Natural Lip Balms For Winters
2013 December 26. | Szerző: shannon
During winters, the skin becomes dry and itchy as well. Your whole body looks patchy and dry, even after applying lots of body lotion and moisturiser, things do not work the best. The most common area which gets affected during winters is your lips. Often a lot of people suffer from chapped, dry and rough lips during winters. This is all because of the weather which makes the skin dry. Dry lips can look really embarrassing. So, if you do not want flaunt dry and chapped lips, you need to care for them and make them look soft and pink.
Some of the lip balms have too much chemicals which can either burn the soft lips or darken them gradually. So, why waste money on expensive lip balms which are not even worthy. Try some homemade lip balms which can soften the skin and moisturise it as well. They are prepared with simple ingredients and can save your money too. Moreover, if you are running late, just apply the ingredient directly on the lips. For example, olive oil is one of the natural lip balms which can either be used as one of the ingredients to prepare homemade lip balm or applied directly on the lips.
Here are some homemade lip balms for you to apply on winter. It is natural and doesn’t have any side-effect. To save your lips from cracking and peeling off, take a look… Natural Lip Balms For Winter:
Coconut Oil or Milk
This is one of the natural lip balms which is best for dry winters. Apply coconut oil or milk on dry and chapped lips to keep it soft and moisturised.
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Glycerin
A lot of lip balms are made using glycerin. It moisturises the skin and also softens it. Moreover, glycerin also helps get pink lips naturally.
Olive Oil
You can apply olive oil not just on your lips but also on your face to keep it soft and moisturised. Olive oil helps get baby soft skin.
Honey
Mix honey with lemon and scrub on the face. It is one of the homemade scrubs which removes dead skin cells and also exfoliates it. If you have chapped and dyr lips, massage with honey as it is a natural moisturiser.
Butter
Applying butter is one of the best ways to prevent chapped and dry cracked lips during winter. Apply butter and massage before going to bed.
Ghee
Massage your lips with ghee to make them pink and soft. It is one of the natural ways to prevent dry and chapped lips during winters.
Milk Cream
This is a grandma’s trick to ensure that you have soft, pink and glowing lips during winter.
For a healthy and lustrous mane
2013 December 23. | Szerző: shannon
For brides-to-be, even the most dazzling and stunning outfits will not have the desired effect if their tresses are dull and lifeless. Read on to know what you can do to keep your hair shining and radiant on your D-Day.
Dry hair. Dull hair. Overly curly and unmanageable hair. Oily hair. Dandruff. Hair fall. These are the problems you want to get rid of before your wedding date draws closer, if you wish to have smooth and shiny hair. And like Rome wasn’t built in a day, you cannot expect to relieve yourself of these problems if you wait till the eleventh hour.
While women with normal hair can begin tending to their hair a month before, those battling hair fall and dandruff need to start preparing well in advance to get best results, say doctors and hair specialists.
“Dandruff and hair fall necessitate specific treatments, targeting the causal factor so that problem is curbed, and this takes time. Hence, it is advisable for such women to start hair care regimes 3-4 months before the wedding,” says cosmetic dermatologist Dr Jaishree Sharad. “Hair vitamins like biotin, amino acid supplements are prescribed. For application, hair serums that contain plant extracts like cysteine and methionine, nourish and give a shine to the hair,” she adds. She also says that dandruff is treated according to its type. For an oily scalp, dandruff ketaconazole shampoo and anti-fungal tablets work well whereas for a dry scalp dandruff, the treatment is application based.
Many brides-to-be opt for salon treatments to make their manes wedding-ready. However, even this calls for an early appointment with the salon expert. Monaz Cooper of Kamal’s salon has lengthy consultation with clients who will be tying the knot in order to understand their lifestyle that comprises their eating, working and sleeping habits. All these differ from person to person and have an impact on the hair.
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“It is thus important to know your client so that you can recommend the right kind of treatment. For instance, L’Oréal has come up with the Mythic Oil ritual that is best suited to treat dry and frizzy hair as it cleanses the root and nourishes the ends. Even highly curly hair can be tamed with the right shampoo and mask used over a period of minimum four sittings,” Cooper explains.
If you want to sport a new hairstyle, it is safe to go for it two months in advance to make sure you get comfortable with it. This will also make it easier to choose the hairdo that suits your new style.
Home remedies will always be a part of beauty regimes and you can easily whip up natural ingredients for hair wash and conditioning. “Make a paste out of hibiscus leaves and aritha or reetha (soap nut) to wash your hair. Following this you can apply a conditioner made of olive or almond oil and a spoon of fresh aloevera extract,” suggests Dr Sharad.
