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1. A candelabra is a perfect ornamental object for any home at any season of the year. They are specially placed on center tables in Christmas. “Nordic Light” is a candleholder with an original Nordic design in red color, with capacity for 7 candles.

Price: $58.00

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2. The Up5 armchair was created by Gaetano Pesce for “B&B Italia”. It is a creation with an avant-garde design and represents a female figure tied to a ball-shaped ottoman. This sophisticated red seat is made of shaped polyurethane foam. The elastic cloth that covers it is available in black, red, yellow, blue, dark green and striped beige / orange print.

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3. Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world after water. Its preparation is a ritual and, for that reason, it is important to use the appropriate teapot. The design company Eva Solo offers a teapot with an exclusive design, which is perfect for all kind of tea. The teapot keeps its contents hotter than the environment thanks to its neoprene cover in red color.

Price: $109.00

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4. Balvi created an innovative picture frame made of plastic and aluminum in red color. It is perfect for any place of the home and also gives a modern and playful look. You will be able to insert four pictures with different sizes there and know what time it is, because the frame also has a watch in the middle.

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5. The tree-shape Arbre lamp was created by Fabrice Berrux for Roche Bobois. It is a creative piece of decoration.

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The showy hats made of Canadian bearskin have been used by the British Real guards at the Buckingham palace for almost two centuries. Now, they could be substituted by synthetical materials.

According to “The Daily Telegraph”, Baroness Taylor, the minister for defence procurement, met some weeks ago with representatives of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) called PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) is willing  to study the possibility of using an alternative material that the soldiers can wear in any weather conditions.

“The MoD is not opposed to the use of synthetic materials as an alternative to bearskins, provided such materials meet the requirement for a high-quality product that performs adequately in all weather conditions”, a MoD spokesman said.

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Some weeks ago, the Lanvin collection spring/summer 2009 was one of the last catwalk shows at Paris Fashion Week and also it was one of the most expected collections during that event.

Designer Alber Elbaz’s clothes showed prints and floral designs in some of the pieces, which is something that has never been seen before in this designer’s creations. Maybe some people are a little bored with the shapes and typical Lanvin style, but a collection of this clothing company  would not be complete without them.

There are a lot of tops and one shoulder dresses, as well as many draped garments.

The palette of colors used in the collection has mostly black tones, but also many strong colors like pink, green, orange, and yellow. Also, it has other pieces in natural and neutral tones like pale pink and grey. Leopard prints in lively colors are present in this collection, too.

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* Wear accessories at least on one of your visible areas: neck, wrists and shoulders.

* Think seriously about wearing handmade jewelry and semi-precious stones; they are not very expensive and are available in big stores and second-hand boutiques.

* Evaluate your formal wear carefully: Is that simple and elegant, or fashionable and made of silk? Remember that boa leather in loud pink is not appropriate to go to the stadium but it will attract a lot of attention at a college graduation ceremony.

*  Consider to use a limited number of luxury (or glamorous) accessories. Keep in mind that fewer is better (and enough) in this case.

* Analyze your bracelet, rings, necklace, scarf, shoes, stocking and night handbag. Make sure they are a good combination together.

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Some people are not sure if they should get a tattoo, and that is perfectly understandable. Some people think tattoos are a rebellious youth practice, and other people think tattoos are a symbol of identity, or a sort of group membership, or simply another body decoration.

But independently of the opinions we have, the art of marking the skin has become a very popular practice, even for teenagers.

Tattoos can be made on the arms, the legs, the navel, the back, the hips and the ankle, among other areas of the body. Some common tattoos include dragons, flowers, hummingbirds, religious figures, messages and other exotic elements designed by professionals who see human skin as a sort of canvas to draw their creations.

Some people prefer to choose less visible areas, but those who are daring enough to show it often prefer an area that allows them to exhibit a design that represents a lifestyle.

