Aphiwe's Corner

Here's the goodstuff ladies!

Being a woman has to be one of the hardest things in the world! If you are not trying to find "Mr Right", you have to look good while trying to snag him! Don't get me started on the social scene.
So I've compiled a list of not to do's ladies! Yes you should fake it till you make it but class and believe it or cot common sense can get you a long way!
. If its shiny and cheap but says GUCCI it probably isn't!
.heavy make up everyday jus screams "
I'm insecure"
.know what suits you and what doesn't.
.combining cheaper clothing [I.e: Mr price] and more pricey [urban] is a WONDER you could even get away with a rip off handbag.
.SIMPLICITY IS KEY

Get these right ladies and your well on your way of being a FAB DIVA.

Ms Diva©

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hehe Aphiwe's treat, now this is the real thing, these are ALDOs

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Another April Love!

I have decided to add an extra li'l something to Lola's list of loveables for April: his name is eROC, sweeties and I'm inlove!!!!! ♥♥♥


eROC IS THE SOUND OF THE FUTURE!: eROC- LivinGood Tonight | 3.7.11 (LivinGood Monday...

Wow I heart these...Just thought I'd share

So Im busy trying to type my six page assignment, gosh its so hard given the distractions here (and no, pretty boys are definately not one of them) and I just so happened to bump into this. isnt it so cool? i mean MR PRICE has got to be one of the coolest stores of our time.





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Aphiwe's Corner (Miss Lira... the girl who once got boo'd off stage, is big news today)

A review on Miss Lira and her latest offering.

Before I start this article I would like to point out that I was not a Lira fan @ the beginning of her career. infact I remember an occasion at a kempton park gig I did with KB motsilanyane, where she was an opening act and she was boo'd off stage! I remember feelin so sorry for her and all I kept thinking was if it was meant to be it shall be.

Fast forward to six yrs later On February 1st,and she is now the leading entertainer on the South African music scene,Lira released her much anticipated fourth studio album, entitled "Return to Love".
NOW a big Lira fan, I was biting my fingernails off with anticipation and anxiety; I don't know how many times I wished that she surpasses her last award-winning effort, "Soul In Mind" in terms of flavor, musicality and a great listen. I knew she wouldn't want the sound to be the same as her past work, I knew that she would want the feel of this new album to be different from her past albums. I expected that she would take me on a journey of love, drawing on her experiences of being newly-married, and transport me with her voice, coupled with the excellent band  to a love high like I have never experienced before.

So,I gave the CD a listen all the while, my mind was going haywire trying to imagine the sounds, the lyrics, the melodies. I listened to the CD from  beginning to end, in one sitting. I paid particular attention to each of the 11 tracks, trying to get each track, not wanting to be lost in translation. I did not utter a word until the last track ended. When it was done, I just sat there, marveling at the power I knew this woman possessed. She proved it, my wishes had come true, I was so happy, I could have done a happy dance right there.

For this album, Lira introduces a very organic sound to her music. It is not fleeting, nor is it trying to be something profound. The band serves as a companion to her voice rather than an accompaniment, it never drowns her out. The lyrics are sharp, direct, the words we each wish to speak to our lovers. I can sum up the direction of this album and the message it delivers by saying it encourages us to live the best lives we can, to love ourselves and others as best we can, to care for our country and nature as best we can. Almost all the tracks on this album, I now regard as favorites. Look out for the love tunes "Phakade" and "With my eyes", classic Lira ballads. And in the vein of "Makubenjalo", are "Mali" and "Abba", irresistibly lovable songs with great lyrics. "When I Dance", "U and I" and "Get into action" are sure going to be firm favorites in the party scene, for their cheerful upbeat tempo. Also, Lira goes reggae with "Valley of Darkness", a song that has stuck in my head a lot over the past few days.

My only gripe with this album is that Lira didn't include a song entitled "Return to Love", I just think, based on the title, it would have made for an awesome lovemaking slow jam.

This is an excellent product from Lira, as we have come to expect only this caliber from our "Princess of Afro-Neo-Soul". This album is a definitive move by Lira to reaffirm herself as what she started out her career wanting to be: an R&B Soul artist. The exclusive premier of "Phakade" was aired on Channel O and that too was an amazing piece of work!

I'm proud of the girl who got Boo'd off stage and went back to the drawing board to come up with something fresh new and evidently works wonders!




 





MsDiva©Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!

Let's talk BALANCE!

Some things in life get perfected purely by balance, like the oh so fab JUMPSUIT!

You get them in flashy floral-prints and you get them in big, bold colours that makes the world take a second look. Then you also get them in tamed-down neutrals which is the epitome of class and sexiness.

But, The Jumpsuit comes with a twist: it needs to be balanced. The Jumpsuit tends to be a little deceiptful by making one look frumpy and slightly bigger than one truly are.

Heels, on the other hand, make one walk upstraight, look slimmer and it emphisizes all the right curves in all the right places. They make you stand tall like a queen. Like Cleopatra.

So, in order for one not to look like a clown in a circus suit when wearing The Jumpsuit, take that step which concludes to balancing it. And what better way of doing just that than by simply adding a pair of smashing Heels!

It's simple, like make-up. BALANCE!

Neo was kind enough to cup me a coffee :)