• 14 Things You’ll Find On Every Nigerian Mother’s Dressing Table

    Pink oil and hair net are a must.

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    1. That cream she doesn’t want to accept has finished:

    Mummy, let it go.

    2. Those creams she only used once and never used again:

    Why are they still there though?

    3. The dusting powder that was more for you than her:

    The answer to every skin condition known to man.

    4. Her weave on’s best friend:

    Always slacked, but they will never let it go.

    5. Her anointing oil that is the answer to EVERYTHING:

    Always there, just in case.

    6. Her unofficial sewing kit:

    The pain you feel when you open it expecting to actually see cookies.

    7. Her matchy-matchy jewellery:

    For her special Owambes.

    8. Her all-purpose wig:

    Always ready to give her that quick slay.

    9. The reason that her wig has lasted so long:

    Pink oil is every wigs fountain of youth.

    10. That extra mirror she has even though the dressing table has one giant mirror:

    WHY?

    11. All the combs she has even though she only ever uses one:

    When you’re not a hairdresser.

    12. The brown powder that doesn’t even have to match her complexion:

    They will still use it like that.

    13. That tiny tray filled with drugs (by drugs, we mean paracetamol):

    But look well because they are most likely expired.

    14. Her infinite supply of cotton buds:

    It’s always full.

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