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ello there, 

Yours truly is in a special 

mood today. I feel so fulfilled, 

and my heart is in a joyous 

celebration as Glamsquad joins 

family, friends, and associates to 

celebrate Sisi Abah at 80. 

Twenty years ago, during her 60th 

birthday celebration, a biography 

written by the Editor-in-Chief of 

Glamsquad Magazine, Remi 

Diagbare, was published in her 

honour. So, you can see that to us, Sisi 

Abah is family. 

We have put together this edition 

in her honour as it is our nature to 

celebrate greatness, class, and 

success. 

To support the edition, we showcase 

our pick of features that, in one way or 

another, exemplify some of the finest 

fashion, lifestyle, and entertainment 

stories this country has to offer. One 

of these – fashion, is what Sisi Abah 

herself is most known for. 

Of course, fashion isn’t all about the 

big design houses, and no one should 

ignore the importance of the smaller 

but well-targeted enterprises that will 

need to flourish in a multicultural world. 

It is revelations like these that make 

appreciating pioneers like Sisi Abah 

even more worthy. Without her, Ankara 

prints would perhaps not have the 

international acceptance it has today. 

In two features, we tried what we 

could to introduce Sisi Abah to 

those who may not know her 

significance. We also refreshed 

the memories of those who 

were privileged to witness her 

fashion revolution firsthand. 

We also included features 

from Serena Williams – who is 

marking her exit from the tennis 

world in grand fashion! 

Pat McGrath also caught the 

attention of our editors with her 

new skincare product launched 

in collaboration with Naomi 

Campbell. Not forgetting the 

new jewelry collection by Tiffany 

and Co. 

This is another interesting 

edition from the stables of 

Glamsquad magazine, which 

we know you would love and 

enjoy! 

Yours Truly, 

Ameena Daayo 

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Ameena Dayo 

Editor, G.S 

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some artistes were not credited. 

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FASHION ESCAPE 

3 

Ways To Rock 

The Ankara 

Look 

By Kabirat Opoola 

The Ankara fabric is popular, 

especially in the African fashion 

world. Over the years fashion 

designers have come up with new 

ways to incorporate the Ankara 

fabric into a modernized outfit. 

Gone are the days the Ankara 

fabric is seen as a traditional 

outfit alone. With the help of the 

numerous glam styles available, 

the fabric can be incorporated 

into a corporate, casual, and glam 

evening outfit. 

The Ankara fabric is being worn for 

different occasions and paired with 

accessories to give it a new lease 

of life. 

Here are 3 ways to rock the Ankara 

fabric 

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work 

One of the latest fashion trends 

is styling the Ankara fabric as a 

corporate or business casual 

outfit and rocking it to work in 

a chic way. The Ankara fabric 

has been modernized into 

different smart and classy 

outfits suitable to be worn as 

corporate outfits. To rock the 

Ankara fabric for work you can 

decide to style the fabric; 

Ankara Suit 

The Ankara suit is one of the 

ways the Ankara fabric can be 

worn as a corporate or work 

outfit. The suit can take the form 

of a skirt and blazer or a trouser 

and blazer depending on your 

choice. Pair the Ankara suit with 

a nice pair of heels to add some 

spice to your appearance. 

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Ankara Jumpsuit 

To wear the Ankara fabric as a work 

outfit, style the fabric into a palazzo 

jumpsuit. The Ankara palazzo jumpsuit 

is decent and classy to wear and also 

gives an elegant appearance. 

Ankara short 

gown 

Another way you can rock 

the Ankara fabric as a work 

outfit is to style it into a short 

gown. The Ankara short 

gown for work can be in the 

form of a pencil gown or a 

flared gown. Both styles are 

interesting to be worn as 

a work outfit. For work, the 

Ankara short gown is best 

paired with heels. However, 

Sneakers and flat shoes can 

be worn alongside the short 

gown. 


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Glam 

evening out 

For a glam evening outing, the Ankara 

fabric can be incorporated to give a 

stylish and classy appearance. To rock 

the Ankara fabric for a glam evening out, 

you can decide to style the fabric into; 

Ankara ball gown 

One of the ways the Ankara fabric 

can be worn for an evening outing is 

to incorporate the fabric into a ball 

gown. The Ankara ball gown can be 

either a short or long length. The right 

combination of accessories will also give 

the outfit a pronounced appearance. 

Ankara 

three-quarter gown 

Another way to wear the Ankara 

fabric for a glam evening outing 

is to style it as a three-quarter 

gown. The Ankara three-quarter 

gown can however be styled 

as a bodycon gown or a maxi 

gown. The shoulder design of the 

gown is one of the aspects to 

pay attention to give the gown a 

refined appearance. 

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Ankara long 

gown 

Incorporating your Ankara 

fabric into a long gown is 

one of the ways you can 

rock the fabric for a glam 

evening outing. 


Chic 

casual outfit 

Fashionistas these days are getting very 

creative with their Ankara prints. The 

Ankara fabric can be worn to achieve a 

chic casual look when it is styled as; 

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Ankara mini dress 

Another way to rock the 

Ankara fabric for a Chic 

casual look is to style it into 

a mini dress. The sleeve 

design of the dress helps 

to give it a pronounced 

appearance. For a casual 

outfit, pair the Ankara mini 

dress with sneakers, heels, or 

sandals. 

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Ankara 

two-piece outfit 

The Ankara two-piece outfit 

is one of the stylish ways in 

which the fabric can be worn 

to achieve a chic and casual 

appearance. The Ankara twopiece 

outfit involves two pieces 

of matching partterns worn 

together to achieve a complete 

outfit. The Ankara two-piece can 

be in the form of a skirt and crop 

top or a trouser and crop top. 

The accessories you use also 

helps to complement the outfit 

Ankara top 

The Ankara top is a 

multipurpose outfit that can 

be paired with many other 

outfits and styled in different 

ways. Among the popular 

Ankara top designs include 

the Ankara crop top, Ankara 

wrap top, and Ankara peplum 

top. For a chic casual 

appearance, pair the Ankara 

top with a nice pair of jeans or 

pant trousers. 


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AFWL 

2022: 

Meet the 

Designers & 

Exhibitors 

Words by - Kabirat Opoola 

Africa Fashion Week London is finally back after two 

years of absence due to the COVID lockdown. The 

fashion week is delighted to welcome national 

and overseas designers back to London to showcase 

their creative designs. The event is set to hold on the 

Friday 7th and Saturday 8th of October 2022 at the 

Freemason’s Hall, 60 Great Queen Street London WC2B 

5AZ. The African fashion week London is set to shape up 

the historic outings of some outstanding designers will 

feature new practices, recycling and sustainability ethics 

as well as a return to heritage fabrics and textiles. 

For the African Fashion Week London 2022, get to know 

some of the designers and exhibitors showcasing their 

creatives: 

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Aquarius B 

Aquarius B is a fashion 

brand inspired by vibrant 

African textile patterns 

and prints. The fashion brand 

produces outfits made from 

high-quality exclusive products 

that are ethically sourced 

and produced in Ghana and 

London. One of the unique 

features of the fashion brand 

is that all their products are 

100% handcrafted with 

pride by individual Artisans. 

The fashion house also 

uses a portion of its sales in 

sponsoring one child in Ghana 

and aims to sponsor more as 

the brand grows. 


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Ade Bakare 

One of Nigeria’s most celebrated 

designers Ade Bakare will be showcasing 

his latest collection at the African Fashion 

Week London 2022. His collection which is titled 

Ayinla is said to be inspired by Adire cloth and 

the Ayinla film. The Adire fabric is a unique fabric 

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popular in Africa. The fabric which means 

tie and dye in the Yoruba language uses 

indigo dye to give a rich navy blue look. Ade 

Bakare Couture started making use of adire 

in 2006 and is now a mainstay of annual 

collections. 


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Hertunba 

Hertunba is a fashion and lifestyle brand 

geared towards delivering classy, 

sophisticated, and elegant ready-towear 

outfits for ambitious women. The fashion 

brand is founded by Nigerian Lagos-based 

female fashion designer Florentina Agu and is 

famous for creating clothes from Unique fabrics. 

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Hertunba produces custom and regular 

sizes to ensure that every piece fits its owner 

perfectly. Believing that to protect a girl’s 

child, her mother must be empowered with 

education, the fashion brand donates 10% of 

all their net profits to the project that provides 

education for less privileged Nigerian women. 


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Toomey 

& Koko 

Toomey & Koko is a London-based fashion 

brand that embraces a difference by 

making use of distinctive prints which are 

bold, colorful, and full of life. The fashion brand 

focuses on designing clothes that make an 

impact while being easy to wear. Their designs 

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are highlighted in vivid Adire fabrics and 

the fashion brand focuses on incorporating 

traditional techniques into truly modern 

designs. 


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Knits & 

Bobs.KLR 

An advocate of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle will 

be showcasing their collection at the African 

fashion week London. The founder of the fashion 

brand Kireen creates limited unique and genderless 

pieces using natural and recycled fibers. After being 

taught by her grandmother how to knit, she dabbled 

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into the knitting world at an early age and 

fell in love with it all over again as a grownup. 

Kireen is an advocate of the slow fashion 

movement and the fashion brand aims 

to create affordable handmade fashion 

accessories using sustainable materials. 


FASHION 

Prints 

Fashion 

in the 

Streets 

of Lagos 

– Ankara Fabrics and Style 

Words by - Praise David 

Gone – long gone are the 

days when designers 

and fashionistas 

frowned at the mention 

of Ankara! Thanks to legends 

and pioneers like Sisi Abah, the 

perception and acceptance of 

Ankara fabrics changed globally. 

Despite the efforts of Mama 

Abah and many other Ankara 

fashion enthusiasts like her, there 

were times when critics argued 

that Ankara would not be able to 

compete on the global stage. 

The reason for their assertion 

was that corporate and street 

fashion – which was becoming 

the new face of fashion, would 

knock out Ankara styles. They 

had a point, though, because 

before now, Ankara styles were 

synonymous with only ceremonial 

and traditional occasions. But 

they were not right for long! 

Have you heard of Ankara 

street style? The term can be a bit 

funny, but the truth is over 80% of 

the styles seen around are Ankara 

street styles. 

