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The art of self-nourishment

Herald what your mother said,
read the books your father read, try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time.Some may have more cash than you, others take a different view, my oh my, heh, hey..

— You Gotta Be, Desiree

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Why I am not buying into this #NoMakeup thing

Grammy award winner Alicia Keys recently discovered she feels free and liberated without makeup, so much so that she is starting a hashtag movement to encourage women to go makeup free. But, I wasn’t sold.…

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#FridayFresh: From Hadithi to that thirst quenching River Café Sangria

When Sandra Chege asked me to write a letter to my younger self, I was happy to oblige. Since then, the letters have just kept on coming and the response has been really positive. ‘Hadithi -Letters…

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My morning routine: Lulu Kitololo

Artist and designer, Lulu Kitololo shares her stress free morning routine with Afrinado and I’m loving it!

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Why is the world so afraid of female rage?

There seems to be an unspoken rule when it comes to dealing with women’s anger, one that silences women and shames them from acknowledging it, one that admires a woman who represses it and admonishes one who expresses it

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