Lifestyle

Lucense by In Fiore

I recently have been working in a posh part of London, the journey by train and tube often leaves me feeling very shattered with people pressed against each other, pushing and rushing, this is not comfortable at all.

I have been trying to stay in tune with myself by adopting a Vata diet (Ayruveda) and to eat more healthily.
Time will tell if this works but I almost instantly feel better eating fresh fruit, wholesome food & salads than say burger and chips.

My skin has suffered too with growing eyebags and lifeless skin.  I was browsing The Coveteur and came across Yasmin Sewell ( a girl crush of mine!) and her obsession with In Fiore products.  I hope to try Lucense very soon: "LUCENSE Illuminating Floral Extract 
A complex serum of luminosity-boosting florals and herbs to bring your complexion to full radiant bloom. "

Simplicity

A year ago I never saw the big deal with simple classic clothing.  Why spend money on simple toned garments?  Answer- It's all about the cut, the quality and the the fact such pieces are timeless.  Also such pieces let the face,hair and figure be the focus of the portrait- think Audrey Hepburn style. This style creates a frame for the person. No wonder many designers wear black.

My clothing phases from my early twenties consisted of a few items from Primark, most from H&M and a few pieces from Zara and ebay. These were largely girly or frilly clothing mainly with prints. Now looking at my wardrobe I need to spend an afternoon sifting through to throw away, donate to charity and sell a few good quality items on ebay.

As with life we go through phases and I think there are times where some of our clothes are no longer part of us, like people we used to know years ago, would these people be part of your life today? Time to move on and not delude ourselves with rose tinted glasses.

                                     

Love Like Poison (Un Poison Violent) (2010)

If you like films and particularly French films then you should watch this one if you haven't already. This one is probably one of the best French films I have seen.  There is an interesting interview with the director Katell Quillévéré here:

http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/10369/1/love-like-poison-katell-quillevere

images are stills from the film from www.dazeddigital.com