Watch Alexa Chung Putting her own Makeup on

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAb5rLw8S3N37RAe3GeH10mkdHTabvTU96IfO34Vw0OcTmPXMxVWy7DHtQJu2NoS5fH2mALL1mEcLJwvGo7j-rYmR9Uuoj-A5kQUodA6W_WBePwpSNWhWh0Uxrul5Bsh1IxJQtK5rYIjpM/s1600/alexa+chung.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAb5rLw8S3N37RAe3GeH10mkdHTabvTU96IfO34Vw0OcTmPXMxVWy7DHtQJu2NoS5fH2mALL1mEcLJwvGo7j-rYmR9Uuoj-A5kQUodA6W_WBePwpSNWhWh0Uxrul5Bsh1IxJQtK5rYIjpM/s1600/alexa+chung.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The beautiful Alexa Chung shows how to re-create her beautiful signature cat eye.   <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=2980996911&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=10029871&frame=1&click=0&user=0" target="_blank">Here</a></div></div>

Watch Alexa Chung Putting her own Makeup on

The beautiful Alexa Chung shows how to re-create her beautiful signature cat eye.   Here

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Looking for the Perfect Red Nails

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5hq4bKzeNASLJO-8_pL17DKtPniP9YfX6UKJDQ46v8mbI6des-NOnMObEpRsXSX1-XfGNcuWZ5Z4YuIaY0VVhj3YAkdEgxyMRfvhqRWt4SBPD3i8T6fh_Il01u8TEIVlYy-G2Q5STFMA/s1600/perfect+red+nails+via+belle+vivir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5hq4bKzeNASLJO-8_pL17DKtPniP9YfX6UKJDQ46v8mbI6des-NOnMObEpRsXSX1-XfGNcuWZ5Z4YuIaY0VVhj3YAkdEgxyMRfvhqRWt4SBPD3i8T6fh_Il01u8TEIVlYy-G2Q5STFMA/s1600/perfect+red+nails+via+belle+vivir.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I remember growing up red nail polish was never for girls, only for gown-up women.  Girls were only allowed to use light natural colors instead.  Anyone doing otherwise would be easily labeled as a potential trouble maker.  Obviously the red nail colors I was more exposed to were darker red tones ranging from Burgundy to Garnet.  Color tones that still until not long ago I strictly associated to older ladies.  Red nails are a true classic with so many different shades now to make everyone happy and more than excited about painting their nails.  I personally prefer red nail polishes with orange and coral hues for their shades being more dynamic, happy and excited.  Below is a cool selection of Red Nail Polish that will make any hand look classy and modern at once.  </span>Enjoy!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>From left to right, top to bottom, <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/opi-nails-nail-lacquer-2014-collection/p1105554?isd2c=false&colour=My+Chihuahua+Bites&s_afcid=af_92295&awc=1203_1395405087_ab012d3f879b5c79835a57002ecf4193">My Chihuahua Bites by OPI</a>, <a href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/butter-london-3-free-lacquer-in-jaffa/dp/BLON-WA41/?AID=10568535&PID=2687457&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=cj&utm_content=10568535&utm_campaign=2687457&cvosrc=affiliate.cj.2687457">JAFFA by butter</a>, <a href="http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_154987904299_-1?CMP=AFC-POLYVORE&awc=2194_1395401336_b464113ab8a924dc65b63c878c10b4e6">Too Too Hot by essie</a>, <a href="http://www.julep.com/shop/new-arrivals/red-carpet-arrival.html?campaign_id=7822984-Hy3bqNL2jtQ-1-NA&utm_source=1491474&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=7822984&utm_content=LinkShare&utm_adgroup=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-C6UHl5u1W28mYxB5Xl80LA">Julep Red Carpet Arrival</a>, <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/am/product/444610?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-Hy3bqNL2jtQ-_-Custom-_-LinkBuilder&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-wFWxZ2y5OddJHTWlEKPaew">300 Military Red by Burberry</a>, <a href="http://www.thehut.com/essie-thigh-high-nail-polish/10364447.html?affil=awin&awc=2547_1395401665_0dee10ccd6c58a4ea6ad20d053fe6a0c&utm_source=AWin-92295&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=AffiliateWin">essie</a>, <a href="http://www.conleys.de/shop/produkt/nagellack/6155881?etcc_cmp=AffCJ&etcc_med=Affiliate&etcc_par=CJ&etcc_acy=M2L&PartnerID=2007">Nagellack by Butter</a>, <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/nars-nail-polish-tomorrow%27s-red/p489236?s_afcid=af_92295&awc=1203_1395401318_bca557aeda0d3147aff93bdf5220187a">Tomorrow's Red by NARS</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/deborah-lippmann-Cr%C3%A8me-Lacquer-Renee/dp/B000V70TTE?tag=polyvore006-20">deborah lippmann</a>. </div>

