Hello Everybody!

Hope your week is going as you imagined! I have been such a lazy slob at work lately and I feel especially guilty because I am really trying to be a better person generally. I think it is because I have been stuck in the office with very few photo shoots so I had to actually do office work and my concentration span is not that great!

Any way, things are starting to look up and I have some exciting shoots ahead. I attended my first motor rally a few weeks ago and it was so much fun! I did not expect to enjoy it as I am not really a car girl but it was so exciting to see the cars speeding by, even though they left us in a cloud of dust! I got some pretty cool shots and thought you would like to see them.

Excuse my hair, it was such a mess that I had to wear a beanie all the time! lol. All those who are guilty of hiding unpleasant hair under a beanie raise your hands? I thought so! But not to worry, I got it sorted and I am now rocking a pretty fringe! I wanted it shorter, a sort of bob look but I could not bring myself to cut out so much of the weave. Weaves ain't cheap you know! lol. Hope you like the pictures!

We went out to support our client Nando's who hd sponsered the Poncho Racing team, they came out in the fith position but they were such good sportsmen!

Me with Dani and Adrian from the Poncho racing team

Dani and Adrian getting ready to drive off! Cheers guys:)

 Poncho racing vavavoom!!

 There was a lot of dust but it was still pretty cool

How cute is this car? Wonder what position they got

I have a HUGE weakness for a guy on a motor bike! How cool do they look?!!!

 

Here is a seak preview of my new hair! 

Thank you for reading!xxx

Pretty In Pink

Hello everyone!

Holding my head down in shame because I have not blogged for a few weeks now. Nevertheless, I am here to redeem myself!

I thought I should catch up by posting some of the pictures I took a while back which I really liked. It is starting to get pretty cold here so I am trying to stock up on blazers, jerseys and hopefully a coat or two for the cold weather.

I am wearing my H&M blazer which I am really obsessed with to be honest. It goes on anything and is supper comfy. It was a gift from one of my best friends in Germany and I love it. The pink top was a thrift find and is so soft and pretty. I hope you like this look and I hope to be better at blogging in the weeks to come!

  

 

 

 

Thank you to all my lovely new followers, I was pleasantly suprised to see that I had a couple more people following the blog. Can't wait to visit your blogs!

Big Girls You Are Beautiful!

I am a firm believer in the fact that a woman who is confident with her body and carries herself with pride and takes care of her appearance, is beautiful. In today’s world where beauty is defined by all the wrong people, it is easy to lose this fundamental truth.

I hate the concept that skinny is synonymous with beauty. I love curves, as an African woman it is hard to escape them anyway because most African women are blessed with curves naturally. Do not get me wrong, I am not dealing double standards and saying skinny women are not beautiful because they are. What I do not support is trying to push everybody to be skinny and saying that qualifies you as beautiful.

 It is sad to see women not eating properly, starving themselves and being depressed about their body weight because every magazine cover, every Hollywood movie, every music video has some skinny girl in amazing clothes looking like a goddess. Trying to live up to that standard is almost impossible because most times, the very girls we admire don’t even look like that in real life. What, with picture editing tools like photoshop and video effects, some of these images are so polished to the point that they become ridiculously perfect.

"Beauty is a concept that is hard to define because what can be defined as beautiful is constantly changing and is different to different people."

My point is that you should never allow anyone to define your beauty. Every woman is beautiful whether skinny, curvy, dark skinned, pale e.t.c. It really does not matter. You must believe in yourself because there a lot of gorgeous women who do not believe they are beautiful just because someone told them so.

“Don’t wait to be validated, give yourself a break, after all, we all have imperfections and those imperfections are what make us unique and different from others.”

This post is really dedicated to the big girls because they get it hardest. As long as you are healthy and comfortable with your size, do not change yourself to fit other people’s idea of perfection. Big girls..you are BEAUTIFUL!!!

Here are some of the fabulous curvy ladies whose style I love!

Sbhe K

 Klerlie R

Audrey G

 Mia K

 Sakin B

 Thank you for reading!

FLORAL AMBITION

Florals are such a big hit and I have to admit that I fell in love with them months ago. Last year I got a pair of floral pants which had been on the sale rack for ages because everybody thought they were ugly but I loved them! I was not too sure about wearing them though because after my purchase I overheard a girl in the store telling her friend how ugly they were and how she would kill her friend if she ever caught her wearing something so hideous. Needless to say that kind of busted my bubble and I put them away for months, making a promise to myself that one day I would have the courage to wear them.