We know that everything that 

has ‘street’ on it comes from the 

street. So basically, there are 

different styles that we can get 

from the street, ranging from 

hipster to bohemian, that can 

go with jackets or even flared 

trousers. 

Ankara has not disappointed 

in its street-wise designs that are 

found around the world. We don’t 

dress to experiment in public. 

Instead, we wear what we believe 

is good for us. And when it comes 

to Ankara street design, we have 

some of the finest you can ever 

see here. 

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INTERVIEW 

Hajia Abah 

Folawiyo: 

Woman. Fashion Icon. 

Trailblazer. Legend. Sisi Abah 

By Ameena Daayo 

My mother’s love for African prints was 

my first introduction to Abah Folawiyo. 

Indeed, it would be somewhat impossible 

to separate the success of the Ankara 

fabric from the sacrifices and hard work of Madam 

Abah. 

Who would have thought that many decades 

down the line, I would be blessed with the 

prestigious opportunity to edit an edition of my 

favourite magazine in honour of Madam Abah – 

a fashion icon who was greatly loved by my late 

grandmother and mother? 

I cannot be grateful enough to my editor-inchief 

and the team at Glamsquad Magazine 

for decorating me with smiles and pride as we 

celebrate our own Sisi Abah. 

July 22, 2022, would remain in the annals of 

history, and all those who were opportune to be 

present at the Ikoyi, Lagos residence of Hajia Abah 

Folawiyo would live to tell the tale. It was the 80th 

birthday celebration of Sisi Abah – as she is fondly 

called, and everyone who is someone in the 

Nigerian upper echelon was present to celebrate 

with the mother of modern African fashion! 

The crème de la crème of society was on 

hand to celebrate with Hajia Abah Folawiyo as she 

celebrated her 80th in grand style. She is the widow 

of Chief Abdulwahab Iyanda Yinka Folawiyo, the 

great industrialist and Baba Adinni of Nigeria, and 

mother of Segun Awolowo – the former executive 

director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council. 

Segun is the grandson of former Nigerian nationalist, 

socialist, and statesman Chief Obafemi Awolowo. 

Although her name is Hajia Abah Folawiyo, if you 

want to strike a chord in a group and hear all the 

‘oh’ and ‘ah,’ it is best to refer to her as Sisi Abah. 

Funny right? But that is what she is fondly called. 

Replying to a question by City People some years 

ago, she explained how she got the nickname Sisi 

Abah. 

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“My name is Abah because I was born on Thursday. 

Those who are born on Thursdays in Ghana are 

called Abah. In Ghana, they name their children by 

the days they are born. I was born on Thursday so I 

was given the name Abah. 

“It is those in Lagos who chose to call me Sisi Abah, 

because of my fashion style and the delicate way I 

carry myself.” 

Her Background 

Sisi Abah is a Nigerian, but 

she has strong Ghanaian roots. 

She was born in 1942 into the 

prestigious and noble Kuku 

family in Ijebu Ode. Her mother 

is a Ghanaian, and she was 

brought up and educated in 

both Ghana and Nigeria. She 

is very close to her maternal 

family in Ghana because she 

grew up with them. 

Her family in Ghana hails 

from a renowned lineage 

of remarkable dressmakers. 

So, despite her relocation to 

Nigeria, her love for fashion 

remained. Her education in a 

Convent School in Cape Coast, 

Ghana, shaped her life which 

she considers a conservative 

one, despite her flamboyance, 

popularity and celebrity status. 

Early Steps to Stardom 

Sisi Abah is reputed for her 

expertise in fashion design and 

sewing. She was the winner 

of the first Daily Times Fashion 

Designer Awards. She also won 

the first Fashion Design Award 

in Ghana organized by the 

defunct Ghana Airways at the 

launch of its first aircraft. Her 

first trip abroad was to Beirut, 

being the prize she won as the 

winner of the Ghana Airways 

competition. 

A very talented woman, 

Sisi Abah, for very many years, 

had her own fashion house 

situated in Surulere, Lagos, 

which was known as Labanella. 

She started the fashion house 

with her friend Ornella, and this 

led to the name of the fashion 

house. 

The fashion house was a 

pioneer in its field and a very 

successful brand. It became 

even more successful when 

then General Olusegun 

Obasanjo, as Head of State, 

banned the importation of 

foreign clothes and materials. 

Her business blossomed 

and boomed as she took 

advantage of the ban. 

Although she has since retired, 

she still designs and sews for a 

select few. 

Sisi Abah has gained 

recognition from Nigerian 

Fashion Designers. For a long 

time, she was the National 

President of the Fashion 

Designers Association of Nigeria 

(FADAN) and is now a life patron 

of the Association. 

Who is Sisi Abah? 

The remarkable life of the 

super socialite has always 

been a subject of perpetual 

fascination after establishing 

herself in Nigeria as a fashion 

icon to cheer. She is one 

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headlined the Nigerian fashion 

industry back in the ‘70s and 

‘80s, spearheading a fashion 

revolution that embraced the 

beauty of our local Ankara fabric 

that has, today, become a 

favourite of all. 

As a result of her peerless 

charm and remarkable 

presence, Folawiyo leaves a 

deep impression on everyone 

she meets. Despite approaching 

the eighth floor in the stage of 

life, the grand dame is showing 

no sign of slowing down. 

A sneak peek into the life 

of Sisi Abah… 

The best way to fully know a 

person is through what they say. 

No one knows Sisi Abah more 

than Sisi Abah herself! 

What has life taught you 

as a person? 

To be happy within myself, 

be calm and do whatever I can 

do. Life is beautiful; it depends 

on how you treat it. I think I have 

treated it very well. 


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You are a style icon. 

Labanella, your fashion 

label, is a pioneer in 

African prints. What’s 

your take on fashion? 

Fashion is booming more than 

in our own time. Then, people 

didn’t appreciate made in 

Nigeria and that’s why I started 

making clothes in prints. I never 

stopped and all the designers in 

Nigeria are all using prints. 

Those days, they all used 

imported fabrics until Obasanjo 

banned imported clothes and 

that’s when prints started thriving. 

I started it, and I never stopped. 

I’m so happy; during my time it’s 

just sober prints I did but now they 

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have gone so wild. Nigerians and 

Ghanaians are doing so well and 

I appreciate their creativity. 

What would you want 

to be remembered for? 

I want to be remembered as 

the glamorous Sisi Abah. I love 

dressing up, I love making my 

clothes and I wear them. I want 

to be remembered as the hardworking 

Sisi Abah and fashionista 

Sisi Abah because that is one 

thing I will never stop being. I 

want to be remembered as a 

happy Sisi Abah. I’m happy with 

everybody. I’m happy with every 

pretty lady around. 

I’m close to most of the 

designers, and they all love me. 

They always come to me, and 

they make clothes for me. They 

come to me and ask, “Sisi Abah, 

can we dress you up?” and I say 

yes. When people admire me at 

events, I tell them the name of 

the designer that made the outfit. 

I do credit all the designers that 

styled me. 

They appreciate me, and 

I really appreciate them too. 

Budding designers are working 

hard, and the sky is their limit 

because I worked hard too, and 

I’m still working now. I still have 

a few customers I make clothes 

for. They won’t let me go. I still 

make dresses for them but not as 

many as I used to when I had my 

factory. 

How do you relax? 

I relax by watching Nigerian 

movies both English and Yoruba. I 

love watching Ghanaian movies 

too. My granddad is from Ghana. 

They send their movies to me, 

and I buy them in the market too. 

When I don’t go out, I relax on 

my couch, and watch movies till 

I sleep. Occasionally, I go out to 

parties with my friends. You know 


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I have a lot of friends, but I don’t 

just go to any party. I attend my 

close friends’ parties. 

You are a real traveler. 

Where is your favorite 

holiday spot? 

When you say I like traveling 

around, I don’t. I don’t travel 

around often. I used to travel 

when my husband was around 

because he used to go 

everywhere. We went on cruises. 

We visited South of France, 

America, and Dubai; everywhere 

because my husband liked 

traveling and I went with him 

wherever he went. 

These days, I do travel 

occasionally maybe once a 

year. I visit my relatives in Ghana 

and Cotonou but I haven’t been 

to America in three years now. 

I traveled to London last year. 

I travel when it’s necessary. I 

have seen it all, my dear. There’s 

nowhere I haven’t been abroad. 

Nowhere. When I was younger, 

I loved traveling, and maybe 

because I’m getting old that 

passion is waning but I have seen 

it all, thank God. 

What’s your dress 

sense? 

I love trouser suits and long 

dresses. I’m a Muslim, so I don’t 

show off my body. I wear elegant 

things that will complement my 

religion. I was covering my hair 

before I became a Muslim and I 

think it’s elegant and nice. 

I don’t expose my hair. For 

many years, I didn’t wear long 

hair; I just wear my Afro hair. 

Thereafter, I started tying turban; 

I have been tying turban now 

for how long? I’m happy people 

love using turban today to 

complement their dressing. I 

thank God for all that. 

Are you a shoes freak? 

I’m not too forcy about shoes. 

I wear simple shoes. Once I see 

a pair that complements my 

dressing, that’s fine by me. Not 

that I will look for purple shoes 

because I’m wearing purple 

dress, or green shoes because 

I’m wearing a green dress. 

When I have black shoes, 

which matches anything, I wear 

them. I can use a bag for two 

weeks before changing it. I don’t 

care. 

We love and wish Sisi 

Abah many more years 

filled with celebrations 

and testimonies, amen. 

Credits: City People, The Elites, Sun 

News, This Day, Dele Momodu 

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Exclusive: 


Joan 

Collins 

Remains Strong, Healthy, 

Fashionable, and Stylish at 89 

By Chioma Esiu 

Dame Joan Henrietta 

Collins DBE, fondly known 

as Joan Collins, is an 

English actress, author, and 

columnist. She is the recipient of 

several accolades, including a 

Golden Globe Award, a People’s 

Choice Award, two Soap Opera 

Digest Awards, and a Primetime 

Emmy Award nomination. In 

1983, she was awarded a star 

on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

Born on 23 May 1933 in 

Paddington, London, United 

Kingdom, Joan continues to exude 

beauty and style, even as she is set 

to celebrate her 90th birthday in a 

few months. 

