Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte, Spring/Summer 2010

Posted by Ellen | Dressing,Fashion | Monday 28 September 2009 7:29 am

s there a more talented, stand-out shoe designer in the world right now than Nicholas Kirkwood? At times almost alien in their design, Kirkwood’s shoes are architectural and fantastical all at the same time. Kirkwood’s collection for Rodarte Spring/Summer 2010 has qualities of the industrial, and the dystopian. And with hardware nuts stacked up as the heel and spikes around the ankle, they’re also cyberpunk heaven.

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Bridal Event with Cosabella and Urban Boudoir in NYC

Posted by Ellen | Lingerie | Monday 28 September 2009 7:21 am

Cosabella & photography company Urban Boudoir is inviting to the Bridal Boudoir Event in New York City, Thursday, October 15 at 6 pm – 8 pm. It’s happening at Cosabella’s showroom, which is located at 40 East 34th Street, Suite 1101 (between Madison and Park Avenues).

Create a bridal lingerie registry with Cosabella’s specialists plus each bride will receive a gift from Cosabella’s 2010 bridal line. The evening will include a preview of the Cosabella’s spring 2010 line featuring the Never Say Never Bridal line. The Urban Boudoir will be showing work from recent photo shoots and sample albums. Open to both brides-to-be and wedding planners and space is limited so RSVP early to RSVP@cosabella.com.

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Dress Up Your Pregnancy

Posted by Ellen | Dressing | Monday 28 September 2009 7:12 am

Baring your midriff is a trend best suited if you have flat abs and bold confidence in your shape. It makes a completely different statement when you’re pregnant. Once the wonderful news of your new addition sinks in, you’ll soon discover that your clothing is a challenge—and I’m not talking about a style dilemma. In my case, my business and casual wardrobe no longer fit and despite a bit of creativity and the use of clothing that I had always intended to take in, my expanding waistline was hard to miss. Proud as I was of my pregnancy, I did not want to flash everyone. My tops were never long enough to cover my belly and the oh-so-difficult-to-close waistband of my pants. The answer, of course, was to explore my options for maternity wear. However, I found my investments—maternity garments are not cheap or sadly not well made—either offered a short-term solution for the early stages of pregnancy or were way too big for the moment. Thankfully, a salesperson introduced me to the concept of a belly band also known as a belly tube, tummy tube or belly wrap.

Basically, it’s a tube top for your midsection, offering you a fashionable layered look and way to expand your wardrobe in several manners. Now my top recommendation for pregnant friends, the belly band is a soft, stretchy tube of fabric that conceals unbuttoned pre-pregnancy pants or skirts, lengthens your tops to hide unattractive elastic waistbands or expandable tummy panels, and gives you the opportunity to wear your larger-sized maternity pants or skirts without risk of them hitting the floor. Flasher will not be among your new nick names. Instead, you’ll be eagerly and proudly welcoming “Mamma” or “Mommy” to your list.

Available in an assortment of colors, Lavinia Activewear offers a Meryl, microfiber tube top for your pre-pregnancy days that doubles as a belly band during your pregnancy. Honestly, I found it more comfortable than the tighter elastic bands sold in popular maternity shops. Select a color that matches your pants, skirts or tops or which contrasts their colors for a more noticeable layered look. Simply, fold the belly band in half for a snug fit over your waistband (softer and gentler than a belt) or wear the top half over your tummy like a cummerbund so that it keeps you from flashing skin and warm in the winter!! As the soft fabric is ideal for activewear, it allows your perspiration to escape from your body to the outer air. Even better, you can use this versatile belly band as a tube top post-pregnancy.

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3 Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know!

Posted by Ellen | Mental | Thursday 24 September 2009 1:23 pm

In this article, I’ll tell you what you ABSOLUTELY MUST know about your man to attract him, win over his heart, and grow his love for you!

1) Men can separate their life from their relationship

Most men know how to get themselves emotionally charged for each of these two components on separate occasions. They don’t seem to connect them together and view them as separate areas. If it’s work they have to focus on now, they’ll give their 100%, and concentrate on getting a good job done. If it’s a problem they have to think about solving for their buddies, they’ll pour their whole heart and soul into resolving the issue, so much so that other concerns (including love and romance) have to step aside first. If it’s love they have to focus on during a particular moment, they’ll also give their 100%, and they can be absolutely romantic!

For women it’s different. Once she has accepted a guy into her life, her relationship literally becomes her life! She finds it difficult to separate these two. She’ll have the man of her life in her mind throughout every single minutes of her day! Her thoughts are filled with images of him, during work, during play, in the midst of her meeting during work, and even during her leisure time!

