Career: Brexit is coming, should we all be learning more languages?
Brexit is on it’s way (again) and one of the ‘benefits’ is that the UK will be free to do more business internationally – or so they say. Disclaimer: I…
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Kiesha Meikle
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Editors Blog: An ode to the Lollipop lady
Not so much an ode as a short post about how much I miss them…without all the poetry. It’s Road Safety week this month (18-24 Nov) and it’s got me…
Career: Is your business tech ready?
My children can use an Ipad better than I can. They are both under the age of 4. Am I just rubbish at navigating a touch screen? No. The truth…
Are you doing the 70’s trend this AW18?
Remember when you complained about the heat last summer? How you fanned yourself and rolled your eyes? How you begged for it to ‘just stop being so damn hot’? Welp.…
Behind the Scenes: Content for new mummys…
Coming up: Brand new content for new mums! Motherhood has been the most rewarding job of my life. It can also get tough sometimes (right now my daughter is crying…
A quick guide to choosing the perfect wedding ring…
He proposed! Ah, hun. Congrats…By Kiesha Meikle Have you got your Pinterest page up to date? Have you changed your FB status? Posted to Instagram?…Good, good. Now comes one of…
Kitchen? What Kitchen?
Do you remember when kitchens were supposed to look like kitchens? I do. By Kiesha Meikle That was before someone decided that kitchen doors and kitchen units had to be…
What to wear after 40… (whatever the f*@!k you want!)
Remember when you were turning 20 and 30 sounded old? Then you hit 30 and 40 felt like an age away, then…well, you know the rest. By Kiesha Meikle My…
Living Etc House Tours
Full review coming soon! The team are currently at the @livingetcuk house tours. #london #interiordesign A post shared by Editor: Kiesha @ StyleAble (@styleable) on Jun 8, 2018 at 3:58am…
An ode to the Skater Dress…
The old fit ‘n’ flare, the wear anywhere dress, the go-to style for curvy girls and the summer choice for skinny girls too. Yes, the skater dress has a long…
Extreme Beauty: How far will you go in 2025?
If you thought beauty trends couldn’t get any stranger, think again. The Kardashians’ Skims brand recently launched face wraps — yes, actual wraps for your face designed to “lift, sculpt,…
‘I took myself on a spa date…’
I took myself on a spa date. I know that sounds pretty indulgent, right? Believe me, this is not something I do often. The last time I went to a…
Afro Haircare: The Natural Hair Revolution…
Do you remember a while back when Solange Knowles broke the internet with her wedding pictures? It wasn’t the white dress and cape that caught almost every black woman’s attention, it…
How to remove London from your face…
Living in London can be relentless. The fast pace of life, the ‘always on’ ethos, the constant commitments and daily stresses – they’re all part of what makes living in the…
Selfcare is not just for the summer…
There are two types of women. Those who shave their legs all year round and those who shave them only in the summer because, lets face it, opaque tights exist…
Too fat for yoga?: Dispelling the myths…
‘You’re too fat for yoga’, ‘You’ll look silly’, ‘Your body won’t let you get into a yoga pose’, ‘Yoga is for skinny people’, ‘You won’t find yoga trousers in your…
Body Language: A quick guide…
Are you spending too much time listening to the words that people speak, when you should be watching out for body language clues instead? More than half of what we…
Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook…
That’s an egg, I know that much. You see, I am a mother AND a wife but I am definitely not a ‘Suzy Homemaker’ type…I can’t cook and I won’t…
Protected: Behind the Scenes: Black women use social media to empower each other
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Waxing lyrical at STRIP wax bar…
Going for a bikini wax is rarely a pleasant prospect. It’s an activity pursued overwhelmingly out of a grim sense of obligation, rather than opted for as a leisure pursuit…
6 Instagram Accounts Designed to Inspire You to Get Fit…
The way the world thinks about health and fitness is evolving and Instagram is playing a big role in it. The photo-sharing platform has a reported active user base of 800…
Style File: Design your own jewellery…
Being something of a magpie, I could not resist the chance to review the products on offer at DIWAH… By Bryoney Cook DIWAH are a UK based jewellery retailer that sets…
Why the fitness industry acts like you don’t exist…
You’ve seen them countless times…the slick promotional photos splashed across gym websites, posters, and social feeds. The same faces, the same bodies, the same formula: slim, young, perfectly groomed people…
Blush + Blow: Could this be the most instagrammable salon in London?
