Boutique – ” Business Serving a Sophisticated or Specialized Clientele”

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A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for “shop”, via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη (apothēkē), “storehouse”.

The term entered into everyday English use in the late 1960s when, for a brief period, London was the centre of the fashion trade. Carnaby Street and the Kings Road were the focus of much media attention as home to the most fashionable boutiques of the era. Now the East of London has been regenerated and more Boutiques pop up in fashionable areas, such as Tower Bridge Road.

It can also refer to a specialised firm such as a boutique investment bank or boutique law firm. The word is often used to describe a property in the independent section of the hotel market (such as The Rockwell in London) in order to distinguish themselves from larger chains (such as Hilton Hotels). In such cases the establishments aim to convey the idea that the operation is elite and highly specialised.

In the strictest sense of the word, boutiques would be one-of-a-kind but more generally speaking, some chains can be referred to as boutiques if they specialize in particular styles.

Source: “Wikipedia”

Practical Advice: How to Treat Your Cashmere Clothes

Knitted Cashmere

The best way to make sure cashmere and camel hair garments last is to handle them carefully. Cashmere and camel hair should be cared for like any other fine woolen. To keep them looking new, follow these steps:

  • Hand wash knits with cold water, using a fine washable soap. Woven garments should be dry cleaned.
  • Fold knitwear with tissue and store flat in a drawer; do not hang on hangers.
  • Hang woven garments on padded hangers, zippered and buttoned with pants and shirts on hangers designed for them.
  • Give garments a rest between wearings for at least 24 hours; wrinkles will vanish.
  • Treat stains as quickly as possible; rinse immediately with cold water; hot water may set the stain. If garments get wet, allow to dry away from direct heat, then brush with the nap.
  • At season’s end, clean and store garments in an uncrowded garment bag in a cool, dry place; fold knits and store in a chest or drawer; moth crystals or spray will help protect garments from moths.

Improve Your Workout: What To Eat Before And After

It’s common sense: When you pair the right foods with your exercise plan, you recover faster, feel more energized and speed progress toward your body goals. But choosing your snacks — and planning ahead to keep them on hand — tends to throw even the most dedicated for a loop.

Fueling before a workout inspires a few different trains of thought. Some trainers recommend exercising on an empty stomach to burn more fat. My advice: Eat up. If your body has the right foods to use as energy, you will be able to handle working at higher intensities for longer periods of time, so ultimately you will burn more calories and see quicker results.

Within the hour before your session, have a snack. Not a meal; a snack. It should include a combination of carbohydrates and protein. As a general rule of thumb, women should aim to have between 100-250 calories, while men should consume between 150-400 calories.

In the post-workout zone, the balance of nutrients is even more crucial. In order to fully recover, you need two things within the first 30 minutes of finishing: protein and carbohydrates. Protein helps your body rebuild muscles and carbohydrates help you to replenish your fuel stores.

How much should you devour after a tough session? Protein needs are always going to be set by your size, since the bigger you are, the more protein you need. Carbohydrates depend on the intensity and duration of your training. Many people skip carbohydrates in favor of protein after a session, but this is when you need them the most. After a workout, your body uses carbohydrates as fuel instead of storing them for later (which is what happens at other times throughout the day).

For a detailed chart of food and portion size recommendations, check the picture below:

Choosing The Right Perfume For You: Personal Advice

How many times had happened to you, buying a perfume, that you initially liked and then you ask yourself why you spent all these money. You have to admit, that you had been in that situation at least one time in your life.

Every person have her  favourite perfume or at least a fragrance. Do you know, that the lovely fragrance used by the person near you could be not as much dizzying as if you put it on your skin?

The smell of the different people gives a plenty of information about every one of them. Using a perfume could affect your confidence or even your attraction.

There are some factors and rules, that we better take under attention when we make a decision buying us a perfume or for a present.

Rule 1: The ingredients

It is well known, that some ingredients could provoke some specific feelings in people, who feel their fragrance.  For example the fragrances of flowers and fruits feels fresh and calming. They are suitable for hot summer days.  By the other side the plants like musk and vanilla give out more spicy fragrance, that is considered as a afrodisiac.

 

Rule 2: The fragrance of the perfurme itself

It is a mistake to consider, that if you like a fragrance used by one person, will smell the same way if you put it on your skin. Keep in mind, that every person is different and every type of skin change the fragrance in some way and the surrounding people feel that.

