How to Take Care of Your Hands
In the quest for youthful good looks, we’re used to treating our faces to all sorts of creams and lotions. But hands often get overlooked – and can be a giveaway when it comes to age. Basically, your hands work hard every day, whether they’re exposed to the elements or tackling household chores, they can easily become dry, rough and look old before their time. Neglect your nails and you run the risk of them splitting or breaking and the delicate cuticle areas around fingernails can tear, causing irritation or infection. So to keep your hands looking healthy, it’s vital to include them in your daily beauty routine – a few small changes can make a big difference.
To keep your hands feeling silky smooth, exfoliate regularly. Just as you might use a gentle, textured scrub on your face or feet to slough away rough patches of skin, a fine, grainy paste rubbed into your hands once a week can leave them with an ultra-silky touch. And it needn’t cost the earth. You can make your own by blending equal measures of salt and olive oil, rubbing the mixture into your hands for five minutes and rinsing with water. Read more
Sure Hit for Dangly Earrings
Perhaps, out of all the trends that we see promoted on the catwalk, only a handful actually apply in real life too, as in, work for regular women as well. Of the lot, dangly earrings are the safest choice for a dash of glamor and timeless elegance, stylists tell us. Statement jewelry of this type not only knows no age limit, but is also [Read more...]
Minimizing fuel consumption
Travel light – remove all unnecessary stuff from your car. The more weight your car carries, the more fuel it requires to accelerate. Go high – Driving on lower gears eats up more fuel than if you drive on higher gears. As soon as you reach a speed that allows a shift to higher gears, do so. Don’t idle – when waiting for someone turn [Read more...]
Tips to Find Unique Handbag
Looking fabulous is a great way to express yourself. There are many times you can tell what a person is like by the way they dress or the accessories they use. One way to be different from everyone else is to have a unique handbag. A handbag can say “hey look at me”; it can express a level of class and sophistication nothing else can. But first you have to find the bag that tells your story. So here’s a little tips:
- Look in your local stores – often these stores are shopped by everyone else in your area, so finding something truly unique may be difficult. Especially if it is a large chain store there are probably many of the same styles to be found there. Sometimes you might get lucky and find an odd discontinued bag that everyone else doesn’t already have.
- Second hand stores – some people don’t like the idea of buying someone else old stuff but this is exactly the kind of place that will have a large assortment of different items. And if you are looking for something that is actually vintage and just not a knock off, a second hand store can be perfect. Read more
