Jimmy Choo Steps Up
Shoe lovers, you may want to sit down for this. Beloved designer Jimmy Choo has joined the bandwagon of high-end fashion designers creating affordable items for the everyday fashionista. Jimmy Choo will partner up with clothing store H&M and launch a line of accessories, shoes and clothing in the...
Relaaaaaaax
Posted by Judy in Featured Articles on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
From being so relaxed your consciousness nearly slips away, to feeling as if you’re suddenly in a torture chamber, massage is one of the most popular ways to be healed, invigorated or pampered.
Massage is the practice of soft tissue manipulation of the body for a curative effect. It is possibly the...
Out With The Old, In With The Neosexual
Fads come and go at a surprising rate these days; however it appears the trend of the ideal man has changed once more. It seems just when guys may have a standard to try and adjust to, the trend shifts once more, leaving them in the dark of the ever elusive answer to the life-long question: “What do...
Wardrobe for Winter: Updating without breaking the bank
With the recent drop in temperatures and winter now well upon us it’s time to get out the scarves, woolly jumpers, beanies and gloves from their summer hibernation. It’s also time (and an excuse) to update the wardrobe with a few new items… after all there’s nothing worse than wearing that old...
Going the Distance
In today’s world, many couples are taking a stab at long-distance relationships in order to pursue success in their career paths. Luckily, with the aid of various technologies, long-distance relationships have never been easier. The idea of your soul mate living in another state, time zone, country...
Winter beauty buys
The winter chill conveniently allows us to disguise the consequences of comfort eating and infrequent visits to the gym under multiple layers of black clothing. Dry, flaky and blotchy skin however, is slightly more difficult to conceal.
Winter is no excuse to neglect your skin! Here are our favourite...
Sydney Winter Festival: A Weekend Treat
Winter is upon us, and while it’s likely you’ve been putting on slippers and a a cozy dressing gown every morning for the past few weeks, now is the time to embrace the chilly weather and experience winter in a different way. If you’re looking for something new, interesting and magical...
Winter Party Ideas
Just because it feels like we have entered an arctic world out there these days does not give us any reason we can’t still live it up and enjoy our summer partying habits…just maybe not the ones out on the boat. Winter months can be depressing when no one organizes parties anymore and everyone...
Spice Up Your Life
Posted by Jess V. in Advice, Healthy Lifestyle, Pampering, Relationships on June 18, 2009 | No Comments
It is often said that a person’s character says more about them than anything else. Their character is expressed in how they handle both positive and negative situations, more specifically when someone copes with a loss.
Jodie McKenzie has devoted her life to helping women, and men, cope with pre and...
The Kabul Beauty School
Posted by Judy in Featured Articles on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
If you want to reaffirm or restore your faith in humanity, The Kabul Beauty School is the perfect read for you. This is the account of Deborah Rodriguez’s extraordinary experience of helping to found a beauty school in the capital of war-torn Afghanistan.
The author first went there in 2002 as a member...
Toss It or Lose It
Remember growing up and stealing your mum’s makeup and trying to look just like her but with just a little too much lipstick and eye shadow that almost reaches your hairline? Well, the obsession with makeup for most women starts at that point, and grows into a lifelong pursuit of the perfect foundation....
More Bang for Your Buck
The next time you plan your shopping trip whether it’s Woolworths or Coles, remember these money saving tips to get the most out of your dollar. Sometimes all it takes is a little extra planning to save a little extra without cutting out the things you and your family love.
1. Catalogue Shop
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Go Green at Home and Work
With the current state of the global climate, going green has become a fashionable thing to do. But sometimes it is hard to be green because we may not know what that entails.
There are numerous ways you can make your work space and home more environmentally friendly and save yourself a little money...
Girl Power
Posted by Judy in Featured Articles on June 10, 2009 | No Comments
Would you be able to name a current female world leader? (Hint: Helen Clark was defeated in the 2008 New Zealand election. And Margaret Thatcher ended her 11-year reign as the Prime Minister of the UK in 1990!) Hopefully you could at least think of Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, probably the...
Relationships 101
Everybody’s searching for that special someone but sometimes we find ourselves just settling for what’s available. If you find yourself settling into a relationship where you are trying to convinve yourself that he’s “the one”, make sure you’re both on the same page or he...
The High Heel – A Very Brief History
“Why would a man invent these shoes?” “The things I do for men.” These are just some of the remarks I’ve heard women say while struggling in a pair of heels.
Millions of dollars are spent each year on heels and women sport them as the most important element of the outfit. The high heel, stiletto,...
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