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Celebrities Behaving Badly 2007-09-20 03:57:21 Celebrities
seem unable to stay out of the news whether it’s for the right or wrong reasons. While I have some sympathy for Britney Spears, it’s hard to imagine how the same girl that so confused 15 year-old-boys when she appeared in “Hit Me Baby One More Time” would shave her head, then do a ‘comeback’ that brings nothing but derision, before being dropped by her management label.
Meanwhile OJ Simpson, not content with escaping jail and being found not guilty of the murder of his wife, decided to, allegedly, take part in an armed robbery on a sports memorabilia shop – which contained items relating to him.
It’s strange that people who are at one time so successful suddenly go into freefall and wind up at a dead-end of D-list celeb level job. Kerry Katona seemed to have it all – fame in a popular band, an equally famous husband, and children – and now she does adverts for Iceland (no offence to Iceland, they do some quality frozen food) but it’s hardly glamorous
Can you tie a ‘Pratt-Shelby’ knot? 2007-09-19 04:31:33
Or to put it another way…What is a ‘Pratt
-Shelby
’ knot?
It is said that the ‘Pratt-Shelby’ tie knot was invented by an employee of the US Chamber of Commerce, Mr Jerry Pratt. Mr Pratt had been wearing the knot for approximately twenty years before it came to fame. Its popularity can be attributed to a TV personality, Mr Don Shelby, who featured the knot on TV. It appears that the New York City fashion press then, incorrectly, credited Mr Shelby with the invention. It is therefore also sometimes known as the ‘Pratt’ knot and the ‘Shelby’ knot.
The knot is unique in that when the wearer commences to tie the knot it shows the reverse of the tie and on completion of the knot the tie is the correct way around – just like magic!
This type of knot is suited to shorter ties as it uses less length than the ‘Half Windsor’ and ‘Windsor knots’. The knot produced by this method is secure, symmetrical and of medium size.
T20 Cricket World Cup 2007-09-18 03:38:58
What will the status of the Twenty20 World
Cup winners be when they emerge victorious from the tournament this month?
It might sound an odd question, but think about how absurd it would be in any other sport. Imagine that six months after the FIFA World Cup, another tournament, also called the World Cup, was played with pretty much the same teams fielding pretty much the same players in a pretty similar tournament format with pretty similar viewing figures (both at the grounds and on the telly), but with 45-minute matches rather than the full 90.
I’m not questioning the existence of T20, because I love cricket, and I understand that this ultra-intense, short format of the game means people can watch a whole game in an evening after work; it gives the game more appeal, more coverage, more peak-time advertising opportunity and hence, more money. It’s also a great spectacle.
I just think its going to be weird when there are two world champions of cricket.
Test cricket is, o Read more:Cricket
, Cricket World Cup
No work today: it’s Sex Day 2007-09-14 04:13:44
Imagine if you won prizes for having sex. No, there’s no audience, or aging ‘comedy’ host with a catchphrase (‘Nice to see you, to see you nice’ probably wouldn’t be apt would it?) but there is the potential of a car or a TV. So what’s the catch? Well, you’ve got to have a baby nine months later on the 12th June .
No this isn’t a bizarre new reality TV show, but is in fact, a real-life competition for the people of Ulyanovsk, a region in Russia, where the birth rate is so low people need encouragement to have children. This year the main ‘winners’ took home an SUV, oh and a baby of course.
The initiative was instigated three years ago to combat Russia’s falling birth rates. Demographic estimates showed that the Russian population could decrease by one third - 40 million people - by the middle of the century. The scheme seems to be working: Ulyanovsk’s birth rates have shown a 4.5% increase over the past year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has als
First Aid for Breasts 2007-09-13 10:51:25
We stumbled across the aptly named “Liftits” product by UCS in Lyon’s recent trade fair, Lyon Mode City. Among a number of great “first aid” products, UCS have developed a see through adhesive patch which once applied promises to “re-perkify” your breasts. Their video does show a noticeable lift of the breasts, particularly useful for those outfits where a bra will just not do. (Watching it on fast speed is most fun!)