2) Men usually keep to themselves, unwilling to talk, explain, elaborate further if they don’t want to.

But this doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with you, and it definitely doesn’t mean that he doesn’t love you. He just need to not talk about anything RIGHT NOW, there and then.
If you feel that your guy is responding in an unloving, unromantic and distant way, it’s useful to think that guys have an inner secret chamber where once in a while they have to go in for their own retreat, to settle their own issues, to recharge, to live out their own fantasies, or even their dreams. No one else is allowed inside, not even his parents.

3) A man’s self worth comes from his sense of competence and success in life, not only from his relationship.

If a man feels that he is not doing a good job in the office, has not being very helpful to another person, has failed in completing a task in and outside of the house (whatever it
is), he will NOT be loving towards himself, or even you. This is why it is important that you do not jump into conclusion too quickly in the event that you feel that your man seems unloving, seems to be neglecting you, or doesn’t seem to care. In short, your assumptions or conclusion could be misleading or wrong!

Do not give up your individuality and dignity after you have gone into a relationship. Remember, you do not need to earn his love for you by giving up who you are. One of the most important, key secret to maintaining a loving and long-lasting relationship with the man of your life is actually this: you still respect and love yourself, for who you are! If you respect and love yourself, your man will respect and love you!

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Beauty Caring Solutions

Posted by Ellen | Beauty | Thursday 24 September 2009 1:02 pm

There is no denying of the fact that tips can make life better in all aspects. Be it health tips or kitchen tips or hair care tips, they improve life in all possible ways. With any kind of health tips a person can get cured from ailments. Health tips can be an effective way of healthy living.

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On the other hand with some good cooking tips one can enhance her cooking skill. The on beauty are probably the most popular and effective. A nice beauty tip from a beauty expert can eradicate someone’s skin problem for ever. People are trying different tips on different fields of life and getting benefited. Life can be entirely changed by effective use of tips. These days tips have become so popular that many television are conducting shows on tips. Many female magazines have regular columns on beauty tips and health tips. Regular female magazine readers have the option of sending questionnaire on beauty or health issues to the experts. The experts reply to those questions with appropriate tips on how to eradicate the problem. Again cookery tips are very popular on the shows on culinary arts as aired on various television channels. In a nutshell, with the proper application of different tips given by experts can improve someone’s day to day life to great extent.

Most people take care of their face and concentrate only on face related beauty tips. What they forget is to take good care of their feet which results in incomplete makeover. An unkempt feet can ruin an entire make over of a person. A nice pair of feet complements a pair of nice sandals. To avoid a cracked feet and to make sure you do justice to your sandals, one should follow some effective pedicure tips by an beauty expert. One should first remove polish from the toe nail. In a tub full of warm water, one should add some bath salts and one tablespoon of olive oil. Feet should be soaked for 15 minutes. Then one should scrub the feet to remove ex foliating skin. Finally rinse feet with cold water and dry feet with clean towel.

Taking care of hand nails and hand in general is technically called manicure by beauty experts. Manicure tips from beauticians can eradicate various skin problems effectively. Being derived from the Latin word manus which means hand and cura which means care, it is a very popular way of enhancing one’s beauty of hands. One can follow some simple manicure tips to get a soft and beautiful pair of hand. In the first place one should remove the polish with a cotton moistened with polish remover. One should start that process of removal from base to tip. The next step is to give the nail a proper oval shape. The the nails should be filed from corner to center. Fill a finger bowl with soapy water and dip the fingers to soften the cuticles. Use a cuticle pusher to gently remove the cuticle. Cuticle nippers should be used to removed the dead cuticle. By applying the polish with gentle Coates and giving the final touch by applying lotion completes the manicure process.

The fashion magazines have a regular column of hairstyle tips. A new hair cut can change the entire look of a person. One can find information on innovative hair styles, hair care, latest fashion trends for hair and advice on choosing hairstyles for various occasions in different fashion magazines. Various websites also offer these information. Giving your hair an innovative trendy cut can add to the glamor quotient of a person. A funky spike or a trendy bob can give a huge change in the hairstyle of a person. One can use imaginative hairstyles to give his or her personality an individuality. Thanks to the various websites and fashion magazines that a person can get effective hairstyle tips.

