Bringing Back the Joy of Quiet Moments

Posted in Living on January 8, 2013 by Pinky Davo.

If you’ve been running on adrenaline and relying on sheer will power to get you through the day, chances are you’re going to experience a burnout. Working longer hours may look admirable, but you’re actually using up loads of the joy and wonder that makes life worth living. When you use up that joy and wonder, you will also lose the passion that made you do your job so well. Before that happens, take small measures to step back from the edge of burnout. Yes, some Hollywood stars take long breaks in some luxurious destination or check into a Swiss spa. But you can make your home the haven that it should be, so you can replenish what was lost at work during weekdays.
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Spring Makeup Trends for the Fair Woman for Spring 2013

Posted in Beauty on January 7, 2013 by Pinky Davo.

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If you’re thinking red lips will be passé for 2013, you’re wrong. Women can’t seem to have enough of this scarlet hue. In fact, various shades of red bloomed on models’ lips in most fashion shows for the Spring 2013 collection. The ranges of red will assure women of every complexion that there will be a suitable red lip color for them. If you have lips on the thinner side however, or if you want to create an illusion of fuller lips, it would be best to line only your upper lip to create a more defined cupid’s bow.

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2012’s Top 5 Fashion Icons According to SOIE Shop and Why Their Fashion Sense Rocks!

Posted in Fashion on January 2, 2013 by Pinky Davo.

We turned the last page of 2012 with revelry, and I’m sure, glasses of champagne. If you were not dressed to the nines for that very last day of the year, why shame on you! The late, great Coco Chanel once said “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.” Fashion, in a sense, is more than just what a woman has put on for an event; it all starts in the choice she makes. With the perfect choice that inevitably reflects innate character and lifestyle, she will be comfortable and she will exude poise and confidence as a result. In the end, fashion is not trivial; it is proof of how well you know yourself, to dress yourself well while taking your identity into account.

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Fashion Resolutions That Will Help You Stay Stylish for 2013

Posted in Fashion on December 19, 2012 by Pinky Davo.

“Style” isn’t just a word that’s bantered around frivolously. The late, great, Coco Chanel (the designer behind your little black dress) once said, “Fashion fades, only style remains the same.” And if you are to look at the evolution of the little black dress (LBD), you’ll see that the psychedelic Pucci dresses, Diane von Furstenberg wrap dresses or different versions of Versace dresses may come and go BUT that little black dress hanging in your closet will be something that you can pull out 5 years from now, and wear to any occasion. Now that 2012 is drawing to a close and there’s another exciting year to look forward to fashion-wise, we will boldly ask you to consider the following style resolutions to keep you timelessly stylish for 2013.
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