It is also claimed that the patches are suitable for swimming, which is always good to know, and will make my skinnydipping more…ahhh, palatable. However, as today’s earlier blog highlights boob sagginess caused by jogging, I would suggest the Liftitis are not a jogging solution. Read more:First
, First Aid
Saggy Breasts for Fitness Enthusiasts 2007-09-13 03:36:31
News that ‘jogging gives you saggy breasts’ will not have gone down well with the nations female folk. Imagine: You set up a new year’s resolution programme that you think will get you in shape, toned and desirable only to be told, nine months later, you’re actually doing damage to your best assets (from a man’s point of view anyway…)!
The news will have been great disappointment to thousands of fitness freaks, I mean enthusiasts, but will be seen as hilarious by those who would rather watch Corrie than go for a run. But, it makes no excuses for guys to laze around, so lads I’m afraid it’s back to the gym and on that treadmill for us… Read more:Saggy
Look Slimmer in a Miraclesuit 2007-09-12 04:37:12
It’s certainly an alluring tag for swimwear: “Look 10lbs lighter in 10 seconds!”
The US concept, which launched in the UK in 2004, also claims that a Miraclesuit will make you feel 10 times younger and 10 times more confident.
I don’t know how they’ve worked these figures out… (We never got to work on equations like that back in maths class…I wish we had!) But the fact remains that the Miraclesuit is here to stay. With the imminent launch of its fourth season, those people who thought this ‘miracle’ was merely a fad have been proved wrong.
The suit is made from Miratex, a fabric containing three times as much Lycra as most fabrics, and boasting three times the hold of ordinary swimwear.
The Miraclesuit, with the help of Miratex, has the power to “contour, shape, slim and firm”. Or so their company claims. And many women seem to agree with them, judging by the popularity of the swimwear.
Mike Eve, director of Patricia Eve, the company that represents Mircalesuit
Guys – Take Our Test and Find Your Style 2007-09-11 04:42:29 Answer the following questions to find style suggestions to suit your personality!
1. How would you describe your look?
A) Eclectic and fun
B) Original – I like to make an impact
C) Well-planned and coordinated
D) Traditional
E) Relaxed
2. What do you wear for a night out?
A) Whatever takes my fancy
B) Something unique-looking
C) A silk shirt with smart trousers
D) A blazer with linen trousers
E) A sweater and jeans
3. What do you wear to work?
A) Something different every day
B) Clothes that make a statement
C) Something elegant
D) Conservative clothes
E) Comfortable clothes
4. What’s your attitude to grooming products?
A) I mainly use natural products
B) I use quite a few products on my hair
C) I like trying out new products
D) I use them if I really need to
E) They aren’t a priority
5. What is your dream car?
A) Original Beetle/2 CV
B) Lexus sport/Ferrari
C) Classic or vintage
D) Mercedes/Jaguar
E) Estate car
Now tally your scores…
If you scored mostly A’s – You are Cre Read more:Style
How big is big? 2007-09-10 08:32:56
I read somewhere that the average UK woman is a size 16. And most women I see in the street don’t look overweight. Which suggests that size 16 isn’t ‘fat’. Yet most women think they are too large.
Want proof of this?
Take the Miraclesuit, for example. The idea is that this swimsuit will make you “look 10lbs lighter in 10 seconds.” Although the range goes up to a size 24, most suits sold are in sizes 14-16. Not plus sizes at all. Average sizes, in fact.
So why do average-sized women feel that they are too big? The easy answer is to blame size zero models. But I don’t think that’s the whole truth.
I’m thin. I wear size 6 clothes, but I frequently feel that I’d look better if I had bigger breasts and smaller thighs. I have countless friends who are thinner than me and they all wish they looked different in some way.
Maybe the point is that women are naturally prone to be negative about themselves, to question their self-worth. What can be done about this? Unfortunate
Dog and Phone 2007-09-26 03:29:54
So first Mio Destino showed you the amazing cat translator, now we bring you another amazing animal based invention– a dog phone. Whichever side of the age-old Cat V Dog divide you sit on (dog for me all the time) you can’t help but love the idea of phoning your dog (say that again to really hear the hilarity of it) to see how he/she is getting on while you are at work:
‘Hi’
‘Woof’’
‘Not bad thanks you?’