Now a days people can get various hair care tips from different websites. A major part and parcel of hair care involves proper conditioning of the hair with a branded herbal conditioner. Usage of proper herbal hair products as advised by the beauty experts can cure damaged hair. Hair fall, dandruff problems can be permanently cured by the proper usage of hair care products. A good advice from a hair expert or a proper hair care tip can help in maintaining the growth of a damaged hair caused by coloring. Those who wish to perm their hair can very well do it at home instead of going to a parlor with a proper hair care tip from an expert.

To get freedom from wrinkle problem around the eye corners and to eradicate the dark circle problems one should follow the following eye care tips. Effective application of various eye care tips can gift some one a healthy and beautiful pair of eyes. One effective eye care tip is to eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Carrots, drumsticks, spinach, papaya, and mangoes contain a rich content of beta carotene which keeps eye healthy and problem free. One should involve himself in regular exercise work to improve on blood circulation. This provides adequate oxygen to the eyes. Take rest in regular intervals to give proper rest to the eyes. The best medicine to keep your eye healthy is to drink a lot of water. Usage of milk as a cleanser to gently rub your eyes gives natural freshness to the eyes.

To get rid of problematic gums, dental decay, bleeding gums, one should effectively apply dental tips from experts or doctors. With the increasing tooth loss, the various websites are posting articles on dental care and offer various dental care tips. One can get benefited with the dental tips to avoid suffering caused by dental diseases. One effective tip is to a avoid consumption of sugar, soft drinks, lemonades, cereals,. Cakes, biscuits, puddings, jams , breads should be avoided to keep a healthy teeth. Chocolates, peppermints, sweets should be avoided as far as possible. One effective tip for dental care is to change the tooth brush regularly and to choose proper toothpastes.

A proper make up tip can change a persons look completely and can also enhance one’s personality to great extent. Effective make up tip can do the magic and can add to the confidence of that person. Make up tips involves skin care tips, hair care tips, eye care, hand and feet care etc. Proper use of good and branded beauty products can enhance one’s beauty. One should use beauty remedies to brighten the skin, which is a part and parcel of the make up. One should take care of the hair style to add to the make up. The hand and feet should also be properly taken care of to enhance the make up.

Eye make up tips help in beautifying the eyes of a person to great extent. Different websites offer information on eye make up products such as information on mascara, eye liner, eye shadows, eye make up remover etc. Choosing of proper eye make up product can enhance the eye make up to great extent. Taking good care of eyes is also an integral part of the eye make up. A good night’s sleep can be very effective in resulting in a proper eye make up.

Different websites now offer free make up tips. One can browse through the net to get information on free make up samples, free make up coupons, free beauty products. Different websites and fashion magazines offer free tips on make up and skin care. These if applied effectively can be beneficial to many people. Free make up tips also include information on make up products used by celebrities. Many celebrities share information on their beauty regime in different websites.

Skin care tips can eradicate the skin problems for ever for many customers. One effective skin care tip is to drink a lot of water during the day. It leaves one’s skin with a healthy glow. Pamper your skin with proper skin products. Skin care tips can be useful to many people who have regular skin problems. Consuming fresh fruits and vegetables can be helpful for getting healthy skin.

With any kind of health tips a person can get cured from ailments. Health tips can be an effective way of healthy living. Websites offer opinions of many renowned doctors regarding health issues some of them being extremely useful to the clients. Health tips eradicates various health problems and diseases for ever.

hair careHair tips if used effectively can erase hair loss and various hair problem for ever. Hair fall, dandruff problems can be permanently cured by the proper usage of hair care products. A good advice from a hair expert or a proper hair care tip can help in maintaining the growth of a damaged hair caused by coloring.

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Tips for Choosing Leather Handbag

Posted by Ellen | Dressing,Shopping | Monday 21 September 2009 4:35 am

It is no doubt that leather handbag is the type of bag that gains popularity among women. According to this reason, we can see million of designs of women leather handbag in the market and this is really beneficial for consumers. The women accessory market then becomes very competitive and as a result, consumers can choose variety of choice of leather handbag at really reasonable price. However, mean while there are plenty of design of women handbag available, many women still prefer to use brand name leather handbag as they believe that luxurious and expensive handbag could improve the overall personality and appearance of the owner as well as they can get good quality handbag.hand bag It seems that this trend still unchanged over the period of time so many of retailers attempt to capitalize on the fame of certain designers, creating logos that are very close to the original in order to attract people who may want to use brand name handbag but do not have enough money to afford.

This kind of handbag could be classified as fake leather handbag, which s quite very common to se if plenty of them are still in the market. This is because there are low numbers of people who can afford brand name leather handbag, and the rest of them still want something cheaper but has similar design with those brand name handbags. However, if we look carefully into that brand name leather handbag, we may find that even among them, quality varies dramatically and price is not necessarily indicative of quality. Therefore, this article will give you more information about how to determine about the quality of each handbag so you can make sure that you get what is worth your money the most.

