Rihanna Covers All Haper's Bazaar September Issues

Rihanna is on the cover of not one, not two, but 26 September issues from across the globe this year — thanks to Harper's Bazaar .

The 32-year-old performer, beauty and fashion mogul and style icon appears on every single one of the title's international edition for september 2020, photographed by Gray Sorrenti and creative directed by Jen Brill. 

Throughout the spread, she's styled in pieces from Chanel, Miu Miu and other labels with her own designs from Fenty and Savage X Fenty interspersed throughout. (Her beauty looks, of course, are courtesy of her own Fenty Beauty and Fenty lines.) In many of the photographs, Rihanna appears at home — standing in front of an open fridge in a slouchy Max Mara coat, changing out the lightbulb in Amina Muaddi shoes, taking out the trash in a vintage tee and lacy undies (below), lounging about in bed in a bra and embellished skirt and so on. 

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Home Remedies That Help With Swollen Feet And Ankles

Have you ever looked down at your ankles and feet, hardly recognizing them as your own because they are so swollen? Whether from long days on your feet, travel or surgery, it happens. Trust me, if you live in Lagos(Nigeria) you are most likely to have your Feet's swollen from long traffic hours.

Below are few remedies, you can practice to help with the swells.

1. Compression socks

 Available at your local drug store, shoe store or online, compression socks provide pain relief and prevent fluid collection in your legs, ankles and feet. They come in light, medium and heavy weights, so be sure you select a pair that isn’t too tight for your body. 

2.Epsom salt.

 Soak your feet and ankles for 15 to 20 minutes in a cool bath filled with Epsom salts to relieve swelling-associated pain. If you have diabetic neuropathy in your feet, check the water with your hands first to avoid exposing your feet to extreme temperatures.

3. Drinking Water

Drink eight to 10 glasses of water daily.Drinking less actually promotes swelling.

4. Exercise. 

Sitting or standing in one place for too long can increase swelling. Move your knees, and flex and extend your ankles for relief. Consider swimming, as well, because it’s a non-weight-bearing exercise that can also soothe the skin.

Five Benefits Of Drinking Water On An Empty Stomach

You often have a glass of water when you are thirsty or after a meal or when you eat something spicy. But did you know that drinking water on an empty stomach is beneficial?

70% of your body is made of water and the benefits are plenty. Water is essential for the normal and smooth functioning of all the organs in your body. Water is indeed the best drink that can quench your thirst and drinking it on empty stomach can cure some problems in your body.

Listed below are beauty benefits of drinking water on an empty stomach.

1.Detoxifies

Start your day with a glass of lukewarm water. Add some lemon juice to it and drink it on empty stomach. This will detoxify your body. This is great way to kick-start your metabolism.

2.Boosts Energy

Drinking water on an empty stomach makes you active. It increases the red blood cells, which means that more oxygen will reach your cells, giving you more energy.

3. Helps In weight loss

Drinking water on an empty stomach can help you lose weight faster. Drinking water at regular intervals will help in speeding up the metabolism that helps in burning calories faster.

4.Speeds Metabolism

Drinking water on an empty stomach can give your diet a boost and help in raising the metabolism by 25%. This means that the digestion of food becomes better and faster. It also helps in losing weight. Drink as much water as you can for reducing your body fat.

5.Clears Complexion

Drinking water is the simplest way for getting clear and glowing skin. Drinking water helps in removing toxins from the body. It also helps keep your bowel movements regular and will help avoid that bloated sensation you feel sometimes.

Make a ritual of drinking water as soon as you get up, and if you are not used to it, start with smaller quantities. After this brush your teeth and avoid eating or drinking anything for about 45 minutes. After that, eat your breakfast. Make sure you don’t drink water for the next 2 hours.

FireBoy DML To Release New Album This Month

Adedamola Adefolahan, known professionally as Fireboy DML has announced August 20 as the release date for his album, Apollo.

The YBNL-signed artiste made the announcement on his Instagram and Twitter pages.

The social media post read:

“The debut was a dream, I showed you guys ‘Damola, You saw perfection – So how human am I to think myself a god?… my sophomore album, Apollo. out on the 20th of August.”

Five Benefits Of Walking Bare Foot

Walking barefoot is a practice that many are beginning to resonate with, citing its medical benefits. However, is it just a millennial hoax, in the name of making us ditch the many pairs of shoes we buy and wear per year? Here are the benefits and what you should know about walking barefoot, turning it into a lifestyle.

1. Enhances blood flow

Stepping onto a surface barefoot ensures that your nerves are very active. Your foot gets to comfortably exercise and be in a good state. Your blood flow is enhanced because you realize that with every step, blood flow enhances.

2.Improves your balance

Have you seen women especially struggle with walking well because they are wearing high heels? Some types of shoes offer imbalance and get you constantly falling down. You'll realize that, walking barefoot will give you the benefit of not falling. No wonder it is recommended that children stay without shoes for longer so that they learn how to walk better without constant falling.

3.Builds stronger leg muscles

Walking barefoot is a form of exercise in itself. You'll realize that you're more likely to feel that your muscles are strong over time by exercising barefoot. This therapy is similar to acupuncture, and meant to get your body in tune with its nerves. When you're going through physiotherapy, the legs are insisted upon, and walking barefoot results in better muscles.

4. Helps To Prevent Foot Deformity

Relief from improperly fitting shoes, which may cause bunions, hammertoes, or other foot deformity.

5. Helps To Improve Sleep

Another study in PubMed revealed that earthing influences physiologic processes and induces relaxation. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine also reported that people who had been exposed to grounding had a better night’s sleep compared with those who did not walk barefoot regularly. Earthing is believed to stabilize circadian rhythms. Perhaps that explains why many people experience a better night’s sleep.

Adekunle Gold Covers LGBT Magazine As Wife, Simi Is Being Dragged

Adekunle Gold is the cover star of Quazar Magazine, a platform which is famous for centering queer creativity and celebrating the LGBTQ Community.

Celebrating the feat, Adekunle Gold directed fans to the exclusive editorial about his feature in the LGBTQ magazine.

This was after his wife, Simi, had apologized to the LGBTQ community for her previous homophobic comments. She tweeted;

“I SEE HOW THINGS WE SAY, EVEN WITHOUT MEANING TO CAN ENCOURAGE PREJUDICE. YOUR LIFE IS BIGGER, BY FAR THAN MY PRIDE. SO, I’M REALLY, REALLY SORRY”.

At first Nigerians accepted her apology, until Adekunle Gold’s queer cover photo surfaced and many people realised then why she actually apologised.

Simi currently is being dragged for what seems to be a "fake apology" because her husband featured as the cover of a queer based magazine. AG defended his wife by releasing a note on twitter;

He then went on to address the claims that his wife's apology over her homophobic comments was for selfish reasons.

"The timing of my wife's apology was a pure and simple coincidence. She had no idea about this or any interview whatsoever...I hope you consider her apology and give her a chance to grow," he said.

Diddy To Be BurnaBoy's Producer On New Album

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been tapped to executive produce BurnaBoy'sforthcoming album Twice As Tall. In an interview with The new york times, the Nigerian recording artist spoke about the LP, which is set to be released on Aug. 13.

Most of the album was recorded during the pandemic. Burna Boy and Diddy managed to collaborate over an eight-hour time difference via file transfers and Zoom calls. Diddy was able to create voice-over intros for some of the tracks and added musical and contributions from artists such as Anderson .Paak and Timbaland.

Almost 80 percent of the album was completed before Diddy was brought in to provide “fresh ears” to the project. The mega-producer says the LP is “a modern but pure, unapologetic African body of work.”

Source: Revolt