Style and Beauty – Other

Beauty secrets are invaluable, especially for women. Many magazines are centered on them. Spas offer top-priced beauty treatments. Most of us follow some sort of beauty regimen. In the morning, we splash our faces with water, brush our teeth and…
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To some, a makeover may seem like the greatest idea ever. You may be very unhappy with your look and want to change everything. Other people would never get a makeover, because they are very set in how they look…
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Beauty. What is beauty? If you look it up it says beauty is a characteristic of a person, place, object or idea. It provides the experience of pleasure, meaning or satisfaction. If it is only a characteristic why are so…
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I’m from the Medway Towns in the U.K. A place I believe, to be the birth place of the Chav’ which can be seen to be a slight variation of the Essex girl’. To be a Chav’ is not just…
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Fall Fashions for 2009 While the fashion houses may be pushing their original forecast lines for the upcoming season, economics is still the bottom line. Street trends, believe it or not, are ultimately always economically biased. Bling is dead! It…
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Gender roles are fast changing. There was a time when a woman was a woman and a man was a man or so society wanted us to believe. The truth is that wrapping a person up in a nice little…
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How intelligent or attractive a person is based on a completely subjective judgement. Just because a person looks good – conforming to wider society’s definition of beauty – doesn’t mean that they can’t also be a person of substantial intellect….
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What’s more important, brains or beauty? When I was a young lady, I tended to be attuned to the more handsome specimens of masculinity that crossed my path. But with maturity has come the realization that looks are honestly secondary…
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Who knows exactly what beauty is anyway? What one person regards as stunning and amazingly beautiful, another finds repulsive and loathsome. Similarly, what is intellect? Just because a person left school when they were young doesn’t mean they aren’t intelligent…
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There’s nothing wrong with taking care of your appearance, but if there is nothing behind those beautiful eyes of yours then you will be found out eventually. It seems that attractive people have to contend with negative preconceptions about the…
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Massages are often used in regulated medical treatment, and the therapeutic benefits are well documented.  A full-body massage helps in relieving muscle tension, stress and some back related problems. In some cases massages are even known to help lower blood…
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The carrier oils extracted from fruits, such as grapes and peaches, make the most versatile bases for your home-made aromatherapy massage oils. Many of the carrier oils used as bases for aromatherapy blends are extracted from fruits. Unlike nut and…
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One of the latest trends in nail polish is gel nail polish. Unlike other forms of nail polish, gel nail polish does not dry on its own, but instead requires a UV light to cure it. This type of nail…
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Just think of someone you know: a parent or partner, sibling or child. Would it really matter what they looked like, or would you still love them anyway? To be honest I was initially attracted to the lady I married…
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Caring for your own fingernails while convenient can be a thwarting task at times even if you prefer doing your own nails. Shopping for the right products can be fun and assuaging and finding time to snip, buff, and file…
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Why would you want to? Chav style is a fire safety hazard, with all that cheap polyester going around. However, if you’re determined to follow this unique fashion trend, here’s how to get the look. Chav females fall into two…
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I imagine the majority of people reading this article either are curious as to what a chav actually is or are simply looking for a laugh. If you fall into the third category however- you actually aspire to meet the…
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Gel manicures are relatively new, but they have taken the nail world by storm. In this type of manicure, you cure your nails under a UV light after every nail polish layer. The resulting manicure is very long lasting, and…
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As well as eating them, there are also several ways to use potatoes in your beauty routine. Potatoes should be kept away from the light, as exposure to light can cause them to turn green as toxins build up in…
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Have you ever wondered what to do with those old nylon stockings? Well, there are many different handy uses for these things which otherwise would be thrown away. Here I’ll show you eight uses for your unused stockings. They are all very easy…
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SAVING FACE I’ll never do anything like that,” said the woman next to me. “It’s unnatural.” She was responding to a discussion in a hair salon by a group of over-fifty patrons on the latest in cosmetic procedures. This proponent…
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Your hair is an important part of who you are and is a reflection of the statement you are trying to make. For example, a person who dyes their hair blue might give the impression that they do not care,…
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Whether or not we woman want to admit it, at one time or another, we have stepped into a room thinking that we were at least semi-cute, until someone cuter, or slimmer, or younger, or taller, or blonder, came along, and then…
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Tradition says that you need something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue for your wedding. There is no one way that every bride interprets the something old. Instead, there are many special items that this could represent for…
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Newly crowned Miss Universe Olivia Culpo first appeared not long ago as Miss Rhode Island 2012, the first pageant she ever entered. After winning the Rhode Island title, she went on to take the Miss USA title in June 2012….
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Preparation is everything when it comes to pageants, beauty queens are not born overnight. The most well prepared contestants will have poise, grace, and an overall attitude of confidence that can not be matched. Preparing for these competitions, however, can…
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You’ve been eating healthy foods, getting adequate sleep, drinking plenty of water, using a sunscreen – yet your facial skin still looks dull and lifeless. What’s happening? Every day the skin sheds old, dead cells so that new ones can…
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Gel nail polish is a type of nail polish that requires a UV light to cure. Made by different manufacturers such as Shellac, it is typically used in salons, although now there are some brands for home use. This type…
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According to WebMD, permanent makeup, or cosmetic tattooing, is a technique where a technician uses a needle to apply pigment under the skin. This provides you with a long-lasting makeup-like effect, which offers several benefits. Let’s take a look at…
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If you are a stickler for tradition, you will want to incorporate something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue into your wedding. Fortunately, the “something new” is usually the easiest of these. Women almost always wear something new…
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