Firstly, decide on your budget. Define how much you can pay for the leather bag.leather handbags This is maybe the most important factor that you should give priority to. Budget is the key factor to determine the quality of leather that you can get. If you have very limited budget but still want to get kind of brad name handbag, you probable need to choose between a lower-end designer handbag and a higher-end product without the designer label. Designer label on the handbag is very vital and sensitive. As there is high risk that you may be tricked by fake designer label. The best thing to do on this matter is you should not stick only on the designer label but also you need to consider the quality of leather, which have to correspond to the quality of designer label.

Apart from designer label, other thing you have to consider about quality of handbag is the structure of the bag itself. You have to check the overall structure of the bag, which means the handbags, should be able to easily support its own weight. Check the inner line and detail of stitch patterns of the seams. Make sure that they are made securely and will not lose out when you have used it sometime later.

If you don’t have accurate details regarding tips for choosing leather handbag, then you might make a bad choice on the subject. Don’t let that happen: keep reading. Sometimes it’s tough to sort out all the details related to this subject, but I’m positive you’ll have no trouble making sense of the information described above.

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The Beauty of Baby Doll Lingerie

Posted by Ellen | Dressing,Lingerie | Thursday 17 September 2009 3:49 pm

The beauty of a women is in styles and fashion! You should find a style just right for you. For the body-conscious, a simple, cotton baby doll set looks simple and sweet and will hide imperfections. For those who like to  flaunt it, the baby doll also comes in materials such as chiffon and lace, which are designed to show off as much as they cover.

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What Women’s Fashion Jewelry Are Trendy This Season

Posted by Ellen | Fashion,Jewelry | Tuesday 15 September 2009 11:59 pm

For women, jewelry are everything. Whether they simple or a little too fashion forward, this women accessories have that unfathomable power to turn a plain Jane into a gorgeous and vibrant head turner. Accessories can accentuate a woman’s best feature and at the same time, separate her from all the rest. These fashion pieces are indeed not just mere embellishments, but also every woman’s instrument to radiate her personal style.

One of the best things about accessories is that they don’t stick to just one style and theme. The fashion industry is made up of a vortex of creativity that often subjects accessories to change. This is the reason why every woman should be in the know about the latest trends in women’s accessories. If you are still clueless about what’s hot and not this season, here is a list of fashion must-haves that you should include in your closet.

Fashion Jewelry and Accessories

This season, bling is in so all types of fashion jewelry. Since gold accessories are trendy, stock up on golden hoop earrings, long necklaces with fashionable pendants, and rings with prominent centerpieces. They spice up any dress and give you that radiant glow.

Costume Jewelry

Pieces of costume jewelry really fashion forward pieces that can make you stand out. They are beautifully crafted with stones of different kinds, beads of various colors, and fashion forward styles. Costume jewelry may look a little too much when paired with a dress that already stands out. In order to balance the look, make sure to wear one with a simple dress or top.

Handbags

Handbags are every woman’s best friend. Functional and aesthetically appealing, these fashion accessories come in different styles these days. Don’t just go for the generic black leather bag. Try to play with colors and choose the ones that have asymmetrical shapes. When paired with the right clothes, these bags can do wonders to your attire.

Leggings

Leggings are making a comeback. They are one of those pieces that can be paired with just about anything. You can wear it with a billowing top, long t-shirts, and short dresses. Leggings also come in different colors and design.

Women’s Accessories

Girly and fashionable tops are in this year. Instead of just wearing a plain shirt, try to sport something lacey and feminine. Pair it with jeans to have that chic and sophisticated feel without looking too formal or boring. Pair the top with a trendy necklace to add to the chic look you are going for.
Women’s accessories make your personality and creativity shine. Update your look and pay attention to what you want your look to be. Express yourself and put your personal style to the fore through these catchy accessories and fashion finds.

Women’s accessories make your personality and creativity shine. Update your look and pay attention to what you want your look to be. Express yourself and put your personal style to the fore through these catchy accessories and fashion finds.

Women’s accessories make your personality and creativity shine. Update your look and pay attention to what you want your look to be. Express yourself and put your personal style to the fore through these catchy accessories and fashion finds.

Women’s accessories make your personality and creativity shine. Update your look and pay attention to what you want your look to be. Express yourself and put your personal style to the fore through these catchy accessories and fashion finds.

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