How To Decorate A Room For Just $35

Written by Maria Estarellas


If you think that changingrepparttar decoration of a room is costly, think again.

Follow these simple steps and changerepparttar 130429 decoration in less than a day.

1. Paint

By painting a room, you can changerepparttar 130430 decor and atmosphere instantly and at a very low cost.

First, choose a color.

Color is an important element in our lives.

Our personalities can be reflected in our color choices. We use color to visually communicate, convey emotion, express ideas.

Here are some examples of how our personalities are expressed through color.

- Pink, emotional in character, connotes a sensitive heart. It represents caring and sharing, and indicates a strong personality.

The concerned and affectionate individual prefers pink. Gently, you offer love, attention and nurturing to those in distress.

- Red symbolizes love, rage and courage. Red isrepparttar 130431 most dynamic and passionate color. It has great emotional impact. Individuals who select red are aggressive, impulsive and strive for success.

- Orange isrepparttar 130432 color of autumn. In bright tones, orange is playful and cheerful. In deeper tones, orange is exotic and exciting. Individuals who chose orange have energy, structured and organized.

- Brown represents hearth and home. Individuals who choose brown are conscientious, steady and dependable.

- Yellow isrepparttar 130433 happiest of all colors. It represents warmth, inspiration and vitality. Yellow means communication, enlightenment, sunlight and spirituality. Individuals who choose yellow look forward torepparttar 130434 future, are idealistic, intellectual and highly imaginative.

- Green isrepparttar 130435 color of life. Green creates an atmosphere that is calm and restful. Individuals who select green seek stability, balance and persistence.

- Teal indicates stability and resistance to change. Individuals who prefer teal are sensitive, optimistic, trusting, have a high degree of faith and hope, and excellent taste.

- Blue isrepparttar 130436 color of tranquility, orderly, soothing. Those who prefer blue have a basic need for a calm, harmonious and tension-free existence. They are capable, conservative and sensitive to others.

- Violet isrepparttar 130437 color of luxury, sensuality, passion and depth of feeling. This color creates an unusual atmosphere and provides an unexpected essence. Those who choose violet are unique, highly sensitive and observant. They are also creative and artistically talented and tend to have a complex personality.

- Grey keeps it foreign, remote and distant. Those individuals who prefer this color tend to be careful and articulate, focused and dedicated to their commitments.

Beauty Today: All Smoke and Mirrors?

Written by Danna Schneider


Did you ever notice thatrepparttar bar is continually being raised on exactly what physical characteristics define beauty? As I sit in front ofrepparttar 130426 TV, I am bombarded by beauties with pouty lips, perfect bone structure, flawless skin, more "voluptuous" upper regions, size 2 waists, and hair that resembles spun silk. Take these same beauties and plop them back in time 20-30 years, whenrepparttar 130427 advent of modern cosmetic technology had not even begun to reach its full potential. Do you think they would have had those same attributes you find yourself longing for when faced with these images? My guess is probably not, or at least not torepparttar 130428 same extent.

True, genetics play a role in physical beauty, but withrepparttar 130429 likes of Total "extreme" makeover reality TV (The Swan, Extreme Makeover, Dr. Beverly Hills) and abundant publicity, we see that beauty and cosmetic improvement can now be achieved by a few thousand dollars and a good plastic surgeon. Not only that, but cosmetics in general are now so technologically advanced, you can dramatically improve your appearance by personal makeup application and home treatments (for best, proven product http://www.cosmeticsgalore.com ).

There are now do-it-yourself cosmetic treatments such as home microdermabrasion kits, chemical peels, "botox" creams and gels, teeth whiteners, hair removal treatments, cellulite treatments, professional hair straighteners and colors, self tanners, lip enlargers, acne treatments, andrepparttar 130430 list goes on and on. Cosmetics marketers and science have joined forces to give women everything they ever wanted to be their most beautiful, and feel better about themselves. Women are benefitting by so many companies competing for a piece of these fairly new markets by lower, more competitive prices.

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