Let’s Talk About The ‘Strong Black Woman’
The Strong Black Woman stereotype – powerful or detrimental?
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Ghana : Why Everybody Ran Back !
Read about my thoughts on Ghana’s Year of Return.
Read MoreDouble Standards.
So if the news of T.I taking his daughter to the Gyno has shaken the tables for you, you can find out my thoughts about it here..
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Check out my interview with Laila as we discuss all things natural hair and business ! 🙌🏾
Read MoreWhat I’m Leaving Behind In 2018
Hey Readers ! So I’m back with a new post today, and I just had to squeeze this in before the year ends, otherwise the title of this post would be completely pointless. I’m sure if you’ve been on YouTube lately then you’ve seen the “Things We Need To Leave In 2018” videos piling up […]
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Hey readers, I recently mentioned on my Instagram stories ( if your not following me on there then really, what are you doing ? @essenceofefe) that I wanted to talk about my opinion on some controversial topics that I think about but do not really discuss. Weird fact about me is that I love debating […]
Read MoreMy Culture is Not for Sale !
So, this week I have decided to blog about my opinion on the idea/theme/social construct or whatever you would like to phrase it as – Cultural Appropriation. The whole scepticism around the concept, and how it has affected me directly or exactly how it has affected girls my age or around my ethnicity. But first, […]
Read MoreAll About My Braids !
B R A I D S I can go on and on about braids ! The way they look, the various styles, taking care of them , the benefits and the downsides that come with them ! Honestly braids have been a part of me for as long as i remember and I believe they […]
Read MoreMy Natural Hair Journey – Do I Regret It ?
Although I haven’t been strictly counting since I stopped relaxing my hair , I would say its been 3 years since transitioning and 2 years since doing my big chop (transitioning is where you stop relaxing you hair and allow you natural hair to come in, big chop is when you cut off all your […]
Read MoreMy Favourite Summer Scents 2017
Everybody loves to smell good, don’t they ? Well for me I’m all about the perfumes of recent. I love sweet smelling scents that exhume flourescene and vibrancy from people- That’s the scents I like to smell and wear myself, I believe perfume reveals a lot about character and personality from a person without even […]
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