Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!



How powerful is this image depicting the power of shoes? 

Image by photographer Nikolay Biryukov from the August issue of SnC Magazine and shoes by Christian Louboutin.



Have a beautiful week Candy's *wink*

The Secret to Gorgeous Eyebrows

Tired of my frail eyebrows and an eyebrow pencil blending technique I find so hard to master...my envy for Bonang Matheba's all of a sudden fuller eyebrows saw me set out on a hunt for a remedy this past weekend. There had to be a solution i thought; and man was I pleasantly  surprised... Beautiful, fuller eyebrows at the stroke of a brush.

The Bobbi Brown - Brow Kit

Filling in eyebrows has never been this easy!  This should form part of any womans make up set. Do go try it out at any Bobbi Brown stand and share the results.

Loin Cloth and Ashes by Anisa Mpungwe

Finally...a little nudge from a friend and I'm quite revved up to the share this beautiful designer, Loin Cloth and Ashes, with you.

As you may know, I am all for the young designer and 1 that is absolutely making a mark in this regard is Anisa Mapungwe, the creative brain and Managing Director

 of  Loin Cloth and Ashes.

With a new store recently opened at The Main Change, at Maboneng Precinct, I have fallen head over heels with the designs and the prints. The brand has been created to give women an alternative to the LBD and focuses mainly on dresses and skirts.

Mercedes Benz Joburg Fashion week 2011 collection

 

Images from different collections from 2010 to date 

You'll also be glad to know that LCA is having a sale starting on the 9th of this month so do pop in at the Maboneng Precinct and pay their studio a visit.Their clothing is also available online at  ww.36boutiques.com/

With summer weddings around the corner, you cannot be caught without a piece of this heaven. *wink* Happy shopping ladies :)

2012 MBFWCT Highlights- Thula Sindi

I have always been sceptical about Thula Sindi's designs. That "Thula Sindi" touch meant to me that a lot of ideas on his lines were recycled. BUT! I am pleasantly surprised by his collection at the 2012 MBFWCT. A bit too dark for a resort collection in my opinion but that didnt take anything away from the creative part.


His collection was all patent leather, prints, color, lace, tints everything feminine and pretty. Here are a few picks that I loved and hey best of all...they are off the runway ready to wear. Should you be interested, the collection should be hitting Edgars Melrose Arch soon, support a designer!

The man of the moment...Thula Sindi!

Images by: SDR Photo

2012 Summer/Spring Trends

I never thought I would say this but ndi diniwe ngoku with this winter business. I dream of clear sunny skies, hot days, cocktails and colour....and no, by colour I do not in anyway refer to a specific trend called "colour blocking". It is out of season, sorry if you missed it but it will not be appreciated in 2012. Hence this post....

I am taking it upon myself to guide you, my friend, on what is trending this coming spring/summer. 3 styles defined and ready to be adopted/interpreted, believe me u will not go wrong.

Welcome Back

WoW guys it's really been a minute hey...but I am back :) I have so much to share with you, Books, Music, Fashion and what to look forward to in the month of August. Sneak peak inside my head. Stay with me---->

The State of the Nation

Speaking at the recent 2012 Flux Trends Review, City Press editor Ferial Haffajee presented two contrasting impressions of the state of the nation which have been condensed below:

In State of the Nation 1, I see collapse everywhere. It’s Youth Month and three million youths are either unemployed or unemployable.

This world of ours, this iPad-tapping, Blackberry-tagging, water-sipping, canapé-dipping world, is like looking through the looking glass into a mirage. It is desirable, totally inaccessible, unpredictable and unreachable. Add to that the three million adult unemployed and I figure Moeletsi Mbeki may well be right, by 2024, perhaps before, surely there will be another rebellion here, a revolution perhaps, unless we get our young people into work, into the system, and to offer them lives of meaning.

The angry youth bulge is perfectly unsustainable and they won’t be placated by grants, not when you look through the looking glass at all of this.

I do think that already there is a rebellion of young people underway. Every day there’s a protest somewhere. There were about nine of them the other week and the media only got to Diepsloot and that is probably the only one you heard of. It’s happening already and the only time you notice is when the flames lick too close and my advice to you would be watch it, watch it, read the Daily Sun.

Why are people so very angry? We’ve done our work and usually it’s about water, electricity, jobs, tender corruption, unbuilt police stations, councillors more interested in blue lights than sewerage pipes – the stuff that we here take for granted.

If you look at the basics of the developmental state – schools, hospitals, councils – it’s a story of decline by any measure.

The purpose of the present education system is surely not to make our children hewers of wood and drawers of water, but the practice has done so.

