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Autumn comes each year and this year feeling good in what we wear perhaps may be even more necessary. Whether our work asks of us to do so remotely or we are back at the office meeting and working with people face-to-face, the workload looks a bit different, asks of each of us to tend […]
Sir John Richardson, the “renowned Picasso scholar, curator and bon vivant” was an inveterate collector as seen by the rooms in his lower Fifth Avenue loft and Connecticut house. He also had exquisite taste and now some of his fabulous finds can be yours when they come up for auction at Stair Galleries and Sotheby’s this fall.
“So diverse are the things that have come my way that I had to make a virtue of necessity and mix them all together.”
– Sir John Richardson
The Stair auction which will take place September 16-17, 2020 will be “offering for sale Richardson’s collection of art and objects, including works by Picasso and Warhol, Old Master prints, Neo-classical busts, photographs, porcelain, furniture and colorful textiles acquired over a lifetime of travel around the world.”
“Sotheby’s is pleased to announce John Richardson: A Scholar Collects, a unique collection of more than 50 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and prints spanning contemporary art, Old Masters, modern art, and more from the renowned art historian and award-winning biographer of Pablo Picasso. Among the many remarkable works in Richardson’s collection are pieces he received personally from many of the leading luminaries of 20th century art, such as Picasso, Lucian Freud, Andy Warhol, and Georges Braque. The collection is comprised of works from Richardson’s Fifth Avenue loft, noted for its aristocratically bohemian interiors that mixed antiquities with modern and contemporary art for a uniquely eclectic style, and was recently chronicled in John Richardson: At Home with photography by François Halard.” Auctions will take place in New York and London from September to December 2020.
I usually can’t afford anything in the well known collector auctions but I’m going to see if I can find something from Sir John Richardson’s beautiful collections so maybe a little of his legacy rubs off.
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Self-care is important now more than ever in 2020, and while I’ve recently written about great ways to take care of your wellness at home, there’s nothing better than treating yourself to a spa day. Whether you just need to recharge or you’re celebrating a special occasion, a visit to The Spa at Auberge Beach will leave you feeling like a newly refreshed person. As part of the beautiful oceanfront Auberge Beach Residences, this spa is open to anyone, not just residents.
The Spa at Auberge Beach takes inspiration from their surrounding environment, and focuses on the healing properties of Sea, Salt, Sand, and Sound. The interiors are immaculately designed with cool tones, marble features, amazing light, and plenty of space. There is a wonderful flow throughout the property, and of course, you are right on the ocean so you can enjoy pristine beach views.
The Spa at Auberge Beach has gone above and beyond recently to ensure the safety of all its spa guests by following the CDC standards, new industry guidelines, and providing their employees with personal protection equipment. In fact, they even offer a few self-guided, no-contact services!
Everything at The Spa at Auberge Beach is state-of-the-art including their quartz treatment beds, salt caves, infrared saunas, steam rooms, and more. I love the grand outdoor terrace space, along with their three spa garden treatment cabanas which make you feel even more safe because you’re outside. Beginning Thursday, September 10th from 7-10 pm, you can enjoy their special Cabana Nights with outdoor massages, music, fire pit, and an Aperol Spritz! Call 754-900-4067 to schedule.
The spa menu is extensive at Auberge Beach, offering massage, facial, nail, hair, and beauty bar services. With any treatment you book here, there is complimentary valet parking included, along with a glass of Prosecco, tea, and spa snacks.
Please note their temporary changes due to COVID-10: Steam, Salt Room, and Sauna are temporarily closed, along with beach access. Waxing services are temporarily not available.
In terms of massages, The Spa at Auberge Beach offers a Custom Massage that can work for absolutely anyone. I love getting this massage with lava hot stones. I also get to choose between which oils they use, a preference of light to firm touch techniques, and more. Their lavender oil is my absolute favorite!
For example, the Napa Mudslide is a great new treatment which cleanses, nurtures, and resorts using customized mineral-enriched salts, clay, and pure essential oils. You get to self-scrub, rinse, apply clay mud to your body, and then enter a private steam room. Afterwards, you rinse, hydrate and get comfortable in one of their zero gravity vibrating loungers with a meditative headset for deep restorative rest.
Their Personal Refuge treatment is also a special one which helps rebalance your life by creating a personal space for one person. First, you cocoon in their warm quartz bed with a self applied layer of CBD Cream, combined with essential oils as you absorb the quartz energy. All the while, you are listening to meditative binaural beats to clear your mind of any stress or tension.
