The Fabulous! Festival for April ‘08

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Welcome to the April edition of The Fabulous! Festival, a blog carnival dedicated to looking and feeling fa-bu-lous. I had a great time reading all the submissions, which is why I am confident that you’ll enjoy reading my ten favorites:
Beauty
First off, Tina Su reminds us that beauty isn’t just about makeup, presenting 8 keys […]

Re: Investing in yourself: Personal appearance and hygiene.

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Yeah, what he said.
Tags: Beauty, Etiquette, Fashion, Grooming, Hair, Impressions, Links, Makeup, Modesty, Skincare, Style, Work

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Re: Signalling wealth

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Recently, I read Signalling wealth at My Wealth Builder.
Here’s an excerpt:
Because it’s impolite to broadly share what one earns, people find other ways to signal wealth and elevate status within their community. Nicer cars, nicer houses, nicer clothing etc. are just some of the ways one can signal wealth to one’s peers. […]

Re: How does one get the polished look?

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Allie at Wardrobe Oxygen recently wrote a response to the oft-asked question How does one get the polished look?.
She’s got some great advice, so do check it out. I particularly liked this bit:
Stop purchasing prints. A few prints tossed in every so often are great, but polished women are those decked out […]

Discount stores aren’t just for cheap clothing

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Today I went shopping with a friend. We hit the mall, then T.J. Maxxx and Ross, two of the local discount clothing stores. All in all, it was a great shopping day. I bought two cute dresses for about $20 each, and another for about $30. I even managed to find […]

Traveling in style: Part VI, Packing it all

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Other posts in the Traveling in Style series:

Part I, Why comfort shouldn’t be the only consideration
Part II, Shoes up
Part III, The traveler’s wardrobe
Part IV, accessories
Part V, Makeup and grooming

Once you’ve decided on what you’re bringing and hopefully whittled it down so you can fit it all in your suitcase, the next step is to pack […]

Traveling in style: Part V, Makeup and grooming

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Other posts in the Traveling in Style series:

Part I, Why comfort shouldn’t be the only consideration
Part II, Shoes up
Part III, The traveler’s wardrobe
Part IV, Accessories
Part VI, Packing it all

I envy my husband when it comes to traveling. He can get away with so many less toiletry items than me. If he forgets his […]

The importance of magnification

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

I normally wear contacts, but occasionally I give my eyes a break and wear my glasses. One thing I have noticed is that without my lenses my close-up vision is noticeably better. By close-up, I mean that when I put my nose to the mirror every clogged pore and stray eyebrow hair is […]

The importance of good lighting

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

I can’t tell you how many times I did my makeup in front of my bathroom mirror and was then horrified with the results when I checked my face in the car. Foundation that looked flawless under fluorescent lighting now made my face look like it was covered in a pink rash, especially […]

Your best accessory

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

What if someone told you that there was an accessory that you could wear to look more beautiful, approachable, memorable, and energetic? What if they told you it was free? Well, I am. At the risk of sounding a bit Pollyanna, consider this a reminder to smile. For many of […]