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The Color Wheel: How to Combine Colors in your Wardrobe

The Color Wheel: How to Combine Colors in your Wardrobe

Dakota & Elle Fanning for W Magazine December 2011 | Hollywood’s youngest blond duo Dakota and Elle Fanning take the cover of December’s W Magazine covered in antique lace. Shot by Mario Sorrenti, the girls lovingly pose through soft filters applying lipstick and looking fabulous. What to Wear on a Rainy Day Photo credit. With the June gloom we’ve been experiencing across the US recently, I’ve received tons of emails from you guys wanting outfit ideas for rainy days. It can definitely be tough to dress for a rainy day because there are so many things to consider. From what type of material you can wear (suede shoes are a no-go) to how to stay dry without sacrificing style, dressing well when it’s rainy out requires a little planning in advance. Don’t worry, though! It’s easier than most people think to dress for a rainy day. Rainy Day Fashion Tips Add color! A cute umbrella can be an accessory. Kids umbrellas are cheap, cute, and perfect for one person. Don’t spend a lot on an umbrella. A classic trench coat is always perfect for rainy weather. Be careful of the materials you wear in rain. At the same time, don’t worry too much about a 100% waterproof jacket. Go crazy when it comes to rain boots. 6 Rainy Day Outfit Ideas Outfit #1 Outfit #2 Outfit #3 Outfit #4 Outfit #5 Outfit #6

*bellaMUMMA {life is beauty-full}: 100 ways to UNCOMPLICATE YOUR LIFE - StumbleUpon I 'STUMBLED UPON' THIS POST AT 'LIVE THE CHARMED LIFE' AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH, I JUST HAD TO SHARE IT! It begins... You see, when we’re born we see the world in an uncomplicated way. As we grow older, we eat and drink to console ourselves, rather than addressing what’s bothering us. Here are 100 ways to uncomplicate it... 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 34. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 56. 58. 59. 60. 61. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 96. 97. 98. 100.

DIY - MAKE YOUR OWN WAX FOR HAIR REMOVAL - Fashion + Beauty on Shine - StumbleUpon I was chatting with someone on my flight back from my vacation. She lived in another country where salons are hard to come by or if they are around, they aren't very good. So, sometimes a girl has got to depend on herself. You can make one on your own so easily. Wax recipe Ingredients 2 cups sugar ¼ cup water ¼ cup lemon juice Method Pour the sugar, water and lemon juice in a saucepan, and heat it over a low flame. How do you know it is done? Take a glass of water and put a drop of wax into it. Benefits of making your own WAX: 1. Waxing strips: We used to do this in college all the time. NOTE: The inner facing fabric of the jeans should be the one touching your skin otherwise if you use the opposite side, your skin will probably get blue with the denim color. Waxing technique Test the temperature before applying the wax to your skin. Benefits of Waxing 1.

Thought Catalog (@ThoughtCatalog) sur Twitter 15 Amazing Animated Short films - StumbleUpon We all love short animated films, but creating short film is very hard task. Putting whole story in 5 to 10 minutes is not easy. Can you imagine? Few films produced after working hard more than 6 years! I bet you will love these short animated movies, do let us know your favorite one, also feel free to share your favorite short film if it’s not present in the list. Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty Oscar-nominated film of ‘Granny O’Grimm’, directed by Nicky Phelan, produced by Brown Bag Films, and written/voiced by Kathleen O’Rourke. Oktapodi (2007) In Oktapodi, these two cuties help each other escape the clutches of a tyrannical restaurant cook. This Side Up – A Short Animation by Liron Topaz A naive music-lover’s patience is tested on his quest to download music online, as his perspective on technology completely changes. Oxygen Oxygen tries to make friends on the playground. “Heavenly Appeals” a short film by David Lisbe After many millennia of being tortured in Hell, Raymond K. Alma

"How to Write a Paper at the Last Minute (Also Known As: The... - StumbleUpon Let's face it: we've all been there. It's 9 p.m. on a Sunday night, and you have a 15-page research paper due tomorrow that you have barely started. You've had a month to do it, but somehow, all you've managed is to check out a few books from the library and jot down a working thesis. You've checked Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, FMyLife, PerezHilton, and CollegeHumor (obviously) each about a million times, and now you're finally left staring at a blank Microsoft Word document, a cold dread settling into your stomach. So what now? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Eat. Live. Laugh. and sometimes shop!: 50 most beautiful English words. A few weeks ago I ran across a list, which I shared with you, of 33 Ways to Stay Creative. One suggestion was to read a page in the dictionary. That one stuck with me. It made me pause and think: When was the last time I even looked up a word in a real {not online} dictionary? A very long time ago is the answer to that query. I certainly do not fancy myself a wordsmith {an expert in the use of words}, but I am interested by words, especially unused or underused words. Where were the kids you ask? I have no idea. So today I bring you a few of my favorite words. Becoming - attractive. I'm off to gambol around with my children as we enjoy the halcyon days of summer! Cheers!

letters to crushes I smile a lot. And, if I'm being honest, it's more out of habit than anything. I smile when a teacher calls on me and I don't know the answer, and I smile at the pretty girls with their bright red lipstick hanging on to the boys with the slicked over hair, and I smiled during my grandfather's funeral while I starred blankly at his closed casket, because his body was too deterriorated by disease to be seen. You were the only one to ask me why I smile. I had never really seen you smile before, and to be honest I never really wanted to; you always wore a smirk, and it just seemed to fit your face better, just looked a bit more natural. But, regardless, you asked me, looking at me as if I held this secret to the universe, as if I was going to unlock something within you with some unworldly advice. It was late one night, after class, and I was hanging out in the studio when I let myself break down. You've been giving me reasons to smile ever since.

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