Showing posts with label Fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fashion. Show all posts

Friday, July 29, 2016

A guide to choosing sunglasses

A Guide to Choosing Sunglasses


Sunglasses are one of the ultimate fashion accessories. They are great in helping you to create your own unique image. What exact style you choose really depends on your personal taste, age and the shape of your face. Yet, not matter what style of sunglasses you are thinking of buying, it is important that you end up choosing the best possible quality pair.


Some tips to choosing quality sunglasses are provided below. Being educated by what makes a quality pair of sunglasses is very important when you are searching for your next pair of sunglasses. Keep these tips in mind when you are browsing.


Protection from UV


One major contributor to eye disease is ultraviolet radiation. This is why it is important to choose a pair of sunglasses that protect you from the harmful effect of UV. Just because your glasses have a dark tint doesn't mean that you are protect from UV. Make sure you check the sunglasses UV rating.


What the Sunglasses Are Made From


Generally speaking the heavier the sunglasses the higher quality they will be. You want to ensure that the material that they are made from will last a long time and be able to resist the constant knocks that sunglasses typically take.


Different Tints


Tints are the colors that are applied to sunglasses lenses to help reduce the light that makes contact with the eyes. The particular tint you choose is up to your personal taste. However, different tints will have a different effect on the perceived brightness and glare, and will distort color differently.


As an example, gray tints reduce glare and don't distort the color. On the other hand, yellows lens will distort color but sharpen your perceived view.


To Polarize or Not to Polarize?


Sunglasses that are polarized will reduce the glare of the light which bounces off roads and water. They are typically preferred by people who drive a lot during the day or boat on the water. If you work or play near a lot of flat surfaces you may wish to investigate using polarized sunglasses.


Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Health and beauty - celebrities and perfumes

Perfumes are one commodity that most people cannot leave home without. Perfumes make people smell nicer and refreshed. If you smell nice, you are automatically considered hygienically clean and attractive. If you've noticed, most people have a different type of scent and have a preference for the type of perfume they buy.


Celebrities have a preference for the type of perfume they wear as well. However, one trend that people have been noticing for quite a long time now is that instead of sticking to a preferred scent, they make their own signature scent. What used to be known as incensed based scents thus the word per fume or otherwise known as through smoke, perfumes are now named after famous celebrities.


If you've only noticed these up and coming perfumes, you are already a decade late. The first perfume named after a celebrity ever to hit the stands and actually boomed was the perfume White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor. This move signified what would soon be a lucrative endorsement and investment for both celebrities and perfume manufacturers alike.


Previously, celebrities were limited to endorsing perfumes for it to become more established and well-known. Now, however, celebrities have been working together with specialists to make their signature scent, one that can be named after them. After Elizabeth Taylor's successful attempt at the industry, many more celebrities followed such as Cher and Michael Jackson.


This article will touch on the emerging perfumes and which celebrity is linked to it. In this article, you will also get to know the scents these perfumes have and which might just suit you. You never know, there might be a celebrity out there who shares the same preferences as you.


First off are the female celebrities and their perfumes. Among the female celebrities that have ventured into the perfume industry recently is Jennifer Lopez. She followed Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s success. Her perfume, Glow by J. Lo, was the one which paved the way for all other perfumes released under her name. After Glow, Jennifer Lopez released other perfumes Still, Miami Glow, Love at First Glow, Live and Live Luxe, and Glow After Dark. Aside from Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion also shared the success of the perfume industry. Shania Twain, Naomi Campbell and many more also ventured into the perfume business.


Celebrities who recently joined the perfume industry include Britney Spears, Donald Trump, Beyonce Knowles, Jessica Simpson, and Paris Hilton. Britney Spears, the pop princess who suddenly lost the crowd due to her unexpected incidents, has risen to the top once again with her clean comeback. Together with her return are the fans that still supported her. This was a great start for a star to once again live the glory of her name and what better way to do it than to make a perfume? Her perfume, Curious, has a characteristic floral scent of magnolia blended with a hint of Jasmine.


