For the squad
1. “When I get through I’mma bring my dargs/ 2 by 2, man a walk on the ark”
2. “I got day ones and I got new ones/ No fake ones, trust no one”
3. “See me on the catwalk, you see me in the movies/ Still you can end up dead when you disrespect the goonies”
I have no interest in being perfect, but I am interested in being humble.
Remember that time I told you about how I fell down the stairs at a very well-attended party?
If not, let me summarise for you: Picture the scene, I’m at a party with (what seemed like) a million people I went to University with, and other friends of friends, and I’m having to pretend that I’m feeling myself big time, because, for a number of different reasons, I feel insecure.
1. Being asked if they earn money from their blogs.
Do I ask how much you earn working at Topshop? Have I ever asked to see your payslip Mr. Investment Banker? No, so don’t ask me, mmmkay?
It’s nearly that time of the month again when our bank balances start looking healthy and everyone starts suggesting going to that fancy place for lunch ‘just because.’
Here’s what’s on my wish list for May’s payday.
When Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Barack Obama agree on something, it’s time sit up and take notice.
On Monday I wrote about how doing things in real time is slowing you down, (well, I didn’t write it on Monday because I don’t write blog posts in real time, but you know what I mean.)
Finding and sticking to a signature look is something the most successful people from Albert Einstein all the way to Mark Zuckerberg have done.
Here’s why you need one and how to find it.
Heading to Miami soon? Of course you are; with endless stretches of beach, celebs popping up everywhere and a whole host of clubs, who could say no?
Here are eleven tips I learned on my trip that might come in handy when you’re trying to slay in Miami, while still finding enough money to eat and drink. Oh you thought I meant the other kind of thirsty? Nah.
“Why can a white model sit in anyone’s chair and feel confident they’ll look okay but black models have to worry?”
“Why is there only ever one black hairdresser backstage yet they need four hairdressers to inspect my weave?”
“Why is it that the black makeup artists are busy with blonde white girls and slaying their makeup and I have to supply my own foundation?”
These are the questions London-based model Leomie Anderson was asking in a series of tweets on February 17.
It’s office party season, and whether you’re looking forward to it or not, you’ll need to find something to wear.
Instead of dragging out that old crusty LBD from ninteen-dickety-two, why not channel hit TV show Empire‘s leading lady Cookie Lyon and add some glamour (and a little ghetto-fabulousness) to the occasion?
For the squad
1. “We’re in our own lane, M1/Ten man one bottle you’re on them ones”
2. “New life, new team, now rolling”
3. “Ain’t doing local things, but we be them local geezers”
4. “We’re not hooligans/Just young and talented Nubians/With potential and promise/Innovative young masterminds like Sean Wallace”
5. “I’m in a different class/When I get through imma bring my dargs/2 by 2, man a walk on the ark”
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When most people think of Barbie, visions of pink tutus, white stilettos and platinum blonde hair spring to mind.
But, just like a real woman, she’s learnt from her youthful fashion follies, and grown into a surprisingly well-dressed doll.
Here is some outfit inspiration from Barbie herself to take you from a dreary Monday morning, to a dreamy Sunday night.
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Phoebe Parke 