What your child wears

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 04-02-2012

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Parents dress their children for years before that child begins to make his or her own decisions on what to wear.  Some parents will spend a lot of money dressing their kids nicely but there comes a time when age takes over and that child will have his or her own opinion of what they want to wear.   Allowing your child to express herself in the clothes she chooses is a good thing and this should not be discouraged.

Attending school can have your child carrying a bag and this too is another form of expression.  Canvas bags are great for kids and if the school is having a fundraiser, the canvas bag can be the perfect item to have printed up.  Everyone can use a canvas bag, whether it be for a trip to the market, to the beach or just to use as an everyday bag for personal items.  Churches, community events and even businesses can have their name or logo printed on canvas bags and this service can be found online.

Many of us choose to wear clothing and accessories that carry a brand name so why not have a canvas bag, children’s clothes, aprons or other items printed up that offers the name of your event to all to see.

Are Bands for Hire Really Worth It?

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 10-11-2011

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A event planner who has a lot of money to spend may be able to hire the Rolling Stones to play his event. He should not count on this happening. Most bands for hire do not put out albums. They are often local bands or bands just starting out. They may be waiting to be discovered or they may have given up on making the big time. The person who hires a given band does not care about it either way. He simply wants a reasonably priced band that can provide entertainment for his particular event.

The planner should not hesitate to ask for a demonstration of the band’s abilities. He cannot expect the precision of the London Symphony Orchestra or the quality of the Beatles, but he can get a good band. If he gets a good band, he knows that he has got his money’s worth. If he gets a mediocre band, the quality of the party will determine whether or not the band was worth it. The guests will ultimately decide whether the band that played at the planner’s event was worth the time and effort. If the guests leave the party happy, the planner knows that the band was worth the cost.

The bride

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 11-02-2011

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Any way you look at it, the bride is the most important part of a wedding. Of course a wedding is just about the groom as it is about the bride – since they’re taking the plunge together – and the guests themselves should be considered of importance as well, since they’re there to enjoy the ceremony and the reception and have to be comfortable and taken care of. But when it comes to the imagery that people will have of the wedding and the things that they’ll remember the most of that wedding, the bride, her dress and the overall way she looks takes center stage. We have experience in attending several weddings, definitely much more than the average person attends in their entire lifetime, and we have an eye for just about anything in the wedding. But even we save, as the first impression to the wedding, the picture of the bride in her dress.

That’s why there are people who say that the bride’s wedding earrings can be as important as the entire venue where the reception takes place. And people who are well off and throw really expensive weddings may spend close to that in the earrings and other smaller decorative pieces.

 

How Many Belts Do You Own?

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 07-01-2011

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Fashion is part of every one’s life whether they know it or not.  Most people take time to consider how they dress before they step out the door but there are those who just don’t care. Those who are fashion conscious will know how important accessories are to any outfit. Accessories can be things like belts, scarves, broaches, earrings and all kinds of jewelry. 

There is no easier way to completely alter a look by adding a belt with a buckle that stands out. Belt buckles today can be covered with rhinestones or inspired by rock bands or playing cards and also shaped like hearts. Anyone can shop online to find a buckle that will highlight a certain outfit for a special occasion. 

With the right belt and buckle, you can transform a drab, boring outfit to one of sophistication.  Fashion belts can let you create a diverse look for just about any occasion whether you are headed to the office or a night on the town. Belts can be a huge fashion statement all by themselves and so they are now a target of adornment. Rhinestones are popular and are found on many belt buckles and the belt too. The fashion belt is the ultimate expression of any outfit and so those who are fashion conscious will own many of them.

Straight out of heaven

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 14-09-2010

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The time we spend in our daily lives making an effort to look good is immense if you put it all together. Taking the time to do it, one might say, is part of the fun – if you just turn it into a game of getting it done quickly and painlessly you spoil it. But there are things that, while helping you save time, also end up being the best solution overall.

Remember the times that people ironed their hair to straighten it? People now look back and realize how bad that was for your hair: it burned it and generally dried it out so much it practically killed it. The smell alone was hard to cope with. It’s unanimous that this is a bad and time-consuming way to straighten your hair. But did you know that most hair straighteners in the market are just a glorified iron and ironing board, made to fit your hand? And it takes you twice as long as it would with a professional hair straightening tool. This is where ghd straighteners come into play. You can have a professional tool that won’t damage your hair if used correctly and that is small and easy to use, making you save time and money.