‘Woof woof, growl’
‘Yes I’ll pick you up some pedigree chum’
‘Woof’
‘Ok speak to you later, bye’
I can hear it now!
Dogs of course in their friendly nature will happily chat away, but really they’ll be looking for ways to set up a broadband network and working out how they an afford an Iphone (have you seen the price?!) so it could become an expensive invest for dog-lovers. The better thing to do maybe would be to get home and take them out for a nice long walk followed by a nice meal of bacon, eggs and a cup of tea.
‘Woof’
‘Glad you agree b
Never be Curious about you Cat again 2007-09-25 03:49:08
You’ve got to love the human race. Our ability to invent, create and examine is what has seen us rise to the very top of the chain. And on getting here we then invest in helping those poor creatures below us climb up too. The Cat Translator is an ingenious idea to ‘translate’ what your cat is saying through its meowing.
Apparently one of the phrases is ‘I can’t stand it’ – I don’t really want to know why a cat would ‘say’ that but there we go…
It’s testament to our animal loving nature that we want to be able to hear the thoughts of animals translated – even if they are negative. One of the great things about pets is that they don’t talk back but always agree with you? With this you’re losing that privilege. But then again your cat might be an absolute genius and suggest great ways to save money on your gas or offer up great lasagne recipes. Or maybe they’ll just ask for some milk.
Check back tomorrow to see the next in this two-part series looking at Read more:Curious
Maggie Gyllenhaal in provocative lingerie shoot 2007-09-24 03:34:30
Indie screen queen Maggie
is the new face - and body - of Agent Provocateur. She replaces Kate Moss, a hard act to follow. And the raunchy campaign has definitely been provoking a variety of reactions.
Surfing around on various forums I found comments ranging from
”Oh… this makes me very happy…VERY HAPPY”
via ”I find her very sexy indeed”
to ”hmm i’ve seen better..heck i’ve done better”
and ” I got a lot of time for Maggie but she doesn’t look clever in some of those pics. In fact in the 2nd one she looks down right hideous.”
Serena Rees, co-founder of Agent Provocateur defends the choice of model:
“Maggie is not an obvious sex symbol. She is interesting looking, confident and beautiful in a way that is non-threatening, which makes her appealing to men and women alike.”
Personally, I think that Maggie is beautiful and interesting to look at. But I’m not sure about her expression in this handcuff picture. Doesn’t she look a bit like a d Read more:Gyllenhaal
Win a Set of Designer Pyjamas! 2007-09-22 03:00:22
Autumn has arrived, the air is cooler, a great time to get cozy in Le Monde d’Alba Coba Cappuccino Wrap Pyjamas.
Win Your Pair at Mio Destino this month!
Le Monde d’Alba’s beautiful, hand crafted, wrap-around cappuccino pyjama set with drawstring bottoms finished with a delicate aqua print. Perfect for home and stylish loungewear. Handmade in France, 100% sateen cotton - absolutely divine. Retail value £120.
Whether you call them Schlafanzüge, Nachtzeug, vêtements de nuit, πιτζάματα, pigiami, パジャマ, пижамы or camisa de dormir, it doesn’t matter…get them free at Mio Destino!
Competition ends Oct. 31st, 2007. Enter today! Read more:Designer
Something Fishy Going On 2007-09-21 03:53:59
Of all the materials you wouldn’t want to put against your body, fish skin has got to be pretty high on the list. But now Thai entrepreneurs have developed a way of processing skins of tropical fish to make them into durable leather.
And certainly the most eye-catching, and stomach turning, item they have developed is the fish-skin bikini. However perhaps it’s not so bad, the model who was wearing the item, Sudara Sae-lin said, “It’s comfortable. The bikini can really breath and I like that it’s waterproof, it means it can dry more easily.”
