Can't stand the rain in July..Okay, June.

Hello Humans, 

I can't believe it's June already.  Time has been flying by *dramatic music* we have hardly done ANYTHING  on our list, and summer is ALMOST OVER! 

Okay, Okay, we have until the end of September-ish, but I feel like it's going to go *clicks fingers* just like that! 

Well, apart from having fun, we're also supposed to be applying for jobs (well I have been).  Big summer plans, means big summer plans money, but sometimes I just want to do a Michael Scott and say..

The US Office 

But I don't live in the weird and wonderful world of fictional Scranton with Michael and the gang, so I guess I got's to keep at it like Dory..

Finding Nemo

As you guys can probably tell, I've been watching quite a bit of TV.  Especially the Office.  I love Michael Scott. (I haven't actually watched Finding Nemo yet though) 

Okay that was a totally useless post, but I thought I should keep y'all in the loop :)

Seeyaaaaaa Later Alligator xoxo Gossip Girl I feel like ending all my posts like this even though I'm not Gossip Girl, ha. 

P.S: My hair has grown! woooop wooop.

P.S x2: The weather here in London has been quite good to be honest, It's just raining right now lol. 

P.S x3: I hope you remembered to read the small print.

Cupcakes, glorious cupcakes ♥

Hello everyone, 

So basically, I made cupcakes the other day.  Do you want to know how? Is that a yes I hear? Okay then, I'll tell you :)

Cupcake 101 

Ingredients 

For the Cakes:

White sugar - approx' 125g

Margarine - "  500g 

Eggs - 6 

Raising flour - approx' 375g

Vanilla Extract - 1 tablespoon 

For the icing: 

Icing sugar 1 bag 

Semi skimmed milk 

Margarine - A tablespoon 

Preparation

1: Mix the margarine and sugar together, until smooth.

2: Add the eggs.  Mix until fluffy. 

3. Mix the raising flour in with the other ingredients.

4. Mix in the vanilla extract.
5. Place the mixture into 24 paper cases, and put into the muffin holes.  Make sure they are only half full, and there is a dip in the middle.

6.  Bake in the oven at gas mark 6/7 for 15-20 mins, until golden brown.

Sugar and Margarine 

Sugar, Margarine and Eggs

Sugar, Margarine, Eggs and Flour 

Step 6

The icing 

1. Poor the icing sugar into the bowl

2. Add half of the milk

3. Mix in the margarine 

4. Add the rest of the milk

Make sure the icing is smooth and creamy 

(Add more of the ingredients if necessary) 

5. Spoon the icing into a piping bag with a star nozzle, and pipe on the cup cakes. 

Decorate as desired. - Have fun :) 

 

                                                                                                                                                                              

Strawberry, Banana & Pineapple Smoothie ♥

Hey guys, the temperature is rising and exams are over! (for me at least, sorry others :p) It's time to put the junk food behind me and have a diet makeover. No distractions, health and fitness must be put first. Yesterday I was so happy that I found my blender from when I lived in halls, the family one is half broken - the noises make me afraid to use it! I took a trip to the supermarket and bought a load of fruit: blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, bananas and a mango; along with some other heath goodies. I felt quite proud of my haul and since I had rediscovered my blender I thought it'd be a great idea to revisit the land of smoothies!

 I love making smoothies, it's such a fun and easy way to get a load of your 5 a day. Plus, if you're like me and aren't in love with a lot of vegetables, its a good way to get the nutrients with a pleasanter taste :)

Bear with me here but I don't know how to be exact with these

Ingredients:

• 6 strawberries
• Half a banana
• A chunk of pineapple
• A dash of cinnamon
• Half a glass of soya milk

Chuck it all in and BLEND

Tasted Good!
Try it out :)

Natural Looking Extensions!

Okay so from my last post you should know that I have no hair to play with. I love how low maintenance it is and everything, but it would be great to have that long lusciously curly look with minimal effort.  I introduce you to 'Heat Free Hair'! Just look at it. I don't think I have ever seen weave look so natural. Most people usually opt for straight extensions or maybe a loose curl, but this is great! It would almost look like my hair when I had it longer. They have wigs (with or without a U-part) and weaves with various textures and density's.

