Nigerian Ex-Beauty Queen Nike Oshinowo Welcomes Twins At 47

Nike Oshinowo, 47,  is now a #mum of a set of twins! She welcomed her twins via a gestational surrogate in the United States of America.

For those who are unfamilar with gestational carriers, the twins are biologically Nike's children but were carried by another woman.

There is no confirmation on the identity of the twins' father as Nike and her husband Dr. Tunde Soleye ended their marriage months ago.

Nike has been open about her long-term battle with endometriosis – the gynaecological condition which can cause severe pain and infertility.

Shapewear:Guide to selecting what works for you.

Identify Your Trouble Spots

 The first step to choosing shapewear is identifying your trouble spots. Do you need tummy control? Would you like more waist definition? How about shaping your torso, rear, or thighs? Maybe you’d like to smooth all of these trouble spots. Since today’s shapewear targets specific areas of the body, once you know what you want to improve, choosing the right shapewear for your silhouette is simple.

 

Styles Of Shapewear

 Here are the most common styles of shapewear to help introduce you to the possibilities.

1. Body Shapewear

 Also called all-in-ones, body briefers, and body-shapers, body shapewear smoothes your entire midsection, providing full body coverage and shaping from the bust down to the tummy and hips. Since body shapewear may featured built-in bra, they’re often sized according to bra size, which makes finding the right fit easy. For example, if you wear a size 38C bra, you wear size 38C body shapewear.

2. Bust Shapewear

 Instead of just pushing up your bust like the average push-up bra, bust shapewear enhances your shape by giving your bust a boost while providing maximum support that looks completely natural. Just as with body shapewear, you should purchase bust shapewear based on your bra size.

3.  Shaping Panties

 Flatten your tummy and hips while lifting and supporting your rear for sleek, natural shaping without pinching or binding. Choose shaping panty size based on your waist, hip, and panty size as shown in the chart below.

4. Thigh Shapewear

 Leg and mid thigh control briefs extend down the thighs. Thigh shapewear provides the same tummy, hip, and rear benefits of shaping panties while also helping to shape and support the thighs. The best thigh shapewear includes a special grip or band at the bottom of the leg that prevents rolling and shifting.

5. Tummy Control Shapewear

 Tummy control shapewear resembles shaping panties except that it typically only offers tummy control. With a support panel that extends over the front of the brief, hipster or thong, tummy control shapewear flattens your tummy to give you a smooth silhouette.

6. Waist Shapewear

 Sometimes you just need a little waist definition, and that’s where waist shapewear excels. There are many different styles of waist nipping shapewear with the most common being a shaping brief with an elongated waistband that shapes your torso and extends to just below your bra line. Waist shapewear will give your waist a smooth contour, and your waist, hip, and panty measurements determine the correct size for you.

Shapewear Support Levels

 In addition to coming in a variety of shapes and colors, today’s shapewear also offers a number of different support levels that allow you to choose the amount of control, smoothness and support best for your figure.

Light Control – Offers as much support as control top pantyhose and provides gentle, minimal control  shaping without panels or binding

Moderate Control – Offers additional smoothness with a moderate amount of control from light spandex and control panels

Firm Control – Offers excellent correction and support for problem areas with solid control from firm panels and spandex

Extra Firm Control – Offers the highest level of shapewear support available, and typically includes reinforced panels and sometimes even boning for maximum, extra firm control.

Shapewear Sizing Tips

 The key to getting the best fit with shapewear is wearing the right size. If you’ve never been professionally measured for a bra or other undergarments, it’s well worth the time and effort. Sizing is critically important to getting a flawless look from your bras, panties, and shapewear. You’ll also enjoy greater comfort by wearing the correct size.

 Never buy shapewear a size smaller than you actually need. It won’t provide extra support because it won’t fit correctly. If you’re considering a smaller size because you desire additional support, a better way to get that support is to just move to shapewear with a higher support level.

Shapewear Fitting Tips

 Putting on your shapewear correctly will ensure a perfect fit that is also comfortable. To avoid binding, gather the sides of your shapewear in your hands similar to putting on pantyhose. Then step into the legs, pull your shapewear up to position the crotch, and then gradually release the fabric until you work all the way up, making sure the panels and seams are straight and in place.

 After putting on your shapewear, sit down to check for binding and rolling. Before getting dressed, you should also cross your legs, bend over, kneel down, lift your arms, walk around, and perform any other movements you regularly do during the day to make sure your shapewear stays in place without binding or cutting into your body. Taking this simple step can mean a proper fit that stays comfortable all day instead of having to readjust constantly.

