Archive for the ‘Women’ Category

Wearing Cheongsam at Chinese New Year

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Cheongsam is a traditional dress of Chinese women suitable subject for the celebration of Lunar New Year, which this year falls on February 3, 2011. One-piece dress was first created in Shanghai, before it evolved into something more fashionable and fit body.

Cheongsam has a characteristic high-necked and available in a variety of sleeve sizes, ranging from short-sleeve, medium, or long. In addition, this clothing also has buttons on the right side, with the chest and a loose fitting at the waist so that highlights the beauty of feminine curves.

Unfortunately, not all women have the perfect body shape like a model. Consider some of these tips for selecting appropriate cheongsam your body shape.

Short Body
For a short, avoid cuts Boxy with pads on the shoulder because it will push down posture. In addition, the dress is too long also will create the effect of your body look shorter.

Shoulder width
For the broad-shouldered, avoid shoulder pads because it will make your upper body look heavier. Instead, select clothing made of lighter materials like silk to soften the silhouette of the body.

Skinny body
For those who were thin, select brocade material to increase the volume of the body and shape it look more curvy. Brocade is a heavy silk fabric with designs on it, which is generally sewn using gold or silver thread.

Arm sagged
For those who have flabby arms and sagged, select a cheongsam with a piece of three-quarter sleeves to hide the excess flesh.

Short neck
For the short-necked, select the model cheongsam with a lower collar so that helps make the neck seem more level. Meanwhile, long-necked women will look stunning with cheongsam high-cut neck.

Disproportionately
For those who have a disproportionate body shape, such as your upper body is heavier than the lower body or vice versa, select clothes separately (two-pieces). If part of a larger, select a cheongsam with a motive for superior print contrast, and color are much simpler to subordinates. Meanwhile, if the bottom of the larger body, straight-cut skirt is the most ideal choice.

Having the Beautiful Lips

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Appearance seemed less than the maximum if you are not using lipstick. Effect of lipstick can make a different appearance than usual. To be able to wear polish lip with precise color and not memorable monotone, know the tricks following unique use lipstick, as quoted by In Style.

- Color

Want to choose the most appropriate color of lipstick? The trick is to smile. The most appropriate color is similar to the color of your gums; do not choose a brighter.

- Color lipstick unchanged
To maintain order not to change the color of lipstick, apply a neutral color lip pencil all over lips before applying lipstick. If necessary, scratched before the lipstick on the palms to prevent prevented uneven color.

- Creating a shadow

You also can create shadows and make the lip color is different from usual. Just add a little color on gold, warm impression and shadows will look dramatic.

- The Illusion of lip line

You can highlight the lip line without first making a clear line. Just use concealed in the middle of your lips and make sure the color is evenly distributed.

- Lipstick nude

Start by use pale pink, then add a little powder to get the impression matte. I call it powder to the lips.
- Lipstick durable

For long-lasting lipstick on the lips and you do not need to use repeatedly, lost excess oil on the lips. Better to use paper instead of oil for facial tissue to remove the oil.

Mimsy, International Bags from Indonesian Woman

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Actually, Christyna Theosa was a college student in the United States, who are not satisfied with the clutch which many found on the market. According to him, clutch on the market is not in accordance with his taste, and the price is too expensive. In addition, most clutch is also only suitable subject on only one type of event, whether formal or casual. Rarely clutch that can be used for any mood or event.

Christyna is majoring in graphic, Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, eventually began making his own clutch with Mimsy label in 2004. Women born in Tuban, January 2, 1982, is a lot to experiment with materials and colors to create an elegant design, unique, and classy, but also sexy and funky. He designed his clutch with the best materials such as Italian leather, fabric Japanese and French lace, silk ribbons, velvet, to Swarovski crystals. All bags and clutches is also coated with Italian suede and satin. Homemade bags are sold at a price range of USD 1.5 million to $ 7 million.

Christyna sell her collection door to door, until finally deciding to choose the path with a consignment of bags and clothing stores in the area of Main Street, Santa Monica, CA.

Mimsy bag edgy style was in demand, and sales continue racing. Christyna was then targeting the fashion lover with a limited budget and make labels Clementine which cost Rp 158,000-Rp 600,000′s. Differences exist in the raw material, “however, the quality is as good.

Christyna very concerned with marketing Mimsy and Clementine, so he was working with special marketing PR fashion in Los Angeles. They make Mimsy participate in international fashion events and receive media coverage overseas, such as the Women’s Weekly (Singapore) and Fashion Addict (U.S.).

Mimsy brand became known, and orders were coming more and more. Now, the bag of his work can be found in America (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago), Japan, Malaysia, and of course Indonesia (Grand Indonesia Shopping Town).

