outfit | something old, something new

outfit | something old, something new

Photos by Kyle Kingsley Green and Zach Louw

Have you ever been shopping and felt that magnetic pull in your core to a particular item? It may not necessarily be on trend, but you can cav the vision – you can see something special in it… If not now, then soon. So you buy it, but it just sits in your closet and every time you try to wear it, it doesn’t feel quite right – yet you still can’t give it away? That is exactly how I feel about most of this outfit. And I have to thank my intuition for it.

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beauty | new in from essence and win! [closed]

beauty | new in from essence and win! [closed]

One of the greatest perks of being an essence cosmetics ambassador is getting new products to test out and show my readers! And this month – not only did I get a nice little hamper – I got another one to give away! Keep reading for more details ?

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outfit | black (girl) magic

outfit | black (girl) magic

Photos by Keagan Kingsley Carlin

“My skin absorbs sunlight and my hair defies gravity – you can’t tell me that I am not magical.” – Alyestal Hamilton.

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read | let’s talk about modesty

read | let’s talk about modesty

Photos by Ayabukwa Bikitsha

The other day, when I was scrolling through my Twitter timeline, I came across a thread by Feminista Jones in response to “Patriarchy’s Princess”, Ayesha Curry (you can read the thread here). Ayesha had been effectively shaming women who dress in a way that shows more skin, because she likes to keep her body covered for her man.

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beauty | AW inspired halo eye

beauty | AW inspired halo eye


It looks like I have another YouTube tutorial up! This time I tried to a bit of a bolder (yet still wearable) look – and this brown/purple/gold-y halo eye seems to do just that.

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