Tweet Sometimes you just want straight, sleek. shimmery hair. Curls are cute, perms are perfect and braids are beautiful. Now and again, or everyday if you prefer, wearing your hair pin straight is stylish and sexy. To get the chic, straight look, a flat iron is your best tool. Blow-dryers and curling irons also work, but for the straightest, most posh finish, a flat iron is best. From teenagers to grandmothers, people straight iron their hair. A flat iron, or hair iron, is a tool used to change the structure of your hair using heat. Flat irons can be used on all hair types, and all hair leng ..read more

Tweet Spring is the perfect time of year to paint everything pastel, including your fingernails and toenails! We all know what pastel colors look like, softer, muted shades of our favorite colors, such as pink, green, yellow, purple, orange and blue. What makes a pastel color lighter than its original color? A true pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation. Pastel colors are quit ..read more

Tweet Contour, contour, contour! It’s a word we hear often relating to makeup procedures, but what exactly is contouring? Contouring is a makeup technique that uses cosmetics to define, enhance and sculpt the structure of the face, or other body parts, such as the breasts. The definition of contouring as a noun: An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. The definition of contouring as a verb: To mold into a specific shape, typically one designed to fit into something else. Mark (a map or a diagram) with contour lines. Contouring Fun Fact: Contouring ..read more

Tweet Crocheted materials are always pretty. Anything crocheted, be it blankets, sweaters, dresses, doilies, etc., radiate a soft, feminine, peaceful vibration. Cool, calm and collected: crochet! Crochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn, thread or other material strands using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the French word “crochet”, meaning hook, diminutive of croche, feminine of croc, of Germanic origin. Crocheted garments emit a unique, attractive and alluring look!   Crocheting garments consists of pulling loops through other loops, but additionally incorporat ..read more

Tweet Print pants are in! Whether covered with flowers, designs, stripes, polka dots or creative flair, print pants wear well and look knock out while you prance down the street. Print pants are pants where the material is decorated, not one solid color. Whatever style print pants that you wear (straight legged, skinny jeans, bell bottoms, capri pants, etc.) print pants blend best with solid color shirts, tops, blouses or jackets. Print Pants Fashion Tip: If you do wish to wear print pants with a print top or blouse, make sure the colors match. Also, mixing striped pants with a polka dot shi ..read more

Tweet As an author, I adore the invention of reading glasses. I truly believe that without reading glasses, authors would lose readers. For those of you who wear prescription glasses or contact lenses, reading probably isn’t a problem for you. But for others, who don’t wear glasses, even those with 20/20 vision can sometimes have problems trying to see and decipher the teeny, tiny printed words on the pages of a book. Reading glasses, merely by magnifying the print, enlarge the words and allow the reader to read the book, or the magazine, or their computer screen, easily and without straining ..read more

Tweet Let’s do the jangle bell bangle! Bangle bracelets are alluring pieces of arm candy that not only look stunning on the arm, but they jangle a little tune for you when you walk or move. For a gorgeous accessory to any outfit (especially when wearing a sleeveless to mid-length sleeve with bare arms) bangle bracelets are an excellent choice. A bracelet is a loop of material, such as a strap or chain, that is intended to be worn around the wrist or forearm, without being attached to clothing. Bracelets are made in decorative styles and are worn as jewelry. Bangle bracelets (bangles) are rigid ..read more

Tweet She may have worn blue velvet, but velvet makes for a knock-out garment material in all sorts of colors.  Not only does velvet have a distinctive look, but the soft fabric has a feel all its own. Velvet is a type of woven fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it the noteworthy feel. Velvet is woven on a special loom that weaves two thicknesses of the material at the same time. The two pieces are then cut apart to create the pile effect, and the two lengths of fabric are wound on separate take-up rolls. Victorious in Velvet – Cool, S ..read more

Tweet When you want your clothes to make a lasting fashion impression, step out in fabulous fringe! In clothes, even a small amount of fringe can go a long way! Fringe is fun, stylish and exciting. Fringe is an ornamental textile trim applied to an edge of an item, such as material, drapery, flags, etc. Fringe is decorative tassels. Yes, the 1970s fringe is in! Fringe originates in the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric, often draping over the hemline. Sometimes, a cut piece of fabric wouldn’t require hemming, in order to achieve an edge of fringe (think cut denim jeans whe ..read more

Tweet On most days, you will find me wearing some shade of pink lipstick. From frosted pinks to plum pinks, various shades of pink lips offer you the perfect pout. Today, I am wearing bright red lipstick, which I don’t wear that often, yet I am doing this blog post on pink lipsticks. No one ever said that fashion makes sense, only that it is fun! There are times, depending on my outfit, that I wear orange lip gloss, or reds, or golds, but I find myself always reverting back to pink tones. Pink lips always please and always stand out. When in doubt, go with the pink pout!   \ There are so ..read more