Kids Jewellery

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 10-05-2010

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I have four daughters that go through jewellery like nothing I have ever seen before. My eldest daughter’s favourite trick is to lose jewellery. My next daughter is the stroppy teenage drama queen, one minute it’s sparkly necklaces, the next minute it is jewellery that sticks in her hair. I could honestly recycle her cast away bangles and necklaces into a small eastern European car.

Then there is the seven year old, she is an entirely different kettle of fish altogether. On one hand, she has the access to both her sisters’ lost and found pieces of jewellery, plus her own staggering collection. Of her own collection, most are broken or at least missing bits, hence the reason she raids her sisters’ collections as she is mostly an action chick.

Her particular chosen action chick niche is horse riding, and jewellery and horse riding doesn’t mix very well, as you can imagine.
So what is the secret to my success, the answer is very very easy indeed. My eldest two have a couple of individual items of daddy jewellery, little special tokens that hopefully they will keep forever.

The eldest has a little silver star, with an embedded diamond, which suits her “cookie” hippie chick look. The teenagers, she has some un-assuming diamond teardrop studs that hopefully (I’m praying) never go out of fashion, or at least until about the time she gets married.

The horse rider has a set of silver earrings in the shape of little tiny horses and although she thinks she has been made the same as the elder two, I won’t be too bothered if they go missing.

But, for the rest of it, they simply buy it themselves and as the elder two are both on meagre budgets they buy cheap rubbish from a well known chain of accessory stores. The younger buys her kids jewellery on the meagre funds made available from the bank of dad.

I’m thanking my lucky stars that the youngest one isn’t quite there yet, bankruptcy and a new car could be close.

When it comes to kids jewellery my recommendation would be to have a couple of nice special occasion pieces, but everything else is simply items within your own personal budget that you would really mind being discarded.

There’s plenty of it out there, and most can look quite good if they are chosen with a little care. Or at least my daughters keep telling me that it’s in the fashion, but hey what do I know…….

 

Celebrity Eyebrow Piercings

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 03-03-2010

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FergieEyebrow piercings can look great on both men and women. Several celebrities – mostly in the music business sport eyebrow piercings, read on to find out who.
The most famous woman with an eyebrow piercing is Fergie from the Back Eyed Peas. The piercing really adds to her look and personal style. She usually chooses to wear simple body jewellery in her eyebrow – most of the time she can be seen wearing a plain small silver bar. Melanie B from the Spice Girls also has an eyebrow piercing (as well as tongue and ear piercings). Another famous singer, who has sadly passed away, is Lisa Left Eye Lopez, she famously had a pretty eyebrow piercing and set the trend for many years to come.

There are three different styles of eyebrow piercing, horizontal, vertical and anti-eyebrow. It is possible to get any place along your eyebrow pierced as long as there is enough skin to get the piercing through. As for choosing your type of jewellery you can have a plain or decorated metal bar or a small ring depending on your taste. Healing times can vary from person to person but usually takes from 3 to 6 weeks.

Shopping For Women

Filed Under (Style Accessories) by admin on 25-10-2009

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preciousWhether it’s a birthday, Christmas, Valentines or any other gift giving holiday, shopping for women is difficult. Especially when you have to come up with something for your mother, sister, spouse or girlfriend, all at the same time. One gift they can all appreciate, regardless of the occasion, is the Limited Edition ghd Precious Gift Set. Treat them to the best of the best with professional quality hair styling products, in a chic gift set particularly perfect for the upcoming holiday season. After all ghd straighteners are the most respected name amongst professionals and salons.

In the Limited Edition ghd Precious gift set they will get: the ghd IV styler, with an exquisite black and silver baroque design, a travel hair dryer, for real heat on the go, and a heat resistant roll bag, which keeps their ghd styling essentials safe with specialist styler and hair dryer compartments. All of this comes in a chic, elegant package, that is sure to impress. This gift set will give them everything they need, so there’s no running around trying to find the best gift ideas. From drying their hair, to styling it, to storing it, this one gift covers all your bases. No matter what their preference is for hair care, they can have it all, and it’s one gift any woman would love.