100 followers!

Today, I’m celebrating reaching 100 Instagram followers!! I know that when life gets busy, it’s easy to make excuses about why you shouldn’t work on the things you are passionate about just because they don’t have tangible benefits. BUT that probably means you actually need it more than ever. Life can get super heavy when you’re not working on those things that bring you extra happiness.

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Black and Gold

This week on Instagram, I featured four outfits with black and gold elements. I don’t feel like this was my best week for happy, clear photos but I guess that’s one of the downsides to phone cameras. The sun has to be shining just bright etc. Even though I love accosting people in supermarkets, it’s not always the most ideal of conditions for photographs. (Or maybe it’s just hard to make the color black look “happy”?? idk.)  Continue reading

Out and About: A Study in Pink

(Yes, I’m a Sherlock fan)

Our first “Out and About” post y’all! So exciting : )

As I drift through Abuja, I always get distracted by people’s sense of style. Usually, I stop them since they have to know, “I’m obsessed with your dress.” But because that level of human intensity wasn’t challenging enough for me, I decided to turn it up a notch.

Hello man who has never met me before in his entire life. Would you mind standing still against this wall while I take a picture of your shirt?

You know, people are surprisingly receptive to being accosted for pictures of their outfits. Maybe it’s because I said, “Please.” [1]

 

Amuta in Pink Ankara

Amuta - Front

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