Where Fabulous Lives- Hillwood Museum and Garden

Where Fabulous Lives- Hillwood Museum and Garden 三月的某天路过，临时拜访了这个著名的地方，整个过程‘WOW’字不断，因我要赶回去接送小孩，只停了很短的时间，没看够拍够，买了年票p,准备再去。 Marjorie Merriweather Post， the Post cereal empire. 唯一的继承人和外交官的妻子。长住前苏联多年，收集无数的俄国/法国的皇家精品，她的瓷器都是每年只用一次的。数不过来的油画，她最后要请一CURATOR。我只能说。Wow, money and taste, all in one place。 除了是个有名的艺术收藏家，她还是一精明的生意人，社交家，各国元首都都访问过她的家.到最后她觉得她的私人收藏应当属于'the country'.她的DC家包括私人收藏，全部送给the Smithsonian。 除了一月，全年都开放。花园到春天以后特别漂亮。四月后去要预定。 Founded by American collector and heiress to the Post cereal empire Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is one of the premier art collector's museums in the United States. The museum features the most comprehensive collection of Russian imperial art outside of Russia and a world-renowned collection of eighteenth-century French decorative art and furnishings. The collection includes Fabergé eggs, Russian porcelain, Russian Orthodox icons, Beauvais tapestries, and Sèvres porcelain. Encircled by woodlands, the twenty-five acre estate provides visitors a tranquil oasis of luscious formal gardens. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14　三月花还没开。４月又去了一次，　照了好多花的片子。

Chemicals in hair dye

（ZT FROM TRUTH IN AGE FOR OWN REFERENCE) Most hair dyes contain harsh things like amonia, you might not have heard of p-Phenylenediamine. you might not have heard of p-Phenylenediamine. This is in widespread use and here is what the Environmental Protection Agency has to say about it: p-Phenylenediamine is primarily used as a dye intermediate and as a dye. Acute (short-term) exposure to high levels of p-phenylenediamine may cause severe dermatitis, eye irritation and tearing, asthma, gastritis, renal failure, vertigo, tremors, convulsions, and coma in humans. Eczematoid contact dermatitis may result from chronic (long-term) exposure in humans. In rats and mice chronically exposed to p-phenylenediamine in their diet, depressed body weights, but no other clinical signs of toxicity, were observed in several studies. p-Phenylenediamine gets a perfect score from the Environmental Working Group. Make no mistake, that is not something to brag about. The EPA says it doesn't have the information to classify p-Phenylenediamine as a carcinogen.


Tints of Nature is a UK company that recently debuted in the US. It has a range of permanent hair colors ($12.50 to $18) that will fill in between pricey salon treatments and are said to condition as they color. Tints has shampoos and conditioners as well. They are free from resorcinol, parabens, and ammonia. Organic botanicals include aloe, soy, wheat and grapefruit. There are 21 permanent colors with five being introduced this year. Tints of Nature claims that if properly applied, its natural color will last as long as the chemical ones.
Phyto Subtil Botanics and Subtil hair color were introduced into the US professional market in 2010. Subtil’s permanent hair color range has 12 shades (there are a lots of semi-permanent colors as well) that contain 15% to 81% natural pigments extracted from a range of tinctorial plants, including Indian and Brazilian wood, madder, broom, and calliopsis. Although not ammonia-free, concentrations are lowish at 0.76% to 3%. Subtil is free from phenylenediamine (PPD) and resorcin, while offering full coverage for gray and white hair. The key ingredient is Epaline, which uses pigments, low concentrations of ammonia and vitamin E.
Silk Degrees Botanical Hair Color by Pravana ($13) is a plant-based hair color treatment that claims to be more than a color refresher. It can by used on natural and color-treated to deepen shades. It will last through several shampoos before fading. Shades include Honey, Red, Copper, Platinum, Chocolate and Mahogany. It contains no ammonia, peroxide, or PPD. Silk Degrees contains keratin, silk amino acids, and (gluten sensitive people take note) wheat protein, cocoa seed butter, sunflower extract, and coconut oil, to add moisture, shine, and protection to the hair.

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Street fashion - DC Jun 1

We went to see a Saturday performance 'Coppélia' by Bolshoi Ballet at Kennedy Center. Here are a few random shots before the show

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我到店里看了这条裙子有三次。最后在30% 加 20% OFF 时终于请回了家。我知道我腰粗人胖不合适， 但我就是喜欢这种百折裙。（我居然没有平地鞋）

 

不能买新衣， 为了这裙，还买了这ASH 的鞋。

WNO OPERA "WERTHER"

NEIMAN MARCUS CAFE - It always does a good job with fish. Lilies Someone's front yard WATER GATE HOTEL Inside of OPERA house（iphone PANO) Massenet’s “Werther,” based on Goethe’s novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther,” is about one of those annoying people who persists in nursing an unrealistic crush on an unattainable woman to the point of obsession I found myself like Massenet's music more than some other composer. WNO assembled a very respectable cast, led by Francesco Meli who is only 32 years old and has a liquid, lyric, supple voice that he used effortlessly, and with a real sense of French style and flair. It seemed that he was very enjoy playing Werther. When he sang Pourqoi me reveiller ,I was crying, I love this aria. The mezzo-soprano Sonia Ganassi, with very bad costumes, didn’t quite resemble an object of Werther's affections as Charlotte. we truly enjoy every minuses of the performance. Found only few pieces from youtube