Future Trends 2014: April 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

WORDS

I thought I'd post outside the WORDS section today as there are sooo many recent quotes that are inspiring me...I hope they inspire you as well...

Thursday, April 25, 2013

A fellow fashionista recently sent me samples of his amazing bath and body product line called Mt. Sapola. The name comes from the mountain where soap was originally discovered through a natural process over 2,000 years ago. Mt. Sapola has locations almost globally and make both body and home fragrance products. Now let's get to the good stuff!

I tried several of their body products and my favorite scent has got to be lemongrass. It is divine!

The products, soaps and shampoos, work great at cleansing and smell subtle afterwards.

I also used the lavender diffuser at home and it has a light and pleasant long lasting scent.

In general, all products are made with natural ingredients, smell amazing and are very gender neutral. Check out their NOLITA location for a wonderful spa experience!

27 Prince St
(between Mott St & Elizabeth St)
New York, NY 10012

Little Drawers

Vintage letterpress drawers, card catalogs, printer drawers and apothecary cabinets are all perfect places to store your tiny treasures. I’ve been keeping my eye out for a letterpress drawer for a long time before I starting looking online at Etsy and Ebay. And it turns out Craigslist came to my rescue with someone giving away seven letterpress drawers for free. Bingo. Persistence is key!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Art Of Quilling

Yulia Brodskaya is a master at the art of quilling, using strips of colorful paper that is rolled, shaped and glued to create the most magnificent works of art. As much as I absolutely love her typography, as seen in Startbucks or Hermès ads, I am most impressed with her portrait series. Yulia so brilliantly challenges the limitations of traditional quilling techniques by bringing these three dimensional portraits to life. Each of her subjects have the most poignant and emotional facial expressions . . . they’re simply extraordinary!