Reviews.
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri
I remember when I started ‘big school’ (primary school), my mum said ‘don’t let anyone touch your hair’. There were times when she was unable to canerow my hairs for school so a friend did it. On one occasion, I remember saying ‘thanks’ and I was told that you never...
Let Your Style run wild with Capsule Chix Ultimix (AD-gifted)
Christmas 2019 sees no diminishing of the trend of surprise reveal collectable toys. While at the Christmas in July Festival, I saw Capsule Chix for the first time. They looked adorable and trendy. I knew it would make a good gift, so I included them in my...
Silk’n Tightra: Own your confidence (part 2 AD-gifted)
I’ve completed my trial of Silk'n Tightra. Honestly I’m glad that I trialled it. Once I got over my initial anxiety of using it, the benefits were amazing. In my previous review, I didn't go beyond the first setting. To complete the trial, I increased the...
Tell Me Your Secret by Dorothy Koomson
Well, you must know by now I’m a fan of Dorothy Koomson books. Spring is more than flowers, bird and bees; I eagerly await her new book. From the moment I revealed the cover book of Tell Me Your Secret on Instagram, I waited with bated breath for the...
Silk’n Tightra: Own your confidence (AD-gifted)
I first heard about Silk’n and their technology, Summer 2018. It was at their UK launch of home The Lipo machine. If memory serves me the Tightra was already in development. During that year I trialled and reviewed their Facial Cleansing Brush and was...
The Pirate Tree: book review
I loved the ole Hollywood swashbuckler films when I was a child. Something about the unknown lands and travel spoke to my inert expat sensibility. The thing is I can’t remember any of them having a female captain. Times are changing and we do see a female...
RevAir: blow your mind not your hair (AD)
In June, the revolutionary hairdryer, RevAir, was launched in the UK. How can you make a hairdryer revolutionary, you ask? Well it sucks rather than blow … I don’t mean to be naughty. It’s true; the RevAir actually sucks the water off the hair without...
Old Man of the Sea: book review
Nothing says adventure than the tales of a life at sea. My daughter tells me she wants to be a travelling adventurer. In a fashion I foster that desire to see the world, with the aid of books. The story of Old Man of the Sea is one such book. It fosters...
The Thunder Girls: book review
The Plot It’s the 1980s. Chrissie, Roxanne, Carly and Anita are ordinary girls with extraordinary lives. They are better known as eighties pop sensation The Thunder Girls. This girl group is dominating the pop scene, their faces on every magazine...
Bioglan’s Beauty Collagen (sponsored by Bioglan)
One month ago, I did a seasonal cleanse. I’d never done one before but my skin was beginning to look dull and dry. It wasn’t down to lack of drinking water or using lotions. My skin is changing with age. The cleanse give me my glow but it still need...
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Hi! I’m Maria. My family and I live in London but I’m originally from Trinidad, West Indies. My beloved and I got married in 2006. He’s Chinese/Italian. When we decided to increase our family, the first inevitable question was ‘what the child would look like?’... [ + ]
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