“I shopped in the men’s department…”
“I took up running two years ago because I used to get really bad lower back pain, it got so bad that I couldn’t sit down for more than an…
An Awakening: “My Journey from Prada to Prayer”
I had a great job in the media, a fabulous salary, a hectic social life and entertained in a lovely home. I visited hairdressers regularly and could easily spend several…
“We need change in the health and beauty industry…”
There has been this assumption that there is not a market for Black skincare and treatments – this is very wrong. In fact, a Nielsen study found that Black women spend…
“One sniff of Calvin Klein Eternity could kill me.”
I remember it like it was yesterday; I hugged my dad and then the unimaginable happened – I went into anaphylactic shock. It was so bad I ended up in…
A Life Unexpected:”I spend my days travelling”
At age 23, Lauren Metzler quit her job to travel the world as a comic book artist-turned-traveller. 4 years later and Lauren is still travelling, drawing comics about her experiences abroad.…
Extreme Jobs: “I am a Circus Performer”
Sometimes I feel like I can’t breathe, but luckily that always goes away once I’m on stage. By Lily Raptor I have been a performer for many years. Growing up…
Extreme jobs: “I am Halle Berry’s stunt double”
“I have been an athlete my entire life. At a young age my parents put me into swimming classes, tennis, jazz, ballet, piano, horseback riding, ice skating, basketball, then gymnastics.…
Real Life: “I Was Becoming the Bearded Lady”
I can’t speak for all little girls, but I certainly expected to be beautiful when I grew up. I was thrilled when that first strand of body hair heralded oncoming…
‘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…
“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…
Sara Shamsavari: Life through a lens…
Sara Shamsavari is a British-Iranian artist, photographer, singer-songwriter, and activist based in London. After surviving childhood cancer and a revolution (all before the age of two), Sara has become ‘one…
A guide to wine for your Brexit leaving drinks…
Bad news: Oddbins has gone into administration…oh, Brexit! Good news: Wine is getting cheaper The world seems to be going bonkers and the only way I can deal with 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…
Editors Blog: Lipstick Vs Food
I didn’t realise that this was an ‘issue’ until the other day. It had never even crossed my mind, which says more about my love of all things edible than anything…
Afro hair advice for naturals
It happened so gradually, I didn’t even notice all the hair on my bathroom floor. By Janine Van Throo My natural hair journey began in 2003. It started when I…
What do you wear in your 30’s and beyond?: COS & Other Stories
It was a visit to Regent St which confirmed what I had suspected for so long. Since reaching my mid thirties I had found it harder and harder to shop…
Do you have summer anxiety?
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…
Clean Beauty: Have you made the switch?
I started caring about what I put on my skin after I had children. I realised (with breastfeeding) that what I was consuming was going straight into their little bodies…
Can you spa with a baby?
For those of you wondering what to buy a new mum when you’re sure she has all the baby grows, knitted hats, blankets and newborn gift baskets she needs…it could…
The lingerie industry is leading the way in bopo…
Bopo. You know….Bopo? Yes you do. It’s the shorthand way of saying body positivism which unless you have been living under a rock you will have heard mentioned by one…
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…