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- Shoes, Shoes and More Shoes!
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] For the past few seasons we've seen a battle for dominance among divergent trends, namely post-grunge edgy rocker, urban prep, modernized romantic, bohemian free spirit and ghetto-fhab-ulous. They've all held pace but with Spring comes change and a desire for a softer look.
- Beyond Organic
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Another term cropping up on all natural beauty products is biodynamic, which is said to be the new term for organic. As the organic lifestyle gained in popularity, the term has lost some meaning - or at least created confusion among consumers.
- Denim Blues
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] It would seem that men have it easy when it comes to fashion. Shirt, pants, shoes - done. In some worlds this simplistic approach is sufficient but for the fashion-conscious man, there are trends to watch and designers to fawn over.
- Italian Handbag Trends
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] On a recent trip to Italy, I was surprised to find the boutiques filled with more subdued designer handbags. While still remarkable in quality, the bags that lined the windows of Prada, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci lacked extensive ornamentation or the daring patterns these designers are known for.
- An Introduction to Handbag Manufacturing
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Have you ever wondered where your designer handbag came from and what went in to making it? And how does a handbag go from an idea to a finished product and why do they cost so much?
- Handbag Trends
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Instead of buying trendy clothes that quickly go out of fashion, consumers are turning to accessories to get more mileage out of their wardrobes. What's more, one good handbag is really all you need for every day use, so women are choosing wisely and opting for investment handbags that will last a good while.
- Becoming a Fashion Designer - Part II
[Business:Careers-Employment] Before you venture into the fashion biz, you'll want to familiarize yourself with industry terms and fashion seasons. Here are some fashion terms you may find useful in planning your fashion career: Haute Couture: This fashion term is French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" and refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted fashions. While the term is very loosely used, it's actually a "protected name" in France, so it can only be officially used by designers that meet certain well-defined standards.
- Fashion Myths De-Bunked
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] So one minute you have to match your handbag to your shoes and the next you absolutely should not perfectly match your accessories. It's a crazy world out there and who can keep all the fashion rules straight? They're always changing any way! Here are some fashion "DON'Ts" that are really fashions DOs!
- Tips on Packing Light
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] We've all been warned of the new charges airlines are charging for whatever they can think of-checked baggage, primo seats (in Coach!) and food. I've even heard that some airlines are thinking about charging for water. So what's a savvy traveler to do? You can grin and bare it, or you can find ways to cut corners and conserve.
- Becoming a Fashion Designer
[Business:Careers-Employment] It seems like everyone is jumping on the designer bandwagon these days. And why not? The fashion industry is sexy - fashion shows, parties, celebrities, recognition, and even fame go along with a career in fashion.
- The Ultimate Handbag Guide - Part II
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Like the clothes you wear, your handbag sends a message. Whatever style handbag you carry, make sure that you take good care of it and keep it well organized.
- The Ultimate Shoulder Bag Guide
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] A handbag is a handbag right? Wrong! There are many different styles out there. Here's a quick look at the most popular styles right now.
- The Ultimate Handbag Guide
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] If you're like most women, you love to shop. We have so many options, however, making smart buying decisions when it comes to handbags is not as easy as it once was. There is not just one It Bag or style that's en vogue.
- Shopping in Rome
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] If you're an American heading to Rome for vacation and you plan to shop, prepare to spend. You won't find many deals in this ancient city. The major fashion houses aren't based here (like they are in Milan and Paris), and Rome is more of a draw for tourists, so you can expect the prices to match those found in high-end stores in the States.
- Celebrity Beauty Secrets III
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] So now you know how to clear up the occasional bout of adult acne, prevent fine lines and wrinkles (or at least try), and use makeup to hide imperfections (see Celebrity Beauty Secrets Part I and II). Now what about the rest of you?
- Celebrity Beauty Secrets II
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Celebrities know all the great beauty tricks for looking younger and hiding flaws. Now you can too.
- Dressing for Success - Part Deux
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Buying a suit for a job interview is an opportunity to start building the wardrobe that will take you up the corporate ladder. Don't think of an interview suit as a one-time investment that you won't see a return on-your interview suit can become a power suit.
- How to Get Better Sleep
[Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] If you have trouble sleeping, you're not alone. Our lifestyles have drastically changed but our brains and bodies still have the same needs as they did centuries ago.
- How to Cook for Your Sweetie
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Whether you waited until the last minute and can't get a reservation at a decent restaurant or you want to surprise your sweetheart with a little (or a lot) of romance, a home-cooked meal will earn you bonus points in the double digits. Chef Pat Mould (owner Louisiana Culinary Enterprises, a restaurant consulting firm, and executive chef of the Louisiana School of Cooking) knows what it's like to be a guy in the kitchen. Cooking skills or not, he says he can turn any guy into "her hero" with some cooking tricks and techniques.
- Celebrity Beauty Secrets Revealed
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Sure, it's their job to look good and they have plenty of help achieving their beauty goals but that doesn't mean the rest of us can't look as good as our favorite celebrities. One tip celebrities learn early on is that beauty is achieved from the inside out and prevention is key. Going under the knife these days draws as much scrutiny as a bad beach photo showing dimpled thighs and belly fat.