Donald Trump, though already a business mogul, rose to fame due to his very much appraised TV show, The Apprentice, and his active involvement in the World Wrestling Entertainment. Very much like him, his self-titled perfume Donald Trump, has a spicy and peppery scent well-suited for the male gender.


Beyonce Knowles, Jessica Simpson, and Paris Hilton also rose to fame recently and have caught on the perfume fever. Beyonce released a perfume called True Star, which is characterized by a clean, fresh and floral scent which works well for feminine girls on the go just like her. Jessica Simpson's Taste perfume has a white chocolate and coconut cream scent which reflects her taste for food and her love for these items. Paris Hilton and her self-titled perfume has a signature frozen apple intertwined with Mimosa Blossoms speaks very vividly of a girl who always wants to be in the limelight.


Perfumes are not only limited to women as you have seen with Donald Trump. There are also many more male celebrities who have chosen to have a signature perfume. Among these male Hollywood stars are Antonio Banderas, Carlos Santana, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Marylin Manson, and Michael Jordan. If vintage perfumes are more your style, there are also perfumes that exist along with stars who have established themselves in the early years. These stars include Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, and Marylin Monroe.


Celebrities do not only see the perfume industry as a means of making money, the industry itself sees celebrities as a saving grace to a falling campaign. The life of a perfume used to extend to as long as six to seven years because the interest of the people remained quite loyal to a single brand back in the days. However, the citizens now want what’s in and new. Having up and coming stars to endorse or make a signature scent is what the public wants. Well-established celebrities also make good business out of the endeavor because they already have a huge fan-base who is as loyal to a brand as they are to their favorite celebrity.


However, whatever the new rave in celebrity perfumes may be, it is important to keep in mind that when picking a scent, it should be one that is good on you and not just good on your favorite celebrity. Each human body may have different chemical reactions to certain perfumes and so the results may not be as consistent. You may stay loyal to your celebrity but also remember that the final say should be yours.


Thursday, March 3, 2016

Casino de m

J'avais dix neuf ans а l'йpoque. Je venais d'avoir mon bac mention trиs bien au lycйe de Georges de la Tour а Metz. Apres mon cursus de bachelier, je dйcidai de partir continuer mes йtudes a Paris a l'universitй de la Sorbonne.


Je ne suis pas issu d'une famille trиs riche et la situation financiиre de mes parents m'obligea donc а trouver un petit job d'йtudiant en parallиle de mes йtudes de mйdecine afin de subvenir a mes besoins. J'йtais tout de mкme boursier donc mon loyer йtait paye et il me restait mкme un peu de sous afin de faire les courses et de payer les allers-retours Paris Metz.


Mais voila. J'avais dix neuf a l'йpoque et j'adorais les sorties et les filles. Et comme nous le savons tous une sortie coыte chиre et une fille encore plus. (Sans oublier les vкtements qu'i l faut acheter pour plaire а la fille).


C'йtait un lundi matin. Je m'en souviens encore comme si c'йtait hier. Je me baladai dans les ruelles du 12Eme et j'accrochais aux murs des annonces : ‘jeune йtudiant donne cours de math et sciences. ‘


En quelques semaines, j'avais assez d'argent pour tout faire. Le matin et l'aprиs midi j йtais a la fac et chaque soir je donnais un ou deux cours a des йtudiants qui avaient un peu de mal dans les matiиres scientifiques. Puis aprиs, soit je rйvisai les cours, soit je sortais avec mes nouveaux amis de la fac, soit je sortais avec des filles lesquelles j'aimais gвter. (Oui j avoue il fallait leur offrir beaucoup d'alcool pour assurer le coup du soir dans le lit)


