Archive for March, 2011

All about the new trend of Gothic look

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Gothic look has created quite a stir amongst all fashion arenas and created a place for itself, especially in the hearts of youngsters. These kinds of clothes have always been associated with ghosts and horror novels. As Halloween parties have also become a rage nowadays, it has also helped the Gothic look to gain even more of fame. The gothic look is very much in for females and males as well.

Although this kind of look is very plain, it is very glamorous. Most of the colors used for creating the gothic look come in the range of dark and deep colors like black, blue and purple. The accessories are also in the oxidized form, they are not much in the glittery form.

For women, the gothic involves use of a lot of lace and Basques. For men also, there is a huge range of shirts and trousers available. You can surely try the gothic look for a change.

How cosmetics makes women look younger

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Women are the centre of attraction amongst men. Men are tempted by their looks and charm. The younger the woman is, the better she looks. But as they grow older, they realize that they do need make up to look young and fresh. Women do many things to look young.

Following easy tips, you can avoid looking aged to a great extent. There are many anti-ageing products in the market. They provide you with creams or face packs which are supposed to be used as per directions. Many creams are told to be applied twice a day, once when you get up and the second time before sleeping.

Apart from using these, you can use compacts and foundation to reduce wrinkles from showing. For those who have dark circles, they can try wearing kohl underneath their eyes. This makes your eyes look lovely as well as and reduces dark circles. Do not ever forget to remove make up before sleeping to have a healthy skin.

About the famous Hawaii Shirts

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

The Hawaiian shirts are usually bright colored with short sleeves. They have floral designs along with leaves or a design of a palm tree as well to give it a complex look. These shirts are themed in a style that you can wear it either in a party, during a vacation or even during the summer time.

Aloha is a type of Hawaiian shirt which has a bright color on the background, i.e. it can be of colors like orange or purple with repeated pattern over it. They have scenes that have been repeatedly used in different angles and positions so that it covers the entire shirt. About these shirts you must remember that the designs and patterns of the image stretch from top to bottom and from one hem to another giving a look of forest growing from the base of the shirt.

Give the men a Victorian gothic look

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Victorian era began for many Goths making it a touch stone of fashion. For women Victorian gothic styles gained more attention but for men they embraced this fashion. The Victorian gothic styles involved styles from Victorian era in modern ways. These Victorian gothic styles involved mourning look as it is dark colored. In Victorian times these clothes were interchangeable as it was similar to daily worn clothes with mourning clothes.

During Victorian era vests became a sign of popularity paired with crisps dress shirts, pants had flat front and coats were found vintage from gothic clothing sites. There were top hats which came into being during the Victorian era which could be used in the form of formal look or even for daily wear. It came in colors like black and gray. It includes accessories like walking sticks, pocket watches and dressy shoes.

Making a cinch belt

Friday, March 4th, 2011

A cinch is a kind of belt which has a ring. To prepare a cinch belt one must have either a sewing machine or a needle and thread. To make this cinch belt you have to follow certain instructions which are as follows:

Firstly take the belt and stitch the edges of the belt from both sides, i.e. from front side and then from the back making it strong

Now you have to attach the buckle. This can be done by taking the starting point of the belt and inserting it inside the buckle.

Then stitch it with the needle and thread twice.

Now fold the belt approximately 1.5 inches under it making sure that the edges are flat against each other.

The folded pieces are secured by using a small straight stitch.

Tying a Bandana over your head

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

A Bandana is a versatile kind of an accessory. It is a small piece of cloth which is slightly bigger in size than handkerchief. Bandana is a cloth tied over your head; it can either be for protecting your head from extreme heat or even as a fashion for parties. It is used even by the Bikers so that their hair is protected from dust and this is usually worn before wearing the helmet so that it absorbs sweat. In early days Bandana was used by the Pirates.

One must always wear a clean and wrinkle free bandana so that it becomes easier to fold in any pattern. Bandana can be worn in many different ways depending on how one wants to wear it. While wearing a bandana one must always remember to fold the same properly because if it is folded unevenly it could be uncomfortable for the wearer.