Modern Masks.

     Through out history and across countries, humans have worn masks. To hide their feeling´s, to pretend they are someone else, for religious reason, theaters, Balls etc. Now a days you see more and more people, esp. older women walking around with their modern masks...To hide their true selves. How have we come to a point in our culture where older women want to look like they are still young? To compete with the younger women? Why do we feel ashamed of our wrinkles? saggy skin? Our soft tummies that are evidence of having borne children? What is it that makes us want to hide every passage of time?
     The core of human interaction is looking at faces, trying to guess the age of a person, to gauge his/her experience of life. our wrinkles show the world how we have laughed, cried, been disappointed, our dignity. Erasing it makes u somehow loose dignity...It´s not interesting anymore. It´s your whole life's experience written on your skin...u have earned each and everyone of it....why would u mutate your body and skin to get rid of your achievements? Yes..a 20 year old has a flat taunt tummy..not every women is lucky to have her tummy looking the same as it used to when she was 20. is that so bad? All the stretch marks on my soft tummy( which never goes back -even after exercise) reminds me of the 9 beautiful months when my daughter was being created inside of me. That is such a wonderful feeling that- I Don't´t mind the stretch marks or the softness.
    There so so much marketing...in clothes, creams, Images in magazines of how a women should look like...But where is the intelligence of the educated modern woman? She should know that´s it´s just manipulation so u can buy the clothes, creams, surgeries...
   What message are we giving the younger women? It´s time to think before we all give in to these ridicules ideas of beauty. A beautiful woman is a woman who is confidant of her self, comfortable in her own skin and always dignified in every situation. I would hate my grandmother or my mother to erase their beautiful wrinkles...to have so much toxic stuffed into their faces that they cannot smile well or frown....
             I don´t think secure women need these modern masks.......

Very Interesting article on psychology of buying.

http://www.consumerpsychologist.com/

Hope u enjoy!!

Mu Gallery- new find for furniture!

  Shanghai never ceases to amaze me...after living here for six years I still feel so new here. Every day I discover something new about this city. It's so huge and so dynamic...it's constantly changing. One day I see an old run down building and the next time I cross that street theres a beautiful modern skyscraper in its place. Or I pass a old neglected house and after a while she all beautiful again as someone else saw the same beauty in her and decided to make it into a cool cafe or a boutique. Today I found a cute little store. It has Chinese furniture BUT it's all in beautiful colours and more apt to fit in with a moden apartment.

Our obsession with youth.

    In france a woman's  beauty was not thought to be substantial unless she stayed beautiful after age,36. In Europe a mans 40th birthday is celebrated in a big way because it´s thought that only after that he is a man  of substance.  Then I know women who go through great pains..literally to look like they are in their 20´s. This whole unhealthy obsession with youth is making our society unhealthy. Everyone knows that most girls on advt. billboards and magazines are around 17years..some even as young as 14! The pictures are photo-shoped...still women torture themselves to remain young! Men feel insecure! This blatant obsession with youth and thinness has lead to many young girls dying from starving themselves..many people dying on cosmetic surgery tables ...trying to be perfect. 

      Many in asia are obsessed with the white skin western idea of beauty..going through process like skin whitening and peeling process without being adequately  warned and educated about it.Chinese men and women trying to have bigger eyes..biggger breasts.  Skin peels lead to hyper pigmentation in their 40´s. hummm...How can we stop this? How about looking at role models from our own culture and being proud of your individuality? There is just one you...after all..in this whole world!  Why not make her/him the most beautiful? Take pride in yourself and love yourself and accept others for what they are. We are a more interesting world with all our differences than everyone looking the same. Make the best of your looks without trying to look 20. Love yourself enough not to mutilate with botox or peels...or worse. 

Florence, Italy.

   Am in Italy finishing my Masters course. Have been here years back and am in love with it again. Some pictures for u to enjoy. Art seems to be every where in every street, corner and staring at you right in your face. I understand now why Italian design is so well known. Florence has always been a home of the artists ..