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Style & Beauty > Fashion Trends & Styles Guide to wearing this season's skirts: 2 of 3
So sexy, it's skirts! A guide to wearing this season's pin-loving lengths; MINI ; by day, team with sporty shapes in casual cotton. At night, cover up on top with a boyish blazer and silky top. Accessorise with chunky platforms or cute flat sandals - stilettos are a no-no! PENCIL ; soften a slinky, tight-fitting pencil shirt... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to cope with being flat broke: 36 of 50
Oh woe is you. There will be times when through no fault of your own, you are poor. Flat broke. Have overspent. Best ways to cope with this are to tighten the belt and get your financial organisation into play. If you are aware that you are about to reach danger levels, perhaps take steps before you hit crisis point. But if ... More..
Style & Beauty > Fashion Trends & Styles Getting your wardrobe out of the old season and into the new: 3 of 4
The dog days of summer...back to school around the corner...the glum feeling that the year is on its way out and you haven't even got use to writting the date as 2006. No wonder you're feeling a bit fazed about your look right now. You're on the cusp of the new, but you're mired in the old. It's time to cleanse thyself! Firs... More..
Style & Beauty > Clothing Tips & Advice How to get dressed in 5 minutes!: 3 of 4
Being stylish takes time, patience, but above all practice. Sometimes a time limit is placed upon us by our date or simple lack or foreward planning, her is my guide to getting ready in 5 minutes; Venue: Always know where you are going, and what the dress code is before deciding how to interpret it. Layout: Ideally you shoul... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes 10 songs for those up and coming autumn blues!: 3 of 4
It's true that autumn can bring post-summer blues and music can be a fantastic remedy. Songs that can put you straight back into summer are always good, but try not to dwell, embrace the up and coming season. Try listening to cosmopolitan bands and artists and imagine yourself back on holiday. Here are my autumn 2006 Top Ten... More..
Style & Beauty > Makeup Makeup tips: How to get a 60s look: 3 of 4
Twiggy epitomised the look: pale face, sleek hair and heavily made-up eyes. You can take it to Mod extremes - with black-and-white eyeshadow - or blend fresh summer pastels. * Use concealor only where needed and blend it in well. If you use foundation, make sure that it is pale - the face should look frsh and young. * Eyebro... More..
Health & Fitness > Vision Different types of contact lenses available: 3 of 4
Contact lenses are a perfect option for improving your vision, here is a list of the different types you can get in nowdays; Rigid Gas Permeable - they are also known as Oxygen Permeable Contact Lenses. They are made of a flexible and breathable plastic that allows more oxygen to pass through than the normal "soft lense... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior How to create the best environment for a family friendly family room: 3 of 4
Family-friendly rooms need seats for everyone, storage for toys and technology as well as a hard-wearing finish. Here's how to do it; 1. The TV is likely to be the main focus, so invest in one with a flat-screen so it won't dominate the space. Choose a TV cabinet with room for DVD/video player and games console, so it can be... More..
Travel > Italy Travel destinations: Rome, Italy: 21 of 27
Rome is a city with two faces, one side an Americanized, tourist heavan, and the other is the real side, the locals Rome. I intend to give an insight to the real Rome, the one i think everyone should visit at least once. Sometimes it's not the obvious things that strike you about a city. It might be a detail, like the scent ... More..
Food & Drink > Diet, Health & Organic Foods Ten foods that will ruin your diet!: 7 of 9
When trying to lose weight, an occasional slip off your diet wagon is perfectly fine. No one is perfect and a little indulgence is good for keeping you from slipping down that dark alley known as Binge Street. But some foods not only have no nutritional value, they also aren't worth the damage they do to your diet. If you've... More..