Have you ever wondered what happens to the clothes you donate?  You donate them with the hope that a less fortunate person will use them. You select your best used clothes carefully, fearing the person who receives them might be insulted by their quality. You have been taught old garments must not go to waste when another person can buy them at half price at the thrift store.  Fast fashion forces you to keep up with the trends, the clothes you purchased a year ago, and in some cases, even four months ago are no longer cool to wear. You must...

Wearing scent is one of life’s great pleasures. Perfumes express certain emotions and trigger old memories. I appreciate the compliment: “Annick, you smell good” and I don’t shy away from acknowledging new fragrances on people around me. You would have thought being allergic to strong colognes would deter me from wearing them. Don't worry, I still found ways to rock my favorite essences.   The origins of perfumes dated back to the Bronze Age when the Egyptian Civilization attained its first peak in complexity and achievement. Upper classes would wear fragrances as a symbol of stature. Persians explored the arts of...