 

Rule 3: Don’t smell a perfume directly

On of the most common mistakes is to smell the perfume straight from the bottle. By this way the receptors couldn’t feel the real fragrance. The best way for choosing a perfume is to spray a small quantity on cleaned skin. When the liquid makes a contact with the skin, the fragrance is changed. Now wait for 5-6 minutes before making  a final decision which product to buy. Other essential advice is not to test three different fragrances  at the same time, because the perceptions are getting confused and you will not be able to make a right decision.

 

Rule 4: The pulse spot is the right place

The specialists are united about the answer of the question: Where is the most appropriate place putting a perfume? These are not the clothes, but the body spots where the heart beats: on the inner side of the wrists, behind the ears, on the bottom of the neck. If you push the sprayer gently from a distance on your hair, the fragrance will be felt by every next shake of your hair. Don’t be concern if 30 minutes after that you don’t feel the fragrance any more, calm yourself, because it is not vanished. This is one more indicator that you have done a great job, choosing the selected perfume. The most important is that the others feel the perfume and envy, because of your perfect choice.

Is it possible to be fashionable these days?

We live quick, breathless. We keep walking ahead to our next goal, next meeting. We dine in a fine restaurant, ordering an Italian wine from a region, we had never heard of, but the wine is gorgeous and expensive one. We go to trendy clubs, where we meet other “modern” people. We go to exotic trips. In our wardrobe there is are Lanvin’s dress, Christian Loubotin’s shoes, Dior’s parfume ……. and we are “modern”.

Aren’t we?

What is fashion? Is it possible a middle class woman to even think about a new dress? How we could be trendy without ruin the family budget?

The answer is yes, yes, yes! This is because our genes posses the beauty code. The true beauty is simple and pure, without pretentiousness.

Inspire yourself from your life. Experiment with it. Who said, that you can’t combine formal shirt with sporty shoes….The truth is, that the greatest designers are inspired from simple women, meeting them on the streets. You are models and designers at the same time.

Use provocativeness without being vulgar! What is all about, that you don’t wear the most trendy color this autumn. Everything that suits you is modern. The most important accessory is your smile and the proper man of course.

Dear girls 18, 30, 50 and 70 years old, fashion is not how you are dressed today and the places you visit. Fashion is a point of view. Create your unique style and you will always be fashionable!

High-Waisted Skirt Becomes Trendy Again

How beautiful are the high-waisted skirts and above what the body’s contours. We can finally throw away models who for years have displayed our navel, and unfortunately not only that, to make room in our closet to a line that has been proposed several times during the twentieth century. The high-waisted skirt is a leader must have for next fall.

It is a head snug, but at the same time able to hide defects and make more thin, at least at the optical level, the waist. The new season offers different lengths, but probably will be very short skirts flow, especially in combination with high heels for elegant occasions, and comfortable boots for the day.

Are also those flared fashion, seventies style. Remember, friends, beauty does not depend on what we put on display, but by habit, by the grace and ability to say with the body even that which is not explained in words.

The combination is more appropriate with the blouse, Possibly in silk and very light. For a sexy look, you could also choose a satin or silk, slightly transparent, perhaps accompanied by a petticoat. I commend her blouse must be worn inside, never outside, because you have to see the line of the skirt. This is a dress code is fairly bare, but can also be worn casually fun and youthful. Help yourself maybe with some accessories Eighties, Like big bangles and long necklaces maybe.

Spice Girls Olympics Closing Ceremony Fashion: Style Breakdown

Spice Girls At The Olympics 2012

One cannot talk about the highly-awaited Spice Girls reunion show at the London Olympics without discussing the fashion worn by the beloved members: Melanie Chisholm (Sporty), Emma Bunton (Baby), Melanie Brown (Scary), Victoria Beckham (Posh) and Geri Halliwell (Ginger), each known for their wild styles and signature looks.

The Spice Girls performed in front of an estimated 300 million viewers around the world, not to mention the 80,000 at Olympic Stadium, belting out their hit songs like “Wannabe” and “Spice Up Your Life.” Arriving in style on multicolored taxis, the girl group took the stage, assembled to look like the Union Jack, standing on top of their Hackney cabs before dancing around.

Their performance did not disappoint, nor did their sartorial choices, as each Spice girl dazzled while channeling their unique personas, each moniker a signature throughout the 1990s.

Rumors swirled last week that the Spice Girls would all be wearing Giles Deacon for the Closing Ceremony, before the girls’ stylists squashed the rumors. Victoria Beckham, however, did don a Giles Deacon creation for the show, despite owning a clothing label of her own.

Here’s a roundup of what each of the ladies wore.

Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice

Beckham wore a show-stopping black mullet gown by British designer Giles Deacon, cut with a long train in the back and a short hem in the front, showing off her toned and ageless gams. She paired the custom-made dress, spattered with gold beading and torn fabric, with sky-high black Christian Louboutin pumps, naturally.