Currently Christyna has been working with international labels such as Bebe and Urban Outfitters. For Bebe, she created a limited edition bag Mimsy. Christyna also not forget its roots as an Indonesian woman, every year she created the collection bag with Indonesian elements.

Last year she used batik, this year she wears weaving Makassar. In fact, she held a special show for this collection in New York.
Women who also work as a graphic designer is also shared tips for designers who want to follow in her footsteps, “Never give up, try new things and be original. The wealth of cultural we can still develop further to the abroad.

Five Personality Based on the contents of your wallet

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Wallet is one thing that generally must be brought people everywhere. During this time, these tiny objects has been so meritorious as a place to store money, credit and debit cards, identity cards, to the various bills. But, have you ever paused to consider its contents?

The contents of the wallet can reveal many things about your personality in managing finances. To be more clear, consider the following explanation:

Wallet contains, does not know the numbers
You have money in the wallet, but never knew how much. But who cares? If you do not find sufficient quantities, you live take one of the many credit card or debit card tucked in the wallet.

According to financial analysts Manisha Thakor, people who do not care how much money in his wallet, probably will not realize how much money in a bank savings or retirement fund. People of this type, according to him, afraid to see the reality of their financial condition. When the bill came too, they are lazy to open it.

Actually, this attitude is dangerous because you may be tempted to spend money, or apply for credit regardless of financial ability, said Patrick P. Astre, author of ‘This Is Not

Your Parents’ Retirement. ”
Change the attitude of those with the courage to face your financial reality. You may not have as much money as desired. But, it is good to know where where you stand.

Try to make note how the amount of money that are owned (or debt), and familiarize yourself feel comfortable with your financial situation.

Often empty wallet
No matter how often you withdraw money at an ATM, purses often do not contain because you tend to quickly spend it. You often wonder where the money is running. Same as the previous type, the type of person such as this also has the money but did not realize where he had gone.

The difference, as these individuals want to know Where did the money, and may feel frustrated by his inability to stop wasteful.

The key to overcome this bad habit, according to Astre, is to start giving more attention to the financial situation. Be aware of your spending patterns, and write notes in a journal expenditure. Even though your spending habits may not change overnight, take a realistic first step. For example, promise to myself that within three weeks you will know exactly where your money out.

The contents of the wallet shambles
Bills and money in the wallet. You do not really care about the arrangement. Individuals such as this, by Thakor, often do not value money or do not even care about its financial problems. The attitude shows you think money is not so important, so do not try to keep it in a safe place.

People often sabotage themselves by not consider themselves entitled to the money they get. The key to changing this behavior is to recognize the purchasing power of money that you ‘throw away. ” Try to sum up the number to the smallest bills regularly. It will award you will be able to raise money.

Full receipt and invoices
Wallet full of receipts and bills, but you never actually do something with the stack of paper. According to Thakor, this is the type of people who are trying to find out how to manage money. But, the individual is not able to increase efforts to the next level, to organize all the receipts and bills.

To change the habits of responsibility, you must learn to be more organized. Take time to organize filing system. If you never know how much money has been spent, why should save receipts and bills keep it?

Regular department
You set the contents of the wallet so neat. Bills are prepared in sequence, starting from the largest to the smallest nominal, or vice versa. You know the precise amount of money in the wallet, and how much money should be spent.

People like this know exactly how much money they spend, and how much money in savings. People with this kind of behavior is likely to have good financial habits. But, that does not mean there is no shortage. If too extreme, can-can you so economical to reluctantly spend enough money to occasionally have fun.

10 Signs you’ve had the syndrome of chronic shopping

Friday, October 8th, 2010

It’s ya sign your taxable expenditure chronic syndrome.

1. You intend to build a tent to stay in front of the store before the day of sale.

2. Do not hesitate to grab your jeans jacket appraiser from the person next to you.

3. Get in front of long lines at the fitting room has definitely entered into the dictionary of your shopping.

4. When credit card bills soaring terrible, you do not panic. Jump blaze idea to borrow money friend!

5. Your daily agenda is always filled with fun games. Hiding from debt collectors

6. Success becomes a public spectacle due to standing too long looking storefront pet boutique!

7. The duration of your work even much shorter than the duration of surfing the online shopping site.

8. When payday, you directly to Hong Kong! Shopping bag dumped in a suitcase, until there was no money for a cab to the airport. That’s too bad!

9. Borrowing money the boss? Denied! Propose salary cut per month? All for the sake of Balenciaga bag alert!

10. When there is no gap anymore to spend, you are willing to sell your favorite shoes in the mother.