a. Balenciaga "Waterfall-ruffle sleeveless dress"
b. Chloe "Devon leather cross-body bag"
c. Diptyque "Vetyverio fragrance"
d. Thomas Maier "Leather sandals"
with love.
Top Shelf // Grown Alchemist
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Grown Alchemist is an innovator's dream, a homegrown skincare brand rooted in biotechnology. Not to mention the products coming in the most swoon worthy scents. There is definitely a form of extra pleasure when your humble lip balm is laced in the scent of watermelon and vanilla (in true lip smacker style), or the likes of pink grapefruit and lime. Delicious.
As an exfoliator, their "facial polishing" product is the perfect balance between a gentle product, although still rough enough to give your skin a good scrub and get the job done. Being lightly scented with pink grapefruit its nice and fresh, but nothing overtly overpowering. A "hydra mist" is something that I wouldn't ordinarily use often, although with this product I find that it does come in handy when your skin feels in desperate need of a hydration kick- say on flights, etc.
a. Diptyque "philosykos"
b. Grown Alchemist "hydra mist with desert lime and amino pepper"
c. Grown Alchemist "facial polishing exfoliant with pink grapefruit and glucomannan extract"
d. Grown Alchemist "watermelon and vanilla lip balm"
*This is a sponsored post, as the products featured above were kindly sent to THE AFFAIR
with love.
Girls Girls Girls
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Flicking through the International New York Times on a recent trans continental flight, I sourced an article on Lena Dunham in light of her soon to be released book.
In Girls, Dunham's character Hannah was one that I took a while to warm to, but when I did it was due to coming to realise her unapologetic ways which wade far from the norms we have come to accustomed to from television shows. It's clear that the construction of her character is a form of Dunham's self liberation as a young woman, as to quote the article "the combination of extreme self-reference and extreme lack of vanity feels almost like a supernatural power."
There is one scene that I remember vividly, where in the midst of a sporadic affair with a man played by actor Patrick Wilson they are filmed for a good minute and a half playing table tennis shirtless. The irony is that Dunham received much backlash for the dubbed "unrealistic" portrayal- claiming that someone as attractive as Wilson would never in reality have an whirlwind affair with Dunham.
Through Girls, she makes us question our embedded norms, and here she can be compared to Woody Allen in the way in which her work is guided by her own person, rather roving and undisciplined at times. And to quote the article once more "[Dunham] has the exceedingly rare ability to be 100 percent herself, 100 percent of the time...and it's entirely possible that she’s an icon precisely because she doesn’t speak for anyone else."
....and here are some basic's I've been loving
a. Rag & Bone "jean jacket"
b. Diptyque "philosykos"
c. Perricone MD "no foundation foundation"
with love.
Luxury Beauty
Thursday, 8 August 2013
It's the soft click of the lid, the reflective golden metal, the poised typography. Packaging can be just do damn alluring.
Tom Ford's "Black Orchid Eau De Parfum" is one of a kind, oozing a sensual edge that only Ford could muster. Then there is the world of Diptyque, who we kid you not we would buy without even taking a whiff of the product (yes it has crossed out minds).
We're talking about the kind of products that you would never buy for yourself, but would eagerly hint to your loved ones.
...but nothing says luxury quite like a $2,000 Crème
We don't know where to start with the cult product that is the La Mer "moisturising cream." Although god, it has been vouched for by everyone who is anyone. It's the miracle cream of all miracle creams.
Of course there is a slightly more affordable $250 version of the product, but sometimes we wonder who sits in their marble cladded bathroom slathering their face with a product worth more than a one-way ticket to the other side of the world.
When in... Copenhagen
Thursday, 1 August 2013
When exploring the city of Copenhagen, here are some gorgeous items for that very polished yet casual look.
a. Sonia by Sonia Rykiel "oversized cut-out blazer"
b. Givenchy "ribbed sweater"
c. Saint Laurent "leather chelsea boots"
d. Theyskens Theory "nixer trouser"
e. Diptyque "fig tree candle"
f. 3.1 Phillip Lim "pashli messenger"
with love.
