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Method and Orla Kiely Giveaway!!

Unless you’re new here, I think you all are pretty much aware that my family and I are in the process of building our dream home. With this being my “big girl house” I have already come to the conclusion that I am going to need to step up the décor game. No more mediocre pots and pans, I want everything to be pretty down to the tiniest of  details.

Method has partnered with Orla Kiely, an Irish fashion designer to bring pretty to the mundane with their newly designed containers of all purpose cleaner, hand and dish soaps. I was sent these two products to review and I just happen to think they bring a great touch of color and whimsy even to this house.

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The dish soap has this awesome pump feature that greatly controls how much product you are using. It came in the Tomato Vine scent which I didn’t think I would like but surprisingly it has a very nice scent. I just loved the hand soap in the White Nectarine fragrance. Great for spring and summer, it had both floral and fruit notes in it but was not overpowering.

While these products are a few cents more than traditional hand and dish soaps they are non-toxic, naturally derived and are composed of products that are friendly to pets, people and most importantly the planet. All bottles are 100% recyclable.

I know you was all like blah, blah, blah.. Well here is the good stuff. You can enter to win this. A bag stuffed with the entire Method Orla Kiely line valued at $230. Enter on Method’s FB page HERE…it’s Easy!

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This post  is sponsored by Method. All opinions are mine. You already know!!
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Macy’s Celebrates Black History Month with Gordon Parks Part II

Last Saturday, I headed down to Macy’s at Lenox Square to witness a discussion with panelists Eriq La Salle from Coming to America and local Atlanta area gallery owner Arnika Dawkins. The subject of conversation last Saturday afternoon revolved around the fantastic works of Gordon Parks and its effects on the current state of African American film and television.

Enlightening would be a very modest term to use when it comes to really dissecting what the panelists thought of the enormous impact that Gordon Parks has had on the world as a whole with his talents and gifts. Eriq La Salle was very vocal in his opinions that the depiction of African Americans in film and television has taken a step backward but he feels that we are poised to move forward and social media will have a great impact in helping the movement.

Macy's Celebrates Black History Month with Gordon Parks

Arnika Dawkins the owner of Arnika Dawkins Gallery spoke very candidly about how Gordon Parks’ imagery in The Segregation Story brought light to issues at the time that the South was facing and made them public. As a result she stated many in those towns were very embarrassed when those images were portrayed to the world. I plan on taking my son to see this exhibit in the coming weeks before it leaves because I really think he needs to see these images to understand just how truly blessed we are to not have to live under such conditions.

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Here are two photos that I retrieved from Arnika Dawkins Gallery website, that are copyrighted to the Gordon Parks Foundation. So real. I couldn’t imagine and its even harder to imagine things were this way not even 100 year ago.

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Awesome afternoon full of great information and fellowship. If this tour is making a stop near you I encourage you to go out and partake in an afternoon of learning and conversation. I have listed the remaining tour stops here.

Have your grandparents or older people shared stories with you about life during segregation? Since I’m originally from the north I didn’t get to hear such stories. I’m sure there are tons of life lessons to be learned in those stories.

I am a member of Everywhere Society. I was compensated for this post. However all opinions are mine…you already know!

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Style Me Friday- Daytime Sparkle

I’m linking up with Eboni today for Style Me Friday. This week the challenge was making sparkle work for daytime. I didn’t go too literal on this one, but I did try to capture the look. So while I didn’t have a striped shirt I did make sure to pair my sequins pants with a printed top. No sandals because its too cold and they are all packed away so I opted to go with a nude pump.

I don’t really think I killed it this week but at least I got to wear my pants that I bought in the kids section at Target!! Make sure to check out the other looks over on Eboni’s blog.

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Blouse: Thrifted Pants: Harajuku Mini for Target Shoes: Jessica Simpson