I love the edgy style, she rocks it!
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Bebegrafiti at AFWL
Bebegrafiti is a young, gorgeous fashion label from nigeria. Their collection at the AFWL is dominated by light and airy fabrics. The cut is classy and playful. I think it is a really nice collection.
Es Anozia is the Designer of Bebegrafiti.
Es Anozia started her adventure as the Head Designer at the label many years after her degree in Mathematics and Computing and post graduate studies in Education in the U.K.
Her designs focus on encouraging people to embrace African culture through fashion and view it as hip, trendy and fashionable for the 21st century. source
Visit their website Bebegrafiti
Images credit to: Simon Klyne/ Catwalk Capture
Art: Joana Vasconcelos
Joana Vasconcelos is a great artist of our time. She was born 1971 in Paris. Joana Vasconcelos studied fine arts at the Art School Ar.Co in Lisbon. The talented artist has exhibited in cities such as Paris, London and San Francisco. She won several art awards, for example the 'The Winner Takes It All' Award from the Berardo Foundation in Lisbon in 2006.
There will be an exhibition by Joana Vasconcelos from September 18th until the end of the month. It will take place in the Palace of Versailles in France.
So everyone who wants to see her works, have to visit the exhibition!
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| The Bride |
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| Marilyn |
Love xoxox
Mana
Beauty of the Day + Poem
Fire on Your Finger
Fire on your finger,
Fire in your eye,
Fire in your spirit,
Fire that won’t die.
Fire in the bare bones of being,
Fire to uphold what’s right,
Fire in the heart of darkness,
Fire to fuel Love’s light.
Fire to burn but not consume,
Fire to learn and not assume,
Fire to live and give living room,
Fire to love and sing her tune.
Fire in your eye,
Fire in your spirit,
Fire that won’t die.
Fire in the bare bones of being,
Fire to uphold what’s right,
Fire in the heart of darkness,
Fire to fuel Love’s light.
Fire to burn but not consume,
Fire to learn and not assume,
Fire to live and give living room,
Fire to love and sing her tune.
Tony Jolley
Monday, August 20, 2012
How to keep your home cool!
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| Photo: William MacCollum |
As mentioned in my last post, the sun was very hot in the last few days, I'll give you some tips on how you can keep your home cool. It is important that the apartment is aired in the early morning and late at night. After that the windows must be closed and the house must be dimmed with dark shutters or curtains.
Fact: I know that an air conditioner is indeed one of the most effective way to keep the appartment cool but it is also the most expensive solution. Did you know that an average sized air conditioner consumes in a month as much electricity as a fridge-freezer in the whole year?
Most household appliances produce a lot of waste heat. Which is convenient at cold times, since it saved on heating energy. But in summer these devices raise the temperature in the apartments even more. Computers, power strips, light and TV should be separated from the power when not in use.
Advantage: this will save you even more money because of the lower power consumption.
For windows there are special tinting film that keep the heat out of the home and also reduce the penetration of UV radiation. With this your home is protected from the high temperatures and your furnitures are also protected from the premature fading. The films are transparent and absorb up to 78 percent of the thermal radiation.
DIY
You can also make your own sun protection for your windows.You need a big piece of cardboard that fits the size of your window surface. The cardboard will be wrapped with aluminum foil. The board will be attached to the window with tape.
Those who can not sleep at night, a hot-water-bag filled with very cold water can help. Just set the bag between the legs if you want to sleep.
Sleep experts also suggest light clothes made of synthetic materials. Because this transport moisture and heat from the body.
A good tip is to pack the sleeping stuff and the bedding into a plastic bag and then put it in the freezer.
If the bed is covered, the cold pleasantly refreshes and helps the body to reduce the temperature until you're asleep.
When you bathe, then do not bathe with cold water, but with lukewarm water. This expands the pores so that the skin can balance the moisture and the temparatures better.
I hope I could give you some good tips. I will join my family, we are preparing some cooling drinks :)
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