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Tunic, Suitable for All Bodyshapes

Monday, March 15th, 2010

tunikTunic is a woman’s best friend. Basically, this outfit has all the size of the thighs, and have a form and style that can conceal the lack of our body shape. No wonder the tunic became the main choice of dress.

Tunic can also be used on two occasions, formal and non formal. Here is a guide to choosing a tunic accordance with your body shape.

1. Large belly or waist
Use empire waist tunic model, or which use wrinkle rope, or which have wrinkles on the hips. “Both are good choices to hide part of your big belly”, said Sharon haver, founder of online fashion guide, FocusOnStyle.com. Avoid tunic with the accent on the pocket, especially in the middle of the body, because you will be look more heavy. But you can add accessories like earrings chandelier models to divert attention from the abdomen.

2. Wide hips and big thighs
Use simple cut tunic with A-Line models. A-line cut will disguise big hips and thighs. Use”asymmetrical tunic or long shirt-shaped with lots of buttons,” suggest Kristiina Salminen, Creative Director Adrienne Vittadini.

3. Hourglass body shape
Wear the tunic with V-neck collar, or with additional lines and applications in the chest. For hourglass body, tunic with linen and cotton is best suited. Avoid using jersey or polyester material that makes the body smaller. Add leggings and flat shoes so you will look more chic.

4. Slim or straight
Cover up the lack of your body shape with three dimensional style tunic and extra rocks or ruffle on the chest. So that the chest and slim your waist covered with these details. Use also tunic with silk or chiffon material.

”Layer cut tunic or using jersey material is the most suitable for the body so it looks more straight-grooved,”Horowitz said. Add decorations such as necklaces to make you sweeter.


The cause of the Black Circle Around the Eyes

Monday, March 1st, 2010

black-eyesHave you looked at yourself in the mirror and feel your face look fresh and not look like a sick? Hmm, maybe because your face becomes pale and the main causes are: black circles around the eyes. Actually, what causes a black circle that disrupt this performance?

Long and comfort sleeping is not enough to overcome the dark circles around your eyes. You need to see the main problem, what causes black circles appearance around the eye area. Here are some of the things alleged as the main cause of the black circle in the eye area, according to Charlotte Clark, dermatology expert from New York City.

Genetic
Genetic is the main cause of dark circles around the eyes. If you inherited the thin skin around the eyes, so when there is accumulation of blood around the eyes, the blackened area will be more visible in the skin around the eyes. Accumulation of blood around the eyes usually occur due to slow blood circulation in the area because of lack of sleep. When it kept going on and accumulate, then the capillaries becomes vulnerable to be widen and leak.

Age
With age, skin loses collagen and thinning. So that the blood vessels more easily visible from the outside. Direct sun exposure to skin is also increasingly accelerate this condition. Sunlight will break and damage the collagen skin color.

Allergies
Seasonal allergies also can be a major problem of the eye circles for some people. Allergies trigger histamine secretion in the body which then cause inflammation in blood vessels, which causes swelling.

As initial test you can pull the skin under your eyes gently. If the area changes color and becomes darker, black circle around your eyes could be caused by genetics or aging. But if the color does not change, the cause could be the UV rays from the sun or because of allergies. For more details, please consult further with a dermatologist or beautician so you can get further clarification.


Women Fashion trends that don’t Understood by Men

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

not-understoodMen’s fashion can not be made too varied as women. Otherwise, women have all sorts of ways to create a different look every day. At least, women have over 10 types of shirts, 10 types of pants, 10 types of skirts and dresses canal, 10 types of shoes, and 10 types of bags that must be possessed. This is what often can not understand men. According to them, there are several trends that are not good, such as:

1. Jeans with high waist line. There are some celebrities who have taken this style, including Jessica Simpson and Mischa Barton. In the mind of men, your appearance remind them of school uniform pants during elementary school. It also reminds them with clothes of school teacher.

2. Shoes with 4 inches heel. Shoes that are too high can reveal two things in the eyes of men: you will not use it comfortably, and you do not believe in yourself. No matter whether the shoe with 4 inches heel was become trends, but don’t need to wear it every day?

3. Harem pants. Remember the male dancer in Arabic which uses a very wide trousers at the hips and narrows to a foot? Or the popular MC Hammer costume in the early 90’s? Men would think the women who wear pants like this is very strange! They may be shame to walk with you.

4. Hippie-style headband. Bando is reminding of the style of tennis players who wore headband to absorb sweat from his brow. The problem is, you’re not a tennis player? So even though Nicole Richie, Mischa Barton, Ashley Olsen, or wear it, you do not have to imitate it.

5. Fedora, trucker hat, and other hats. Again, you do not need to cheat on celebrity style. Because, celebrities are wearing stylish hats fashionable to appear in public, whether for a gig, photography sessions, or mejeng the red carpet. If you wear hats like this, he must be wondering, “where do you want to go, miss?”

6. Masculine-style suit. Wearing a button-down shirt like a man’s, is still pretty sight. But once you combine them with material pants, jacket, vest, and a tie, you want to compete with him? For them, let Diane Keaton use use that style forever.

7. Full of Decorative bag. Bag decorated with large metal rings, chunky chains, zippers a vertical position, small pockets with buttons or buckles … for men its too crowded. Whether for what purpose all these decorations, it is useless if there is no function for the bag itself.

8. Animal print on the entire body. The most popular motive is now phyton, but leopard and zebra are also still used. But you do not need to wear it from head to toe. For example, shirts, skirts, leggings, shoes, and leopard print bag. They might think they was walking with a leopard!


6 Types of Shoes that You Should Have

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

shoesHow many pairs of shoes do you have? If you are Imelda Marcos, your collection can be thousands of pairs. But if you are someone who does not like to dress up, maybe your shoes less than 10 in number. But whatever your activity, at least there are six types of shoes that you should have to be used at certain moments.

Classic black pumps
According to Oprah Magazine creative director, Adam Glassman, black pumps have the same functions as the little black dress. This shoe is a must-have items that can be used at any time, with (almost) all the clothes. If anything, this is the shoe “safe” for every mood.

Flat
When your day is wearing pumps for the office, it could not hurt you replace it with flats or flat shoes to the mall or other casual event. Although flat soles, does not mean this kind of shoes can not make you look stylish. Are these shoes made of suede or leather, neutral or metallic colors, solid or patterned, plain or decorative, you can combine them with jeans, capri, or even a skirt. A good flat shoes can you wear even during business meeting.

Strappy sandals
Does using the right stilettos, platforms, wedges, or other models, strappy shoes you need to use with your clothes are sexy. If you are not very often use it, simply select a neutral color like black or brown. But if you really want to have a few pairs, you can choose colors more striking, such as red or gold.

Kitten heels
Kitten heels have been classified as a right, so it can manipulate your height, but still comfortable to wear. This heel adds a feminine touch on almost all your clothes. You can choose the slingback model (laces in the back), slides (flip-flops), pumps, or slippers.

Sneakers
If you’re used to playing basketball, or volleyball, you can wear street shoes. If you often jogging or adventure sports, you can wear a cross trainer type. It would be better if you choose a brand that has guaranteed quality, such as Nike, Adidas, Reebok, or New Balance, which gives a nice lump on the wrist.

Shoe model
Whether you choose slingback model, T-straps, ankle straps, boots, Mary Jane, wedges, or 4-inch-high heel, it’s up to you. Please buy that is unique according to you, or that can show your personality.


5 Style Resolution in the New Year

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Having determined to start exercising, and more discipline in managing a healthy diet, this is the time you make a resolution on the style in the new year. The Five resolution of style will help you to stay stylish, but also remained frugal.

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Prepare the force for the weekend
Often we had a weekend to attend a particular event or activity. If you have this, it’s not so nice if just wearing jeans and t-shirts worn. Not that this is not worthy, but choose clothes that make you look stylish certainly makes you more confident, too right? If you still want to wear jeans and t-shirt your favorite, try to complete with accessories rocks. Guaranteed your appearance will change completely.

Create the principle: one in, one out
If you are determined to remove an item from the closet (whether superior or subordinate) every time you buy something new, your wardrobe will not have filled with out of date clothes. Moreover, now trends changed often so fast that if you are desperate you will be wearing outdated. With diligent “remove” old clothes, you’ll think again to spend money on new clothes.

Donate your old clothes
Continuation of what you do on the points above, if you are already tired of wearing certain clothes, why not donate it to the orphanage? Or, offer to younger or old maid (even a friend!). You may not think that they were thinking, when it would be cool to give it to them? You can also invite some friends to hold a small bazaar or a garage sale.

Stretch your clothing
You remember, when you’re desperate to buy pants or jacket was cool though narrow in the body? You expect that tight pants can motivate you to slim down their bodies, so that the pair were later you can spend. Unfortunately, this motivation is often not strong. Because of that, you better take those tight clothes to the tailor, and do the reforms here and there to fit on your body. This will make you think again to repeat the same mistakes.

Trying new style
New year, should be a moment for you to change your style. If you feel you are not the type to wear leather jackets, rock necklace, boots, or even wearing a skirt, hm … challenge yourself to begin to use it. You’ll be surprised because the amount of attention on your fresh appearance.


LBD: Never Failed to Make Beauty

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

lbdLittle Black Dress, or better known as LBD is one of the options for the classic dress to any occasion. Called classical, because long ago was never into the category of “outdated”. In a way, this type of dress is an investment. Wherever you go, this dress can be a choice of “safe”, live play accessories. To be even more beautiful in your body, choose the appropriate form of your body. Here’s the guide:

Mini maxi
For those who have a high body, mini LBD will help show off one of your assets, ie legs. The version shown in photo 1 can be used as reference, since closing the upper body, while giving the silhouette on the bottom section with a mini skirt. Just add sweetener appearance with high heels and stilettos.

Neck Show
Your assets in the neck and upper chest? Make it part of the center of attention by wearing a one shoulder LBD. This type of clothes would look sexy worn by anyone and any age as long as have the confidence to show these assets. Impressed with lightweight clothing, you can sweeten the look with accessories and shoes with stones or metallic ornaments.

Under volume
For those who have a body tends to straight without a dent in the waist, try to choose clothing that gives effect curve, such as tulip skirt or a skirt bulge (A-line). However, women who have grooved body was matched with this type of clothing. Match with a nice flat shoes to give the impression feminine.

Strapless
Drag attention to the face and clavicle (collarbone near the neck) with this outfit. Line straight neckline gives the impression streamline. If you want to add accessories, add a choker necklace or shoes that much detail.

As for those who have a larger body at the bottom, can choose this type of dress with detail on the sleeve volume. Then add accessories to enhance your big ring appearance.


How to Deal with the Lack of Lower Body

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

lowerbodyNobody’s perfect. That’s for sure. However, there must be a way to help overcome, including the physical thing. Most women have a complaint at the bottom of the body. There are complaining too wide, too thick, too thin, too. No need to worry. Simply read with the following tricks.

Big legs
To cover up, select the model bootcut pants or skirt on the side belahannya. Strive to choose the size skirt comfortable enough to move, but not a fit body. Skirts or tight pants on the side of the foot will make your feet look bigger. Do not also choose pants or skirts that are too long because you’ll look “drowned”. Short skirt, do not need a mini, knee-high enough to make someone look taller and slender.

Thick hips
Man-style shirt is inserted into the pants or skirt material, plus a sexy high heel shoes will provide camouflage in the middle of the body and give the impression chic.

“Cankles”
This is a reference to those who have problems in the ankle is too thick, so impressed the calf straight up to the heel. Do not always hide behind long pants. You still can wear a dress and skirt. Create the impression that more streamlined cankles wearing knee-length skirt and shoes with medium height, with the right medium. Avoid high-heeled shoes that lace because it would attract attention in that direction. Also avoid flat-heeled shoes, or better known as ballet shoes, let alone that which has a strap at the ankle.

Big ass
Long blazer will get around the back of your size larger than normal size. To dalamannya, wear a dress that fits with the body or straight leg jeans (pipe). Avoid underwear g-string, hipster wear panties with Lycra material to give support and contribution to the bottom of the buttocks and not prevent it looks tight.

Hip width
Select A skirt cut in one color to create a hip look more slender. But avoid the shiny material, satin, or pants and brightly colored skirts because it can draw attention to the folds and create a wider silhouette.

The lower part of the short
To get around this condition, dress with empire-waist will help you look taller. For a more modern look, choose knee-length dress.

Flat ass
Invest in a pair of buttocks that help support and give shape to the rear. Hipster pants can also help make your rear look more rounded and gives shape.

Rump width
Choose a pair of pipe model to deal with these conditions, more suitable if paired with fitted tops and jackets with the body.


4 of 5 Women do not Fit Using Black Color

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

For most women, black dress is the most effective option. Because black dress can hide the physical deficiencies that we have. Even the black color can also make the appearance look slim and attractive.

But not everyone thought it was true. It is surprisingly dark colors can make us look older. According to fashion observers, black clothing can increase the black lines on the face, wrinkles, and dark shadows under the eyes, although the three signs of aging that has not appeared on our faces. The effect could even make the wearer into inferiority and closed.

To avoid this, use a hat, scarf, or a turtle neck top, while using a black dress. This can give a brighter image on the face. If you want to use a black dress, use a low-cut, and add a bright color necklace.

If your skin tends to dark, avoid using dark colors. This can cause your skin becomes dull glow. Even make you look old and tired. But for those who are light skinned and pale, the black color may be a primary choice. Want to test it?


Fresh Burst of Purple

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Purple color that looks gloomy sometimes be avoided by some people. This color is a bit tricky, if you choose the level of color then the result would be less satisfactory.

Carefulness needed to be sure that the purple color is appropriate for a person face skin. However, when you successfully use the correct color levels, the results would be very beautiful. No wonder if one of our local cosmetics manufacturers have raised the purple trend several years ago.

However, fever was the new purple swept the western world. Nothing wrong we also use this beautiful color, right? Below are some tips for using the color purple on your makeup daily, or to accompany you in the night.

- Want to make the color of your teeth look whiter and brighter? Try to select a bluish purple color. Able blue shift in the teeth a yellowish color. Just like the purple fruit, when they begin to brown then the fruit is not good anymore. So, when you will choose purple lipstick, choose a fresh color, which still has a blue color levels.

- For those with milky white skin, try to select the color purple with a mixture of colors such as magenta or blueberries. These colors will provide color contrast and warm on the skin. Avoid pastel purple because it will make you look ill and pale he added.

- As for who has a medium skin color, tend to be yellowish, try to choose colors that tend to purple or fuchsia pink. Secondary colors very beautiful when paired with a yellowish or pigmented skin like olives. As worn by actress Camille Belle (picture 2) is very beautiful to make her look fresh color. Be careful, do not use purple because it was too dark to make the face look old. Avoid pastel colors as well, such as lilacs, because make no fresh faces.

- Is the very dark skin color is suitable for wearing purple color as makeup, especially on the lips. Plum colors will look good, also add gloss or vaseline petroleum jelly on it to make the display look more beautiful.

- To provide freshness to makeup, you can add a wash of natural color blush, eye makeup and let it stay natural. If you want to add color to the eye, can choose the color of eggplant eyeliner. However, stay away from brightly colored eye makeup.

- However, if you choose to add the color purple in the eyes, you can use a light purple color and light. Apply eyeshadow with a brush that the large size color evenly and not too thick. You can also apply purple eyeshadow on the eyelid niche, and then give shimmer on the brow bone to make-up night. Dark purple, plum-like color added to the niche fits the eyelid crease, outer end of the eyelid, or applied around the edges of the petals, where the growth of eyelashes.

- Brown eye color is best suited to use purple eyeshadow, either matte (not shiny) and the shimmer (shiny). Try using lavender purple light from the edge of the petals, to the inlet for daily makeup. For evening makeup, experiment with burgundy-plum on the niche around the eye and eyelid edge.

- If you wear purple eye makeup, for the three colors on your face. For the cheek area should use the colors that one level younger than the eye. Then on the lips, it is advisable to use a neutral color and sweet so do not rush the attention.


Confidence with the Backless Dress

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

The backless dress model was going to make you look sexy. The slim and smooth back will make any man would be a turn on. Otherwise, if your back is scaled or have acne, ouch … then he would be turn off.

Therefore, if you intend to attend an event with a backless dress your pride, make sure your back is free from various stains or defects. Do not forget, wear the dress with confidence. The dress will look sexy, because you are making it sexy!

1. Stand up straight, to form the silhouette of a beautiful body. If you have a tendency to stand with a little bow, immediately improve your posture is.

2. Kill acne on the back. The cause of acne is unusual occupies a few: perhaps due to the sweat that was quickly cleaned up, or the rest of shampoo from your hair wet and stuck to the back left. Keep these things do not happen again. When you have pimples, use a bath soap that contains salicylic acid (try looking at the pharmacy). Before bedtime, apply acne cream that also contains salicylic acid.

3. Scaly skin will not be harmonious. Make sure you’ve done thoroughly scrubs in the back. If you do not have time, bathed and rubbed his back with a loofah is also quite helpful. Do not forget to use soap moisturizer.

4. Eliminate tan lines that appear on the shoulders from the sun. Usually, this occurs after your vacation at the beach. If trapped, we recommend you visit the salon to cover it with body makeup or face powder. If you know you’ll be wearing a backless dress, not a vacation to the beach and wearing a bikini before.

5. Sleeping body lotion that reflect light. You do not have to wear body glitter, although the dress would you wear at night. Simply lotion that makes skin look smooth and radiant.

6. Do not wear a bra, especially a too tight, a few hours before you wear your dress. You do not want to back stripes appear due to the elasticity of the bra strap in there, right?


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