Tips On How To Keep Your Decollete Looking Gorgeous

It's that time of year again, when the first few sunny weekends of the year bring out the halter tops, sundresses and low-cut t-shirts. But some of us have been covered up for months wearing blouses and tops that come practically up to our chins. How do you make sure that your decollete (or chest area) is looking tip-top and how do you ensure it stays that way? Here are some great tips on how to look after one of the most important areas on a girl - your decollete frames your face and should be treated and looked after with just as much care.

Treat Your Chest As You Would Treat Your Face

• When your cleanse and moisturise your face make sure your follow the regime down to your chest area - the products you use on your face should be used on your chest - don't just rely on a lick of body lotion.
• If you prefer you can buy specialised creams for the chest which include nutrients specifically for this area. The skin is thinner here than on other parts of the body and is more inclined to line - look for products such as M Lab Lift Me Up cream which is specifically designed to treat this area.

Always(!) Protect Your Chest From The Sun

• Yes, we all love to have a golden glow around our chest area, especially for the summer, but don't be fooled, tan yourself too many times in this area and you will pay for it with discolouration and lines later on. There are fantastic fake tanning and bronzing products now - use them! Or - be braver and look to celebrities such as Scarlett or Angelina - how many times have you seen them with a tan?
• If you like to exercise ourdoors don't use it as an excuse to get a tan - make sure you cover up with a high neck exercise top specifically designed to wick sweat away from the body which will keep you cool, but which will also protect your chest area from the sun. Many of these sports tops now have sun-screens built in the fabric as well.  Avoid running and training tanks or sports bras.

Try Not Sleeping On Your Side

• Some people find this impossible, but especially if you are larger chested, sleeping on your side will cause vertical lines to appear on the chest area. You can wear a separating bra which will help this, but the best way to avoid this is to sleep on your back.
• If you want to avoid sleeping on your side try using pillows on each side of you when you go to sleep on your back. These should stop you from rolling over in the night.

Happy Summer Days :-)

Why Did Carrie Bradshaw Love Her Carrie Necklace So Much in Sex And The City?

When I first thought of name jewellery, I was horribly reminded of those rings that you can buy from some high street jewellers - you know the ones I mean - the chunky yellow gold rings that say "Dad" or "Best Mum". Hmmm, pretty tacky I thought. But then sprang to mind one of my all time favourite books and shows, Sex and The City and the Carrie necklace. Any fan of the show knows what her necklace meant to Carrie, and the heartbreak she suffered when she lost it in Paris.

As Carrie herself said, her Carrie necklace was worth practically nothing in monetary value, but it was priceless to her. The $55,000 diamond necklace her boyfriend, Aleksandr Petrovsky, buys her as a replacement is gorgeous but Carrie believes that nothing can replace her own necklace. Luckily for Carrie, she later finds her necklace in the ripped lining of her Dior clutch bag whilst waiting for Alexsandr. She realises then that, as the diamond necklace cannot replace her own Carrie necklace, her life in Paris with Alexsandr can never replace her life in New York with her friends.

The Moment When Carries Finds Her Necklace ...

This is also a brilliant clip as it shows the part where Mr Big slips past Carrie in a limousine when she is frantically trying to call a cab in the middle of Paris - neither of them seeing the other!

Why Was Carrie's Necklace So Important To Her?

The story behind the importance of the necklace is that Carrie found the necklace at a fair whilst she was out with Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha. Although the necklace costs her next to nothing, she buys it and the necklace became a personal reminder of all their good times together and her true friendship with the three other women - her best friends in all the world.

I Have My Very Own Carrie Necklace

I am lucky enough to have my own Carrie necklace - with my own name on it of course, but in the very same style. I love it as it reminds me a tiny bit of Carrie's story when I wear it, and also of the importance of friendship. I think if you are a fan of SATC (or even if you are not) they make a perfect gift for a special friend.

