The Bare Necessity — Slip & Babydoll Think Liz Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. OK, so that was literally a slip, but can you imagine anything better to wear in such a humid atmosphere (one part sultry Mississippi, one part simmering Paul Newman)? Luckily for us, the slip has evolved into the slipdress — a delectable little concoction that’s gotten even easier to wear with the introduction of looser cuts, varying hemlines and adjustable spaghetti straps (I’ve had to bid adieu to more than one otherwise ideal dress for want of adjustable straps). Try a fabulously on-trend maxi version for the ultimate cool cover-up, or a flirty mini babydoll (light knits for day, chiffon for night) when you want to flash those gams. What most of these beauties have in common is flattering and forgiving waistlines (empire or beribboned), all the bursting color so important this season and a feminine spirit made fresh with cotton and silk. Now, who’d like a mint julep?
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Amaze Your Lover - 16 Romantic Ideas To Keep Them Happy
Some people have a natural ability to romance the oppposite sex and others seem like they don't even know what it means. However, everyone should know how to make their partner's heart melt because it's one of the finest acts of seduction.
For Your Wife/Girlfriend:
1. Kidnap her for a surprise picnic. Plan your rendevous for the weekend or when you both have a free day. Make sure she doesn't have any plans. Then you tell her to come with you to the supermarket or something along those lines. Give her time to get ready, get in the car, and pick up some take-out food. Then head to a nice empty beach or park and explain to her that you're having a romantic getaway!
2. Write her a poem. If this is not your thing, there are lots of places to get some inspiration. Try a poetry book, romantic song, etc. Just don't repeat anything word for word because it may sound familiar to her and she'll know you faked it.
3. Cook her a delicious meal, light some candles, dim the lights and CLEAN the house! When she gets home, she'll be speechless.
4. Hold her hand everytime you go out. If this isn't possible (because one of you is carrying a baby or pushing a shopping cart) then make sure to maintain some form of physical contact. This will make her feel like you're proud to be with her and can't keep your hands off her!
5. Give her a spa like treat. Fill your tub with warm water then add some milk and honey. Invite her in, give a a nice scrub down, then sit behind her and give her a firm yet gentle scalp massage.
6. Plan a photography session. Let your wife or girlfriend get all dolled up for you, then take pictures of her that you'll keep in your wallet, office, or car. Tell her that she's beautiful and that she takes amazing pictures.
7. Get up a few minutes before her one day and write a simple "I Love You" on a post-it. Stick the post-it on the bathroom mirror or someplace she'll be sure to see it. This is guaranteed to make her feel special and lovey-dovey! If you wan't to expand on this idea, you can leave sweet little notes for her in so many other places too!
8. If you're an artist, take inspiration from Titanic and draw, paint, or sculpt your lover. You'll get the best resluts if your masterpiece actually looks good but if not, tell her you could never create something as beautiful as her.
For Your Husband/Boyfriend:
1. After a hard day at work, give your man an exquisite back massage. Use some aromatheraoy massage oil to relax and soothe him.
2. Wear lingerie. This might not seem like the most romantic thing to do, but he will absolutely love it. He will definitely appreciate the effort you made and it'll seem super-romantic to him!
3. If your lover shaves his face, you do it for him. Play some romantic music, lather him up, and use slow, gentle strokes to shave him. DO NOT cut or nick him! Just take your time and he'll feel satisfied and taken care of.
4. Take some time out to just look into each other's eyes. Appreciate his presence, his scent, and his warmth. If you feel like kissing him, go for it!
5. Pretend to need him. Men like to be the ones to protect you, so tell him you get scared when he's not around or that you feel safe with him there.
6. Cuddle him unexpectedly. Warning - do this when you two are completely alone so that he won't feel uncomfortable or embarassed. To keep him happy, stop before he feels crowded. I suggest you hold him for about 5-6 minutes, then give him some space.
7. Buy him tickets to a football or basketball game that you know he wants to see. To keep things romantic, go with him and cheer for his team!
8. Cook him a huge feast, let him stuff himself, then you load the dishes in the dish washer while he rests. When you're done, sit near him and stroke his arms while whispering sweet nothings in his ear.
