fashion

Keeping Your Style Fresh

Keeping Your Style Fresh

When it comes to expressing our style through various channels like how we dress and decorate our home interiors, there’s a common perception that to truly express your character in this way, you need a matching budget. We often look at the featured homes of celebrities with a bit of envy because we know they essentially had no limits in terms of budget to express their true character through their styling. More →

Duty-Free Shopping to Look Good for Less

Duty-Free Shopping to Look Good for Less

Well there’s perhaps a lot more depth to the saying that traveling opens up one’s mind and exposes you to a whole lot of different things from different perspectives, but one of these little insights only has something to do with the seemingly little-known world of duty-free shopping. You may already know of some ways to save money when it comes to shopping, whether that be shopping online or taking advantage of Raise coupons to get products for cheaper. But duty-free shopping is when you can purchase items without any form of tax or “duties” added onto the cost. Sure, if you’ve flown internationally you’ll know something about those duty-free malls strategically located between the boarding gates and the customs check-points, but who have you ever heard talking about them, including you? Nobody talks about these duty-free malls, perhaps as some sort of honor amongst bargain hunters or something, but yeah, you can get some really good deals to look really good with for less. More →

5 Smart makeup tricks for women who love makeup but don’t have time

5 Smart makeup tricks for women who love makeup but don’t have time

Are you a busy body, always on the run? Do you love makeup but you seem to lack the necessary time to apply it? If you have given an affirmative answer to either one of these questions, this means that you have arrived at the perfect resource. In an effort to come to the rescue of busy women out there, we have gathered no less than five smart makeup tricks. Be sure to give those a try, as they will not occupy more than a couple of minutes of your time. More →

A World of Unmet Expectations

A World of Unmet Expectations

I personally have to go all the way back to my childhood to remember any moment in time when I can honestly say I experienced complete satisfaction – that moment when you finally get exactly whatever it is your heart desires. I guess it’s just one of those joys of being a child we’re never really aware of until we grow up, but this got me thinking about the world we live in, which appears to be a big world of unmet expectations. You turn on the television and while enjoying any show aimed at the female demographic, all one really gets is a message that we’re not good enough in some way or the other, and that trying to better ourselves is as easy as buying some or other beauty product, weight loss product, or just some or other clothing item. More →

Do Your Feet Get Enough Action?

You avoid walking around barefoot, wearing shoes that cause skin irritation through their contact with your feet and you probably even avoid walking any chance you have, all in the name of “saving” your feet and perhaps protecting them from the wear-and-tear that results in some ugly feet, but are your feet getting enough action? Do you cover enough of a distance daily in order to give your feet the much-needed exercise they require to remain healthy, function properly and keep developing naturally? If you love your high heels and you wear them a lot, or if the shoes you wear most of the time only allow you to cover a few steps at a time until they cause too much discomfort, chances are you’re definitely not covering the daily recommended distance we should all be aiming for. More →