It’s been a while… So much going on…but it’s all good! Those of you that follow me on Twitter (that’s you right??) will have seen that I recently completed my number 10 speech from the Competent Communicator manual – which leads to…
Category: Beauty
In the Mix
I am really looking forward to the 3-part BBC series Mixed Britannia, which will unveil the untold history of Britain’s mixed race community. Race relations have not always been rosy here in the UK – riots, marches and even murder leave an indelible blemish on…
Saturday Night Belles – Week 1
And we’re off! 12 weeks of fantastic TV are in store as season 9 of Strictly Come Dancing kicked off at the weekend with the expected glitter and glamour and the thousands of hopefuls that applied, auditioned and sang their…
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…