Coffee Coloured Queen & Blogger. A blog about black hair, history, lifestyle and taking life by the balls. Wig, weave and braid wearer on a natural hair regrowth and revitalise journey. Londoner living in Leeds.

#BTBYC White People: I Donâ€™t Want You To Understand Me Better, I Want You To Understand Yourselves

2017-08-16 22:13

"Hi white person in my DMs, let me respond here in the hopes that I never have to again.Almost every day I get a message like yours from a random white person — on Facebook… Read More

#BTBYC Racism: Trending Topic Of 2017

2017-08-16 22:04

"Racism is affordable, is trending. art….fashionable, comes color-coordinated, affixed to Hawaiian torches, brandishing firearms and teaching certificates; it is pick-up trucks confed… Read More

#BTBYC CurlyTreats Natural Hair Festival 5th August 2017: A Review

2017-08-06 22:52

I bought my V.I.P tickets in April of this year so I had been looking forward to the event for a while now. I got the 5:30am train from Leeds to London Kings Cross, arriving at 7:50am and me… Read More

#QueenNetworkWY

2017-07-05 22:11

I had the idea of setting up a book club for women of colour in my local area. I had a look around to see if a book club like this already existed...nothing. So, I thought I'd see if I could… Read More

#BTBYC My Natural Hair Journey: An Update

2017-07-05 21:48

The last months have been a bit of a hair rollercoaster in all honesty. In March, I started taking a progesterone only contraception. With a much needed switch up of products used in my hair… Read More

#BTBYC WOC.

2017-05-15 20:43

Whether kinky or curly,Honey or coffee,Buxom bosom or buxom booty,“Dark berries are the juiciest. Fact.”https://medium.com/@talissagemmaforrester/ Read More

#BTBYC Your Calls For Unity Are Divisive As F*ck

2017-05-02 16:33

"...You’re a slave working on an indigo plantation in the blistering heat of a South Carolina summer. You don’t know much about indigo, except that it’s not grown in your h… Read More

#BTBYC 5 Black British Black Panthers We Should All Know About

2017-04-28 10:00

"John Ridley’s Guerilla came under understandable fire last week as viewers of the first episode questioned why the dramatisation of the activities of the Black British Panth… Read More

#BTBYC Colour & Race Hierarchies In Britain.

2017-04-28 09:53

"You're too dark, men don't like girls that are too dark."The above was said to me when I was 20 years old by a dark skinned black male I lived with at University. It was not the first time… Read More

#BTBYC Colourism In The Natural Hair Movement

2017-03-31 09:28

Since starting this blog 3 months ago and increasing my presence on Instagram and Twitter alongside this, I had noticed the dominant presence & popularity of mixed race women in the #nat… Read More

#BTBYC "Good" Hair

2017-03-27 12:19

"When I was 6, I saw an episode of Rainbow Brite where all the Color Kids went to bed wishing for long hair, and woke up with glorious, flowing tresses down to their waists. Even Indigo, the… Read More

#BTBYC Dominican Anti-blackness

2017-03-27 12:16

"A few months ago, a woman’s Facebook story about unknowingly having her hair relaxed in a Dominican salon went viral. The woman had gone to the salon for a shampoo and blow dry, she s… Read More

#BTBYC Black Hair Events In The UK 2017

2017-03-17 11:56

I think it's important to get to know what is available in the UK hair industry-whatever your hair type. This is important to me, not just for my own business plans but for my personal hair… Read More

#BTBYC The Preservation Of The White= Beauty Myth

2017-03-15 21:15

"On March 11, 2017 in a now-deleted tweet, Cosmopolitan wanted to remind you that white women are the most beautiful in the world.I came across this tone-deaf tomfoolery on my twit… Read More

#BTBYC 10 Important Things It Took Me 29 Years To Learn.

2017-03-05 09:05

Living your life in the present means acknowledge the past (good and bad) but not letting it run your life. I believe, to be truly 'present', you need to use your past as a learning tool tha… Read More

#BTBYC Black Hair Story âœ¨

2017-03-05 00:45

“Black hair: The signal is the noise” https://medium.com/@tomolefe/black-hair-the-signal-is-the-noise-cfab29a4dcc5 Read More

#BTBYC Fuel Your Creativity!

