Fresh Prinx of Romford

Feed em to the Lions. 32 she/they.

[theflytrap]

[valenciiaa]

[alivehouse]

fun fact about me is that when i was a kid id write capital E’s with as many of those little horizontal lines as possible and id call them ladder E’s and adults fucking hated them

[alivehouse]

artistic rendition

[ceekari]

All capital letters should have a leveled-up form

So far I’ve got

ladder letters: A, E, F, H, T

humpback B’s and P’s get as many bumps as you think they need

circle O’s, you just keep spiraling in til you feel like you’ve made your point

tree letters branch into smaller versions of themselves ad nauseum: X, Y

spider Q’s, so many legs

Please add your own unsettling godtier capitals!

[catgirltoes]

New alphabet dropped!

[ceekari]

oh my god, it’s beautiful

(future handwritten notes are gonna be so wonderfully cursed now, thank you! :D )

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

well it’s going to take some getting used to, @ceekari (don’t mind the redacted letter between T and U)

But I think i’ve taken a real shine to it! 

[modmad]

recursive

[arkaine-spell]

So i may have done a thing in an insomnia fueled jaunt into insanity.

find an .otf of the font here

[different-landscapes]

[youbettyourass]

[dynamicafrica]

In her short film ‘OMG SHE’S BALD’, Charnah Ellesse of girlswillbeboys explores modern ideas of femininity through women of different cultures who have shaved their heads.

[humansofnewyork]

“Social media isn’t evil.  There are neuroscientists in some of these companies, but for the most part I don’t think it was done maliciously.  But advertising is the business model.  And if advertising is the business model, our attention becomes the product.  Two variables matter to the bottom line: the amount of users and the amount of time they spend on platform.  And what gets measured gets optimized.  So our phones have become slot machines.  We scroll and scroll and scroll, and eventually we hit something that gives us a dopamine reward.  It’s by design.  Because slot machines make more money in the US than theme parks, baseball, and movies combined.  Both Vegas and Silicon Valley know that our brains can be manipulated if presented with a certain set of choices.  Obviously addictiveness isn’t the only feature of these platforms. They’ve empowered so many voices.  I’d just love to live in a world where our most influential technology didn’t measure its success by the time it took from us.”

[freshprinxofromford]

.@GreenPeople's #organic haircare inspires my dinner

Back on the #GreenBBlogger bandwagon, with a #greenbeauty review. 

I bumped into Green People again over Organic September, and I remembered how much I (and beauty editors across the UK) had enjoyed its launch of Age Defy+. A note to my pal in the PR team duly dispatched to see what was new, and a parcel of mouth-watering samples arrived the next day.*

Neatly timed for a dash to Barcelona for a long, lazy weekend in the city's achingly hipster quarter of Gracia, I rummaged around for travel essentials. I pride myself on my exceptional no-checked-luggage-for-this-gal packing skills, and this trip would be no different.

From a pragmatic point of view, the 100ml Quinoa & Artichoke shampoo and conditioner are perfect for carry-on luggage. From a I've-just-been-travelling-all-afternoon-and-now-I-need-to-freshen-up-before-I-spend-the-night-eating-tapas-on-the-placé point of view, they made for a reviving shower, moments after dropping my clobber inside my Airbnb apartment.

Three things I found very pleasing: 1. The quinoa's volume boost wasn't a hyperbolic claim. 2. The artichoke leaf extract did a cracking job taming frizz, and smoothing down my leaving-it-slightly-too-long-for-a-trim ends. 3. I was reminded how much I liked artichoke, and scoffed down an artichoke and avocado salad that evening for dinner. Like Green People's organic haircare, it didn't disappoint.

*I'm not exaggerating. My housemates agreed it was the most delicious-smelling parcel ever delivered.

[freshprinxofromford]

It's time to reinvent what 'good fashion' really means. Join us for #FashionTakeBack. http://bit.ly/1U5KbWW http://thndr.it/1Ly8BE3

[freshprinxofromford]

A #Nordic approach to #SlowFashion

Returning from a recent trip to Denmark (and following some gripe of mine about the unseasonably crap weather), my mother smugly informed me over her newly-purchased, Danish-design tea cup, “there is no bad weather, just bad clothing.” 

Enter stage left: designer Lisbeth Løvbak Berg (L-L-B) back with a new season of Sheltered. On inspection, it’s exactly what you’d expect of the Nordic approach to Slow Fashion - aesthetically clean, crisp lines, and multi-functional. 

Taking inspiration from the wind and the rain (surely the best opening conversational gambit for the Scandinavian and British alike), Berg describes her collection as a “textile shelter,” an “urban camouflage.” I’m seriously taken with this dress (above) and these trousers (below). Able to stare down a British autumn’s infuriating indecisiveness over the temperature and/or wind speed? Yes. Speedy transformation from daywear to evening? Bingo. 

No more excuses - there is no bad weather, just bad clothing.

Photo credit: Matthieu Bégel | www.matthieubegel.com

PostScript: For readers in British climes, Berg’s jackets from her Citadine collection are the most appealing. Think hoods, think back-packed jackets with unfolding rain-macs, think rain-macs that aren’t from Regatta. Think a refreshing take on the (hideous but highly practical) waterproof overalls you unfold over your rucksack ahead of a particularly soggy cycle ride. We’ve all got one, right?

[freshprinxofromford]

#InnovativeEats with @_collectively at lunch. Cricket topped guac & nacho. #MMMsnacks

[freshprinxofromford]

Greedy cricket. #InnovativeEats over lunch @forum4thefuture.

[freshprinxofromford]

#InnovativeEats @forum4thefuture HQ. Cricket, crouton, anyone?

[freshprinxofromford]

End of (my) working week at @TheGlenmorangie. Love a whisky pop-up.

[freshprinxofromford]

Final #FringeWatch in #Kernow. Here, at two, I'm working unbrushed curls, and a tiny baby brother accessory (both of us held securely by my mother's hands).

[freshprinxofromford]

Double points to anyone who will spot why I eagerly pulled this off the shelf in #Kernow. #WI

[freshprinxofromford]

Walking along the lush green tropical section of #Sentosa Boardwalk, I spotted this beauty. #nofilter