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Simple Tips for Cleaning and Caring

Good fine jewellery should give you a lifetime of pleasure. Follow the tips below for cleaning jewellery to make sure your jewellery stays in perfect condition for years to come. What makes silver jewellery tarnish and how do you get rid of it? That nasty black colour is caused by sulphur in the atmosphere reacting with the silver. We've heard of lots of ways to clean sterling silver including soaking your silver in lemonade; gently rubbing your silver jewellery with a toothbrush and toothpaste; using vinegar and placing your jewellery in denture water - the bubbles apparently lift the dirt away! However, all you need to do is to gently clean your silver jewellery with very mild soap and water and rinse well. And then pat dry thoroughly with a lint free soft cloth like felt. Don't use a paper towel as the fibres can scratch the silver. If your silver jewellery is only slightly tarnished, then you only need to buff your silver jewellery with a lint free soft cloth like f...

The Secret of a Perfect Bride

On the wedding day, every bride's dream is to find a special way to create sweet memories with her lover. In preparation for the wedding, the young couple are going to solve a lot of problems. Do not worry about it, ask your family members and friends for help and make a detailed schedule. In order to highlight your natural beauty, you should pay attention to the details of your wedding dress, makeup and hairstyle. These will help you become the most beautiful bride. First of all, as a bride, your hairstyle should be decent and elegant. If the stylist knows your style, personality and character very well, he will be able to create a natural image for you. You should choose a familiar and excellent stylist who could give full consideration to your proper style and create an attractive and charming image on the wedding ceremony. Do not try new makeup on the wedding day. It is an embarrassing thing that small acne appears on bride's face. Consider your image from an overall persp...

5 Tips To Choose a Bridal Makeup Artist

The wedding is the most important occasion of your life. So missing out, anything can make you feel bad. Plus, it's your big day, so everything has to be perfect. Even when you are talking about the makeup, it should be perfect too. This is because there will be several pictures and a bad makeup can ruin them. So, it is best you hire a professional bridal makeup artist who has sound experience in offering good work during the wedding season. But finding a proper makeup artist is not easy. You need to take certain things into consideration. Keep reading this article to find out what they are. Search for the Artist Earlier Make sure you book your makeup artist at the earliest possible. This will help you to find the right artist and avoid last moment rushes when you might land up booking the wrong person for the job. Go For a Trial Maybe you have come across a certain type of makeup at a party. You want that for you also. But here one thing that you should remember is that ma...

5 Headpiece Accessories To Go With Your Wedding Dress

Things will inevitably go wrong, but if you have planned well, everything will fall in place wonderfully. Your wedding dress is not the only piece of clothing you will want on your big day, there are all kinds of accessories that go with your dress as well. Here are five must-have accessories for your wedding dress that you may find yourself needing on your big day. Wedding Jackets Wedding jackets are one of the many accessories that you will need to consider. There are many different styles and materials you will want to look at. The latest this year in over wear, is the bolero jacket. These jackets come in a variety of styles, and it can help if you familiarize yourself with them. Keyhole boleros are the most common, this is classified by an attractive cut in the back of the garment. These jacket styles come in a wide variety of materials, but lace boleros are most commonly used at weddings. If your dress warrants it, you can also find faux fur boleros, which are very attractiv...

What You Should Consider about wedding

When it comes to wedding dress, most men just can't seem to understand the importance of picking the perfect wedding dress. True, you're only going to be wearing that gown once in your life, and your groom may still feel the inclination to tie the knot even if you showed up dressed in a potato sack, but you very well know that one of the most important days of your life merits an exceptionally special dress. Top Tips to Choose the Perfect Wedding Dress There are so many wedding details that you need to take care of, but it's equally important that you take the time to find the perfect wedding gown for you. To help you out, we've come up with a list of wedding dress tips for how you can look your best on your wedding day. Tip 1: Is constantly going to your groom for tips getting you down? Find a female friend or relative who will gladly accompany you on your trips to the bridal shop. Unless your groom is female fashion-savvy, he's not going to be much help wh...

What Can I Get For My Wedding Budget In South African Rands?

The wedding budget varies according to exactly what it is that the wedding couple require. Every bride and groom to be, have different ideas and individual extravagances and by this we mean, that one couple are willing to spend more on a photographer while another will spend more on the catering. The amount spent should be within realistic parameters and no couple should at any time feel that they have been treated unfairly, no matter where in the world they are marrying. The suggested spend for 2010 is as follows: 50 guests - around R70,000 Minister:R3000 From R1500 - R3000 (this should include legal documents, including unabridged certificate and possibly an Apostil and transport within 30km). Flowers:R4500 The cost of flowers does depend on flower choice and seasonal availability but you should not pay more than: R600 for your bridal Bouquet (posy or trailing) R50 -R150 for a button hole R500 for a ceremony arrangement of standard size R250 for one box of rose pe...

