Introducing 180 degrees in 180 day

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Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!
Tony Robbins


So the end of 2011 is literally here and since this time of year is synonymous with resolution, change and  renewal after long talks about the success and failures of this year we have decided to start a new blog which is solely dedicated to the changes we all intend to make over the next 180 days.
 Each of us have different individual goals to achieve and so we have agreed to start 180 degrees in 180 days as an accountability blog to track our progress, hold us accountable and to share our individual and group journey's.
Why 180 days you say? Well you can achieve a lot in a day but to see real results, build and sustain new habits as well as ween yourself away from negative traits you'd rather not have, keeping track of your journey day by day and by making small seemingly insignificant changes every day/ week/ month you can gauge how far you've come and how far you need to go.

So without further a-do we'd like to introduce Ybs 180 degrees in 180 days 

Peace guys

Our year in pictures!

JANUARY Cole world, Real Cole world! FEBRUARY London Fashion Week Our trip to Windsor Castle! MARCH Our 1st blog birthday! Birthday Celebrations! MARCH/ APRIL Our lenten promises... Experimenting with our hair... Superwoman on her bike! APRIL Trey songz in concert! MAY Go blogger event @ Westfield! JUNE More birthday celebrations! JULY Double birthday celebrations... Boo! Coco's Xuna's Our friend's wedding! Fundraising for Cancer Research! AUGUST Diva's birthday! SEPTEMBER Superwoman's birthday! OCTOBER Our shameless weekend in Manchester! NOVEMBER Cole November! Even more birthday celebrations! DECEMBER It's Christmasssss!!!!!! Hoping everyone had an eventful year like us! Here's to 2012, hoping there are more good times to come!

Beyoncé: Sartorial Duty

Just thought i'd share.

Peace 

Not so natural in Nigeria..... What you talking bout willis?

I came across this article earlier today and I found myself nodding in agreement. The basic premise is natural hair in Nigeria = Bad. 
I find the warped view of Africans, in general always seems to be them naked,  in a hut or riding an elephant but i know Nigerian's to well to believe this stereotype. Nigerian women are always styling and love to do 101 different styles with their hair so why would it be any different with their natural hair however, I went to Nigeria for the first time this year and saw more 'brazilian' hair than I cared to remember. I was never under the impression that everyone would be natural just a few.


Now I've always been told you can get your hair done for literally pennies there and so i asked my Aunty to hook me up. The girl who came to do my hair was the 2nd (and probably last) person to do my hair in the last 10 years that I've been natural (whoo I feel old) other than me, I realised this when the girl doing my hair started trying to rip my hair out with a fine tooth comb ( I stopped that mess quick fast), then she proceeded to start cussing in Yoruba (guess she thought i didn't understand kmt ) about charging me extra for having to deal with my 'virgin hair'. Even though it only came to about £8 including a tip I was severely put off, by her attitude to my hair and her mistreatment (seems Nigerians aren't keen on customer service) . I also notice that we stuck out like a sore thumb when out and about, we weren't really dressed any different than any Lagosian fashionista but the biggest difference was our hair, my sister had waist length curled kinky twists and my natural hair was tied back in a bun. 
I noticed huge amount of damaged relaxed hair, shiny weaves and beautiful braids but sadly didn't spot anyone sporting their natural hair. I must stress that apart from the braider, I didn't receive any negative feedback about my hair but was informed that if I wore it out people would think I was nuts.

I feel with the whole natural renaissance occurring currently, Nigerian females will eventually embrace their natural hair texture but I guess it might take a while. However "No rich man will marry a girl with village [unstraightened] hair," made me lol super hard 

It's the season to be fierce!

I love this The Kardashians Christmas card! It may not be exactly christmassy but you have to admit it's FIERCEEE!!!! And I love the way Kim has mixed it up by wearing a suit plus who knew Kourtney has an ass too lol.

Diva

xoxo

Coupe Decale: C4 Feat On-X - Vybz Tropicale

Reigning French Afro beats specifically as Coupe Decale has always been a favourite genre of mine, especially during its rise during the mid noughties.
Their Congolese inspired dance moves, (a genetic trait that some how surpassed me), and rhythms are sure to get you moving.
The group, Bana C4 featuring On-x recently released their new video for Vybz Tropicale....
Dying in this cold weather and watching this video.... Oh how I wish I was on a beach holiday!! Holiday time for def in 2012!

If you, like me, love your African beats and rhythms (Kuduro, Semba, Kizomba, Afrobeats and Hip-Life), as well as Tropical bass rhythms such as Baile Funk, Moombathon and the occasional Dub, check out and follow YBS' sister blog, A Boa Vida (The Good Life) for updates and what I love in the world of Tropical Bass....

Enjoy!

Wizkid- Pakurumo

Okay so here's a lil confession, I have a miniature crush on Wizkid. I really don't know what it is, he's short, a bit arrogant and i'm pretty sure he's younger than me. 

(sidebar: Wizkid and Diggy really making me consider the perks of being a cougar)

Anyway I love this song and have been bumping Pakurumo since I came back from Naija and today they released the video for it. 

Enjoy!   

Tights fetish

I can't seem to get enough of tights this season... they are so versatile and best of all make you feel sexy when your having a fat day ! Here are some of my favourites....

H & M

PRIMARK

 PRIMARK

 NEXT

 HOUSE OF HOLLAND

 HOUSE OF HOLLAND

I want more more more!!!!

Keep Fashion Live!

The first week of December means one thing… THE CLOTHES SHOW LIVE. This year I made a last minute decision to head up to Birmingham with my fellow shopaholic!

We decided to make a weekend of it and booked ourselves into a hotel for the night.. only £12 each! (gotta love Travelodge).

 

Those of you who are clothes show virgins … this is what you have been missing out on: The Clothes Show Live is the UK’s largest fashion and beauty event, including live dance performances, catwalk shows, free makeovers, free pole dancing tasters, over 500 fashion outlets ranging from high street to designer brands as well as vintage stalls. They also have guest appearances… I was hoping to bump into The Risk from X Factor but they weren’t performing that day. We did see Arg from The Only Way Is Essex… soooo cute but were more interested in the male models… will give you a treat below ladies!!

I’m no fashionista but like most girls I have a thing for clothes. I think fashion is an important part of self-expression.. in a way, we are what we wear. I was inspired by the student collections and noticed that the recession may have slowed down our spending but it has given a platform for creativity and resourcefulness. One of the stalls called ‘buy it, snknitch it, work it’ was both of these things. You could take your item of clothing you had just bought and get it customised by an expert or even do it yourself to revamp your style! Nehoo here’s what you’ve been waiting for..

And now you have composed yourselves, here are a few random pics from the weekend...

(Look out for what we bought in future posts!)

‘A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous’ COCO CHANEL