Honeymoon: Patong

As much as the heat was killing us (it was near the end of the season, starting rain season, so humidity was running up high), I thought it’d be a damn shame to just stay at the hotel all week and do nothing.

Okay, so we didn’t spend every day at another visiting spot, but hey, I wanted to relax too (jetlag), and spend some downtime with my husband doing nothing. BUT, the adventurers that we turned out to be that week, we headed to Patong city for the afternoon/evening.

Kamala beach is more up north of the more popular Patong beach, but a helluva lot more quiet and less crazy. Patong was jam-packed with tourist, t-shirt shops, seafood aligned along all the streets, and monkeys flying around. It was great though to get into town and see more of a diversion, the beautiful Jungceylon mall with more of the well known western chains and to walk around along many small streets filled with soooo many things to buy.

As much as there were tourists, there were dozens and more bars one right next to another, in between massage parlors, stripclubs (ladyboys too..) and children/tourists./locals croozing through the crowds on their motorbikes, right along with the “tuk-tuks”.

Barely making my way through the people, I suddenly feel a man throwing something onto my arm which clams on and a bit scared I didn’t wanna give in, but then the little monkey turned his head to me and peeped at me with this huge brown eyes, he was so cute, he had his arms/legs/tails and what not wrapped around my hand, that I just didn’t wanna let go LOL

Good to see, great to shop, but too crowded for honeymooners

Love, Shar – xo

Honeymoon: Cape Sienna

HI dolls!!

We recently went on our dreamy honeymoon, to Phuket, Thailand!!

Man, it was sure well worth the 12 hour flight!!! What a different culture, what landscapes, what a view, so amazing!!

We stayed at the Cape Sienna hotel in Kamala Beach, Phuket. We went all out with a 5 star deluxe accomodation, and the service and quality sure made the cut! They are such respective people and handle all with such care!!

I had a pedicure treatment, and DAMN I have never enjoyed footsy care as much before!! Superhigh service quality (but for that price, how wouldn’t it be..)

The only negative point I’d have to say, is that they didn’t have a private beach. If you wanted to dip into the ocean, you had to endure a 10-min walk along the bay, across the small town in the blaring heat.. Yeah so we pooled it for a while

With amazing view over the Kamala Bay and a room as big as a luxe apartment anywhere else, it made our week of honeymooning an absolute delight!

Love, Shar – xo

Our wedding 01-01-2013

It’s been long due, but I’ve taking some time out of the hectics of life to share some stories.

As some might know,I got married at the unforgettable date of 01/01/13.. (easy for my husband to remember anniversaries LOL)

Here’s some pictures..

It was the most beautiful day of my life!!

When two souls became one and my heart couldn’t be more fulfilled

The wedding took place at the Shato Venue in Israel

My dress was designed by famous Israeli designer, Dany Mizrahi. Instead of choosing from his collection, I went through his fabrics, drew up an idea of what I wanted and had him make me a whole new, unique design, just for me

My hair and makeup was by Avi Malka, and Sonia Safadel respectively

Love, Shar – xo

Style Diary

My munchkins!

Its been helluva long time since I’ve posted but damn is married life keeping me busy (..and I love it!!)

Let’s check out another look of the day, casual chic suit up in Israel for a night out having pancakes at Benedict, Herzliya! Yum..

Hairband: Black with bow tie – H&M
Vest: Black Blazer – Zara
Top: White tank top – River Island
Necklace: Silver bullets – River Island
Watch: White “F*ck me, I’m famous” line – Ice Watch
Pants: Black Cardi trousers – Zara
Ring: White – H&M
Bag: Classic brown speedy – Louis Vuitton
Nailpolish: Cherry red – Chic
Shoes: Nude classic flats – Prada

Love, Shar – xo

Praise the artist: Double Trouble

Ever had someone tell you you look so much like someone else they know? Ever knew twins that didn’t even lookalike at all, but siblings who look like spitting images of each other?

Well it’s a well known fact that we all have a lookalike somewhere out there and Canadian photgrapher Francois Brunelle proved this and traveled around the world to find almost identical models to pose for his “I’m not a look-alike!” twin series.

The artist has been studying the human face since 1968 and is now working on a portrait book where he wants to publish 200 look-alike couples. The models are total strangers to eachother, living in different parts of the globe and are of different ages and even different sexes! 

He started with his first subjects through people he knew and now he’s got non related total strangers posing as if it’s for their family portraits. Amazing!! I wonder how my lookalike looks like and if I would ever run into her (or him…) 

Love, Shar – xo

Praise the Artist: TAPE edition

I love browsing the net for street artists and original minds, and today I have found two artists who took ordinary scotch tape and used it in such a way to create art. Allow me to introduce to you..

Max Zorn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amsterdam based Max uses packaging tape to create stunning pictures, achieving different shapes, hues and shadows by layering tape on Plexiglass and cutting with a scalpel into shape. When putting up the pictures against street lamps, their light shines through and create the most beautiful graphic effect.