How to Dress Up That Little Black Dress

The beauty about the little black dress is that you can create many different looks with it. A black dress is a must in every womans' wardrobe. From a night out to a business meeting, the black dress can bring you to both, home again - and to the next event with ease. There are so many things that you can do to dress it up, dress it down and make it appropriate for any situation. Always keep it clean and ironed. A lint brush is your best friend. If you don't have one, buy one or try to keep your dress really clean and free from pet hair or lint. Decide on one accent coloured piece and revolve the rest of your outfit around it. Jewellery Large earrings or a necklace that are eye-catching is a great way to dress up your little black dress. It is important to remember that if wearing large earrings, than the necklace should be subtle, or if wearing a large necklace than the earrings should be kept simple. For the evening look add sparkle with costume jewellery. Consider s...

Need a Professional Videographer in a Wedding

In a ceremonious wedding, the bridal party or important members, who have roles to play in the conduct of the wedding function perfectly are - bride; bridegroom; maid or matron of honor; best man; groomsmen; bridesmaids; junior bridesmaids and groomsmen; mother of the bride; mother of the groom; father of the bride; father of the groom; flower girl; ring bearer; pages (train bearers); officiator; ushers; and very important extras (vies) alternating duties of ushers etc. All the above persons will be clad in special and costly outfits. No wonder they would be very eager to be shown in the "limelight" throughout the wedding function, through the video cameras. Nowadays, videos have become an indispensable part of the wedding celebration, to record each and every second of the whole wedding ceremony. Thanks to the technology advancements, more and more sophisticated equipment have come to vogue, to make the wedding video into a great celluloid movie. The touch of "pro...

Wedding Decorations Play a Major Role in Weddings

When it comes to Indian weddings, we see a lot of colourful decorations. And to make a wedding colourful you need to plan properly. If it is a traditional style wedding, you should select the floral decorations that reflect the setting. Today, people love a combination of traditional and modern decor. For instance, the stage where the wedding ceremony takes place will have a traditional decor with yellow marigold and other flowers that are unique to Indian weddings. And the reception setting will be totally contemporary with white as the theme, complete with elegant floral arrangements. It include the proper preparation of the venue. After choosing the venue, the next step is to decorate it to match the wedding theme, taking into consideration the bride and the grooms likes and dislikes. Indian weddings are colourful events. The bride and the groom will be wearing colourful clothes, with a predominance of red. When it comes to a wedding with a western theme, you will find a lot o...

Set the Mood and the Overall Theme Your Wedding and Reception

Because the selection of Wedding Colors sets the mood and the overall theme your Wedding and Reception the selection of your wedinng and reception colors is critical to the overall event. The proper and skillful use of color can and will convey meanings to you and your guests as none of us are immune to its power. Color will affect the atmosphere of a room and the mood of a moment. Do you want your wedding to be tranquil and calming? Have you always dreamed of an elegant black-tie affair? Perhaps you've always wanted a wedding that is refreshing, happy, and bright? All the details from the wedding invitations to the dresses, neckties, vests, shoes and ribbons, and the wedding reception decorations, table linens, wedding flowers, and candles are vehicles for color. The colors chosen for these items should work flawlessly together to leave a lasting impression of your special wedding day. So, where do you start? Proper color choice should solidify YOU, the bride, as the center of a...

6 Top Money Saving Tips

These 6 top money-saving tips on cheap wedding venues are the result of extensive research coupled with experiences from couples who have benefited from them. These strategies have helped them spend less on their wedding while still ensuring that they have their dream wedding. 1. The wedding date Take some time to choose and agree on a wedding date that falls during the wedding off-season period but still holds special meaning to the both of you. The off-season period may differ depending on the country you are going to celebrate your wedding in. It could mean certain months of the year, certain days of the week or even certain times of the day. You can easily negotiate to secure cheap wedding venues during the off-season period when the business is not as competitive. 2. Number of invited guests Your wedding is the most important day of your life. You want this to be an unforgettable and memorable event. Of course, it's your wedding! Both of you will have to agree on who t...