When speaking recently about 

her age, the mother of three was 

quoted as saying, ‘people have 

been calling me an older woman 

since I was 38!’ She reveals she still 

feels forty as age is ‘not important, 

and it’s about ‘how you look, feel 

and behave.’ 

In a new interview to accompany 

her gorgeous Saga Magazine 

cover shoot, Joan Collins has 

revealed she still thinks of herself 

as a 40-year-old. However, she 

said age is irrelevant since her 

focus lies with how she ‘looks, 

feels, and behaves and believes 

asking a woman her age to be 

‘tremendously rude.’ 

She told the publication: ‘My 

mother’s generation never did it. 

But you know, people have been 

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calling me an older woman since I was 38. 

“I think it’s utterly ridiculous that powerful, 

resilient women are portrayed as dangerous, 

whereas in my experience it’s the predatory 

men who are the real threat.” 

Joan will celebrate her 20th wedding 

anniversary with her husband Percy Gibson, 

57, later this year and gushed about how 

‘lucky’ she is to have the producer in her life. 

She said: ‘He takes care of everything. 

He takes care of my children and all our 

finances. He’s the love of my life. It’s a great 

marriage, a great relationship. 

“Of course, we have our little spats like other 

couples might do, but we’ve both got our 

safe spaces. He has his office at home, I 

have my walk-in closet. We’re really lucky. I 

realise most people can’t have separate 

bathrooms.” 

The American Horror Story star is set to take on 

the role of Wallis Simpson for an upcoming 

project, In Bed with the Duchess, which may 

become a film or TV series. 

She said: “I play the Duchess of Windsor from 

the time that the Duke died right up until her 

death. It’s a fabulous story.” 


All You Need to Know About 

Camilla, 

Queen Consort of 

the United Kingdom 

By Amenna Daayo 

As the wife of King Charles 

III, Camilla Rosemary 

Shand is now Queen 

consort of the United Kingdom 

and 14 other Commonwealth 

realms as the wife of King 

Charles III. Camilla was 

raised in East Sussex and 

South Kensington in England 

and educated in England, 

Switzerland, and France. 

She was born on 17 July 1947 

at the King’s College Hospital, 

London, United Kingdom, and 

aged 75 years. But who really is 

Camilla, and what does it mean 

to be a Queen consort? You 

will find out this and more in this 

article. 

Following the death of Queen 

Elizabeth II at the age of 96, her 

son Prince Charles took over the 

throne and was ordained, King 

Charles III. This means that his 

wife Camilla will be crowned 

Queen Consort. 

This also means that the King’s 

wife of seventeen years, 

Camilla (previously known as 

the Duchess of Cornwall), will 

now become Queen Consort. 

Before she died, Queen 

Elizabeth II announced in 

February 2022 that it was her 

“sincere wish” that Camilla 

would receive the title of 

Queen Consort when Charles 

became King – and that the 

public would support that 

decision. 

In a public statement, Her 

Majesty said, “When, in the 

fullness of time, my son Charles 

becomes King, I know you will 

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give him and his wife Camilla 

the same support that you have 

given me. It is my sincere wish 

that, when that time comes, 

Camilla will be known as Queen 

Consort as she continues her 

own loyal service.” 

But what does Queen Consort 

actually mean? And what will 

Camilla’s duties be in her new 

role? 

In the nonstop media coverage 

since Queen Elizabeth II died last 

week, Camilla has been almost 

constantly in the public eye. 

She seems to have little interest 

in being the center of attention 

herself, preferring to stand just to 

the side. 

Camilla and Charles have lived 

in the intertwined world of the 

British upper crust for their entire 

lives. They met at a polo match 


FEATURE 

in 1970 and began dating. 

When Charles left to serve in the 

Navy in 1972 without asking for 

any commitment from Camilla, 

she didn’t wait. 

The next year, she married 

Andrew Parker Bowles, an 

aristocrat seven years her 

senior, who had been a page 

at Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 

coronation and played polo with 

Charles when they were young. 

What is Queen Consort? 

The title essentially means 

the wife of a reigning King. 

The spouse of a King doesn’t 

become Queen, as the title of 

Queen is only used for a reigning 

female monarch. Instead, the 

wife of a monarch is given the 

official title of Queen Consort. 

Similarly, the husband of a 

reigning Queen does not 

become King. They are offered 

the title of Prince Consort. 

However, Queen Elizabeth II’s 

husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, 

rejected that moniker. 

When Charles and Camilla 

married in 2005, it was stated 

that Camilla would take the 

title of Princess Consort when 

the time came, thought to be 

due to the public holding a 

somewhat negative perception 

of her (due to her alleged affair 

with King Charles during his 

marriage to Princess Diana). 

However, that changed when 

Queen Elizabeth II gave her 

blessing for Camilla to become 

Queen Consort earlier this year. 

The former Duchess of Cornwall 

will be crowned Queen Consort 

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at the coronation of King Charles 

III. A date has not been set for 

the coronation yet, but it is likely 

to happen in 2023. 

She will be known as ‘Queen 

Camilla’ and referred to as ‘Her 

Majesty’. 

What are the duties of a 

Queen Consort? 

While the reigning King or Queen 

has official responsibilities 

relating to the government, the 

Queen Consort does not. 

As Queen Consort, Camilla’s 

role will be to support Charles 

as King, including appearing 

at public engagements and 

attending charity events. 

As the wife of a monarch, 

Camilla will also become a 

Counsellor of State. These are 

senior members of the Royal 

Family who can carry out duties 

on behalf of the King if he is 

unwell or overseas. 

What did King Charles say 

about Camilla in his speech? 

In his first address to the nation 

as King, the new monarch said 

that during this “time of change,” 

he would “count on the loving 

help” of his “darling wife.” 

He explained that she would 

become his Queen Consort 

“In recognition of her own 

loyal public service” since they 

married 17 years ago. 

He added: “I know she will bring 

to the demands of her new role 

the steadfast devotion to duty 

on which I have come to rely so 

much.” 

Sources: Washington Post, 

Cosmopolitan, Wikipedia 


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Glam Model 

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FEATURE 

Imaan 

Hammam 

By Chioma Esui 

Imaan Hammam is a Dutch 

model of Moroccan and 

Egyptian heritage. As of 

2020, she has appeared on 

the cover of Vogue 18 times, 

four times on the American 

edition of Vogue. 

She currently ranks on 

models.com’s “Industry Icons” 

and was ranked on its “Top 

Sexiest Models” lists. 

Hammam has since 

featured in campaigns for 

Céline, Coach and Maison 

Margiela , as well as high street 

retailers H&M and Topshop. 

She has also appeared in eight 

iterations of Vogue, with her 

first appearance in American 

Vogue being noted by Anna 

Wintour in her editor’s letter. 

Born: 5 October 1996 

(age 25 years), Amsterdam, 

Netherlands 

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FASHION 

Paris Fashion 

Week 2023 

Preview 

By Ameena Daayo 

The Paris Fashion Week 

2023 dates has been 

announced! 

The Fédération de Haute 

Couture has published 

the dates of fashion shows in the 

French capital for next year. In 

total, in 2023, six fashion weeks 

will be held in Paris with a total 

duration of about 38 days. Such 

a huge number of events are 

not arranged anywhere else in 

the world, but this is not surprising, 

because Paris is a recognized 

fashion capital. 

So, we are waiting for two weeks 

of men’s shows: January 17 - 22 

and June 20 - 25. 

Two weeks of women’s ready-towear 

fashion shows featuring the 

biggest brands Chanel, Christian 

Dior and Louis Vuitton: February 

27-March 7 and September 

25-October 3. 

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And two weeks of haute 

couture, during which 

brands will present the most 

incredible and creative 

examples of their fashion 

creation: January 23-26 and 

July 3-6. 

Applications from brands 

for participation in events 

are still being accepted, 

applicants are carefully 

reviewed and evaluated by 

fashion editors, experts and 

representatives of famous 

fashion houses. 

Yours truly will be in 

Paris from September 

25-October 3, reporting 

live – isn’t that wonderful? 

Below, we leave you with 

some breathtaking images 

from previous Paris Fashion 

Shows for your pleasure. 

Enjoy! 



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Tiffany & Co. 

Unveils Its First 

All-Gender Jewelry 

Collection, Tiffany Lock 

Praise David 

No rules. All welcome.” That’s 

the spirit behind the newest 

Tiffany & Co. Lock collection, 

debuted four all-gender bracelets. 

Tiffany Lock arrives as an audacious 

symbol of togetherness and 

inclusivity. The brand’s first genderneutral 

jewelry collection embodies 

the personal bonds that bring us 

together and make us who we are. 

The collection draws from the 

archives to re-envision the symbolic 

idea of the padlock. Distinctive and 

modern, the sleek bangles feature 

an innovative swiveling mechanism 

that echoes the functionality of a 

padlock and took over one year to 

develop. 

“Tiffany Lock is an elegant 

interpretation of an archival 

functional design,” said Alexandre 

Arnault, Executive Vice President, 

Product and Communication, 

Tiffany & Co. “Defined by modern, 

clean lines and a breakthrough 

clasp mechanism, Tiffany Lock 

represents an exciting new pillar 

to our diamond and gold jewelry 

offering. We are thrilled to unveil our 

latest icon.” 

Founded in 1837, Tiffany & Co. 

produced functional padlocks until 

the 1950s, when it adopted an 

aesthetic purpose as everything 

from key rings to necklaces featured 

design elements evoking padlocks. 

The padlock motif’s evolution over 

the last 20 years is especially seen 

in collections like Return to Tiffany® 

and Tiffany HardWear. 

Are you as “locked in” on this new 

collection as we are? Here’s how 

to open and close a Tiffany Lock 

bracelet in three simple steps: 

Step 1: Locate the notch indicated 

by a small indent on one side of the 

bracelet. 

Step 2: Gently pull outward from 

either side of the notch and 

bracelet will swivel open. 

Step 3: Place the bracelet on your 

wrist. Using your wrist for tension, 

carefully pull from the notch again, 

swivel the two ends together and 

release to close the bracelet. 