Despite the obvious environmental benefits I really don’t think many girls or guys would find the sight or feel of a bikini made of old dead fish skin that sexy. While the effort must be applauded I think we’ll be forgiven for preferring our fish nicely cooked with a drizzle of lemon and a glass of white wine. Read more:Fishy
, Going
Buy raunchy underwear from the Conservatives? 2007-10-03 03:59:25
West Sussex, UK, August 2007:
The conservative representative for Crawley Borough Council’s Ifield ward runs an online lingerie website selling adult costumes.
Daniel Kavanagh, 21, has met with disapproval for his ‘labour’s from fellow councillors who call his enterprise ’unseemly’ and believe it may have a negative effect on the local authority.
Mr Kavanagh claims that his sexy sideline doesn’t influence his council work. In response to the criticism he has, however, recently removed certain items from his website, including a schoolgirl uniform and a newspaper delivery-girl costume. How very ‘conservative’!
Mr Kavanagh says he doesn’t sell anything you can’t buy in Ann Summers which seems very ‘liberal’ of him. The Crawley Labour councillor, Stephen Joyce, responded:
”I’m not saying what he is doing is illegal or anything like that, but it’s unseemly.”
Daniel Kavanagh’s website was ’down for maintenance’ but now appe Read more:Conservatives
Courtney loves Marlies Dekkers 2007-10-02 08:45:55 Courtney
Love – punk legend, Golden Globe nominated actress, widow of Nirvana’s frontman, Kurt Cobain – likes showing her surgically enhanced breasts off in public . She created a storm on The David Letterman Show in 2004 when she wouldn’t stop flashing her assets! Watch her ‘entire’ appearance on You Tube.
Nowadays Ms Love’s showing her breasts off in style, with the help of Dutch lingerie brand Marlies Dekkers! She was snapped displaying her Fairytale Fantasy Bra to Kate Moss, Stella McCartney and the world press at London’s Fashion Week on 23 September 2007.
The award-winning Marlies Dekkers are going from strength to strength, receiving rave reviews all round.
Why not try this sexy Body Double Padded Plunge Bra? After all, Courtney Love sure knows her boobs…
Lingerie Review - Marlies Dekkers 2007-10-01 03:40:47 This collection is perfect for the girl who wants something different - the shape, the construction, and the detailing, all add up to lingerie with that Wow factor.
Bras have moulded cups for extra va-va-voom, with beautiful lattice edging and exciting strap detailing - this is lingerie designed to be seen.
Desire
One of the strongest emotions - Desire, has always inspired Marlies Dekkers when designing her collections.
Now, she brings you the word in a stunning contrast of soft black microfibre with a dangling silver chain.
One of the highlights, the padded moulded plunge balcony bra gives a fabulous shape and is the perfect partner to the sheer thong. Desire is guaranteed!
Body Double
Inspired by the 1980’s erotic thriller of the same name, this collection combines glamour with sophisication. In the film, a sultry brunette performs a nightly strip tease for the voyeuristic anti-hero, revelling in the power of her body. Lingerie
this good may make you want to try it for y
An Autumn Vacation in Normandy, France 2007-10-12 03:47:50
One of the most evocative and historic regions of France
is the département of ‘Normandie’ or as we say in English, ‘Normandy’.
This northern region of France has much to offer either in season or from autumn though to springtime. The countryside is sparsely wooded and interspersed with lush farmland, bustling market towns and historic cities. It’s dramatic 360 mile coastline, granite cliffs in the west and limestone cliffs in the east, boarders the English Channel and it is from here that William the conqueror came on his conquest of England in 1066AD. In the beautiful town of Bayeaux can be found, a truly historic and immense chronicle of that event known as the ‘Bayeux tappestry’.
It was this region that also saw the largest military landing in history. It took place in Normandy on June 6, 1944 and sombre monuments, museums, bunkers and cemeteries cover the region.
Perched high on a 264-foot high rocky islet is the Abbey of Mont-St-Michel which is connected to th Read more:Autumn
, Vacation
Mice to feel you – Intoducing the lingerie computer mouse 2007-10-10 03:35:20
Bored of your conventional computer mouse? Fancy fondling something a bit more appealing? Well, Swiss company Pat Says Now can grant your wish.