Wedding Hair Styles

There is a little work involved and you should never leave this important facet of your wedding to the last minute, or to amateurs. Below are 7 common mistakes that many brides make with their wedding day hair styles. 1. You don't schedule a trial run with a professional stylist, or even try to do you hair on your own advance. Even if you are doing your own hair, you will need to do a trial run to make sure you can do your hair exactly the way that you want. 2. You show up to your stylist on the day of your wedding wearing a T-shirt and sweatpants. Nothing wrong with the sweatpants, but the T-shirt represents disaster waiting to happen. When you pull the T-shirt over your head to take it off, your bridal hair style will get all messed up. Be sure to wear a button-down shirt when you get your hair done on your wedding day. 3. You remove your veil for the reception and make a mess of your hair style. Let your hair stylist take care of removing your veil. If he or she will not...

Traditional Makeup and Hair Styles

The Japanese traditional wedding hair style and bridal make up have their roots in the traditions of Shinto. The bride is bound to adorn herself in such traditions. In general an elaborate piece of headpiece is made for the bride and for the good luck to the newly married couple. Some of the traditional Japanese bride also wears the dark and deep red lipstick. When we talk about the Chinese traditions of wedding, the Chinese have their own traditions regarding to the appearance on the wedding day. The hair and beauty makeup is the main thing to concerns in the wedding and it is the important part of the wedding. The brides undergo the hair makeup for their good luck. The Chinese women also wear the heavy make up according to the skin tone of the bride. Typically the brown and pink shade color make is used by Chinese traditional brides. The red lipstick is also very common among the Chinese women as well. wedding hairpin The Korean traditional weddings are also rich in cultural tradit...

Wedding Trends, Themes and Tips!

There are so many trends associated with weddings these days that it is hard to keep up! I hope that you find some of the themes, ideas and tips in this article useful and wish you all the best on the wonderful journey of planning your wedding! Wedding Themes: Beach Wedding - As the inclination for a relaxed and casual style of wedding is on the rise, we will certainly see an increase in the number of Beach & Destination Weddings this year! So choose a long flowing sun dress, kick off your heels and go naturally barefoot to your ceremony. Make sure that your invite states that 'thongs' and sandals are welcome and that you have plenty of water bottles in an ice filled bucket on hand at your hot beach location. With all that in mind there are so many different ways that you can decorate your ceremony and then of course follow the theme through into the casual evening reception. Top Tips for Your Special Day And don't forget, after your big day is over and y...

Be Aware of The Basics of Bridal Jewellery

Bridal Jewellery is often overlooked at weddings; a mistake you might want to avoid considering that the right jewellry only serves to enhance the beauty of the wearer. Whether it is an old family heirloom with sentimental value or the latest in designer jewellry, it must be chosen with care. Today's wedding jewellry market is constantly reinventing itself with creative innovations in design and technique taking place every day. From traditional diamond and gold, to pieces made of elegant pearls and mesmerizing rhinestone, brides today have the freedom to choose from a stunning range of jewels and designs. This makes it all the more important to choose the right kind of jewellry to best accentuate the beauty of the bride. While selecting bridal jewellery, it is important to keep in mind the bridal dress, its color as well as the fabric from which it is made. Platinum or silver based jewellry is recommended for pure white wedding gowns, while pearls or gold is believed to go best ...

Wedding Day Hairstyles - Getting It Perfect Just for You

Your choice of wedding hairstyle may be influenced by several factors, and not all of them have to do with the kind of hair, or hairstyle you currently have. Your Wedding Theme or Style Particular wedding themes will lend themselves to a certain style of dress and hair. A beach wedding will often have looser, more casual hairstyles. A more formal wedding may have similarly tightly structured or formal hairstyles for the bridal party. The Cut and Style of your Wedding Dress What style of wedding dress have you chosen? Is your dress strapless, does it have long sleeves, or a halter neck? Whichever style you have selected, it will affect the kind of hairstyle you can have, which will also be influenced by your hair, and the shape of your face. With all of these things in mind, as well as your wedding jewellery (if you already have it), organise your hair trial with your hair stylist, and work through your options. Your stylist is an expert and should be able to help you with...

Wedding Hairstyles And Wedding Haircuts

Wedding hairstyles are any formal hairstyles to the princess, and many others. You have to decide what wedding hairstyles you will choose. It will also depend on how long your hair is thick and how it is. It will also depend on whether your hair is curly or straight, too. Picking your hairdo is a big decision since it is the biggest day of your life and you want to look as beautiful as ever. Many brides choose to put flowers in the hair, such as baby's-breath or simple flowers that are small. There are a few hairstyles up or down, this woman wear a tiara. This makes it look more like a fairytale hair style. You can add clips that have a type of fancy jewel on it or something to give your hair look classier. You can have your hair where it hangs, but with a touch of beautiful curls. The People so that the wives to wear their hair where they have it up, but with loops hang framing their faces. This is a very sexy. As already stated, it will depend on what kind of hair you have. The...

