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Week in Review, Weekly Essentials

Week in Review: 12/25-12/31

No Comments 31 December 2011

Want to know what intrigued us this week?  Take a look… Learning how to graciously accept a compliment for our beauty Weekend Observations: You’re Giving Some Awesome Advice Lisa Some people have obscure imaginations!  Take a look at what one sculptor created from Louis Vuitton bags Pic of the Week: From Handbags to Fine Art [...]

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Additions to the Reading List, Weekly Essentials

More to Love: Additions to the Reading List

No Comments 30 December 2011

Can’t get enough?  Here’s some additions to the reading list: Married couples of different ages and ethnicities are interviewed about what each mate thinks of the other’s bods (not sure I totally believe how forgiving they are but at least it should make you feel good) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2062499/What-does-husband-REALLY-think-wobbly-bits-Five-brave-women–answers-surprising-endearing.html Being forced to cover EVERYTHING up leaves Saudi [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories

Can All the Beauty Downers Zip It?

1 Comment 29 December 2011

The Huffington Post published the post “Are We Addicted to the Idea of Perfection” by Jennifer Howard PhD.  She bemoans our quest to look perfect.  It’s so evident, she says, that despite these recessionary times, plastic surgery is on the rise.  Can’t we spend our time, effort and money on fixing what’s on the inside?  [...]

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30in30 Week 5: I Love Me, I Love Me Not

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30in30 Week 5: I Love Me, I Love Me Not

No Comments 28 December 2011

Week 5 of 30lbs in 30 weeks.  +/- ? lbs * Today, I am taking my sixteen year old niece out shopping. Like many in my family, she is a big girl. She is also a smart, outgoing and friendly girl. Her size seems to have no bearing on her self confidence. I have always admired [...]

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Beauty News, Pic of the Week, Weekly Essentials

Pic of the Week: From Handbags to Fine Art

1 Comment 27 December 2011

That’s not a group of clouds, it’s the man on the moon.  That’s not a dog waiting for his next meal, it’s a canine communicating complex through his facial expressions.  Isn’t it funny how our imaginations allow us to see the complex beauty in the everyday, whether it’s really there or not?   In this [...]

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