This year I’ve changed my thinking in terms of what is ‘appropriate’ for an older beauty. I’ve come to embrace bold lips, bronzers and glittery eyes. I remember meeting Nicky Hambleton-Jones about seven years ago, at a Kingston University event. It was during a time...
My earliest makeup related memory takes me back to around age seven, as a young girl in Trinidad. I loved to play with my mother’s and grandmother’s makeup. Mum used to wear a gorgeous rich brown lipstick. My grandmother (her mum) on the other hand went for pretty...
Summer is all about light, effortless, barely there glowy makeup. Skin that looks healthy and fresh. As forty plus lady that’s the look I go for all year round. I prefer makeup that enhances my features and looks effortless all at once. Multitasking products thrill...
When I first was found out via Instagram that Maya Angelou had passed away (28th May 2014), it felt like a punch in to stomach. I had read via Facebook a few days earlier that she was unwell, but I didn’t expect to lose her so soon. I didn’t know her...
I turned 4o years last November. I wasn’t bothered by it and even less so now. I’m finding that I’m happier with me. I’m more tolerant of some things and less tolerant of others. Last weekend was totally mind blowing for me. I’m still...
Last year I with a disappointed heart I missed Curlvoltion. Valentina was still quite young and she would not stay with anyone. Even back then, Hubby worked seven days per week. So, the Afro Hair and Beauty Live show was the only natural hair event I attended last...