Looking for the Perfect Red Nails

I remember growing up red nail polish was never for girls, only for gown-up women.  Girls were only allowed to use light natural colors in...

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Seven things that are OK to do

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NABiIX034JQxR_Y1maxmjzJIEvSRomgoI4HiS4zwcF47TwSx0H-ZuAvnPejIShoPCbwMxnGp__89JpAogvIZozgSv6w3qP0tvtW6nRU6cJ4r0MpybG__lkNopKdwCm4bcLH1GwqvmQ_i/s1600/marion-cotillard-black-lace-dress-blue-couch-vogue-july-2010-issue-590ls061510-12766445261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NABiIX034JQxR_Y1maxmjzJIEvSRomgoI4HiS4zwcF47TwSx0H-ZuAvnPejIShoPCbwMxnGp__89JpAogvIZozgSv6w3qP0tvtW6nRU6cJ4r0MpybG__lkNopKdwCm4bcLH1GwqvmQ_i/s1600/marion-cotillard-black-lace-dress-blue-couch-vogue-july-2010-issue-590ls061510-12766445261.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's ok to be a couch potato for one day.  As a matter of fact it is good to do it.  It feels good to not go outside one day and instead cuddle up inside with a good book or just catch up with your favorite TV shows and do absolutely nothing.  Order take-out, better yet: delivery.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0UrMeOWmNHr1b0BZCvwfiLtn_l9rzwmRXvoGwYpfV9rcVxxONysBAgGqHy6n7CkfMVbyPZsKWSTT35Fp0Nvx-yFRMcFuou48Cyq3dfAO-I_F7UOlTlt6IdEhf_znw9-e0Hx_a1RKYlGI/s1600/00-holding-elizabeth-street_174746890562.jpg_article_singleimage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="710" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0UrMeOWmNHr1b0BZCvwfiLtn_l9rzwmRXvoGwYpfV9rcVxxONysBAgGqHy6n7CkfMVbyPZsKWSTT35Fp0Nvx-yFRMcFuou48Cyq3dfAO-I_F7UOlTlt6IdEhf_znw9-e0Hx_a1RKYlGI/s1600/00-holding-elizabeth-street_174746890562.jpg_article_singleimage.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>It's ok to skip the playground for once and instead take him/her to a fancy restaurant where he can learn cool and sophisticated words such as 'Pappardelle' and 'Meunière'.<br /><br /><div class="im"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhh2MJ0QuasDwE356yYjH1gKGEPi1e9kAzbi186Ub3551zj0CJG5aGxF5lf4L8ml-oLilZdigNrQoQgWoKSjvnLAMZX4M2v00KXxXwmUCArXjdO1jdSFQFc-di5xVcCNKj6oqsJ8-7QbT/s1600/Patti-Hansen-and-Keith-Richards-family-vacation-in-Vogue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhh2MJ0QuasDwE356yYjH1gKGEPi1e9kAzbi186Ub3551zj0CJG5aGxF5lf4L8ml-oLilZdigNrQoQgWoKSjvnLAMZX4M2v00KXxXwmUCArXjdO1jdSFQFc-di5xVcCNKj6oqsJ8-7QbT/s1600/Patti-Hansen-and-Keith-Richards-family-vacation-in-Vogue.jpg" width="491" /></a></div>It's ok to not get your manicure done one week and instead spend more uninterrupted time with your loved ones.  You can always get your nails done any day but family time is priceless.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1O5auK-xw0T8XQxeI5wGueGPtkKg3bftU5PrPZssruCRVOWWlMOuDEqDj_mzhCkaDyN3_1r1VKa_bf-yUWGg3o-OfVyeMMi7XTNqJsR_3LDJHjOzhwH2DBkyezOPZTr2djg7oA2VrIUqO/s1600/garance_dore_vogue_paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1O5auK-xw0T8XQxeI5wGueGPtkKg3bftU5PrPZssruCRVOWWlMOuDEqDj_mzhCkaDyN3_1r1VKa_bf-yUWGg3o-OfVyeMMi7XTNqJsR_3LDJHjOzhwH2DBkyezOPZTr2djg7oA2VrIUqO/s1600/garance_dore_vogue_paris.jpg" width="490" /></a></div></div>It's ok to go back and rewrite one or two of your new-year resolutions.  More realistic and approachable goals will make you happier and most importantly you get more results when you focus on the day by day action when compared to a deadline.<br /><br /><div class="im"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PxgyYKZBruAzqqZhRbt9eN91c4mZ3x9TWBzu8lR3kVLFB73toIfq1hLH_0G4D-nIkbEQee3Y-xQjjnasoGKMEPRC3k0OvYuqvKXCvl9Yt4n-fzoi8DPn_-4uc3Xw93YvjLK6n82j1ruA/s1600/vogue0907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="670" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PxgyYKZBruAzqqZhRbt9eN91c4mZ3x9TWBzu8lR3kVLFB73toIfq1hLH_0G4D-nIkbEQee3Y-xQjjnasoGKMEPRC3k0OvYuqvKXCvl9Yt4n-fzoi8DPn_-4uc3Xw93YvjLK6n82j1ruA/s1600/vogue0907.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's ok to say no because you simply don't like the idea.  Just remember to be nice.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeuhqshj_4qNmoLJ9V3H_kETc3Po4s0pOBZQvKodCdOxg5HT9GHWeWkbNiJCKGFlBL1YVpS-98kiNfRhC9zq3zVW-nR5cVkSGSYqMOpCLZGIXJ-_7fLAV__PZH6EY3xhwCHYS2w-BbFTx/s1600/Kate-Moss-UK-vogue-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeuhqshj_4qNmoLJ9V3H_kETc3Po4s0pOBZQvKodCdOxg5HT9GHWeWkbNiJCKGFlBL1YVpS-98kiNfRhC9zq3zVW-nR5cVkSGSYqMOpCLZGIXJ-_7fLAV__PZH6EY3xhwCHYS2w-BbFTx/s1600/Kate-Moss-UK-vogue-4.jpg" width="499" /></a></div></div>It's ok to not worry about dating for once.  Enjoy your single life, make lots of friends, travel, make lots of mistakes.  It took Edison 10,000 fail errors to come up with the electric bulb.  Mistakes are the only path to learn.</div>