What Your Mother Forgot to Tell You

Wedding bridal accessories are normally what are giving to the bride and groom as traditions refers to their customary gifts. What would the bride and the groom for that matter look like in their attire without these accessories? Today, you can find wedding bridal accessories in a large array of colors and designs not to mention concepts. You want your accessories to be just right, because it will be the final touch to your personal garments for your wedding. The bridal party might add such wedding apparel as shoes, gloves, jewelry, bouquets, and ties. The bride and her groom are just two of the wedding party who will be adding wedding accessories to their attire. Other members of the bridal party will also be wearing signs wedding accessories on their garments such as the bridesmaids and the groomsmen, the matron of honor and the best man, the page boy and the flower girl, and both mothers of the bride and the bridegroom. Wedding accessories can chip away at your wedding budge...

Hairstyles For Brides With Long Hair

The first question is whether to wear your hair up or down. This will depend, in part, on just how long your hair is. Very long hair, while very pretty, also requires a lot of brushing to look neat over the course of a long day. This type of maintenance is totally impractical during a busy wedding day. If your hair is only sort of long, flowing waves can be a very romantic look. A nice compromise is to pull some of your hair back, and let the rest be down. This is great for brides who love their long hair and want to show it off. It's also a nice idea if your fiance has always loved to see your hair long and loose. Pulling some of your hair back will also give you better options for anchoring a pretty piece of hair bridal jewelry, like a comb or delicate tiara. When your bridal hairstyle is all down, the only type of hair jewelry that tends to work is a wreath, which has pretty limited uses. Many brides with long hair will choose to wear it up, and having it long means that it ...

Top 7 Wedding Hairstyles

many women are growing their hair long and applying various hairstyles to fit their tastes. Same goes for many would-be brides because most of them find it easier to style longer hair than short hair. So for this year, here are the top 7 wedding hairstyles that you can choose from to show-off your crowning glory: (1) Curly wedding hairstyle There are a variety of curly hairstyles that can be done to the bride's hair. Whether it is long, up to half of her back, or short just above her shoulders, she can have curly hairstyle that can fit her hair's length. For longer hair, bigger and more curls can be made compared to shorter hair. Head pieces such as headbands, feather clips, pearls and flowers can accentuate the overall style. Most often, a curly hairstyle is loose instead of tied in a ponytail. So check the best style for your hair and choose the best accessories that can add glamour. (2) Up do for long hair As mentioned earlier, many women are preparing their hair...

How to Choose the Perfect Prom Hairstyle For Your Big Night

Ideally the best thing is to purchase the dress first as some hairstyles seem to fit certain dresses. If possible, a week or two before the prom it is a good idea to have the hair done in the style that you are contemplating. It will give you a good idea exactly how it is going to look. Now is the time to make any changes rather than an hour or two before you must dress and go to your prom. You are going to find that there are many different types of hairstyles from which to choose. Even if you have short hair, you might decide that you want to go with some extensions for the long hair look. Once again, this is something that you going to want to try out before hand. If you have long hair do not rule out thought of having your hair braided and then twisted into some of the spectacular styles that can be done nowadays with braided hair. Another new style that is becoming quite popular is sedu prom hairstyles. This is a new look that is really taking over with the favorites for the y...

How to Choose the Right Hairstyles for Special Occasions

No matter what hairstyle you now have and no matter the length of your hair, you can find many wonderful and gorgeous hairstyles that will have everyone believing you spent hundreds of dollars going to the salon. Long hairstyles have been in fashion for a very long time and with long hair, you can find many ways to style your hair that will reflect your own beauty and the aura of any special occasion. With long hairstyles, you can braid, wear up-styles, or have it long and flowing which is very romantic. The idea that you create with your long hairstyle has a lot to do with the type of special occasion that you will attend. You can achieve a business look, a fairytale princess look, or a diva look all by just styling your long hair in different fashions. Medium hairstyles and short hairstyles can be just as much fun and beautiful as long hairstyles. The idea is to decide if you prefer your hair down or in an up-sweep. Either style will work for all hairstyles. Adding braids and flo...