”Switzerland’s first manufacturer of individual computer mice” (I wonder how many have followed?) is the perfect place to find a gift for that friend who has everything. Because, let’s face it, he probably doesn’t have a computer mouse shaped like a female lingerie-clad torso, does he?
Why not buy him Becky, a curvacious lady, dressed in a jersey bearing English colours and red low-cut briefs? Or Roberta, similarly attired, but in Brazillian colours?
Or opt for the universally appealing Body Limitied Edition mouse: an amply endowed female body clad in white lingerie.
Clicking has never been so pleasurable…
Read more
Text in the City 2007-10-09 03:35:19
Every night in the free papers distributed across London – the londonpaper and London Lite – there are side panels which contain ‘I saw you’ text messages between people who caught fleeting glimpses of one another on a bus, or who shared snatches of conversations as they had to go their separate ways in the tube system.
Most are fairly standard: “I was the guy wearing X, reading Y, sitting on the tube from A to B. You were the cute/hot/interesting looking girl wearing this that or the other – we both laughed at the bloke who fell over – coffee?” The best part of all of this is that the technology of mobile phones and the market of the free paper press are combining to help love sick Londoners find someone in the urban jungle that is the capital.
There must be enough worth in it for the paper to devote a column everyday, ranging in size, to the topic so it does beg the question: ‘how successful is it?’ If anyone out there has had any success through this service it
Lingerie Review - Simon Perele Adelaide Mink Half Cup Bra 2007-10-08 03:47:11
£49
Unique Details:
A striking and unique boned soft cup balcony bra, with delicate satin bows and satin straps. Sexy, feminine and sultry, pure elegance!
Personal Opinion:
I think this bra is absolutely stunning and certainly a bra for the bedroom! Although colours are subtle and understated they add a hint of class and glamour and will suit all skin tones! The attention to detail is exquisite with great care being taken on the cups to create an eye-catching feature. The finishings are delicate and intricate which coincide beautifully with bold boned cups, and the satin straps add a hint of luxury and decadence. The intricate folded ribbon detail along the underband adds that special touch and draws attention to the chest. What more could you ask for!
The bra itself fits great with an added elastic along the top cup edge to make sure it fits snug. A bra for most occasions but watch out the half cup design is not for everybody!
To compliment the bra perfectly is a lace thong that Read more:Lingerie
, Simon
Lingerie Review - Mimi Holliday Silk Black Lace Plunge bra with Black Velvet Bows 2007-10-05 03:30:26
£44
Unique Details:
Elegant 100% silk half cup plunge bra. Velvet
bow trims, ribbon straps and black eyelash lace compliment each perfectly for a bra that is a must have in any wardrobe!
Personal Opinion:
I love this! Its definitely a bra that every woman needs in her bedroom! The bra fits great and gives a great cleavage and natural shape that is certain to turn heads, what more could you ask for! The half cup design works great under low tops and even better peaking through a blouse. Be warned the half cup design only just covers the essentials but is still super sexy! I love it! To match this Silk Black
Lace Plunge bra there is ths Silk Black Lace Knickers and the very sexy Black Lace French Knickers
Style: 5/5
Fit: 5/5
Comfort: 4/5
Read more:Lingerie
Charnos, National Stockings Day, for Breast Cancer Care’s ‘pink’ day. 2007-10-04 10:33:49
Charnos have declared October 20th to be National
Stockings Day. Apparently some girls between the ages of 20-25 have never worn stockings – unbelievable! - which may explain why some guys have never seen the seductive sight of a stocking top. How wrong is that!
The fun, awareness event can both reinvigorate the hosiery industry and give support to BreastCancer
Care (BCC). The inspirational event will encourage women who have never worn stockings to try this most elegant and sexy form of apparel. Why not try a suspender belt too and create the knockout effect…
Incidentally, you have to admire those gorgeous girls at the Buckinghamshire-based PR agency, Nobull communications. These plucky girls have given it their all at a celebrity photo shoot with &lsquo
;10 Years Younger’ Nicky Hambleton Jones for client Charnos. Charnos has created pink ribbon lace top stockings and hold-ups, modelled here by Vicky, Kally, Nicki and Jo (above L-R).
