Crowns & Wigs
Afro units, braided lace, silk press bundles and closures — steamed and combed out before it ever touches your head.
Front counter
Est. 2016 · Balogun Market, Lagos Island
Every crown
Every crown
finds its court here.
Shantel Variety Shop is where wigs, skin, scent, and a little bit of sparkle share a counter. Come for the bundle you need — leave with the headwrap tying lesson, the gele fold, and the gist you didn't know you needed.
9
years on the market
6
counters under one roof
4.8
rating, 300+ visits
the VIP
experience
Our Story
Started with one shelf and a good eye.
Shantel Adeyemi opened her first counter in Balogun Market in 2016 with eleven wigs, a crate of shea butter, and a notebook of customers' birthdays. Word moved faster than the stock did. Nine years on, the shop has grown into six counters run by women who know your name, your hair pattern, and — usually — what you're actually shopping for before you say it.
We're not a supermarket and we're not trying to be. Every item on these shelves was chosen by hand, tested on real heads and real skin, and priced to be fair to the woman buying it and the woman who sourced it.
"If it wouldn't sit right on my own head, it doesn't sit on my shelf."
— Shantel Adeyemi, Founder
The Shop
Five counters, one roof.
Everything is sold as-seen and hand-picked — ask any of us for a fitting, a swatch match, or a second opinion.
Skin & Glow
Raw shea, whipped cocoa butter, and a small run of cosmetics we've watched clear breakouts on our own faces first.
Middle aisleScent Corner
Oil perfumes decanted to order, incense bundles, and the home fragrance sticks half our regulars restock monthly.
Back leftHeadwraps & Beads
Ankara gele, waist beads strung while you wait, sunglasses, and the little gold hoops everyone asks about.
Window tableHome Touches
Woven baskets, poured candles, and table linen brought in from three different weavers we trust by name.
Back right
VIP Experience
The part they don't put on the receipt.
No membership card, no fine print — just how we treat anyone who walks past the beaded curtain.
01
A real fitting, not a guess
Sit down for ten minutes and one of us checks your parting, your head shape, and your actual lace tolerance before you buy anything.
02
Free gele tying lesson
Buy a headwrap and we'll show you two folds on the spot — the classic tie and the one for when you're running late.
03
Ankara gift wrap, always
Every gift-marked item leaves in fabric, not plastic. Tell us who it's for and we'll pick the print.
04
Same-day drop on the Island
Order before 3pm and a rider brings it to you within Lagos Island before the shop shuts for the night.
05
Restock alerts on WhatsApp
Tell us what you're waiting on and we message you the moment it's back on the shelf — no repeat trips for nothing.
Inside The Shop
A little of what's on the shelves.
Wig wall, freshly steamed
Oil perfume decanting bench
Waist beads, strung to order
This week's Ankara gele
Poured candles, small batch
The shelf under the crest
From Regulars
What the counter hears.
"I went in for edge control and came out with a fitting, a fold lesson, and a new perfume oil. Nobody rushed me once."
"They remembered my daughter's birthday from a conversation I had eight months earlier and set a wig aside. That's the whole reason I keep going back."
"The gele lesson alone is worth the trip. I've had three compliments on the fold they taught me and I still can't do it as neat as they did."
Visit Us
Come see the shelves for yourself.
- Address
- Shop 14B, Balogun Market Complex, Balogun Street, Lagos Island
- Hours
- Monday – Saturday, 9:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm - Phone / WhatsApp
- +234 802 314 7765
Ask us anything first
Want to know if a bundle's in stock, or book a fitting before you come down? Send it here.