The house of Dabira

*Now singing house help songs and dusting the shelves*

Phew! It has been a bit on here. I can't see past all the cobwebs and dust. Lool. Sigh! I can't even begin to tell you guys what has been up in my life these past two weeks. Well for starters; I ran for congress woman University of Ibadan medical students association ( second term) but I wasn't elected as part of the congress body this year #sadly. Also, I had two continuous assessment tests in Anaesthesia and Orthorhinolaryngology; they went very well thanks for asking. And then I had a photo shoot too- I am actively trying to build up my portfolio. So really I have been very occupied with every other thing and that's why I went AWOL. Forgive me. 

This blog post is featuring an indigenous artist and designer; The House of Dabira. She is also a fan of this blog ( Lool! I just had to throw that in somewhere).  Folu ( CEO house of Dabira) is an Alumni of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan so she is our very own. She just recently started a range of bridal dresses and she had a campaign shoot for some of the dresses. I asked her if she wanted to feature it on the blog and she was more than happy to send me a post. Enjoy! 

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The House of Dabira Bridals has been a long time coming. I guess I allowed self-doubt and fear of failure hold me back on so many occasions. In an aura of “What’s-the-worst-that-could-happen”, I reached out to the photographer, Ope Okunbor and after a while of deliberations, we set a date (which changed several times, thanks to many factors, to the point where I began to ask myself if that wasn’t a sign to smartly cancel the shoot.) 

On the morning of the shoot, I ran to the fabric market to buy few important items needed for the shoot. I was so nervous, this was because despite having an idea of the looks I intended to create on the model, I was worried I might have been too deep in Fantasia and it might not come out as grand as it was in my head. Thankfully, the finished products BLEW my mind!! Completely.

Before I finish up, I’ll tell you about each one of the looks. 

The first look has its roots in the charming times of the Victorian era. This exquisite gown, also known as “Theodora”. It is softly evocative, gentle to the eyes but still exuding strength. Its tulle bodice charms you as it wistfully extends into a carefully structured ball skirt. This is for the shy bride that wants to make a statement without being extravagant.

The second look named “Eleanor” evokes regal straightforward feminine image, combining the perfect dose of substance and style. This gown is mellifluous, sweet and musical. The smoothness of the fabric mixed with its straight silhouette flowing into a flawless train takes away your breath. This is for the “sensible” bride who wants to dispense with all frivolities yet remain exquisite.

“Elizabeth”, the third look is a personal favorite of many people. With the classic ball gown comes the classic name, “Elizabeth”. Opulence. Luxury.Extravagance. These are the words the gown evokes, The “Elizabeth” gown has so much going for it, rich history (a lot of brides stick to the ol’ ball gown silhouette for their big day), broad appeal and timeless style. No matter the number of brides that choose the gown, you can still own it!

I was very lucky to have a great team working with me and I have to recognize them for making a dream come alive: 

Photography: Ope Okunbor (@ope.okunbor)

         Model: Merlin (@merlinuwalaka)

         MUA: Oyinkan (@drhunnay)

`​Designer: Folu (@houseofdabira/ @aj_fidabira)

        Graphic Designer: Wani (@waniajayi)

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I personally am in love with the Elizabeth wedding gown. It ministers to my soul! Lool. If you or anyone you know is getting married soon be sure to hit Folu up....I hear she has a discount for you. Also you can check out her blog for more pictures of her wedding gown series and the famous dress she designed for Nigerian actress Dakore Akande that won her the best dressed at the AMVCA awards. 

Until next time my lovelies. XoXo. 

Glitter and Sparkles.

Hey beautiful people. It has been a minute no? I have officially recovered from my birthday hangover so I'm back. 21 definitely looks good on me.
There has been an ongoing ARD (association of resident doctors) strike for the past month so things have been a little slow in the hospital. Mr Kevin of awesome photos contacted me on Wednesday to ask if I could make his model up for a photo shoot and since there isn't much going on in school I decided to go for it and so we picked Friday for the shoot.
I recently just got some glitters and I was eager to play with them. A lot of people are scared to rock glitter just because they feel like it's too loud and they can't pull it off but sincerely speaking almost everybody can! Glitter literally adds the extra sparkle to your eyes and you'd be surprised how much more glamorous you'd look just by adding glitters.
Mr Kevin took a before picture of our beautiful model but for some reason the picture is nowhere to be found but nevertheless enjoy!

Yaass glitter!!!!

Since she was going to change outfits, I decided to switch up the lips and we went for the classic bold eye and nude lips look.

She looks mind blowingly beautiful.

Notice her white eyeliner. 

 Which look do you prefer? The orange lips or the nude lips?
Nene was a natural at the shoot. She was just striking poses like no man's business #Osheyy modella. She actually wants to be a model and all of that but Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan is cramping up her style.

I really enjoyed every bit of the photo session and I hope you like these pictures just as much as I do.

Makeup artist; Yours truly #honeytouchmakeovers @drhunnay on instagram.
Model: Nene @neneokorie on instagram
Photocredit: Mr Kevin of @kevinawesomephotos on instagram.

Until next time my lovelies, stay safe. Xoxo.

21 and FAB!!!

My 21st birthday was on Wednesday the 3rd of June. I was pretty excited about turning 21 just because of the fuss everybody makes about the big 2 1. Nothing happened on that day though because as always medical school has got to cramp my style but on Saturday the 6th of June I had a dinner party at Jazz by chrysalis.

Now I'm thinking; should I tell you guys how I almost didn't celebrate my birthday or nah?  

Heh! What the heck. Lool! I had been planning my birthday since January tbh. People thought I was crazy. Lool! I had different ideas for the birthday celebration; pool party, karaoke party, club party, the list is endless. After everything, I decided to settle for a dinner party. I wrote down my guest list and sent a bill to my parents and they were like "don't worry sweetheart, it's still far". The months started turning into weeks and the weeks into days and before I knew it, May was upon us. I was starting to develop cold feet and I was just like "abeg I am not celebrating this birthday again joor" and after a while it was "ok I'll have a small room party" and that was what it was supposed to be until one day I finally decided to stick with my dinner party. 

 After I had established the fact that I wanted a dinner party, it was time to go venue hunting. I wanted a place that wasnt too expensive at the same time classy and cosy. You guys already know me, when I say classy and cosy its cafe chrysalis that readily comes to my mind. I called them at cafe chrysalis to book the venue for the said date and find out the logistics and then they said to me " we are sorry ma but we don't allow guests bring in their birthday cakes because we have bakery services so we'd rather have you use ours" 

Wow! That was a bubble buster. I definitely did not see that coming. I was just there thinking "where will I now use". I told my friends about it and they gave me various suggestions but none of them quite fitted into my idea of cosy and classy. 

Fast forward to about a week to my birthday, the boo and I were driving one day and he suggested I check out the ring road branch of cafe chrysalis. This one is called Jazz by chrysalis. So we went there and I told them about my intention to use that venue for my party and asked them what could be done for me. They also told me of their no cake allowed policy but then they said that they'd allow me bring in the cake just for pictures. I was ecstatic. I called them almost everyday to remind them and be sure they hadn't changed their mind.

 my beautiful cake.

It was a relatively small dinner party, I invited my close friends and we had so much fun. Inioluwa was the anchor for the party. She and I already put our heads together the night before to think of activities to do at the party to keep every one involved and to make the dinner lively because we definitely didn't want people on their phones and being all uptight. 

We had various games. One of them was that I'd ask you a question about me and if you get it wrong you earn yourself a shot. Lool! Everybody ended up with a shot or two. 

Justice being served.

Lool.

Sammie 

food!!!!!

We also played a game of "who am I". Here, a sticky note bearing a celebritys name is placed in your forehead and you are supposed to ask your friends yes or no questions so that you are able to guess who the celebrity is.

Obinna  

Inioluwa anchoring the game.
 

We were divided into two groups by the anchor and a word was said. We were then supposed to write down as many songs as we knew that had that word in them. The team with the most songs wins.

The dinner was so much fun it was all laughs and no dull moment.

After we had all eaten, it was time to take pictures with the cake.

Anjola started to feel ill towards the end of the party so she wasn't in the group picture.

Selfie with my beautiful cake

So this pretty much sums up my birthday dinner. I had so much fun and I am grateful to God for life. I also wanna say thank you to my parents, my uncle and Aunty Moyo Aina, my grandma, the boo and my cousin Emmanuel for making this possible. 

But before we leave, what is a party without an "usie"

Details of my outfit; 

Dress custom made for me by Ronke @roniki on Instagram 

Hair; mama Ope (agbowo Ibadan)

Hair band; dupsquard (preboye's world Ibadan) 

Earrings; accessories to die for (the palms mall, Ibadan)

Cuff bracelet; Mr price ( Heritage mall, Ibadan)

Makeup: yours truly @drhunnay on Instagram 

Photo credit; Mr Kevin of @kevinawesomephotos on Instagram

Venue; Jazz by Chrysalis, ring road Ibadan. 

Phone number; 08077107799

Cake by Esesua of @indulgecakes_ibadan and @esesua_p

That's it for the post guys. Until next time. Ciao!

Dinner party at Old town hotel.

My rommie Uty Utin turned 22 on the 1st of June and she had a dinner party at Old town hotel.
Old town is one of the newest hotels in Ibadan located at Samonda. It is nice, ultra modern and classy. The only thing I don't really like about the hotel quite frankly is the location.  In my opinion it is kind of hidden and easy to miss but other than that it is beautiful and a home away from home if you will.
It was a really nice party. We had dinner and then a sleep over. Worry not! The guys weren't part of the sleep over.

The dinner party started off really well. We had small chops for our appetizer and I am not even gonna lie.... It was delicious. Those small chops have to be one of the best I have eaten in recent times. For our main meal, we had Cantonese rice, tomato sauce, chicken, plantain and salad. I found it hard for to believe those pieces of "chicken" we're actually chicken... They were humongous!!! I was even starting to think maybe we were eating mini ostriches. Lool! We had champman and water to drink.

After dinner, we danced for a bit at astro bar and then we went back into the suite where we danced some more, gisted and just relaxed. We ordered Dominos pizza and ate it as we watched "the interview" for the one millionth time. I couldn't stay for the sleep over because I had to complete my orthorhinolaryngology project which was due the next day. 

Orthorhinolaryngology is just a fancy name for ear, nose and throat (ENT). Shortly after I left, the boys left and the sleep over began. It was a really cool party all in all and I would definitely recommend old town to anyone who wants a nice scene for a party, get together and what not. 

Address; No 59 Samonda, Ibadan 200213, Nigeria. (It is right behind the accord party building) 

Phone number; +2349090595507

You can also check them out on Instagram @oldtown_hotel

Photo credit; Mr Kevin of @kevinawesomephotos on Instagram 

Bye now. Oh! And before I forget, my next post is gonna be about my birthday so anticipate! #lool.