Maya's Memos

I'm thinking about making this into more of a food blog, but I don't always have the guts to take my phone out and start snapping shots. (First world problems)  When someone asks where all my money goes, I can honestly say 60% is eating out. Im close to saying I'd rather spend money on food than clothes.  Luckily,...

I love France. The pace of life, fast in Paris and quite the opposite everywhere else. The unrivalled sophisticated elegance of all the women no matter what age, and the style of the men, both young and old make it the perfect destination for both style inspiration and life inspiration, I always leave wanting to be just like them! The...

Friday The preparation for a good start on a Monday starts on Friday. Try and complete all of your tasks at work an hour before you leave the office so that you can organise yourself for Monday morning! Make sure you have replied to any emails by Friday afternoon, so that you don't have to worry about remembering what...

I am not usually a bath bomb fan, but my Grandma bought me the 'Avobath Bath Bomb' from Lush as a gift for Easter. I am not too sure if she thought it was an easter egg, but it was a nice surprise!  The bath bomb contains real mashed up avocado which is really good for adding moisture to dry skin, and after...

They say 'A Sunday well spent, brings a week of content' and I completely agree. After a night out for my friends birthday and a day of slobbing around with the girls eating dominoes and watching films it was the perfect Sunday, but I had chipped black nail varnish and they also say 'chipped nails means dirty underwear'...

Launched at the beginning of 2015, Antidote Street is a new online retailer with a mission to revolutionise access to top quality black hair and skin brands, offering a carefully curated selection of products to meet the beauty needs of the woman or man of colour in the UK. Founded by three young entrepreneurs,...

PRs need bloggers just as much as bloggers need PRs, so how do you get this relationship going? Well... How would you impress someone on a first date? First impressions are everything and that's how it is in business, so let's use this as a guide! Look your best.  Make sure your blog is looking up to scratch before...

I have been lucky enough to gain valuable work experience in the PR industry and in 2013 I was one of the winners of the 'Employability Challenge'  at Birmingham City University.   Here's a few simple but realistic tips to getting the most out of your internship, but also being invaluable to your employers....

It's the start of a new year and you've told yourself that you are going to get all of your assignments in on time, chuck THAT pair of jeans away and stop wasting money on takeaways, but it hasn't happened yet. So what's stopping you?  Although it is no longer January and the exciting anticipation of a new year...