I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Novo Nordisk to write about the realities of obesity as a chronic disease. All opinions are my own. A few weeks ago I dropped an Instagram Story where I showed that I had officially lost 11 pounds. It took me almost 3 months to lose all 11 of those… Read More
HIV and Black Women
This is a sponsored post. The first time a friend told me she had HIV, she couldn’t stop laughing. She didn’t laugh through tears. She just laughed. I stared blankly at the wall behind her. Rarely am I at a loss for words and yet there I was… wanting to find something, ANYTHING to say to my friend who had… Read More
Some people have hobbies. I have obsessions.
I am a Ford VIP and every now and then I receive opportunities and vehicles to review. How exciting, right? All thoughts and opinions are my own. When I fall into something, I fall hard. I can’t just be interested. I become borderline obsessed. This is just the way I am wired. I become incredibly passionate about things and well,… Read More
Disney Princess Half Weekend and A Black Panther Race!
Who remembers when I was a runner? Some years back, I was that girl practically addicted to registering and running just about every race in my area. I was SO serious about it. In one year, I went from running to zero races to running 11 races. In all of those races, I never once did a runDisney race. Which… Read More
I Hate the Dentist but I Love This Toothbrush
Thank you so much for supporting sponsored content on Clumps of Mascara. I’m not gonna lie to y’all. I do not enjoy going to the dentist. I’m not one of those people who need sedation dentistry (and girl, I’m not judging you if you take this route because I GET it) but I cringe at the sheer thought of even… Read More
I’m A Fat Girl Who Doesnt Hate Her Body
I was compensated by Med-IQ through an educational grant from Novo Nordisk to write about the realities of obesity as a chronic disease… All opinions are my own. Yes, really! Does this title surprise you? I bet it surprises some of you. Pretending for social media has always been hard for me. It doesn’t feel good. I do much better… Read More






