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WHEN WOMEN QUIT

I think we can all agree that politics is a bit shit right now, a lot shit actually. The world is in flames and it is no surprise that some people want no parts in it, no parts in fixing a system fundamentally and continually broken mostly by men in power- let’s be frank. However,…

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WINTER ON BEAUTY

Simplicity is the key to a healthy beauty regime, gone are the days where we slather eight to ten products on our faces, it’s a time suck and unnecessary not to mention, overly sensitises the skin’s barrier eventually making it weaker. When it comes to the battle between skin and…

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SKIN SAVIOUR- AUGUSTINUS BADER

So what does an essence do? This is the question I asked myself before buying this product, mind you, I will buy anything by Bader. The beauty counter person says an essence is meant to help your other products perform better hence applying this as a base product. Hence this…

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The Beauty Edit- Summer Staples

Summer beauty can be tricky to navigate because the heat… the heat, the damn heat and we are in store for a treat this coming week and then some and I for one am here for it. When it comes to make up, we want to keep it light and…

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FASHION

THE WARDROBE | JACKETS

I am grieving the end of summer, this was a summer that really summered; there was heat, there was sweat, there were late nights and sunsets. There was stolen kisses…

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LONDON- PAUL CÉZANNE

There is a reason I continually visit Provence and its simply because I want to be near the mastery of Paul Cézanne. I have never known a more evocative artist, one that plays with light and mood in a way that is both romantic and dramatic but awfully quiet. The current exhibition at the Tate Modern is exquisite; I mean I have been to see it at least twice since its opening and will go back to see it a few more times. He painted ordinary life and infused it with the extraordinary, there is an emotion behind every stroke,…

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SHORT STORIES

#8- Between Friends

Franny tapped her leg impatiently waiting for her best friend to meet her at the wine bar, their favourite hole in the wall aptly names…

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ADVENT STORIES #24 |

River looks up at the house sitting in his car… this time without trepidation. For a long time after Bree and Raymond happened, he was…

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