I’ve posted about Rosemarie Fiore before, but the timing was so perfect as she has some new works, and it’s the New Year so many of us will be seeing fireworks tonight/tomorrow! If you aren’t familiar with her work, she makes these incredible paintings with lit firework residue on paper – so cool.
More here.
Have a great night, Happy New Year!
DO: use rosewater to balance and refresh for the new year
The ancient Chinese used Rosewater to balance the energies in their environment. According to their traditions, the liquid holds special properties that help to equalize the two energies of yin and yang when they get out of whack.
What better way to bring in the New Year? Give yourself a fresh balanced start by cleansing your home with the fragrant elixir. You can either mist the air or use a cloth to wash the walls, countertops, tables, furniture, etc. I’ve personally decided to make 2012 a year about balance, so I like the idea of doing this as a metaphorical kickoff. Whatever your intentions, this is a great way to give yourself the gift of a fresh start to the New Year.
Just to explain further for those who are interested… in Ancient Chinese Medicine, yin and yang are two opposing energies that exist in everything. Every opposite has a either a yin or a yang energy (ex. night (yin)/day (yang), female (yin)/male (yang), cold (yin)/hot (yang), earth (yin)/heaven (yang), etc.). Although opposites, the yin and the yang require each other to exist, and together they form the symbol of balance. Sometimes, from the food you eat or the materials you surround yourself with, one can outweigh the other and special attention is required to get back on track. Often, the theory is used to understand personal health and wellbeing. When something is off – either with the body or soul – there is too much of one energy present. The key is listening to the cues and taking the steps to rebalance.
To read more about yin/yang and Ancient Chinese Medicine visit here. Also, this is a great recipe to make your own Rosewater. Happy New Year, everyone!!
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So, Ever since I saw this post this morning, I have been searching and searching for the first pictures FIRST glass bottle of Witch Hazel online. I just purchased Caswell’s Rose Water (2nd blue bottle) off of Bonadrag right now, but I REALLY REALLY would LOVE to learn the first glass bottles brand. Anyone??
I use Orange Flower Water – it’s calming and it smells divine! xx
I’ve always been in a state of searching for balance in my life as I do come from a Chinese background in which the dominant dogma is all about achieving the Middle Path, so I could resonate with this post. I’ve never used rosewater, but I’ll have to try it sometime. Lovely pictures/post and happy New Year!!
IVY! so beautiful… love her style on 90210 very FP :)
my, I la-la-la-looooove free people! you guys are awesome :)
New Year’s Eve is a night to celebrate and pull out your finest. Why not go all out with a fancier drink than usual? Need inspiration? Here are three amazing-looking cocktails to bring in the New Year – shown in order of easiest to hardest by way of preparation.
Night Flight
“When I saw this cocktail that included maple syrup, I knew my search was over. I’m a big fan of maple syrup in cocktails and this was perfect… I think you’re going to like it too.” via Eat Make Read
Ingredients:
1.5 oz rum
.5 oz maple syrup
juice from 1/2 lime
dash of bitters
slice of lime to garnish
Directions:
Pom-Cucumber Champagne Cocktail
“The grassiness of the cucumber is perfect with the sweet and tart flavor of the pomegranate.” via Tasty Trials
Ingredients:
½ Cup Cucumber Juice (from an English cucumber)
1 Cup Pomegranate Juice
1 Tbsp Superfine Sugar
1 Bottle of Champagne
Pomegranate arils and cucumber slices (optional)
Directions:
Satin Doll
“A lot of my contemporary cocktails are inspired by the classics, this cocktail gets its inspiration from the very popular prohibition era cocktail – the Clover Leaf.” via Post Prohibition
Ingredients:
2 oz Bulleit Rye Whiskey
1/2 oz Aperol
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz house made grenadine
1 egg white
6–8 chocolate mint leaves
3 drops of Peychaud’s Bitters for garnish
1 chocolate mint sprig for garnish
Directions:
(see video directions here)
Our catalog team traveled around the world…
…and us bloggers got to go to our shoot with Sasha Pivovarova in NYC – definitely a highlight of the year!
We worked with so many beautiful models…
We debuted FP Spun and Vegan Leather, and launched a special line of Limited Edition Dresses! We celebrated with pop-up shops in NY and LA, where Jade Castrinos performed at our store.
We fell hard for extreme flares, monochromatic dressing, birkenstocks, turbans, sweater dressing, fancy collars, western boots, friendship bracelets and bright nails, flatforms, mixed prints, color pops, polka dots and more…
We were influenced by decades past…
…and by trends like mod and grunge.
We brought you festival coverage from Pitchfork and Outside Lands…
We shot our July catalog with Alexandra Valenti and the Happen-Ins, and we had such a great time we went back and threw a party to celebrate the catalog release! We also threw a party at our 5th ave store for Fashion’s Night Out and had a blast.
We made so many lovely blogger friends!
Many crafts were made, and we held our first crafting events in Cambridge and NYC!
And, some new furry faces popped up in the office :)
2011 was a good year :) Here’s to making the next one even better!
Happy New Year!
xoxo
Free People
FREE PEOPLE was the inspiration for my video .since i went to Woodstock in 69 i love the hippie vibe
wow what a great looking year!!!! go Free people!
Another great year for FP! Happy New Year!
The Iron Lady directed by Phyllida Lloyd premiered this week in New York City; a film that takes a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Celebrities rocked the red carpet but one lovely lady in particular stood out – The beautiful model Behati Prinsloo created an immaculately cool Free People look that’s easily achievable yet attainably innate. We fell in love with her grunge but yet elegant look! Real style comes from within and she sure shows that.
Here’s how to get her look
The items: floral shirt tail pucker dress, sheer stripe pullover, cropped biker jacket, vegan 3 eye gibson shoe, perfume amulette necklace
i love behati! such a cute look
Man she looks cool!
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too awesome ! how come the fireworks don’t burn through tha paper is my question
oh, i really adore these. how beautiful and unique…
That is insane! Love These!
Happy New Year, Julia!
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