In Review: Moo Business Cards

So I'm at the stage where I can finally have some business cards! I was at an event sometime last year where I was told it was easier to just give a business card instead of shouting my blogs...

All Done.

Today was my last exam and I'm incredibly happy. I feel like this weight has finally been lifted off of my shoulders. This past week has been hectic. I had a lot of fights with myself about...

A 1948 Straightening African Hair Tutorial.

Fro Fashion Day Amsterdam.

I went to Fro Fashion Day in Amsterdam! I was in Amsterdam for eight days... it was my thesis recovery break, which I spontaneously booked after being enticed by my friends who live there. Before...

Great News!!!

I passed my thesis: I've become senior editor of ISIS Magazine: I'm almost done with uni:

You'll Side-Eye Me; Garlic and Honey Water Remedy.

When I tell people what I take when I'm ill, they give me the side-eye which is then followed by a look of disgust. Kind of like this right here: I disapprove.Stress levels have been through the...

To the NJ Poet.

Dear NJ Poet, Remember how we met... on Twitter? It all started off with Fifty Shades of Grey. I guess something good did come out of it... The book enabled pretty much every self-proclaimed (or...

Clothing: A Piece At A Time.

As I'm growing older, I'm becoming more and more comfortable in my own skin. I want to dress up and not just for special occasions or for others, but also for myself. I'm almost done with my degree...

Midlands Meet Up Dinner.

C is for 'CURLS'.Two Saturday's ago, I went to the Midlands Meet-Up dinner. It was just a small group of us Birmingham naturals trying new foods/revisiting foods we've already eaten before and...

Solange Knowles Puts A Fool Back In His Place.

Gotta love Solange for doing her own thing, being herself and being completely unapologetic about it. I've seen and heard people criticise her way too much. Regardless of Solange's unique and cute...

I've Dumped Dove Deodorant Forever.

I have officially washed my hands off mainstream deodorants found at supermarkets, drugstores and Off-Licences. I generally use completely natural deodorant (the natural part is up for debate...

I'm Liked For Me.

I’m liked for me. For who I am inside. Not for what I wear. For what I own. For who I associate with. For how I look like. For what grows out of my head. I am liked for me, for who I am inside; my...

Aesthetic Surgery For Hairline.

I suppose I was overcome with a tiny cloud of disappointment when I read the title of DestinyGodley's latest YouTube video. DestinyGodley is having plastic/aesthetic surgery to 'fix' her hairline....

Dog Owners: Be Responsible Of The Dogs You Own!

I've had it with dog attacks. REALLY. Without fail, at least once a month I read about a dog, usually of the pitbull kind attacking a baby, child or adult. Many of the attacks turn out to be fatal...

Cats Lead Better Lives Than Humans.

As I was working through my thesis draft, it dawned on me that cats lead much better lives than most human beings.Mind you, when I reached this epiphany, I was running on three hours sleep +...

Time... What It Means To Me.

I have never appreciated time as much as I have in the past few years. I will credit going to university as a huge teacher of time; time management (I haven't perfected this yet, but I've somewhat...

Asian Models Are Less Sexy: 5 Top Casting Directors Explain Why Runways Are So White.

This article talks to five casting directors who explain why the runways of New York, Paris, London and Milan, are so white. Some of the statements made in this article (particularly by James...

Priorities: Are His Really Perfect?

I've seen this image around a few times and I really have no words for the comments I've read about it. There's this assumption that the guy carrying the two cats is 'holier than thou' because...

Vintage Obsessed: Afro Hair.

Happy Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day. My Beautiful Mother and My Late Brother To my mother, Happy Mother's Day to you. I appreciate you. I appreciate what you do for us and what you do for many other people in our...

Bully Victims Need Plastic Surgery

A few weeks ago I read about a 14-year-old girl who got bullied for having big ears and got $40K worth of plastic surgery for it for free. These are her before and after images: Before and After...

Sex Sells; Unfortunately We Sell Coffee.

Fortunately for you coffee shop, caffeine makes coffee addictive.

Grieving Notes 3

My aunt came from abroad. She wasn't here during the time my brother died, so this was her first time coming here since the news. As expected, she was devastated and inconsolable. I remember...

Trying Something New: Rhassoul Clay

My friend Dee from Beautifully and Naturally Made gave me a little pack of rhassoul clay when I was in London a few weeks ago. So last Monday I tried rhassoul clay for my hair! I don't really have...

Letters... Write Them.

I got a letter in the mail from my dad. He likes to write letters. He's always written letters and he still does to this day. He's kept many of those letters in a safe place and many date back to...

Beijing's First African Hair Salon

This is a really nice article from the BBC on a Congolese woman in China. She opened up the first all-African hair salon in Beijing and offers all kinds of braiding styles from singles to intricate...

Vitamin D Deficiency.

After months and months of seeing doctors about my symptoms; fatigue, lack of concentration, muscle pains and aches, pinched nerves... I finally have the answer to all of my ailments: vitamin D...

Is Shrinkage Emotionally Discouraging?

CurlKit asked a really interesting question on Twitter today. 'Is Shrinkage Emotionally Discouraging?'. I have natural hair that can shrink up to 90%. While some people may find this unnerving...

A Procrastinator Like Me Cheers Like This When Getting Ish Done.

OK -_____-'' It's pretty sad that celebrations have to be that overdone when I do the things I am supposed to do. But I can't help it. It's now my signature celebration style after getting...

Grieving Notes 2

A few nights ago was one of those nights where I'd wake up in the middle of the night and I can't shake my thoughts about my brother. His funeral replay in my head... my last moments with him......