< This is all me right there. I don't care that this isn't my exact hair texture, I'm all up in it! Maybe I just want to look that pretty...
(Wig: For Koils Queen Wig)

There are many different textures and lengths too, check it out!

The perks of M.A.C. makeup

A while ago I found out something amazing...

M.A.C. give out FREE lipstick (if you have 6 empty containers of their products) - I know this is the case for the UK M.A.C stores, i'm not sure about the rest of the world but apparently this has been going on for years. What a wonderful way to recycle (i think that's what happens with the empty liquid foundation tubs, lipstick holders etc lol) AND get a freebie! 

Let me tell you about the wonderful process:

1) You have your six empty containers. 

2) Walk/drive/etc to your nearest M.A.C. store, pick out the lipstick colour you like.

3) Walk to the till with your containers, hand them over to the cashier, show them the lipstick colour you want and then bam! They just hand you over a new lipstick and say "have a good day"!!

It... is... so... cool.

So for all you lipstick lovers out there - go get yours! 

Here's a picture of the colour (Diva A14 matte) I got from their store in Selfridges:

See ya x

Big Chop?

Okay so I know the title of this blog is called London's afro however; I am currently Afro-less!

It doesn't feel completely correct to call this a big chop since my hair was always natural but what the hey. I have made no complaints since the day I cut my hair, 4 months ago. I love it! Life is easy breezy beautiful (cover girl). From the above photos you can see in a short time I've encountered a few stages.

When I first my hair I had no idea what I was doing, I wasn't going for any particular style, I just wanted my hair GONE! When I came home I found it amusing that I still had the parting in my hair from when it was longer.
 The next time now (or maybe the third) I decided to get a bit of style! Look at that line, so clean! I need to go back to my Jamaican barber. That cut was before I went on holiday and then I let my hair grow out for two months. I have to say that looking back on this photo, it was a nice hairstyle, I remember getting a lot of compliments.
But then the cutting itch came back and I had another cut which I wasn't so much in love with (got to start explaining myself more to the men with the shears!)

Currently, I am not at any of these stages, I still need to experiment with colour and I'm debating about growing it back to the curly stage. The great thing about short hair is that you actually see it grow which is something I've never experienced but find fascinating. I'll be back to let you know what else I do.

 Peace x 

Summer Lovin'

Hey Guys, 
Woah, it's been ages since I last posted something. Li, Resha and I were chillin'  yesterday and realised we've been continuously neglecting our blog (not so much Li) so I'm sorry!

It's  SUMMER 😁 
We've  finished our second year of university. It went by so quickly! - I'm not sure if the phrase 'time flies when you're having fun' really applies here though, haha.  So  we have compiled together a list of things we want to do together this summer, some of which include: 

1. Shopping (of course) 
2. Getting a job to pay for the shopping (ha) 
3. Roller disco (we've never been)
3. Taking a lot of photos 
4. Hanging out/chillin 
5. Watching movies 
6. Going to Paris 
(I bet some of y'all didn't even notice the  extra 3, loool) 

We have already started, and trust me, I'm excited :) 
It's gonna be fun, I hope you can share this adventure with us! 
If we remember to post on the blog :p 

Have an amazing summer everyone! 

Here are some pictures :

Sibz xoxo - yes, I'm gossip girl. Ha. Not really 

P.S: always remember to read the small print :)  

Extensions and Blazers

So, i've had my hair in twists for a while now because I am fed up with combing it. Yeah, I said it lol combing this afro of mine isn't always a walk in the park.

But with the twists, I just wake up put my hair back in one and rollll...

I am very used to doing my own hair, i've been doing my own extensions since about 12/13 years old woohoo
I usually do plaits but it's so time consuming! But i've discovered or rather, reminded myself of the wonderful world of twists!

I've challenged myself to keep twisting my hair for a few months, or maybe a bit longer as it probably been a few months already.

Yep, i'm going to do those wonderful kinky twist extensions
No, not the big twists
No, not the small twists using expressions
Those afro-looking twists using kinky hair

          btw I just love, love, love blazers! They make everything look so much better!



Images are from a google image search for 'womens topshop blazer' and 'womens red blazer' - go google too!

After rain comes..more rain, then a little sunshine.

