One of the most absorbing ways to reuse perfume bottles is to make a collection of the most interesting or limited edition ones. Long after the scents they’ve contained have evaporated, these pretty items can continue to give pleasure, especially…
Read more
Jewelry is usually among our most valuable and treasured possessions. We may have inherited family heirlooms, or be fortunate enough to collect particular pieces. There is no doubt that if you own some valuable pieces of jewelry, you’ll want to…
Read more
I spent the early 1960s trying to persuade my mother that a huge net petticoat was essential if my skirts were to stand out as much as those the girls wore in The Young Ones to attract Cliff Richard’s attention. Unfortunately,…
Read more
For years I wanted a leather jacket. The colors and styles I favored changed over time, and thank goodness for that. I’d be too embarrassed now to wear the turquoise jacket with tassels that I dreamed about as a teenager….
Read more
July 27, 2014 Style and Beauty - Other
In France, where I live, many women remain svelte, energetic and attractive when they are well into their later years. They have the advantage of having been brought up to the traditional French way of eating and living. French women…
Read more
Oil of Olay traces its roots back to 1940s South Africa, where an enterprising chemist first put the formula together. Although it was not mass-marketed, the product quickly became very popular, and by the early 1950s the distinctive pink fluid…
Read more
It may be only a small part of your overall attire but how a man ties a bow tie can be of great consequence. Get it right and you look a million dollars and very sexy, but get it wrong…
Read more