Mr. Roe – Shopping and Life Style Connection

Some people always look gorgeous and radiant without looking like they have made an effort. What is their secret? Perhaps they have got a stylist like the celebrities who picks out just the right outfit to wear, but it is more likely that they either have the natural ability to pick out their best colours or they know the tricks of the styling trade and how to find their own best colours.

These are the colours that you wear that instantly make you feel stylish; the colors that make your skin really glow and get you countless compliments. Once you know what these colors are, it is easy to base your wardrobe around them guaranteeing you will always look gorgeous. So how do the stylist’s pick out someone’s best colours?

Well there are a couple of different methods. The first is by looking at your hair, skin and eyes and the contrast between the three. As a general rule, if there is a lot of contrast e.g. very dark hair and pale skin, then you can wear bolder and brighter colors. Those with medium brown hair and medium skin will probably look better in paler more muted colours.

You can also look at the undertones of your skin to see whether you have a warm or cool skin tone. Warmer skin tones will have brown, beige, yellow and olive undertones and will tend to look amazing in clothes in browns, reds and yellows. Cooler skin tones have blue, rose, pink, purple undertones. They tend to look stunning in clothes in blue, green and purples.

Another great way of assessing your best colours is to look at your eyes in natural light. The colours that you can see will be some of your best colours.

Finally, a great way to find your best colours is to use the knowledge and experience of the celebrity stylist. This is really fun and a very good way of getting the benefit of a top stylist’s judgement with out the very expensive fee. All you have to do is find a celebrity that has similar coloring to you, and then look at the outfits she has worn to important events. You can bet that she has had a stylist carefully select the outfit in one of her best colors and you can then try this colour yourself. A good hair colourist will also be skilled at picking out peoples best colours and will be able to give you some ideas.

Picking out colours is not an exact science and may require you try out a few different options. You will have a whole range of colours that look great on you and to be absolutely sure that they are your best colour, try holding them against your face.

Muslim women started wearing hijabs or other head coverings centuries ago in order to keep in step with the modesty taught by their religion. However, with the passage of time, people started embracing the westernized way and covering the head no longer remained the center of focus for a number of Muslim women. Some named it liberation, others named it modernization. However, when a few years ago the Non Muslim world created a misconception about hijabs symbolizing radicalism. At that point, a vast majority of Muslimahs become more conscious of restoring their religious as well as ethnic identities and reverted back to the use of head coverings for themselves. Today regardless of what country they are in, Muslim women globally have embraced more modest ways of dressing including the use of jilbabs, abayas and most of all hijabs.

There are a number of famous Muslim women that also endorse the fact that covering the head is not a sign of oppression or fundamentalism. In reality, these women cover their heads to please Allah swt, who is the creator of the entire mankind. From news anchors to political activist, scholars to scientists, a large number of famous Muslim women proudly wear their hijabs in public and feel more confident while covering their heads. Read the rest of this entry »

The iPad comes with it’s ups and downs. For some people it might be a better option than a netbook although they still have their advantages over the iPad as well. What are some things the iPad might be better for?

The iPad is much lighter than any other netbook on the market. It’s designed is made in such a way that it’s easy to carry around your house, put in a book bag, or hand to another person quickly and easily.

It comes on much faster than a netbook. If you need to quickly check something with only a few minutes of time, you can have completed your task on the iPad before most netbooks are booted and ready to go.

The iPad has the advantage that the screen can be horizontal or vertical. Even with the same sized screen, one can use their iPad to get the best viewing angle for that specific web page or application.

By default the iPad has an all day battery that is good for 10 hours. Many netbooks out of the box only have about 3 or 4 hours of battery life although this can be upgraded.

One can get a 3g connection data plan with the iPad meaning this device could be useful in most places where you travel with it. Some netbooks do have this feature but most of them do not.

Some netbook users will disagree because they use their netbook differently and make some good arguments because the iPad is lacking in many areas. But there are some significant advantages for those who want a simple, easy internet and media device.

The key to your own individual style is that it is unique to you and it makes you look and feel great. It should suit you in terms of your body shape, colouring, life style and personality. If you are a bold and outgoing person, this can be reflected in your style by wear bold prints, bright colors and eye catching statement prints. If you are quiet and introvert but love quality and luxury, this can be reflected in your style by wearing clothes made from luxurious fabrics in muted colors. If you are very feminine your signature style may include bows, frills and floral.

Take some time to think about the shapes of clothes that really suit your body type. There are plenty of books and magazines on the subject and it shouldn’t take you too long to discover a few basic shapes of clothes that will look great on you. You should base your wardrobe around these shapes.

Then you should take some time to think about practicalities. If you spend most of your time and need to wear formal or very smart work wear, your zany, eclectic streak may have to wait until the weekend, but you could perhaps try adding a few interesting accents to your outfit perhaps with a few colourful accessories. If you walk every where or have a practical job, your signature style will need to reflect this, but it doesn’t mean that you have to wear jeans all of the time. Why not try dresses or tunics with a pair of trousers or leggings or even shorts with tights?

Once you have established key shapes and practicalities of your wardrobe, now comes the fun bit. You can add patterned, colored and textures pieces plus accessories to really show off your personality. Accessories can either be the finishing touches to your outfit or a statement in their own right. Some people will want lots of colours, patterns and accessories whilst other will prefer minimalist clean lines with perhaps one or two simple accessories. The best thing about developing your own personal style is it is up to you, you can choose. Try out different looks and see what works best. You can get inspiration from so many different places from the designer runways and celebrity styles to historical costumes and street style. The important thing is that you add your own personal twist and make it your own.

But really, is wearing heels as easy as what we see on film? Of course not. We know that these girls also pause for between-scenes rest. Besides, if you really get to wear high heels in real life, you know that you can’t just run around in them haplessly! They really hurt, you know!

We love wearing heels because they make our legs look longer and they make our butts look more plump, over all, improving the way our body looks. Also, it forces us to stand straight, so we don’t feel awkward. Heels command respect and smarts, and that makes a woman in high heel difficult to disregard. However, if we wear them most of the time or all the time, we can be subject to a lot of pain and other foot problems, because our heels are “aggravated” by the constant inconvenience.

The problems of high heel usage can range from simple muscle pain to corns, bunions, calluses and misshapen hammertoes! Now just imagine those! There are also kinds of pains which can worsen as time goes by and one day you’ll just woke up with abnormal muscle contractions!

The thing is, it’s nice to see high heels but let’s not always exchange comfort for style. According to a survey by the American Podiatric Medical Association, there’s a whopping 42% of women who wore shoes and heels even if it doesn’t make them comfortable and there are 74% of them who admitted that they have foot problems due to shoe discomfort already.

So if you’re one of those women who patronize heels (or any kind of not-so-comfy shoes), better wake up and stop hurting yourself. If you must wear heels, do so in the most comfortable manner, and if you must wear stilettos, give your feet a rest from time to time.