FOREIGN BRANDS IN NIGERIA

Hi Guys,

So this is the Part 2 of my earlier blog post.. Now some of these brands i believe just had to come into Nigeria. It was inevitable. I am very sure if they check where their major source of income is from they will realize Nigeria is  one of them. I remember walking into a Sephora store and i was talking to the attendant and she asked me where i was from and i said Nigeria and she said "Ahhhh Nigerians love makeup" LOL. 

Its great that we now have a ton of foreign brands here and i love how they put the word NIGERIA behind their brand names. It really makes if feel more homely.

So in no particular order,

M.A.C

Everybody loves MAC!! I most especially.. Imagine my surprise when i went to the Ikeja Mall and saw the MAC sign on a shop... I freaked out!! I was excited, happy, jumping for joyyy!!! No more begging anyone to run to a MAC counter for me. No more stalking the MAC site for limited edition makeup like i could get my hands on it. Plssssssss. Now i can walk into a store and get my fix! Do i need to go on? Their makeup is amazing... They keep us all on our toes releasing collections and sending us all into fairy tale land. I cannot say enough!! Thanks for coming MAC... SHE LOVES YA!!

Website: www.maccosmetics.ng

 SLEEK MAKEUP

Sleek cosmetics which is a UK brand launched in Nigeria in 2007 and it has been super successful ever since. It such a household makeup brand. Super cheap and affordable and they are here to stay. Some of their most popular items are their eye shadow palettes, blushes and their super famous Contour kit.

Website: www.sleeknigeria.com

MAYBELLINE NIGERIA

Maybelline was introduced into Nigeria in 2013 and has been very successful ever since. They did a launch of their products with a release of their collosal mascara and kajal which has been very successful. They recently launched their new powder a few weeks back and i am yet to try that. Cant wait for their full line of products to be launched.

MUD COSMETICS

 Make Up Designery popularly known as MUD launched in Nigeria in 2010 and has trained over 1000 makeup artistes since. They have three offices in Nigeria and their products are sold through dealers and distributors. Honestly i have never physically sighted any of them before.(WIERDDDD) but i have seen some reviews on them and they are stocked on Jumia. I also love the AD's with the face of their line which happens to be Genevieve Nnaji. Beautiful!!

Website: www.mudnigeria.com 

PRESTIGE COSMETICS NIGERIA

Prestige Cosmetics is another international brand that has come to Nigeria to stay. I cant tell when it came from info online but there are some new Beauty Ads featuring Beverly Osu on line so i'm guessing 2 years ago. The official distributor of this line is Taries Makeup World and they do stock a wide variety of their products. I haven't tried anything out yet but they look interesting. Has anyone?

Website: http://www.prestigecosmetics.com/
https://www.facebook.com/PrestigeCosmeticsNigeria

BLACK UP COSMETICS

Now this is one of my personal favourites!! Black UP which  is a french brand has been in Nigeria for over three years now and where exclusively socked by Montaigne Place until they launched their stand alone store in 2012 at Ikeja Mall. This brand products makeup suitable for women of color and have a wide array of lovely products. Their foundation and powders are awesome and i love their  blushes too.

Website: www.blackupnigeria.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Up-Nigeria

NOUBA COSMETICS

NOUBA cosmetics is a premium italian makeup brand. This line was created by a makeup artist called  Rosy Armanini in 1978 and was introduced into Nigeria in 2010. Like some other makeup brands, i have only seen this brand at makeup fairs. I did take a look at the products but being the makeup snob i can be sometimes i dont really like trying out products i havent heard much of. I have done a little research online and visited their website. Hopefully il try something soon if i see something i like.

Website: http://www.nouba.it/

Oh by the way i hear INGLOT is coming soon o!! I was really excited when i heard about that but we wont know for sure until there is a launch or the store is open or something. I really enjoyed typing up this post even though it was so random and even last minute. I hope i was able to cover up all the foreign brands we have too. 

Thanks for stopping by!!!