foxylicious | June 2010

…there is a lovely wetlands reserve, and right in the middle I found these pukeko, taking refuge from the dogs and joggers that run around the park.

Is this woman nuts? - Huffington Post

Shop assistants will ‘lie until you buy’ – Femail

Find the Best Sunglasses for Your Face Shape- Oprah

Hair care: Gently does it- NZ Herald

Crystal Renn responds to douchebot designer who dislikes plus size models- Styleite

The ten rules of summer dressing- Guardian

On the street: Graphic- Bill Cunningham

Accessories make the outfit- The Age

Will last century’s styles open today’s wallets? - NY Times

Debenhams bans the airbrush from swimwear ad campaign- Femail

Do makeup pros at counters actually help? - LA Times

NZ women are applying makeup that contains potentially toxic materials- NZ Herald

10 Looks: New Fashion, Vintage Ideas- Real Simple

Shopping at Oxfam- Independent.ie

Kitchen Skincare- ReadyMade

Fashion 101: Shearling jacket- Stuff.co.nz

Putting an end to ‘fast fashion’ – Jezebel

How to apply makeup quickly while travelling- Femail

The ultimate guide to American Style- Details

Aaradhna has three things I admire: Long flowing hair, a love of big earrings, and an amazingly talented voice. I was watching a DVD with the first 10 years of Dawn Raid on Sunday and it has all her old music videos on it. So even though she’s not a recent muse she has been in the past.

Aaradhna Jayantilal Patel’s father is Indian, her mother is Samoan and her big break came when she got to sing in front of Dawnraid’s Brotha D while he was at her grandma’s getting his hair braided. She’s almost a mix of Beyonce and Amerie musically- so no wonder she’s over in LA writing, recording, and rubbing shoulders with the A-list of hip-hop!

I would have picked her collaboration with Savage (where she plays the ‘ghetto princess’) or Adeaze (where she’s dressed as a Bollywood diva) as my first video but this is her favourite song and she seems herself in the video- Bright Indian inspired sari and streetwear, plenty of bangles, and of course the statement gold earrings. The love story between her and the Fruit & Vege owner is very sweet too.

Here she goes full Beyonce- with prerequisite stage outfit, performing her heart out with two backup dancers. Her voice is amazing as always but the choreography? Not her strong point.

Like most of our national singers, she jumped the ditch two years ago and started experimenting with dance music (which Aussies are great at). She’s perfect in the genre, and her Indian style jewellery has been replaced with the chunky, African tribal look which is more modern.

So of course we wish her luck in the city of angels chasing her Hollywood dreams- keep doing your thing girl!

Portrait of Pare, a Maori girl with moko, wearing a kahu huruhuru (feather cloak), and with greenstone eardrops and ribbons in her ears. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, circa 1900, probably in the Wanganui region.

Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified young Maori woman wearing a korowai (traditional Maori tag cloak). She has a huia tail feather in her hair, and moko on her chin. Some of her long hair is elaborately dressed on top of her head. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, ca 1900, probably at Wanganui.

I’ve always wanted a train case to carry my haircare/makeup/skincare in (I blame Murder on the Orient Express), but I always thought I would go for an American Tourister style case. But realistically I needed something that matched my Vintage Luggage and the leather trim almost does that. I also like that it’s secure, and has a removable mirror, which is great for travel. I really wish I could refurbish the interior, but sadly it’s just too tricky.

An LV Train case is approx. $2,000USD but I found mine on TradeMe. Check out Etsy for Vintage Leather train cases or Pinup Girl Clothing for their new range of cases.