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Why I started my own nail polish brand – Pam Gatwiri

A former Emirates flight attendant, Pam Gatwiri’s choice to quit her well paying job to sell nail polish was met with a lot of skepticism from both family and friends but she stuck with it. Today, she runs a nail bar in the CBD and beauty stores and supermarkets in Nairobi are stocking her vegan non-toxic nail polish.

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#FridayFresh: ChilliMango, Awuor Onyango, Solange and, a harem of Zebras

Back in time to spice up your weekend! Trendy afro-street line ChilliMango finds new home, Makeda’s lair by Awuor Onyango’s, Solange’s new music and yes…zebra’s

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The phantom of the veil: An obsession with marriage may prevent women from enjoying a healthy dating life

With this idea of “forever after” at the fore of all we do as women, we fail to live our true authentic lives. A tragedy by any standards. We go about life as somewhat warped versions of ourselves. We don’t live up to our full-potential or even simply as just us. We view being unmarried as akin to living a half-life.

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Jeri Muchura: My award winning photo was a divine set-up

Professional photographer Jeri Muchura recently won the Mo Ibrahim MyAfrica competition, walking away with $10,000 for her iconic photo, “The Boy and His Fish”. She speaks to Afrinado about her passion, creative process and what keeps her inspired on her journey…

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#FridayFresh from Sauti Sol to Republi.ke

Been a while since we got fresh but fear not here’s the list of what’s great about this week, music for your ears, what to get some cool threads and how to cook Ugali, courtesy of Lupita Nyon’go

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