The 10 Best Books I Read in 2022
Gorgeous gorgeous girls live their lives between the pages of a book.
Last year for me, it was 24 books to be exact. I bought a second bookshelf, started organising my books in colour order*, made a Goodreads account and create a bookstagram account. I am truly back in my 'hot girl reading' era and thriving. My self-set challenge for the year had been to read 52 books and though I barely made it halfway, it was a phenomenally good reading year. I read more good books than bad and discovered some authors I love.
Supporting Women’s Wrongs: A Love Letter to Netflix’s ‘Do Revenge’
As that iconic tweet says; "I support women's rights. But I also support women's wrongs. I love when they do bad things." Better yet, I love when they do revenge.
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On Accountability and Queen Elizabeth II’s Legacy [as a Coloniser]
Life experience provides the context through which we see the world. Evidently, as a child of a colonised nation, my views of the monarchy are coloured by such experiences.
The Skincare Philosophies that Changed My Life
Living in the age of social media has made lots of information [and misinformation] much more accessible than it has been in the past so consider this blog post your curated guide to what you ACTUALLY need to know about embarking on a skincare journey.
White Supremacy in Diet and Wellness Culture
There has come to be very little variation in what 'healthy' looks like. To be quite blunt, a lot of the wider society's views of what healthy food can be are meals that are mainstream for the white, non-immigrant portion of the population. 'White is best' seems to be what is preached in the majority of diet messaging, heavily implying that other cultures' foods are unhealthy or bad for you.
Stripping Down THAT Liam Payne Interview
The only clarity Payne's Impaulsive podcast interview provided was an unshakeable certainty that we are never getting a One Direction reunion of any kind. Pass me a tissue, please.
When Men’s Violence Against Women is Trending
Doing something as simple as calling it 'men's violence against women' brings this dominant group back into the conversation and places the onus where it should be; on the male perpetrators rather than using language that makes this a passive issue or suggests that this kind of violence just happens. With that in mind, let's get into this.
What ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Did Better than ‘Outlander’
Was Outlander trying to avoid bringing up some traumatic subjects for the sake of entertainment or did none of the show's writers deign it necessary to centre a non-white narrative?
The New-ish Kids on the Block
From formulations to products and ingredients, k-beauty is where I look to better grasp what's new and hot in the skincare world. With that in mind, this post is not about ingredients that are new to everyone. These are ingredients that we have been seeing in k-beauty for years that have started to make an appearance in the formulations of western skincare products.
There is No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism
I've said before that enacting lasting change takes more than words. It takes action and it takes money. Money that the majority of us either don't have or need to allocate to something else e.g. rent, utilities or groceries. Mike Schur's "The Good Place" once said there is no ethical consumption under capitalism and that's very sexy of them.
The Real Reason You Hated Marvel’s “Eternals”
Spoiler alert: It's because this movie, and Captain Marvel and Black Women centred stories which they couldn't relate to based on sex and gender alone.
Wellness Culture is for the Rich and White
Before you start disagreeing with me, hold on and let me explain. People who are starving or finding it difficult to put food on the table don't care if the fruits and vegetables in front of them are organic.
The 10 Best Books I Read in 2021
She may have taken a four-and-a-half-year hiatus but book-nerd Praise is back and truly thriving. Here are some details on the 10 best books I read this year. In order because I love competition.
Your Guide to Understanding Skincare Ingredients Lists
In situations where I blind-buy a product [buy a product on no-one’s recommendation], I analyse the ingredients list to get a better idea of whether the product contains any ingredients my skin doesn't like or to get a better idea of what kind of results the product might deliver.
Bridgerton; a Lesson in Colour-Blind Casting Done Wrong
The lack of conscious regard of how ingrained racial bias can be in a culture meant that in the case of Bridgerton, they missed the mark less with regards to casting, but more how race is discussed.
A Mini Guide to Adulting: Managing Your Finances
I like the 50/30/20 model because it encourages responsibility and guilt-free spending. I view money the same way I view food – restrictive mindsets lead to bad decision making and binging.
Heroes, Their Humanity and Our Pedestals
You know how people always say you should never meet your heroes? I would like to expand on that – probably don't google them either.
You Can’t Moralise Your Eating Habits
I could write a whole post on just the definitions of diet culture, but in a nutshell, it is a set of believes that worships thinness and equates it with health and moral virtue.
We Failed Charlie’s Angels
Elizabeth Banks is an example of a woman who is FOR supporting and empowering other women. That's what Charlie's Angels means to me.
Lies Beauty Gurus Have Sold You
If there's one thing you can count on in an era where almost anyone can have a platform and an influence, it's lies and misinformation.