We all love freebies but never in a million years would I have expected to receive food! Yes, the Founder and Editor of Your Beauty First was sent three 150g bags of Jacob's Cracker Crisps to review (thank you Jacob's). I can most definitely see...
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Transforming Textures: From Silky to Kinky Straight (Tutorial)
On the 4th of December 2014, I made the decision to go natural, cutting off all of my armpit length relaxed hair. I was so fed up of maintaining a foreign hair texture and craved something new, something I was naturally blessed with. To go...
Remembering Corinne Day
Born in 1962, it’s impossible to not have stumbled across the work of Corinne Day. Primarily known for capturing a young Kate Moss, Corinne Day was a British fashion and documentary photographer beyond her time. Her photographs are raw yet refined and natural, a refreshing...
A Nip + Fab Haul: My Glycolic Fix
As someone who doesn’t wear foundation or any form of make-up for skin, I am always on the lookout for products that will prevent or reduce blackheads, hyperpigmentation as well as the general skincare concerns. Through my addiction to researching, buying, testing and binning, I...
Staple Investments: Organics by Africa’s Best Hair Mayonnaise
Although marketed as a hair mayonnaise treatment for weak, damaged hair, Organics by Africa's Best Hair Mayonnaise is my staple investment as well as a beauty must have. Enriched with egg protein, vitamins, olive oil and herbal extracts, this product may smell divine but it’s certainly...
Icons: Jean Shrimpton
The face of the swinging sixties and often cited as the world’s first supermodel, Jean Shrimpton is an icon. Despite reaching celebrity status, Shrimpton’s choice to become a recluse only emphasises the respect and admiration I have for her. In a 2011 exclusive interview with...
Green Faux Fur
There’s something about green faux fur! Its beauty, its elegance, its power to inspire a blog post in summer. I have always found the colour (in its many shades) divine but set in faux fur, now that is perfection! In my eyes, the green appears...
Rouge Kisses
The red lip is classic and chic, a statement lipstick colour. The red lip is tacky and cheap when it bleeds or stains your teeth. The red lip is bashful as well as confident, seductive and fierce. From the loudest red to the richest, there is...
The Alternative Bride
The alternative bride remains obsessed with perfection but her approach and the final result reflects her personality instead of traditions. However, the alternative approach is not a revolt against traditions, it’s rightfully putting yourself first on your special day. Despite claiming we do not care...
Your Style: Janelle Monaé
Your style is a reflection of you, from your interests to your environment. As personal as style is, it is only natural to inspire or to be inspired; consider this the “Circle of Style”. Inspiration is best used to discover items or to learn how...
Fashion Watch: The Biker Jacket
The line between a classic wardrobe staple and a trending item of clothing is thin. The classic wardrobe staple is timeless, adapting to compliment the current trending piece. A symbol of the nineties current reign and influence on fashion as well as culture, the invasion...
Kayla Scott covers Vogue Italia (May 2015)
Captured by Steven Meisel, Kayla Scott graces the cover of Vogue Italia for the May 2015 "Culinary Delights" issue. It's a cover worth celebrating as it's extremely rare for a black model who is not Naomi Campbell to grace the cover of Vogue Italia solo....