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5 THINGS I'VE LEARNT NOW THAT I AM BALD
19 April 2018
I never planned for life to go like this..but who does?!
I have always had the most strongest connection and simultaneously frustration with my hair. I believe every girl has gone through some form of these mixed emotions, for me it stems from a young age (for many I think this can ring true).
Weekends as a kid were consumed with "doing my hair", if a black girl says this to you don't bother contacting her because it usually means that she will be absent for at least a day or two. The pain is a completely different conversation, you get used to your hair being tugged and pulled. But when you have fresh braids and it's time to sleep. Forget about it! As a grown woman I can appreciate the time and effort that my mother took to make sure that my hair looked good every week, even if it did take forever.
1. THE COLD IS REAL?
We all know that British weather sucks (we don't forget to talk about it majority of the time). Every breeze, hail and even the smallest drops of rain. You will feel in on your scalp; if someone breathes too hard you will know about it. My little coils of hair are my own little weather forecast, whenever I question if it is raining or not my scalp will know first.
2. HAIR "WASH DAYS" ARE A THING OF THE PAST!
I still co-wash and all the rest of it, everything just takes half the time to do. I love being able to shove my head underneath the shower head and not think twice about it.
I kid you not, cutting off my hair has to be the most liberating thing that I have ever done. Period. I feel free. Free of all the gimmicks and annoyance my hair used to give. At no means am I bashing people who wear wigs, weaves etc. I have been a lover of those for many years, but my experience of having really short hair is an eye opener. I don't have to spend what feels like years gluing down my frontal, I can walk around in public and not feel paranoid that my wig is going to fall off.
When I was at university I used to lock my door every night in fear that someone would come crashing into my room and see me without my wig (I don't think they even knew I was wearing a wig ... I swear MI6 should recruit me). I wouldn't even go to the bathroom without it own and I am the sort of person that likes to de-wig, de-bra as soon as I am home. Shout out to all my girls rocking those long-ass wigs, may the odds be forever in your favour.
Shirt TIMBERLAND (boyfriend's)
4. GIVEN YOU FACE
(I have been watching way too much Ru Paul's Drag Race)
I have taken this expressive two very different ways, depending on how I feel.
Sometimes I look at my bare face and feel like without long hair I need to compensate, I need to give people something to look at, rather than bags under my eyes (which are Chanel by the way). I try to wear more earrings, put a full (strongly) contoured face for the Gods. I feel I could be in a music video. I show off every part of my type four hair.
Other days I couldn't give a f*ck what happens to my hair, giving face and all of the above. I will just rock my natural hair and bare face because sleep is life! Can I get an AMEN
PRIMARK// Jeans £12
5. LEARNING TO EMBRACE MY HAIR
It is not a secret that in the past I have expressed how much a used to dislike my hair, I hated how curly it was or the fact that it made me look like a boy - the voice of sixteen year old Viv. Now I go out and frankly I just don't care what people think about my slow-growing, tightly coiled, curly locks. You can either like it or lump.
Single Flux
23 THINGS I'VE LEARNT IN 23 YEARS
23 January 2018
I turned twenty three in a couple months and I must have written to quite I while ago. But I thought the new year is a great time for reflection, so it would make sense to put this post up.
BYE 2017 YOU WERE SH*T (well most of you)
5 January 2018
Oh twenty-seventeen globally you were a shit, for me personally you weren't great either and you really did test my patience at times. I felt like I was dragged through 2017 by my hair and so glad to see the back of this year. Good Riddance! Between the sky trying orange - the end of the world, Donald Trump and Brexit nonsense.
WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME
25 December 2017
As a young kid, Christmas was everything the magic was alive every year. I used to love every christmas decoration, cards I would receive a for my primary school mates. I have a fond memory of the christmas presents we used to receive; I remember my auntie used to buy all the kids presents in bulk.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE BLACK
2 November 2017
I grew up very multicultural town in South London called Croydon. Now people can say what they want about croydon and they do! (SHOUTOUT TO MY CROYDON MASSIVE!!).
BLACK HISTORY MONTH was an event that thankfully during early school that we celebrated, however through the years it has disappeared from media, which fucking is pretty disgraceful. To be honest we should be celebrate black cultural every day.
LOSING FAITH
8 October 2017
I love the level of escapism that blogging gives me, I can dress up (or down) and play whoever I want, in the same breath it is somewhere where I can truly say what I feel and there is no other place like it.
I really want to believe there is hope for us all. But I'm losing faith.
Back the reason why I am cheerful in this blog post (also the small reason that it photographs better - you don't go around seeing advertisements of miserable faces). With the lovely season of Autumn here there is nothing better than a trip to my second home PRIMARK to find a little black number. This dress is versatile for seasons to come, a black lace dress never goes out of fashion. What I adore about this dress is the higher neck and frilly sleeves. Thirdly, it can also be worn as a last-minute halloween costume. A black lip, sleeked back hair and hey you are Wednesday!
Not to dim the light on the stunner that is this dress. We have to talk about these boots! You all know that I'm a 'shoe girl' and I wear my crown with pride. These boots cover multiple trends for AW17 season: vinyl (patent) finish, block angled chunky heel and hoop detailing! They are super comfy with a pair of leggings for a laid back look. Or a lace dress with black lip combo and you ready to go out OUT! FYI black lips are definitely my thing right now.
xox
MISS ME WITH THAT SH*T
3 September 2017
Recently I started a youtube channel, quick plug bit.ly/2fsQx5y! But I have started a series on my channel called 'Broke with expensive Taste'...
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