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The Corporate Millenial; Quick For work to evening/Casual revamp staples for working millenials.

The Corporate Millenial; Quick For work to evening/Casual revamp staples for working millenials.

If you are getting into the corporate or you have just secured that internship, then you  then you are about to get some tough love advice on your dress-code. it turns out, qualifying for the job isn’t enough. You will need to dress the part and more often than not, “dress for the job you want” attitude may not always be a good idea. its always good to have in mind that you serve client and even…

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CITY MEETS COUNTRY; A little bit of Country...!

CITY MEETS COUNTRY; A little bit of Country…!

You can take the girl out of the village but can’t take the village out of her! I am a countryside girl, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was raised in the villages or because after constantly being away, it remains the bubble I run to, to catch a break from the urban life. If you were raised in upcountry- like me, then a common confession is we grow up ready to seize the first chance we…

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Lamu Island, Kenya

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MILLENIAL MONEY; Confessions of a millenial

MILLENIAL MONEY; Confessions of a millenial

I personally think Millenial money is as much a scam as adulting even though adulthood is a trap. A common phrases with most if not all of us is, ‘I don’t earn enough to save…” This isn’t to say that we don’t heed to advice, or utilize the available tools on healthy money habits. It’s a constant battle adopting sharp financial acumen; In the meantime let’s share the confessions of a millenial in…

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Begin Again; The Power of New Beginnings...

Begin Again; The Power of New Beginnings…

 Life is a succession of Beginnings. Everything that is, has a beginning.

I understand now clearly more than ever, that beginnings are justified by results and that is why we have so much fear in getting started.

New beginnings don’t just apply to new years or mornings, they also apply to any new undertakings we may begin be it building a new house, starting a business or getting into physical…

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Cultured; A girl And Her Basket

I'm I the only one who feels traditional baskets are as good with a head wrap as wine with chocolate!!!?

The beauty of being cultured is feeling your ancestors’ blood flowing within you, It’s a constant reminder of who you are and where you are rooted.

Let me tell you of a girl who hates handbags but shopped one too many to carry only one all year round until the traps wear off. It has taken discipline to tame the impulse shopping

Lately, she’s full house on baskets and barely any handbags. If she’d…

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KNIT WEATHER; 8 Chic Ways To Wear Knit Sweater This Holiday

KNIT WEATHER; 8 Chic Ways To Wear Knit Sweater This Holiday

If there is one thing, I did this years’ rainy season is stock sweaters aggressively like debt collectors- yet ended up wearing almost none!

Now, if you made the same mistake I did, I suggest you unpack your knits because Christmas is sweater season and the weather lately has been playing tricks too

sharing 9 chic ways that prove you can wear your knit sweater as anything and with anything you…

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Modern Silk-Why we should all re-consider....

Modern Silk-Why we should all re-consider….

It’s been a minute good people!!

After crazy weeks of juggling work and school, we decided to take a little trip to the Aberdare National Park for the weekend. While there, I had a brief exchange with a fashionable lady on silk clothes and thought I’d share my take with y’all just in case you had doubts of wearing silk past your bedroom doors.

If we are having honest conversations about outfits,…

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If you are working on getting your savings right and slaying the hell out of your wardrobe, then let’s talk wrap dresses; long or short, floral or plain, long or short, buttons or belted. Yes, when you find one that works for you, my loves run with it and don’t look back because they are a steal for the seasons

Sharing different looks of wearing as a dress, skirt, wrap top, kimono as well as a beach cover.

          Love and light

Love, M.

WRAP DRESS: Exploring The Wrap If you are working on getting your savings right and slaying the hell out of your wardrobe, then let's talk wrap dresses; long or short, floral or plain, long or short, buttons or belted.

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THRIFT HAUL......

THRIFT HAUL……

At this point, it is safe to say that thrift shopping gives me a natural high. Goodness! that feeling you get when everything you hold is perfectly shipped for your wardrobe specifically 😊😉

 So, I decide to pair down my thrifted pieces together and give you an idea of how you can serve elegance on a budget. You will thank me later.

Thrift shopping gets devastatingly addictive when you are in the…

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POWER JUMPSUIT

I am here to send those Monday blues to the pigs and into the oceans.

The big shift from college to corporate style can be a heck. In college, you get to go all the way in experimenting different  kinds styles but on this side where professionalism is vital, you must consider length, tightness, slit, fabric etc. In all honesty, it was a substantial change for me and the first 6 months were a…

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5 REASONS EVERY TRENDY CHIC CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF OFF-SHOULDERS...

5 REASONS EVERY CHIC CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF OFF-SHOULDERS...

We get to go bra-less. Yes, I said it, every sane girl has an issue with bra-We can’t wait to get home and send it on its way as soon as the door shuts behind us. Well, with off-shoulders we don’t have to. These are perfect pieces to wear without bra, especially if the top/dress has an overlay. 

They are a statement piece-We have those few items that bring our A game to the table. On occassions…

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TRENDS AND BOOKS....

TRENDS AND BOOKS….

“If I really tapped in from the author’s world as much as I keep up with Netflix, I’d have  travelled the entire world by now-mentally”, I thought to myself.

Towards the end of 2017, I set out to change my reading habits, not because reading books was the in thing on social media, rather, I needed to step out of my way from watching series all night or perusing through a book and closing it. See,…

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7+ WAYS WITH A BUTTON DOWN STRIPPED SHIRT..

7+ WAYS WITH A BUTTON DOWN STRIPPED SHIRT.. I have whipped up several ways you can wear your button down shirt for different occasion....

Classic basics are the perfect items to invest your money on because they never go out of style. And at this point, button down striped shirts are an undisputed wardrobe staple and lucky for us, there are more than enough perfect ways to wear it. Effortless is precisely the perfect description for a basic button-down shirt. Some say the stripes make it hard to style but to all that, I say, hush!!…

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An Year Wiser...

An Year Wiser…

  She told her young self that she was not getting older but wiser she was. Self-Love: But how can You even love the world if you don’t love yourself enough to even believe love exists…. How can you express yourself to others if you are a stranger to your own soul.. She is embracing the rewards of shunning conformity.   Friendship: She has allowed silence to flow in friendships that don’t…

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BECOMING WOMAN...

BECOMING WOMAN…

Growing to adulthood with no idea of the walls she had to bring down to fully live her purpose. The older we get, the more we limit ourselves. We know ourselves best – our strengths and our weaknesses – what we’re capable of and certainly what we’re incapable of. But the only limitations that exist are the ones we impose on ourselves. I never thought I’d make it through Uni let alone graduate and…

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MISS-GUIDED..

I hope this new month is bringing good things your way, I am thankful for everything and for you guys!!! It has been an intense period in Kenya since the elections nullification and all. Kenya isn’t a nation without each one of us. It’s not about EITHER, its AND. Let’s preach peace, breathe peace, pray peace and live peace! Diving back into the look of the day, your boyfriend shirt was redesigned…

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