In pursuit of their vision of changing how the world sees beauty, Glossier created a Grant Initiative for Black-Owned Beauty Businesses to provide advisory support and $500,000 in the form of grants for the next generation of leading Black owned beauty companies. — Amongst the list of recipients, below are four beauty brands i’ve been watching since last year from this side of the Atlantic. Two of which, I have had the pleasure of trying and officially welcoming into my skincare arsenal.

If you follow me on instagram you probably already know I’m a social creative kinda girl who loves fashion, beauty & family. ​It must be the gemini in me, but I’m a tale of two halves. On one side I’m a deep thinker with a philosophical outlook to life which…

Over the past week I have read an array of different experiences from the Black community around the world and so many of what has been shared shows the depth of the racial oppression we face as black people. There is two questions I keep asking my self; What if…

Agile is the ability to create and respond to change. It is a way of dealing with, and ultimately succeeding in, an uncertain and turbulent environment. Personally, I believe adapting an Agile mindset is critical for a happier life and success for your chosen vocation. I’m by no means a…

For the past 5 years I have worked with a number of different remote teams and one thing that has remained consistent and valuable to me delivering in my role as a Scrum Master/Agile Coach is the tools I’ve used. With a number of people finding it difficult to adjust…

For IT consultant Jacqueline Kusamotu, beauty shopping hasn’t been an ideal experience. “I’ve always loved Space NK because they have fantastic service in their physical stores. All of their staff is very knowledgeable, and they are familiar with how products are formulated. However, sometimes they do struggle in understanding Black skin, so they just generically prescribe you a product,” she says. …

Here We Go… It’s been a week now since I deleted my Instagram app as I found it to be an enemy of focus. …