GRACE

HI Grace

𝗪𝗛𝗢

I am a writer who dabbles in all sorts of subjects – and am currently working on my second book⁣⁣

𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢

Connecting with womxn I’d otherwise never meet and creating a community – even if just for one post – that helps us all feel less alone in our feelings ⁣ ⁣

MUSIC

Freya Ridings and Destiny’s Child. ⁣

PODCAST

Tracy Otsuka’s podcast, ADHD for Smart Ass Women.⁣

TV

Unorthodox, It’s a Sin ⁣

BOOKS

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (again) ⁣⁣

𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥-𝗕𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗣

My motto is ‘If nothing else, eyebrows’. ⁣⁣

𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥-𝗕𝗬 𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗧𝗜𝗣

After washing your hair, squeeze the excess water out with a micro fibre hair towel before you blow dry – it’s less damaging to your hair⁣⁣

𝗔 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗝𝗢𝗬

A tiny bottle of YSL Paris, the perfume my mum wore in the 1990s – I can feel like she’s here with me while we can’t be together⁣⁣

𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗘

Every second or third day. I rely on my shampoo and conditioner to do EVERYTHING, because I’m yet to find a serum or prep spray that doesn’t cause my skin to breakout⁣⁣

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗗𝗜𝗭𝗭𝗜𝗔𝗞

Firstly, it is one of the only hair brands that caters to EVERYONE. Then, because Hydration Wash is simply the best shampoo I’ve ever tried. Since I stopped bleaching my hair last year, I’ve had oily roots but very dry, fragile ends. Dizziak is the only line that has balanced both out⁣⁣

𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗬

The super short bob @manbrighton gave me was another level – it stayed sharp for months ⁣ ⁣

𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬

My first all-over bleach at 17 burnt my scalp and turned my hair orange, then yellow, just in time for my sister’s wedding⁣⁣

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭

ALL the parties. An Italian vacation. I don’t know if that’s realistic for 2021..Also, I hope the set of resources @anitaBhagwandas and I have put up on inclusivemedia.info will be used more widely and that brands make good on their 2020 promises of more representative work