Seven things that are OK to do

It's ok to be a couch potato for one day.  As a matter of fact it is good to do it.  It feels good to not go outside one day and instea...

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Hair style: Messy Ponytail

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5fz9vwp-yMXMjVu2JiOJpVHXeDQ8CH2zfaRPJyk6ZBSaak_zFy2503bWpx7d3o8A7gfApG9cQL2f4A6Dq9crGwuuS4M809Gyesjhx70jW32Q6MYHbXLPZsdFmXPDgXcTjF1Jz9l-IKo/s1600/208d59330118fe9312fcaf0ad6528ac3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="710" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5fz9vwp-yMXMjVu2JiOJpVHXeDQ8CH2zfaRPJyk6ZBSaak_zFy2503bWpx7d3o8A7gfApG9cQL2f4A6Dq9crGwuuS4M809Gyesjhx70jW32Q6MYHbXLPZsdFmXPDgXcTjF1Jz9l-IKo/s1600/208d59330118fe9312fcaf0ad6528ac3.jpg" width="495" /></a></div>Women think of beautiful hair with the same passion as men think of expensive sport cars.  Luckily with all the great and affordable hair products out there women have a far better chance of scratching the itch than men.  By beautiful hair I mean healthy, shiny, bouncy and manageable hair.  No, we are not vain guys, it's that with healthy hair you can basically do anything you want with it.  Cool and pretty things like messy and casual ponytails for example.  There are many styles out there, sleek ponytail, low, teased crown, high ponytail, you name it.  Ideally this hair style works better on layered haircuts.  The first step for a messy pony tail look is to forget about perfection.  Use a fine comb to ruffle up the roots on the top of your head and apply light hairspray,  slowly pull them back with your fingertips leaving some loose to frame your face and hold them with an elastic band.  Hair scrunchies are not allowed!  Finish it up with light hairspray to keep the bouncing from flatting out. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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7 stylish daily planners

