Doing your bit to help the planet can make you look more stylish. Going green doesn’t mean you have to wear hemp sacks and knitted tofu hats. And being fashionable doesn’t mean you have to buy every passing trend in…
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November 3, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Being green and being beautiful can easily go hand in hand. The main thing to consider is consuming less. Rather than buying a greener version of a product, consider whether you actually need it at all. Many of us buy…
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Normally, the taller you are the larger your feet will be. Nearly everybody has feet in proportion to their size and the chances are yours are too. It is also worth remembering that the size of your is not noticed by most…
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October 27, 2015 Skin and Body
If you have been attacked by mosquitoes, brushed against poison ivy or suffered from chicken pox you are probably already very familiar with calamine lotion. This is a generic term for a thick lotion with zinc oxide and a very…
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October 18, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Dressing extremely well on a budget is not that difficult. In fact it is as easy as spending a fortune on clothes that look cheap and tacky. You only have to look at a few celebrities to realise that spending…
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October 16, 2015 Skin and Body
The best nail polish colour for you depends on your mood, the occasion, practicality and your style. You might want to give yourself a manicure because it looks more groomed, for fun, to make a statement or simply because you…
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September 30, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Looking great in less than five minutes is not impossible. You need to pare down your beauty regime to the bare minimum, especially if that five minutes is in the morning and you want to spend three of those minutes…
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September 28, 2015 Skin and Body
Barry M have a wide range of nail varnishes in a rainbow of colours. They are reasonably priced, if not the cheapest option, and come from a company with a good reputation. When looking for a gold nail varnish only…
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Many women are quite happy to have boyfriends a little lacking in the intelligence department. Such men can be quite good natured, behave themselves, don’t ask awkward questions, and you will never lose an argument about politics or a game…
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Personality can make an average looking man very desirable to women, or make a male model remarkably unappealing. However looks still have an effect and like it or not women do look for certain physical attributes in their men. The…
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Treated well, a good pair of shoes can last for years. Whether you want to save money, or make shoes you are very fond of last for as long as possible, there are plenty of tricks to extend their life….
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Shoes can be uncomfortable for a variety of reasons and sometimes they can be fixed quickly and easily. Rather than giving your shoes away at the first sign of problems it might be worth seeing if you can mend them first. First of…
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Shopping can be an utterly engrossing hobby for some of us, mildly enjoyable, sometimes, for others or just slightly less exciting than watching beige paint dry for a few. It may be your idea of the perfect afternoon or a necessary…
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Many women have a bad hair day perhaps once or twice a month. Your hair just will not sit right, looks messy, peculiar or worst of all, silly. or at least you think it does. Whether the bad hair day…
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It seems obvious that plus-size clothing should be modelled by appropriately sized models. A minus sized model would get lost in plus-sized clothes, a medium sized one would look silly, and a plus sized model shows how the clothes are…
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The False Lash Effect mascara is a relatively new product from Max Factor and on first glance looks promising. For years I used Max Factor’s Aqualash mascara as it never seemed to smudge yet could easily be removed. When it was time to get…
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L’Oreal black Superliner is one of many black eyeliners I have experimented with. While not the best (first place goes to a cake eyeliner, brand unknown, you make into liquid with water) it is certainly one of the better ones. …
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Rimmel products range from surprisingly high quality makeup at reasonable prices to the average with a few over priced low quality items. The latest to make an appearance in my makeup bag is their Renew and Lift foundation. On first…
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The reason it is acceptable, now, for women to wear trousers but not for men to wear dresses or skirts is nothing to do with the nature of the garments themselves. Skirt-like men’s clothing has been worn many times and…
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Looking good, or at least convincing people you look good, in a swimsuit is nowhere near as difficult as you might imagine. The tiniest bikini available or a microscopic pair of swimming trunks are not recommended for anybody. If you…
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The first time you see a man without his clothes can be an awkward one. This is especially true for him as he is liable to feel exceedingly self conscious about many things, not just the obvious. There are a few comments it is…
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Your outfit for a first date should be flattering, something you are comfortable in and appropriate to the occasion. A wet-suit is fine for a first date spent snorkeling, but not particularly suitable for dinner in a nice restaurant. You might also…
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Assuming that your weight loss was deliberate, your feeling of achievement might be slightly dampened when you suddenly realise that your clothes are now all the wrong size. Baggy may be in fashion but ‘tentlike’ never is. Buying an entirely…
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Add a green twist to your next girls’ night in and you can feel nice and virtuous as you enjoy all the traditional girly indulgences. Helping to save the planet certainly does not mean spending all weekend hugging trees and…
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Like many women I have numerous jars and bottles of various nice smelling potions. Some were gifts, some were treats and some were freebies. However those which I actually think I need, or at least would feel deprived without, is far fewer. Five…
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If you have fair hair you might have noticed it turning an interesting shade of green after a lot of swimming. Unless you like this unusual hue, or plan to dye your hair dark anyway, you probably want to find…
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Yes, sometimes you should check your partner’s sign is compatible with yours before making a commitment. However you only need to do this in certain circumstances, and in fact there are only three. In the first case you are a strong…
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March 5, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
In today’s world it might seem rather redundant to say husbands should do their share of the housework. Surely all men are housetrained by now? Didn’t the idea of ‘women’s work’ flew out the window years ago? However even in…
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February 24, 2015 Skin and Body
You might not be aware that you have bad breath until people start backing away when you talk to them or constantly offering you mints. If you suspect halitosis might be a problem for you then the first thing to…
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The right earrings can be the finishing touches that completes an outfit, enhances your look or makes a statement. Choosing the best ones depends on your personality, style, how you look and the occasion. Earrings can be broadly separated into…
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