Un an aprиs. C'йtait un lundi matin aussi. Charlotte fut ma petite amie. Premier jour de la fac, deuxiиme annйe de fac. Elle йtait resplendissante ce jour la, habillйe de blanc, les cheveux йpais accroches en chignon nonchalant, elle s'approcha de moi et me demanda une cigarette. Le lendemain, je m assis a cote d'elle et nous fumвmes notre cigarette ensemble. Une semaine aprиs, on s'embrassa. Le mois suivant on habitait ensemble rue de la Marne. J'йtais tellement heureux. Elle l'йtait aussi. J'avais du mal а croire a ma rйussite. J'йtudiais la mйdecine. Ma situation financiиre йtait bonne. J'avais une merveilleuse petite copine qui pour moi reprйsentait le monde entier. Bref, tout allait superbement bien.


Comble du hasard. C'йtait un lundi matin aussi. J'йtais en quatriиme annйe de mйdecine et je n attendais plus que de finir afin de me marier avec la femme de ma vie : Charlotte. Mais ce lundi matin Charlotte me quitta. Elle prit ses affaires, me laissa une longue lettre d'adieu et partit vivre je ne sais ou avec je ne sais qui. Je savais bien que la routine dans laquelle on йtait entrй l'ennuyait un peu. Je ne savais pas qu'elle ne m'aimait plus. Qu'elle en aimait un autre. Ce pauvre Antoine qui, jusqu'а ce jour, je maudis malgrй moi. (Ils sont maries aujourd'hui)


J'avais mal. Trиs mal. Mis a part aller en cours, je n'arrivai a rien faire. J'ai dis a mes petits йtudiants de maths que j'arrкtais de donner des cours. Je ne sortais plus avec mes amis. Je ne rentrai plus а Metz voire mes parents. J'allai en cours puis je rentrais a la maison afin de pleurer toute la soirйe. Toute tentative d'approche d'autrui envers moi йtait une bataille perdue d'avance. J'йtais insupportable. Agressif. Anxieux. Ca dura deux mois.


Puis j'ai fini par sortir. Sans mes amis. J'allais au casino. зa me calmait sur le coup. Et au fond de moi, j'espйrais gagner le gros lot afin d'inviter Charlotte a une croisiиre aux Caraпbes et de reconquйrir son cњur. Rationnellement je n'y croyais pas. Puis je savais bien que Charlotte ne reviendrait pas. Je l'espйrais. J'en rкvais. Ma situation financiиre commenзait a se dйgrader. Je ne donnais plus de cours. Et la bourse ne me suffisait plus car tout ce qu'il me restait aprиs avoir paye le loyer, je le dйpensais au casino. Au casino, je m'йtais d'ailleurs fait un pote, un jour, la rage du jeu m'ayant pris, je lui demandai deux cent balles.


Puis le lendemain, je n'avis plus une tunne. Je ne savais plus quoi faire. Dйsespиre, j'appelai mon pиre en lui demandant de me faire un virement de mille francs car j'avais besoin d'acheter des bouquins pour la fac. (Ce qui n'йtait pas vrai) Et qu'йtant donne que j'avais enormement de devoirs, je n'avais pas le temps de bosser et que j'avais donc besoin de son aide.(encore un mensonge).Malgrй sa situation, il me fit un virement de mille francs. Puis une semaine aprиs encore mille francs. Puis j'appelai Jйrфme mon meilleur ami, auquel je n'avais s voulu adresser la parole depuis la rupture. Et je lui expliquai que la situation de mes parents n'йtait pas bonne et que je voulais leur donner mille francs pour qu'ils puissent finir le mois. Et que je ne les avais pas. S'il pouvait donc me prкter un peu de blй...


Puis j'arrкtai les йtudes. Puis je passais mes soirйes а jouer au poker, a la roulette et aux autres pauvres et misйreux casino jeux


Apres de longs et durs pйriples, je repris mes йtudes de mйdecine deux ans aprиs. Et зa aussi, c est vraiment un miracle. Le casino quant a lui, je n'y mettrai plus jamais les pieds...J'espиre juste qu'une fille comme Charlotte ne reviendra jamais...