- Dressing for Success - Deciphering the Dress Code
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Company dress codes are rarely written down in the professional world. While it's common sense not to wear flip-flops and board shorts to the office (unless you would for a surfboard company), the rest is left for you to decipher.
- Luxury Cars For Less
[Finance:Auto-Loans] One of the hottest trends right now in the car biz is lease trading. Sometimes things come up-like a job transfer, marriage, or the birth of a child-that facilitate the need to terminate a lease. Until recently, getting out of a lease meant big headaches with serious financial consequences.
- Wide Belts - Spring's Hottest Fashion
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] The word is out-wide belts are the hottest fashion accessory for spring-the perfect compliment for the gorgeous dresses slated for spring and summer. Belts look great with many different styles of dresses hitting stores, from free-flowing sundresses to shirt dresses to tunics.
- Hot Handbags
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] With gadgets getting smaller it's interesting that the hottest trend in handbags is "the bigger the better." Is it our mobile lifestyles-the need to have essentials (i.e., emergency sewing kit, makeup bag, mouthwash, Blackberry, personal hygiene items, cell phones, etc.) within reach at all times?
- Little Black Dress
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] The little black dress will forever remain a staple for every woman's wardrobe, so don't go throwing it out yet or lament your recent splurge on that black party dress. Think of the trend toward vibrant metallics and bold 60s prints as a breath of fresh air-or a welcome trip down Memory Lane.
- Gifts For Valentine's
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] You either love Valentine's Day, hate it or tolerate it to keep the peace and make that special girl in your life feel, well, special. Of course you don't have to wait until V-Day to express your love or appreciation. Although most of you spoken for guys will inevitably drop a pretty penny or two this Valentine's Day.
- Fashion New Year's Resolutions
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Resolutions take on many forms; the good news is that they don't all have to include giving up cheesecake and your morning lattes. Now is the time to set your fashion New Year's Resolutions, and start 2008 with your best (and most stylish) foot forward.
- Beauty Resolutions
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] It's a New Year and a new you! It's time to take your beauty regimen seriously. If you haven't had time to formulate your beauty resolutions for 2008, we've done it for you.
- New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] The holidays are behind us but the few extra pounds are hanging around to remind us of our overindulgence. It's the time to reflect upon our not-so-great habits we've displayed over the past year and to resolve to make changes.
- Fashion - The Power of Color
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] You can't help it. When a woman in a red dress walks into a room, or a man in a striking black suit wearing a vibrant red tie, you turn and look. Or how about how relaxed you feel in a green room?
- Feminine Laptop Bags
[Computers-and-Technology:Mobile-Computing] Functionally chic women's laptop bags are hard to come by. One of my biggest complaints, and I've heard this from my friends too, is finding a women's laptop bag that's both feminine and functional.
- Gifts for Dad
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] Whether the dad in your life is a rough and tumble kind of guy or prefers Armani suits to t-shirts and jeans, there's a gift out there that will show him how much you appreciate all that he does for you. Whether he'd rather spend the afternoon improving his handicap or playing video games, there's something in this Holiday gift guide for your dad, husband or significant other.
- Celebrity Hairstyles - How to Look Like Your Favorite Celebrity
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Love Cameron Diaz's whimsical locks? Or Jessica Alba's gorgeous caramel highlights? Now you can see how you would look with your favorite celebrity's hairstyle.
- Holiday Gifts for the Men in Your Life
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] When it comes to buying gifts for men, the rules are pretty simple. Unlike women, most guys like getting gifts that make their lives easier. If it means one less trip to the mall, all the better. If it entertains them, it's a winner.
- Holiday Gifts For The Women In Your Life
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] We know, women are mysterious creatures. But one thing they have in common is liking gifts. But (yes, there is a caveat when it comes to giving women gifts), they don't want blenders, self-help books, or mixing bowls. If you want to make all of the ladies in your life happy, you need to follow a few easy rules.
- Honey Gets You Further
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] So maybe the idea of slathering raw honey on your face is getting a little too close to nature. That's okay, there are plenty of products out there that offer all the great benefits of honey, without the sticky residue.
- Cosmetics and Beauty Products - Good For You Too
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] First it was healthy food - then came a push for sustainable living. Now even clothes are organic. It only makes sense that the products you put on your body are good for you too.
- Men's Fashion Don'ts for the Office
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] In a recent article on men's fashion and grooming no-no's at work, they covered everything from backpacks to comb-overs. Here are some more men's fashion don'ts I thought were missing from the list:
- Update Your Wardrobe With Jewelry
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Jewelry-Diamonds] Staying true to the seriously feminine look, designers are looking to some of the most romantic time periods for inspiration. Jewelry is no exception. Mixing vintage and contemporary beads Leanna Lin, a Los Angeles based jewelry designer, produces limited one-of-a-kind pieces that have a sweet, yet quirky and retro, vibe.