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How To Keep Those Gorgeous Eyes White and Bright

It's a fact - no matter how much time and money we spend on eye make up and mascara, if our eyes are dull and bloodshot, all that effort is wasted. Eyes can become dull for many reasons with a hectic lifestyle. Many of us stare at a PC all day long and this can lead to red and dry eyes. Even sun and wind can make our eyes sore, and we all know what effect too much of a good thing the night before has on our eyes the next morning. Yep, the puffy eyelids and pink eyed effect is not to attractive in the early morning light the next day. And it's not just the girls that suffer - I've know fellas ask to borrow some eyedrops to try and improve the look of their hung-over eyeballs the next day.

Some Natural Remedies To Brighten Your Peepers..

• Eat a small helping of mixed berries at breakfast, such as blueberries, black and redcurrants and raspberries - the vitamins and antioxidants in these berries will circulate within your system and brighten your eyes in about 20 minutes.
• Cucumbers over your eyes is really a myth - there is not a lot in them that really helps your eyes. However, because they are roughly 90% water and you have usually taken the slices out of the fridge, the cooling and hydrating effect of slices of cucumbers placed over your eyes can help reduce puffiness, the same as a pair of used teabags will.

Should You Use Eye Drops Which Brighten Your Eyes?

• Some eye brightening eye drops will really help with red or irritated eyes. Some are moisturising as well, so they really help people with dry eyes caused by lack of blinking while working at their PC. Always read the label though and speak to your pharmacist before using them.  I have used them very successfully for many years, before a night out when feeling tired, or in the morning if needed.

How To Disguise Early Morning Shadows Around Your Eyes

• The old favourite, Touche Eclat is brilliant for this. When you have applied your regular eye makeup, just run the Touche Eclat brush against the outer corners of your eyes and along the rim of your eye socket underneath and blend gently with the brush. All signs of crows feet or shadows are minimised immediately.

Tips On The Best Way To File Your Nails Into A Perfect Short Square Manicured Style

More and more of my friends seem to be having false nails applied lately which looks great but which does cost quite a lot of money even if you have a convenient friend who will fix them for you. In these days, when we are all looking to be stylish but maybe hold back a few pennies, it's probably worth looking at some of our favourite celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston or Gwyneth Paltrow and noting that they look super cool with natural and also quite short, neat nails.

Currently darker shades such as navy blue and black are also on trend, and these colours certainly look the job when applied to neat, short and squared off nails. Really, black or blue long talons don't really do it for me.

How To File Your Nails Into A Short Square Well Shaped Glossy Manicure

• Firstly, if you are suffering from broken, or even worse chewed, nails - leave them until there is at least 3mm of white nail showing from the pink part of the nail. If you file them any shorter than this then they can be weakened.
• Do not file your nails from side to side - this is the way you always see people filing their nails on TV - it is wrong! File your nail only from the corner of the nail to the centre in one direction only. Filing from side to side will cause splitting and peeling.
• Ideally for the style we are creating start with a 3 to 4mm white nail tip. Working from the corner of your nail, file to the centre in one direction, creating an almost level tip, with only a slight curve towards the centre.
• When you are happy with this, work on the corners of the nails, rounding them off slightly. Yes, false square cut nails generally have pretty sharp corners, but in real life with real nails a totally square cornered nail is likely to catch, split and break, so a rounded corner is preferable.

What Sort Of Nail File Is Best To Care For Your Nails?

• Don't use the nice shiny metal nail file that you were given in that manicure set at Christmas. They are much too harsh and stiff and can cause splitting and damage, especially in inexperienced hands.
• Choose a nice wide and soft emery board, which is much easier to handle, and gentler on your nails.

What Colour Should You Paint Your New Short and Square Manicure?

• Here I think the world is your oyster as with short nails you can use the most vibrant colours that would look pretty tarty on long talons, but which just look funky and young on a short square manicure.
• Alternatively, a natural look is beautiful and if you fancy applying a french polish, you should be able to apply yourself a neat, well manicured style to rival those from a nail bar. Read here on how to apply a french polish at home.
• If you are on trend, look for black, dark purples and navy polishes which are super cool this season.