Being Zino

Hello guys, how have you been? I know it's been a long hiatus despite my promise of coming back. However, I'm not even going to bother with a long explanation and promises because even now, I am still not back but i just thought that with all that's been happening, I should try to reach out to you and see how everyone has been holding up. The world is currently going through one of its roughest crisis in over a century and there's a lot of fear and uncertainty. In all of this, it can be extremely difficult to stay positive and hopeful. Happiness seems like a far-fetched luxury for so many of us. However, it is in times like this that our tenacity as a species is called to bear and the principles of kindness, neighbourliness and love are needed more than ever. For some of us, we are still able to meet many of our daily necessities with little to no trouble but for many others, this is not the case. While there is little we can do to change the state of th


 
 The blog has changed; ONCE AGAIN. This time the change is rather 360. It has changed in look, feel as well as purpose. 
 To be honest, I really struggled with making this change. Just last year, I changed the blog to focus more on inspiration, then I went MIA and now coming back with a new change towards beauty? It felt wrong and I really struggled with this decision. 
 As with all aspects of life, change can be rather hard to accept especially when it disrupts our routine or safe zone but still those changes occur. 
 My life has changed a lot over the last year and my blog is an extension of me so it’s only reasonable that this change is reflected on the blog.  
 Let’s talk about why the blog is changing. 
 FINDING A HOBBY In 2013, during my second year in University; I was home for 6 months due to the regular ASUU strike that is pretty much a part of the Nigerian University system now. This was pretty much idle time for me. I really wasn’t much of a

In today’s internet crazy world with tons of bloggers and beauty influencers all around, getting beauty tips is never in short supply. However, doesn’t it seem like a lot of times, these beauty bloggers are on a constant roll with high end products and brands that you know you definitely cannot afford? I mean, face moisturiser for 25k? Girl bye, lol. So, if you’re like me and love to look and feel good but still don’t want to end up in the poor house as a result, sit tight and allow me share with you my top five beauty tips for the beauty lover on a budget. 1.DIY beauty hacks: Yes, there are easy DIY hacks which can serve as substitute for some of your skincare products and save you some cash.            www.dreamalittlebigger.com  Some examples easily come to mind such as using olive oil and sugar as a lip scrub or mixing highlighter and baby oil to substitute for an illuminator (bye bye Fenty). There’s a whole lot more to be found on the internet but be careful, do yo

This has been my longest blog hiatus ever! Welcome back to my blog guys. To be honest, I really have no reason why I have been away from the blog for so long. It was just one of those periods where you lack motivation. I resolved to continue blogging this year but somehow it has stretched into June. However, I’ve been thinking about the blog for a few weeks but I wanted to put some things into place and this was taking longer than I thought so I decided to just take the plunge and start anyway. We’ll modify as we go along. NEWS FLASH!!! I started a beauty page on Instagram last year (because I’m beauty obsessed 😃) but it was hard keeping up with all my obligations so I have decided to merge my beauty blog with my personal blog to bring you an all-in-one experience; basically a blog that explores all of my different interests. From inspiration to beauty, business, career and anything in-between will all be shared here on this blog and I cannot wait for you guys to see it al

Hey guys, It's good to be back here once again. It's been a couple of weeks since my last post and I thought to share with you guys what I have been up to.  I had initially planned a post on something entirely different and it was meant to be a series but for some reason, that hasn't really worked out. If all eventually works out, as I hope it would, I would still put it up. So, what have I been up to recently? Well, first of all; I think Congratulations are in order for me as I successfully completed my One year of National Service this month (*inserts dancing emoji). I know I was never too excited about the whole Service thing but then I am excited that I have crossed it off my to do list and more importantly, it means I can now explore many more options that I was previously held back from doing. Secondly, I know you might not know this cos I didn't really announce it on here but if you follow me on Social media, you would know that I launched a business

Hello guys, welcome back to my blog. I received a lot of love on my last blog post and I am truly grateful. I posted the picture above on my Instagram yesterday promising to put the post up today. By the way, if you're not following me on Instagram, you should do so now, I am on Instagram as @ zinogold1 . thank you very much. Back to the business of the day. In the world today, it is very easy to be swept around by the cacophony of voices all around you. There's people constantly advising you on what you should or should not be doing. Family members, friends and of course social media (whether we admit it or not) all have huge roles in our perception of life and the choices we make everyday. The problem is there's so much information, advice, tips, ideas, self-help guides and so on out there that you sometimes end up even more confused. Of course, there's also the negative voices, the naysayers and the people who will try to shoot down every idea you come up