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Dolls Eye View: Paris Spring Summer ‘19 Trends

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The girls were happy to get back to Paris, where, frankly, there’s a little something for everyone! Biker Babes Biker shorts are back with a bang! (Were they ever out of style?) What's new this time around is pairing them with a tailored jacket. To better conform to the original jacket, I could have used a flat textured wool. But having just found some very chunky (and hard to sew) "Chanel" type fabric, Anna insisted I make her 1/6 scale version out of my latest find. The jacket itself really isn't anything special. It's really all about the look--big Chanel jacket with the stretchy bike shorts. Basic Instinct The little black dress. The little white dress.... Getting dolly dressed for summer is as easy as making her a basic sheath. What makes these special are the tiny little details--a hint of lace peeking out from under a hem, peek-a-boo shoulders or a bias trim to an asymmetrical skirt. Cool Shoulders A trend that has been quite popular over the last few seaso...

My first Drops of Hemp Oil

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Hemp oil and generally, hemp-based products, including for medical use, are a hype of the last years, both in the health- and the food-related realms. Despite the controversies, the trend is growing and more and more companies are offering various alternatives and products.  The oils are usually obtained by pressing hemp seeds and are praised for their high contribution of essential fatty acids which are required for our bodies and are not produced by the body. A good concentration of such acids in the body is an important energy boost and may prevent both cancer and various genetic mutations. In addition, hemp oil also contains antioxidants, vitamins and is a good source of chlorophyll.  Hemp oil, with a heavy nutty consistence, can be also used for salads and the preparation of various goods, including pasta (looking for some recipes that include hemp oil among the ingredients, by the way) and is also a recommended ingredient for many quality skincare products. My experience...

Dating Advice - and Encouragement - for the Festive Season

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Fill your life with beautiful things When October is around the corner, you know that from now on, the air will start being filled with glitters, sparkles and invitations to celebrations, office parties and family gatherings. There is the Halloween, the holiday office parties, the various holiday celebrations typical for the winter like Xmas and Hanukka...Too many occasions to count, and so many opportunities to spend time with your loved ones, family and special someone. Time to share gifts and kisses unde the mistletoe.  However, when you are single, you feel like it is the end of the world, and all what's up for you in the cards in the next 2 months, is a dark time spent on the couch surrounded by empty XXL pizza boxes and Netflix binge watching. Is this you? Do you think this is the only way you can spend those months full of hope and warmed hearts moments? If yes, you are wrong, very wrong. To let your circumstances define you is not an act of self-love and self-awareness and ...

CVAD Study Abroad

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Couscous Salad with Ras-el-Hanout and 'Kofu'

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When I don't travel in the Middle East, I am trying to bring the Middle East to my home - or to my plate, to be more precise. With my bag full of spices from Spice Kitchen UK , part of their Brand Ambassador Programme , I am bringing the rich world of flavour of the East to my West-Berlin kitchen.  And there are many opportunities coming to my door, almost begging me to take them, prepare them and further share them with my readers. A couple of weeks ago, I've purchased from a local store Kofu , produced in Berlin, using the culinary wisdom of Israel. It is a special kind of tofu, using chickpeas flour. Available in different variants, including simple, mine was the falafel-one, which means that it has the usual spices used for the preparation of this special Oriental dish. I am generally very skeptical when it comes to the non-Asian attempts of producing tofu - I've tried way too much from the Bio sortiment and none was really satisfactory compared to the usual original r...

Nature Box Surprises - Your Hair Deserves More #BeautyPositivity

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After the summer is gone and the cold time is coming, let's talk hair goals. Healthy, shining, perfectly beautiful hair goals. Did you even notice how better - or tired - you look when your hair shows it? I, personally, noticed the big difference between the two moments, which has to do with my own look and attitude. As I said more than once, this is why a woman wearing a good looking wig can win at least 10 years. Sometimes, more often than you think, your hair tells everything about you. My hair look has ups and downs, especially after years of colouring and not too much awareness about the toxicity of some products included in the innocent bottle of shampoo. Stress, unhealthy lifestyle and eating habits, the city life pollution are other noticeable elements which harmed my hair and can harm yours too. More love and care for my hear is my motto and I am trying to be true to my words as often as possible. Therefore, when I was lucky enough to receive a full box of haircare product...

What is Tamarind and How Can you Use it?

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Pods of tamarind in my Berlin Asian store The disadvantage of growing up not only in a house where food was the least priority - we had books, after all, lots of them - but also the traditional tastes were very simple - garlic was part of (almost) everything so it didn't count as a 'spice' and adding chilli or pepper to a dish was a great cooking achievement (did I say my mom actually never used salt in the kichen) - was that I had a very long way acknowledging basic spices and flavors. While some were debating about what kind of Oriental spices are suited for the lamb, I was slowly exploring various peppers and trying to understand how much salt I shall add to a soup to make it really tasty.  As usual, I was able to use this relative disadvantage as an opportunity to better explore a flavor and therefore to set the basics for my own knowledge about foods and their hidden qualities that a good spice can perfectly outline.  During my journey, besides the Middle Eastern flavo...

Lauren Gray in the Voertman Gallery

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Fashion Design and Fibers double major, Lauren Gray, will be featured in a group exhibition at Voertman's Gallery. Lauren will be showing five garments alongside works from Drawing and Painting major, Claire Watkins, and Photography major, Ana Dria. The gallery is located at 1314 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201 . The exhibition opens Monday, Oct. 29th and runs through Saturday, Nov. 17th. The gallery reception is on Tuesday, Nov. 6th from 6-9pm.

Korean Street Fashion

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Korean Street Fashion-October 2018 In streets of Seoul😊