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Who says those with weak eyes cannot be fashionable without contact lenses? Thankfully, eyeglasses have evolved from a needful thing required to see to a fashion accessory.
The #1 online Rx glasses store, Zenni Optical, offers the Lowest Price Progressive Glasses in the market, as low as $8.00. You can afford to change eyeglasses to match your outfit everyday!
Eric’s Review of Zenni Optical at Examiner.com puts the word out there that Zenni Optical is the store to go to when you need fashionable yet affordable eyeglasses!
Guess what the hundreds of women who went to the recently concluded Oscars and Emmy’s wore in common? I am willing to bet my life on one – Spanx.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah Winfrey and Jessica Alba, among the many, all swear by high-tech power panties. And they are not your usual grandmother’s girdles. Spanx are easy to wiggle into, provided that you buy the correct size (they have sizes from A to G). It also has a cotton crotch, making it healthier to fight off yeast infections due to too-tight clothing. While it takes a while to get used to, spanx has been designed to replace everyday normal underwear. Give it two weeks and you will forget you ever wear normal panties.
Celebrity Oprah Winfrey was once quoted as saying on her show, “Spanx really changed the way I wore clothes. … I’ve given up panties” and Gwyneth Paltrow used them after she gave birth. It easily shaves off 2-10 pounds and eliminates the “muffin top”. It helps that Spanx comes in all shapes and sizes – from the neck down to your leg – as some people would lovingly joke about it.
It truly has a mark of a genius as its owner and maker, Sara Blakely, simply cut off her control tights because she wanted to use open-toed sandals with the cream-colored trousers. After quality control sheer tight fabrics, packaging and endorsements from high-profile celebrities who “swear” by it, Spanx remains to be the top seller in underwear shapers in all boutiques across the nation.
Blakely also had the foresight to come out with different versions of the modern girdle. From sheer, opaque, to evening, summer, everyday and even maternity wear, Spanx has it all!
For one who need control on her torso and hips, the Spanx Higher Power is a great choice:
Powerful shaping panties with phenomenal impact. The perfect solution for looking svelte under an evening dress or everyday outfit.
Key Points:
Slight Sheen Finish
Strong Control Level
For everyday use, you can use Spanx Power Panties:
Shaping panties to give you a washboard stomach and toned bottom without having to spend hours at the gym.
Key Points:
Matte Finish
Cotton Gusset
Strong Control Level
It’s getting hotter everyday from where I live and that just means one thing – summer is near! Families are planning trips to beaches and travels to somewhere colder. Since we live in the mountains, I think a trip to the beach is in order!
But first we need to make sure everything is complete – from accessories to summer flip flops!
I think the most widely used summer accessory is a pair of sunglasses. Ranging from the usual sunnies to aviators to celebrity sunglasses, make sure that what you get is has at least 99% UV protection or else it would be practically useless!
Thankfully, fashion has made sunglasses for every occasion (and women)!
The next thing would be a great (colorful would be nice) pair of sandals for the summer! Whether it’s going to be a pair of Havaianas or sexy strappy sandals, remember that your feet need to clean and your toes well-kept! A foot spa and a pedicure is a must!
Here is some summer style guide tips for you:
Stars and stripes are nice.
Floral prints are trendy too. Mini-florals!
Paint drips everywhere!
Korean fashion has invaded Manila, owing in part with Pinoy’s addiction to the famous Koreanovelas on TV. Ever wanted to dress that way in such a cheap price? Go here and add her as a friend, she sells clothes like these!
Size doesn’t matter. And in this day and age where commercialism has focused and forced the thinking of being thin as beautiful, being big and on the heavy side is considered a disadvantage. Thankfully, there are women like Oprah and Queen Latifah who has embodied and empowered plus-sized women and have declared, "Big is Beautiful."
Fashion and the clothing industry has been kinder to us too – ever since Jennifer Lopez revealed the size of her hips and Kate Winslet posed for Leonardo Di Caprio as Rose in the movie “Titanic”. There have been a lot of choices among plus size fashion stores.
Since our options are now endless, one should also remember that prices will be a bit higher since fabric-wise, we will be using a lot more coverage. A wrap dress is a basic need for plus-sized women.
Here are some budget shopping tips for you:
1. Know what works for you first.
2. Try it on, what looks nice on the rack might not look good on you. And sometimes, since fabrics of plus-sized clothes are drapelike, they have no form when on the rack.
3. Base your choices off of a core color palette. But be creative with color!
Here are some inspiration from the Elvi Store (for size 16 and up!):
As you can see, most clothes are shape fitting. You do not need to wear loose clothes if you are big. The key here is highlight one area and camouflage the rest. Say you can cinch your waist, show off shoulders, have a V-neck top. Remember that being in turtlenecks all the time will make you look fatter because you cannot elongate your neck (chances are, your double-chin will show more and it will emphasize the plumpness of your cheeks).
