FASHION & STYLE

Are you a fashionista?  Do you follow the current fashion trends? Or do you start them? What’s your style? Is it bold and vibrant, subtle with splashes of colour or somewhere in-between? Style should be personal and unique to you just as your fingerprint. It should be all about what suits you and what you’re most comfortable with not the label or price tag.

 Do you pick your looks right off the fashion runway, passers-by, magazines, movies, music videos? Whatever the case, you should pick your looks carefully, people form their first impressions of you based on your physical appearance. It could be at that important job interview, business meeting, romantic date, social function, or at work.

Ideally you should have well-coiffed hair down to pedicured feet at all times. The reality is the business of living does get in the way sometimes and you get distracted. This is no excuse though; make an effort with your appearance and watch it pay off. Find cuts and silhouettes that compliment your body type, colours that suit your skin tone, accessories and hair styles/ cuts that accentuate your features.  When you look good, you feel good and not only do you get that extra boost of confidence you also get a spring in your step as well.  Let your style do the talking.

 

Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.

 — Edna Woolman Chase

 

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Are you one of those people who only pay attention to their body when they feel pain or discomfort?

You never realize the amount of truth in the saying ‘health is wealth’ until you fall ill. The sooner you pay attention to your body the better. The body needs proper nourishment, exercise, and relaxation to cope with the wear and tear that comes with every day living.

 

Beauty they say is in the eye of the beholder do you agree? The quest for beauty has spun multi-million business empires. Offering a range of products from elixirs, cosmetic surgery, hair extensions, to make up. It may sound cliché but true beauty originates from within. If you feel good on the inside it is bound to reflect on the outside.

 

It is not necessarily a beautiful woman or a handsome man that turns the most heads it is the physically attractive person. Do you consider yourself to be physically attractive?  Physical attraction does begin with your inner you. Have you ever admired your naked reflection in a mirror? If yes when was the last time you did so? If no, do try it? You cannot expect people to find you attractive if you do not find yourself attractive.

 

Listen to your body, make the effort to create and maintain harmony between your body and your mind. Do not allow what you consider to be your physical flaw(s) define you. What matters is that you make a conscious effort to lead a healthy lifestyle and live your life with zest and vigour.

 

 I believe that how you feel is very important to how you look - that healthy equals beautiful.

―Victoria Principal

 

 

 

 

FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP

If you are lucky, you are born into a family and nurtured . The nurture you receive from your family provides a foundation upon which you build your life. There is a general notion that you are indebted to your family for life do you agree with this ? or  do you think it works both ways? The relationships within the family can be complex . Like friendship it is tested over time. Sometimes the tests help forge stronger bonds and at other times they result in a breakdown.

Friendships are forged for different reasons and under varied circumstances.  In time, the nature of a friendship  becomes evident and some friends become family. The truth is, in a friendship one is always more committed than the other. Just as with the family there is a patriarch or matriarch who keeps it all together. What is your role in your family and your friendships?

You need people to share life's experiences with. They may be the family you are born into,  go on to form, or friendships you choose to establish . Hopefully these relationships provide you with love, respect, security, loyalty and much more. Do not take them for granted.   At the same time,  it is important to bear in mind that change is the only constant in nature.  Be realistic in your expectations of others  and  always remember to count your blessings.

 

Cherish your human connections: relationships with friends and family.

― Barbara Bush