So..I’m kinda new to the whole sunglasses thing. Seeing as I’m someone who wears prescription glasses 90% of the time, the thought of getting sunglasses was something that never really occurred to me for two reasons: 1) sheer laziness at the prospect of having to pay £££ for prescription sunnies 2)I always found it difficult to […]

FACING THE FEAR…AND DOING IT ANYWAY I had a lot of fears about this shoot: I feared tripping up in these 6-inch platforms and breaking both my ankles. I feared bending down in this PVC skirt and exposing my birth canal to a couple of OAPs. I also feared the probability of feeling extremely overwhelmed […]

CONFESSION: I USED TO BLEACH MY SKIN AS A YOUNG TEEN Like most black women around the world, growing up in a world that prided itself on white privilege and intense colourism definitely had an impact on my self-esteem and self-worth as a teenager. In secondary school, I and some of the other darker skinned […]

I’ve been a part of #TeamBackpack for the last 10 years now, as they are just so easy to carry around and they don’t get in the way during day-to-day errands. Convenient. Accessible. Roomy. That’s what I like. Now, I haven’t really been into the whole unicorn trend that’s been sweeping the social media nation, […]

Legs. I’ve always been a big fan of ’em in general. Not only because they allow me to get from A to B, but a few years ago when I started my journey of self-love, my legs were the first thing I allowed myself to fall in love with. I love the shape of them; […]

I feel like by now, I’m mostly known for my threaded rants on twitter about inequality when it comes to all things plus size/race related, so I’m going to try and make this post somewhat brief, as I did touch on it earlier on in the week. Let’s get into it! Last week or so […]