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The air is brisk and the sun is setting a little bit earlier every day.  So despite that it’s not full-on winter yet, it’s exciting to think about warm, cozy clothes, like fur scarves, thick socks, and cozy sweaters.  

Pantone, the company that considers itself the authority on colors in consumer trends, announced in December that Rose Quartz and Serenity are their colors of the year for 2016. The two colors reflect "connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of order and peace," the company said. Click through for other colors of the year.Yes, colors!  Pantone in known for having a keen eye on the leading edge of color trends, especially those in fashion and beauty.  They follow the colors that are unique and subconsciously make their way in phase, then right on the edge of something big, it’s the color of the year.  Except this year, there were two colors selected.

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1. When a high school wet dream actually comes true. (Male, 30)

“My best sexual experience was one of my very first. She was a year older than me, a junior when I was a sophomore in high school, and she knew I had a mad crush on her even though she was way out of my league. One day she saw me walking in the courtyard outside of school. She’d just finished field hockey practice and out of the blue she offered me a ride home. That was enough of a shock.

Here are healthy alternatives to the high-calorie candies.

1. dried apricots 
Dried apricots help cardiovascular to work, keep sight normal, promote good work of digestion and help to get rid of the harmful substances. 
Choose not the brightest dried apricot, but more faded, of medium rigidity and elastic. 

There is two ways to prevent wrinkles with banana.

Method 1:

To make this homemade banana mixture for wrinkles you should mush one medium-sized ripe banana in a deep clean bowl. After that, add to the mushed banana one tablespoon of liquid honey and two tablespoons of fat homemade cream (for oily skin it's avisable to add also 1/2 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice). 

Stir the mixture thoroughly and apply on  clean steamed face. After 15-25 minutes wash off the remnants of the mask with warm water and draw your face with an ice cube made from chamomile herb or green tea of high quality.

Eyeliner, eye shadow, blending brushes — oh my! Learning to use eye makeup is no easy task, even for seasoned beauty buffs. If you have a tough time decoding all those tricky makeup tutorials, I have an easy guide to each part of the eye so you know where all those eyeliners, mascaras, eye shadows, etc. should go:

​​​Brow Bone/Highlight

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It’s the 334th day of 2015. There have been 355 mass shootings in the United States including the one today. Violence, it seems, is a very normal thing, each nation dealing with its own kind, and throughout every age. The struggle, it seems, is to make violence abnormal.

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You’re aware of how it must look to everyone else, so cartoonish and unoriginal. There you are, sitting with your phone on the table, feeling your stomach tighten with every beep, aching for an answer you know you won’t get.

Step 1: Eyes Experts suggest applying eye makeup before any other cosmetics so colored speckles don’t fall onto concealer or foundation. Shadow goes first, then liner, then mascara.

Step 1: Eyes
Experts suggest applying eye makeup before any other cosmetics so colored speckles don’t fall onto concealer or foundation. Shadow goes first, then liner, then mascara.

Thin and soft skin under eyes is the first object of mimic wrinkles' attack. That's why you pay a special attention to this zone.

Ingredients:
- a glass of henna (you can take either colourful or neutral);
- 3 egg yolks;
- 1/2 glass of sour cream (you can take also creams, butter, white yogurt);
- 1-2 tbs fresh lemon juice;
- 2 cups of black tea (instead of it, you can take the green one, herbal tea, camomile);
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Method:

- take 2 cups of tea (herbal tea) and cover it with 3 cups of water;
- boil the mixture until its size decreases twice;
- filter the decoction;
- cover henna with the decoction;
- let the mixture cool.
After that, whisk sour cream and 3 egg yolks, add lemon juice and, finally, mix it with the mixture of henna and tea. 

I’ve been getting mixed signals from a guy I work with.  He’s funny and nice to me… but he’s an easy guy to like.  He flirts with me, but I can’t tell if he’s just charming in general or if it’s because he’s attracted to me and interested…

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I’d love to know what you’d consider the biggest, best, most clear signs a guy likes you… I just want to be sure whether or not he’s into me before get too excited…

1. Talking about how you “just don’t have time” for a relationship, implying that all us relationship-bound losers have nothing but freedom on our hands to weave friendship bracelets and gaze into one another’s eyes./sites/default/files/ladies-lifestyle/3-12/4564080163b3.jpg

2. Suggesting that [insert relationship person here] wouldn’t “feel comfortable” at the night out because it is one for dancing and drinking with impunity, and some people are far too coupled up to be able to enjoy anything like that.

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There’s an old, outdated assumption that time heals all wounds. But I believe this to be untrue. In the words of Dr. Phil, “Time doesn’t change us. It’s what we do with that time that changes us.” We are all more than capable of taking control back into our own hands when life knocks us down. It’s just a matter of doing so deliberately. Of making changes that will move us forward. Of finding a way to progress with purpose, rather than simply letting life knock us around into whoever we will become next. When you’re feeling lost and disheartened with life, here are 26 simple methods of taking your power back.

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It has come to my attention that many women believe “real men” do not exist anymore. As if all of the “good guys” are gone, and the hashtag “#foreveralone” will define their lives indefinitely. The same women that make these claims are often the same women who are oblivious to those “good guys” that are all around them. The point of my rant is that I’m here to say that we do exist! We’re just in hiding.

Chances are you think you know how to remove your makeup and wash your face. But guess what? You might just be doing it all wrong. ​Here are 11 ways you’re cleaning your face incorrectly.

Every woman wants to be beautiful! And some of us will spend countless hours trying to look our best, but most of us are making beauty mistakes that we had no idea were all wrong! I’m certainly guilty of a few of these./sites/default/files/ladies-lifestyle/2-12/3795ed943a2d.jpg

Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, and I truly believe that we look our best when we are confident and feel like our best self, so don’t change a thing if you love the way you look, as some of these are my personal preferences and own opinions on beauty.

1. Silk blouse + slim-fit pants

Solid or printed, real silk, cotton, or polyester, there is probably a simple button-down blouse sitting somewhere in your closet just waiting to be properly utilized. The secret is all in the tuck — front in, back and sides out! Wear it with a sleek pair of fitted pants or jeans (even shorts!). With a blazer or without. With high heels, sneakers, or slides. If your tuck game is on point, you can’t go wrong.

 

Cocoa powder is a good and strong antioxidant. It protects and releases the skin from free radicals that spoil the skin a lot. Using it regularly, you see how your skin becomes soft, smooth, lifted and glowing. 

Ingredients:

1/3 glass of cocoa
1/4 glass of honey
2 tbs fat cream or sour cream 
3 tbs oatmeal flakes.

Instructions.