The four 18k Tiffany Lock bracelets 

range in price from $6,800 to 

$32,000 and can be found in 

different combinations of white 

gold, yellow gold, rose gold, and 

pavé diamonds. 

Too expensive or not? What are 

your thoughts? 

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FEATURE 

The Future Of 

Sustainable Fas 

By Chioma Esiu 

& Sophie Benson 

What would a sustainable fashion 

future actually look like? 

A pandemic, wildfires, floods, droughts, 

the prospect of unlivable conditions within 

the next 50 years, and a climate change 

report which signalled “code red for 

humanity” mean Glasgow’s COP26 is a 

crucial moment in humanity’s future. But 

fashion, which if it were a nation state would 

rank at the 7th largest economy in the 

world, has been glaringly absent from the 

conversation. 

To redress the balance, 

signatories from the fashion 

industry including Fashion 

Revolution, Centre for Sustainable 

Fashion, New Standard 

Institute, and Labour Behind 

the Label have united in a call 

to action, asking the world’s 

leaders to commit to five key 

recommendations. 

The prompts? “Collective 

action to achieve net zero 

emissions by no later than 

2050; resourcefulness in waste 

elimination; increase responsibility 

by businesses towards their global 

supply chains; support skills 

development in education to 

encourage children to learn 

the necessary skills to make, 

repair and reuse their clothes; 

and frame any solutions to the 

climate emergency around 

business models which shift 

the focus from profit and loss, 

to a just transition towards the 

well-being economy”. 

We’ve had a significant 

taste of what lies ahead 

if governments fail to act, 

but what might the fashion 

industry of the future look like 

if the call to action inspired 

leaders to actually lead? 

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hion 

making environmental targets for 

retailers with a turnover of £36m 

and above in line with WRAP’s 

Textiles 2030 initiative. 

As the government prepared 

to host COP26, all carbon targets 

and initiatives, including the 

UN’s Fashion Industry Charter for 

Climate Change remain voluntary 

and brands continue to make 

impressive-sounding sustainability 

declarations that don’t begin to 

make a dent in the climate crisis. 

However when the Green Claims 

Code comes into force in 2022, 

brands find it increasingly difficult 

to make unfounded, sweeping 

environmental claims. With the 

Climate Clock striking seven years 

until the window for action to limit 

warming to 1.5 degrees closes, 

and consumer scrutiny at an alltime 

high, brands begin to sign up 

to standards and initiatives to win 

back trust, including the Science 

Based Targets Initiative net-zero 

corporate standard. All targets 

must be aligned with the goal of 

this 1.5 degrees – there’s no more 

tolerance for anything less. 

“As the government prepared 

to host COP26, all carbon targets 

and initiatives, including the 

UN’s Fashion Industry Charter for 

Climate Change remain voluntary 

and brands continue to make 

impressive-sounding sustainability 

declarations that don’t begin to 

make a dent in the climate crisis” 

The joint effect of the Green 

Claims Code and the need to 

make science-based targets 

mean offsetting, often in the form 

of planting trees, no longer cuts 

it. But voluntary action allows fast 

fashion overproducers to drag 

their heels so governments, finally, 

step in. A coalition of the biggest 

fashion consuming nations lay 

down a plan: coal-fired heat 

and power generation must be 

phased out within three years, and 

virgin polyester must go within ten. 

Tax reforms reward companies 

who design products with lower 

environmental impacts and 

penalise those who don’t, and 

incentives are offered for brands 

investing in regenerative farming 

to restore biodiversity and reduce 

land pressure. 

By 2040, the UK has an 

appointed Fashion Minister. A 

switch to renewables is mandated 

and carbon reports across the 

entire supply chain must be made 

public. The message is clear: 

brands no longer make their own 

rules. 

DECARBONISING THE 

INDUSTRY 

By 2016, the 

apparel and footwear 

industries accounted for 

approximately 8 per cent 

of global greenhouse 

gas (GHG emissions). In 

2019, the UK government 

passed a law to bring all 

GHG emissions to net zero 

by 2050. But the same 

month, it rejected every 

recommendation made 

in the Environmental Audit 

Committee’s Fixing Fashion 

report which included 


WASTE NOT 

In 2017, less than 1 per cent of 

material used to produce clothing 

was recycled into new clothing. 

Meanwhile brands were destroying 

unsold stock and sending billions 

of pounds worth of returns to 

landfill, while consumers continued 

to throw clothes in the bin. 

Designers attempted to fix the 

problem. 2019 saw the launch of 

fully circular shoe brand Thousand 

Fell who joined the likes of Nudie 

Jeans, Helen Kirkum, and Duran 

Lantink in embracing the circular 

economy, but the linear ‘takemake-waste’ 

system continued to 

drive fashion. By 2020, the industry 

was producing over 100 billion 

garments per year, and countries 

in the Global South, like Ghana, 

were flooded with cast-offs from 

the Global North, the quality so low 

that 40 per cent of it went straight 

to landfill. The same year, France 

introduced an anti-waste law 

which prevented the destruction 

of unsold items, and in 2021 the 

Repairability Index was introduced, 

meaning manufacturers had to 

rate their electrical products out 

of ten on how easy they were to 

repair. 

A shift towards Extended 

Producer Responsibility and an 

EU directive for members to set 

up separate textile collections 

by 2025 floods the secondhand 

textile market as existing 

infrastructure isn’t prepared for 

the volume of clothes consumers 

throw away to make room for new. 

A series of import bans echo the 

plastic import bans from the likes 

of Turkey and China earlier in the 

decade, and manufacturers find 

themselves lumbered with the 

waste they created. 

“By 2020, the fashion industry 

was producing over 100 billion 

garments per year, and countries 

in the Global South, like Ghana, 

were flooded with cast-offs from 

the Global North, the quality so low 

that 40 per cent of it went straight 

to landfill” 

Revisiting recommendations 

made to the previous 

administration, a new government 

takes action: a sliding scale levy 

on each garment made, ranging 

from 2p per garment to 8p for 

higher volumes, used to fund 

recycling innovation and circular 

design education. It quickly adds 

up for the brands producing 

millions of garments and the effect 

takes hold: selling lots of clothes 

at low prices makes way for selling 

less at a higher price tag. 

After extended campaigning 

from the Right to Repair 

movement, 2035 sees the 

introduction of fashion guarantees, 

with brands obliged to offer free 

repairs for up to three years after 

purchase. Unravelling seams, 

broken zips, missing buttons, and 

frays can all be repaired ondemand. 

Keen to avoid the levy 

for producing new garments and 

monetise their new consumer 

repairs infrastructure, brands 

began to utilise the service 

model, as developed by Professor 

Rebecca Earley. Designed for 

disassembly, garments are bought 

on contract, much like phones. 

When they’re worn out or out of 

style, consumers can return them 

to be overprinted, restructured, 

and, eventually when reworks are 

no longer possible, turned into 

smaller pieces such as bags and 

accessories. 

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY 

A lethal factory collapse in 

2013, and a complete absolution 

of liability to pay garment worker 

wages during COVID-19 illustrated 

how the fashion industry had 

shirked responsibility for those within 

its supply chain. 

Signed in May 2013 and 

renewed in 2018, The Accord 

on Fire and Building Safety in 

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Bangladesh helped to identify 87,000 safety 

issues and eliminate over 90 per cent of them. 

At risk of disappearing when it came up for 

renewal in 2021, after extended campaigning 

a new International Accord was created, with 

the rules stating it must expand into at least one 

country outside Bangladesh within 26 months. 

The same year, the EU announced mandatory 

legislation on due diligence to ensure “respect 

for human rights and the environment 

throughout the entire supply chain”. 

“A lethal factory collapse in 2013, and a 

complete absolution of liability to pay garment 

worker wages during COVID-19illustrated how 

the fashion industry had shirked responsibility for 

those within its supply chain. Signed in May 2013 

and renewed in 2018, The Accord on Fire and 

Building Safety in Bangladesh helped to identify 

87,000 safety issues and eliminate over 90 per 

cent of them” 

By 2023, the due diligence legislation is 

being adopted by member states. Brands must 

identify suppliers, even those outside of Europe, 

and take responsibility for any harm caused to 

workers – or the environment – and make sure 

that any victims have access to legal remedies 

like compensation. In 2025, California’s Garment 

Worker Protection Act, which ensures hourly 

wages rather than payment by the garment, is 

expanded to New York. 

After a fed-up buyer shares a recording of a 

colleague talking down a supplier from £3.70 

to £3.19 per unit just before Christmas 2029, 

#StoptheSqueeze protesters gather outside 

the headquarters of fast fashion giants on New 

Year’s Day, demanding they stop driving down 

prices and squeezing garment worker wages. 

Campaigners call on the government to ring 

fence labour costs in production orders to 

ensure workers receive a living wage, and a 

new administration adopts the policy: garment 

worker pay must be accounted for in order 

prices. Ruthless haggling is out. 

By 2037, the Accord is implemented in 

Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, and 

Sri Lanka. Once brands could cut ties with 

problematic supplier factories, tweet an apology 

and move on, but now they are on the hook, 

legally, for safety inspections, training, and 

corrective action in all their major manufacturing 

hubs. 


Pat McGrath 

& Naomi 

Campbell 

Partner on New Skin- 

Care Product 

By Elizabeth Denton & Sasha B 

You already know iconic 

makeup artist Dame Pat 

McGrath created one of 

the best makeup brands 

around with Pat McGrath Labs. 

Every launch goes viral as fans 

freak out over the ultra-pigmented 

eyeshadow palettes (with those 

duo-chromes!), lipsticks, glosses 

and more. 

Recently, it’s been announced that 

Pat McGrath Labs is entering an 

all-new category: skincare! And 

supermodel Naomi Campbell is 

the global face. It’s a big day in 

beauty. 

Pat McGrath Labs Skincare is 

kicking off with one product: Divine 

Skin: Rose 001 The Essence. “This 

is my transformative formula 

for hydrated, revitalised and 

luminous skin,” 

McGrath said in a statement. 

The makeup artist is known for 

giving models the ultimate glow 

backstage and now she’s helping 

us all achieve it at home. 

