I’ve been so jealous of everyone on my instagram who lives in a developed country and is able to order whatever they want. I’ve seen kitchen equipment, furniture, fun snacks (biscuits iced to look like a full English breakfast???). In Lagos, the stuff I can get is seriously limited but that doesn’t mean I haven’t tried :). Here are some of my better choices
Cast Iron Roasting Dish- radiance cookware
So, one time I was on instagram and stumbled on this page- I knew cast iron was somewhere in my future but it wasn’t something I was actively thinking about at that time so I saved it (or so I thought). AA few months later, a friend was asking on instagram where she could buy a cast iron pan in Lagos and I started looking for the brand which apparently I hadn’t saved anywhere. I searched and searched and searched for like a week- and then I gave up. One day, I was on my instagram explore page and there it was! I was so excited, I followed, shared and saved and a few days later, decided to start my collection with the thing I needed most- a roasting dish. I haven’t even used it yet and I’m so excited, can you tell?
Jaya Chocolate Chip Cookie
The perfect cookie is chewy and crispy and not too sweet. If there’s anything I bake most, it’s cookies- but sometimes I just want to eat one or two and not a dozen and would prefer to just buy it- I’ve tried chocolate chip cookies from a lot of vendors in Lagos and truthfully, they haven’t been great- too sweet or not chewy or not enough chocolate chips (usually, all three). When my friend offered me a cookie from Jaya, I thought why not? Let me tell you, I’m so glad I tried it! It was perfectly chewy and crispy, it was just sweet enough and it had a generous serving of chocolate chips! The chocolate was really good quality too! My new go to chocolate chip cookie!
New Skin and hair care products
I have tried no less than 50 skin care products in the past few years and I like what I like- everyone that knows me knows my favourite skincare brand is “fresh” and I like my face being very clean and moisturised. I’m not really into acids etc because I don’t think my skin needs it and I like to keep my routine simple. I’ve managed to run out of every single staple product that I have and so I had to order a bunch of new stuff to try. This cleanser and this oil were my favourites of the lot. The hilarious thing is my skin isn’t crazy about either- but I like how they feel when I’m using them- lmao.
After going through the gruelling process of braiding my own hair during this lockdown, I chopped all my hair off- again. I owned almost no hair care products so I turned to my cousin for some recommendations. This leave in was her biggest recommendation and I really like it for the simple reason that it moisturises my hair. I have no deeper reason for liking it, but I think moisturising my hair is a good enough reason.