I especially love the facials and massages offered at The Spa at Auberge Beach. Their Organic Recovery Facial is perfect for anyone who’s recently experienced a lifestyle change, illness, or stress that has caused your skin to become dull and imbalanced. They used advanced remedies to detoxify and recover your skin to promote healthy skin cell turnover. This facial involves deep exfoliation, a professional strength peel, and Vitamin C infusions. Everything can be customized to fit the immediate need’s of your skin!
If you want to fully get in the relaxation mindset before or after one of your treatments, there’s a private meditation room guests can take advantage of as well.
I felt very safe during all of my treatments due to their diligent care. Have your mask on when you walk into the The Spa at Auberge Beach and they’ll ask you if you want a glass of Prosecco or water as soon as you arrive. Then you’re escorted to a locker room to change into your robe and they make sure you aren’t touching everything around you. You are asked to wash your hands before your services begin.
If you’re getting a massage, you put your mask in a tray next to the sink, and are face down on the table. When it’s time to turn over, they bring over the tray and you put on your mask for the rest of the treatment. You have the choice if you want your therapist to wear gloves or not. For facials, therapists wear both a mask and a face shield.
Before you book any treatments, always check their recents special offers online. With a dedicated staff, ocean views, and revitalizing treatments, a day at The Spa at Auberge Beach can improve anyone’s wellness.
The Camelback Horizon Collection of drinkware uses insulated stainless steel for durability and vacuum-sealed interiors to keep drinks hot or cold and tasting great for hours.
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The Adidas Star Wars NMD_R1 V2 shoes pay homage to Lando Calrissian. It has the colors of his outfit from Episode V, one of his famous quotes, and his image printed on the tongue.
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ExtremeTerrain (XT) partnered with the North Carolina chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation, to give a local teenager something totally unexpected.
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Southern Africa has so much variety that is hard to know where to start. Without trying to fit every destination into one holiday, it is better to take your time and explore a couple of places at a more leisurely pace. Below are five of the best destinations to visit with a few examples of […]
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Bringing a retro-futuristic take to what is arguably the sexiest car ever designed, digital artist Khyzyl Saleem adorns our screens with a never-before-seen Jaguar E-type concept. Showcasing a fully custom body, with added wideness and a speedster vibe, the car is nothing anyone could’ve anticipated.
Mixing chopped windshields with redefined upper posteriors, alongside a low and aggressive stance, magnesium wheels, a massive fender, a front splitter, twin-bubble speedtail, inline-six exhaust, and a hood cutout exposing its engine, Khyzyl Saleem’s latest digital build comes alongside news of fresh music by the Carbon Citizens.
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As the world went into lockdown, artist Sacha Jafri embarked on an extraordinary project to create the largest painting ever on canvas. Revered for his philanthropic nature and history, Sacha Jafri is deemed the world’s most celebrated living artist, for raising over USD$60m from the sale of his art for charity over the last 18 years. Stationed at the Ballroom of Atlantis, The Palm, for weeks, Sacha Jafri now extends his ‘Journey of Humanity’ to children across the globe, aged 2 to 18 years old.
Inviting them to contribute to his cause through sharing their own creative artworks on the themes of connection and isolation, the project which aims to represent each individual’s swirling emotions in light of unprecedented times, and become a guiding light for a better tomorrow, is set to eventually enter the Guinness World Record Books for the ‘Largest Art Canvas’ in the world.
In an effort to give back to those in need, the canvas upon completion will be broken down into 60 individually framed, numbered, signed and catalogued Artwork pieces, scheduled for charitable auction. Sacha Jafri has expressed hope for the ‘Journey of Humanity’ to amass up to USD$30 million, which will be distributed back to the various communities through global educational and health funding.
Specifically, Sacha Jafri aims to target vulnerable communities facing disproportional disadvantage due to circumstances which have existed long before the global pandemic. As a result, the artist intends to direct a majority of the funds obtained toward the scaling up of digital connectivity to ensure equitable access to remote learning for all children and youth in the world. He has also expressed a desire to initiate up to 5000 Life-saving Education and Medical Hubs, for children to access vital education, their necessary three meals-a-day, clean water, medical attention, alongside advice and aid for issues of health and sanitation, life-saving inoculations and vaccinations.
As of now, Sacha Jafri is collecting online contributions, and providing live updates for the ‘Journey of Humanity’ project, through the official Humanity Inspired website.
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