“For the first-ever foray into skincare 

by Pat McGrath Labs, I wanted 

to create something for all skin 

types that’s the effortless first step 

to awakening our complexion’s 

natural moisture memory, 

revealing the skin we are born with, 

reawakened,” she continued. 

The lightweight, milky emulsion 

contains botanically-derived oils, 

enriched with lipids and vitamin E, 

as well as floral antioxidants and a 

potent rose blend. 

The brand is calling it the solution 

to tired, dehydrated skin to hydrate 

and plump all skin types. It’s also 

non-comedogenic (meaning 

it won’t clog pores) and free of 

silicone, paraben, sulfate, gluten, 

mineral oil, petrolatum and 

phthalates. 

“Beautiful, glowing skin has 

always been part of my work, 

ever since I started doing 

thousands of shows, shoots, red 

carpets and music videos and 

more back in the ’90s,” McGrath 

continued. “After many years of 

experimentation, I’m thrilled to 

introduce the perfect formula.” 

Campbell is not only the global 

face of the brand but she’s also 

McGrath’s close friend and was 

with her throughout the process. 

“I’ve been privy to Pat’s top 

secret Divine Skin Rose 001 

The Essence throughout its 

development,” Campbell 

said in a statement. 

“My skin has to look healthy 

every day, it’s my job. That’s 

why I’ve incorporated it 

into my daily skincare 

routine. I wouldn’t 

use anything else. 

The glow, the 

luminosity, the 

hydration, it’s 

unparalleled,” 

she added. 

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FEATURE 

Top 10 Global 

Online Fashion 

Influencers 

By Praise David 

Fashion influencers have become a vital aspect 

of the social media marketing channel. 

Almost everyone has established a presence 

in the virtual lives of users. Customers flock to 

social media and fashion influencers, whether it’s 

learning about a new product or a new fashion 

brand. 

They play the main role in promoting the brand. 

There are many popular Instagram Top fashion 

influencers. Some of the top Fashion Instagram 

Influencers of 2022 are: 

Emma Hill 

Type of Fashion Content: 

High street fashion 

Emma Hill is a go-to designer from the United 

Kingdom who has worked extensively with 

Marc Jacobs, Gap, and, most recently, 

Mulberry. She maintains a blog where she 

discusses clothing trends and processes. She 

earns around $20.76 thousand per year. 

Camila Coelhos 


Street style 

Camila Coelho is a Brazilian fashion designer 

and influencer located in Los Angeles. She has 

collaborated with some of the most prestigious 

fashion businesses, including Dior, tory Burch, 

and others. She is one of the unique fashion 

influencers to follow on Instagram. Her net worth 

is around $5 million to USD 8 million. 

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Mariano Di Vaio 

Type of Fashion Content: Current fashion 

trends 

Mariano Di Vaio is an Italian blogger, fashion designer, and actor 

from Italy. He has served as a marketing director for Hugo Boss, 

Dolce & Gabbana, and Calvin Klein. My Dream Job is his first 

book to be published. MDV Jewels, a line of jewels, MDV Shoes, 

and MDV Eyewear, a line of eyewear, were all founded by him. His 

net worth is around USD 4 Million. 

Chrissy Rutherford 


Street style and luxury fashion 

Chrissy Rutherford is a fashion and social media 

professional with over 12 years of industry 

experience. She works as a digital developer and 

has collaborated with Tiffany & Co., Jimmy Choo, 

Saks Fifth Avenue, Farfetch, UGG, Depop, Rothes, 

and Lincoln Motors. Her net worth is USD 17 million. 


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Lauren Conrad 


Ethically sourced products and looks 

Lauren Conrad fashion designer, style influencer, and 

author. In 2009, she collaborated with kohls to produce her 

own Lauren Conrad brand. She has been working with the 

brand since then. Lauren is the owner and operator of the 

paper crown. She is also a co-founder of the little market, 

an online fair trade retailer. Her net worth is roughly USD 40 

Million. 

Aimee Song 


Street style 

Aimee Song is a fashion blogger and designer from 

the United States. Her blog receives over 2 million 

page visits each month. While studying Interior 

Architecture in San Francisco in 2008, she began 

blogging. Song of Style is her jewelry line, while Two 

Songs is her clothing range. She has worked with 

Laura Mercier. She is a fashion ambassador for 

Chloé, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Dior, and Revolve. 

She has worked with companies such as True 

Religion, Biossance, and Levi’s. Her net worth is 

around USD 25.3 million. 

Amy Bell 


Street style and travel 

Amy well is a professional Scottish blogger 

and popular model who is well known for her 

profound clothing style. Amy Bell is also a 

member of the blogger list. Her net worth is 

around USD 1M to 5Millions. 

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Cole Sprouse 

Type of fashion content: 

Formal suits to street styles. 

Cole is a well-known photographer, actor, and 

Instagram fashion influencer and lifestyle influencer. 

He is well-known for his prior performances in 

Riverdale and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody on 

the Disney Channel. Cole has made news in the 

fashion industry and was awarded an “Emerging 

Style Icon” in 2018. His net worth is around USD 9 

Million. He has 31.4 million followers on Instagram. 

Negin Mirsalehi 


Street style 

She is a fashion influencer from the dutch. 

She also has a large number of youtube 

subscribers. She is also the originator and 

designer of gisou honey-infused hair oil. She 

was also named one of Forbes 30 under 30. 

Her net worth is about 26.59 million USD. 

Chiara Ferragni 


Generic styles and jewels 

Chiara Ferragni is an Italian blogger, 

businesswoman, fashion designer, and model 

who has worked with fashion and cosmetics 

businesses on the blonde salad. ferragni was 

placed #1 on the Forbes list of “top fashion 

influencers” in September 2017. Her net worth is 

around USD 9 million. 


FEATURE 

Serena 

Williams Says 

Farewell to 

Tennis On Her 

Own Terms 

- And In Her Own Words 

By Serena Williams 

As Told To Rob Haskell 

This morning, my daughter, 

Olympia, who turns five 

this month, and I were 

on our way to get her a 

new passport before a trip to 

Europe. We’re in my car, and 

she’s holding my phone, using 

an interactive educational app 

she likes. This robot voice asks 

her a question: What do you 

want to be when you grow up? 

She doesn’t know I’m listening, 

but I can hear the answer she 

whispers into the phone. She 

says, “I want to be a big sister.” 

Olympia says this a lot, even 

when she knows I’m listening. 

Sometimes before bed, she 

prays to Jehovah to bring her a 

baby sister. (She doesn’t want 

anything to do with a boy!) I’m 

the youngest of five sisters myself, 

and my sisters are my heroes, so 

this has felt like a moment I need to 

listen very carefully to. 

Believe me, I never wanted to 

have to choose between tennis 

and a family. I don’t think it’s fair. If 

I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing 

this because I’d be out there 

playing and winning while my wife 

was doing the physical labor of 

expanding our family. Maybe I’d be 

more of a Tom Brady if I had that 

opportunity. Don’t get me wrong: I 

love being a woman, and I loved 

every second of being pregnant 

with Olympia. I was one of those 

annoying women who adored 

being pregnant and was working 

until the day I had to report to the 

hospital—although things got super 

complicated on the other side. 

And I almost did do the impossible: 

A lot of people don’t realize that I 

was two months pregnant when I 

won the Australian Open in 2017. 

But I’m turning 41 this month, and 

something’s got to give. 

I’ve been reluctant to admit that 

I have to move on from playing 

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tennis. It’s like a taboo topic. It 

comes up, and I start to cry. I think 

the only person I’ve really gone 

there with is my therapist 

I have never liked the word 

retirement. It doesn’t feel like a 

modern word to me. I’ve been 

thinking of this as a transition, but 

I want to be sensitive about how 

I use that word, which means 

something very specific and 

important to a community of 

people. Maybe the best word to 

describe what I’m up to is evolution. 

I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving 

away from tennis, toward other 

things that are important to me. 

A few years ago I quietly started 

Serena Ventures, a venture capital 

firm. Soon after that, I started a 

family. I want to grow that family. 

But I’ve been reluctant to admit 

to myself or anyone else that I 

have to move on from playing 

tennis. Alexis, my husband, and I 

have hardly talked about it; it’s like 

a taboo topic. I can’t even have 

this conversation with my mom 

and dad. It’s like it’s not real until 

you say it out loud. It comes up, 

I get an uncomfortable lump in 

my throat, and I start to cry. The 

only person I’ve really gone there 

with is my therapist! One thing I’m 

not going to do is sugarcoat this. 

I know that a lot of people are 

excited about and look forward to 

retiring, and I really wish I felt that 

way. Ashleigh Barty was number 

one in the world when she left the 

sport this March, and I believe 

she really felt ready to move on. 

Caroline Wozniacki, who is one 

of my best friends, felt a sense of 

relief when she retired in 2020. 

Image may contain Venus 

Williams Clothing Apparel Furniture 

Couch Serena Williams Human 

Person and Evening Dress 

LIVING LEGENDS 

Praise to these people, but I’m 

going to be honest. There is no 

happiness in this topic for me. I 

know it’s not the usual thing to say, 

but I feel a great deal of pain. 

It’s the hardest thing that I could 

ever imagine. I hate it. I hate that 

I have to be at this crossroads. 

I keep saying to myself, I wish it 

could be easy for me, but it’s not. 

I’m torn: I don’t want it to be over, 

but at the same time I’m ready 

for what’s next. I don’t know how 

I’m going to be able to look at 

this magazine when it comes out, 

knowing that this is it, the end of 

a story that started in Compton, 

California, with a little Black girl 

who just wanted to play tennis. 

This sport has given me so much. 

I love to win. I love the battle. 

I love to entertain. I’m not sure 

every player sees it that way, but 

I love the performance aspect of 

it—to be able to entertain people 

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happiest times in my life were 

spent waiting in that hallway 

in Melbourne, and walking out 

into Rod Laver Arena with my 

earphones in and trying to stay 

focused and drown out the 

noise but still feeling the energy 

of the crowd. Night matches in 

Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing 

Meadows. Hitting an ace on set 

point. 

