Cutting Hair with Lightning Speed
Enterprising stylists are always forging new paths in haircutting, whether they're experimenting with a texture technique or simply approaching the basics in a whole new way. A natural outgrowth of these [more…]
Choosing the Right Brush for Your Hair
Hairbrushes come in thousands of styles, materials, and designs. A low-end plastic brush costs as little as $1 and a hand-tied boar brush as much as $100. The average price for a decent brush is from [more…]
Striving for a Headful of Healthy Hair
Although you see a lot of media and marketing hype about wellness these days, you never really hear anything about what a detrimental lifestyle can do to hair. Hair damage may not seem like such a big [more…]
Define Your Fashion Style with a Quick Quiz
In order to start building your closet properly with fashions that fit your personal style, take this easy quiz. (Sorry to take you back to the 8th grade, but it’s a necessary first step to creating a [more…]
What to Look For in a Wardrobe Clean Sweep
The first step to putting together a wardrobe that reflects the true you in personal style is to focus on what you have going on behind your closet doors — and to get rid of what doesn't work within your [more…]
How to Add Fashion Essentials to Your Wardrobe
Most women don’t have the money, time, or storage for a full wardrobe of brand new clothes and accessories. Dressing in style means adding classic-looking basics and pieces that truly express the new look [more…]
How to Get Your Body Measurements
Most women have a good idea what their measurements are, but rather than assume you know, get an accurate measurement. Going to a tailor will give you more accurate measurements, but you can certainly [more…]
How to Dress for the Pear-Shaped Body
The most common figure proportion for women is the pear shape. What that means is that the widest part of your body is below your waist, around your hips. Remember, you can be tall, short, heavy, or skinny [more…]
What to Wear if You Have an Apple-Shaped Figure
Apple-shaped women are fuller around the middle. If they gain weight, it shows up around their belly and upper body. They’re usually larger-breasted and their upper arms and shoulders are broader, too. [more…]
How to Tell Differences among Fabrics and Fabric Blends
Given the relatively limited number of fibers — manmade and synthetic — that are used to make clothing, you may wonder how there can be so many fabrics. The answer has to do with how a fiber is woven, [more…]
Determining Where Your Waistline Fits within Your Figure
Women often are said to be either short-waisted or long-waisted. To figure out where your waist falls within your overall physique — your “waistedness” — follow these simple steps: [more…]
How Women Can Dress in Workplace Business Casual
With business casual, you have the freedom to be a little more stylish and a lot less conservative. Instead of the traditional business suits, you can wear pants, blouses, skirts, and dresses. These selections [more…]
Wardrobe Staples Women Must Have among Their Clothing Items
There are some items that you absolutely need ready and waiting in your closet. These make up the basis of your wardrobe; they’re the must haves, no matter what your style — the [more…]
The Essentials of Building a Fashionable Personal Wardrobe
You know where in your closet to go for clothes that make you feel comfortable, pulled together, ready to get moving for everyday or evening wear. To make the most of your style — and your body type — [more…]
The Essentials of Fitting Fashion to Your Body Type
Although the latest fashions can be mighty tempting when you're putting together a stylish wardrobe, you'll want to take stock of how your unique figure fits into the overall picture. Your body will look [more…]