Public hospitals are a disaster zone in general and so we, in the middle classes, get fleeced by a private system which is bizarrely and disproportionately expensive according to work by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Get fleeced or die – those are terrible options to live by. We have more people on grants than we have employed people, more people working in the public sector than the private sector, ballooning state wage bill crowding out investment spending for our children. That means hospital equipment, schools, textbooks, police officers – all the public rights and common goods that should come with the responsibilities of being a citizen. But they do not.

The state of nation is in decline. Even the area that is the lifeblood of democracy – and one that is precious to me – free expression. I’ve always waxed lyrical about our world-class freedom because I worked as a journalist back then. I know what it was like to work with a jackboot waiting to kick you. So no, don’t tell me about media freedom being threatened, I used to say. We can fight the Protection of State Information Bill, we can oppose a Media Tribunal…That’s how I felt until last week.

Sitting across from the Film and Publications Board for over 10 hours across two days I can truly say to you, watch it people. That public board, meant to protect largely against child pornography and excessive on-screen violence, turned political censor. Its outcome of 16N was totally predetermined; its method was decidedly partisan. From listening to Brett Murray being called a racist for painting a painting to

City Press being called immoral for publishing a review of an art exhibition – watching it all descend so quickly into an orgy of pain and vengeance, I cried the beloved country and I felt the jackboot.

State of the Nation 2. It’s said that revolutions in the arts – re-awakenings, flourishings – reflect the growth of nations, the progress of countries. Look at film – Otelo Burning, Vryheid, Intersexions, Man on the Ground, the global casting for Mandela. Cape Town is on the top 10 list of all the world’s coolest places in the world’s coolest magazines. Tlale is large, very large. Mary Sibande is larger. Zanele Muholi is at Documenta and in The New Yorker this month. Brett, well he’s on Wikipedia front page when last I looked. So it is true that this country has birthed movements anew, arts that have made Jozi as much of a cultural A-listers’ dream as the Big Apple, as Dakar as Lagos. So could it be that this renaissance in the arts is presaging a much, much larger one?

I wonder to myself sometimes, is it all really about potholes or do we also have highways that put India to shame, ports for growing exports, rail links to shape the economy in radical, bold new ways, new infrastructure to build towns around the commodities deposits with which we are so blessed – titanium, platinum, steel and gold.

This economy is not a basket case by any means and that is no accident. Our economic managers, Pravin Gordhan, Trevor Manuel, Gill Marcus, Lesetja Kganyago, are undoubtedly world-class people and so recognised. Would Greece not have loved them for the foresight and hindsight they have exercised for helping us escape the worst of the global recession?

We are at the developed south of a continent of great, great hope. Africa is the new cool, home to seven of the world’s fastest growing economies. Broadband is bringing down the cost of doing business and so is democracy. Oil and gas finds are stoking a real African renaissance. So, can you imagine the impact on our continent of 200 millon people just like you; a middle class of massive potential. SA need not be a bully-boy throwing our size around but we can be one of several ways onto this new growth node and it’s a position which we must exploit cleverly.

On education and health in SA I see great strides, that Limpopo tree school notwithstanding. The matric pass rate is picking up steadily. SA has a developed NGO sector of best practice feeding into the national system. Our civil society is unbending in its principle and commitment to this land.

South Africans are hysterically and notoriously tjatjarag people. I know. Having being told off by hundreds of people for publishing

The Spear, I was then told off by hundreds more for taking it down. But what do you do besides tweet to make the nation better. I hope I have taken leaves from others’ books to show that there is a helluva lot to do, to join, to help to say ‘yes’ and to say ‘no’.

The image of The Spear, tough to look at now after reading Justice Malala, S’thembiso Msomi, Anton Harber and Duduzile Zuma. Each have thrown up a challenge to free expression, either artistic or media. What is the minimum standard of dignity we afford a head of state.? What do we do with our historic humiliation and present pain?

The good news is that we have had the debate. A few of us are a little bruised and battered, but we are not jailed or exiled, and I am not about to be bundled out of here for putting up that image – I hope.

From: Destiny Man

#2SIDESOFTHEBEAT

And Saturday... *drumroll* totally worth checking out! Because we lurve music, the arts and Kid Fonque

Sundays in the City

Wondering what to get up to this weekend?

The 12 Decades rooftop Sundays in the City. Beautiful views, cocktail bars, gourmet chefs and live music from hot DJ's. The Maboneng Precinct is where we at.

This Sunday 03 June 2012;
JONNY MILLER (UK)
KID FONQUE
2LANI 'The Warrior'
PIMP SQUAD (Guy Herman & Jon S.)

It promises to be a beautiful day filled with some laid back funk and sexy deep house grooves ! COME JOIN IN!!!!

Artist Feature: Meshell Ndegeocello

Featured on this Monday's, "Never Heard Before" on the Metro FM morning drive show with a new single from her latest offering: Meshell Ndegeochello.

