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Archive for the ‘How-To’ Category

October 24th, 2008

A Little Heads Up

I was just writing about how to spot a fake designer handbag over at Banging Bags and thought that maybe I should offer something like that over here. Do you have any idea how to spot a fake pair of Emporio Armani jeans or trousers. The video below shows you just how far these counterfeit […]

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October 21st, 2008

Reverse Your Lipline

The Reverse Lip Liner was especially designed for those of us who would like just a little more fullness to our lip line. The product also locks the color in place, preventing feathering… which is not a good look. Cargo has even put together a little set of photos to show you exactly how to […]

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September 25th, 2008

Shopping While You Shrink

 
I’m determined to get a flat stomach and I have the aching muscles to show for it. I have this little perpetual calendar on my bureau and each day gets a sticky note to let me track every sit-up I accomplish. Just seeing that little piece of paper staring at me makes me want to […]

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September 25th, 2008

Retailers Forgetting About Us

Okay, I admit it… I’m a Baby Boomer and I’ve noticed something really strange. Retailers aren’t thinking about us at all. Go to any mall and you will find that 3/4 of the fashion has been designed for the twenty something or thirty something and that’s if you are lucky! And just in case you […]

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March 16th, 2008

Today’s Project… Lavender Fizz Bath Bombs

I’m hoping that you have some lavender plants in your garden?? This summer, you are going to make your own bath bombs. Ingredients that you will have to buy for this project will be baking soda, food coloring, witch hazel, lime juice and lavender essential oil. The lavender buds, you will have […]

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March 14th, 2008

60s MOD JUMPER COAT PANTS

Do you by any chance know how to run a sewing machine?? I’m only asking because I tried and gave up. Could never get the tension thingie to work for me. I can thank my lack of patience for that!! But now I wish that I had stuck with it. Just found this pattern that […]

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March 7th, 2008

Today’s Shopping Tip for the Prom

When you are shopping for that perfect dress, be sure to wear the stockings and the shoes that you want to wear with the dress. If you can’t wear them, at least take them with you so that you will see what works and what doesn’t. It might be easier to simply shop in […]

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February 16th, 2008

How To Make Your Own Organic Cosmetics

It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon and you are wondering what you could do to make a million dollars?? Why not start by whipping up some products in your kitchen. Just think of the companies who have already done it! Who’s to say that you could be next?
How to Make Your Own Organic Cosmetics: Face […]

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November 18th, 2007

New Scarves: 27 Distinctly Modern Designs

Just in case Christmas is approaching a whole lot faster than you might have hoped, this morning I found a book that offers knitting patterns for scarves and lets face it, who can’t use a new scarf?? I own a grand total of one and it does get boring. All I have to do […]

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November 9th, 2007

10 Ways to Make Christmas Shopping Less Painful… Okay 11

You can either love Christmas shopping, or you can hate it. Personally, I would rather love it, so I put together this list of things that I have done in the past that has made the holiday season… merry!
1. Always shop with some sort of a list. I will spend twice as much if I […]

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