- Meeting Attire - What to Wear
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] After college you thought all you had to do was get a suit. End of story. That may have done the trick for your first entry level job but now the stakes are higher. If you want to climb the corporate ladder, you have to dress the part.
- Skin Brushing to Detox Your Body
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Don't you just love discovering new ways to use everyday products? You know those long-handled bath brushes (also called massage brushes) that you use to clean those hard-to-reach places? Well, did you know that you can actually use a skin brush to help flush toxins out of your body?
- How To Play Matchmaker
[Relationships:Dating] Research shows that half of all marriages are the result of someone introducing the couple. Maybe you have a buddy or a girlfriend who is perpetually single-they just can't find the "one". You feel guilty excluding them from couples-only affairs and just as guilty when you do invite them and they clearly feel like they're the odd one out.
- Entertaining Like a Pro: Part Three
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] Whether you're throwing a New Year's Eve party or a party just because you can, a Champagne toast is always a welcome event. Don't let the search for that perfect bubbly to fit both the occasion and your pocketbook spoil the celebration.
- Entertaining Like a Pro - Part Two
[Food-and-Drink] The key to a successful party is to have plenty of food and [adult] beverages. So how do you keep the food hot and on a continuous rotation out of the kitchen? Jennifer Purcell, an assistant professor at The Culinary Institute of America and maitre d' instructor at St. Andrew's Cafe, one of five public restaurants on the CIA's main campus in Hyde Park, New York, suggests tapas, or bite-sized appetizers, which offer bite-sized foods with minimal time in the kitchen.
- Entertaining Like a Pro - Part One
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] So you've decided to host a cocktail party. Invitations--or eVites--are out but now is the time to start preparing. The idea is to provide a festive, yet pressure-free, environment for your guests. If you're running around at the last minute, you're guests will feel the frazzle too.
- Multi-Seasonal Fashion
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Remember the days when trends lasted one season? To be caught wearing last season's "it" item was the Kiss of Death. Now we cross our fingers and hope that skinny jeans and metallics come back for encore performances.
- The Bathing Suit and Its History
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Believe it or not, swimsuits have been around since the days of Ancient Rome, when public bathing was all the rage (hence the term bathing suit). What's interesting is that the suits women wore a millennia ago were shockingly similar to the suits women wear today.
- Big Bang Theory
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Sure it's winter and you've got the doldrums. But now's the perfect time to sauce up your look. Spring is right around the corner and along with the vibrant looks seen on the runways, hair is getting more interesting too.
- To Wash Or Not To Wash That Is The Question
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Some people would rather eat old cheese than fore go a daily hair washing. Others swear up and down that washing hair every day is a beauty no-no.
- Clothes to Keep, What to Toss
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] What to keep and what to toss, donate, or relegate to the back of your closet. We all could use help in this area!
- Online Dating - Increase Your Odds
[Relationships:Dating] You're a cute girl, so you have no problems getting dates, right? But lets face it. How often does the man of your dreams approach you at the grocery store and ask you out? Instead it's the 40 and never married guy with the comb-over from accounting who won't take no for an answer, or the lame-o in line at the bank that offers up cheesy lines like, "so you bank here huh?".
- Sweet On Honey - Catch The Buzz
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] We spend hundreds of dollars on skincare products concocted in a laboratory, when nature has already done the work for us-for free. So the next time you want to tighten and refresh, you might want to start at your pantry instead of the medicine cabinet.
- Dressing To Impress
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] And what about fashion? Clothes, along with food, are necessary items but we are in a constant pursuit to keep them interesting and "fresh". But it makes sense-if we didn't keep innovating, we wouldn't have anything to look forward to.
- Halloween Costumes - Sinner Or Saint
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Halloween is right around the corner. Why should it matter to you? Because Halloween is not just a day for kids adults can get in on the fun too! It's your chance to change to show another side of your Diva - and get your partner to join in! First you have to decide what costume to wear.
- Wine Tasting Tips
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] One of the fastest ways to develop a knowledge base of wines you enjoy is to taste them. This can be a lot of fun. Go to your local wine & spirits store; gather up a bunch of bottles and head home for a night of tasting adventures.
- Bald is Beautiful
[Health-and-Fitness:Hair-Loss] Most guys go through at least one phase growing up where they shave their heads. Maybe it was a dare, a team ritual or punishment for losing a bet. But as you got older, the fear of losing your hair may have turned into a full-blown reality.
- Blazers Front and Center
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] If your notion of a blazer involves elbow patches or rolled up sleeves with pastel shirts, it's time to revisit today's version of the blazer. And you thought the only place for blazers is the boardroom or country club, think again.
- Beauty Secrets - The Ultimate Guide
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] We've all experienced a fashion emergency or wished we could improve out beauty regimen with easy, inexpensive adjustments. So here are some quick and easy ways to stave off that unsightly pimple, keep under eye bags at bay and have gorgeous skin all year long.
- Your Wardrobe - Choosing The Right Colors
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Remember that canary yellow baby doll dress? Yes, the one that looked great in the window at the little boutique on the corner. The one that still looked great neatly folded in the shopping bag and then displayed on your bed next to your new Christian Louboutin stilettos.
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