Lifestyle Choices

If you live in a climate where winter is of any strength or duration, you’ll need a good basic coat to keep you warm and looking great all season long. A coat is a major expense, and therefore represents a major investment. Since you’ll be wearing it so much, it’s essential that you pick one that is exactly right for you. Your Mom will probably want to join you in making a purchase of this size, and you should take advantage of her knowledge. Here are some tips so that you too can be armed with a little knowledge before you’re ready to hit the racks. (more…)

If you live in a climate where winter is of any strength or duration, you’ll need a good basic coat to keep you warm and looking great all season long. A coat is a major expense, and therefore represents a major investment. Since you’ll be wearing it so much, it’s essential that you pick one that is exactly right for you. Your Mom will probably want to join you in making a purchase of this size, and you should take advantage of her knowledge. Here are some tips so that you too can be armed with a little knowledge before you’re ready to hit the racks. (more…)

Straight hair is often strong and beautiful hair. It can be lank, in which case you should treat it with a thickening product, which will enlarge the shaft of each hair and make it look fuller. It can also be lackluster, which calls for a conditioner to make the scales of the cuticle lie flat and enable hair shafts to reflect light better. Straight hair is often good blunt- cut and worn not too long, or tied up in a twist, or chignon.

Curly hair needs to be carefully cut, for this can make all the difference between its looking fantastic and frizzy. A layered cut is usually best, one in which the direction of each scissor snip goes counter to the direction in which the hair grows, so it makes the most of all your hair’s natural curves and idiosyncrasies. It is best not to impose a particular style on your hair, but, rather, to go with the natural swing of things. If your hair tends to be wiry, you can correct this by using a softening conditioner. (more…)