2017-03-05 00:36

“Be That Writer” @nilegirl https://medium.com/@nilegirl/be-that-writer-6ee1ef3f3ecb Read More

#BTBYC Great Medium Read!

2017-03-04 22:47

“What I learned from my racist run-in (illustrated)” https://medium.com/raw-honey/what-i-learned-from-my-racist-run-in-illustrated-d347d6b2bdc Read More

#BTBYC Shout Out To All

2017-02-26 15:59

As mentioned before, I am planning to eventually enter the Black British hair market with some hair care products I am developing. The aim is that these products are what people actually wan… Read More

#BTBYC Risking It For A Biscuit

2017-02-26 15:50

In the last 6 months, I have gone from doormat girlfriend who barely left her 1920s end terrace, in the suburbs apart from to work in her capitalist whore job where sleepless nights worrying… Read More

#BTBYC Natural Hair Journey: The Awkward Phase

2017-02-13 20:25

I have now been seriously trying to take care of my natural hair for a good few months whilst still wearing wigs. The quality of my natural hair has improved tremendously and is the best qua… Read More

#BTBYC Q&A: Black Beauty Fashionista, Symone Keisha

2017-02-13 08:02

I, like a lot of you out there, love fashion, I love how what you wear can change your mood, inspire yourself and others. Fashion can make you feel invincible. The history of fashion is fasc… Read More

#BTBYC Experimentation Is The Elixir Of Life

2017-02-07 19:57

The one thing I have learned in my first 29 years of life is that experimentation is the key to the greatest you.I have previously held myself back due to feelings of guilt as a result of me… Read More

#BTBYC The Science Behind Curly Hair

2017-01-29 18:26

I, like many others, have tried numerous lotions and potions all in an attempt to tame, de-tangle, soften, promote growth and reduce breakage. I had found so many products disappointing, all… Read More

#BTBYC Do You Feel Represented?

2017-01-28 17:50

Writing this blog and starting this company has really made me think about and research a lot closer, the perception of what is beautiful for men and women of all races but particularly blac… Read More

#BTBYC The Regime Vol. 1.2

2017-01-28 17:39

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#BTBYC Discovering The Art Of Self Love

2017-01-27 18:28

Check out my new post featured on www.TheAmbitionist.com, check the site out- it's a beautiful hub of inspiration, fun and advice!Discovering the art of Self Love by ForresterBeautyUKAny que… Read More

#BTBYC The Beginning

2017-01-23 12:13

I am not my hair by India Arie"Be The Beautiful You Choose!"My name is Talissa Gemma Forrester, I am 29 years old. Born in London, went to university in Winchester, did some travelling then… Read More

#BTBYC Date Night Reveal?

2017-01-23 12:12

As I think I mentioned in an earlier posting, I am newly single. I had been with my ex-partner for nearly 7 years. Prior to this I always found the thought of being rejected because I wore w… Read More

#BTBYC The Regime Vol 1.1

2017-01-23 12:12

Today I bought a new sulphate free shampoo and bought a spray bottle. I had no idea how dryness effected my hair and its ability to grow. I am fully aware of how stupid that sounds- if you d… Read More

#BTBYC Dip Dye Dreams

2017-01-23 12:11

I have always really liked the dip dye look but had always been wary of trying it and it looking horrendous on me and me being stuck with it for a while.Using wigs gave me the ability to exp… Read More

#BTBYC Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson

2017-01-23 12:11

I'm a great supporter of women and I think the achievements of women and men should always be celebrated on an equal platform. I gain a lot of my inspiration from others and from the story o… Read More

#BTBYC Feed Your Mane Vol.1

2017-01-23 12:10

I am a great believer that having a varied healthy diet, and regular exercise has many benefits other than weight loss. It can improve your mood, your stamina, your sex life, your quality of… Read More

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