“I adore Victoria,” Deacon told style blog Now. ”We’ve dressed her many times!

I’m totally open to dressing anybody.”The dress was custom made by Deacon, but inspired by one the looks in his Fall 2012 collection.

Emma Bunton, Baby Spice

Bunton wore her signature pink color with a dress by Maggie Cook, with sequined architectural shoulders. Her blonde locks were glossy and tousled, shining almost as much as her silver glitter peep-toe pumps.

Geri Haliwell, Ginger Spice

Halliwell ditched her infamous Union Jack dress (you remember, that blue one with the British flag adorned on it juxtaposed with her flaming red hair) for a strapless red mini dress designed by Suzanne Neville. The skirt had a peplum flair with Union Jack flag ruffled on the back. Haliwell paired the dress with a Olympic-inspired golden tiara designed by Halo & Co. and Isabel Marant gold “Dicker” ankle bootes.

Melanie Brown, Scary Spice

Brown shined in an embellished cat suit by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad, with gold detailing. The suit was nude and skin tight with intricate gold detailing paired with her signature “Scary Spice” afro.

Melanie Chisholm, Sport Spice

For the reunion of the season, Chisholm left her Adidas track pants and tank top at the gym, opting for chic with an all-white ensemble by JD Sports. The jumpsuit has side split pnts and a silver waistband, pared to match with her silver wedged trainers.

Acai Berry, the truth revealed about this superfood

This so called superfood has become one of the most popular foods in the world. Acai comes from south America, specifically in the northern area. This food is widely distributed and is an important part of the economy in Brazil.

Acai has recently been called Superfood Number 1 by Dr. Nicholas Perricone, author of The Perricone Promise: Look Younger, Live Longer in Three Easy Steps. He has given acai this title because of the numerous outstanding health promoting properties inherent in the fruit.

Even TV networks could not ignore the popularity of this product. It has been features on Rachel Ray and Oprah. Both host has endorsed the product favorably.

Health magazines have investigated the benefits of acai due to its popularity. They too have reported the acai is really a superfood because it is full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and various nutrients.

Acai is called a superfood mainly because it has a remarkable concentration of antioxidants. It may even be the richest fruit sources known. Antioxidants gives you the benefits to help reduce the damaging effects of free radicals.

Have you ever wonder why red wine is good for you. the answer is Anthocyanins. It is the same nutrient found in acai berry, but there are a lot more of it than in red grapes.

You will find 33 times more anthocyanins in acai berry than you will find in red grapes. Now, you know why this is considered a superfood.

Acai berry has been proved to be beneficial in numerous scientific studies. It has demonstrated longevity, detoxification and anti aging benefits, just to name a few.

Now that modern science can no longer ignore the benefits of acai berry. We are seeing more and more consumers taking advantage of this amazing superfood.

Going to the mall or shop online straight from your chair?

This is a question all of us might ask ourselves or others at least once. The real answer is that it is so much better to shop online for many reasons. Let’s list a few great reasons as to why the Internet is a better way of shopping.

1. When you go shopping at a mall you first have to get dressed with the proper clothing depending on the season. If you were to shop online, you can stay in your pajamas.

2. If you shop at a mall you must find a way to get there. It can be either by car, bus, or some other form of transportation. If you stay home and go on-line to shop you would not have to go through the trouble of finding transportation or spend any money be it on gas or on bus fare, etc.

3. If you decide on driving to the mall you then must find a parking spot and do I really have to go into how irritating this process can be? The only thing you must find to park yourself onto is a chair when shopping on the Internet.

4. Shopping at a mall can be frustrating, for you will need to find stores depending on the size of the mall. This can waste time and cause confusion. It is much easier to use a search engine to find exactly what you are looking for hence less confusion.

5. Malls are usually filled with people who are just as frustrated as you are and are moving quickly and carelessly. There is never a time where you will not accidentally bump someone or get in someone’s way (or they get in yours). This will never happen when searching on the Internet for items you want to purchase.

Well here are 5 top reasons as to why shopping on the internet is a lot easier, cheaper, and less time consuming than it would be if you went to a mall. You can also find unique clothing that has creative designs or custom sizes. I still believe that Mall shopping can be a great experience when you have the time, money, energy, and patience. When you do not have these, online shopping is definitely the way to go!

So go ahead, start shopping in your peaceful living room, in your pajamas, with a hot cup of coffee today! Really, who said shopping couldn’t be fun! Happy online shopping everyone!