The most important, however is the diet intake, she says. As much as external care, consumption of protein-rich foods like eggs, chicken and walnuts that have high omega 3 fatty acids, will ensure that the hair gets the required nourishment.
So, make sure you pamper your hair well before the wedding and make heads turn your way!
ScarJo on beating the bloat
2013 December 19. | Szerző: shannon
Scarlett Johansson needs to exercise after eating big meals.
Scarlett Johansson feels “bloated” if she stays still after eating.
The 29-year-old actress is known for her enviable figure, which has earned her the Sexiest Woman Alive title from publications such as Esquire and Playboy in the past.
Although she doesn’t follow a strict diet to keep in shape, Scarlett strives to be active after tucking into a big meal.
“I am one of those people who feels bloated if I sit around too long eating and drinking and not exercising,” she explained to British magazine You. “So I may hit the gym a bit more [in the New Year], but not as punishment or out of guilt but because I feel physically and mentally better when I exercise. And it’s nice time out for myself.”
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Scarlett feels comfortable venturing out in public by herself, crediting her petite stance for keeping her hidden.
However, she sometimes feels pressure to dress appropriately at the risk of being snapped by paparazzi.
“Most of the time I walk round by myself because I am pretty short, so people don’t tend to see me! I used to worry more when I was younger, even trying to disguise myself, but now I feel more comfortable to just be me,” she explained.
“There are certain things I see that I think, ‘God, I would love to wear that if I wasn’t recognisable.’ I think if I was just an anonymous person I would probably have a much more exciting day-to-day wardrobe. So I just have to appreciate the clothes I love but can’t wear by encouraging other people, like my girlfriends, to buy and wear them.”
Maje captures Asia’s diversity by going to extremes
2013 December 16. | Szerző: shannon
As the invasion of contemporary French brands continues around the world, their appeal to fashion-savvy working women is increasingly clear.
Labels such as Maje, Sandro, Claudie Pierlot, The Kooples and Zadig & Voltaire have flooded Asian markets and attracted sophisticated consumers from the middle and upper middle class.
Cool, urban and effortless, the French contemporary aesthetic is a globalised take on the classic styles Paris is known for. Its muses are more likely to be Alexa Chung and Lou Doillon, rather than delicate Audrey Hepburn-types.
Maje has enjoyed a measure of success in Hong Kong with the reopening of its IFC store earlier this month.
When I met Judith Milgrom, Maje’s glamorous founder at her Paris headquarters in October, she said the company’s focus for this year and next would be on opening more stores in the US and China.
The company’s success did not come overnight. Maje was founded 15 years ago. Back then there was no brand that offered what it did, Milgrom says. Her sister, Evelyn Chetrite, had founded competing brand Sandro with her husband just a few years earlier.
“There is always stimulating and healthy competition,” says Milgrom. “Evelyn is a very talented person … but we have our own tastes.”
Both brands, as well as Claudie Pierlot (whom both sisters design for) soon formed an interesting fashion movement. Investment from the LVMH Group luxury goods conglomerate, followed by American private equity firm KKR buying a 65 per cent stake this year, has spurred a global expansion for the brand.
“Basically, when we started we were right in the middle of the top brands and the cheaper brands that didn’t have the style to go with it.
“I created the collections to offer an alternative to working active women … as well as the younger fashionistas who could not afford those luxury brands. I wanted to give them the opportunity to wear beautiful pieces at affordable prices.”
It is a niche that has proven to be rewarding for both sisters. With the diverse lifestyles of today’s woman, Maje – a little bohemian, a little glam, but always offering plenty of chic, sharp office wear – has found a combination that really hits home.
“Fashion today has to definitely adapt to this lifestyle. I like to create collections that you can wear all day at work and then you can just add one accessory or beautifully cut jacket and carry on into the evening,” says Milgrom.
The brand has been popular in Asia for some time, she says, despite only setting up stores here a few years ago.
And while Maje’s French customers may still favour a more effortless style, Milgrom says her Hong Kong clients are often more fashion conscious and particular about specific pieces. The collection for spring-summer 2014 channels a feeling of warmth that is inspired by an imagined, road trip across the US, moving through extremes between the coasts.
Feather-light, ethereal pieces are accompanied by heavy, protective jackets. “Leather fringe suede might remind people of Texas and coastal music festivals, but on the other side, there is the New York working girl with fitted, black structured pieces,” says Milgrom.
