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8 Going-Out Style Lessons We Learned From Enemaya Lawani

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If the name,  Enemaya Lawani  sounds familiar to you, it’s either you knew her when she took home the Miss Nigeria trophy in 2004, or her stylish outfits snaps has bombarded your Instagram feed. The former-Miss-Nigeria-turned-milliner has suddenly become a style star and her style-book can speak right into your soul that if there were no clothes, life itself would have been so boring.  Enemaya’s fashion sense has catapulted to next-level, with her daily dose of style that has garnered some well-deserved attention from the fashionably minded. From her masterfully color mixing to playful all-white combo, she’s never afraid of experimenting with colors and she knows how to pull off an all-black uniform, too. Keep scrolling down to read on 8 style lessons we’ve learned from the ex-beauty queen: #1. Don’t be afraid to wear white head-to-toe #2. There is no such thing as too loud — just know how to mix and match.  Afterall life should be bright and exciting, so your

7 Eyeliner Mistakes You Need to Stop Making

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Raise your hand if you've ever accidentally poked yourself in the eye with your eyeliner. (So, that's pretty much everyone.) While eyeliner tends to be pretty straightforward—the basic idea being that you just trace your lash line—there are some surprisingly tricky aspects that can mess you up. The ultimate goal is perfecting liquid liner, which is like the cool clique of the eye makeup world (a.k.a. intimidating and perfect in an Instagram-worthy kind of way). But with the right tips, you can get gel, liquid, and pencil liners down to an art form. Read on for the biggest mistakes you're probably making. Mistake #1: Pulling or tugging your eye when you draw on eyeliner Pulling your eye back so your skin is taut and smooth seems more like common sense than a mistake, but apparently, we've all been wrong about this one. "When you pull and then release your eye, it bounces back—and your eyeliner does, too. This can create bumpiness, texture, and that dreaded che