A wise woman once said ‘this year is the year of like, realising stuff’ and damnit was she right. Before we get into it, can we just acknowledge my #FASHUN link to today’s subject? Shedding? Snakeskin? Good grief, look at my mind! Anyhoo, today I wanted to do a bit of a reflective post of […]

Oh good old social media. You gotta love it huh? Social media has revolutionised the way in which we communicate with others and ingest information. From being able to talk to strangers halfway across the world by simply typing one tweet, to sharing photos of your favourite garments online to a possible audience of millions, […]

I remember the first time I ever stepped foot into a Victoria’s Secret store. It was 2013 and I was in New York having a peruse in some of the local shops in that area to see if I could find any decent plus size clothing to buy. As well as being blinded by the […]

“Hello again! It’s your friendly neighbourhood body acceptance advocate coming through to tell you yet again how important it is to love your body, and to dress unapologetically in whatever you wear.” Except sometimes, that’s not always the case. Let me give the above some context. I’ve been on this slow-ass train to self-love and […]

Oh hello there. It’s been a while (especially since posting a lingerie post!) but I thought I’d briefly speak on a topic that’s been annoying me for a while, surrounding the ever popular, Body Positivity. A lot of you may know by now that I longer consider myself a part of the current ‘body positivity […]

Oh hello friends. Today I bring you a little essay/rant/thinkpiece about one of my faaavourite subjects (eurgh…): Dating when you’re not only plus sized, but also dark skinned. Disclaimer: everything you will read below is from my own personal experiences and the experiences of other plus-sized black women. It does not mean to say that […]