Ok…so the New Season has practically given way to the festive season and you may be thinking of the presents you will be buying for your loved ones…but don’t forget about the impending party season! Your makeup will need to…
The end of the year is nigh! It has been an eventful year to say the least. I unexpectedly had to bury my eldest sister, who passed away suddenly from a heart attack at the age of just 45… After…
As I browsed my Twitter feed last Friday, I came a tweet from the women’s networking organisation, everywoman, who shared a post from #WOCInTechChat – a “community of women and non-binary people of color” that initially connected via a chat…
Last week Friday I attended a spectacular event to discuss critical issues affecting women of colour – that of shadeism, colourism and how our bodies are objectified in the name of beauty. These topics were being dissected with the help…
October is the month of the annual celebration of Black History in the UK. From business, to music, fashion to food, Black Britions have made a massive contribution to the society. This post celebrates one such contributor, Klerissa McDonald, the…
As we draw near to the end of September, no one can be in any doubt that the seasons have changed and that Autumn is well and truly here. There has been a lot of this… source …and the evenings…
Can you believe that we are almost half way through September!!??!! I was occupied with my mum’s wedding at the beginning of the month – look out for pics and make up tips from the day but I am now…
I had the pleasure of connecting with Ade Hassan and the Nubian Skin team once again to celebrate the launch of the Nubian Skin hosiery into selected House of Fraser stores and on my beloved asos.com!! Nude tights for all…
Hello! It is with great pleasure to feature Liah Okunniwa and Abi Oyepitan of LIHA beauty in this latest installment of my ‘Mind Your Own Business‘ series! I first came across the brand on via the fabulous brownbeautytalk Instagram page…
Hello! It has been a busy few weeks as I prepare for my mum’s wedding! Yes that’s right, in less than four weeks time my mum will be walking down the aisle! After being widowed in 2008, new love blossomed!…
Last month ago I was invited to attend MIZANI UK’s 10th Anniversary celebration at the L’Oreal head office in Hammersmith. Happy 10th Anniversary @mizaniuk! #MIZANICurlPower #brownbeauty #afrohair #curly #kinks #mizaniuk A photo posted by Nats (@beautypulselondon) on Jun 18, 2015…
Hi everyone, Vesta here! Keziah CONNECTIONS turns 3 this month and after a month off, this is the best way to say welcome back! A party!! I am so excited! Black|Up Paris is teaming up with Keziah CONNECTIONS to help…
Paris Couture Fashion Week ran from the 5th to the 9th of July, where leading fashion houses and specialist couture designers showcased their designs for AW15. How did the #brownbeauty representation fare on the couture catwalk? US blog Coloures has…
So…after nearly four years of blogging, reaching out to the mainstream beauty industry, seeking to have a candid conversation about the trials and tribulations of shopping for beauty as a brown skinned woman, a major magazine title has taken the…
Wow! June is almost over and the school holidays beckon, signalling the start of summer! The weather has been improving, thus heralding in what will hopefully be a spectacular summer season! Over the past 6 months I have been trying…
Who doesn’t like to get glammed up? I love a transformation and so jumped at the opportunity to be made over by the leading MUA David Horne aka the ‘Yoda of Cosmetics‘, who has over 25 years experience as a…
Smooth skin for the summer? Image The recent Miss Jamaica, Kaci Fennell showcased her perfect pins and butter-kissed skin at the recent 63rd Annual Miss Universe competition – and now it is easier for us #brownbeauties to benefit from laser…
Well…how exciting is this!!!!! Last week the jovial and affable QVC presenter Marverine Cole – the first black female presenter on the station in some 20 years, whom I featured on my blog here last year – tweeted that she…
Yesterday, I hopped onto the Eurostar to visit the Black|Up Paris headquarters in the heart of the capital! Off to Paris to spend the day with the Black|Up Paris team!! Look out for more updates! Au revoir! #brownbeauty #beauty #beautychat…
In the past few years the colour cosmetics brand NYX, that hails from sunny L.A., has become a UK phenomenon amongst diehard beauty bloggers, vloggers and makeup enthusiasts, whom have conferred onto the brand a cult status – and now…
One week ago today, I hosted the April Keziah CONNECTIONS Networking Drinks evening at the Tozi Bar in Victoria. It was a spectacular evening and as I mentioned in a previous post the key note speaker was my good friend…