Hello Everyone, 

How are you all? Good? I'm good too, thanks for asking :) haha
I haven't posted on here for agessss, it seems like we're all saying that lool, but we've all been very busy.

It's 2014, can't believe it.  Everyone's saying "New year, new me" and making new year resolutions, but I haven't made any.  I don't want to be one of those people who say something, and then don't follow through, so I won't aha. 2013 was a longggg year, but I'm glad I made it to the other side in one peace.  Hope you all had a good Christmas and new year, I did :)

Anyways, back to the hair stuffs..

In June I Dyed my hair!!! (and the hairdressers cut it too, boo- that rhymes) - well I put highlights in it, but yeah, here's a pic:

My 'new hair'

It was a big step for me, and I'm so glad I did it.  It's currently growing out, not sure if I'm going to do it again for now though, we'll see :)

Here are a couple a pictures, so you can see my hair...and because I like these pictures ;) ha.

Summer (ish) 2013 - Li, me and Resha

Christmas 2013 - me 

Hope to chat to you again soon, but it may be a while..

...but for now, 

Ciao x

Nostalgia

So... it's been a while since we've posted on here

Resha messaged me a while ago to show me the blog. I found myself typing it in on google and having a little nostalgic moment - i miss the afro et al, not so much the London part as i live there :P

But i can give you a little update: as some of you may or may not know, one of my big time interests is photography! Show me a good picture, amazing camera, scenery that looks fab and nice building... ANYTHING to do with or that links to photography and i'm happy.
Something about capturing that one second of a moment and being able to treasure it forever! Even writing it has me smiling like a child whose been told they can open their presents on Christmas morning...

How does this link to hair, i here you ask?
Well images of hairstyles are taken by people and somehow in my head that links to photography! We also have a pictures section on the page which hopefully will be updated with nice pictures - not just hairstyles, but maybe make up things we try, visuals of London and stuff like that. eeeek the excitement is too much to contain

Remembering that we are all in uni, we will try to keep the updates coming as often as we can - whether that be in the next month or next week i'm not sure but keep a look out!

there's some sneaky little visuals for you...
what about the hair?

well... you'll have to come back next time so we can show you :P

8 months in! Félicitations

That last post was a bit sad wasn't it. Oh well back to being overly obsessed lool. Remember what seems like ages ago when I said I was not straightening my hair for a year; well I've kind of stopped this challenge a bit early BUT  I am still proud of myself for lasting 8 months! 8 long months and with a couple of major and minor trims I have somehow ended up at the same length as before lol but no worries, I'm not gonna stress about it, all in its own time mate. Want to see some pics of where I am now? 

Boom!

All up in your grill there

Wow, I can just hear ShamelessMaya in my head. I am influenced WAY too easily and YouTube is just so ADDiCTIVE I can't help it. Speaking of the way I talk, did you notice the French in my title, I'm learning more and more each day and soon I'll be all fluent just watch me

It's been nice chatting to you, we should really do this more often because you know....I got a lot of free time, so just hollah when you need me. Payce x

Am I a blogger?

Every time I come back to this blog I have high expectations for how I want my post to be; " It needs high quality pictures! Jokes! Pazaaaz!" I say but maybe my good intentions are holding me back. My need for perfection only results in me rejecting multiple 'could of been great' posts. I guess now ill just chill and post whatever comes to my mind without a schedule. Maybe I'm not born to be a blogger but I can pretend every once in a whole. 

Au Revoir x

tall me, tall i be...

so, if you're like me - a girl who is tall - you probably experience that issue of having to find jeans that are long enough and tops with sleeves that actually cover all of your arm!

I remember the first time i told my friends that i have to buy 34-36" jeans. Or the fact that the reason i couldn't buy the "normal" size skirt from the shop was due to the fact that for me it was waaaaaayyy to short. Their faces were classic - something like this :/ haha

What happened to one size fits all?

But on my journey of finding decent clothes, i discovered that New Look have an online tall section (woohoo) but it's not available in the shops (boo). And Topshop have an AMAZING tall section too!

I have literally fallen in love with them, especially as they took the time to cater to the needs of girls like me lool, no more chinos which are really regular size jeans. Bring on the full leg jeans!

  so i found these high-waisted jeans in Topshop which are AWESOMEEEE!