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Now that the holiday is so last week, it's time to get our hands on a brand new daily planner and start checking things off our to-do list.  As much as I like technology and all its goodies, I love a physical agenda or organizer where I can jot things down.  Everything from everyday errands to short-term, mid-term and long-term goals goes in there.  I feel the whole thing of recording goals gets way more compromising when you assign them due dates, of course it could also be terrifying.  The good thing about we setting our own goals is that we can always go back and adjust the dates.  Just remember to use a pencil!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WCKPOMwHoVitt347jYDbcfVzeRVZzeMgkOpkWsJKDLuxGqyxzF-kb7awbNw8ZlsoI-2jYxZcMhzJs1qgX2vOe0uCb0QeW_PhyphenhyphenX6GkDRD2KzEYaTvXWMz8xtLFelLbqTruZGeC5ovTBt9/s1600/White_01_d4dc01a4-1524-4bba-91b7-eeca2658e60b_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WCKPOMwHoVitt347jYDbcfVzeRVZzeMgkOpkWsJKDLuxGqyxzF-kb7awbNw8ZlsoI-2jYxZcMhzJs1qgX2vOe0uCb0QeW_PhyphenhyphenX6GkDRD2KzEYaTvXWMz8xtLFelLbqTruZGeC5ovTBt9/s1600/White_01_d4dc01a4-1524-4bba-91b7-eeca2658e60b_large.jpg" width="443" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>When it comes to mid to long-term goals I focus on recording down specific goals rather than random ones such as "I want to exercise more this year" instead, it's more about how am I going to accomplish it and what's my first step.  Will I set aside specific times and days of the week? Will I try to bike more over the weekend and so on? Now anybody can lose focus sometimes and that's where <a href="http://www.notemaker.com.au/products/mi-goals-2014-diary-weekly-horizontal-a5-15x21cm-kraft-hard-cover" target="_blank">The Mi Goals Diary</a> comes in.  It's motivational quotes will keep you on track whenever feeling like falling off the wagon.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqii8vz-Mk_q2oWMDXBF3mFUoGXM3tWXOjMT0e3Ft3H9zuwTDusvrM1vHmGQq6VV-rtPd3HDvKgFqPttgjz5yujE_lKRZqNVM9EDBrVbZ_kRKF_y0eIQO3mAD-HKfCOc-ET4hrleyNDv1n/s1600/Kraft_04_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqii8vz-Mk_q2oWMDXBF3mFUoGXM3tWXOjMT0e3Ft3H9zuwTDusvrM1vHmGQq6VV-rtPd3HDvKgFqPttgjz5yujE_lKRZqNVM9EDBrVbZ_kRKF_y0eIQO3mAD-HKfCOc-ET4hrleyNDv1n/s1600/Kraft_04_large.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBfHZlXpwX49lWJGpFY7bBywPteLQR9kHbHuXX3k8ALWU7JE7BhwEwy1gAfk5-pqIjLFreMh8T92STTOaJQle2yabp07Zj82-0Aq7X-3NbJoYfb-XBIu8jyXczWfvOQChCqc12ai2-XR0/s1600/9782080201515_p0_v2_s600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBfHZlXpwX49lWJGpFY7bBywPteLQR9kHbHuXX3k8ALWU7JE7BhwEwy1gAfk5-pqIjLFreMh8T92STTOaJQle2yabp07Zj82-0Aq7X-3NbJoYfb-XBIu8jyXczWfvOQChCqc12ai2-XR0/s1600/9782080201515_p0_v2_s600.JPG" width="469" /></a></div> 2014 <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/2014-parisian-chic-weekly-planner-sophie-gachet/1114702728?ean=9782080201515%20%20for%20the%20sheldon%20in%20your%20life." target="_blank">Parisian Chic Weekly Planner</a>, yes please.  This is how all weekly planner should look like.