Does Makeup Cause Acne?

Have you ever wondered if your acne or break outs come from wearing makeup? There are many rumors that makeup causes acne or makes it worst. But, I’m here to tell you that is not necessarily true! There are many different things that can cause acne ( I’ll go more in depth in another post […]

THE MAKEUP REVOLUTION: REVOLUTION PRO ‘ROCKSTAR COLLECTION’ REVIEW

After a pretty rubbish week where I once again wallowed in self doubt and debated whether I should actually be doing this at all I was givena kick up the arse when this little bundle of goodness arrived at my door!

The 5 stages of burnout

Burnout is a popular topic recently. Between Covid, work demands, and family demands, many women (and many men) have nothing left to give. If you are curious about burnout or wonder if what your feeling is burnout, click to read the 5 stages of burnout and see if anything resonates with you.

Wine Wednesdays with Niki - The 'Cycle' of Life

In this edition of Wine Wednesdays, Niki goes back to the roots (literally) and talks about the cycle of a grape vine. It's such an interesting read especially if you'd like to learn how it all starts off.

The Entrepreneuress: Episode 2

Welcome back to another episode of ‘The Entrepreneuress’ detailing the process, that it takes me and my business partner, Maddie, to build our business! Urban Abayas is on the come-up! So what have we done since the last episode?

The Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting University

Starting university can normally lead to one of three things: excitement; fear; or a bit of both. For me, it was definitely the third. I had no idea what to expect on this new journey, and it didn’t help that I wasn’t the most confident person. You almost want to watch a trailer of your university experience to see what you can expect, but as that’s not possible, I’m rounding up just a few of the things I wish I knew before starting university, based off of my own experience.

How to incorporate exercise into your life.

How are you feeling about your fitness level right now? If you could use a little more movement and fitness in your live, check out my post today on how to add it into your life.

Zucchini, Halloumi and Asparagus Slice Recipe

It’s certainly true that nourishing my body looks different in this season. I’ve come to eat more intuitively and banish good and bad vocabulary when it comes to fuelling myself. Our bodies are these amazing complex machines that run in such a spiffy and seamless manner majority of the time. Why not honour that and refuse to label food as occasional or indulgent? As a younger teen I would micro manage my eating habits. I suffered from an eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa. I can honestly say that freedom from restrictive eating is the best I’ve experienced- I feel so privileged to be able to enjoy meals once again and see them for what they are.

Is it better to pay off debt or save for retirement?

When you are starting out on your financial journey, it can be hard to decide what to do with your money (besides spending it all!). If you are struggling between paying off debt or saving for retirement, read this post to help you find out how to juggle the two priorities!

The Ten Best Personal Finance Books for Beginners!

With thousands of books out there talking about personal finance topics like saving money, investing, and paying down debt, it can be overwhelming where to start. Here I narrowed it down to my 10 favorites so you can know you are getting solid advice!

Easy and versatile side dishes for dinner!

Need some ideas of what to serve with dinner that won't cost a ton or take an hour to prepare? Well, look no further than my quick and easy side dish ideas! Click to check them out!

How to create a personalized self-care menu

Self-care is so important, but sometimes taking the effort to "do" self-care can be more than you can handle at the moment. Check out my tips for how to create your own personalized self-care menu so always have a few ideas that you love right at your fingertips.

ABURI BOTANICAL GARDENS (GHANA)

So on Thursday (the day before Good Friday), my family planned a pre- Easter trip. The purpose of this trip was to go eat Fufu at a popular restaurant at Aburi (no joke😂) and visit the botanical gardens. We spent almost 3 hours exploring (all by ourselves) and taking lots of pictures. The Gardens has big beautiful trees(both exotic and indigenous) and lawns. It is a great spot for picnics, photoshoots, nature lovers, campers, explores, newlyweds, and an ideal place to relax and clear your head.

Five Books I rated 5 Stars

I love reading fiction. More specifically, romantic fiction and chick-lit. I know, I know it's not the most exciting to read and can be very mundane and cliche. That's why this summer I decided to widen my literature range. I discovered new and exciting authors and I definitely won't be going back to chick-lit for the time being (even if it is easy-reading and heartwarming). DISCLAIMER: This blog post includes spoilers! Below, are five books (not chick-lit, you shall be pleased to know) that I thought were truly remarkable. They have all been published fairly recently, maybe one day I will give myself the challenge of branching out to classical novels!