These are great tips that you can use anytime. Good for special occassions such as anniversaries or when you just want your partner to feel extra special. Don't ever let your significant other forget how much you care. Keep them feeling warm and fuzzy and they'll treat you so much better!
For Your Wife/Girlfriend:
1. Kidnap her for a surprise picnic. Plan your rendevous for the weekend or when you both have a free day. Make sure she doesn't have any plans. Then you tell her to come with you to the supermarket or something along those lines. Give her time to get ready, get in the car, and pick up some take-out food. Then head to a nice empty beach or park and explain to her that you're having a romantic getaway!
2. Write her a poem. If this is not your thing, there are lots of places to get some inspiration. Try a poetry book, romantic song, etc. Just don't repeat anything word for word because it may sound familiar to her and she'll know you faked it.
3. Cook her a delicious meal, light some candles, dim the lights and CLEAN the house! When she gets home, she'll be speechless.
4. Hold her hand everytime you go out. If this isn't possible (because one of you is carrying a baby or pushing a shopping cart) then make sure to maintain some form of physical contact. This will make her feel like you're proud to be with her and can't keep your hands off her!
5. Give her a spa like treat. Fill your tub with warm water then add some milk and honey. Invite her in, give a a nice scrub down, then sit behind her and give her a firm yet gentle scalp massage.
6. Plan a photography session. Let your wife or girlfriend get all dolled up for you, then take pictures of her that you'll keep in your wallet, office, or car. Tell her that she's beautiful and that she takes amazing pictures.
7. Get up a few minutes before her one day and write a simple "I Love You" on a post-it. Stick the post-it on the bathroom mirror or someplace she'll be sure to see it. This is guaranteed to make her feel special and lovey-dovey! If you wan't to expand on this idea, you can leave sweet little notes for her in so many other places too!
8. If you're an artist, take inspiration from Titanic and draw, paint, or sculpt your lover. You'll get the best resluts if your masterpiece actually looks good but if not, tell her you could never create something as beautiful as her.
For Your Husband/Boyfriend:
1. After a hard day at work, give your man an exquisite back massage. Use some aromatheraoy massage oil to relax and soothe him.
2. Wear lingerie. This might not seem like the most romantic thing to do, but he will absolutely love it. He will definitely appreciate the effort you made and it'll seem super-romantic to him!
3. If your lover shaves his face, you do it for him. Play some romantic music, lather him up, and use slow, gentle strokes to shave him. DO NOT cut or nick him! Just take your time and he'll feel satisfied and taken care of.
4. Take some time out to just look into each other's eyes. Appreciate his presence, his scent, and his warmth. If you feel like kissing him, go for it!
5. Pretend to need him. Men like to be the ones to protect you, so tell him you get scared when he's not around or that you feel safe with him there.
6. Cuddle him unexpectedly. Warning - do this when you two are completely alone so that he won't feel uncomfortable or embarassed. To keep him happy, stop before he feels crowded. I suggest you hold him for about 5-6 minutes, then give him some space.
7. Buy him tickets to a football or basketball game that you know he wants to see. To keep things romantic, go with him and cheer for his team!
8. Cook him a huge feast, let him stuff himself, then you load the dishes in the dish washer while he rests. When you're done, sit near him and stroke his arms while whispering sweet nothings in his ear.
These are great tips that you can use anytime. Good for special occassions such as anniversaries or when you just want your partner to feel extra special. Don't ever let your significant other forget how much you care. Keep them feeling warm and fuzzy and they'll treat you so much better!
Help for the male shopper
Gift giving can be a minefield.
An inappropriately petite skirt, no matter how impressively wrapped, can transform from an expression of genuine love to a source of marital tension in milliseconds.
The pure altruism represented by a beautifully scented box of size XL purple lingerie holds even odds of triggering an evening on the couch for its purchaser.
Consider how many thousands of recent Valentine's Day gifts ended up in the back of the closet or hurtling out the nearest window. The culprit: The well-intentioned yet tragically uninformed male mind.
