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Lagos, Black Mirror, Hustlers, Masculinity, Amina Muaddi, Body Scents, Art Direction Playbook.

Sharmadean Reid

14 Apr 2025 — 5 min read

Portrait of a Lady (Alma Thomas), 1947, 30 x 25 1⁄8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum

Good Morning! I'm writing this on the train to London and I know it's a Tuesday but yesterday I had a full day of family, work, and packing. I left early and as I stepped out of the house, the air smelled incredible. We had our first bout of Spring rain last night and I can't tell you how much I love that morning fresh smell of the forest after the rain.

Today I'm hosting a lunchtime walk with Allbirds, doing a Covent Garden/Embankment walk. You all know how much I love walking the city. Only this time I'm even more excited as I've got a new camera - the Ricoh GRii inspired by Laura Jackson - and I'm hoping to make some images along the way.

London → Lagos → Wolverhampton

I'm so excited to be going to Nigeria to speak at Homecoming Festival on creating a tech MVP. I am a big proponent of the build > test > learn mentality so this will be exciting.

Below are this weeks round up of my shoes, my lipgloss, my food, my books. All my fave things...

Productivity Hacks for your Soft Girl Era

I used to schedule my life to the minute. Back-to-back meetings, inbox at zero, a daily to-do list that felt like a performance review. And yet, I’d sometimes reach the end of the week feeling like I hadn’t created anything of real value. Now, things are different. This

New Method 15 | Sit with Your Demons

This is your weekly affirmation to help you build your personal philosophy. Have a great weekend! Take a deep breathe in...and say it with me... After labeling our trauma we can sometimes see how we can be the ones that stand in our own way. Our intense desire to

Asake, Slawn x Nike, Mickey 17, Homegoing, River Cafe and Sports Jerseys

Dang, I didn't write any Monday Muse Recommendations for the last few weeks because IWD took me out. I did so many events and speaking gigs and I drank and didn't exercise because of my ankle injury so I acted a sloth. I didn't

The Only Way To Feel Accomplished is to Finish What You Started

This week has been a lot of feels. I finished a book proposal - 23k words on my next act. I also closed a project entity - the 7 year cycle ended. Free Book Club Tonight Yet despite these two big completions happening this week, I’ve been full of