The latest issue of Black Beauty & Hair is out now! The June/July issue has an exclusive interview with the super talented Alicia Keys, heaps of hairstyle inspiration for those looking to change it up and Errol Douglas tells us how to choose the best hair colour for mixed-race tresses.



This issue is all about hair growth so there's lots of information on boosting growth from the experts including ORS' Dr Hair. Also inside is my article on how to keep those precious ends. Lots of women say their hair isn't growing but I think for the majority of us we can grow hair easily, it's retaining length that's hard. My article gives a few pointers for the women that have chemically treated hair as, let's face it, our hairstyle choices does make reaching long lengths that little bit more tricky!


Go grab yourself a copy! :)

I think this is only my second NOTD (Nails Of The Day) post. Somehow I have a ridiculous amount of nail polish but never seem to wear them! I bought this pretty rosy pink by essie (£7.99) way back in March. I love the glittery gold in it, which you can only just about see on my nails in the picture. It's my first essie nail lacquer but I'd definitely like to get more, they have so many gorgeous colours to choose from!

I've been bun'ing pretty much every day with the occasional side fishtail braid over the last few weeks. My last relaxer left me really underprocessed and my curly roots have made me reluctant to really do anything different to my hair. I don't know whether to do a corrective relaxer or just leave it and continue to underprocess more than I usually do. I don't mind the curls, I just hate that it's like I've started a new transition.

Anyway, I finally managed to duplicate a style I saw on Pinterest a long time ago. Until now I couldn't figure out a way to do it without a doughnut/sock bun. I did this quickly on wet hair too, as I was heading out the door, so I think it would have looked thicker if my hair was dry. I'll probably try this again on dry hair and make a YouTube tutorial if you'd all like to know how I did it.

Something I've been applying to my cheeks a lot lately is Sleek MakeUp's Blush in Life's a Peach (£4.49). I've been looking for this sort of peach for a while so I was pretty happy when I snapped up this little gem in Superdrug. 

I keep wearing Barry M Lip Paint in 151 (£4.49) lately. I think it's the beautiful sunny weather in London currently that's stopped it from being forgotten at the back of my lipstick box.

I bought this lipstick some time last year, possibly in the summer. I must have been feeling brave about baring bright lips as I usually don't stray too far from nude or pink hues. So with that, this lipstick is a welcome, albeit unusual, shade in my collection. Okay okay, I can see your frowns. This shade is slightly on the pink side but the bright orange tone makes it daring for me. The formula is creamy yet matte so a lip balm generally isn't needed. This lipstick does last quite well but can transfer (but it's nothing a few touch ups can't fix).