Fashion Focus: The Royals- 5 times Kate Middleton dressed like the late Princess Diana

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a huge fan of Kate Middleton's style. Her style is so elegant, demure , yet chic and classy at the same time. It doesn't matter if she is in a casual or formal outfit, she always look so flawless.

I can say the same for the late Princess Diana, her style was effortless and elegant too. She was just a breathe of fresh air and a beauty to behold.


Many believe Kate Middleton's late mother-in-law is her style muse. We 've seen Kate dress up in outfits which seems to be inspired by Princess Diana's style.

Here are five times Kate Middleton dressed almost like her late mother-in-law...

A little inspiration from a beautiful song "Yesterday was hard on all of us".

I am a sucker for songs that have good lyrics. I recently saw the movie "Selma", I liked the official sound track "Glory" by Common featuring John Legend but I absolutely loved "Yesterday was hard on all of us" by fink. When I read history, I feel terrible and ponder why such a thing had to happen. I've read about South Africa's history on Apartheid system and racial discrimination in Europe and America. The movie "Selma" just showed me a real illustration. In Nigeria, we are currently dealing with Boko Haram, it still seems like a movie to me, not because I don't feel it is real but because it's just difficult to imagine how a human being with a heart can feel so much hatred and derive joy from causing others sorrows. I pray it all ends soon.

I always wanted to visit all the states that make up Northern Nigeria, I visited some while in secondary school.  I enjoyed the song "Yesterday was hard on all of us" and I hope soon terrorism would be in the past and peace can be restored once again in our nation and continent.

Lyrics to Yesterday Was Hard On All Of UsWhere do we go from here 
Where do we go 
Is it real or just something we think we know 

Where are we going now
Where do we go
Cos if it's the same as yesterday you know I'm out
Just so you know
Because
Because
Our paths, they cross
Yesterday was hard on all of us
On all of us
Who can we trust from here
Who can we trust
Are you real or something from wanderlust
Who can you can we trust my dear, sweet, flower
Who can you trust
From cradle to grave
From ashes to ashes, from dust to dust
Because
Because
Our paths, they crossed
Yesterday was hard on all of us
On all of us
Where do we go from here
Where do we go
We've got nothing we can trust and nothing we can sell
That's for sure
How do we get out
How do we move around with all these eyes on us
Tell you what, you go first
Almost like it's kind of rehearsed but
It's not, no
Because
Because
Our paths, they cross
Yesterday was hard on all of us
On all of us.

Dedicated to the Chibok Girls. 

Skin Care Focus: Dudu Osun (The wonder black soap).

While many of my mates had to deal with pimples and acnes in secondary school, I got to enjoy a clean, smooth and fresh face. I can clearly recall how one of my boarding house mates "Ramatu" would admire my face and tell me she wished she had my kind of skin. I felt I had escaped the horrible part of puberty.

The minute I was done with secondary school and I passed out, puberty kicked in, my face became the dwelling place for pimples and acnes. My face was secreting so much oil. I switched from one product to another but nothing seemed to be working for me.

One lovely holiday at Abuja, I walk into a pharmacy to get drugs for my knee caps (Don't ask me what's wrong with my knee caps), that's another tale for another day. The pharmacist keeps starring at my face and then asks "My dear, what product are you using to treat pimples?" I looked at her and said "nothing! I'm tired of being a skin product whore". She smiles and tells me she understands, she then recommends "To-To soap", a Nigerian soap produced with natural ingredients.

Toto soap was effective, it dealt with the pimples and acnes on my face but my face remained oily. After my short break at Abuja, I returned to Port Harcourt. To-To soap was not readily available in any super market or pharmacy. I went back to using my regular soap and using my facial cleanser daily.

A friend recommended Dudu Osun, I had doubts and wondered if Dudu Osun could solve my skin problems. I decided to do an online research and I was impressed by the results I saw. Even foreigners had nice feedbacks about this soap. Some Africa Americans even use it as shampoo for their natural hair. I just couldn't believe Dudu Osun was this good. I went to the nearest supermarket and bought one.
It's been one month since I started using it and the result is impressive.

 I no longer have to deal with pimples, the acnes on my face are steadily clearing and my face is no longer oily. I am so relieved that I don't have to powder my face every hour or wash my face repeatedly when I'm home. Dudu Osun is affordable, readily available across Nigeria and is effective. It's produced with natural ingredients also, so it maintains your natural skin tone. I am not a fan of anything that changes my natural skin colour, I love my skin tone just the way it is.

I normally don't blog about beauty or skin care products but this blog is primarily dedicated to my all-time experience as a fashion designer and a young lass. I know there are a lot of ladies out there who share similar skin issues. Give Dudu Osun a trial,  it works wonders if you are struggling with acne, pimples and oily skin.