| Find Your Fortune Online | | Posted Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:47:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | (ARA) - Just a few short years ago, success in the retail world was measured solely on sales at brick and mortar stores. Now online sales make up a significant portion of the bottom line for most businesses.According to the global Internet information provider comScore, online retail spending in 2005 reached $81.6 billion, a 24 percent increase over 2004 spending. When final figures are totaled for 2006, that number is expected to soar exponentially.It's not just the big box stores that are making money either. So are small businesses, and individuals savvy enough to learn how eBay works. "There are a lot of tricks of the trade. Among them, start your opening price low to attract attention, even on items you know are worth more; and establish yourself as a credible seller by following through on delivery of completed items quickly.... | |
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| | | Free beauty tips offered for women with cancer | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:47:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | The American Cancer Society will hold a free seminar for women about to undergo or currently receiving chemotherapy from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at its Marin Unit at the San Rafael Corporate Center at 750 Lindaro St., Suite 120. The program, titled "Look Good É Feel Better," will offer tips by professionals on how to enhance natural beauty and disguise skin and hair changes that might occur during treatment. Each attendee will receive a free makeup kit. For details, call 454-8464. .... | |
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| | | Bad hair, sweaty feet? Try these remedies | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 10:49:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | DAYTON, Ohio - Looking for fast beauty tips? Former New York Times Magazine fashion editor Rona Berg offers 1,000 in her aptly named book "Fast Beauty: 1,000 Quick Fixes" (Workman, $12.95). Here are a few tips from Berg's book: Flat hair after 4 p.m.: Spray salt water in your hair to reactivate the products in your hair and to thicken . Dry hair: Seek out hydrating hair treatments and hair masks containing ingredients that end in "amine," which indicates amino acid. Bone dry hair: Apply conditioner to wet or dry hair. Cover it with a plastic cap for 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse and style as usual. Split ends: Until you can get ends clipped, Berg suggests applying a smoothing serum through the ends of your hair. Seal ends with a cool blast from your hair dryer.... | |
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| | | Beauty tips for those getting chemo, radiation | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:47:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | The American Cancer Society will have a free beauty seminar for women about to undergo or currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation. It's from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at the San Rafael Corporate Center, at 750 Lindaro St., Suite 120. The program, titled "Look Good É Feel Better," will provide professional tips to enhance beauty and disguise skin and hair changes. For more information, call 454-8464. .... | |
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| | | The Art Of Tasting Spirits | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 2:49:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | In this excerpt from The Complete Book of Spirits, Anthony Dias Blue discusses the joys of tasting spirits. He also provides tips on what to look for in terms of appearance, nose and taste when sampling classic spirits.It’s not by accident that distilled products are referred to as spirits, since they very much represent the essence of the substances from which they’re made. A great brandy captures the very spirit of the grapes from which it originated, just as a great whisky captures the spirit of its original grain. In spirits, the humble products of the earth -- grapes, corn, wheat, barley, potatoes, and sugarcane -- are transformed into a rarefied quintessence. vodkaVodka can be infused with flavors, mixed in cocktails, appreciated neat or over ice. It can be sipped or slugged.... | |
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| | | Woman on the verge | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 10:48:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | IT'S the middle of a sun-blasted September afternoon, and Penélope Cruz is sitting in an empty hotel banquet room, Chanel bag by her side. She is trying to talk about acting, but she keeps coming back to legendary Spanish flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla. Camarón devotees don't usually carry Chanel bags. He was raw, brash and dead at 41, and his singing was the sound of hurt, his cigarette-stained voice a cracking tumult of anguish that sliced through any adornment that tried to dress it up. .... | |
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| | | Don't Be Afraid | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:48:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | Some industrious moms and dads begin sewing their children's Halloween costumes long before the leaves turn from green to gold. For other parents, the holiday has a way of creeping up on them. We've asked some crafty experts to help procrastinators assemble simple costumes and decor just days before "trick-or-treat" time. Kimberly Dutzek, owner of Party Central Rental and Sales, 124 Route 22 in Pawling, said it's easy to create a spider costume by starting with an old black sweatshirt. "Get some black panty hose and stockings, stuff those with stuffing from a craft store, and then string a piece of yarn or string through the tips of the stockings," she said. "Tie the top one to your wrist. Your arms are going to be the first set of legs. And then safety-pin three pairs of stockings, the rest of the legs, to the sweatshirt.... | |
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| | | Buying a Home? New Construction Offers Many Benefits | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:48:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | (ARA) - If you're in the market for a new home, chances are you have a wish list - a vision of everything the house of your dreams would include. Do you visualize an open floor plan with plenty of room for the kids? Or maybe your perfect home includes a spacious kitchen with all the latest appliances.You might also have a list of things you don't want in your new home. No dark, damp basement, for example (a sunny walkout lower level is much more inviting). The beauty of buying new construction is that you can be involved from start to finish, ensuring that when all is said and done, you'll be living in your dream home.You get to specify the tile you want, the cabinets you want, even the toilet you want. Not only will the home be built to your specifications, it will be built with the latest construction techniques.... | |
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| | | A big focus for fall is mascara | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 6:47:08 AM by Blog57 Team | | If our eyes are the windows to the world, then mascara makes the world a lot more beautiful. And this fall more than ever. Beauty experts agree that mascara is making a lot of eye contact with women. Over the summer, it dominated makeup trend conversations from New York to Los Angeles. And why not? Women love it when their eyes stand out. Lucky for us, just about every major cosmetics company has introduced a new mascara for fall. Some tout new technology, such as better brushes and formulas. Others offer goof-proof, smudge-proof promises. And everyone is buying it. Sales of prestige brands of mascara (i.e., department store labels such as Lancome and Chanel) were more than $244 million in 2005, an 8 percent increase, according to the NPD Group, which tracks consumer spending.... | |
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| | | Tips for making your bed a sleeping beauty | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:47:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | The display beds in department stores, linen boutiques and catalogs always look so beautiful and abundant. The pillows are crisp and lined up, the duvet and smooth sheets are invitingly turned back, and a wonderful puffiness beckons you to a nap. The look of abundance is not an illusion. These well-dressed beds are, in fact, laden with more linens, blankets and pillows than the ordinary sleeper would use. Plus, they often show a mix of textures, and complementary but different patterns in the same color family. Here are some tips for getting that showroom look in your bedrooms at home: • Start with a good thick mattress and box spring. If your fitted sheet is big enough to accommodate it, add a thick mattress pad or down pillow top to your mattress.... | |
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