The Sun newspaper has also joined the f
China’s Bra Ban 2007-10-04 03:43:06
BEIJING, October 2007 – China
’s communist government have banned television and radio ads for push-up bras, sex toys and figure-enhancing under garments.
The government believes that this will make TV and radio ‘healthier’ for the masses.
Ads using supposedly crude or suggestive language and images have already been targeted.
Reality talent shows of the Pop Idol format have also been hit by strict legislation: there will no longer be any mass voting by text messaging or internet allowed. Television shows about cosmetic surgery and sex changes have been banned, as have 11 radio shows which were deemed to be broadcasting material of an “extreme pornographic nature” according to SARFT (China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television).
“Extreme pornography”? On the radio? That’s pretty impressive.
However, it’s not all madness, the regulators are also clamping down on ads for sex aids like tonics and pills, many of which can be dangerous - and most of wh
What’s in a name? 2007-10-18 04:00:22
Picture the scene:
A gorgeous woman sits at the bar, sipping a cocktail, wearing a spectacular dress and looking sexy. Now when I tell you this imaginary woman is named ‘Hilary’ it doesn’t sound quite right does it?
The recent news that a TV channel is to be called simply ‘Dave’ – because ‘everyone knows a bloke called Dave’ (I know three) – made me wonder about the power of names. Some female names just sound attractive, sometimes because of famous women who have the name, but also due to the sound they make: Amelia, Penelope, Naomi – all roll off the tongue with a hint of the foreign, the exotic, and the downright sexy. This of course is still irrespective of how the women might really look.
Of course some names for bloke will always remain asexual, usually the name of a sister or mother, because the connotations will always be of that person – and I’m sure it’s the same for girls relating to brothers and fathers.
I’m sure every bloke has a favourite na
Lingerie Review - Princesse Tam-Tam Reviens Revie Furious Grey Triangle Bra 2007-10-17 03:52:05
£45
Princesse Tam-Tam Reviens Revie Furious Grey Triangle Bra
Unique Details:
A beautiful vintage inspired underwired and non padded triangle bra from French designer Princesse Tam-Tam, with velvet strap details and a velvet bow. Elegant mauve lace highlighted with dusky pink trims adds a feminine and romantic feel.
Personal Opinion:
I think this bra is gorgeous! The simple embroidered lace makes you feel very feminine whilst the semi transparent lace adds that sexy touch! The velvet trim on the straps adds that luxurious feel and ties in beautifully with the bow to complete the look and add that special something. The darted cup gives a great natural shape and would look great under any blouse or t-shirt. Teamed with the matching French knickers that mirror the velvet trims and delicate embroidered lace on the bra, its perfect for the bedroom! A must have for any collection!
Comfort: 4/5
Style: 5/5
Fit: 4/5
Find the full Princesse Tam Tam Reviens Revie Furious Grey set at Mio Desti Read more:Lingerie
Underwear Appearing By Magic In New Zealand 2007-10-16 04:12:31
Now, I often write about disappearing underwear, but something far more unusual has been happening in Ronald Ct, Pukete, Zealand
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.
Resident Dave Lattimore recently planted a new front lawn and erected lines with plastic bags in order to keep the birds away.
A few nights later, some rather odd ‘bird’ droppings appeared hanging on the lines: women’s underwear! First out were a pair of black knickers, neatly pegged to the line. Gradually they were joined by an assortment of other under garments; each left anonymously in the dead of night.
“Every second day some more appear,” Mr Lattimore says. “I figure if I leave it long enough I’ll have some matching sets. Either that or do the Cinderella thing and go knocking on doors to ask if we can see what fits.”
His neighbours are also enjoying the mystery; Mr Roy Wood remarked, “”People must walk past and drop their knickers… They’re like that around here.” He doesn’t fancy assis Read more:Magic
, Underwear
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