Well-edited extremes seem to be a theme at Maje. And with women’s styles diversifying fast in Asia, they appear to be hitting a rather powerful note.
Swindon starts work on historic regeneration
2013 December 12. | Szerző: shannon
Swindon Designer Outlet in the UK began works on the regeneration of the historic Long Shop building, part of the Grade II-listed Great Western Railway Works.
The regeneration is part of a £35-million investment to incorporate the Long Shop as part of the extension of Swindon Designer Outlet, which will add 50,000 sq ft/4,700 sq m of new retail space, to bring the total to 250,000 sq ft/23,000 sq m.
The extension will also create around 350 new jobs once the works are finished in early 2015, increasing the total number of people employed at Swindon Designer Outlet to 1,100, making the centre a key employer in the town, which is just off the M4, west of London.
This will be the third extension of Swindon Designer Outlet since it opened in 1997, nearly 20 years ago. The centre was originally developed and is still managed by McArthurGlen. It is owned by Henderson Global Investors within the Outlet Mall Partnership – a fund for institutional investors, and one in which McArthurGlen itself invests.
Sven Gaede, McArthurGlen’s UK Managing Director, says: “The start of the refurbishment and expansion works today is great news for Swindon and for the South West. It marks the relaunch of the centre as the region’s must-visit fashion and shopping destination.
“As part of the extension, we will be bringing in new, exciting brands and improving the overall shopping experience. Shoppers will now also be able to experience and enjoy first-hand the refurbished Long Shop, with its conservation ensured for future generations.”
Andrew Rich, Fund Manager for the Henderson UK Outlet Mall Fund, adds: “Swindon is a very successful centre within our outlet mall portfolio, and the expansion is part of our investment strategy to continue to deliver strong performance for our investors in a fund that has returned almost 10% IRR in a difficult period for the UK economy and property market, demonstrating the resilience of the outlet mall sector.”
Ian Piper, CEO of Forward Swindon, the economic growth and regeneration company for Swindon, says: “We’re delighted to see this level of investment into Swindon, and the enhanced facility will offer more high-quality shopping and eating options for our residents and workers, as well as visitors from further afield.
“The challenge of creating a stronger connection between the Swindon Designer Outlet and the rest of the town centre, as identified in the Masterplan, is an important element of our work at Forward Swindon.”
Matin Mac Mathew’s fashion ethics
2013 December 10. | Szerző: shannon
Matin Mac Mathew, the creator of the brand Ethics, has an almost child-like innocence and free spirit that immediately attracts people to his personality.
However, his designs depict a matured sensibility crafted by his experiences. Matin, who recently showcased his designs at the International Fashion Fest organised by Pegasus, is a fast rising star in the fashion designing world in Kerala.
“I established ‘Ethics’ in Kochi in 2011, immediately after I quit my job with Christian Dior. I joined Dior in Paris as part of my internship during my Masters in fashion design from Istituto Marangoni in London and later acquired a job there. I was specialising in men’s wear back then, so I was responsible for creating the check design shirts while working there. I had to create 100 designs a day, but the job was made easy by the designing software provided,” says Matin.
Comparing our fashion scene to the one in Paris he says, “In Paris, an entire year is devoted to a particular colour. So you can predict which colour would be back in fashion in the coming year and you design based on that. Besides, if you come up with a creative work there, you are acclaimed and people respect you. Here, unless a celebrity wears it, it is not worth following. Creativity is not given credit and people look at it like just another piece of clothing. However, things are changing. There used to be a time when a particular colour combination popular in London took five years to reach the Indian fashion scene. But now that gap has reduced to a couple of years,” he says.
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After quitting Dior, Matin joined his family in Kochi and now caters to a long line of celebs including Manoj K. Jayan, Asif Ali and Jayasurya and specialises in wedding couture.
“I have a select clientele. If someone walks into my store, I do everything possible to ensure that they are content with what they buy resulting in us becoming family friends. The pieces that I hold in the shop only serve as a catalogue for clients. Once they pick the pieces, I understand their taste and create new products that suit them. I design new products and e-mail it to them every two months for them to select. I never show the same design to two people,” he says.
Matin says his designs are elaborate works with simple designs inspired by nature. “I choose my colours from nature and a single design is repeated throughout a piece in different colours and shades. For example, for Siddique’s daughter’s wedding, a lehenga was created with nearly 1000 embroidered flowers in different shades of pink and cream. Each flower took almost an hour to embroider. Most designers just pick a readymade material and work on it. All my designs are worked on fresh fabric which enables more creativity. I want everything on the piece to be mine,” he adds.