My whole life, up to now, has 

been tennis. My dad says I first 

picked up a racket when I was 

three, but I think it was even 

earlier. There’s a picture of Venus 

pushing me in a stroller on a 

tennis court, and I couldn’t have 

been more than 18 months. 

Unlike Venus, who’s always been 

stoic and classy, I’ve never been 

one to contain my emotions. I 

remember learning to write my 

alphabet for kindergarten and 

not doing it perfectly and crying 

all night. I was so angry about it. 

I’d erase and rewrite that A over 

and over, and my mother let me 

stay up all night while my sisters 

were in bed. That’s always been 

me. I want to be great. I want to 

be perfect. I know perfect doesn’t 

exist, but whatever my perfect was, 

I never wanted to stop until I got it 

right. 

To me that’s kind of the essence 

of being Serena: expecting the 

best from myself and proving 

people wrong. There were so 

many matches I won because 

something made me angry or 

someone counted me out. That 

drove me. I’ve built a career on 

channeling anger and negativity 

and turning it into something good. 

My sister Venus once said that 

when someone out there says you 

can’t do something, it is because 

they can’t do it. But I did do it. And 

so can you. 

POWER PLAYER 

If you watched King Richard, 

then you know that when I was 

little, I was not very good at tennis. 

I was so sad when I didn’t get all 

the early opportunities that Venus 

got, but that helped me. It made 

me work harder, turning me into 

a savage fighter. I’d travel to 

tournaments with Venus as her 

hitting partner, and if there was an 

open slot, I’d play. I followed her 

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around the world and watched her. 

When she lost, I understood why, 

and I made sure I wouldn’t lose 

the same way. That’s how I started 

to move so fast up the rankings, 

because I learned the lessons 

from Venus’s losses instead of the 

hard way, from my own. It was as 

if I were playing her matches, too. 

I’m a good mimic. Growing up I 

tried to copy Pete Sampras. I loved 

Monica Seles, and then I studied 

Monica Seles. I watched, I listened, 

then I attacked. But if I hadn’t been 

in Venus’s shadow, I would never 

be who I am. When someone said 

I was just the little sister, that’s when 

I got really fired up. 

I started playing tennis with the 

goal of winning the U.S. Open. I 

didn’t think past that. And then I just 

kept winning. I remember when I 

passed Martina Hingis’s grand slam 

count. Then Seles’s. And then I tied 

Billie Jean King, who is such an 

inspiration for me because of how 

she has pioneered gender equality 

in all sports. Then it was climbing 

over the Chris Evert–Martina 

Navratilova mountain. There are 

people who say I’m not the GOAT 

because I didn’t pass Margaret 

Court’s record of 24 grand slam 

titles, which she achieved before 

the “open era” that began in 1968. 

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want that 

record. Obviously I do. But day to 

day, I’m really not thinking about 

her. If I’m in a grand slam final, 

then yes, I am thinking about that 

record. Maybe I thought about it 

too much, and that didn’t help. 

The way I see it, I should have had 

30-plus grand slams. I had my 

chances after coming back from 

giving birth. I went from a C-section 

to a second pulmonary embolism 

to a grand slam final. I played while 

breastfeeding. I played through 

postpartum depression. But I 

didn’t get there. Shoulda, woulda, 

coulda. I didn’t show up the way 

I should have or could have. But 

I showed up 23 times, and that’s 

fine. Actually it’s extraordinary. But 

these days, if I have to choose 

between building my tennis résumé 

and building my family, I choose 

the latter. 

QUEEN OF THE COURT 

Earlier in my career, I never 

thought about having kids. There 

were times when I’ve wondered if I 

should ever bring kids into this world, 

with all its problems. I was never 

that confident or comfortable 

around babies or children, and 

I figured that if I ever did have a 

baby, I would have people taking 

care of it 24/7. I’m not going 

to lie—I definitely have a lot of 

support. But I’m also an incredibly 

hands-on mother. My husband will 

tell you I am too hands-on. In five 

years, Olympia has only spent one 

24-hour period away from me. This 

past year, while I was recovering 

from a hamstring injury, I got to 

pick her up from school four or 

five days a week, and I always 

looked forward to seeing her 

face light up when she walked 

out of the building and saw me 

waiting there for her. The fact is 

that nothing is a sacrifice for me 

when it comes to Olympia. It all 

just makes sense. I want to teach 

her how to tie her shoes, how to 

read, where babies come from, 

and about God. Just like my 

mom taught me. As she grows, 

it’s something different every 

month. Lately she’s been into 

watching baking shows, which 

we do together. Now we bake 

with Play-Doh, which is so much 

fun. She loves this game called 

The Floor Is Lava, where you 

have to do whatever you can to 

avoid touching the ground. I love 

setting up my gym for the game, 

arranging my step-up boxes and 

weight machines like an obstacle 

course. Whatever she likes, I like. 

MOTHER LOVE 

“I’m an incredibly hands-on 

mother. Nothing is a sacrifice 

when it comes to Olympia. It 

all just makes sense.” Danielle 

Frankel gown. 

I think tennis, by comparison, 

has always felt like a sacrifice— 

though it’s one I enjoyed making. 

When you’re younger, you see 

kids having fun, and you want to 

do that stuff but you know you 

have to be on the court, hoping 

that one day it will all pay off. I 

got pushed hard by my parents. 

Nowadays so many parents 

say, “Let your kids do what they 

want!” Well, that’s not what got 

me where I am. I didn’t rebel 

as a kid. I worked hard, and I 

followed the rules. I do want to 

push Olympia—not in tennis, but 

in whatever captures her interest. 

But I don’t want to push too hard. 

I’m still trying to figure out that 

balance. 

Source: Vogue 


BEAUTY 

Keeping Fit & Active: 

Top 5 

Exercises 

for Women 

By Dr Nkechi Juliet 

Stepping into a gym can be 

intimidating when you’re not 

sure where to start. It can 

seem even more daunting 

when you want to incorporate 

strength training and the weights 

sections of your gym are crowded 

with muscley guys who are grunting 

and throwing dumbbells on the 

ground. 

But building muscle has many 

healthy benefits, including helping 

you burn more fat and calories 

at rest, making you stronger for 

everyday activities, and possibly 

even preserving brain health. 

1 

Squat 

Another great compound movement 

for overall strength and boosting your 

metabolism is the squat. Though it’s 

usually deemed a “leg” exercise, the 

squatactually offers many benefits for 

your entire body, including your core! 

If you’re worried about stressing 

your back with the squat, there are 

variations that put less pressure on 

the spine like the front squat or goblet 

squat. 

To start, use a dumbbell to 

perform the goblet squat and 

work up to using a barbell. 

To make sure you’re limber 

enough to squat, check out, 

“How To Properly Warm Up For 

Squats: Increase Flexibility And 

Strength.” 

Deadlift 

The deadlift may be the 

single-best movement 

for increasing your overall 

strength. Think about it, what 

could be more functional 

than lifting a heavy weight 

off the ground? 

As a compound movement 

(a lift involving two or more 

joints) that works more than 

one major muscle group, 

Mufdi truly believes that the 

deadlift is the one exercise 

that should be a part of 

everyone’s workout routine. 

Not only will the deadlift 

work your hips, glutes, backs 

and legs, but it will also help 

boost your metabolism. 

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Weighted Hip Thrusts 

Warning! You will get stares from people with this 

movement. However, once you get over the 

embarrassment and begin to see the difference this 

movement makes in your body, you will love it. 

By performing the weighted hip thrusts, your glutes 

will become stronger, and you will see major 

improvements in your other lifts. Hip thrusts target the 

glutes in a completely different way than a squat or 

deadlift. In those movements, the glutes are used 

to help the lift whereas in a hip thrust the glutes are 

isolated. 

The benefits of isolating the glutes are not only to 

strengthen them. Glute activation will help your other 

lifts and of course, round out that booty 

BEAUTY 

Overhead 

Press 

Looking to build beautiful 

sculpted shoulders and arms 

while working the rest of your 

body as well? You’ve come to 

the right place! 

Standing while performing 

the overhead press assists in 

developing your core and 

stabilizer muscles in your trunk. 

Try this move with dumbbells 

first then graduate to the 

olympic bar. You’ll be sure to 

get noticed for being such a 

badass. 

4 

Kettlebell Swing 

Lastly, although the kettlebell swing exercise may 

seem out of place on this list, it is one of Mufdi’s 

favorite exercises to add to a workout as a 

“finisher.” 

Not only is the kettlebell swing a complete body 

workout, it doubles as cardio as well. 

For starters, swings help strengthen the deep abdominal 

muscle that traditional crunches simply can’t. KB swings also do 

a fantastic job of defining your backand shouldermuscles while 

providing your cardiovascular conditioning. This means you’re 

burning fat in the process. 

5 

Don’t believe me? Pick up a fairly heavy kettlebell and start swinging. 

You’ll find your heart rate and breathing start to speed up! 

Do swings in 20-30 second working intervals while resting for the 

same amount of time before repeating. Give these a shot and let us 

know what you think! 


BEAUTY 

A STEP BY 

STEP GUIDE 

ON HOW TO 

DO MAKEUP 

LIKE A PRO 

By Sasha Bokamoso & Karan Dalvi 

Learning how to do makeup 

is an art that has been, 

for thousands of years, an 

essential component of the 

entire beauty process. 

The people of Ancient Egypt, 

Greece, Rome, Sumer, the 

Indus valley, and a host of other 

civilizations, both men and 

women, across the timeline of 

history, right through the Middle 

Ages to the present period, 

have been privy to this art of 

enhancing one’s appearance 

through the aesthetic 

application of cosmetics. 

In this century and the previous, 

however, the ideas of natural 

makeup and inner beauty, sans 

any makeup, were posited 

by the feminist movement in 

different parts of the world, 

terming the use of cosmetics as 

a form of enforced notions of 

femininity. 

With makeup, as with all other 

forms of art, there is no right 

order to go about it. Some 

prefer doing their eyes before 

the rest of their face, some 

other areas. However, one 

suggestion that most makeup 

experts would agree to, is to 

cover those regions first that 

are often the most difficult 

and tend to take up the most 

amount of time in the entire 

application process. Another 

rather efficacious tip would be 

learning how to do makeup 

so as to better achieve the 

desired look, and with minimal 

inconveniences. 