Bridal Hair Accessories Throughout the Ages

When brides ask us where we get our inspiration for our designs, we love telling them how our own Grandmother's dress and other headdresses from times gone by, light up our creative sparks. The results give our own unique twist on designs from the distant past to bring brides a taste of the stunning pieces the Victorian and Edwardian artists produced back then. Throughout the ages, bridal accessory designs seem to go around in circles and here we give a taste of each era so that when you choose your dress, you will be able to match them with complementing accessories to suit not only your the bride, but the dress and theme they are going for. Example of bridal headpieces of the past century Pre Classical period still had its influences going into the 1900s where the bridal accessories could be rather lavish, statement pieces. Brides often wore veils and sometimes their bridal headdresses were more like headpieces due to their size and ornateness. Many were encrusted with crys...

Formal Hair Styles

The prom is one of the first formal affairs that a young person will go to. To find the right prom hairstyles you will want to take several factors into consideration. First what shape is your face? If your face is narrow then you will want to add volume to the sides of your head by focusing the bulk of your hairstyle near your cheekbones. On the other hand, if you have a round or heart-shaped face then you will want to avoid adding addition fullness to the center of your face. Instead you will want to add height to your hair. This will create the illusion of a long and slender face. The second thing that you will want to consider when selecting a hairstyle for the prom is if you want to select from dramatic hairstyles, elegant hairstyles, vintage hairstyles or a youthful hairstyles. The final thing that you will want to take into consideration when selecting a prom hairstyle is what accessories you want to add to your hairstyle. You can use barrettes, flowers, ribbons, etc. bridal hai...

Wedding Hairstyles

In general, the prettiest styles for hair in the summer months are those which are unfussy and not too contrived. Very elaborate and formal hairdos simply don't fit in with the relaxed vibe of summer, especially at an outdoor wedding. On the other hand, throwing your hair up in a ponytail to keep it off your neck like many of us do on a typical steamy August afternoon does not exactly cut it for a wedding. The answer lies somewhere in between, neither too formal nor too sloppy. Brides with curly hair may have problems with it turning frizzy on a humid day. To combat this, your best bet is to use de-frizzing styling products before your hair is arranged. The key is to work with the nature of your hair, rather than trying to force it into a style for which your hair was never intended. A soft updo tamed with an anti-frizz serum with a few loose pieces near the face is ideal for a summer bride. By working with your hair rather than against it, you can achieve a style with staying po...

These bridal hair accessory

After being natural for a few months, I continuously heard things like, "See, you can wear your hair like that, but I could never get away with it", or "I would go natural, but I don't want to wear an afro or locs". There are many natural styles that fit different personalities and lifestyles. I quickly learned that natural hair is much more diverse than relaxed hair; not only can natural hair be straightened to mock relaxed hair, but it can also be coiled, twisted, curled, braided, knotted and much more. I've had many of my customers complain about wearing their natural hair to a wedding, a graduation, or some other special celebrations, so they decide to straighten it when these occasions arise. They either press it or get their "last" relaxer because they can't go with "nappy" hair. The first thing I say to these people is that they have to change their psychology when thinking about what is acceptable and beautiful, especially i...

Choosing the best hairstyle for yourself

Looking for the perfect hairstyle isn't that difficult. All you have to do is pay attention to the hairstyles on the women in the bridal magazines. This is often better than looking through hairstyle magazines because you can see what the hairstyle actually looks like with the dress. Going Up or Staying Down In many ways, looking for a wedding hairstyle is a lot like looking for a wedding dress. You have to make several decisions up front. Should your hair be up or down? Curly or straight? Classic or whimsical? Most hairstylists will suggest that you go with something you're familiar with. For example, if you usually wear your hair up, you might want to go for an up do. People are generally more comfortable with their hair if they're at least mildly familiar with the style. Before you decide whether to put your hair up or down, consider the wedding venue. If you're getting married on the beach in the middle of August, you might want to put your hair up. This will ...

How bridal get fashion wedding hair accessory -QA

many brides are at a loss when it comes to understanding their choices and what will actually look good on them. Here, we answer some common questions related to bridal hair accessories. Q: I don't quite get it. I have read a lot about veils and have an idea of what type of hairstyle I want. But what else should I do with my hair? Why would I even want more than a veil? A: Headpieces and hair jewelry are ways to pull a look together if wearing only a veil leaves you wanting more, or if you plan to remove the veil at the reception. Tiaras, crowns, decorative combs, backpieces, barrettes, wreaths, bun wraps, headbands, caps or hats, and hair jewelry can each complete the bridal look in a different way. A bun ring or tiara, for example, can add a regal touch. Q: I want an extra something  bridal hair crown , but don't want my hair to be the center of attention (I'm hoping my gown will "steal the show"). How can I accessorize my hair without distracting from my ...