Category: Faves
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“Being Black and joyful is an extreme sport.”
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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 when there is going to be another hashtag, another heart…
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Do you have summer anxiety?
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We all know that insecurity sells – this is old news. By Kiesha Meikle Body Positivity has done some of the work in tearing down old school ideals regarding body image – as a result, advertisers have had to shift into gear. More and more ads now include women of…
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Awkward? It’s holding you back…
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I’m trying to find the best way to write this article without divulging too much. As a writer you are encouraged to bare your soul, engage with your readers with raw and uncensored honesty. This is all fine when you are talking about something that makes you look cool –…
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Do you need to be more spontaneous?
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I am addicted to watching motivational videos. They are my obsession and they have been for a long time. To clarify, I do not follow any cults, I avoid posting cheesy motivational quotes on my Instagram page and I don’t believe that you can grow a six pack through positive…
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Are you doing logos or are logos doing you?
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I stand by every single statement I have ever made about body positivism, wearing what you want at any age and throwing caution to the wind when it comes to your personal style. HOWEVER, I just cannot help but feel that I am too old for logos (don’t @ me). I…
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What to wear after 40… (whatever the f*@!k you want!)
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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 point is that age is all about perception. The truth is that age is just a number and there is…
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Extreme Beauty: How far will you go in 2025?
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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, and contour” by physically compressing your skin. It’s bizarre, it’s bold, and it perfectly captures how far some people will…
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Afro Haircare: The Natural Hair Revolution…
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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 was her beautiful halo of unprocessed natural hair –a veritable sponge cake of afro textured deliciousness – and we ate it…
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Protected: Behind the Scenes: Black women use social media to empower each other
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Fashion for the over 60’s is simply fashion…
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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 necklines, flat shoes, knee length skirts and tailoring over denim, miniskirts and heels – because it suited me better. Now,…
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Editors Blog: Building a strong foundation…
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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 place and the blatant racist and sexist ideologies that lead to them. Most scary was that these ideologies were supported by so.…
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The rise of the everyday vegan…
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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 see just how cool going vegan has become. Images of bronzed healthy vegans are everywhere (often mid yoga pose, looking…
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Overnight at The Rosebery, Clerkenwell
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It happens every now and again. I never know exactly when, but I can usually feel it creeping up on me. It makes me scratch, then the corner of my eye starts to twitch. I get annoyed really easily and start to snap at people. The washing, cleaning and work…