When all is said and done, remember:
"There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness." – Lady Blessington
Perhaps the biggest night in any girl’s high school life is her prom. School council members debate and vote on prom themes as early as the start of classes and students, particularly the teenage ladies, pore over countless of magazines, try hundreds of dresses and go on crash diets to make sure they look perfect for what they deem as "the" night of their high school life.
The search for the perfect prom dress is harder than finding the perfect date for the prom, they say. But in truth, shopping for the perfect prom dress is relatively easy, if you follow these tips:
1. Find and determine your budget. More importantly, start saving as early as possible. Be sure to allow extra cash for small accessories like hair clips, pantyhose, and make-up.
2. Find inspiration – it can be from magazines, TV shows or online. Take note you do not need to buy every single fashion magazine in the market. Online finds have larger ranges and are free.
3. Start looking early. You don’t want to hit the stores after they’ve been ravaged by every other teenagers in search of the perfect frock.
4. Know what works for you, and assess your body type. Do not simply go with a dress that is going with the current trend. Make sure the dress you choose befits your body type, speaks your personality and is something you would be comfortable in (remember you will be dancing!). If you are in a slump on what will do, that’s when looking early will be to your advantage. Try everything, and I mean everything! You might be surprised that the dress you have never considered is actually the one for you!
What are the current trends for prom dresses?
2010 trends speak of old Hollywood glamour, dazzling details and vivid colors. As with old Hollywood glam, dresses are now smooth satin sheaths, and Latin-styled trains and ruffles. It focuses more on the 1960s, with the length inspired by the a-line or cocktail length skirts of Jackie O. So you would notice that Short prom dresses are taking up a storm on stores and into the dance floor of prom nights. 
One thing that is also prominent is vivid prints on dresses, sexy lines with a flamenco touch. Check out these Tony Bowls prom dresses:
Looking at all these very nice dresses makes me wish to relive prom night. Fashion these days are so much better! The choices and possibilities are endless.
Enjoy your prom!
If you are like most women, you spend a lot of money shopping every month. Shopping is women’s most passionate hobby, outlet for stress release and deadliest vice. If you are actually brave enough, try getting the sum of your past purchases the past six months related to utter wants (clothes, accessories, bags, shoes, make-up) and you might get the shock of your life.
Now, since we are not personal shoppers to the stars, we do not have any practical reason to splurge on anything so expensive we only get to wear once in a blue moon. I always have believed that style can be attained at any price, and that it will be always the wearer who should be noticed and not the things and clothes he wears.
BUT, I do not discourage anybody from shopping. In fact, I am an avid shopper myself! My advice is to shop wisely. Remember that great finds are not confined to stores.
You need to join the Covert Candy community! I came across this site once when I was looking for cheap vintage clothes – I saw a picture of a dress I wanted so much and it turns out it was a pre-loved item!
In Covert Candy, you get to “swap clothes”. And isn’t this such an old concept amongst friends and relatives? Why don’t we extend it to the community and really find stuff we want – even if it’s in other people’s wardrobe! Basically, you exchange clothes with fellow members of the community (let’s say, exchange vintage jumpers for a dress), and in the process you earn points.
These points let you “buy” clothes in the shop. Now, if you analyze it, you are getting new (for you) stuff for F-R-E-E! Now, who wouldn’t want that?
Of course, seeing the stars all-dolled up and looking totally glam makes me want to take the plunge and go with taking the natural weight loss supplements‘ trend. The Golden Globes is one of the very few award shows I really watch because I cannot wait to check out the fashion styles (the second and third are the MTV music and video awards!).
Fashion reports that the night’s trend was short and sweet & alluringly artsy:
SHORT AND SWEET:
ALLURINGLY ARTSY: 
My picks:
It’s not summer nor the rainy season where I live but it is true that you need to save some for the rainy day – literally and figuratively! It is so cold from where I am and I cannot wait until summer is here. Until then, I better take advantage of staying at home and take the herbal diet supplements I was given so I can take off the flab away so I can go to the beach.
And while we are at it, why don’t you save for your fashion during the summer AND the rainy season at 20% off at Kate Spade? The Wellie Mellie bag and Neda wallet is calling me 
I do not see vintage jewelry going out as one of the hottest trends of this year anytime soon. There are just so many possibilities as to what it can add to an outfit and how interesting they look that it won’t really go away. The challenge here is how to find pieces that are authentic. You can always go to Vintage Yard for lovely vintage pieces. I have seen a couple of pieces that are interesting and what is good is that it can be worn unconventionally too. You will find more about this later.
So how can you use your vintage pieces creatively? Here are some tips:
Vintage earrings: 
Your vintage earrings can be used as brooches, accents for scarves & tops. If you want to have some nice bling in your hair, you can use it as pin! You can also add them to straps of dresses and tank tops or flip flops!
Vintage rings:
While vintage rings are mostly extreme – large, funky to small and dainty, you can always use them in multiples! Use two rings in one finger or use one huge ring for your hand! Make sure you don’t go overboard.
Vintage necklaces/pendants: 
If it will be too long for you, layer them up as a bracelet.
See? The possibilities are endless!