 If your shapewear gets too hot during the day, look for much lighter weight shapers. If sweating or itching is a problem, consider applying baby powder to your skin before putting on your shapewear to feel cool, clean, and dry.

  culled from http://superglamnews.com

 Hope u enjoyed reading this blog however in my personal opinion investing in shape wear is a big yes..I have a few but im sometimes so nonchalant that i forget to put them on but coming across articles on this has made me realize how important they are

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WHY WOMEN LOSE INTEREST IN SEX

As you read this article, no less than one in three women you know are experiencing a loss of interest in sex. Loss of libido in women or low sexual desire is the most common problem for women. It affects anywhere between 33% to 70% women depending on how sexual desire is defined and reported.

It can happen to men too but because it only affects about half as many men as women, it is not men’s top sex problem. So what exactly does loss of libido mean for women and why does it happen? Experts in the field of sexuality have been consulted for causes and the possible treatment as well.

WHAT IS LOSS OF LIBIDO?

It is the lack of interest in sex for several months of the year” as defined by Edward Laumann lead author of “The Social Organization of Sexuality”. In short women know it when they don’t feel it’

“Low sexual desire is not a disease it is the understandable result of an imbalance in your life … in your relationship, circumstances or your body “as noted by Kathryn Hall PhD in “Reclaiming your sexual self: How you can bring desire back into your life”.

However just because loss of Libido in women is normal and common doesn’t mean you cannot fix it many women feel as if they are letting their partners down, they feel alienated and left out in today’s powerfully sexually –charged world where everybody from the models in lingerie, actors & actresses in movies to the Doctors on television seems to think of little else besides sex. It’s as if ‘you’re the only one who doesn’t get the JOKE!!!

 

Even worst losing interest in sex can drain the passion out of the rest of your life as well.

As noted by Esther Perel , a couple and Family Therapist in New York City and Author of Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic “I  saw this patient for eight years, she had no interest sexually; all she thought about was taking care of her husband n four children  and slowly all the other pleasures of life went too. Food, swimming everything about pleasing herself went one after the other. She was numb”

There are several things women can do to rekindle desire and bring passion and pleasure back into their lives. But the first step is to understand why you might have loss interest in the first place

1.  Biologically consequence

The biology of a woman plays a significant role in loss of libido. For women sex can have serious consequences a baby to take care of for the next twenty years. Not surprising that females are hardwired to approach sex with the sightless abandon than the male folk. It’s a control device pregnancy is a threatening condition for women it renders them vulnerable men on the other hand can actually afford to have sex at any time and moment.

 

2.  Social standards

The social standards of any society /culture can cause loss of libido in women.  We have found that the messages women get from the society is of a Double standard and it affects the libido of a woman. Men are looked at as Studs if they are sexually very active but the women are still called Sluts.

3.  Relationship

The quality of the relationship affects libido. For women desire is elicited in connection in the relationship. If we don’t talk and connect we don’t have sex while for Men, they connect in the sex. As a woman it is not what happens in the bedroom, their desire arises when they interact with their partners like touching, talking when they go shopping together etc.  That starts the sexual interest. Thus if the quality of these intimate but non sexual contacts isn’t being attended to Most women just won’t feel “in the mood”

1.  Hormones

Hormonal fluctuations with pregnancy, breast feeding (resulting in elevated prolactin level) and then the peri-menopause later in life can all reduce libido. Vaginal dryness which can result from declining estrogen levels can make sex painful. Testosterone levels also affect libido in men and women. However in women that hormone often pecks in their early mid-20s and declines from there until menopause, when levels drop dramatically.

 

Other causes of loss of libido would include changing life stages like having a baby, physical stress in the home, losing a job, watching kids leave home without being exhaustive can all trigger stress and dampen libido

TIPS FOR REKINDLING SEXUAL DESIRE

a.    Try selfishness to boast libido: the thing that inhibits desire most is women taking care of the kids, taking care of husband and every other person apart from themselves. Focus positively on yourself even in the presence of others and the desire will flow back.

b.    Small private pleasures: for the woman with four kids feeling asexual and numb to all pleasure, the focus should be on her own private pleasure so Hire a babysitter and go to the movies alone of course, enjoy fragrant leisure bath to remind herself that she deserves to feel pleasure. Start small and build.

c.    Reconnection with partners: for many couples to improve sexually it is important to repair the intimate connection.  Like a simply hug with both partners clothed until relaxed and at peace.  This reconnection maintaining your sense of self when you are emotionally and physically close to others is the foundation of passion in a relationship.

d.    Change of Scenery:

Passion feeds on newness and excitement …..Boredom is the enemy. When things get into a routine it hurts the libido. Get a hotel room even in your own town for a night to spice things up. Or change rooms in the house who said making love always has to happen in the bedroom?

e.    Be Realistic about expectations:

Women can take about three times as long or longer to reach orgasm as men and by some estimate only 26% of women report that they always have orgasms. But even without the Big O, women report still enjoying sex and feeling closer to their partners afterwards. So mentally shift gears from Mommy mode to Sex Goddess Mode. Also give yourself permission to try new things you just surprise yourself.