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We now talk about one of the most important trends in party dresses during these holidays: corsets. This season, women show their sexier side and the undergarments come out to the light again, remembering the time when Madonna made corsets fashionable while she was performing on her Blond Ambition Tour in the ’90s, with her extravagant corsets designed by Jean Paul Galtier.

Flared skirts are a good choice to wear with corsets or, for those daring women, another choice is to wear a ballerina tulle skirt, just like Scarlett Johansson, who used it during an event at the Metropolitan Museum.

Not only corsets are back in fashion at the moment, but also sweetheart neckline dresses. They are very feminine and enhance the shape of your breasts, even if you are not a curvy woman.

Here, you can see some pictures from several stores like Mango, Asos and Net-à-porter. Those stores offer corsets with a wide variety of prices and styles for your next events and parties.

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In order to have seductive lips and make work the makeup tricks, the most important thing is to provide constant hydration to have them in a healthy  way. The key to achieving this is by using lips balm, cocoa or vaseline.

Keeping in mind that this area is the most sensitive body part, lips tend to burn themselves easily.  For this reason, it is advisable to use products for lips protection with UV filter.

Lips balm is perfect for cracked lips because it repairs them by restoring hydration to the cracked areas. You can also get products with vitamin E for repairing and protecting lips.

However, if you are putting makeup on your face and you have dead skin on your cracked lips, then  it is necessary to exfoliate them in order to remove all the dead cells. To achieve this you can exfoliate your lips with a small toothbrush and vaseline by brushing softly with horizontal movement until the dead cells are completely removed.

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If you have a nice, old and clean sock, then you can make a homemade case for your cell phone or iPod. Maybe you have already seen those iPod cases that look like socks (actually they are called “iPod socks”). Well, apparently they are in fashion.

If you don’t know what we talking about, just take a look to the following picture:

Ok. Check the video below and you will be able to make a similar case that is perfect for iPods. Also, you can use it for protecting your cell phone and any small gadget.

* Materials:

- 1 sock
- 2 rubber bands 1/8 inch (~3mm) wide. The kind comes on the newspaper should be fine.
- 1 “twisty” in the color of your choice.

You can read the instructions here, or you can see the video below: it is a visual tutorial.

Hats, caps and similar garments are in fashion this season. And not only because they are very useful in these days when you don’t want to do anything on your hair, so you wear them in order to  hide your messed hair in a discreet way. But also they are useful to create some luxurious and stylized looks.

When you wear a hat, it becomes the main feature of your personal style, at least temporally.

This season, some designers suggest you can wear hats that have several colors of similar tone (Dior) or, as Nicole Miller recommends, you can wear crochet and knitted hats. On the other hand, some stores like Rock & Republic are promoting the masculine look, while Diane von Furstenberg - is reinventing the retro style.

As you can imagine, there are a lot of styles in hats to try on. Some celebrities who wear hats include Agyness Deyn and Dita Von Teese. In the first case, we see her wearing an original hat: although it is a little retro,  it complements her look by adding an elegant touch on her head.

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No doubt the military style is one of those trends that come and go with the seasons and it always returns with new features. In the past, celebrities have worn them too: Madonna in one of her music videos (American Life) or Demi Moore in the movie G.I. Jane.

Military-cut jackets are a trend for this season, with a sober and classic style that transports us back to Waterloo with armies in war. The military style is a trend originating from the XIX century, including velvet or wool garments with golden buttons in double row.

Nowadays, the military-cut jackets have a Sargent Pepper style. However, it is different to the Michael Jackson’s look as if he would have been participating in a circus band. Instead, the current trend has a sober and elegant style in dark colors, mainly black. These colors emphasize the golden buttons and some embroidery details.

The fashion house Balenciaga follow this trend since three years ago. In particular, this fashion house is well-known for anticipating new trends that, at the beginning, look rare and extravagant, but then they become a must-have trend. Other examples of these trends include gladiator sandals or ethnic handbags.

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