmetics consumption alongside with increased demand for organic and herbal products and increasing number of tourists who come to Istanbul and Mediterranean cities for shopping attracts cosmetics companies worldwide to enter the Turkish market.

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Beauty Istanbul 2019

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

Beauty Istanbul  introduces its innovative approach in the events industry with the All-in-One event concept. In addition to the classic trade fair, the unique “o2o Platform” enables its exhibitors to conduct business with buyers prior to the exhibition date, commencing immediately upon registration. The exhibitors of Beauty Istanbul 2019 have already started trading with over 2,000 buyers registered from 145 countries and there is still 7 months to go for the event. Waiting until the exhibition to make deals is over!

The “o2o Platform” serves as a 365 days online matchmaking tool for the participants of Beauty Istanbul  2019. Visitors gain access to the platform immediately upon completing the free online registration on www.beauty-istanbul.com to view exhibitor profiles, browse over 1000 products, send product enquiries, pre-arrange on site meetings and directly communicate through messages with exhibitors. Official exhibitors of Beauty Istanbul are able to utilize “o2o platform” to browse registered buyer list and buyer profiles, display their products, pre-arrange on site meetings and communicate directly with buyers.

Beauty Istanbul also invests in a special hosted buyer program that will bring around 1,000 delicately selected buyers to the event from all over the world to conduct B2B meetings. To ensure the quality of the buyers, Beauty Istanbul  team connects with over 180 countries via phone calls, e-mails and face-to-face meetings onsite at over 300 events to invite the top importers, purchasers, decision-makers, professionals and managers with high purchasing power from beauty & cosmetics industry.

The most selective buyers from various parts of the world, with a special focus on South and Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, will be provided with travel incentives to be present at Beauty Istanbul 2019 .

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Pauline Cosmetics

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

Pauline Cosmetics is a Kenyan owned Makeup company that started its full operations in mid 2013.  Our overall goal is to be able to provide a very wide range of makeup products suitable for the Kenyan and African Market.

We currently have four (4) makeup products namely; Eye Shadow, Mascara, Lipgloss and Lipstick.

All our products are infused with Shea Butte and Vitamin A&E. Our lip products have received raving reviews from top makeup artists and fashion bloggers and are our most popular products.

 

We currently distribute within various stores in CBD and are expanding into other areas like Hurlingham, Langata, Westlands and Thika Road Mall. We will also be expanding into the rest of the country within the next month.

Our philosophy is, “think big and start small”, we are currently working on formulations for Foundations,  eye-liners and so forth

We are proud to introduce our Pauline Cosmetics line of products. We believe that’s makeup is more than enhancing and transforming ones looks, makeup is a lifestyle.

Our passion lies in adding value to your makeup lifestyle. We not only bring you great quality and beautifully packaged products, we also bring you unique, fun and interactive ways to learn makeup techniques and product knowledge so you can be your own makeup expert, and be your own makeup artist.

We now have new outlets in Kisumu, Elodoret, Mombasa, Nakuru, Nairobi, Thika, Embu, Naivasha, Juja

Content courtesy of Pauline Cosmetics & Nairobi fashion hub

Bonang Matheba

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

Bonang Matheba is without a doubt one of the biggest names in Africa, the sexy starlet is the Queen of many firsts and she has set the blueprint of what being a superstar entails. The star has been in the entertainment industry for more than 13 years and she has experienced career highs and lows.

The entertainer was recently revealed as the first South African woman to grace the cover of GQ magazine on her own and to celebrate her milestone, she celebrated the achievement with close family and friends at the Four Seasons Hotel in Johannesburg.

Bonang Matheba is having a great year and in a recent interview with Azania, Bonang Matheba spoke openly about some of the people who have contributed to the brand that she has become, the starlet listed Khanyi Dhlomo and Basetsana Kumalo as her mentors. Some of the other “contributors to ‘Brand Bonang’ include the likes of Unathi Nkayi, Mel Bala, Lupi Ncgayisa among others.

Bonang Dorothy Matheba is a South African television presenter, radio personality, businesswoman, producer, actress and philanthropist. Born in Mahikeng, North West, she is known for her flamboyant presenting skills and her signature voice

Content courtesy of Zalebs & Nairobi fashion hub

Bonang Matheba Reality Show

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

Bonang Dorothy Matheba known for her work ethic, determination and generosity, South African multi award winning radio host, TV presenter, MC and style icon, Bonang Matheba, affectionately referred to by fans as Queen B, has firmly positioned herself as Africa’s most sought after entertainment personality and SA’s number one social media darling.

From a very young age Bonang knew that she wanted to be great, and following endless hours building her brand, she got her break as presenter of LIVE.

Today, Bonang enjoys a daily active audience of over 5 million fans, wrote a No.1 Best-selling autobiography From A to B and has been included as Forbes List of Top 13 African Celebrities to Watch. She has also achieved a nomination for a MTV Africa Music Award for African Personality of the Year, won SA Style Icon of the Year, Channel 24 Digital Influencer of the Year and ranks as one of the 10 Most Powerful Celebrities in South Africa 2017.

In addition to launching the second season of Being Bonang, she has also been building her brand as MC, most recently being invited to the London’s premier social event, where she hosted the The Global Gift Nelson Mandela Centenary Dinner and has also been invited to host Miss SA, which took place at the Times Square Arena on Sunday 27th May.

