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GLAMSQUAD MAGAZINE JULY 2017

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INTERVIEW Mukaosolu

INTERVIEW Mukaosolu Nwokedi 8 www.glamsquadmagazine.com

INTERVIEW M ukaosolu Nwokedi is a wife, proud mother of three, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. Like her sister, she attended the Strayer University, Richmond Virginia USA. She also holds a degree in Business Administration. With a keen eye for beauty and wellness, Muka strives alongside her sister to build their mother’s dream for the Charisma brand, above all to make it a noteworthy business on a global scale. What was growing up like for you as a twin? We had a very wonderful upbringing in the sense that we grew up in an environment where both parents were very loving to themselves and worked together. In Fact, if there was a marriage made in Heaven it was that of my dad and mum. Unfortunately, she didn’t leave very long she died at the age 44 at the time we were in college in the United States, we were opportune to travel all over the world because our father was the chief pilot Nigeria airways so as kids we had been to every route my dad flew. What would you say physically differentiates you from your sister? I think people typically decide what they feel is different. We both have the similarities, and differences like other siblings do have, I think her eyes a wider, she has a bigger upper body I mean her boobs and I are ampler shaped laughs, but all the same, I just feel we are built a bit structurally different. Did you know you would eventually take over your mother’s business or did you always want to be in the skincare/ beauty industry? I never really had a chance to explore my dreams I would say, I remember when I was growing up my mother was always cooking something up in the kitchen, or in her little factory, trying all sorts of creams and travelling a lot. I remember when we were in the University my mother wanted me to study pharmacy, and I didn’t understand it then but eventually, I studied Business Administration and after graduating, she was not there and unfortunately died very young, so there wasn’t a choice to make then. I initially wanted to go into clothing design which I am still part of my plan but this came first, and it’s on our plate right now. As children who were you drawn to most between your parents and why? Oh, my mother was very strict. At some point, I thought I hated her (Laughs) she was so strict so much so that I remember her cutting our hair once for going out without her permission as teenagers. We cried for weeks on end, and this was a contemporary woman who went to school in England and Switzerland, and my father was upset by it, but my mother coming from the old school background despite her intelligence felt that this was the way to raise children. She was showing us that she would go to any lengths to teach us not to be disobedient or to misbehave. So instead we were drawn more to our father having the fatherdaughter phenomenon, always crying on his shoulders and he would always fight for us. Tell us about your role as Co-CEO of Charisma Cosmetics. I work on overseeing all activities regarding management, one on one consultations with clients. Ensuring internal matters such as Customer services relations. Making sure that we are on target with delivery and sales in the four Charisma Spas in Ikeja, Surulere, Dolphin, and Lekki and outlets in Lagos and outside logos. Our business progress is dependent on customer interaction, so we are constantly on the phone communicating, talking answering Questions, sending messages with our team. How do you think you have impacted the company since you took over from your mother? The cosmetics industry is evolving, there is always something new in the works just like the fashion industry, from the ingredients to the cosmetology and aesthetics. We are more advanced now than in our mother’s time, we have been trained in a more modern sphere and have learnt more advanced techniques and technologies. There are so many new ingredients, formulation and techniques coming out every day that we have imbibed in our cosmetics. So we have been able to make differences and set new standards. What’s your take on the new trend of bleaching? I think it’s gone overboard and has become abused. It’s like abusing painkillers, sleeping aids or any pharmaceutical product. The meaning of toning or bleaching needs to be understood here; they need to understand that they are baring their skin and it is very damaging. It can age you, cause cancer, and there’s always a very harsh look that women who bleach tend to have, the process of taking away acne and skin pigmentation lightens one and could take you away from your natural skin hue. What is bound to happen to those who bleached in their youth when they get older? When you bleach, most times it burns the skin even to the second degree. The over exposure to UV Rays can cause cancer, and several kinds of skin decrease that are why you see people with patches and high pigmentation, sagging, etc. and worst is accelerated ageing. I highly recommend Charisma Dermal Repair high in vitamin and Antioxidants to rejuvenate and heal www.glamsquadmagazine.com 9

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