Image via Urban Outfitters
The Ohii Wake Up pen is a product that every makeup bag needs. Made for under eye bags and dark circles. This product that doubles as a highlighter wakes tired eyes up by lifting darkness around the eye area. A miracle product if you ask me, anything that brightens a look with dewiness is if you ask me. But it from the Urban Outfitters site here.
Photo by Hannan Saleh.
There are few streetstyle shots that I like more than this one of me by Hannan Saleh. She took this of me in New York in my element. It features everything that I love. A bright pout. Knits. A headwrap. Sunglasses. Layers. Adore Hannan. Adore the photos that she took of me. See her instagram page here @hannansaleh .
Image via @adutakech
Adut Akech is having a moment. The model of the moment took my breath away in Valentino at the British Fashion Awards 2018. Stunning. With minimal hair and makeup the model just shone. The styling was perfection. Bravo.
Image via @jo_elvin
When a look is so so so good. Such was the case with Jo Elvin of You Magazine who attended the British Fashion Awards 2018 looking stunning. Dressed in a silver Ganni dress, Jimmy Choo heels and her signature elfin cut, Jo looked every inch the editor that she is. The balance of the collared long sleeve dress and her pared back makeup was perfect. The Ganni dress is sheer genius, the midi length balances out the shine of the fabric. Her choice of footwear could not have been more spot on. Looking like a goddess of effortless glamour, Jo ticks all the boxes with this look.
You are either a headwrap girl or not. I believe they are a girl's best friend. Perfect for pulling a look together. Perfect for a bad hair day. Perfect for when you want to add a bit of drama to an outfit. Perfect for any day. What is there not to love? I'm on instagram follow me there at @marian.kwei . Tweet at me at @mariankwei.
Image via Versace
Winnie Harlow looked a vision at the British Fashion Awards 2018. Dressed in a delicate silver embroidered gown with feather accents the model is one of my best dressed at show.
You know when you find a shirt that you are going to wear for life. It is in the print. It is in the cut. It is in the corduroy trousers that I wore with it. This vintage 70s shirt has the best print. Vintage enough to inspire without being too retro. I like how the pattern plays against my headwrap. Print is better in numbers. Follow my adventures on instagram @marian.kwei
There is something about profile pictures. I'm a profile picture girl. I'm also a pearl earring type of girl. They are having a moment. Pearl earrings that is.
In their signature creamy formula, this is the semi matte lipstick for your stocking this Christmas. A collaboration between beauty influencer Patricia Bright and MAC, the limited edition 'Patricia Bright' is a warm chocolate shade that recalls the 90s decade. It is perfect for the 90s trend that has got the streetstyle set and fashion spellbound for seasons and will be a splurge you won't regret given that it is limited edition. Buy it here.
Image via @naomi
There is only one Naomi Campbell. The fashion icon is inimitable. The supermodel well known for her father daughter relationship with the late Nelson Mandela was recently in South Africa for the Global Citizen Festival for Mandela at 100. This picture is just an example of how good her instagram account is. Run not walk to follow her at @Naomi. Thank me later.
Sometimes it takes a fun piece in a punchy color to live things up. This scarf is such a piece. I like how it plays on the red in the top without being overpowering. These Zara faux snakeskin shoes bring everything together. Some pieces are just dope like that. At just £25 for real leather, I'm going to be wearing it over and over.
Top and headscarf by Helen Steele.
New York is the place where dreams are made. Here I made New York Post's best dressed at New York Fashion Week with the likes of Kelly Rowland and Anna Wintour. Here I got featured on E News. Here I made my dreams come true. Here I met the most wonderful people, here I chased my goals. Here I knew I was meant to be in the fashion industry. Here I found acceptance. With reference to the pink pants. They are the equivalent of a great pair of jeans, wonderful with everything, can be dressed up or down. I'm a pink pant kind of girl. In a rock and roll kind of way.
Image via @lupitanyongo
Lupita wears the clothes and not the other way around. Whatever she wears the actress shines through. She has this rare thing that she exudes, almost Audrey Hepburn in feel, that presence that is inimitably just her. Whatever she wears, you still get a sense of her. Here bedecked in Versace at the Versace pre fall 2019 New York show.
Who doesn't love a great collage? I'm pretty partial to one if I may say so myself. How fantastic is this one by @kof4art? Follow him on instagram.
Next sweater, Skirt, Zara Heels.
I am funny when it comes to sweaters. It is instinctual. Either I gravitate to a sweater or not. Either I love it or not. This one by Next was one I drew to. Loved it for its color palette, pattern and texture. Set up with this stripe skirt, it pulled all the elements together. If you tweet them join me at @mariankwei . If you are on instagram, I am there too at @marian.kwei . See you there.
Photo by Phill Taylor x Refinery 29.
If there is one lip color that does the most when I'm in a fun mood it would have to be MAC's morange. The bold orange is not for the faint hearted. The hue is as unapologetic as it gets. A sassy lip shade for when your prints and color is bold and you need a lipstick that can stand its ground. Morange girl till the end.
Beyoncé in custom Ashi Studio.
With costumes that took your breath away. Beyoncé performed at the Global Citizen Festival honoring Nelson Mandela. The festival that pledges to end poverty was streamed live showing the Carters in outfits by Balmain, Mary Katrantzou and Ashi Studio with surprise guests like Pharrell.
The Wolford logo tights, the tartan wrap dress, the pvc bag. The top knot, the eyeshadow, the jewellery. The look. Like it. All of it. Follow @marenschia.
Image via Vogue
This look is one for the beauty hall of fame. The glittery luxe eye. The red lip. The auburn low crop. British model of Ghanaian heritage Adwoa Aboah is ticking all the glam boxes with this look. The earrings and faux fur only add to the feeling of decadence and opulence that her beauty combination projects. Ten out of ten for Adwoa.
Image by Chante Asante.
I had the pleasure of collaborating with the talented and award winning actress Ama K. Abebrese on her outfit for the London premiere of her new film, The Burial of Kojo. Abebrese both stars in and produces the flick. Dress is by Virgos Lounge, hair by Josh Hair and Beauty, makeup by Gabrielli West.