Glow naturally: Beauty Secrets Every African Queen Needs To Know
<p>In today’s world where social media will have you thinking everyone wakes up with perfect skin and a flawless face, let’s be honest: *real beauty starts from within*. It’s not just about makeup and filters</p>
<p>it’s about how you take care of your skin, your body, and your mind.</p>
<p><span>Trust me, you don’t need to break the bank or import foreign creams to glow. With small intentional steps, you can shine brighter than the sun.</span></p>
<p>🌿 *1. Skin Care Before Makeup, Always*</p><p>Before you start beating your face with foundation, your skin needs love first.(for all you makeup lovers)</p>
<p>- Cleanse your face properly morning and night — don’t sleep with makeup, no matter how tired you are.</p>
<p>- Moisturize even if you have oily skin. Dryness can actually cause more oiliness</p><p>.- Sunscreen is non-negotiable. Nigerian sun is no respecter of persons.(All of una we de naija understand 😂)</p>
<p>Trust me honey even if you invest in the most expensive of foundation your skin can still turn out looking rough</p>
<p>💧 *2. Water is Life — and Beauty*</p><p><span>Forget all those expensive serums for a minute. If you are dehydrated, it will show on your skin.</span></p>
<p>- Start your day with a big glass of water.</p><p>- Infuse your water with lemon or cucumber if you want to feel fancy.</p>
<p>No jokes I once invested in drinking 2 litres of water a day and my flow was glowing 😂</p>
<p>🥑 *3. Oils Are Your Secret Weapon*</p>
<p><span>Nigeria’s weather can be harsh, and our skin needs extra care.</span></p>
<p>- Coconut oil will keep your elbows, knees, and feet soft like new sponge.</p>
<p>- Rosehip oil helps fade dark spots and scars.</p>
<p>- Jojoba oil balances oily skin without clogging pores.</p>
<p>- Vitamins C Oil Serums help with fading dark spots</p>
<p>Recently I experienced a lot of Acne scars and black spots on my face so I tried Vitamin C Serum on my face and trust me when I say it works... *it may take time but it does work (Consistency is Key)*</p>
<p>🍲 *4. Feed Your Skin from Inside*</p>
<p><span>You can’t expect your skin to glow if your daily consumption is fighting against you.</span></p>
<p>- Berries, oranges, and pawpaw are full of skin-loving vitamins.</p>
<p>- Avocados will have your skin shining like morning sun.</p>
<p>- Green tea helps flush out toxins. (And it helps with weight loss 😉)</p>
<p>💄 *5. Play, Don’t Stress*</p>
<p><span>Some days your makeup will cooperate. Some days your skin will be on a personal curse. It’s normal because true beauty is the confidence and peace you radiate ~ not the perfection you try to force out.At the end of the day, beauty is simple: *Treat your body well, take care of your skin, and protect your peace.*</span></p>
<p><span>You’re already a masterpiece. These beauty tricks are just here to help the world see it too.🎀</span></p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments