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…
Editors Blog: Living life like it’s golden…
‘The country may be crumbling around us, but it’s important to find joy where you can.’ Me. This is predominately a style website. I write for other platforms on anything…
Men: I swapped beauty routines with my little sister…
I don’t go in for all that grooming stuff. The only toner I ever used was the one in my printer. *chuckles in manly fashion* When I was asked to…
Is it selfcare or are you over indulging?
It took me a while to write this. I’m conscious of the fact that this is a touchy subject for some. It feels like selfcare is something that alot of…
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…
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…
Editor’s Blog: It’s all in the (budget) bag…
It was hubby’s 40th birthday, I planned the whole thing and we had a blast. The trickiest thing wasn’t getting hold of some very in demand theatre tickets, booking breakfast…
Vegan Home: Square Flower
Welcome to a brand new series on the StyleAble website: Vegan Home We will be profiling products and brands that offer a little bit more. We all know what veganism…
World Sleep Day: Pillow Talk…
One in three suffer from bad sleep – That’s a hell of a lot of people. Our modern lives are hectic, consisting of unrealistic schedules and ever more demanding work commitments.…
Travel: It’s not too late for a gap year…
I have a fun little game for you. No wait, hear me out. The average person in the Western world lives to around 80 years old. Currently, most of us…
Gorgias Intense Hydration Facial Oil, £29.95
Find out what we thought of the Gorgias London, Intense Hydration Facial Oil
I will be waking up at 5.00am every morning, here’s why…
I remember when I attempted to wake up at 5am every morning in the name of productivity. It felt…unnatural. Whether due to nurture or nature some people are just better…
Do you need to be more spontaneous?
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…
The celery juice debate…
To juice or not to juice (celery)? It’s a question that has been popping up across almost every media feed for the last week or so. To be clear, I…
Why it’s ok to have no friends…
It happens. You have been friends for years but you have changed and so have they. You chat on the phone, but only rarely and when you do it’s just…
A quick guide to package holidays…
Now that you have gorged yourself on turkey and digested all of that Christmas cake, have you started to think about 2019? I’m sorry to break you out of your…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Protected: Behind the Scenes: Black women use social media to empower each other
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Product of the Month: Jojoba and Rosehip Oil
I am always conscious about using oils as I am afraid they won’t absorb properly or will leave a shine on my skin. However, Jojoba and Rosehip Oil by the Jojoba…
What does your style say about you?
“If a woman is badly dressed, it’s the dress we will notice; but if she is impeccably dressed, it’s the woman herself we will notice”. Coco Chanel In so many ways…
Single Life: Going to a wedding alone? Read on…
Bringing a plus one to a wedding can be fantastic, but there may come a time when you have to fly solo. Yes, it’s scary, but there is no need…
OWNED: Women who own 2016 (already)…
Snap snap twirl people! It has been an event filled 2016 and the year has only just started. Now we have all calmed down (cough, cough…Beyonce’s Formation) I think it…
Body Positivism: A change is coming…
There is a social shift happening. It has been happening for some time now…but it seems to be increasing in both speed and reach. Body positivism. It is hard to…
How to transition your sunglasses…
The sun may be shining at the moment, but how long until the days become shorter and the skies become significantly more grey…not long at all. There are some accessories…
Have you had enough of ‘perfect’?
Have you had enough of the gloss? The photoshopped bodies? Perfect meals and sunset views? Well, you are not alone as it seems that the hashtag #uninspirational is gaining steam…
How to make your diet work for you…
Have you been embarking on the same diet for years, yet recently found that no matter how regimented you are it just isn’t giving you the results it once did? You…
Going natural: Grey hair…do care
I have ‘gone natural’. Well, what I mean to say is that I have stopped chemically straightening my hair. The result? Natural curls. By Kiesha Meikle I am officially part…