Living a high-octane, hectic city life means that time-economising is key – even downtime needs to be planned out precisely like a military operation to make sure you’re making the…
Healthy and vegan snacks for the office…
Remember that packet of doughnuts you brought in for the team meeting? The jumbo sized crisps you ‘gifted’ yourself for filling out that spreadsheet? How about the biscuits you ate…
Fashion for the over 60’s is simply fashion…
When I was a teen I was often told I dressed like an old woman. By Kiesha Meikle At the time I took it as an insult. I favoured high…
To baldly go: Why some black women shave their heads..
The relationship between women…hold on, scratch that. The relationship between black women and their hair is ‘REAL’. Not least because we have created an art form out of expressing ourselves…
Top Tips for High Shine Hair…
Did you know that it is in the first two decades of our lives that our hair is at its best and our hair shafts at their strongest? By Reef…
Fitness: Going running? Read this first…
As we all get back to some kind of normality, getting fit may be high up on your agenda. If running is your thing, here’s some advice from the experts on how…
Body positivism or mass consumerism?
Did you read ‘Extreme Beauty: How far will you go?’of course you did. If you remember a time when a bit of blush and mascara would do, then you are…
Editor’s Picks: Back to basics…
You must have read ‘Extreme Beauty: How far will you go?’ right? Of course you did. I’m old school. You are much more likely to find me in a thin…
Behind the Scenes: Brunch with Matthew Williamson…
I’m a sucker for print. The way a beautiful design can transform a piece of material or space – whether that be a cushion, a dress or wall – it…
Editor’s Picks: From tech to beauty innovation…
Where has the month gone? It’s like I slept through March and I’m still tired AF! Once again, I feel the need to throw a spotlight on some of our…
Life Hack: Sleeping your way to beauty…
Whilst we all know that there’s an endless array of lotions and potions out there that can do a good job of masking any imperfections on our faces, there are…
Top Tips for Starting an Online Fashion Store
With customers preferring to purchase goods and services online more than anywhere else, it’s no surprise that a majority of entrepreneurs today own online businesses. Online clothes shopping provides customers…
3 party looks your teenage self would have loved…
We can all agree that the fun of getting ready for a night out peaks in your pre-teens, mostly because hitting the local youth club or school disco was a…
Spring fashion: getting ready for our favourite season…
There’s something you might have noticed lately, something crazy that you’d forgotten all about during the course of winter…daylight. Instead of trudging to work in what feels like the dead…
Editors Blog: Building a strong foundation…
As a woman and particularly as a black woman, 2016 was a bit of a mind fu@!k really. There is no other way to sum up the events that took…
Health and Fitness: The best workout equipment for under the bed…
What…? What’s that now…? You don’t have an extra room for a home gym? Well, of course you bloody don’t: And neither do we. So we have come up with…
Editor’s Blog: “I have an anxious mind…so i’m getting fit”
I have an anxious mind. The only way I can really describe my mind is as being like a machine that actively likes to connect the dots, dive down the rabbit…
Black Mirror: African model throws a spotlight (and shade) on fashion industry…
Her name is Deddeh Howard and if you haven’t seen her Instagram page, we recommend you take a look. Not only is she a stunning model in her own right, she is…
Making a spectacle: Are your glasses wrong for you?
Have you heard? Snapchat have just launched a pair of sunglasses with a camera inside. They take pictures of the world without you having to take your phone out or even having to remove the glasses from…
The rise of the everyday vegan…
Pale, wan, hungry, weird…? Oh, no no no! Gone is the image of the neurotic, underfed vegan. In fact, you need look no further than your nearest Instagram feed to…
Trends: Why off-the-shoulder may be the trend for you…
Most trends are fleeting. They fade into obscurity just as quickly as they arrived, making you regret spending any money on them in the first place. I have been pretty…
11 Beauty Hacks You Need To Know About…
Staying beautiful on a budget can sometimes feel like an impossible task, so I’ve comprised a list of some of the best beauty alternatives to ensure you can maintain your regime…
SKN-RG Moisturiser, £59.50
When I was asked to review the new brightening moisturiser by SKN-RG I definitely pinned my hopes on it. For two reasons: 1) It’s summer 2) I’m incredibly pale – it’s…
Single Life: Getting over heartbreak…
Let me start by saying – heartbreak sucks! By Yasmin Browne Two years ago, I lost my first love. Love wasn’t enough for us anymore and my happiness was compromised. Even though…
Body Positivism: A journey to self acceptance…
(Images taken from Selfridges EVERYBODY campaign) There’s been a growing trend on social media that is becoming harder and harder to ignore, namely the body positivism movement – a movement that…
Rock and Ruddle hair brush, £20-30
I know I’m not alone in my lust for a long and swishy mane. Yet something as simple as using the wrong brush can snag, tear and weaken our hair, causing…