It’s been awhile since I did my last post. Anyway, I have been to the shoe shop just across the street and a chance on a pair of shoe with two different designs on them. One has a cat design on it and the other a dog design. Pretty cool, huh? Too bad, I did not get the chance to take a picture of it.
I am also a big fan of designer shoes, but I get to buy just a pair a year (yeah, with recession and everything). So when I get to choose shoes, I take my time and shop around. Good thing that today, you no longer have to walk around the mall to do your shoe shopping. You can drop by online websites that sells designers shoes like Jildorshoes.com. Here you can find popular brands from Stuart Weitzman or a Tory Burch Reva shoes. You can also find a selection of women’s ballet flats and other shoes in different style
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Summer is just around the corner, and if it is, so is Victoria Secret swimwear fashion. Not only is VS a leader in lingerie, it also offers a great range of swimsuits and cover ups that are ecstatic in style. I particularly love this bright yellow, look-at-me, swimsuit. I thought one-piece swimwear are rather boring. But oh no, not this piece. It’s not too much of a body hugging swimsuit, it has some flare at the belly part and you can even hide some small bulges in that area if you are lucky. The ruffles at the hem of the swimsuit make this piece flirty and sweet. The matching bikini bottom makes this outfit a stunning, sexy thing. I also love how the upper part of this swimwear scoops up the breast to a comfortable lift. To give this swimwear a twist, you can pair it up with a solid red or black bottom. Miranda Kerr, looks amazing in this photo as I hope I would too on this Victoria Secret get-up. 
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It’s not everyday that you get totally awed and amazed by something that caught your eye. This Mother and Child portrait painting by James Seward is one of those moments when you look at the picture for some ten seconds and just stare at its pure beauty. It’s a work of art at its best.
I am a big fan of Christian art, my dad who is an illustrator by profession would often sketch portraits of Christ with his apostles. He never gets to finish them up and he never get to sell those pieces. There are all in sketch pads. Christian art are classic decorative items that you can use virtually anywhere. They can brighten church places and even give your home a calming ambience. If you are looking for great Christian art and paintings, you can drop by ShekinahArtGallery.com. The site offers printed options for their artworks at less the price of its canvas version. For instance this Mother and Child portrait by James Seward sells for only $35 for print open edition and $100 in canvas.
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I’m not a big fan of rings, but I get to wear one once in a while. Big cocktail rings are making a comeback nowadays. Statement rings with big stones and gems are a big hit among fashionistas and celebrities as well. I love wearing big rings, because you don’t have to bother with the chunky bracelets, a statement ring on your finger would look great, simple and elegant. It’s a nice look when you have your earrings match up with your cocktail ring. It would be a good buy if you can get a set of jewelries with a pair of earrings, a necklace and a ring. Oh, just remember that you do not have to use them all at once all the time. For instance, you can use the earrings and the ring and skip the necklace and so on. Don’t be afraid to mix and match!
You can agree with me that rings and jewelries can be quite expensive. So if you are looking for discount accessories, you might as well go online and check out hundreds of hundreds of websites offering a wide array of jewelry collection to suit your style and your budget. You can get great finds on the Internet for much much less.
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If you are like me, I like to save as much money as I can. And when it comes to skin care products, I like to use natural ingredients that I know are more effective than commercial ones and won’t harm my skin. Natural ingredients are safe for the skin, so don’t be afraid to use your own concoction of herbs, botanical actives, and other natural materials that you might want to use.
If you want to try creating your own skin care products, you can try the Honey and Lemon Sugar Scrub as described below:
Honey and Lemon Sugar Scrub
You would need 2 and a half cups of sugar, half cup of sweet almond oil, 4 teaspoons of lemon juice, 4 tablespoons of lemon juice, 4 drops of lemon essential oil. Combine sugar, almond oil in a large bowl and stir well. Add in the lemon juice and continue stirring. Add in the lemon essential oil and honey and stir again. There you go, you have a nice smelling Honey & Lemon Sugar Scrub!
You can use this sweet smelling grainy paste every other day during your bath. This would remove excess oil and dead skin cells from your body. If you want to create more of these kinds of products for your personal use (you can even create a small business from it), you can go to a botanical actives supplier and get your natural ingredients from there or buy wholesale beauty product ingredients online.
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Your crowning glory- the hair- can even break or make you. Even if you have the best dress on, with an ugly hair, you can’t really be the star of the show. A lot of people are taking their hair for granted. Split ends, dandruff, frizzes and scalp psoriasis are just some of the enemies of your strands.
