‘Who said nude has to be pink?’
Télle Moi was born out of personal frustration…By Natel Allen I was about to start a new job and to me that always justifies a new nail polish. I remember trying to find a simple brown nude nail polish that […]
Hate builders? Learn how to DIY…
If you see a problem arise again and again and the only constant is you, then the problem is often…just you. This is not the case when it comes to builders. To give you some context: Each and every builder […]
What to eat when working from home…(vegan friendly)
If ever there was a time to put in that request to work from home – that time is now my friend. Do I need to explain why? No…? Cool. You can fulfill your dreams of working in your PJs […]
“Being Black and joyful is an extreme sport.”
Being joyful whilst Black is….precarious. More so than for any other racial group (argue with me, I dare you). It’s just no matter how big a safety wall of joy and abundance we build around ourselves, we can never know […]
“Being told I was losing my sight made me feel weak – I wanted to feel strong.”
I have always dreamt of being strong. I grew up watching people like Sarah Connor, GI Jane, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other strong female role models. Being told at eight that I was losing my sight made me feel […]
Your New Year’s resolutions…
Oh wait, you thought I wanted to know what your New Year’s resolutions were? No. I don’t care. The problem is that too many people make them and don’t stick to them. I include myself in this. So, I have […]
Advice: “Christmas is the most hazardous time for your teeth…”
So you were hoping to avoid the camera (again) because you don’t like your teeth, well forget it. If they didn’t catch you over Christmas they will get you over New Years. ‘They who?’ you ask. You know very well […]
One sniff of Calvin Klein Eternity could kill me
Once I went into anaphylactic shock after hugging my father… By Julianne Ponan I ended up in intensive care. As I started to recover my dad hugged me again and the same thing happened. It was then we all realised it […]
Can’t leave the house? These lifestyle services will come to you…
When I first started writing this post it was very different – I was going to call it ‘Life at the click of a button: How to get stuff done without having to leave your sofa.’ I scrapped that idea. […]