As a way to feed her creative streak while studying Law at university, Stephanie created her blog (previously known as ‘Nerd About Town’) in 2008, before influencing as we know it today entered the popular zeitgeist. 

Stephanie writes on a range of different topics, including; plus size fashion, beauty and skincare, personal thoughts and musings, body image and travel.

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Hi guys! So…*phew!* THIS blog post has been absolute YEARS in the making. I must have started and deleted this post almost 80 or 90 times in the process. Why, you may ask? Well, a part of me was nervous as hell to upload in case people would take my words the wrong way. I […]

BEING UNAPOLOGETIC CAN BE HARD

June 14, 2018

I talk a lot about self-love, confidence and living your best life on here and that’s all good when trying to get OTHERS to love themselves, however, when it comes to me, the path is not so linear. When I often speak with my readers about the struggles they face and the confidence issues they […]

EMBRACING ME

May 29, 2018

Oh…hi peasants; My name is Anastasia Solokov-Baxter-Lee-Fassbender. Age? Let’s go with 22. Who am I? Some call me a scammer. A wannabe. A gold digger. Even a whore. Me? I think I’m an entrepreneur. I was raised in South London to a working class family. My family – God bless them – are a lovely […]

TO FINESSE A HUMMINGBIRD: A PHOTO STORY

May 24, 2018

April 5, 2018

Hi friends. I know that I have written countless blog posts and Twitter threads on the subject of self-love body positivity and fat acceptance (etc etc) for you guys in the past, but I guess this time I’m writing this more for my benefit than anything. Selfish, I know, but it’s my blog and Idowhatiwant. […]

LEARNING TO LOVE YOUR BODY

I’m not going to lie; It’s been a bit of a mission, trying to get this post up. Not specifically because I’m not the biggest fan of the photos I’ve taken for this or like how I look, or the lack of lighting, or my rubbish box room, but more because for the past couple […]

REDISCOVERING SELF LOVE | #PERFECTFIGURE

February 13, 2018

I feel like ‘flattering/flatter’ in relation to clothes, carries two definitions (don’t quote me on the below as they aren’t from the dictionary pls pls pls): Flattering: A garment that fits someone perfectly: not too big in places, not too small in places. Created in line with your clothing size, to match your body shape […]

WHY I HATE THE WORD 'FLATTERING'

February 8, 2018

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