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Art Direction, Curation, Poetry and Photography

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AENĒIS Paris Silk Accessories

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My first collaboration with AENĒIS Paris was back in the summer. Unlike most instagram accounts, I like to pick and choose the brands I work with. Ultimately, I am not looking to become the next big influencer, quit my day job and carry on a life of travel and social media. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but my approach to social media is just different. I love taking objects and giving them movement, capturing them on camera and writing about the emotion or feeling behind the project. Recently, a friend wrote and posted to social media about the vapid attachment we have to objects, such as accessories, shoes, clothing, etc. and how life should carry depth and how humans should not be weighed down by material things. I agree but I also agree with the fact that anything, inanimate or breathing can take your imagination away and make you feel something special. My Twilly Silk Scarf from AENĒIS, did just that. I imagined clear blue skies, the silk catching the sunlight as its tail gets whisked away in the wind. Use MEL15 at checkout to get a 15% discount.

AENĒIS Paris

tags: #SILKSCARVES
categories: STYLE
Friday 11.23.18
Posted by MEL
 

NOMADE by Chloe

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Her scent lingered in the waters of the oceans, sands of the earth and winds of the sky. She was nomadic, but her musk would leave trails of bread crumbs for you to follow.

Catch her to set her free. Nomade by Chloé.

tags: #NOMADIC
categories: BEAUTY
Thursday 11.22.18
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THE Fall

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Her sense of adventure took her mind to places, uncovered.
Places where the serenity of her smile could live.
Hideaway her happiness,
Far from anyone or anything to harm it.
Keep it safe and let it live wild and free.

It took me about a month and a week to make peace with the departure of summer and entry of fall. It’s partially to do with Montreal’s uncontrollable need to rain. This weekend was the first in a long time where we had one beautiful day of fall. One beautiful, sunny and crisp day. Finally, I can show off the kind of pieces I have been gravitating towards.

COAT, ZARA - BAG, ZARA - SWEATER, H&M - COIN NECKLACE, CHANEL - NECKLACE, MANGO

tags: #COATSEASON
categories: STYLE
Thursday 11.15.18
Posted by MEL
 

THE Transition

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To compare, is to lose sight of one’s path. We are naturally drawn to compare ourselves to others. We use our eyes as vessels to observe, compare, adjust... How can we love ourselves if we keep giving others our attention? To look inside yourself and follow the rhythm of your mind and beat of your heart is self love. Open your eyes, as though they were windows that lead to your soul. See everything in colour, rather than black and white. Find your place in the world. It doesn’t have to come in, rushing all at once. It will take time. Until then, appreciate others: what they have to bring to the world and most importantly give yourself the same appreciation. Be proud of what you’ve done and the path you’ve paved. Even if you are still on a journey, know that, a journey is your destination. It is a destination with no end.

Denim, Verge Girl - Blazer, Mango - Belt, Vintage - Bag, Longchamp

tags: #WINTERWHITES
categories: STYLE
Thursday 11.01.18
Posted by MEL
 

THE Oil

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NARS Monoi Body Glow has been my go-to body quenching oil for the perfect summer glow. And when summer comes to an end, it will be the perfect highlights for my shoulders, clavicle bones and the fronts of my legs.

 
tags: #MONOIBODYGLOW
categories: BEAUTY
Wednesday 10.31.18
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SHERPA Coats

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Winter is approaching and I have yet to get over summer. The only thing getting me by is my collection of Sherpa Coats.

These coats are the comfiest, coziest purchases I have ever made for winter. Feeling like I’ve wrapped myself in my comforter each morning has made my commute to work bearable.

Now, to just get through these ice cold months and make my way to warmer days.

tags: #TEDDYTREND
categories: STYLE
Friday 10.12.18
Posted by MEL
 

LES Chanels: Le Jour, Le Nuit et Le Weekend

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THREE BEAUTY BOOSTERS TO GET YOU THROUGH THIRSTY SKIN

These three Chanel beauty boosters have been my game changers. At first, I received them as pretty treasures to place on my make up desk, only to find out weeks in that they actually work. Le Jour is my layering piece to my already broken into KORRES 24 hour Moisturizing Cream. Its lightness allows me to wear make up all day, oil-free. 