They come in regular length and tall (a mighty 36")

So, for those of you out there looking for these places that do fashionable items for tall people - look no further... Topshop is the place, oh and New Look too :)

see ya x

a poem...

This is a time of expression,
Come in, let me open the door to this journey i've been on
The roads in which my footsteps are embedded
Those experiences personal to me

Do you hear the music?
Do you see the tapping of many feet and the bobbing of heads to the beat?

Carnival time
A time of laughter, joy, music, dance and all things nice... to me
All the sweet jamaican food i imagine placed before me on a row of stalls
Dumplings, patties, ackee & salfish
What's that?
Yes, the fried chicken was there too!

A poem...
A poem which shows a time of expression
Come in, let me open the door to this journey i've been on
The links on the page where our thoughts are embedded
Those experiences personal to us.

Poor Blog

This blog is being desperately neglected. Allow us. University has just finished for the year and we are all getting our relaxation ooooorn. Hopefully we shall be back soon. Keep an eye out .
Peace Afroreaders x

Bun Challenge - June 2013

Photography by Quinland Anderson.

It's June now and we're at that time when every one wants to cut their hair real short. I must admit, it's rather tempting - but for now I have it in this simple style for the weekend. Last week was definitely a hair out week but I'm using Giovanni conditioner, coconut oil and eco styler gel to keep it together in this picture.

I have set myself a challenge to have my hair in a bun for the whole of June. I want to see if this is a good protective style and if I can retain any length this way. I don't have much rules for this challenge other than wash and moisturise when necessary and maybe ill give myself 2-3 days to wear it down so I don't get too restless. Time to get creative and find lots of headbands to wear!


Length Check:
Front: 9-10 inches
Back: 8 inches
Side: 9 inches
Middle: 10 inches

STYLES TO TRY

Simple low bun

Big bun (+afro/Marley hair)

rolled/twisted side

oooh Fancy!

Fake drawstring afro puff

Retro B-)

Lets get growing!

*raps* now this is a story all about how...

this happens...

My Fairytale

Hey guys, I have a little story to tell you.  I hope you're sitting comfortably...

Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess called Siobhan...hahaha, I joke..

So basics, I've been having a bit of a hair emergency recently + I thought I'd share. (sharing is caring after all, hehe) My hair has been a nightmare recently.  It was in that not straight, not curly, just annoying stage!  Couldn't do anything with it.
So today, I decided to wash it (I can hear the hallelujah chorus).  I was well excited, my hair would be back to normal again..
I used my shampoo + conditioner >

So when i was done I was in a pickle about what I should do next; should i keep it curly, should I have it straight? SO many options ini! haha.  Well in the end i decided to Straighten it.  I started by blow-drying, of course with this...

and then I started straightening, BUT then a terrible thing happened! What? I hear you ask...

My straighteners were generating too much smoke, and because I'm in university halls, the smoke detectors are VERY sensitive :( (all you uni students will understand my predicament) my plans were ruined.

SO instead of my hair looking like this...

It looks like this...

THE end :(

Peace out y'all xx

Hair update: May 2013 &&Many Pics!

I wasn't sure which blog to post this on so I decided to put it on both.

Hello all my Afros and Weirdo’s :D

This is just a little update, I'm back to trying my braid outs again, though I feel ever since I cut (or was it an extended trim) my hair it looks a bit different and I have to approach my hair styling differently too.

I started off like this:

hair out or hair in

hellooooo my lovelies,

it's that time where i've had my hair in extensions for a while and i am aching to comb my hair! There is a bit of a dilemma though... it's exam tiiimee and washing natural hair isn't exactly a quick 'dip in the water and out'
in fact i don't think the process is that easy for anyone regardless of whether they use chemicals or not!

But oh how i wish it was


hmm as i'm here i thought i'd like to show some pictures of natural hair...

                   
    

   



why have i shown all of these pictures? (from Google mind you lol)

well because all of these hair-types are NATURAL!! And if you have a genuine love for any type of hair, as i do, then you will appreciate all hair! I love relaxed hair too, even if my own hair cannot handle chemicals it looks extremely good on some women (please refer to the last picture above).


so what ever you hair-type, embrace it, love it and woorrk it!

oh yeah those extensions hmm they may just be coming out soon!!


see ya
p.s. this London sunshine is just amazing :D