Angel Obasi aka Style Connaisseur is a style influencer and lifestyle Journalist. She indeed lives up to her name.
She lays out her fashion and style habits in this interview with KOKO NG.
How would you describe your style?
My style is bold, confident and daring.
Who (and what) inspired your fashion style?
Who is your fashion, beauty and style icon?
Definitely Beyoncé
What was your style like as a teen?
As a teen, I was trying to figure out what my style was. I knew what I liked and what appealed to me, so I constantly found myself trying to figure out how to make it work and with the best way to express myself.
What is your make-up bag essential?
My makeup essential would be my beauty blender.
What’s your shoe of choice? Heels? Wedge? Platform? Flatties?
Heels always. I am a 6 inches kinda girl.
You have the hardest time getting dressed for?
I won’t say a hard time, more meticulous would be the word. When I have to attend a black tie event.
What’s your daily beauty routine?
My daily beauty routine would be using my face wash and coconut oil for my skin.
What accessory is it that you cannot live without?
I am huge on accessorising so if I am going out I most definitely would accessorise. I have no fave
How long do you spend doing your make-up yourself?
Approximately 1 hour 45 mins.
On weekends, you’re most often spotted wearing?
Whatever makes me comfortable. Unless if I have an event tomorrow attend, I am always very very dressed down.
Which living person do you most admire, and why
Beyoncé. Simply because she is a woman who is excellent in their field both as a mother and a professional. She has given women the necessary drive to rise above their crisis and become outstanding either as an artist, a story teller, a hustler, and a mother.
What’s the cheapest in your make-up bag?
My Zaron highlight and concealer palette and my Anastasia Beverly Hills highlighter.
Most expensive?
Perfume Tom Ford and Guerlain
Makeup – Anastasia Beverly Hills and Black opal for drugstore
Most embarrassing fashion moment?
My most embarrassing fashion moment would be when my zip broke and it was a skirt which had a zip all the way down and I had to fold and hide my way through the event.
What do you hate doing the most?
I honestly hate travelling, I get sick instantly.
Lucky number and favourite colour?
My lucky number is 13 and I am a all things gold kinda girl
Who is your favourite designer?
Favorite designer would be Zuhair Murad.
What is your best style advice?
My best style advice, if it makes you comfortable buy it, if it would make you a show stopper, buy it, in every colour.
What are your opinions on cosmetic surgery?
If you are up for it, do it!
Photo Credit: Angel Obaseki
