IF THERE IS ONE SONG THAT CAN TRUELY CAPTIVATE ME, THIS IS IT. SUCH A SOULFUL VOICE ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH BEAUTIFUL FILMING. BEN HOWARD & MICKEY SMITH SURE DO MAKE A BRILLIANT DUO. HERE IS 'ESMERELDA', ONE OF THE LATEST BEAUTIES OFF HIS NEW EP. A CONGRATS TO BEN AS WELL ON WINNING 'BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT' & 'BRITISH SOLO MALE ARTIST' AT THE BRITS A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE NEW ALBUM!
WELL, I AM COMPLETELY SMITTEN WITH FREE PEOPLE'S FEBRUARY LOOK BOOK. EVERY GARMENT IS BEAUTIFUL. IT MAKES ME WANT TO GET ONTO A HORSE & RIDE ACROSS A RUGGED BEACH INTO THE SUNSET... SIGH. YOU CAN FIND ALL THEIR WONDERFUL CLOTHES HERE.
RIGHT NOW I'M CRAVING SUMMER SUN & WARM WATERS, & STUMBLING ACROSS THESE STUNNING IMAGES BY HAWAIIAN PHOTOGRAPHER SARAH LEE HAVE GOT ME DAY DREAMING. LEE IS CLEARLY TALENTED WITH A CAMERA, DEVELOPING A LOVE FOR THE OCEAN FROM AN EARLY AGE ON THE SHORES OF KONA ISLAND & A LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY SOON AFTER, HER WORK IS A BEAUTIFUL MIX OF SURF PHOTOGRPAHY & MAGICAL MOMENTS CAPTURED OF FRIENDS & FAMILY'S LOVE FOR THE SEA.
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING CHARLOTTE O'CONNOR ON YOUTUBE FOR A WHILE NOW & I JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF HER SONGS. HERE'S 'TREASURE ISLAND'... IT ALWAYS CHEERS ME UP ON A GREY DAY! OH & SHE'S ALSO A QUIKSILVER WOMEN AMBASSADOR, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. YOU CAN CHECK OC'S SOULFUL SOUND OUT HERE.
I LITERALLY THINK ALBERTO SANCHEZ'S WORK IS SOME OF THE COOLEST I'VE EVER SEEN. HE WAS EXHIBITING IN THE RETROSPECT GALLERY, IN BRYON BAY, NSW AT THE TIME MY BOYFRIEND & I WERE LIVING THERE, & WE WOULD GO IN PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY JUST TO STARE AT THE BEAUTIFUL COLOURS & CRAFTSMENSHIP OF SANCHEZ'S ARTWORK. THEY ARE FAR FROM ORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHS, AS ALBERTO PRINTS, HACKS & THEN RE-INVENTS HIS PHOTOS TO GIVE THEM A 'UNIQUE FLAVOUR'. WITH INK & ACRYLIC SPLODGES, CREASES, SCRATCHING, FADING & RESIN COATING AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THEY LOOK AS IF THEY'VE BEEN RESTORED FROM THE 70'S. THE OUTCOME GIVES THIS BEAUTIFUL DREAMY EFFECT, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ABOVE.
