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Quick Style Tips
Here are some super fast style tips for busy gals on the go, to look great no matter what.
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Small Fashion Changes, Big Bang For Your Buck
Everyone wants to look fashionable and wear stylish clothes, but that can be a challenging task, especially when you’re on a budget.
For the cost-conscious, major overhauls to your wardrobe are out of the question, but there are simple changes you canmake that can subtly change the effect of your clothes and outfits, and give your wardrobe a fresh new look.
Add a few unique accessories that emphasize color and shape, and you may be surprised at the change that slowly becomes apparent. Great accessories don’t have to be expensive and sometimes can be found in the most surprising locations. The best place to start is within your own closet and drawers ““ there may be the perfect accessory waiting to be discovered! A fast way to change the feel of an outfit is to turn your collar up. This accentuates your face and creates a nice line down the throat and the center of the body. To give it a slightly retro flair, turn the collar up and force the tips down a bit.
A tremendously useful accessory that doesn’t cost much is the humble scarf. Buy several in different colors and patterns as well as sizes, and you can use them as belts, headbands, accessories for bags, or just to wind around your neck. Scarves with mixes of unusual colors look especially stylish against black outfits. Use a long one to wrap around your neck and leave the ends free with one in the front and the other in the back. Shorter scarves can be used to tie around ponytails for a stylish yet cute touch or tied around the handle of your bag for a flash of color.Longer ones can be tied around your waist.
Earrings are another fabulous way to change up your look without spending a lot of money, and are one of the single best ways to create a mood for yourself. Choose a sparkly, dangly pair for a night out, and smaller, but color-coordinated ones for work.
Gold or silver accessories add a touch of elegance toany outfits.
Handbags and shoes are another way to dress an outfit up or down, and add a bit of stylish flair.
How to Select Clothes That Provide a Slimming Effect
Many people in the 21st century find themselves struggling with their weight. Over the long run, a healthy diet and regular exercise is vital to obtaining of maintaining an ideal weight.
However, as a person works to reach a reasonable weight, he or she may be looking for ways to look thinner or slimmer. Your clothing choices and fashion decisions can assist you in appearing slimmer.
When it comes to selecting clothing items that will assist in giving you a slimmer appearance, consider adding monochromatic or single color outfits to your wardrobe. It does not separate you from top to bottom and thus call attention to either. That’s why the little back dress is so successful-any woman, any shape and size, can look god in it. For men, you can never go wrong with a dark suit, so long as it is the right weight and fabric for the season.
In addition to black, as you go about selecting monochromatic outfits for their slimming effects, other dark colors work nearly as well, such as blue, dark brown, or charcoal gray.<span> </span>Darker colors assist you in presenting your body — even it if is a bit out of shape.
You do not need to rule out all lighter shades and hues when it comes to choosing monochromatic outfits. However, when it comes to using lighter colors — particularly pastels — you need to pay close attention to how a particular color actually makes you appear. In addition, lighter colors tend to make you look larger and more noticeable.
A dark suit with a pinstripe will make you look thin, but beware the double breasted jacket. Any vertical stripe will also make you look thinner, but avoid wide panels of color, and definitely avoid horizontal stripes, whether top or bottom. They will make you look very wide.
Always match your shoes to your outfit to give yourself a longer legged look.
If you are a lady who is a bit heavy on the bottom, instead of wearing tight bright pants, try something dark with a bit of give in the fabric, or with a nice drape to it. Just make sure it is not so large that you look like you are wearing clown pants. A good yoga pant can go long way forward fashion and comfort.
By coordinating your wardrobe and by using monochromatic colors in your outfits, and avoiding stripes. you will be able to maintain a slender, slimmer appearance. You will feel better about your look and about yourself.
Apple iPod Touch
The new Apple iPod Touch is a state-of-the-art mini-computer that has
revolutionized wireless technology. Not only can you access the internet, but
you can send email, get the latest stock quotes, check the weather, use it as a
GPS system, and much more.
The Apple iPod features the following:
* Includes five software applications: e-mail, maps, weather, stocks, and notes
* 32 GB flash memory stores up to 7,000 songs, 40 hours of video, or 25,000
photo
* Built-in Wi-Fi capability allows direct access to the Internet via Safari,
YouTube videos, and the iTunes wireless store
* Includes earphones, USB 2.0 cable, universal dock adapter, polishing cloth,
iPod touch stand, and quick start guidw
* 1-Year Limited Warranty, 90-Day Single Incident Phone Support
* Capacity: 32 GB flash drive
* Song capacity: Up to 7,000 (128-Kbps AAC format)
* Photo capacity: Up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos
* Video playback: Up to 40 hours
* Display: 3.5-inch widescreen multi-touch display, 480 x 320 pixels
* Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; charging via USB or power
adapter (not included)
* Battery life for audio playback: Up to 22 hours
* Battery life for video playback: Up to 5 hours
* Battery charging time: Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80%
of battery capacity); full-charge time: about 3 hours
* Interface: Dock connector, 3.5-millimeter earphone jack
* System requirements (Mac): Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later; available USB 2.0
port; iTunes 7.4 or later installed
* System requirements (Windows): Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or
Professional with SP2 or later; available USB 2.0 port; iTunes 7.4 or later
installed
The Apple iPod has wireless capability so that you can access to the web using
its new built-in application called Safari. This allows you to surf the web
using the touch-screen keyboard. Moreover, you can view the screen in portrait
or landscape as well as zoom in and out to give you a full view of the
information you are seeking.
In addition, YouTube can be accessed and videos can be bookmarked for future
viewing. You can also send and receive email; and access such applications as
Microsoft Word and Excel as well as graphics incorporated into the email itself.
Add to this the fact that you can locate music of all genres, download movies,
TV shows, and display thousands of photos; there is no doubt why the Apple iPod
has been touted as the best mini-computer of its kind to date.