The Last Word

It is important to pick the ‘perfect’ wedding dress. (www.hebeos.com photo)
It is important to pick the ‘perfect’ wedding dress. (www.hebeos.com photo)

As wedding season approaches…

I can’t believe April is already here. In this particular quarter you may have already started to receive wedding invitations for August/summer weddings, worry about the expense they will put you in (because even as a guest weddings are expensive), have a good solid fight with your partner to determine who should be there and who shouldn’t etc.

Khloé Kardashian advertising the ‘flat tummy-tea’ product.
Khloé Kardashian advertising the ‘flat tummy-tea’ product.

There are no shortcuts

I started working out about a year ago. Up until last November, I primarily worked from home and I found that because I was so stationary, being isolated also started to feel normal because I was still managing to be productive.

Try putting these away every once in a while
Try putting these away every once in a while

Manipulated by technology?

Sometimes it feels as if the marketing departments of stores that I speak of and like, listen in on my telephone calls.

Clean beauty

Somehow ageing has made me become more aware of what is going into my body.

Two models pose in the Fendi Mini Me Campaign

Dressing the mini-mes

If anyone looked at my saved basket on ASOS (the virtual equivalent to walking around with loads of items in your hand in an actual store) they wouldn’t have the slightest clue as to what is going on in my life.

Reebok Victoria Beckham Bolton Sock (US Weekly photo)

Wellness: the new luxury

Luxury has a different meaning for everyone. For some it could be reflected in the types of purchases made and for others it could mean living completely organic lives.

Use reusable shopping bags instead of plastic bags to support a green lifestyle and help to protect the environment. (www.luckyvitamin.com  photo)

Minimalism and pressure

In a world of excess that creates so much uncertainty, minimalism is becoming the new face of desirability as it relates to fashion and lifestyle. 

Royal Stewart Tartan Fabric

Christmas and tartan

The unwritten rule as it relates to colour co-ordination for certain special events has always baffled me.

A shot from their recent controversial Ad

Who gets respect?

Every time I come across a scandal in fashion that involves a racist or gesture, I note that there is a standardized processing pattern.

Tory Burch in Vote t-shirt

That silver lining

Global news overwhelms me, but not acknowledging the world’s state of affairs makes me feel even more miserable.

The view is different from the outside

Ever since I migrated, I have had a hard time breaking up with summer.  According to my husband, I never truly acknowledge it, I just automatically go into hibernation mode.

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