Read on as we bring to you 

a step by step guide, on how 

to do makeup in the quickest 

and most convenient manner 

possible and all you’ve to do, is 

to follow the steps given below. 

Step 1 

Moisturiser 

and Primer 

It is of the utmost importance 

that your face is moisturised 

and well hydrated before you 

apply any makeup onto it. A 

hydrating cream, in this regard, 

works excellently since it even 

helps all the following products 

blend into your skin better. 

Then apply a primer, as it 

not only helps your face stay 

hydrated, it also 

enables your 

makeup to stay on 

for much longer. 

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Step 

Apply 

Foundation 

2 

The foundation is one of the most essential 

elements of your makeup since when 

correctly applied, it can help provide 

your face and neck regions with an 

even-toned, natural appearance. Use a 

foundation brush, preferably white-tipped, 

to apply the foundation to your face. 

Foundation, fundamentally, is of three 

types viz. liquid, powder, and cream. For 

those who do not wish to use too much of 

it, it is recommended that you only apply 

foundation to regions you wish to even out 

and leave the rest of your face foundationfree. 

It is also important that you blend it 

well with the neck regions so that your face 

makeup doesn’t come across as out of 

place with your neck. A quick tip, you can 

always use the primer to break down the 

opaque foundation makeup so as to make 

it appear clearer and blend better. 


BEAUTY 

Step 

3 

Concealing with 

a Concealer 

Just about everyone thinks they’ve 

got certain flaws with their face, 

especially with regards to dark circles. 

And while accepting one’s flaws 

is a great thing to do, concealing 

them doesn’t really make you overtly 

vain either. The second step of how 

to do makeup, is learning to apply 

The Time for Eye 

Makeup 

Some prefer to do the eye 

makeup before the blush, 

contour and highlight routine but 

it works just as well towards the 

end. Fill in your brows using an 

eye pencil before moving on to 

the eye shadow. Apply an eye 

shadow shade of your choice 

and then using a blending brush, 

preferably a nice fluffy one, dust 

a softer shade onto the crease 

and blend outwards. Give your 

concealer to the problem areas, 

especially in the form of a triangle 

below your eyes. This triangular 

application helps conceal your dark 

circles while making your skin appear 

more naturally even toned and 

drawing attention towards your eyes. 

Step 

5 

eye makeup the requisite finish 

with eyeliner or mascara, using 

a very fine tipped pencil for the 

waterline and a stiff, angled 

brush for the lids. The eyes are 

one place where you can 

really show off your creativity. 

So go ahead and put your 

creative cap on and don’t limit 

yourself while learning how to do 

makeup. 

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Blush, Contour & 

Highlight (BCH) 

Step 4 

Highlighting and contouring are quick, easy processes that 

help in taking your makeup game to an altogether new 

level. Apply the highlighter, cream or liquid based, to your 

cheekbones, brow bones, on the Cupid’s bow and your chin 

before you swipe the contour on your cheeks, forehead and 

along the sides of your nose. Take care to ensure 

that the contouring doesn’t get too muddy and 

use an angled brush to blend it all in perfectly. 

Apply the blush onto the apples 

of your cheeks, extending 

upwards to the temple 

region. Between the blush, 

contour and the highlighter, 

different makeup experts 

recommend different orders of 

application. While learning how 

to do makeup, use the order that 

you’re most comfortable with 

and one that is most apt for 

the occasion. Some prefer 

to apply the blush before the 

highlighter, especially if the 

blush is shimmery enough by 

itself. If you’re using a powder 

blush, do not ever apply it over 

a liquid foundation since doing 

so will cause streaks, making it 

extremely difficult to blend in. 

Luscious 

Lips at 

Last! 

The lips makeup, with the 

possible exception of the 

eyes, are perhaps the most 

noticed aspect of your 

makeup. For a quick fix, apply 

a red, rosy (or any colour of 

your choice) lipstick using a 

lip brush and you’re good 

to go. If you’ve got more 

time, covering the entirety of 

your lips with a lip liner and 

following up with a layer of 

Step 6 

liquid matte lipstick of the same 

colour works wonders for your lips. 

Finally, use a setting powder or spray 

to help keep your makeup in place 

for longer and you’re all set to paint 

the town red. 


BEAUTY 

5 Home-Made 

Remedies for 

Dark Spots, 

According to a 

Dermatologist 

By Kristin Howard 

Reviewed By Rhea 

Souhleris Grous Esthetician 

Soothe Skin and 

Reduce Spots 

with Almond Oil 

Not everyone gets 

them, but for those 

that do, dark spots 

on the face, chest, hands 

or elsewhere on the body 

can be seriously frustrating 

to deal with as they don’t 

go away on their own and 

sometimes can’t be covered 

by the average concealer. 

So, what are these 

discolorations, and why do 

some people have them? 

According to our experts, for 

the most part, dark spots on 

the skin can be attributed 

to two causes: scarring 

and hyperpigmentation 

(technically, scarring 

is post-inflammatory 

hyperpigmentation). 

Skin-strengthening ingredient 

that’s used both in the kitchen 

and on the complexion is 

sweet almond oil, which 

Engelman likes to use to 

treat discolorations in the 

skin. However, the almond oil 

commonly used to cook isn’t 

quite the same as that used 

on the skin, which is often 

fortified with additional vitamins 

and minerals. “The presence 

of Vitamin E and niacin help 

with hyperpigmentation and 

improving skin tone,” she says. 

Because sweet almond oil 

is generally viewed as noncomedogenic 

(meaning it 

won’t clog your pores) you 

can add it to your nightly 

routine as a makeup remover 

or moisturizer meant to help 

protect the skin barrier. 

Brighten with 

Yogurt 

Another naturally skin-brightening item 

you may already have in your home is 

yogurt, which may work to fade dark spots 

by exfoliating the skin. Like the chemically 

exfoliating properties found in papaya, 

yogurt may break down dead skin cells 

thanks to lactic acid, which is found 

naturally in dairy products: “Using a yogurt 

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Exfoliate with Papaya 

What’s a surefire way to brighten the 

overall tone of your skin? Rinse away 

that top layer with a natural exfoliant, 

like papaya: “Papaya has fruit acids 

known as alpha-hydroxy acids, which is 

a chemical exfoliant,” says Engelman. 

“AHAs are used for dry skin and to 

anti-age, and works to improve skin 

by removing the top layers of the skin 

through weakening the lipids that bond 

them together, thus, removing dull and 

dead skin cells and revealing healthy 

skin cells. 

It is very effective in breaking down 

skin cells and also increasing collagen 

production because of the removal of 

dead particles. Papaya specifically will 

help brighten and give the skin a 

youthful radiance.” To treat your dark 

spots with papaya, simply mash ripe 

papaya in a bowl and apply as a 

mask to clean skin. When removing 

the mask, you can also use gentle, 

circular motions for a bit of added 

exfoliation to that dead top layer of 

skin cells. 

Reverse Photo Damage 

with Tomatoes 

Rather than slather this ingredient on 

your face, tomato works best when 

taken systemically. According 

to a 2011 study, participants 

who ingested between around 

55 milligrams of tomato 

paste with olive oil per day 

saw protection from acute 

and long-term photo damage 

brought on by UV rays4. Why is tomato 

paste so effective? Tomatoes are 

naturally rich in lycopene, which has 

multiple potential health benefits, 

including sun protection. Not a fan of 

tomatoes? Look to other similarly-hued 

fruits and veggies, like guava, pink 

grapefruit, watermelon, and red sweet 

peppers. 

with cow’s milk could be effective 

in calming the skin, since it has 

lactic acid. Lactic acid is an AHA, 

which improves discoloration and 

age spots,” Engelman says. “This 

acid is gentler on the skin than 

other chemical exfoliants. Since 

it is derived from dairy, it helps to 

correct pH imbalances. It works 

to improve tone, texture, and 

reduces redness.” 

Yogurt can be applied to clean 

skin alone or mixed with additional 

ingredients known to improve 

the skin’s health—like honey— 

which is antibacterial and great 

for acne-prone complexions3. 

Adding oatmeal to a yogurt mask 

will help slough and soothe dry 

skin, just be sure to rinse this mask 

away carefully, as not to tear or 

irritate the skin. 

For ages, people in India, parts 

of Central America, and other 

subtropical areas have looked 

to turmeric for its many healing 

properties, from reducing 

inflammation to aiding the digestive 

process. Turmeric’s benefits also 

extend to the area of skincare, and 

it’s been shown to inhibit the skin’s 

melanin production, which results in 

spots due to hyperpigmentation. To 

Use Turmeric to Even 

Skin Tone 

fade dark spots with turmeric, make 

a mask using one part turmeric to 

one part honey. If you wish, you 

can enhance the lightening 

process with a few drops of 

lemon juice, as long as your skin 

isn’t too sensitive, and the citrus 

won’t come into contact with open 

skin, like recently broken pimples. 

KEY INGREDIENTS: Turmeric powder 

is made from the root of Curcuma 

zedoaria, a form of ginger native 

to Southeast Asia. Its active 

ingredient, curcumin, is what gives 

it that yellow-orange tinge; it’s also 

what makes it such a potent antiinflammatory. 

Turmeric is also found 

to lighten hyperpigmentation. 


BEAUTY 

Avoid being around 

cigarette smoke 

When tobacco is heated via 

cigarettes — or even, yes, 

vaping — it releases free radicals 

that damage the DNA of skin 

cells. This results in the breakdown 

of collagen and elastin. 

It also constricts blood vessels 

which deplete the skin of much 

needed oxygen, vitamins, and 

nutrients. When that puff of toxic 

smoke is exhaled it hits the skin 

on the face and can cause 

blackheads, particularly around 

the mouth and cheek areas. 

10 

Natural Ways for Eve 

Take Care of 

By Sasha Bokamoso & 

Lauren Park 

Within the beauty industry and 

on social media, there’s so much 

emphasis on purchasing products. In 

fact, so much so there’s a name for 

it — beauty hauls — which basically 

means showing off one’s shopping 

spree of recently purchased products. 