Matin says that in fashion, change is the only constant and a good dress must not hang on the body follow its lines. “I believe a good dress should be pretty but more importantly, draw attention to the wearer and make her look good. When the woman smiles the dress must smile with her,” says Matin.
Is this the beginning of the end for the Brazilian?
2013 December 5. | Szerző: shannon
It’s a line that’s been touted in several breathless news reports in recent years, but a new survey indicates that women are casting aside the razors and wax strips and investing in a pair of trimming scissors, if anything – that’s right, the bush is back!
Those born after 1990 could be forgiven for thinking the Brazilian is and has always been the only choice for pubic hair maintenance. But a potentially harrowing conversation with their parents might convince them otherwise. In fact, this 32-year-old writer remembers being a young lad transfixed by an ill-gotten Penthouse pictorial featuring a woman bereft of pubic hair. The black-and-white images featuring such a stark lack of pubic hair were so rare the spread was passed off as edgy, experimental art.
And it appears, after several decades where this has become the norm, that we are currently experiencing a renaissance.
Online pharmacy UK Medix conducted a poll regarding the grooming habits of 1,870 women. An astonishing – if post-2000 porn would have us believe – 51 per cent of participants said that they do not “style or groom their pubic hair.” The best part? Forty-five per cent responded that they used to wax but could “no longer be bothered to keep up the grooming”. Preach.
The hysteria surrounding public discussion of women’s pubic hair and its maintenance – men seem free to grow as many grey, straggly hairs as they desire, no matter how many times the word ‘metrosexual’ is bandied about – hit fever pitch in April when Gwyneth Paltrow spoke of the attention she received after joking that she works a “’70s vibe” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Appearing on the show again last week, Paltrow said the proliferation of news articles was such that her brother-in-law, Al Martin, had pleaded with her not kick-start a trend.
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“Apparently this was in a lot of newspapers,” she said. “I knew it had permeated when my brother in-law said to me like, ‘I hope you’re not going to, like, bring back big bush.'”
Martin might be one of a dwindling number of men who prefer their lovers sans hair, however; of the poll respondents 62 per cent revealed that their partner “prefers the natural look.”
The renewed push for bush received more attention last month when creative agency Mother London launched a crowd-sourced photographic series titled Project Bush. Their website described the campaign as “a call to action for women to stand up to the pressures of modern society and present their bushes in all their glory. Whether waxed or never tended, young, old, black, brown or white, we want to display London’s lady gardens in all their variety, and demonstrate the choice that many young women – particularly – may not realise they have when it comes to waxing.”
Rather than shame women who decide to go the full Monty, those behind the campaign say it’s about choice and that waxing has become so mainstream that many young women don’t even realise they have options. The project culminated in a major public exhibition that was intended to ignite debate.
“The women who were photographed came in for different reasons,” said Project Bush photographer Alisa Connan. “A very small percentage were completely comfortable with stripping off, the majority were nervous and then full of energy afterwards. And they all had different reasons – some were concerned about how the media portrays women in general, others were concerned about the world their daughters were growing up in. Most thought: ‘This is one small thing that we can do.'”
Suki Waterhouse wants kids
2013 December 3. | Szerző: shannon
Suki Waterhouse says spending time with Jourdan Dunn has made her feel broody.
Suki Waterhouse “really likes the idea” of having children.
The 21-year-old British model is currently dating Hollywood hunk Bradley Cooper. After the actor recently claimed starting a family was “the next step”, Suki has revealed she is also feeling broody.
“I really like the idea of having kids in not too long,” she told the January edition of UK Elle magazine. “Not, like, now. And not next year. But in not too long. I talk to Jourdan [Dunn, who has son Riley] about it quite a lot. She made the decision and had her parents and agency supporting her. I think it’s the coolest thing.”
Suki was pressed on her romance with Bradley. It has been reported that the pair fell for each other when they met at the ELLE Style Awards in February. However, Suki is reluctant to give too much away about the relationship.
“I don’t talk about my boyfriend because it’s boring. At least, that’s what I decided to tell you when you asked,” she said. “That didn’t happen there, but we did meet at the Style Awards, I’ll give you that. Look, maybe it’s best for me to say, ‘I’m not one of those girls who goes on about their boyfriends.’ I do think whatever I say will sound weird. But the truth is, if I start talking about him, I probably won’t be able to stop. And I don’t really want to talk about him, you know?”
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Suki also spoke about her fashion career. The star has managed to remain grounded thanks to her friendship with fellow catwalk stars Cara Delevingne and Georgia May Jagger.