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOaauUfQnkHEP_j47-xfMEsDRmrOPO0yBZwFQrGkmBpW_cy8bchRGK6AhMdDIF1RjzkPVjfsZyqt8lWwyE5ance_SZiCM3FJOnFMGxF48T2QsBjWeLYs72lKUljPttWVi3nGyy7Tyd2Up/s1600/9782080201515_p1_v3_s600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOaauUfQnkHEP_j47-xfMEsDRmrOPO0yBZwFQrGkmBpW_cy8bchRGK6AhMdDIF1RjzkPVjfsZyqt8lWwyE5ance_SZiCM3FJOnFMGxF48T2QsBjWeLYs72lKUljPttWVi3nGyy7Tyd2Up/s1600/9782080201515_p1_v3_s600.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZ0bcKZcND32H5GvLEqypjiyNqLmu7lvwxC1GSXkTH-Zwef2cd6MpjlfgJ8vkbRkSsD1mDhSIDRgMd1KTSlb_HD6i9CrpFfqdkpzJ191pSJ0perv98fX5hia0bQ3qSh2FkT3XsQzC50mV/s1600/Pink_01_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZ0bcKZcND32H5GvLEqypjiyNqLmu7lvwxC1GSXkTH-Zwef2cd6MpjlfgJ8vkbRkSsD1mDhSIDRgMd1KTSlb_HD6i9CrpFfqdkpzJ191pSJ0perv98fX5hia0bQ3qSh2FkT3XsQzC50mV/s1600/Pink_01_large.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> For the busy family with tones of after class activities <a href="http://www.notemaker.com.au/collections/family-planners" target="_blank">this is the one.</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y-YS9Y_KBVSjPsp2XQz-kc5k-reAj9FdMkHItK2bcij2xpDbLYFbGR6XlX590kADZpU0-dfkQbcccA5U5wSt1lQusVQtk0liGeU1gHaImKhqcjbnPzWA8zdIbfNtFatrSFseGmDI5XXq/s1600/Pink_02_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y-YS9Y_KBVSjPsp2XQz-kc5k-reAj9FdMkHItK2bcij2xpDbLYFbGR6XlX590kADZpU0-dfkQbcccA5U5wSt1lQusVQtk0liGeU1gHaImKhqcjbnPzWA8zdIbfNtFatrSFseGmDI5XXq/s1600/Pink_02_large.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHkN5FVhyEN7Mndbtq06dJf2_S7MQAg5oWCK_uxk4F2i1P9dCzKwLTEbnMD6yVIDZYucyLgujyU9kfppCHl0QeNv7H8VbXuBA_nAMUp39013Dn89x2W2YscTN11OyfO_2MwgZ9HdyW002/s1600/daily+planner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHkN5FVhyEN7Mndbtq06dJf2_S7MQAg5oWCK_uxk4F2i1P9dCzKwLTEbnMD6yVIDZYucyLgujyU9kfppCHl0QeNv7H8VbXuBA_nAMUp39013Dn89x2W2YscTN11OyfO_2MwgZ9HdyW002/s1600/daily+planner.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Crocodile embossed leather <a href="http://www.graphicimage.com/2014_Notebook_Crocodile_Embossed_Leather_p/wj7-cro.htm" target="_blank">planner</a> looks stylish and professional. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVw2_WDd7kU8FDmC2oZCtCAAo_bVEA1aP30yuyAz6zX73PWVS59cQokYSpKnWQrMdsWxN1MVRFocJr2oAPTQtipFbFQQwTYVESM7kqRCthhcoey0PrEBR6VbSSSe6q4oPZAbezOX6teXZ/s1600/image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVw2_WDd7kU8FDmC2oZCtCAAo_bVEA1aP30yuyAz6zX73PWVS59cQokYSpKnWQrMdsWxN1MVRFocJr2oAPTQtipFbFQQwTYVESM7kqRCthhcoey0PrEBR6VbSSSe6q4oPZAbezOX6teXZ/s1600/image1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> For the Sheldons in your life, this <a href="http://shop.moleskine.com/en-us/planners/limited-editions/star-wars-limited-edition-18m-planner-weekly-pocket-hard-cover-black" target="_blank">Star Wars limited edition planner</a> will keep him occupied.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiNP4mUrDRqF4VtMpmg0cbsr_ZCJ-xc7ub2l48w-QQaEDENOUVEgjyRWZrZx3aoVebBZJUJ0m9idTnaxQXZ8P501q8lGiuXazdSciN0-d6_18qKEN5ekPadE7iUL7oljcb2JWFnFMs-Zp/s1600/image5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiNP4mUrDRqF4VtMpmg0cbsr_ZCJ-xc7ub2l48w-QQaEDENOUVEgjyRWZrZx3aoVebBZJUJ0m9idTnaxQXZ8P501q8lGiuXazdSciN0-d6_18qKEN5ekPadE7iUL7oljcb2JWFnFMs-Zp/s1600/image5.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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7 stylish daily planners

