Put away your hot-red lipstick and callous softeners, ladies. Time to pull out those synthetic locks and fasten them in! For the last two months, I have been running business as usual; aside from a casual experiment I’ve been conducting…
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Unfortunately for some, yes, what you wear does indeed reflect who you are. Clothes can make a direct statement to the world, whether conscious or not on the part of the wearer. In most cases you can make an accurate…
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It’s not so much what I wear that reflects who I am but what adheres to almost everything I wear, namely dog hair and paw prints.On any given day I can be found roaming our property in various states of…
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I subscribe to several womens’ magazines because I’m a voracious reader and utterly curious. It seems lately that all of the womens’ magazines and teen magazines, are confusing people. Like, okay, one moment they say you’ve got to try this…
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What about us naturally skinny minnies? Nowadays I can’t pick up a paper without seeing an article about weight issues. Whether it’s a trashy report on flabby celeb thighs’ or a harrowing story about the death of a tiny catwalk…
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As a woman I can say that sometimes I am too concerned with being beautiful. Why in the world do I spend close to an hour in the mirror primping myself so I can admire my artistry? Why can’t I…
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Summer editions of various fragrances seem to be rampant at the moment, and in 2010 Calvin Klein have created yet another Summer version of the highly popular Eternity perfume. The perfume itself comes in a tall rectangular shaped glass bottle,…
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Yves Rocher first introduced their floral fragrance Flower Party in 2010 and then followed it up with Flower Party Summer. The latest offering in the Flower Party series is the seductive Flower Party by Night; a captivating darker version of…
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After recently trying Hugo Boss Orange and very much enjoying the perfume, I decided to test out more of Hugo Boss’ fragrances, starting with Hugo Boss Woman. With both minimal outer cardboard packaging and a simply designed bottle, with Hugo…
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Perfume can be an incredibly powerful thing, it can create a mood, it can evoke a certain feeling and it can trigger wonderful memories. But many women get confused about the different types of fragrances that are available, eau de…
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I can remember the first time I came across Issey Miyake. It was 1999 and I was in my first year at college. My friends and I had just started hitting the clubbing scene, therefore fragrances were important. At that…
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Demeter makes the anti-perfume. There is a movement in my part of California against scent. Our library has a sign by the door forbidding scent, and our local Shakespeare festival specifically asks people not to wear it to performances. This…
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I’ve always used a roll-on anti-perspirant deodorant, but recently I’ve tried one or two of the cheaper store’s own brand ones and felt that they weren’t really doing the job as well as they might. So whilst in John Lewis,…
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This classic perfume is made by the French fashion house of Nina Ricci. It was first released into the public domain in 1948, and such is its staying power. Still going strong in 2008 it is as a well known…
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BIG NAMES AND NEW USES FOR FRAGRANCE Wearing fragrance was once thought of as an accessory to create a pleasing aroma for anyone near us. Today it is so much more than that. The power of fragrance is so remarkable…
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BIG NAMES AND NEW USES FOR FRAGRANCES The Fragrance Industry is thriving. There are new presentations, but it is more interesting that the industry leaders are pursuing a new idea, that of a personal aura: Your own personal and environmental…
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Making all natural essential oil perfumes is a hobby that provides great scents to wear. It is easy to get started with making these perfumes and colognes. Using essential oils and a few other natural ingredients, you can create scents…
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~ CLARINS EAU DYNAMISANTE ~ Clarins Eau Dynamisante is a rather unique Eau de Toilette. I tend to go for the much lighter perfume normally, but this was a gift, and it contains contains extremly beneficial plant extract oils. Eau…
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It’s common knowledge that the smell of a baking pie can increase your odds of selling a house. Simply put a pie in the oven when potential buyers come to look it, and when the familiar aroma reaches their noses,…
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Deodorants for men come in a variety of different forms these days. Men can now use the standard can of spray, roll-on style, and even body mist sprays. The type of deodorant a man chooses to make himself smell sweeter…
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People have low self-esteem for a variety of reasons – it may stem from a belief that they do not fit in with the rest of society; they may feel that they are less intelligent, educated or somehow inferior to…
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Cosmetic surgery can help boost your confidence levels if you get the results you’d hoped for. If you decide to have cosmetic surgery it usually means there is some aspect of your physicality which you feel insecure or self-conscious about…
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Various factors can influence self-esteem. Your level of self-worth may be determined by your academic success, your ability to form relationships with others and how others perceive you, your ability to succeed in a competitive environment, as well as your…
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Most, if not all, people have at least one area of their body or face that they aren’t very pleased with. Maybe it’s the double chin, the breast size, or the saggy bottom. Whatever it is, there is almost always…
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For most people it is probably difficult to understand how it is even possible to become addicted to cosmetic surgery, since all their mind is focused on how painful, inconvenient, and expensive it must be. Yet, there are those who…
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There are days in every lifetime that a person can look back upon and see that they changed from that moment on. Yesterday was one of those days for me. It may sound trivial to some, but yesterday was the…
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You want bigger breasts, but they simply aren’t in your genes. You know that breast enlargement is possible with implants and surgery, but is that the route you want to go? What about all the creams and lotions on the…
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Whether or not to have cosmetic surgery is a very personal and a very serious decision that should be made with a great deal of thought and consideration. Choosing to change a part of your body that you aren’t particularly…
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Confidence is a positive attribute to have, but it is often something people are lacking in. Maybe they don’t have much confidence in their social skills or their intellect; both of which can be worked on and improved. Similarly, people…
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I love getting perfume as a present, it doesn’t matter how much you already have, its one of those things that you just can’t get enough of. I have yet to dislike a perfume so much that I just can’t…
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