Top 5 favourite things of the week!

The 5 things I love this week are...

Check out the things I can't get enough of this week:

1. The gorgeous Luptia Nyong'o is the cover girl for Glamour magazine and this has made my week. The talented actress keeps on winning and continues to challenge the traditional westernised views of beauty. Luptia has been named the new face for Lancôme; which happens to be the first time the French cosmetics company has used a black person to front their brand. She's scored the cover of People's Most Beautiful issue making her the second black woman (after Beyonce in 2012) to appear on the front cover of the magazine. One of the most amazing things about Luptia is, there are a generation of young black women all over the world, seeing her on front covers of magazines and winning awards for her achievements making them realise, how beautiful they are too. Read her interview with Glamour magazine.

2.My Motto of the Week - I'm in my thirties and only just starting to realise how important it is to accept change in my life and learn from it. Traditionally I'm not a risk taker and usually not comfortable with change, I was recently made redundant from a job I grew to hate. I was so worried about the redundancy and how I would be able survive without much savings. But little did I know that, the redundancy was a blessing in disguise. Not only did I get to spend quality time with my husband and son, I've now found a job I really enjoy. Had I not been made redundant,  I probably would never of taken the gamble and looked for a new job. So when I finally accepted the redundancy, I was so much happier for it. I genuinely feel my life has become all the better for experiencing and accepting change. So for all my readers, if change is coming your way, don't fear it, just embrace it.

3. Look of the week has got to go to Khloe Kardashian. Her military style black dress at the Hairfinity Awards is gorgeous and I need to get one! Khloe and Kim are currently in the UK because they are the ambassadors for the brand. If anyone knows where the dress is from please let me know!

4. I literally can't stop listening to  #Hold you down  by DJ Khaled featuring Jeremiah, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future. This song is all about the men letting their ladies know they are holding them down.

"I get instant hype cause you forever my lady

Forever my baby (real life)

Hold you down, hold you down

Girl you helped me up when I was down

In and out, girl"

Check out #HoldYouDown video

5. Tyme the Infamous Beauty Guru - Her latest Kim Kardashian inspired make-up tutorial is  out of this world. If you've never heard of her before, this lady has over 400k You Tube subscribers and her videos have received over 27 million views. What i really like about Tyme the Infamous is, she makes what she does look so easy and I've gotten a few useful tips from her. 

urban beauty said... let me know what things have inspired you this week