Stylist October 27, 2021

“We are very much here for halloween 2021” Somehow the clocks go back this week. Seeing as I’m still waiting for summer to start, that doesn’t feel quite right. But still, here we are, and the heaps of pumpkins currently rolling around my local supermarket suggest it is true (side thought that has been plaguing me for years: who actually buys that many pumpkins at the beginning of October anyway?). I’m not sure if it’s the whirlwind passage of time or 2020’s cancellation of pretty much everything, but this year autumn and Halloween seem to have taken on a whole new meaning. Autumn doortraits and gourd-laden tables fill Instagram, plans are in place for elaborate ghoulish dinners and costume parties, and there is more talk than I am happy with…

Somehow the clocks go back this week. Seeing as I’m still waiting for summer to start, that doesn’t feel quite right. But still, here we are, and the heaps of pumpkins currently rolling around my local supermarket suggest it is true (side thought that has been plaguing me for years: who actually buys that many pumpkins at the beginning of October anyway?). I’m not sure if it’s the whirlwind passage of time or 2020’s cancellation of pretty much everything, but this year autumn and Halloween seem to have taken on a whole new meaning. Autumn doortraits and gourd-laden tables fill Instagram, plans are in place for elaborate ghoulish dinners and costume parties, and there is more talk than I am happy with on the rise of the horror films that…

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STYLIST ADVERTORIAL Don’t miss our new IRL event, Stylist Conversations, on Sunday 7 November. Expect cocktails, goody bags and a famous face or two Want to be a part of something that directly speaks to you and your life right now? Come and join us and have the conversations that matter! Join us live at The Londoner on Sunday 7 November for Stylist Conversations – where we’ll be talking about love, life, purpose and all the things that matter as 2021 draws to a close. With a line-up of speakers that includes Anne-Marie, Elizabeth Day and Anita Rani, Stylist Conversations is a day dedicated to sharing lockdown learnings and tackling the topics on all our minds right now. How can we make our work lives work smarter? Are our friendships still giving…

A ONE-DAY DIARY FROM FLAT WHITE TO LIGHTS OUT Ebinehita Iyere, founder of Milk Honey Bees Ebinehita, 28, is a youth practitioner and founder of Milk Honey Bees, a project supporting and empowering young Black girls. She lives in south London My alarm goes off… At 6am. I’ll stay in bed for a bit, listening to some calming music from an artist like Cleo Sol, then I’ll shower and get ready. The office in Brixton is a 20-minute ride away in an Uber, and I’ll usually make breakfast from stuff I have there – something like Coco Pops with milk and a caramel latte. I’m responsible for… The overall running of Milk Honey Bees, a project that supports around 100 young women between the ages of 10 and 20,…

A ONE-DAY DIARY FROM FLAT WHITE TO LIGHTS OUT Ebinehita, 28, is a youth practitioner and founder of Milk Honey Bees, a project supporting and empowering young Black girls. She lives in south London My alarm goes off… At 6am. I’ll stay in bed for a bit, listening to some calming music from an artist like Cleo Sol, then I’ll shower and get ready. The office in Brixton is a 20-minute ride away in an Uber, and I’ll usually make breakfast from stuff I have there – something like Coco Pops with milk and a caramel latte. I’m responsible for… The overall running of Milk Honey Bees, a project that supports around 100 young women between the ages of 10 and 20, to equip them with social, employment and life skills. We achieve this through…