You can imagine my delight when floral pants became such a hit this year, I did not have to run around searching for them because I already had a great pair in my closet. A lot of bloggers have been wearing the floral pants lately and I have to give it to my girl Kani S whose style I am a big fan of for giving me great advice on how to rock floral pants. Thought it would be great to share what she said:
"I always choose a uni-coloured top/shirt/blouse to let the beauty of the floral pants shine out! You can never go wrong if you choose a top in the colour that dominates on your pants, for example: My pants have electric blue, orange and white dominating, so I would wear tops in one of those three colours. I would never mix such pants with some other prints (leo, stripes or dots,) because that's not really pretty to me and I would feel like a clown!"

So there you have it on how to rock floral pants. I have seen florals worn with other florals or other prints though and have loved it but it is quiet hard to pull off so I would rather stick to block colours! Here are some great looks I have seen so far with mine at the end:)

Kani S sure knows how to rock florals!

 Another winner from Kani S, donno which one I prefer!

 Tricia looks so cute in these colours, love the pop of red from the shoes.

 

Love this! The H&M pants are pretty popular and Nifesimi knows how to turn it up!

Loved the simplicity of this look and I actually got the inspiration for my outfit from her. Forgot to get a link though!

 

AND FINALLY...*DRUMROLL*...ME!!!

 Decided to keep it simple and go with a black vest and black blazer but did not want to be too boring so added a touch of brown with my shoes.

Thank you for reading!!

A Peek Into My Photography Work

My weekend started off on a rainy and depressing note. I had plans to go dancing on Saturday but my housemate had such a bad day so we decided to stay in and I was bored to bits because I just wanted to do something exciting for a change.

Anyway, I got to spend the next day with my best bud and I escorted her shopping, mighty proud of myself because I did not buy one single thing even though we found several shops were having sales. I love new things but I hate being broke and I have to save up a little now because my rent is due next month so it's gonna be a little tight. I guess I just have to be creative so I don't get bored with my wardrobe and so I don't bore you either..lol. Here is a look I put together last week with my new favourite sequin jacket:

I believe that one of the most classic looks you can pull off without breaking a sweat is a white tee-shirt/vest and jeans. Throw on a good pair of heels and a funky jacket and you can never go wrong.  

In other news, I'm in the office all day today and it’s so saaaad, I’m not an office kinda girl, I get easily bored and need some freedom, a kind of free spirit if you like. That's why I love that photography is a big part of what I do. Unfortunately I do not own a tripod hence my not so professional self images. I can't divide myself in two and take my own shots but trust me, I wish I could!

Today I want to show you some of my own photography. One of my favourite subjects is food ( I usually get to eat it when I take the pictures which is a plus) I just love how colourful food is and the different ways that people present it to make a simple combination look exciting. My dad always told me colourful food usually tastes good and I believe him! A lot of our clients where I work are restaurants so I have many opportunities to photograph food. I hope you like it!

Blue Nile Inn Makeni Restaurant

Protea  Hotel Arcades Restaurant

 LIV Restaurant

 Chang Thai Restaurant

Yummy right? Wishing you all a lovely week ahead! Thank you for reading xoxo

On Trend: The Maxi Skirt

I have been in love with the maxi look for a long while now but could never find a maxi skirt that felt right on me so you can imagine how delirious I got when I stumbled upon the perfect maxi skirt a few days ago while thrift/vintage shopping! I got pretty lucky and found some cute leopard print peep-toe pumps too which has also been on my wish list for a long time. In my mind the outfit was already made!

I am the sort of person who does not wait to wear new clothes because I believe tomorrow is a gift, not a promise. I don't keep clothes for special occasions unless it is a really SPECIAL one and it's coming soon because I don't want to buy something and die before I wear it! It's pretty silly but I live by that rule.

Apart from that I have been giving away a lot of stuff that I don't wear anymore because I really want to un-clutter my life. I am such a hoarder and always tell myself that I might need an item of clothing later even when I have not worn it for months. I am trying to change! I do not want clothes to be so important in my life. I feel good about shopping for clothes and looking good but I don't want it to be more important than love, friendship and family.

I do not have the prettiest toes so don't look too hard! lol. Thank you for reading!!!

WINE TASTING AT SHAKA'S GRILL

Well hello there!
 Guess who is keeping her end of the bargain and blogging again? ME!!!! On Wednesday I received a last minute request to cover a wine tasting event at Shaka's Grill and was grumbling all the way there because I had to go straight after work and could not freshen up (I touched up on my makeup in a moving car though..lol.)

I ended up bumping into a good friend at the event and everything turned around! She was there with her boyfriend but I sort of kidnapped her for the rest of the evening. We had such a laugh and a little bit too much wine on my end! We even bumped into local celebrity musician Exile and he was so sweet and took pictures with anyone who asked. What a night!

                                  A toast to a wonderful night

                                     Kisses to all you fabulous readers!

                  With local celebrity Exile!!!

                         My full outfit (taken at Nomad's Court)

Thank you for reading!