When the relationship with her boyfriend ended, Folashade realised the weekends were way too long, but maybe that’s just what she needed- Time.
Folashade had always wanted to supplement the income of her 9am-5pm job by doing something that she loved.
The love for makeup and its many applications, set her artistic juices flowing uncontrollably.
A natural face and a makeup kit always made her day.
Kemi, her sister had been her rock, she helped her through the entire process of the breakup. She would always give her advice like, “It’s better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all”, “A wise woman will make more opportunities than she finds” and that is exactly what she did when her sisters’ wedding day came.
Added to the sisterly advice,Kemi gave Folashade her first professional makeup job, and encouraged her to advertise online so that more people could use her services and see her stunning work, she didn’t know how, until she mentioned a site called OLX.
Like they say, the rest history! She got so many calls from people who wanted their makeup done by her. She became so busy on weekends, her hobby was actually making her money and she forgot all about the heartbreak. Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is growing up.
Folashade’s story is one of the first in a series of real-life success stories from users of OLX, Nigeria’s #1 online classified site. The OLX Makes Me Happy Campaign aims at celebrating users’ and sharing the true stories of how the platform transformed their lives in sometimes little and other times massive ways.
Lola Masha, the country manager says “The OLX Makes Me Happy Campaign celebrates the impact that OLX has on lives of the average Nigerian. Our goal is to provide a platform that empowers individuals and contributes to the economic growth of the country. With our focus on enabling C2C trade, it’s essential that we showcase stories of successful trades to encourage others users to try OLX.”
Check out her video where she tells her story below:
