Friday, December 31, 2010

How To Buy More Clothes For Less $$$

If you're buying online - snag deals at online shops with discount codes. Try dealhunting.com and reesycakes.com. You can check the stores menu to find the code to enter when you buy. You might also try "shopping bots" such as dealtime.com and mysimon.com which searches prices with tons of retailers.

If you're buying at a department and chain stores - wait for fall sales to start instead of after Thanksgiving. It's because stores begin stocking fall goods early due to disappointing summer results. Also, try shopping on a Wednesday, - when most stores slash their prices.

If you're buying designer stuff - get them at gypsytrunk.com and theartofshop.com which hold online sample sales. Others worth visiting are theinsider.com and topbutton.com.

Monday, December 27, 2010

The Best Light For Applying Make up

When you do your make up, be sure that a good lighting is available. The ideal kind is the light coming through your window and actually the best light compared to your bathroom lights.

The second best would be an extra intense artificial light such as the one kind you get from a portable lighted mirror, because it's the next best thing to get an actual sun.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Best Pants For Different Sizes

No matter what shape you've got, each pants has their own styles guaranteed to flatter.

For pants best curvy bodies, tight wide-cut pants can make your bottom half look wider. A straighter leg style that doesn't pull at your hips is more flattering. Avoid pleats or anything high waisted.

For pants that are best for petite bodies, a full length, higher waisted style makes your legs appear longer. Avoid low-rise capris.

For pants best for pear-shaped bodies, use flat-front pants that downplays your bottom half by sitting just at the hip. Avoid wearing pleats and too high-waisted pants. Also, avoid tapered pants.

Useful Tips:
Before buying pants, fixing the hem is the easiest alteration, so don't let the wrong length discourage you from buying perfect pants. Choose lined pants that hang best, but you have to dry clean them.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Have Heard Of Conch Pearls?


Conch pearls display uniqueness from other ordinary pearls because they can't be cultured. Conch pearl has spiral shape of coach shells making even the most skilled technician to impossibly implant nuclei for pearls to form around. Its gem quality specimens are found in fewer than 1 in every 100,000 queen conchs.

The shape of conch pearls range from raggedy ovals to almost perfect spheres, and they vary in colors; yellow, white, beige, or pink.

But creating a conch jewelry requires a skilled craftsmen which are only bestowed to some few. Some can drill a conch pearl that can be made into blush-colored beauties that are set with diamonds in 18-karat gold or platinum. They are only made in extremely limited numbers such as a one-of-a kind earrings, necklaces or rings.

Did you know that a ring out of conch is worth $65,000 while earrings are a whooping $73,000? Whoa!

Interested? Try checking mikimotoamerica.com :).

 
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