DAME GEISHA!

At the office yesterday, I was having a lazy conversation with a colleague about make-up and how a lot of ladies get it wrong. The main topic was about Ibo women and how they kinda have the weirdest make-up, especially when it comes to powder (foundation) and shaving off their eye-brows. My colleague, whom we all refer to as Madam Mabel didn’t agree with me…she is Igala from Kogi State but she just thought I was dissing Ibo women. Why would I? My mother is a full blooded Ibo woman to the core….so this isn’t about hating on the Ibo sense of make-up…lol!

There was this time when my mum had one of their Ibo sisters meeting…The Diamond Sisters as they are called. She had all the gele and George and the high shoulder Ibo blouse that makes them look like weight lifters (actually looks good on them)….only Ibo women can pull that look flawlessly. Anyway…so she was all dressed-up and was sitting in front of her dressing mirror with all her “make-over” things. My mother practically used 7mins applying her foundation, concentrating on the cheeks (dunno why), she spends the next 3mins trying to even-out the foundation on her face in preparation for the grand finale….loose powder application. By the time mummy dearest was through…..hmmmm! I just said “Ibo women and their powder sha”. That’s a statement I always make whenever I come across Ibo women who just don’t joke with their powder.

I have a lot of Ibo aunts…my mum’s blood sisters, cousins and the other hundred sisters she has. If you know an Ibo man or woman very well, every Ibo person is their brother or sister! Back to the matter….I make my point clear to Madam Mabel and we laughed and got back to work. After I was through with my tatafo at her office, I return to my desk but got distracted by Fareeda. She is so far the best female photographer I know personally. She did a big job the past weekend and wanted me to see them. They were all very lovely….beautiful people made even awesomely perfectly beautiful by her professional touch. I thought so until I spotted Pato….Mummy Naija!!!

I then realized Fareeda hadn’t actually edited the pictures, or so I thought. “Babe, you have to seriously edit this particular picture o”! You would think she dipped her head into a bowl of raw egg yolk. And I was so sure Ibo women had a special thing for powder….this babe just killed it…..Ibo women have got nothing on Pato mehn!