Articles written by Yazmin Joy
May 19, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
What is love? …baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me no more…. Haddaway was on to something when he sang the mega dance floor filler ‘What Is Love?’ back in the 90s. But I still find myself asking this question now. As I chew on my pen. And stare at this computer screen. Blank. There are a million ways you... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
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May 5, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So last week I talked a bit about how to get your shit together when you have no idea what you’re doing with your life. But how about when you know EXACTLY what you want to do!?! You’d think that would be easier hey! But turns out finding the strength, motivation and courage to make your dreams a reality can be a... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
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April 28, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
While having coffee with a girlfriend the other day she confided that she was struggling to find focus in her life. And it was causing her real misery. Now she was the 5th person to mention this problem to me in the past month. And her story is one that has been cropping up a lot on aliljoy recently. One... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
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April 21, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Haha all women are tyrannical loons hahahahahaha. We're all fucking mental man. Bitches are so soooo crazy. We just loooooove to walk around all angry and shit, yelling at our men telling them about our feelings and trying to “communicate”... Nope, we have nothing else to do with our lives. Why? I don't know just frustrated I guess. Because I have periods.
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Rant Wise up! Yazmin Joy
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April 17, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
It’s 11am on a crisp spring morning, and I am making my way through London’s East End to the creative studio of Root, to meet Creative Director and Svengali film producer, Martin Root. On my way, I can’t help but think how insanely surreal this is. I first stumbled across Svengali at last year’s Latitude Festival. A mere punter seeking shelter... Read the rest of this post...
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April 7, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
When I was a baby my parents had nothing. All their belongings were in a couple of bin liners and we lived in a run-down house with no carpet in a dodgy neighborhood. My dad worked around the clock to support my mum who was taking care of me at home. They were very young and I had been an unexpected bundle of Joy!
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
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March 24, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Someone told me the other day that there was a shortage of red paint in hardware stores in the city because girls were painting the soles of their heels red to make them look like Christian Louboutins. People can fake a lot of things in life. Orgasims, a tan, designer clothes…
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
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March 10, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
A few days ago I received an email from a mystery man who had come across our blog. In the letter I was posed an unexpected conundrum… “My problem, so to say, is a girl problem. I really like her, have feelings towards her but when we went out for a lunch, I understood or she implied that I have... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Dating Advice for Guys Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy
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March 8, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
aliljoy.com is a inclusive community that aims to celebrate and empower everyday chicks by facing the challenges of love, life and society with courage and confidence. In celebration of International Women’s Day we have put together some of our favourite quotes that I hope will inspire you to go forth and kick arse! ‘A girl should be two things: who... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman!
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March 4, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So you’re blissfully in love. Snuggling next your top totty every night. (Gotta luuuuurve the snuggling!) Romantic candle lit meals at that quaint little Italian place in town. Oo oo oo, remember that time when you got cappuccino froth on your chin? You looked like a ‘cutsey wootsy Papa Smurf’, and then your beaux wiped it off with her handkerchief... Read the rest of this post...
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