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How to get rid of black head and enlarged pores.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKGiau8ZqSZBOfP-l34v8CfjX_SoooKvU4C7lyzKSJGeUxqx3u-D7YUrcifZ9RPAje6FAEbgOvB0MvLo2Q-dliewLHEXUW4WLfHmY2fJIDjWrkVPm82roRPIWAaZV_SVhJ_puulsySVEL/s1600/get+rid+of+blackhead+and+large+pores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKGiau8ZqSZBOfP-l34v8CfjX_SoooKvU4C7lyzKSJGeUxqx3u-D7YUrcifZ9RPAje6FAEbgOvB0MvLo2Q-dliewLHEXUW4WLfHmY2fJIDjWrkVPm82roRPIWAaZV_SVhJ_puulsySVEL/s400/get+rid+of+blackhead+and+large+pores.jpg" width="470" /></a></div>As much as we hate when men on the streets go fooii..fooiiio... or complement on our looks, let's face it, once we are past our thirties and we start to see that rarely happening then we start wondering... uhm!  Everybody wants to look their best and every woman wants to look younger than their age.  I started using anti aging serum about a year ago and I've used many different ones from Oil of Olay to the ridiculously expensive ones like Skinmedica anti aging serum.  Even though I have a pretty nice skin I have combination skin which means that I've been dealing with blackheads and enlarged pores, mostly on my nose for most of my adult life and if your skin is like mine and you use serum plus anti aging night cream then you know that it'll only get worse!  I have found a very simple and common sense solution to cure this problem for once and for all while at the same time I use my creams more smartly.   I simply don't use cream on my nose, not at nights not during the day (listen, your nose will not get wrinkly anyway).  The only product I use on my entire face is sunblock.  I've been implementing this for the past six months and my skin is as clean as a baby's.  I've noticed that my creams last longer now since I end up using less.  I also put my night creams on early, if I'm not going out at night, so they'll work for a longer time.  <br /><br /><b>For night I use.</b><br />Givenchy VAX'IN serum and it's not bad, but I'm really looking forward to start using Vichy LiftActiv Serum 10 of which I've heard wonders. <br />On top I use Shiseido Bio-Performance super restoring cream for the night.  It's a bit more oily than I like.  I prefer SkinMedica Dermal Repair Cream which is smoother and the skin absorbs it much more quickly.<br />I have an obsession with my eye area.  I think that's where age shows the most.  My eye area is hyper sensitive so I wasn't able to use retinol products until I tried RoC Retinol correction SENSITIVE eye cream and it's the one that I like the most so far.  <br />I use Kiehl's Midnight recovery concentrate for my neck and decollate.  I also use it on my hands before bed and I love how soft and better my hands look.   <br /><br /><b>For the day.</b><br />I apply a bit of Givenchy VAX'IN serum <b>only where I really need it</b>.  (forehead and eye area) <br />SkinMedica Redness Relief CalmPlex.<br />And Shiseido Sun Protection Lotion 50+ face and body.  I love the liquid consistency of this. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0snaedGxyqxGqmP-i73BK2V6OZOqabvcxkuq2RWnNqJOFhpC2Iyh_ciB2BPCnTrB4ajJ1ApKFgNv2lvcU1ksSz7X6ruQ2teSfY4Tb3dzs59JbBrqL7r11umiJzMkPChXM3ltYxf_15h4/s1600/julie+yenicag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0snaedGxyqxGqmP-i73BK2V6OZOqabvcxkuq2RWnNqJOFhpC2Iyh_ciB2BPCnTrB4ajJ1ApKFgNv2lvcU1ksSz7X6ruQ2teSfY4Tb3dzs59JbBrqL7r11umiJzMkPChXM3ltYxf_15h4/s400/julie+yenicag.jpg" width="466" /></a></div></div>

