Nigeria

I honestly feel like this post was long overdue considering that this trip was about two months ago. My trip to Nigeria was a fun and interesting one. Only the people you actually went there no about the bumpy roads and the meaning of UP NEPA!!!! I have learned so many new things about Nigeria…

Body Image in Black Social Media

  Social media plays an important role in our everyday lives. It provides us with political/social news, it affects our employment process, it helps us learn how to cook a certain dish, it may inspire us to do an activity, etc. As a black girl on social media, it has been quite difficult to look…

3rd Year at Curlfest

For the past three years, my friends and I always plan to link up around Curlfest. In one of my first posts, I talked about how amazed I was to see so many carefree black girls in one setting just spreading their black girl magic! Well this year, it was black girl magic times 10!!!…

I couldn’t keep myself under Ctrl

Hey guys!, I’m back!! A lot has happened since my last post. I have been stressing about midterms and finals, I went to Nigeria for 3 weeks (I’ll write a post about that trip very soon), and I’ve just been trying to rest my body. But one thing I cannot gloss over is this album…

Looking Through Your Closet for Your B’day

Hey guys!, Although my birthday was about a month ago, I still want to tell you guys about my cute birthday suit.In all honesty, I didn’t go out to buy new clothing for my birthday. I dug through my closet during winter break and chose this lovely Navy blue suit by Sag Harbor (along with…

February Frenzy

February has been a wonderful month so far for a few reasons (and I’m not going to talk about Valentine’s Day or President’s Day because I simply don’t care). One of the reasons would be that I just turned 18 on February 10!!! Tbh, I don’t feel like a grown woman yet but I’m still…

CFBG

Hey guys, I know you’re wondering what does CFBG means. Well, if you keep on reading this post you will soon find out. If you still don’t get it by the end of this post, then ask somebody else to read it and tell you. Growing up as a black girl I had a lot…

Ankara love!

Hey guys, I’ve heard your positive feedback on my last post and I really appreciate all of it. To keep you guys interested, I would like to talk to you about my favorite type of clothing that most people like to ask me about; which is African clothing. African clothing has been around for many…

Wow what big feet you have!!!!!

Hey guys, There has been something that has always cross my mind since I was eight years old. Today, it appeared to me that this issue is not really so bad after all. And yes, this issue has to do with my big feet. I am a seventeen year old, five foot ten and a…

How do I start……

Hey Nistas, I’m Helen Bamiro from Queens, NY and I love fashion! Which is quite obvious. Fashion has always been a huge part of my life since I was in Middle School. It’s crazy how fashion is making a huge part of my life even though I’m not in any fashion club, fashion school, or…