CHANEL No 5

Nicole Kidman as the face of No. 5

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The actress Audrey Tautou - who is the new face of the French fragrance Chanel No. 5 - believes the classic perfume is the ultimate smell as it is so versatile.

She said: "For me, Chanel No. 5 is a legend in itself. You can wear it, offer it as a gift and share it, but it transcends all the women who have embodied the fragrance before me."

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Audrey - who follows in the footsteps of Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve and Nicole Kidman as the face of No. 5 - also says she doesn't feel any pressure to emulate her predecessors and would prefer to concentrate on the history of the perfume.

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She said: "I don't compare myself with these great actresses, I don't see myself as part of their lineage. I feel closer to the fragrance itself, its history and even (founder) Coco Chanel."

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Audrey can currently be seen in new movie 'Coco avant Chanel', in which she plays Coco.

The film tells the story of the designer's rise in the fashion industry.

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Chanel No. 5 was launched in 1922 and it is estimated a bottle is sold around the world every 55 seconds.

How Colour adds meaning

 

 

 

      How Colour adds meaning

 

 

Colours have an amazing effect on our emotions. Artists often use certain colours to emphasise a particular opinion or mood.

 

Blue

Blue suggests importance and confidence. It is a colour linked with intelligence and stability. In Iran, blue is the colour of mourning.

 

Red

Red signifies importance and power. In some cultures red denotes purity, joy and celebration

 

Green

Green symbolises life, growth, renewal and health. In contrast to this, green is used to represent jealousy or envy.

 

Yellow

Yellow is a warm, cheerful colour. Yellow ribbons are worn as a sign of hope. It is a colour used on warning signs because we link it with danger. In Egypt yellow stands for mourning yet in Japan it means courage.

 

Orange

Orange is a warm and stimulating colour. It gives a feeling of energy and warmth. It is usually linked to the season of autumn.

 

Purple

Purple represents royalty in many cultures and it suggests nobility. In Thailand it is the colour of mourning.

 

BEAUTIFUL WORLD

 

To be quite honest I did this when I was feeling pretty down. Things are not going so great but this montage helped cheer me up a little - hope it makes someone else out there smile too :-)

 

 

Switzerland - Culture & History

Switzerland

does not have a strong artistic heritage, even though many foreign writers and

 

Chillon Castle, Geneva Lake, Switzerland

 

artists (such as Voltaire, Byron, Shelley, James Joyce and Charlie Chaplin) have sojourned there.

Conversely, many creative Swiss such as Le Corbusier, Paul Klee, Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti and Jean-Luc Godard left the country to make their name abroad.

 

Alberto Giacometti

 

Le Corbusier was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret in Switzerland in 1887. When he was 29, he went to Paris, where he soon after adopted his maternal grandfather's name, Le Corbusier, as his pseudonym

  Le Corbusier's chapel

He loved Manhattan. He loved its newness, he loved its Cartesian regularity, above all he loved its tall buildings. He had only one reservation, which he revealed on landing in New York City in 1935. The next day, a headline in the Herald Tribune informed its readers that the celebrated architect finds American skyscrapers much too small. Le Corbusier always thought big. He once proposed replacing a large part of the center of Paris with 18 sixty-story towers; that made headlines too.

 

                  Zurich University

CYPRESS GARDENS - FLORIDA

We grow a variety of plants in our garden. Some make it, some don't. But in Florida, it's very hard to know anything about gardening because seasons vary from year to year, and "northern" tips very often don't apply here. There grow many vegetables in winter and some fruit trees fruit when they feel like it. Sometimes, it's in the Spring. Other times, it's in the Fall. You just never know. I think there's always an element of surprise. So it's quite a challenge knowing what to grow where and when. But what a beautiful garden you can see in Florida, that is incredible.

Easter traditions in Schwitzerland

On Easter Sunday, of anyage can roam the nooks and crannies of St. Gallen's Old Town and participate in Switzerland's largest Easter egghunt.

 

At 8 o clock in the morning, the starting gun will be fired in front of theWaaghaus on the Market Square. That means finding as quickly as possible between one and ten of the 4,000 plastic eggs in the pedestrian zone. The more successful the finder is, the more chocolate, donated by the Munz company, he or she will receive at the end of the egg hunt. Whoever finds the proverbial needle in the haystack, in this case,one of the 25 "Golden Eggs" hidden between the pavement and the doorsteps in the Stiftsbezirk (CollegiateChurch District) and Waaghaus, will receive a tour prize.The traditional boiled Easter egg, as well as delicious coffee and cake will be served, free of charge. To round out the event, visitors can head to the special exhibition "AllerleiEier" ("All kinds of Eggs") in St. Gallen's Natural History Museum and admire one of nature's mostingenious "packages".

 

Otherwise you can also enjoy regional specialities from the Bernese Oberland in the Sillerenbühl Restaurant situated in the mountains.

 

 

HAPPY EASTER

 

THE BIRD OF SPRING

 

THE BIRD OF SPRING

An extraordinary event is taking place at this very moment in New York, involving millions of visitors. It is the annual spring bird migration, and this weekend it starts a monthlong explosion in which scores of species in dazzling plumage may be seen in many locations.

The change from winter to spring occurred in Manhattan last week. March went out like a lamb and April showers arrived right on cue.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/03/fashion/20090405-street-feature/index.html#