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Quick Tip Video: Style Is Not About Size

It's no news that what you wear says a lot about you... What you wear not only outlines your figure or size, it also tells a lot about your ambitions, emotions and spending habits. For some people, size is a big issue. The other day someone with a size 16 asked me, how can ‘that’ possibly fit into ‘this’? Huh? Style is not about the size you are. Style is about how you put things together to suit your figure. You should be asking yourself what things you do to make yourself look the best that you can? Besides, what are you gonna do if you gain more weight when you are at size 16? What are you going to

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Advanced Beauty: Strawberry Laser Lipo shrinks an inch of belly fat at lunch

Think of this as Spanx that's a part of you. Strawberry Laser Lipo treatment is a non-invasive inch-loss and body contouring treatment that shrinks stubborn fat cells. The treatment is fast and mindless as you lay down with space-age looking paddles strapped to you for a 10-20 minute treatment. The unwanted fat is then naturally released from the body via the lymphatic system. It's followed up by a quick session on a vibration plate exercise machine that impressed me so that I instantly looked it up to buy for myself. I tried one session of the recommended eight session Strawberry Laser protocol and lost an inch off my midsection with Carmen Fernandez the Aesthetician at MedSpa 44 in New York. Not bad

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When you ask how to be beautiful, it’s more that beauty is how YOU see yourself

Beauty is how you see yourself
Dearest Readers:  For this week's FocusOnStyle.com's 15 year online anniversary online post, I want to go even further back to when Focus on Style was my weekly newspaper column. This style motivation post from 1996 is still vital today. Either by a reader email or asked in one of my courses or one on one stylist sessions, so many of us question how to be beautiful in hopes of some secret elixir to instantly transform ourselves. But the truth is that beauty is how we see ourselves... that's the self-confidence that honestly makes us shine and what I try to convey with all my style advice. Enjoy this week's throwback post! - S.H Dear Sharon: I feel invisible, yet people tell me I am attractive. I just don't look the

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Style yourself slimmer in minutes with these 10 fail proof clothing and beauty solutions

Learn how to Style Yourself Slimmer Fast with these 10 Simple Solutions to try now Whether you're low on time/inspiration for the gym or if you're constantly on the go should no longer matter for the moment with these effective ideas to help you instantly boost your confidence with practical tips for a svelter you. >>DON'T MISS: The French Chic Diet And best of all, from beauty to the right kind of hosiery, we bet you won't even have to spend a penny to start utilizing these tricks right away! Beauty: Accentuate your Jawline- Make your face read thinner by face by applying bronzer or contour powder along the jaw to add the appearance of depth. Keep the dusting light to

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Why Dita Von Teese makes you feel beautiful to be a woman

Hubby and I dragged ourselves out of our head cold blues (the couple that hacks together, stays together) and trotted off to see Dita Von Teese perform "Burlesque Strip Strip Hooray!" at the Gramercy Theater in NYC last night. LOVED it. So much fun, glamour, camp, and theatrical majesty... like being in Vegas without the schmaltz (big smile). At 41, Dita is gorgeous and unstoppable.   Dita Von Teese may have one of the most enviable figures but the review isn't about cookie-cutter body perfection. "Strip Strip Hooray" could also be called "I Am Woman" as the cast of performers celebrate female beauty in every shape, size, age, and then some with Perle Noire, Selene Luna, Natasha Estrada, and Lada Nikolska of the Crazy

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WEIGHTS & MEASURES: 3 fix-its for body image, fabric, and shoes

1. Dear Sharon: I've always been under the impression that linen was to be worn during the spring and summer only. But, I see lots of it in some of the fall catalogs I'm getting. I love linen and would like to continue wearing it all year round. Is it O.K. to do so? Must it be darker colors and heavier weight? -Climate Control (Granite City, IL) Dear Climate Control: In Wyoming, yes. In Florida, no. Fabric and colorare more dependant upon temperature than the season. A flimsy, white linen skirt is simply a stupid choice on a cold day. Heavier weight linen pants worn on a mild winter day are fine. Linen, a favorite material for those who love to iron, is typically worn in

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