Cordelia de Castellane, the ebullient creative mind behind Dior Maison and Baby Dior, welcomes us into her characterful Parisian abode. The first thing you notice about Cordelia de Castellane Paris apartment is the light. Palatially tall windows stream in sunshine from both sides on blue-sky days. Off a gated limestone courtyard on the Left Bank,…
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Promoting and Supporting Well-Being in Schools – Health and Mental Health
Positive psychology emphasizes individual strengths such as happiness and well- being as the pillars of personal growth, self-fulfillment, flourishing, thriving, and health. Well-being is an important concept for different domains of life including school settings. Personal well-being at school is a key element to contributes to students’ healthy lifestyles and psychosocial and physical health. The…
Beauty – Bold Vision
This look blends minimalism with futurism. The sharp cat-eye liner, achieved with the Signature de Chanel ($57), stretches beyond the ordinary, extending across the eyelid in a striking, angular form. The glossy lips reflect a subtle sheen, while highlighted lids using Dior’s Backstage Eye palette in 004 Celestial Purple ($8866) add a sense of sculptural…
Income tax – the basics – Life Insights
There is no doubt that your tax position is likely to change once you start to take retirement, and it is vital that everyone reaching retirement age should invest some time in understanding how the tax system applies to them. The most common types of tax are income tax, National Insurance contributions and capital gains…
The Wild Side – Jewels Collection
Be at one with the animal kingdom in these dazzling statement pieces. I. WRIST CHARMERPink gold and enamel Métiers d’Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac–Year of the Snake watch with brown alligator strap, VACHERON CONSTANTIN. II. GREAT FLOCKRose gold, white gold, diamond, ruby, sapphire, coral, spessartite garnet, spinel, onyx and mother-of-pearl Under her Wing…
Contemporary Art and Literature – New Zealand Travel Guide
Behind much of New Zealand’s art and literature lies a degree of tension between the landscape and the people who inhabit it. Many New Zealanders have always had something of an ambivalent attitude towards the arts. Grants to artists and writers by the state funding agency once regularly aroused derision, as if wastrels and idlers…
Silver Linning and Well Heeled
Like liquid metal, shimmery silver is glamorous yet soft enough for all styles WELL HEELEDA perfect balance of comfort and elegance—kitten heels are the new favorites to step out in. 1.Pump, $1,295, JIMMY CHOO. AT YOUR BEADINGGet the conversation goingwith a statement pendant necklace. Necklaces from:
Help with a mortage – Life Insights
If you are getting Pension Credit or Universal Credit and still have a mort-gage, you may be able to get help paying some or all of your mortgage interest through a scheme called Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI). This help used to be given as an increase in your benefit payments. However, since 6 April…
Get the Look – Season’s Denim Bonanza
Welcome to the season’s denim bonanza. Call it Americana or the Canadian tuxedo if you prefer, but these days, denim has become the quintessential global citizens’ uniform—perennially on trend and universally cool all at once. Start with designer denim in a darker wash where the cut runs boxier and the fabrics are heftier. And if…
Refugee Youth: Early Mental Health Intervention and Support
The refugee crisis is a global phenomenon that continues to affect people regardless of age, race, sex, gender, and economic status. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pan-demic and political unrest have brought to the forefront the ongoing challenges refugees experience on a continuing basis. A refugee is defined by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)…