 

The idea to use light came to him during a nightly run through Amsterdam when he realized how the old street lamps could be perfect to use as an open gallery due to their golden light. At first he started filling in larger sections of his marker drawings with tape, but after a while he ditched the markers and just stuck with tape. no pun intended

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a look at more of his beautiful art on his website www.maxzorn.com

Wes Naman

Another crazy use of tape. Mexico based Wes Naman was wrapping Christmas gifts when he and his assistant started goofing around with the scotch tape. A mere year later, the “Scotch Tape” series were born. 

Volunteers let Wes put tape all around their faces to create terrifying and absolutely hilarious expressions. He also likes to stretch people’s eyebrows to make their eyes pop out! Wes says he likes how art can be developed so accidentally and it’s a way to keep photography interesting.

Because of his crazy series, he even has received many offers from local ad agencies to use his photos for plastic surgery centers. Wes is  a photographer in any form, working for many publications and other commercial clients. His portfolio consists of amazing series themed Creepy Halloween to Dark or more, definitely check hi out at wesnamanphotography.com

Love, Shar – xo

Mural Mural on the Wall..

Hi guys..

I have come across a site called Eazy Wallz where you can customize your walls and add spice to the room! The innovative wall concept can make a small room look bigger than life, or you can choose your own design and even put yourself up on the wall in a beautiful mural.

 

 

 

 

I’ve found some amazing quality murals and wanted to share some with you, this might inspire you for when you’re looking to spice up your room or just moving in and don’t feel like painting the walls a boring color. Feel yourself on vacation at all times, or put yourself right in the middle of the busy city life. Go to sleep with your favorite animals watching over you or go for the abstract modern vibe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go fresh and original and install an easy-to-do-yourself decorative mural. As they’re printed on high-quality self-adhesive woven fabric, they can be repositioned and reused whenever you want. Costs may vary depending on size and design, but for an average of 100 euros, I think it’ll be well worth your money! Don’t forget to check out more at http://www.eazywallz.com

Enjoy and get to WERK!

Love, Shar – xo

Queen of Costumes

Heidi Klum is not only a supermodel and host of her own TV show “Project Runway”, she is extremely talented when it comes to dressing up! Since 2000, she hosts an annual Halloween costume party; unveiling a personal and lavish outfit more outrageous than the last. Let’s take a look at her 13 looks over the years..

At her first bash in 2000, Heidi took S&M to a new level donning a shiny black-leather getup, completing the look with ebony wig and spiked collar.

From hardcore to equestrian, Lady Godiva was her inspiration for rocking a floor-length blonde wig and entering via horseback.

With a little padded help, Heidi achieved this curvy cartoon character Betty Boop look.

Not sure if she was going for Goldfinger,an Alien or a Grecian God, but her chromed teeth and wiry curls are almost enough to distract from her golden cleavage.

Looking bewitched in this skeleton ensemble hanging from her shoulders, Heidi’s outfit is made complete with a mass of red hair, a broom and scarlet knee socks.

By 2005, Klum seems inspired by the yet to be released Twilight movies, with this sexy interpretation of a sexy vamp.

Enters Seal and an 8 months pregnant belly, Heidi doesn’t miss this Halloween and disguises her pregnancy in a giant apple suit, with a Garden of Eden style snake slithering from the top.

As always catwalk ready, she dons a full cat suit, feline whiskers and a collar to look like the picture perfect kitten.

As Heidi is the lady of many tasks, two hands are not enough and so she added extra appendages for her Hindu goddess costume. With a blue face and matching blue bodysuit, you almost not notice the dangling severed head hanging from a belt at her waist.

Inspired by a classic Edgar Allen Poe poem or Hitchcock movie, that year’s outfit is all black feathers.

Red hair and purple skin, in comes an alien transformer hybrid.

Wonder how she would look like without skin? Drawn from the human anatomy, this “visible woman”.

Having cancelled this year’s bash due to the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, she announced the outfit she WOULD have worn had she gone through with it. This gold Cleopatra in golden gown, elaborate headdress and major cleavage. Maybe a haunted Christmas then?

Love, Shar – xo

 

Same place, many years later..

I found a set of amazing photographs that people took in the same place an old photo of theirs was taking, and then put them inside one another.. AMAZING! And each tell their story.. Scroll down below to see my own version

Eva Willemier is proud of her father for walking behind her pram in times were it was not common to do so and today she returns to that bridge, still proud of her old man.

Greg remembers the murky little duck pond where his grandpa took him to and reminisces on what was then the most beautiful place on earth.

Onno thinks back on the greatest and sweetest day of her life, her wedding day, as well as the sweet chocolate her Grandma sold.

This unnamed boy in the window never remembered his father taking a picture of him.. Until he noticed his dad’s reflection in the glass!

Liz did not want to let go of her mother’s hand that first day of school.

Brian Thurman goes back to the river where he caught his first fish.

Alexandra is thankful not only that her childhood house is still blue, but that 25 years later, her mother is still looking over her.

John and Rob visit West Point where they first pretended they were soldiers.. Forty years later they’re BOTH army veterans.

Mark Yokoyama didn’t have time to consider and realize just what he was witnessing.

And as last.. This is me and my niece, in the Dead Sea, Israel, I was about 10 years and then today, 17 years later in Antwerp, Belgium

Love, Shar – xo