The Best Books for Self Love and Personal Growth

From the advice of Audrey Hepburn to Marcus Aurelius. This post provides our favourite books to help you become the best version of you.

7 best books for creating margin in your life!

If you are looking to slow down your life and add some margin to it. Check out this list of 7 great books that can help you with that!

3 Must-Read Personal Finance Books

Abi's July reads

Abi's July reads What I read in July (and a bit of August to make the list look less sad) as I try to read 50 new books in 2021

5 Books to Boost your Personal Growth

7 Fresh & Healthy Summer Dinner Recipes

As the weather warms up, we find ourselves craving light and fresh dinner options. There are so many wonderful seasonal ingredients available during the summer months and these recipes champion them. Treat yourself this summer to a luscious selection of fresh dishes including poke bowls, flatbreads and skewers.

5 Signs Its Time To Take a Blogging Break

You find yourself feeling burnt out from blogging? In my new post, I share some signs that you might need a blogging break.

How2: Our Top 10 Tried & Tested Date Night Ideas in London

It’s not everyday dinner dates, sometimes do something fun with your bae! The How2Girls have put together a list of our favourite TRIED & TESTED “not dinner” date night ideas.

How2: Travel Guides. #1 New York

New York, New York, it’s a hell of a town! Find out our top 10 most recommended things to do when visiting.

How2: Travel Guides. #2 Lisbon

Ah Lisbon, the hometown! In this blog post, we give you our top 10 things to do in one of the oldest, most historical cities in the world, Lisbon - which can we say was super hard! Happy reading!

How2: Travel Guides. #3 Australia

Our first guest feature in our How2 Travel Guide series! @graduategirltalk takes us through her top 10 things to do in Australia.

How2: Travel Guides. #4 Bali

18 hours away from London is a place of pure paradise… Bali. 10 days of travelling around the island and the surrounding islands wasn’t enough! Find out what Sofia’s favourite parts were.

How To Truly Know And Act Like You're Enough

We all know we should love ourselves and believe that we are good enough as we are, but very few of us know how to believe it in our hearts and act it out. How do we truly know that we're good enough as we are? It all comes down to the heart-filled truths every girl needs to know to love herself without limits. Click the link to read more.

How2: Show Yourself Love. Our Self Care Tips

A few of our favourite things to do when you need some time to yourself! It’s important to take care of YOU.

How LadyBossBlogger Helped Me Navigate My Way To A Growing Blog (Grow Christian Blog)

Blogging is a lot harder than it looks, and without direction, it felt impossible to see growth in my blog. Until LadyBossBlogger reached out to me to take their Grow Christian Blog course, and then the game changed. If you want to see true growth in your Christian blog, then LadyBossBlogger is the way to go! Click the link to read more.

How2: Get That Glow. Our Skincare Routines

We share all our skincare secrets with you! Find out our favourite products and how we GET THAT GLOW.

How To Trust God With Your Future When The Road Looks Unclear

When our life plans and hopes for our future fall apart, it can be hard to know what to do next when the roads ahead of us looks so unclear. It's in these moments that we as women learn to trust God when our future plans are uncertain. If this is you, I want to encourage you with these 4 tips for placing your life plans back in Gods hands. Click the link to read more.

How You And Your Best Friends Can Grow Closer Together In The Fall

Now that COVID has settled down and school is back, it's the perfect time to make new friends and make more memories. Fall is the perfect season for doing fun activities, and they don't have to be expensive. Join us this week as we go over eight easy and cheap fall activities you can do to grow closer with your friends in fall 2021. Click the link to read more.

How You Can Use Your Single Season To Grow Into The Girl God Created You To Be

We've all heard the saying that our single seasons are the best times of our lives, but how do we truly believe and live that out? Join us as we go over three in-depth ways God wants you to grow in Him as a single and how you can use your single season to grow into the girl God created you to be. Click the link to read more.

Mental Health Awareness Week: My Story

Hello! It's been over a month since I last posted, but I'm back, ready to continue to try and help with breaking the stigma of mental health, conveniently lined up with Mental Health Awareness Week. I figured that to kick off the week I'd share with you what my experiences with mental health struggles have been like and why I'm now an advocate for it. So, I'll try and keep it short, but here's a revisit to my struggles with anxiety, depression, grief and burnout.

