A couple of posts ago I mentioned that I was given a sample of a heavenly (no pun intended!) frangrance called Blessings. I was enraptured by the warm, vanilla tones and was impressed by its longevity – it was easy to…
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Shala Monroque for NET-A-PORTER
St Lucian born, New York dweller Shala Monrouque is one of four ‘Faces of Fashion’ for the British designer fashion e-tailer, NET- A-PORTER. Shala’s variegated yet elegant style has enraptured the fashion community and she counts leading designers such as Prada and Wu as…
Northern Star
In my first blog post I enthused about my love for the city of London…well I love London EVEN more during London Fashion Week! This vibrant, cosmopolitan city plays host to one of the most famous of fashion weeks – and the fun…
Saturday Night Belles
2 TV Stations! 2 Prime Time programmes! 2 Beautiful Black Women! The launch of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing (SCD) last Saturday was a fabulous taster of what we have in store for the next few weeks – glitz, glamour, sequins…
Back to Basics
I was recently contacted by the fabulous Kay Montano (Creative Director of MyFace cosmetics and Chanel Make Up ambassador) via Twitter…yes little old me! Kay wanted to know about the choice of foundations for darker skin tones here in the UK. As…
Model Behaviour
Is it me or has there been a surge of black models being used in major beauty and fashion campaigns and mainstream editorial? Since the beginning of 2011 I have been ecstatic to see more and more brands feature black models –…
I heart beauty
“For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. for every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it”. Ivan Panin (Russian mathematician 1855-1942) Hi! Welcome to my…