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Dolce & Gabbana and Our Right to Freedom of Opinion

  I have debated with myself whether or not to write on the blog about this. Not because I don’t know where I stand when it comes to the whole Dolce & Gabbana – Elton John conflict, but because I...

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A Beauty Secret from Ingrid Bergman

  This year marks a centenary since Ingrid Bergman’s birth. The Festival de Cannes has chosen to pay tribute to the Swedish actress in all her beauty with this year’s poster, based on a photograph of...

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Interview: Fashion Designer and Humanitarian Treana Peake

  When I think of fashion with a greater purpose, there is quite a number of brands that spring into my mind. But there are very few of these that are transparent enough to gain my undivided trust and...

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The Simplest Beauty Trick: Drinking Water

  I am certainly not an expert in beauty regimes and I most certainly do not have a rigorous daily beauty routine. I like to keep things simple and I’ve always been an adept of an as natural approach...

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Interview with Adina Grigore, Founder of S.W. Basics

  Their mission is simply this: to help people have healthier skin naturally. S.W. Basics is an all-natural, five-ingredients-or-less, sustainable (the bigger goal is to make products that contribute...

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Summer Skin

  My skincare and make-up routines are very low maintenance, even more so in the summer. However, there used to be two products I would religiously apply before leaving the house: the mascara and a...

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A Sporting Life

  While I still prefer the Roland Garros and Australian Open, I can’t deny that Wimbledon has its unique charm (the commitment to the all-white equipment being part of it). And as I was viewing the...

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First of Autumn

We spent most of August away, escaping the city heat and soaking up every bit of summer left. I like to refer to it as my baby boy’s first summer holiday and he absolutely loved it. Autumn is here...

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Scarves for Water

  I love a beautiful scarf. It’s, hands down, the fashion item I purchase most often, and the one I reach for almost every time I walk out the door – I think it has become rather essential for...

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A Sporting Life: Nacho Figueras

  Last summer I was writing about tennis and about one of the greatest, and most stylish, players of all time, Björn Borg, while making a plea for outdoor sports. Sport and style are not exactly...

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A Sporting Life: Jean-Claude Killy

   A Sporting Life – taking on the challenge to put together sports and style (not exactly natural bedfellows), and making a plea for outdoor sports   The skiing season may be over, but it’s always a...

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A Sporting Life: Rafael Nadal

   A Sporting Life – taking on the challenge to put together sports and style (not exactly natural bedfellows), and making a plea for outdoor sports   Is is clay-court season! My favourite surface of...

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A Laid-Back Approach to Life and Looks

  There is one thought that’s been on my mind for quite some time. Everything doesn’t have to be so fast. And I believe that it’s up to us to get back in touch with things that are basic and important....

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Oyibo

  In Nigerian tribal dialects, “Oyibo” is used to refer to a “white man” (or a person of Caucasian descent), and it is the title of the African travel journal by Ana Hogaş and Ionuţ Florea, a couple of...

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Into The World: Interview with Ana Hogaş and Ionuţ Florea

The Chalbi Desert, Kenya   They wrote a book and I loved it. They left on a motorbike to discover Africa, taking their own path and leaving their own mark, and I thought this is what travelling should...

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Wild Strawberries

  Summer is the best time to return to a simpler way of life and a good reminder to live with intention and awareness. I am of the opinion that every small thing can make a difference. For yourself and...

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Interview: Fashion Designer and Humanitarian Treana Peake

  When I think of fashion with a greater purpose, there is quite a number of brands that spring into my mind. But there are very few of these that are transparent enough to gain my undivided trust and...

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The Simplest Beauty Trick: Drinking Water

  I am certainly not an expert in beauty regimes and I most certainly do not have a rigorous daily beauty routine. I like to keep things simple and I’ve always been an adept of an as natural approach...

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Interview with Adina Grigore, Founder of S.W. Basics

  Their mission is simply this: to help people have healthier skin naturally. S.W. Basics is an all-natural, five-ingredients-or-less, sustainable (the bigger goal is to make products that contribute...

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Summer Skin

  My skincare and make-up routines are very low maintenance, even more so in the summer. However, there used to be two products I would religiously apply before leaving the house: the mascara and a...

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