CLEOPATRA – an oil for lovers. Entices strangers you secretly desires to come forward and respond.

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Yes this oil exists and I found it !

At Enchantements, a little store on the Lower East Side of Manahattan, there is a remedy for every situation whether about Love, Money, Success or Inspiration.  I love stepping in these places where you know, just pushing the door, that you have entered another world, the eariness sensation.

Despite a lovely lady who assisted me, I didn’t buy any oils because I couldn’t decide which one of my dilemmas I should tackle first, but I did leave with a few candles that promised “sunshine joy and happiness” in my life. I figured with that, the rest of my issues will resolve by themselves!

Next to me, was a gorgeous girl buying candles for job hunting and an oil to attract love and Upper East Side ladies who, whispering to the store assistant, seemed to know about some special behind-the-counter articles.

Here are my favorites, just reading the list makes me smile… results are already on their way!

DRAGON’S BLOOD – (note: no dragons were injured in the making of this oil!) for protection, personal power, love, money, success and uncrossing.
GODDESS of LOVE -
to bring out total animal instincts in those you desire!  Wear with caution!
SAINT JUDE -
The Patron Saint of Impossible causes.  What more can we say?
QUEEN OF SHEBA -
Use when a marriage proposal is sought from a reluctant individual.
SILK LOV -
to help bring you a refined and cultured lover.
STAY AT HOME -
helps keep a “wandering lover” at home.
TWINKLE TOES -
For joy and happiness and all around “feelin’ good!
ARABIAN NIGHTS -
love attraction and increases sexual magnetism.  Attracts new friends – makes others find you interesting and alluring.
JEZEBEL - a money drawing formula for women whose occupations rely on the charity of strangers.  Good for women who rely on tips for their income.  Also, helps to get men to spend $ on you!
HERMES - Aids in concentration and creativity.
KNOWLEDGE - Works well for the serious student as well as attracting Mercurial spirits for any analytical problem. (Yes, you still have to study!)

Buy them all online at www.Enchantementsinnyc.com or best go to the store located at 424 E 9th St. between 1st Ave. and Ave. A.

All photos credits New York Times.

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Love songs by NeoSoprano Nicole Renaud will take you straight to heaven

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This is the second time, I hear her angel voice.  The first time, she surprised me with a birthday song and yesterday she played for this uber-cool artsy crowd in a Chelsea studio. Nicole Renaud has this surreal presence with this crystal sharp voice and when she enters the room with her transparent luminous accordion, everyone in the room literally stopped and experienced heaven.

She is playing on Monday in New York the songs of her new album “Couleurs”, a love story seen through colors – available on iTunes.

Run to see her…

“Couleurs” multimedia concert @ Galapagos art space in Dumbo
Monday November 23rd, 8 pm
$12 cover, tickets at www.galapagosartspace.com
16 main street, corner of water st in dumbo.

I have an amazing video of last night on my iphone which I will ad here as soon as I have mastered some technical issues!

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Come on baby, light my fire. Try to set the night on fire !

Winter is coming fast and I feel like adding a little spark to my chimney with these bronze fire-dogs by French designer Hubert Le Gall. He has been called a Dandy Iconoclast or  Sculptor of Emotions. I just like that the way he adds a little humor and sparkle to his design… and the ones above are one edition out of 69!

They are available at Renaud Vuaillat’s TwentyFirst/TwentyFirst Gallery, with lots of other fabulous limited edition of Furniture and design

551 WEST 21st STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10011
3RD FLOOR

Of course the song by the Doors that I keep singing since I saw these -be patient with the first 30 seconds…

A bientot Renaud!

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Get a glass of red wine and sing out loud!

One of the most beautiful love songs written by Edith Piaf and mastered by Grace Jones.

LA VIE EN ROSE (French Lyrics)

Des yeux qui font baisser les miens,
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche—
Voilà le portrait sans retouche
De l’homme auquel j’appartiens.

Quand il me prend dans ses bras,
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.
Il me dit des mots d’amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ça me fait quelque chose.
Il est entré dans mon cœur,
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause.
C’est lui pour moi,
Moi pour lui dans la vie,
Il me l’a dit, l’a juré pour la vie.
Et dès que je l’aperçois,
Alors je sens en moi
Mon cœur qui bat.

Des nuits d’amour à plus finir,
Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place,
Les ennuis, les chagrins s’effacent,
Heureux, heureux à en mourir.

Quand il me prend dans ses bras,
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.
Il me dit des mots d’amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ça me fait quelque chose.
Il est entré dans mon cœur,
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause.
C’est lui pour moi,
Moi pour lui dans la vie,
Il me l’a dit, l’a juré pour la vie.
Et dès que je l’aperçois,
Alors je sens en moi
Mon cœur qui bat.

LA VIE EN ROSE (English translation)

Eyes that gaze into mine,
A smile that is lost on his lips—
That is the unretouched portrait
Of the man to whom I belong.

When he takes me in his arms
And speaks softly to me,
I see life in rosy hues.
He tells me words of love,
Words of every day,
And in them I become something.
He has entered my heart,
A part of happiness
Whereof I understand the reason.
It’s he for me and I for him, throughout life,
He has told me, he has sworn to me, for life.
And from the things that I sense,
Now I can feel within me
My heart that beats.

In endless nights of love,
A great delight that comes about,
The pains and bothers are banished,
Happy, happy to die of love.

When he takes me in his arms
And speaks softly to me,
I see life in rosy hues.
He tells me words of love,
Words of every day,
And in them I become something.
He has entered my heart,
A part of happiness
Whereof I understand the reason.
It’s he for me and I for him, throughout life,
He has told me, he has sworn to me, for life.
And from the things that I sense,
Now I can feel within me
My heart that beats.

See-thru skirts, only in Japan? Not even…

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So I received these pictures from a friend that the new rage in Japan was skirts printed with visible underwear to appear as they were see-thru.

And when I saw, I really thought that this was only possible in Japan where Fashion often flirts with unusual taste. Sorry to report that it is a fake story that must have come from a very vivid imagination of a Photoshop artist or maybe from a guy, who like lots of kids, just wished he had some superpowers!

Feministing and the single dating scene …

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Just read in today’s NY Times magazine an interview of Jessica Valenti, Founder of Feministing. Well believe it or not, they are the most widely read publication that there is: the blog received 600,000 readers this month so obviously she has succeed in making Feminism cool again for women online. Her blog and then her book, Full Frontal Feminism, a young women’s guide to why Feminism matters, is her attempt to break down the cliches such as Feminists are Ugly, Feminism is for old ladies, But things are fine the way they are, etc.

And it is followed by many other chapters such as Feminist do it better (and other sex tips), Pop World gone wild, Beauty Cult and more. I have yet to read it but will because her voice is witty and and most definitely the reflexion of the younger generation. And when was the last time you laughed reading a feminist paper??

The next Femninisting event happening in New York is PROGRESSIVE SINGLE MINGLE a cocktail party for the left-leaning – Find a lover, mate, date, partner, soul mate, friend, fling….or all of the above! Thursday November 19th @ People Lounge, 163 Allen St., bet. Rivington and Stanton, New York, NY

Since Jessica Valenti recently got married, she’s obviously is familiar with her subject matter.