Le Nuit and Le Weekend makes your skin feel nourished day in and day out. The perfect pair to go make-up free all night and weekend long.

tags: #RITUALS
categories: BEAUTY
Friday 09.14.18
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WISHLIST Céline Slides

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Céline Slides are currently on my wish list. Happy Monday!

tags: #CURRENTLYWISHING
categories: ACCESSORIES
Monday 08.20.18
Posted by MEL
 

JUMPSUITS In Season

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Zara Jumpsuit

tags: #MONKEYSUIT
categories: STYLE
Friday 07.20.18
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IN Constellation

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She was a night sky
Her jewelry, the constellations

tags: #BRIELEON
categories: ACCESSORIES
Tuesday 07.17.18
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THE Skirt

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TOP, JAMES PERSE | SKIRT, Réalisation Par

I fell in love with this place in the Old Port of Montreal. This is where a field of flowers met an aged, urban skyline. It was beautiful.

A new home tradition has been to walk around Montreal, get to know our city and capture moments, places and things. On this early romantic Sunday morning, I wore my new Réalisation Par 100% silk skirt. I love it when an outfit feels effortless. The easiness of this skirt made me feel so good, that morning all felt like a dream.

tags: #SILKSKIRTS
categories: STYLE
Friday 07.13.18
Posted by MEL
 

THE T

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TOP, ZARA | PANT, VERGE GIRL | BAG, CHLOE | SHOE, ACNE

SHE LOVED WHOLE HEARTEDLY
AND HATED EMPTILY
She WAS A STORM

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she held her heart close and only handed out peices to those who cared,
for Her heart had depth and it was filled with soil, fertile enough for the most beautiful flowers to grow

tags: #POETRY
categories: STYLE
Wednesday 06.20.18
Posted by MEL
 

THE Nile

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Bag of the season, Chloe Nile Minaudiere.

tags: #CHLOEGIRLS
categories: ACCESSORIES
Tuesday 05.01.18
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A Table at The FARNSWORTH HOUSE

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I found this set on Pinterest. The detail in the leather chairs are stunning and fit perfectly with the colour of the table. In research I found that this table resides in the Farnsworth House.

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tags: #FARNSWORTH
categories: LIVING
Saturday 02.17.18
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THE Routine

Water first, always.
Then coffee and read one page from a book.
No music until you are getting dressed.
Leave yourself with your thoughts and that one page you just read.
Dress to feel inspired. 
Dress only to look in the mirror and want to be the woman staring back.
Take photos of what inspires you through out your morning.
Repeat that last step throughout your day.
Play with Kit, show her lots of love before you leave. This requires you waking up extra early.
Better to wake up early and experience most of your day through opened eyes.
Pack a good lunch. Something you look forward to opening.
Kiss and hold Tristan for no less than a full minute.
I love you, before you leave.
On your commute, listen to music to unwind and read a book.
The book must be different than the one you grab a page from each morning.
Take your phone, explore.
Explore Pinterest.
Explore Instragram.
Send vibes out into the world through your social media. Inspire others, as they inspire you. 
Get to work.
Grab a coffee.
Write a paragraph. It can be about anything.
Put a playlist on.
Start working. 
Take your lunch break to eat. 
Go for a walk.
Explore some more.
Grab a warm or cold drink. Depending on how you feel.
Start working, again.
New playlist, please.
Leave work at the earliest that you can.
They don’t own you.
On your way home, listen to music that you can dance to.
Get home.
Enjoy how happy Kit is to see you.
Kiss and hug Tristan. 
More I love yous.
Talk about your day to each other. 
Spend no more than 10 minutes on this subject.
Then, talk about everything else. Spend endless hours on this subject.
Cook together.
Eat together.
Clean together.
Walk Kit together.
Unwind together.
Go to bed together.
Read one page from your book and dream.

Repeat.

tags: #LIFE
categories: ART
Monday 01.01.18
Posted by MEL
Comments: 3
 

Always live here.