Style and Beauty – Other

Fashions are always changing, and as much as some people would like, it just isn’t realistic to think that the average person can afford to update their wardrobe with every fashion change. This is especially true when the economy is…
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The summer season brings with it hopes of tanning in the sun, finding the ideal summer clothes and digging out your favourite pair of sunglasses to complete the outfit. For those over the age of fifty, putting together the ideal…
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We all do it. Whether intentionally or not, we compare ourselves with each other. We wonder if the scantily clad woman standing in line next to us has real boobs or whether she is wearing a push up bra. We…
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There is no secret to ageing gracefully, or disgracefully as I prefer to call it. Many younger people fear ageing, but there is nothing to fear about it. Just because someone else might have problems in old age, or look…
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“Beauty being the quality of qualities in a person that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit”. To see beauty is but a beautiful sight.To hear beauty is but music to my ears.To smell beauty…
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When we speak of beauty, we can begin by searching out the possibilities of where we find it; as most people ponder on the many facets of its appearance, I can tell some of you that, it’s not how you…
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Girls learn from an early age that they should be in competition with other girls by what they see, hear and read. Women are portrayed as two things in fairy tales. They are either the beautiful princess, good and pure,…
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Three, two, one, click! … ew. Do you hear this often? Is it coming out of your mouth, or perhaps those of people around you? If so then you might not be terribly photogenic, an unfortunate debilitation from which many…
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Is real beauty on the outside or the inside? From my own experiences I would say it comes from the inside. However, society doesn’t seem to care and rewards outer beauty in pageants and in the media. If you fit…
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Which gender is more vain, men or women? Society would have us believe that women unequivocally get the nod here. After all, they spend billions of dollars annually on makeup, perfumes, hair care, shoes, and the latest clothing fashions. Men?…
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Of course we’d all like to spend the time we deserve to get ready, and for special occasions we do. However impromptu after work drinks, down hearted friends on the doorstop, the forgotten family member waiting outside the cinema and…
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Beauty goes both ways. You can be beautiful on the out side, but your inside personality can be very ugly. Here in the United States we seem to take pride in being vein. Anorexia in girls has sky rocketed in…
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From exfoliating your skin to eliminating your blemishes, sugar can be used in various ways. If you want to make your skin soft and supple, want to know the secret on how to make your lipstick last long, sugar is…
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What woman doesn’t want her man to look hot?  There are different things that you can do to help encourage this, including the following five ideas: 1. Give him praise for looking good Men love praise.  They love it when…
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There are many versions of the history of the polka dot design, most of them dating from the early twentieth century, but the design dates back much further than this. The dance the “Polka” took the United States by storm…
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When people think of the ancient Egyptians, the first thought is usually pyramids, King Tit’s sarcophagus, or those crazy paintings on the wall with long bearded dudes carrying spears or those cats that look like royalty. Rarely do people think…
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How to age gracefully Old age is not a time for looking back and regretting a lost youth, nor is it is a time to pretend age is only a number. Getting old is real and while gracefully accepting its…
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When it comes to beauty, sometimes the most obvious path is not always the best one. It seems that the alternative can be a better way to help you look and feel beautiful, even if those alternatives can seem a little bit…
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“Real, true, genuine,” are concepts that endure; a term rarely applied to physical beauty. For examples of why, glance around your next high school reunion. Or, turn your gaze towards the Hollywood skyline where the knife is used more often…
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Inner Beauty The Chamber of Deputies, France’s lower house of parliament, recently adopted a bill making it illegal for anyone to “incite extreme thinness;” the latest and strongest of a series of measures proposed in the wake of a 2006…
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Compare these two women.  Both have long straight hair, wearing T-shirt and shorts and flip flops on their feet.  At a distance, one looks older than the other.  Looking closer, the one who seemed older is actually years younger than the…
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Just saying the word “lingerie” is enough to make a bride blush, but a lot of emphasis is put on finding the perfect lingerie for the night of the wedding. Really, there is no way to beat around the bush…
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It’s prom night and you’re all ready except for one thing…your purse! How in the world are you going to fit everything you need in that little tiny purse you bought? It’s tricky, so I’ve pared down the list to…
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As women, we are constantly under pressure to look a certain way. This is primarily the fault of the media, who continuously hound us with images of super-thin catwalk models and celebrities. We are now, more than ever, aspiring to…
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A diamond in the rough, but rough is just what it is. I’m too tired. It’s comfortable. Who do I have to impress, I have already married you. Depression. Environmental factors. Stress. These are just a few of the excuses…
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Beauty and Love are always considered to go hand in hand. But do they, when the majority are looking at all the lovely beautiful people in the world of cinema in particular; when one tries to emulate the latest movie…
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There are many reasons why people fail to make an effort . Complacency and feeling secure in your relationship are right up there . Many times when relationships break up a much more concerted effort is displayed in order to…
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“When one is young one must wear lots of mascara. When one is old one must wear MUCH, MUCH more.” So spaketh Laurence Olivier’s mother to Marylin Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl. For this article I am alluding…
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In my personal opinion, I believe TRUE beauty to be residing inside everyone’s hearts and minds. There is nothing wrong with looking beautiful, as long as your insides match your outsides. There are plenty of women, and even men in…
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Over fifty? Want to look ten to twenty years younger? Then take time out to siftthrough your wardrobe and throw-out anything that’s old and makes you even look older. Young women wear open cleavage, short skirts and tight jeans and…
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