This is 1 artist I have not listened to in years and you can only imagine my excitement when my voice recognition was met with positive confirmation from the DJ's! WoW! What a soul!!!

Famously known to us through her single, "Fool of Me"
Meshell is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, and vocalist. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, R&B, rock, and jazz. She has has had ten career Grammy Award nominations.

Do give her a listen You will not be disappointed!

Daily Find

How cool? Folding Aviator! We love it.

Mens Brogues

Since last year there has been a hype over female brogues, but no 1 ever emphasised to men that we love us a man in a brogue too!

Navy Brogue from Zoom

Brown Suede Leather Brogue from Trenery

Tan Leather Brogue from Zara

So next time you go shopping, remember...a Brogue is an essential part of any man's wardrobe *wink*

Candy Drops

Yesterday I went on the prawl for the perfect candy drops.Sweet, fruity scent that screams nothing but candy.And as you can imagine, this was not my first choice. Can we not be too obvious? But it screamed; and of course, it did not disappoint!

Prada Candy, Screams Candy

Fashion vs Style

Fashion is a trend; Style on the other hand....that is the differentiating factor! It is often confused with vanity. To the contrary, style symbolises confidence in one self. Its a silent statement that you make to the world. Your style speaks for you before you even open your mouth. Therefore, find your axis, unlock your individual style, make sure you're sending the right  message to the world.

#Friends in Fashion

Iconic Moments

When Great Minds Collaborate; Iconic Moments are Captured! Beautiful pictures of some of our greatest captured during a moment in time:

Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh

 Bernard Arnault, The Olsen Sisters, Amy Winehouse, Karl Lagerfeld

George Harrison and Bob Marley 

Madonna, Sting and 2Pac

The Beatles and Mohammad Ali

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton

Arnold Shwarznegger and Mohammad Ali

Inspiration

#Monday #Inspiration #Beautiful Week Everyone

The Universe is Patriarchal by Nature

For the longest time I have struggled with a woman's role in society; and recently i have come to a conclusion that "Women need to find their place in the world post patriarchy". We border on extremes, hence the term, "career woman" that we find being thrown around. Based on how people define this "career woman" I do not think it is to be carried with pride!


Anyway, i came across the article below. A young man's views on partriarchy and why family structure and women's positions made sense under this regime. Interesting read worth your minutes.


Enjoy ;)


The Universe is Patriarchal by Nature


Laws exist everywhere; you don't have to believe in them for them to apply to you. Even gravity is not acknowledged by all, but it's indiscriminate in its effects. The main purpose of structure is to bring upon order and stability; unfortunately the unintended consequence of regulation is abuse. Those entrusted with authority to implement rules tend to use their power to oppress their subjects.


Hierarchy exists everywhere in nature and it's a pyramid-shaped structure with the proverbial alpha male at the pinnacle. Power and responsibility trickles down with every descending level. Humans have more developed brains, emotions and an added dimension of spirit or soul as opposed to animals, hence it ludicrous to suggest we model our lives on those of our non-human counterparts. We have a unique need for self-actualisation, have evolved faster than all other creatures and instinct is a secondary tool we use in decision-making. We do, however, not live in isolation and still carry genes of our primate ancestors.


Men and women are not the same, equal or comparable. Each gender is equipped with skills, abilities and talents to perform varying tasks within society and in a household,  presumably assigned by the Universe or whoever/whatever you deem to be the creator. Everyone has a role to play and none is more important than the other. Men have always held positions of prominence with exception of few societies where there have been females rulers. Nothing in history of mankind suggests that things were any different prior to establishment of patriarchy. There's no evidence to suggest men consciously engineered society to favour them. What we can see, however, is why men could not have actively opposed the status quo.


The bulk of the reason society looks to be falling apart is because men generally abused their power, oppressed their subjects and neglected their responsibility, hence we live in a fatherless society and boys grow up without positive role models to look up to. Changing the whole societal structure to correct this one ill is not a solution and women aspiring to be like men further perpetuate what has already gone wrong. Of course, very few women find themselves in those positions out of choice. It's still fashionable to be a woman and feminine, we just need to bring those men that make all males look bad in track and appreciate patriarchy.


Equality is not a concept I fully comprehend, however I have never understood it to mean similarity. I am convinced it's disastrous to encourage women to perform male duties. Allow me to entertain your hypocrisy in pretending not to know what constitutes a male masculine task. I have already mentioned the ills visited upon society as a result of men neglecting their parental responsibilities, would you like me to proceed to waste time arguing about the practicality of employing a male helper and/or a female gardener? I have no doubt someone out there is doing it, that's how irrational society has become.