How can you take care of it and make it shine all throughout your day? Here are some few tips:
Never brush your hair when wet. This can make your hair prone to damage.
Keep your hair away from blow dryers and heating tools as much as you can.
Trim your hair at least once a month to avoid split ends.
Shampoos with tea tree oil and mint are great for the hair.
Apply conditioner on your hair every day. Leave on your hair for 2-3 minutes then rinse well.
Stay away from chemicals like dyes and hair relaxers.
You can give your hair some tender loving by buying beauty products for the hair like hair masques and deep treatment.
With a great and healthy hair, you can always wear your hair down. A hair-do and hairsprays are not always requisite to a great looking hair. Everyone loves a shiny and healthy hair. I do!
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It can really be frustrating to wake up one day and see ugly marks on your skin. I’ve just given birth. I’m happy to see my healthy little boy smiling every morning but not the stretch marks I have on my belly. It’s dark, uneven, unsightly and ooh so ugly. Can it really be forever? Will I never get to wear a two-piece ever again?
I scampered all over the Internet and look for solutions on how to remove stretch marks. I read that stretch marks are considered as scars. And scars can really be hard to remove permanently. I found a number of scar treatment products online, some you can get for less than $50 and some can cost you more. Some of the articles I read also says that stretch marks is just a matter of evening out your skin tone so you can just buy some products to whiten skin. My friend who just been pregnant uses a gluta-cream on her belly and it works well for her.
I heard that cocoa butter is a good thing to use to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. Shea butter also works well. Taking Vitamin C can also help. Of course, eating the right foods that are rich in protein, fruits and vegetables can also does magic. Drink lots. lots of water. Oh well, I guess, it’s a long way to go before my stretch marks can fade. But hey, there’s always the first step.
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Even if you have the most expensive brand of eye shadow or lipstick on your cosmetic bag, nothing beats a clean and even skin tone, especially on the facial area. I love the look of a clean face. It’s always the in thing. It’s really nice when you get to play with colors but would it be better if you feel confident even if you do not have too much color on your face.
You can follow these easy steps to an even skin tone:
Exfoliate- Get rid of those dead skin cells that make your skin looks dull. You can try a number of skin products out there in the market like facial scrubs, microderm abrasion cream, beta and alpha hydroxyl pads. You can also undergo chemical peeling and microdermabrasion. Taking Vitamin A can also do a lot of help.
Moisturize- You can plump your skin with moisturizer with SPF15. Also remember to put on primer before applying make-up so that your face would not look dry or dull.
Foundation- If you are to use make up, you can use tinted moisturize or liquid foundation that is a shade darker or lighter than your skin color. Apply only in the areas where you need to.
Cover-up- Use a concealing cream under the eyes and on your dark spots and blemishes. Just pat it on and don’t rub!
Add Natural Color- Use a bronzer or a blush and swipe it on your cheeks, nose and forehead. These are the areas where the sun naturally hits. Use a large brush and carefully choose a natural color for your face highlights. Make sure that you don’t over do it.
Remember to shop for skin products that are appropriate for your skin type. If you want to pay less on your beauty supply, you can always shop online.
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I am no fan of locket accessories, but when I had my special boy, I wanted to keep his picture close to my heart so I want to have a locket necklace (isn’t that cheesy?!). Oh well, as I am a big online shopper, the first thing I checked is E-bay and I found a number of very nice looking locket necklace at good prices.
My eyes get caught on a nice cameo locket necklace, which is very classy and elegant. I would want to wear it with a long chain and use it as a statement necklace somehow. I found the gorgeous cameo necklace above at Etsy.com, but don’t bother checking it out, the item is sold out.
I love this locket necklace, it’s very victorian yet have a modern touch to it. I love the touch of little pearls surrounding it. I also love the twist of the chain necklace, which is very unique. Oh well, another one on my wish list!
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Gone are the days when we see Pamela Anderson in her Baywatch bikini outfit. I still remember her as the voluptuous lifeguard running with her ample boobs on Baywatch. She would forever be the Sex Icon that a lot of people find joy looking at. But with some dress on, like this nice black dress, I say, she’s not as bad.
I love her in this photo. I am a big fan of mini dresses and she seems to pull this dress off quite well. She still got great legs even after having a baby and even after 40. Hey, she still looks hot.
Mini dresses are often not the body hugging type. It just falls down some inches above knee so you wouldn’t have to worry about fat bumps that you may have. The material on Pamela Anderson here looks like satin-silky, which give this dress a very nice flow. The length of the sleeves make this dress quite formal, pair it up with some elegant small clutch and you’re off to elegance and style.
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