3 Simple Ways to Effortlessly Cure Dry Skin This Busy Holiday Season

How's the weather treating you? If you’re like me and many other ladies over the country, then you’re starting to dread this chilly wind that this season brings. These past few days, I've been going out and about in my skinnies, chunky ankle boots and an oversize top or sweater. It might seem like a normal hip outfit but I’m actually trying to hide as much skin as I can.

My dry skin has been forcing me to hide under piles and piles of clothes this holiday season. But to continue on the cheers, I’m going to share with you today a couple of things that I learned and have been practicing to keep this seasonal skin problem at bay. Let me know how these would work for you and please do share this with your family and friends so we can all have a fabulous skin even if it’s the busiest time of the year.

First, stay hydrated. Nothing can beat dry and flaky skin better than the good ol’ H20. Drink it cold or lukewarm, it can surely quench your thirst and help your skin stay supple despite the chilly weather. But remember that drinking gallons of water in a day can only do so much.

Your efforts to keep your skin soft can be made more effective when you also control your alcohol consumption and try to quit smoking. Though these conditions make having good skin pretty difficult – but trust me, it’ll be all worth it in the end. If you want to kick it up a notch, you should also start eating healthy. Mix in more fruit and vegetables in your diet. These natural produce also have a considerable amount of fluids that could keep you hydrated. That is on top of containing vitamins and minerals that will keep your skin and body healthy both inside and out.

And then don’t take a bath. Of course I’m kidding – but truth to be told, taking a bath can dry your skin so if possible, don’t spend too much time in the shower thinking about the most important decisions you have to make in your life. And please take the singing somewhere else too. You can try to launch your singing career at YouTube so better ask Santa for a video camera this Christmas.

But kidding aside, harsh body soaps and even plain water can rob your skin of its natural minerals. The best thing that you can do to prevent this is to shift to rich liquid soaps during the fall and winter season. Your skin should continue to feel like a pair of velvet ankle boots once you make the big change. Another thing that you can do is to use heavy skin moisturizers, lotions or body butter to lock in moisture and hydration.

But if you do decide to take a bath, it helps to exfoliate twice a week. The beads on a body scrub doesn't make your skin dry – it even removes the dry layer of dead skin on your body so you can have that soft and smooth all over.

Do you get dry skin during the holiday season?

Faux snake skin looks great on a pair of boots – but on your skin? It certainly does not. Provide extra care for your skin this holiday season to avoid red patches and flaky skin. Let me know how you show your holiday loving to your skin by sharing your personal tips and tricks below.

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Shop for These 3 Best Kept Secrets to Look 10 Pounds Lighter during the Holidays

Will you say grace for a slimmer waist this Thanksgiving? If you’re still a few pounds short of that target weight, I’ll show you in a bit what you can be thankful for. But for now, let’s talk a bit about the huge holiday sale coming on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

But before you rush down to the malls or troop to cyber stores, remember that great deals are not only available for gadgets but for fashion finds as well like the dresses, accessories and the Bamboo Shoes. Don’t forget to visit your favorite makeup stores and clothing brands to update your wardrobe in a budget friendly way.

Now, here’s that little something that you can be thankful for. With the right clothes you can hide those extra pounds without going on a crash diet. Here are 3 of secrets to instantly shedding off 10 Pounds…

Choose Boot cut jeans. Though this style seems a little bit out of fashion when placed side by side with its skinny brothers, the boot cut jeans never fail to make you look a few pounds lighter. The trick of the trade here is that the flared bottom of this style looks wider than the waist. This illusion created by the boot cut jeans can’t really be replicated by the skinnies and the jeggings because they hug the actual shape of the body not allowing them to mask certain areas.

In choosing a pair of boot cut jeans or a wide-legged trouser, keep in mind that the darker you go – the better. These colors are also able to create an illusion longer and thinner legs.

Wear black. This piece of advice is classic. Nothing can ever beat black in masking a couple of additional pounds. When choosing a dress or a top in this color, make sure that it fits you well.

Clothing pieces that are able to accentuate or highlight the smaller parts of your body like the waist helps a lot in masking a couple of flab here and there. Also, wearing a couple of black clothing pieces in one outfit also brings the same effect. Next time you wear a black top, make sure to pair it with a bag and a pair of heels in the same color.

Look lean and tall in heels. Wearing a pair of kitten heels and a 5 inch Bamboo Shoes creates the same illusion for your figure. No matter how high or low your heels are, they would always add a few inches to your high and lengthen your figure as opposed to our ever trusty pair of ballet flats. As a general rule, pick pairs that are closest to your skin color to allow the vertical line of your body to continue on without getting cut at the ankle.

Creating a vertical silhouette is the key to bring out the leaner version of you. With that said, anything that adds to your height like a pair of heels as well as pieces lengthens your torso including vertical stripes and patterns can help you achieve a figure that’s 10 pounds lighter without having to exercise or undergo a medical procedure.

GOLDEN TIP: In dressing to look slimmer, the name of the game of balance. Always remember that you are looking for clothing pieces that hug the smallest parts of your body like the waist. But dresses, tops, pants and other clothing pieces don’t need to be tight to make you look thin. This would only make it hard for you to move around in your clothes. When you go shopping this Cyber Monday or throughout the holiday season, having a good idea of your body shape as well as your accent areas can make all the shopping easier and more fruitful.

For more Fashion Tips I suggest you Check out: Dress to Ace the Corporate Ladder or Jewelry for a Sophisticated You

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Shopping Application on your iPad Mini

How many times have you heard someone say “there’s an app for that”over the last 6 months?

I must have heard it a million times – I’ll bet my well-made pair of Bamboo Shoes at that. Growing tired of hearing this would be easy – if not for the fact that it was true every single time. What started out as probably a joke made to the booming smartphone market is now a reality in every way.

There is a mobile app for everything that you can think of – this is very much possible in this day and age especially now with the new iPad Mini competing in the market as well.

A couple of days back, I came across a new fashion app that’s been a craze for quite some time now. Ladies all over the country can’t seem to get enough of Poshmark. This app is dubbed as the Instagram and eBay of fashion.

How Does It Work?

The Poshmark app connects fashion lovers with one another. Aside from being a social community platform for following and peeping through the closet of people who have adorable styles the Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra made sure that it’s a profitable connection as well. Users can take a photo of their items through their iPhones and iPads for a direct upload to the site. Postmark-holics can start selling their merchandise at Posh Parties after adding a short description, price and image filter to add effects to their photos. The platform collects a portion of the selling price and shipping fee.

What are Posh Parties?

These are virtual shopping parties where users can sell their goods in real time. A virtual attendance is all you need to start shopping, sharing and selling fashion items like clothing pieces and accessories. Posh Parties are a more comfortable way to shop in your own home. Themed parties like Bold Accessories are also a recent craze.

What’s the PoshMark Promise?

It is simply a guarantee from the company that you will always have a stress-free shopping experience. According to the app’s website, payments are kept safe until products have been received. Shop with confidence in the guaranteed safety provided by this app.

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