Grief & Me: Part 1

I’m sitting here writing this blog post after having felt a sudden wave of emotion this morning. A wave that hit me like a ton of bricks, completely unexpectedly. Today marks my Mum‘s birthday. She would have been 62 today, and it’s been 12 and a half years since she passed away, so you’d think it’d be a lot easier now. Well, some things get easier as time goes on, but of course there’s also a lot that never really leaves you. 

Back To Life, Back To Reality: Thoughts On LIfe After The Pandemic

lt's funny isn't it... We've spent roughly a year of what has been suggested as to be something other than "normal life" because it's not the life we once lived prior to the pandemic. The life where we had all the freedom and joys of going where we wanted, spending time with the people we love, and hugging people freely. What we've lived for the past year being named as the "new normal" but not one that we want to stick around. Or do we?

CBD & Me

If you're new to my blog, and CBD, you may be interested in my earlier post on CBD and what it's about. If you've been following me for a while then you may recall this post already, when I was new to it, back in October, having not yet tried CBD at that point. Well, after trying a few different products over the past 5 months I wanted to give an update of sorts as to how I've been finding it.

20 Things I Learnt In 2020

Now I know, I know, this is kinda late. The new year started 20 days... However, I still want to reflect back on 2020 and the things that I learnt throughout the year. Some I already knew but found deeper connection with, and some are little revelations from pandemic life.

Reflecting On The Past Year

Yes, 2020 has given us a pandemic, and it's been really shit in parts. A lot of people have unfortunately lost their lives all over the world from Covid-19, on top of all the other health problems that strike. It's been a year of global uncertainty in more ways than one. It's been one HELL of a rollercoaster, and continues to be right up until the end and into 2021. However, it's also been a lot more than just the negatives.

Let's Talk About Grief

Everyone experiences grief differently, but here I explain the general process and parts of grief that we may experience at different times after losing a loved one, a relationship, or something else we love.

Music & Mental Health Pt 1

Two passions of mine are music, and advocating for mental health, so this post combines both of these to talk about how music can be so beneficial to us and our mental health.

CBD - What's The Deal?

A little blog about CBD and how it may help us with anxiety.

Anxiety & Me

Anxiety has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and is the reason I started this blog. Here I explain how it and has effected me and how it's changed over the years.

Hey! It's Nice To Meet You. What's This All About Then?

A little introduction to where this blog came from and what it's all about.

5 Things You Can’t Miss at Atlantis Bahamas

Holidaying at the Atlantis Bahamas was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. The vivid but fleeting taste of glamour, luxury and rum cake are still held very closely in my heart.

Teenage Girl Show Recommendations

There are so many shows out there, so I thought I'd put together a list of shows that teenage girls would particularly enjoy (but these don't just have to be for teenage girls!) Click below to see the shows I've recommended, and comment your recommendations <3

How To Embody 'Main Character Energy'

The main character is one-of-a-kind and lives their life unapologetically everyday. Essentially the 'main character' is an It-Girl, something we can all be for ourselves! So if you feel like you've been on autopilot for a while now and want to start living your best life, here are some tips to help you become the 'main character'.

Choose Your Own Adventure: What To See In London In 24 Hours

Visiting London soon? Even though I'm a Londoner, I decided to become a tourist in my own city for the day (I would definitely recommend!). Here's my top touristy route, with more info on the surrounding sights along the way, so you can choose your own adventure.

The Truth About Being In A Rut - The Process Of Getting Over It

Ever been in a rut? I have: I'm in one now. I've been in a rut ever since I left university, and I've been struggling to get out of it big time. Give this post a read you're dying to get out of a rut, or just need a couple tips to start the process.

All about BlogR

If you don't know, BlogR is my internet baby! This blog post tells you about where the idea for it came from and my journey with it so far x

Hello World!

Hello World! My very own blog is finally here and this is a little intro post into myself and what you can expect from my blog :)

5 Things You Can’t Miss at Atlantis Bahamas

Holidaying at the Atlantis Bahamas was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. The vivid but fleeting taste of glamour, luxury and rum cake are still held very closely in my heart.