How to get rid of black head and enlarged pores.

As much as we hate when men on the streets go fooii..fooiiio... or complement on our looks, let's face it, once we are past our thirties...

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Designing from the inside out

The Arrowtown architect Max Wild, who designed a home that was a finalist in our Home of the Year award in 2007, has another home in our upcoming June issue that was commissioned by Sam Neill for the manager of his Two Paddocks vineyard in Earnscleugh, near Clyde. Here's one of Paul McCredie's photographs of it.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301343771584439058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7CKMGAgjh7ne2mWQ6VsHVx-nNhHYJ9qMjuaThcj1bAO7F4Whhkk4DPosve8DYwDqLBXv1hIQVUkD7bAq3rVMRBt9pdyI_cB8byVRbIQPcEB9r-52SaTXNWTBpsw7CxjycwOWtePngzpt/s400/MAX_WILD+026.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br />One of the interesting things about Max's architecture is that he strives not to create beautiful objects, but homes that are beautiful to live in. And while the home in the photograph above is not conventionally beautiful, it performs superbly in Earnscleugh's sizzling summers and deathly cold winters. Here's what Max had to say about it in our interview with him earlier today:<br /><br /><em>In a way [this house] is reverting to what I understood to be the early modernist ideal of a building being discovered by how it plays through the year, of environmental control as aesthetics. We've reached the point where a building’s aesthetic is what it looks like, but that seems less profound than how it makes you feel. When you come in the front door [of this house] it’s quite neat because often it’s such an improvement on the day outside. If it’s cold outside, inside it’s bright and warm. I’m not saying it’s a masterwork of architecture, but that’s the point of it – it’s hopefully a reasonably straightforward, pleasurable response. </em><br /><br />You get a clearer idea of what Max is talking about when you see the home's light-filled interior, with its simple materials and generous spaces.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301346061964781602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpefwAS-R5WU-5QAir_gGLDjKWGG5n8HIVHINYCMVjLXZpXv3dISac6Hv84zEdzbKAFPfh_VkPfVmJcW2aKWhdyGpbMhFxFhXhFnxrQMKXT8vlgrXEFLVDN6YVuUOrlBJoHYDFyMbCWXPL/s400/MAX_WILD+033.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Max says magazines are partly guilty of propagating the idea that the form of a house - how it looks in the landscape - is of greater importance than how it performs or feels to live in. Point taken - we admit to being seduced by plenty of homes that fit this description in the past, and probably will continue to be - but we also believe the best architects are always conscious of the experience of being inside a building, and of the importance of comfort. Hopefully homes like this one by Max will get people thinking about assessing homes for more than just their visual appearance, and lead to a deeper consideration of what a home should be.

Designing from the inside out

The Arrowtown architect Max Wild, who designed a home that was a finalist in our Home of the Year award in 2007, has another home in our upc...

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