If how gender roles have been defined throughout history is what's accepted as patriarchy, then it is not an evil system. I refrain from basing my argument on a dictionary definition of the concept, but on practical uses thereof and its connotations. I'm of the view that this approach saves us from getting bogged down with semantics and carry on debating core issues.


Acknowledging traditional gender roles is not an act of oppression of women by men, thinking men are superior to women is. To a discerning mind, the distinction is crystal clear. Men have traditional roles of leadership in society and in households, but democracy makes it acceptable for women to assume these roles in organisations that subscribe to such principles and I have had lots of females leading me; not even once have I resisted direction on the basis of gender. We have a duty to abide by our constitution and I too subject myself to its authority. I am, however, of the opinion that as far as it does not contradict the constitution and/or infringe on anyone's human rights, men should assume positions of leadership and responsibility of protecting their subjects.


It is when we truly understand that submitting to leadership is not a sign of weakness or inferiority that we cease being slaves to victim mentality. Those in positions of power we have to keep responsible for their conduct instead of making noise in the streets and calling them names for going astray. I am yet to meet a woman that wants a sheepish man; one that's not proactive, fails to take charge and stand for what he believes in; no child wants such a father either. A man that acts like a security guard and exercises his power unnecessarily is unattractive either.


Maybe I don't know what patriarchy is because the world as I see it is one wherein men have vision and women follow, in support and nurturing their men's goals. That's the world I would be at ease bringing a child into, knowing she would know her gender is at the core of her identity and she has responsibility to act in a manner that glorifies the essence of who she is as opposed to betraying values that give worth to her whole being.


When a man knows how to address a woman in a manner that honours her and a woman submits herself to her man in thought, words and deeds, we would be conscientised of how well the order we have unfortunately christened patriarchy works.


Article by Nyakallo Lephotho

Jackie Burger's Style Diary

A fashion feature worth following this week. Jackie Burger, Elle Magazine editor, and style icon will be sharing her work wardrobe with us for the next week. Do check it out;
http://www.elle.co.za/style-diary-%e2%80%93-jackie-burger/

New Feature: "SPOTTED"

"SPOTTED" is a new weekly feature on CandyScreams. It features you, the follower's daily life. Spot it! Like it? Screams Candy? take a picture and send it to us at lesego.motene@gmail.com 

We like it, we post it! That easy!

Lets gooooooooooo

SPOTTED

Guess who was spotted in the Eastern Cape this weekend ! The Sassy Lady herself... KaY*

Looking pretty and delicate in a cream white lace dress. So NOW!!!

We love the black sheer pantihose. Not everyday is a matt pantihose day so do add a bit of sparkle to your outfit.

African Beauty! Bold Prints, popping colours. CandyScreams*

Anticipated

YES!!!! We are totally excited about Nas' next project, dropping in July 2012. Album, titled: Life is good. The first single, "Daughters", dropped this past weekend.

It speaks about the reality of being a father to young girls, especially during this Facebook and Twitter era. The mistakes and regrets! Worth your listen. And yeh, keep your ears to the ground, The Don is back!


So excited!!!!!

Dear 18 year old South Africa; Who Are You?

27 April 1994; a monumental day for our country. A day when South Africans were given the freedom to vote. The first national elections in South Africa which did not depend on race.

18 years later, as tradition gives, I find myself slouched on the couch watching the Freedom Day celebration at the union buildings on SABC 2. During the interviews, one 18 year old girl was asked, “Do you know what freedom day is?” THIXO!!!!! I knew she was a bad pick the moment she snapped her tongue when opening her mouth to respond! Her response had my skin crawling!

Very confident with a high pitched voice she responded, “Freedom day is the day when everybody comes to the union buildings to see the President and enjoy” *REALLY!?* o_O 

18 years later, South Africa; is this is who we are? What we have become? After all the rage and embarrassment from this young lady’s response and many others that followed; only one question resonated in my head, “who are you?” You can rage all u want, but, what are you doing to change the current state of affairs in SA. It is also important that we interrogate ourselves as a country and try to find the answers to the questions, "Why/How did we get here?".

Knowledge is power! Next time you sit down with your younger sister, brother, niece, friends, elder. Do spark a debate regarding our history, impart knowledge, learn! Let us help young South Africa to know who they are! After all, they are your reflection; we have made this 18 years of Freedom what it is!

IGNORANT!

On a lighter note, my Freedom Day celebrations saw me heading to the highest court in the land, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg.

This place marks a very important time in our history. Worth visiting, the lessons are far greater. Knowledge is power.

Azanian Princess 

Daily Find

BURBERRY BRIGHTS*

Being the huge Ray Ban wayfare lover I am, whats there not to love about these babies...They SCREAM all the right things *add to wishlist*