“That’s the really cool thing. We’ve been mates since we were kids so now, when we’re working together, it never feels like I’m on my own,” she smiled. “That’s such an advantage compared to the girls from abroad who know nobody. That’s why I always try and befriend new girls.
“Not that they always want me to!”
Suki is a face of Burberry and recently helped to launch the brand’s new fragrance. She couldn’t contain her excitement when asked how it feels to represent the iconic fashion house.
“I know it’s cool to pretend you don’t care. But I love fashion and I love clothes,” the star said. “I live my life in a sea of clothes. And it’s fantastic to be able to use them and play with them.”
Winter weddings rare but distinctive
2013 December 30. | Szerző: shannon
Matt and Emily Skoronski prayed for snow on their wedding day.
The Perryman couple chose Dec. 28, 2012, to get married because they love winter. Snow would have made the day perfect.
“I wanted it to snow, because what’s a winter wedding without snow? But it ended up being a sunny 40-degree day,” Emily says. Her bouquet was adorned with acorns and snowflakes, and personalized snowflake wedding ornaments were given to guests as wedding favors.
“My husband grew up in Massachusetts, and I love the cold and snow, so having a winter wedding was a no-brainer for us.”
The Skoronskis aren’t alone — but they’re close to it. Winter nuptials account for just 5 percent of all weddings nationwide. In Maryland, that statistic is 2 percent, says Jamie Miles, editor at The Knot, an online wedding resource. Still, they offer upsides such as lower costs and distinctive visuals.
“It’s even less popular in Maryland than the rest of the U.S. The number has stayed relatively flat since 2009,” Miles says. “We are predicting for 2013 it will remain pretty steady.”
Cold weather makes travel difficult, and the unpredictability scares brides off from winter weddings. Insurance, agreements with vendors and a backup plan are necessary for winter weddings.
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“If we’re in Baltimore and there’s a blizzard, you’re in trouble,” says Diana Venditto, owner of Eventi Planning in Baltimore.
Raquel Shutt, owner of Wedding Savvy in Annapolis, remembers one wedding a few years ago at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. It had snowed heavily the night before. Shutt spent most of the day before and the morning of the wedding making sure the photographers, florist and caterer were going to show up. She also had to make sure the transportation company would drive guests to and from the hotel.
“It was the day of a huge, huge snowstorm,” Shutt says. “I had assistants with me that day because we knew it was going to be a tough job.”
Snow can make for stunning photographs, but it can also make some areas difficult to shoot. At the Naval Academy wedding, the field was covered with snow, but the bridal party took pictures anyway. “All the girls that day had snow boots as a backup. Everybody had winter jackets and cute furs,” Shutt says. “People do want and expect from the bridal party a few outside shots.”
Colder weather was a draw for Peter and Renee Coolbaugh of Baltimore when they were planning their December wedding. There was no snow on their Dec. 7 wedding day. The next day; however, it snowed a couple inches.
“The day of our wedding it was about 40 and windy,” says Renee. “We got snow the next day and that made it fun for our guests getting home.”
Renee and Peter knew messy weather was a possibility.
“There’s no way I wanted a summer wedding. I don’t like to be hot. We wanted cooler temperatures,” Renee says. “I’m more of a cold weather kind of person.”
Renee’s one regret about the timing of her wedding was photo locations.
“The places I really wanted photos weren’t possible in 40-degree weather,” Renee said. “One thing, if you’re thinking about this season, think about where you want your photos.” Renee and her bridal party took photos at a harborside hotel in the outside garden on the eighth floor, and she and Peter took photos around Little Italy.
Despite the drawbacks, winter has some wedding perks. With amazing photographs and festive decor, they can be beautiful and memorable, says Shutt.
“There’s something about a winter wedding that is intrinsically more romantic,” says Shutt. There are candles and fireplaces and plenty of greens and warm hues. It all meshes in a winter wedding, she says.
Emily and Matt’s reception was at the Bulle Rock Residents’ Club in Havre de Grace. It was decorated with Christmas trees and poinsettias, which the couple loved.
“It is always decorated to the nines for Christmas,” Emily says. Two evergreens in the hallway were decorated with snowflake ornaments for the guests to take home. “I had an ice-blue color for lighting in the reception to give it more of an icy wonderland look.”
And all that romantic ambience will cost less in winter. Because weddings are scarce in winter, reception sites and vendors often offer major discounts. Some sites are already decorated for the holiday or winter season.
“You can save money that way if you like the decor,” says Venditto. “Winter can be gorgeous, and you can make it your own.”
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