Content courtesy of Bonang Matheba & Nairobi fashion hub

Biw Biw

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

The Biw Biw range of beauty products are manufactured to international standards, that are created to protect and enhance your skin, improve self-confidence, and empower users to become the best version of themselves. Every formulation is produced and tested under the strictest health and safety standards in a modern pharma cosmetics facility that meets international best practices.

RBGT are the marketers  and  distributors of  Biw Biw in Kenya, the 4 in 1 Biw Biw pure radiance face cream . Coming soon is a range of specialized Biw Biw products offering a solution to a variety of your skincare concerns; all designed to enhance beauty within and without. With Biw Biw you don’t just look good, you feel good!

Which Biw Biw products are available in Kenya 

Face Cream
You hold in your hand the secret to a visibly younger, more glowingly radiant you. The unique formula contains the important vitamins necessary for skin health, including vitamin F to nourish and even your skin tone.

Essential oils gently heal and liven the skin. The SPF 50++ protects it from the sun’s harmful rays. Added glycerine provides for a silky and smooth application, laced with a fresh, delicate scent and a touch of shimmer. You will feel the difference immediately.

Body​ Cream
You hold in your hand the secret to beautifully brighter looking skin, glowing with health. Essential vitamins to nourish and moisturize. SPF 50++ to shield you from the sun.

Added glycerine, aloe vera and mineral oils for silky smooth skin all over. And a fresh, delicate scent that will make heads turn. Get ready to dazzle your world.

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What Are Finger Coils? How To Get The Perfect Finger Coils?

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

Want to coil your hair without spending a bomb? Do you have the patience to attain that quirky look all by yourself? If yes, we need to talk about Finger Coils. Finger coils are super easy to do if you are willing to spare some time and effort. They are even more fun to do if you have a habit of twirling, curling, or coiling your hair with your fingers. Here’s a guide to creating those perfect curls using an easy method.

But first, let’s talk about what fingers coils actually are.

What Are Finger Coils?

Finger coils are the curls that are done using your fingers. This style is obtained by dividing your hair into multiple sections and twirling them around your fingers to create coils. If done perfectly, the coils can last up to two to three weeks.

So, why should you get finger coils? Scroll down to find out!

Reasons You Should Style Your Natural Hair In Finger Coils

  • Finger coils are easy to achieve without using many products.
  • It’s a simple and effective styling technique that does not harm your tresses.
  • This DIY method makes your hair look great without spending big bucks at an expensive salon.
  • Finger coils do not require much maintenance.
  • If done well, the finger coils can last up to three weeks.
  • If you want to try out dreadlocks and are unsure about how they’d look, you can start off by experimenting with finger coils.

Now that you know the amazing benefits of this styling method, let’s check out how it’s done.

How To Do Finger Coils

What You Need

  • Curl enhancing cream
  • Wide-toothed comb
  • Water in a spray bottle (optional)
  • Rat-tail comb
  • Hair clips
  • Hairspray
  • Blow dryer with a diffuser attachment

There are three steps involved in finger coiling your hair.

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Top Celebrated Rwandan Model Alexia Mupende, Murdered by Domestic Worker

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

The popular model was reportedly killed by a domestic worker at her father’s home.

Alexia Mupende, a celebrated Rwandan model, actress and fitness worker, died on Tuesday after being stabbed by a 23-year-old domestic worker at her father’s home in the Nyarugunga Sector, Kicukiro District, reports Rwanda’s The New Times. She was 35.

Model Alexia Mupende

The news was later confirmed by the spokesperson of Rwanda Investigation Bureau, Modeste Mbabazi, who declined to share further details involving the case.

The model was due to get married next month.

As part of the Mashirika Performing Arts Group, Mupende worked to bring Rwandan clothing and fashion to international attention. She was also the General Manager of Waka Fitness in the capital city of Kigali according to The New Times.

Mupende was born in Kenya, and raised between Kenya and Uganda, before moving to Rwanda where she studied Business Information and Technology, adds BBC Africa.

The news of Mupende’s untimely death has come as a shock to many of her fans and supporters who have taken to social media to give their condolences, and ask that her killer be brought to justice.

Mupende is being remembered as a dedicated worker and kind soul.

Content Courtesy of Nairobi Fashion Hub

Meet East African brand Cocolili and learn more about their scholarship fund for Girls 

Posted on by Ann Mumbi

Coocolili is a ready to wear East African retail brand offering high quality tailored clothing and accessories for women, men and children. The brand is based in Nairobi, Kenya and was officially launched in November 2016.

Cocolili is a brand that is African at heart but has been designed to fit perfectly on any high street boutique in the world. Cocolili seeks to narrate the African story through its bold, vibrant and colorful prints which are individually customized for the brand. The prints are based on African themes and motifs and are symbolic of our African heritage and add an element of ethnic pride.

Our design philosophy focuses on classic and timeless staples that transcend time and culture and that allow for maximum adaptability and flexibility.

We offer styles in a variety of prints and colors ranging from subtle delicate reflections to vivacious spirited pallets,Cocolili prides itself as a truly East African brand, with each item of clothing conceptualized, designed, and manufactured in the region.

As a female led business, Cocolili prides itself as a brand that promotes the progress of women in our society. We identify ways to make women more visible and campaign for more inclusivity at school, work and in society.

The scholarship fund will sponsor under privileged school girls in secondary school pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. Ten percent of our annual net sales will go towards the fund. Our goal is to empower these young girls to succeed and hopefully become the next women leaders of Africa and the world.

 

Content Courtesy of Cocolili Africa & Nairobi Fashion Hub

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