I've lately been using organic products from Whole Body, Whole Foods' personal care line. Besides being affordable, they use plant-based and naturally-derived ingredients, pure essential oil fragrances and gentle preservatives. I love their products based on argan, coconut and olive oils, green tea, sea minerals, aloe, avocado, herbal extracts and vitamin C. Argan oil is a well known Morrocan wonder that soothes against dry skin. It can be used … [Read more...]
Favorite desserts
October 29, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
I am not a dessert person at all. I like to cook but not to bake; however, once in a blue moon, I like to indulge in a light dessert. The following desserts all have something in common: they are based on milk, rice, amazing spices and most importantly, not too sweet. Muhallabieh. This dessert is Lebanese, but at the same time it can be of any other Middle Eastern country. I just discovered it and I absolutely love it! Crème Brule … [Read more...]
My perfect home is …
October 18, 2011 by · 1 Comment
Home furnishing is not an easy task. Even if you enjoy hunting for the perfect items to adorn your house and are good at it, it is without a doubt a long frustrating process. You might have the perfect image of what you want/need in your mind, but might take time until you actually find it. Wrong color, wrong size, many trips to the store, exchange, return, etc etc. That being said, I enjoy it very much. I am great at picking up the little stuff … [Read more...]
NFP Fashion Show
October 14, 2011 by · 2 Comments
This New York Fashion Week, I had the change to walk for Gail Travis's New Form Perspective line. The Spring/Summer 2012 NFP Fashion show showcased architectural possibilities using carefully engineered sweater designs, styled upon her signature felted dresses/tops and easy jersey underpinning designs. Her style is truly unique, breaking barriers with her progressive multi functional tops. “N” (knitwear) + “F” (Felted dresses/tops) + … [Read more...]
