Skin and Body

Sexy, gorgeous confident women are not born they are nurtured. Sexy, handsome, confident men are nurtured too. You should never make changes to your body with the idea of gaining other people approval; you are the one who matters. Don’t…
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The Western media seems to be obsessed with propagating the idea that it is entirely possible for us mere mortals to obtain the perfect body. We are continually fed images of ‘perfect’ celebrity bodies, which we can all, apparently, achieve…
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Of course you don’t have to be skinny to be considered attractive, since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and so there will always be someone who finds you attractive, even if you don’t like the way you…
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Looking in your closet and finding endless black pieces of apparel should not be the way you have to live your life. Hiding behind clothes that are one size too big or skipping over the bright colors in the store…
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Unfortunately, we have all done it; made snap decisions about someone’s character based on there personal appearance. It’s a very harsh realty but it happens daily, at the work place, at school or even just passing someone on the street….
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My wife of sixteen years has decided to have her chin tucked. She’s always had a bit of what I would call paranoia about her physical appearance, and because the genetic roll of the dice gave her her father’s chin,…
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I find I get a boost of confidence and a good feeling about myself if I look in the mirror and see my midsection looking toned and when you feel like that I think it inspires you to carry on…
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Fashion is a very strange beast. At age 57, I have a love-hate relationship with it. I have never dressed to impress or to be sexy. The current mania with looking sexy 24 hours a day is getting VERY old…
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The issue of beauty affects everyone, no matter your gender. But what really defines beauty or who defines it? You have to agree with me that our communication means today have a big part on that decision. We are bombarded…
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There was a time when people walked around, unhinged from what is now known as modern day society, democracy, and personal being. A time when women and men did not spend countless hours using technological devices, things they are unable…
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Several of my family and friends have had single or double mastectomies due to breast cancer. For some, the availability of a well-fitting silicone prosthetic boob has been lacking. Silicone, while being relatively soft and pliable, can feel uncomfortably hard…
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Swimsuit season… Oh, how we dread it! You’ve heard enough times that you should accept your body for all the beautiful things it can do, but this is a difficult task when magazines and television continue to show you how…
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As a teenager, I was obsessed with celebrity culture. I would bring home every fashion magazine or tabloid I could get my hands on and pore over the pictures I saw in between the covers. Around the time I was…
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“Hey, Rasta!” the loser in the driver’s seat yells. Their superficial remark bounces out of a passing car that’s headed in the opposite direction of my walk home. The effortless judgment only manages to go skin deep, and I merely…
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An analysis of top deodorants for men reveals a variety of products that receive good reviews by users. Since individual preferences and needs determine which deodorant may be the best, one person’s best result may not be identical to someone…
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Are first impressions everything in this hectic world? Should you be concerned about your appearance? Does the way you project yourself physically affect how others perceive you? Unfortunately, the answer to all these questions is yes. The human species, while…
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I’ve got so many bottles of after-shaves and colognes sitting around gathering dust, that I sometimes think I could nip down to Downing Street and mask the bad smell that emanates from there on a daily basis…nah, now that I…
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B is the house scent of the B Never Too Busy to be Beautiful (from now on BNTBTBB) and it might be known to all the Lushies out there as the smell of the B Scent Electro soap, which used…
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With bathing suit season just around the corner, many of us notice ourselves feeling less than excited. Winter seems to have taken its toll on not only our bodies, but our minds as well. We tend to see ourselves negatively,…
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Shania, by Stetson is yet another celebrity perfume which is endorsed by country music star Shania Twain. The sales pitch for this fragrance is that it it somehow conveys the beauty, spirit, and independence of the legendary performer. While that…
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Christmas 2008. A time of family, reflection, fellowship and, oh yeah, returned gifts. Let’s go back to Dec. 25th 2008 at approximately 11:27am. Here’s the scene; Christmas with the kids is over and Todd has not put down his new…
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I’m a big fan of Avon products, in particular their perfumes as for the prices I think they are mostly on a par with some more expensive designer brands. One of my favourite daytime perfumes is the hugely successful ‘Far…
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Wearing a certain fragrance is the most common part of our pampering and beauty regime. We choose and buy them according to our taste, and change every now and then depending on our mood, fashion styles and trends, and even…
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A friend of mine who works in pest control told me you don’t see as many butterfIies as you once did. I said I know why. They’re all painted on the backsides of young women. OK, I guess I just…
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Tattoo flash is the name given to pre-designed sheets of tattoo images often displayed on the walls of tattoo shops. Flash is designed by one artist and then sold by the sheet, giving the artist who purchases it the right…
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Tattoos have been done in prisons for hundreds of years, often with very limited equipment and skills of the convict giving the tattoo. Many people tend to live to regret these tattoos, which are often symbolic of certain crimes or…
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I have to say I don’t get the whole tattoo craze. I can’t imagine wanting to put myself through pain for art. Being an artist, there isn’t anything I want to create that badly or that permanently on myself. I…
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How to hide your tattoo As a professional makeup artist I have used a lot of different brands of corrective makeup to cover tattoos. My arsenal of products include Joe Blasco, DermaBlend, CoverMark’s tattoo cover kit and Mac concealer. I…
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Tattoos and tattoo removal have existed for ages. Since the time that tattoos were first used as a form of punishment or branding, people have sought ways to remove them. Fortunately these days, the decision to remove a tattoo is…
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Are tattoos and body piercings against Catholic teachings should reference Christianity as a whole rather than Catholicism, the bottom line being whether or not a Christian denomination professes belief in scriptural inerrancy. The Old Testament is very specific about not…
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