It’s finally over. I can’t believe it came to an end so quickly, but first year is finally behind me.
Amazing friendships were made, grammar tests were passed (finally), stories were written, people were interviewed, parties were held, birthdays were celebrated … we all made it in one piece.
Alas, a school year in review.
x,
april.
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Carine Roitfeld and her crew over at French Vogue have done something different for their May 2010 cover. Next month’s issue has 3 different covers- one with actresses Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, and Gwyneth Paltrow, one with Penelope Cruz and lastly another with Cruz and Streep.
This is quiet a large leap for Roitfeld, who consistently favors using models for her cover, not American actresses.
Vogue Paris- May 2010
images: fashionologie.com
I mean French Vogue will occasionally mix in an actress here, or singer there, however they are usually highly styled and very fashion forward. These covers essentially look like Gap ads for (Red) products, non?
We’ve seen this same scene way too many times before, Roitfeld.
Not very Vogue-y, more Vanity Fair-ish circa their annual “New Hollywood” cover?
Kind of a let down, not gunna lie.
x,
april.
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I really have no idea how I did not know about this before.
The website stumbleupon.com is a wondrous web invention, that my friend Bailey was gracious enough to tell me about.
Kinda like Chatroulette, except you’re taking a gamble to stumble upon various different postings about trends, fashion, art, culture, photography, etc.
My first stumble was a major success. I found a bunch of minimalistic TV posters, created by UK print Art Director Exergian.
Exergian uses block coloring and iconic symbols from each show to create a vivid identity of the program.
They look so fresh, so clean.
Can you recognize each program’s symbol?
x,
april
images: stumbleupon.com
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The last two weeks have been hectic, to say the least. Although, I mean I’m not complaining.
I do like hectic. Life can get pretty boring if you’re not busy, right?
Between studying for exams, finishing up last minute essays and playing both realtor and house hunter, everything has finally worked out for the best, and not a minute too soon.
Let’s start at the beginning.
Sunday marked my 20th birthday (I actually can’t believe I have a two in my age, weirddd) but the festivities started early on Saturday night when a few friends and I went to see Florence + the Machine at the Kool Haus.
Florence + the machine
April 10, 2o10
images: flickr/kittiechan
Flo was amazing. She was beautiful, her voice was flawless and her accent was so cute it even made my British friends smile.
Thinking of her performance of Drumming Song still sends shivers down my spine. If you ever get the chance to see them live, DO IT!
The next day we celebrated, me being old, with brunch at Sassafraz. Anyone who knows me can vouch that my favorite meal ever is brunch. Clearly I was in my glory.
The weekend was nicely rounded out with another birthday – happy 21st birthday mr. sebastian smith! – as well as the return of Glee!
image: bscreview.com
This weekend has totally kick started my summer break, even if I still have 3 exams to go!
Wish me luck.
x,
april.
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“I have learnt how to live…how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch.”
Audrey Hepburn, Sabrina 1954
x,
april.
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FEATURE ASSIGNMENT
Kaitlyn Flipcic strips down to her underwear, lathers herself in lotion, straps on a pair of protective goggles and lays herself onto the steel frame of her favorite tanning bed- the Sunscape. The bed is then switched on and 55 lamps distribute ultra violet rays (UV) across her whole body.
This process is nothing new to Flipcic.
Now 19, she has been infatuated with tanning since the age of eight, when she would accompany her mother and older sisters to the tanning salon almost every night.
“As a kid, I thought the atmosphere was so cool, and grown-up. Tanning was glamorous to me then,” says Flipcic.
Her childhood fascination has set off an adult addiction to tanning, which according to the World Health Organization, increases her risk for developing melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
Tanning beds have been recently moved into the highest cancer risk category, classified as carcinogenic to humans.
However, Flipcic is not the only teen on the quest for a dark tan. A recent study, conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology, found that an increased 26 per cent of young people, under the age of 25, had been using tanning beds repeatedly over the past year.
“I tan a lot, like four, five times a week,” says Michelle Topic, a 20-year-old Sheridan College student.
“I’m not worried about the damage … it’s like smoking, I know it’s bad for me, but I still do it,” she says.
The report also found that the use of tanning beds, before the age of 30, would increase one’s chance of developing melanoma by 75 per cent.
image:forladiesbyladies.com
According to cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr. Adel Quittainah, people mistakenly regard tans as a good thing, when in fact discoloration to the skin is a sign of damage from UV rays.
Candice Cristou, a Hamilton based esthetician, explains that UV rays reach the skin in two different forms. UVA, which weakens collagen, causing wrinkles and UVB, which burns and causes the skin to tan.
“A lot of people, especially teens, think that having a nice, dark tan is great, because of the way television and the media portray beautiful, tanned bodies. While the reality is that are ruining your body and may well end up with cancer,” says Dr. Quittainah.
Laura Smith, a Sol ‘Exotica Tanning Salon employee, agrees with Dr. Quittinah’s notion of the media playing a large role when it comes to the teen obsession with tanning.
“When clients, especially young teens, come into my store and ask to get a color like some Jersey Shore character that’s a red flag for me,” says Smith.
Jersey Shore cast show off their golden tans- mtv.ca
“ It’s my duty to educate clients on the risk they are taking with their body, I want to make sure they are doing it for the right reasons. Not to look like their favorite celebrity.”
Toronto dermatologist, Dr. Martie Gidon specializes in sun-damaged skin and suggests using self-tanning lotions and bronzers to attain a summer glow all year long.
“Honestly, you are not going to find a dermatologist or a physician that thinks any sort of tanning is not dangerous.”
“If you are willing to sacrifice the health of your body for, a so called, glamorous or beautiful tan then you need a real reality check.”
x,
april.
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When it’s 28 degrees outside, and the last thing you want to be doing is writing a feature story and a final english essay – you blog instead.
Hometown Glory (High Contrast Remix) by Adele has been on rotation all day. Perfect for such a beautiful spring day back home, in Hamilton.
This morning, in an attempt to research for a final assignment, I stumbled upon this golden treasure instead.
Givenchy studded booties.
Let’s go to the beach and find our very own sea shells. I can feel the summer already!
Happy Easter
x,
april.
image: jakandjil.com
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excuse my language. 