But products don’t solve all our skin 

woes. If you’re tapped out with a 

10-step skin care routine and still 

finding yourself at loss, here are other 

unbottled ways to take care of your 

skin. 

Drink water 

While drinking water doesn’t directly 

hydrate the skin it does help all of the 

body systems function better. 

It aids the liver in eliminating toxins from 

the body, reduces puffiness, helps with 

kidney function (which in turn helps dark 

circles appear lighter), and may even 

help skin conditions like psoriasis and 

eczema. 

How can you tell if you aren’t 

drinking enough water? Check 

your pee! If it’s a deep shade of 

amber it’s time to drink up. The 

color of lemonade is the goal. 

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Limit your time in 

the sun 

Yes, use sunscreen but for 

the non-product part of it: it’s 

time to play hide and seek. 

An estimated 90 percent 

of skin aging is caused by 

the sun, specifically for folks 

with lighter skin (!), and not to 

mention the even scarier risk 

of skin cancer. Considering 

that’s a pretty huge number, 

it’s best to limit your sun 

exposure or seek shade 

when hanging out. 

Don’t forget to protect your 

eyes where you can’t apply 

sunscreen too! Squinting 

doesn’t exactly protect your 

eyes and if you insist on 

doing the peering exercise, 

you may end up developing 

more lines and wrinkles 

around your eye and 

forehead area. 

Shower and wash your face with lukewarm 

water (not hot!) 

Sebum (oil) in our skin has a wax-like 

consistency and using hot water to 

wash our face or shower with essentially 

“melts” the oil stripping the skin of muchneeded 

moisture. 

Lukewarm is best because it allows our 

oils to warm up a bit allowing a proper 

cleanse without completely stripping it. 

Keep at massaging your skin for a full 

minute to make the most out of your 

cleanser! 

ry Woman to 

Her Skin 

Sleep on a silk or 

satin pillowcase 

While you can’t rub a wrinkle 

into your skin, you can cause 

them while sleeping! If you’re 

a side sleeper, you can be 

smooshing your face into 

your pillow, putting friction 

between the skin and fabric. 

This creates creases which 

can result in wrinkles since we 

sleep for a prolonged period 

of time. 

But if you sleep on a silk 

pillowcase, the fabric allows 

your skin to “slip,” minimizing 

the chance of creating 

wrinkles. It’s also great for 

preventing frizzy hair! 


Find ways to 

manage stress 

When we’re stressed or 

anxious, our bodies release 

a hormone called cortisol. 

This hormone activates our 

flight or fight response (which 

is a good thing!) but constant 

stress keeps this response on 

fatigued overdrive (yep, a bad 

thing). 

Specifically to our skin, 

increased levels of cortisol 

can cause us to lose our 

glow by diminishing the skin’s 

ability to retain moisture 

and encouraging an 

overproduction of oils. 

Opting out of sugar 

Sometimes the skin takes a while to catch 

up to how we felt or what we ate last week. 

If your energy source is primarily added sugar 

and refined carbohydrates, you might start seeing 

the effects of that on your skin. 

After all, too much of one thing strains the body and 

skin. Too much exfoliating acids may strip your skin’s 

protective barrier, just like too much sugar may cause a 

surge in insulin (the hormone produced by the pancreas 

that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood), and 

inflammation. 

Wash your makeup 

brushes 

Besides old makeup, of course, 

bacteria, oil, dust, and sweat 

accumulate on our makeup brushes. 

If not cleaned regularly all that junk is 

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Don’t pick and don’t 

touch your face 

While it’s tempting to squeeze a pimple, 

you can create a lot more lasting damage 

to the skin than that instant gratification is 

worth. First, there’s a type of acne called 

acne mechanica, which is caused by 

friction from touching the face and pushing 

oil and bacteria back into the pore. 

Secondly, picking and squeezing can 

result in a scar or a brown spot called postinflammatory 

hyperpigmentation. You may 

prefer dealing with scarring over acne, but 

it’s not an either or scenario. You can live 

without both! 

Exercise 

essentially smeared around your face 

during each makeup application. 

This can cause inflammation, 

clogged pores, and acne. 

It’s best practice to clean your 

makeup brushes weekly! 

We all know that getting our sweat 

on is great for our entire body, but it 

also has some skin benefits as well. 

When we move, we circulate our 

blood which carries oxygen and 

nutrients to all of our cells. Not only 

does this provide an instant glow, 

but it also helps our skin to repair 

itself faster. 

Another perk to exercise is it helps 

to reduce stress and, in turn, 

reduce cortisol levels. 


FOOD 

3 Veggie- 

Packed Grilling 

Recipes 

for Amazing Summer Cookouts 

By Chef Amaka Obiefuna 

With Lauren Summers 

Now that it’s outdoor dining season, you’re probably craving amazing (and 

affordable) grilled recipes that just so happen to incorporate a whole lot of veggies. 

Head to your local store, where produce is delivered fresh daily, to grab all the 

ingredients and fuel your next cookout with creative veggie burgers, show-stopping 

mixed grill platters, and family-friendly BBQ chicken salads. 

If that wasn’t incentive enough, each of these recipes takes 30 minutes or less to 

whip up. 

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BBQ Chicken Salad 

4 

serves 

Ingredients 

• 1 lb. Kirkwood Fresh 

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs 

• Stonemill Sea Salt 

• Stonemill Peppercorn 

• Specially Selected Sicilian 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

• 6 green onions 

• 10 oz. cherub grape 

tomatoes, halved 

• Juice from 1 lime (about 

2 tablespoons) 

• 1/2 c. Burman’s Original 

Barbecue Sauce 

• 1 (6 oz.) bag Little Salad 

Bar Sweet Butter Lettuce 

• 1 head romaine lettuce, 

torn into bite-size pieces 

• Leaves from half a bunch 

of cilantro (1/2 cup loosely 

packed) 

• 4 oz. sliced, fresh 

Emporium Selection Fresh 

Mozzarella Ball, torn into bite-size 

pieces 

Directions 

Heat the grill to medium-high. 

Pat the chicken dry and season 

with 3/4 teaspoon salt, a few 

grinds black pepper, and a 

light coating of olive oil. Drizzle 

green onions with enough olive 

oil to coat, then season with salt 

and pepper. In a large bowl, 

combine the tomatoes, half 

the lime juice (1 tablespoon), 

and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set the 

tomatoes aside and bring the 

chicken, green onions, and 

barbecue sauce to the grill. 

Clean and grease the grates, 

then add the chicken and green 

onions to the grill and cook until 

charred and cooked through, 

about 5 minutes per side (if using 

a gas grill, close lid between 

flips to maintain temperature). 

Transfer the green onions to a 

plate. Brush the chicken with half 

the barbecue sauce, then flip 

the chicken and cook until the 

sauce is charred in spots, 1 to 

2 minutes. Add the remaining 

barbecue sauce to the chicken, 

flip, and cook until charred in 

spots, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to 

a plate to rest. 

Add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 

the butter and romaine lettuces, 

cilantro, and mozzarella to 

the bowl of tomatoes. Season 

with salt and pepper and stir to 

combine. Taste and adjust olive 

oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper 

to your liking. Slice the green 

onions into bite-size pieces and 

the chicken against the grain. 

Transfer the salad to a serving 

platter, top with the chicken and 

green onions, and serve. 


FOOD 

4serves 

Green Burger 

Ingredients 

• Simply Nature 100% Avocado Oil 

• 4 Specially Selected Sesame Seed 

Brioche Buns 

• 4 Earth Grown Kale Veggie Burger 

patties 

• 1/2 c. Park Street Deli Fresh Guacamole 

• 2 Park Street Deli Half Sour Whole 

Pickles, thinly sliced crosswise 

• 1/2 jalapeño, thinly sliced crosswise 

• 1/4 c. Clancy’s Corn chips 

Directions 

Heat the grill to medium. Clean the grates, 

grease with avocado oil, then add the buns 

cut sides down and grill until toasted, 1 to 2 

minutes. Transfer to plates. Place the patties 

on the grates and grill until cooked through, 5 

to 7 minutes per side (if using gas grill, close 

lid between flips to maintain temperature). 

Transfer to the bottom buns. 

Spread guacamole over patties, then top 

with pickle slices, jalapeño slices, and corn 

chips. Top with the bun, add a few more corn 

chips on the side, and enjoy. 

Per serving: 414 cal, 22 g fat (3 g sat), 8 

g protein, 822 mg sodium, 45 g carb, 8 g 

sugars (4 g added sugars), 9 g fiber 

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Sausage & Grilled 

Veggie Platter 

4-6 

serves 

Ingredients 

• 4 zucchini, halved lengthwise 

• 3 onions, halved and cut into 1/2-inchthick 

wedges 

• 1 lb. mini sweet peppers 

• 19 oz. Hot Italian Sausage Links 

• Specially Selected Sicilian Extra Virgin 

Olive Oil 

• Stonemill Sea Salt 

• 1 c. Tuscan Garden Mild Giardiniera, 

plus 3 tablespoons brine 

• 1/4 c. Southern Grove Roasted, Salted 

Pistachios, coarsely chopped 

Directions 

Prepare a grill for two-zone cooking over 

medium-high heat (for a charcoal grill, pour 

the coals onto one half of the grill; for a gas 

grill, heat all of the burners to high, then turn off 

one of the end burners before cooking). 

Meanwhile, on a sheet pan or large 

plate, toss the zucchini, onions, peppers, 

and sausage with olive oil and salt to coat. 

When you’re ready to grill, clean and grease 

the grates. Place the zucchini, onions, and 

peppers over the flame (direct heat) and 

place the sausage where there isn’t a flame 

beneath (indirect heat). Cover and cook, 

flipping occasionally, until the vegetables are 

charred and tender and the sausages are 

cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. 

Transfer the vegetables to a platter. Move 

the sausages over the flame and grill until 

browned and crisp, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer 

the sausages to the platter, then sprinkle the 

giardiniera, giardiniera brine, and pistachios 

over top. 

Per serving: 480 cal, 35 g fat (10 g sat), 23 

g protein, 1525 mg sodium, 27 g carb, 14 g 

sugars (2 g added sugars), 4 g fiber 


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