Archive - April 2017

Lifestyle

5 Tips for a Gorgeous Bathroom

Whenever people think of decorating – or better yet – redecorating their homes, it’s usually their living room and bedroom that first pop into their head. However, your home has got another room that allows you to give free reign to both your imagination and creativity. A room that may not huge, but one that definitely deserves your attention. The title may have given this away, but yes, I am talking about the bathroom. A space where comfort, as well as aesthetic, should be paramount. Your good old bathroom may serve its purpose, but admit it: it looks pretty damn boring at the moment, so how about I give you some tips and tricks that will help you turn it into the prettiest room in your home? See, I thought you’d be excited about it. Now let’s see talk business, shall we? Plants are...

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Lifestyle

12 Reasons You Should Be Eating Garlic Right Now

When most people think of garlic they think of the intoxicating smell of French and Italian food that beckons you into restaurants you know you can’t afford. Whether it is sautéing garlic in butter or infusing it in olive oil, we are weak to the power of garlic. Sometimes bad breath and vampires creep into our thoughts…But what about the health benefits? Garlic is a superhero when it comes to the positive effects it has on our bodies. Many alternative health practitioners claim garlic as a medicine with its many healing properties. This plant, part of the onion family (Allium) is grown and exported all over the world.For thousands of years and cultures hailing from all over the world, garlic has been used as a medicine. In China and India it was used as an aid in digestion...

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Fashion

10 Style Charts You’ll Want to Pin to Your Wall

We all like to say that we’ve got style, but let’s face it: sometimes, we do play it by the ear. And although that’s not necessarily a problem, knowing a bit of fashion theory is always an advantage, right? Without further ado, here are 10 charts that you’re bound to love: Sizes do tend to differ from brand to brand, don’t they? We all know the struggle of going shopping at different stores and having to try on two or three sizes of the same clothing article. Things are even worse when you’re buying clothes online, because you can’t even try them on, and those measurement tables are no good either. And that’s exactly why I love this chart: While Asos, Old Navy and H&M are doing a pretty good job at sticking to the regular sizes, J-Crew...

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Fashion

How to Wear the Must-Have, Off-Shoulder Top This Spring/Summer 2017

The off-the-shoulder top has pretty much unofficially been named the be-all, end-all of trends for spring/summer 2016. If you’ve been in a popular clothing shop lately, you simply cannot turn around without seeing one. While I absolutely love the idea of off the shoulder tops, the reality is that a lot of the time, they can be sort of fraught with worry; there is always that little voice in the back of your head warning you against the ever-present possibility of a wardrobe malfunction. This is even more of a concern for those of us who don’t really feel comfortable wearing spring and summer’s lightweight fabrics without any kind of bra or other support underneath. Luckily, there are solutions, and I’ve looked them up, so that you don’t have to. Here are a...

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Lifestyle

Makeup Artists Talk About Spring Beauty Trends of 2017

Artists have been talking about the upcoming trends for the rest of the year of 2016. Celeb makeup artists say that the words to describe this years trends for skin are “Bare,”” Dewy,””Glowing,””Soft” and “Natural.” Celebrity makeup artist, Jenny Patinkin, says ” Dark-Rimmed eyes will be a trend for 2016 Spring.” She says “you can fulfil that look by smudging a soft black or graphite grey eye shadow on the eyelids.” Celebrity makeup artist, Viviana Martin, thinks that neutral eyes will be the trend, while having mascara as the main focus. Also, celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles, agrees with artist Jo Freeman when she said that colors play a major part in makeup. Jo suggests that “teal eyeliner...

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