Shopping for a female life partner requires the strategic wisdom of a chess master. It's complex, pressure packed and laden with subtext.
That makes it just the kind of social problem ripe for some technology-aided assistance.
Witness one prospective cure for the gift-challenged male: www.pleaseyoursqueeze.com ($7.97 for a one year subscription) – a warm and fuzzy website that helps men collect all the relevant details required to make them better Romeos.
It's a modern take on the My Fair Lady schtick in reverse. The fiendishly clever premise allows men to gather all the essential shopping details for their main squeeze – from her shoe size to her lingerie preferences – straight from the source.
She fills out a survey asking her a series of questions about her gift receiving predilections – a kind of customized wish-list filled with ideas and the practical knowledge required to execute the mission.
"Name up to 5 things that you wish your partner would do for you with a budget of $25-$100," reads one survey question aimed at willing female respondents. "What are your three favourite clothing stores or brand names?" asks another.
There's queries asking her to share details about her preferred reading material, music tastes, jewellery predispositions (including choices for specific gem stones and ring sizes), spa preferences and food and beverage inclinations (right down to how she likes her coffee).
A lengthy series of questions about fashion tastes – including sizes for everything from shoes to sweaters to dresses – go a long way in combating the deer-in-the-headlights paralysis common in men who find themselves in women's shops.
The site's survey also provides extraordinary detail for what are perhaps the trickiest romantic purchases of all – bras and lingerie. The survey provides no fewer than 13 options under the "Bra Preferences" category alone, many of which will be unintelligible to the male recipient of this information. There's the "underwire with padding" vs. the "underwire without padding" issue to be cleared up along with the front vs. back clasp controversy.
Thankfully, one of the bra section options reads simply: "I would appreciate a gift certificate only."
Once completed, the survey ends up in the email box of the male partner, a lasting checklist to be carefully studied and kept handy at all times.
This is authoritative due diligence for the romantically disposed. It's like having your life mate right there with you to advise on general areas of interest, colour, size and other details. And yet the final product still comes as a surprise when she opens the box in a moment of sheer bliss, confident that the practical logistical matters have been appropriately dealt with.
Such a definitive central repository of gift giving knowledge forever banishes the need to fall back on the old power drill idea again. And three Black and Deckers is probably enough for her at this point anyway.
SMP Strategies, the Cambridge, Ont.-based creators of the site, are promising gender equality in coming months with a men's version of the survey to assist women with their gift-giving challenges.
In the meantime, there's other relationship-building wisdom here for all. The site's "Squishlist" feature lets your partner make suggestions about general items he or she would be interested in receiving for an upcoming birthday or anniversary.
And for more day-to-day relationship maintenance, there's a list of love tips and a monthly calendar featuring daily romantic suggestions such as this recent proposition: "Warm up her car, scrape the windows, and put her tea/coffee in the cupholder."
This clearly isn't for everyone.
It's online romance building aimed at a male demographic populated by the metrosexual crowd deeply in touch with their feelings. They want to tap the wellspring of love that pulses just beneath the surface of their skin, a constant reminder of the partner with whom they share an unspoken cosmic bond.
Or, perhaps, they're just looking to avoid the couch more often.
Robert Cribb
An inappropriately petite skirt, no matter how impressively wrapped, can transform from an expression of genuine love to a source of marital tension in milliseconds.
The pure altruism represented by a beautifully scented box of size XL purple lingerie holds even odds of triggering an evening on the couch for its purchaser.
Consider how many thousands of recent Valentine's Day gifts ended up in the back of the closet or hurtling out the nearest window. The culprit: The well-intentioned yet tragically uninformed male mind.
Shopping for a female life partner requires the strategic wisdom of a chess master. It's complex, pressure packed and laden with subtext.
That makes it just the kind of social problem ripe for some technology-aided assistance.
Witness one prospective cure for the gift-challenged male: www.pleaseyoursqueeze.com ($7.97 for a one year subscription) – a warm and fuzzy website that helps men collect all the relevant details required to make them better Romeos.
It's a modern take on the My Fair Lady schtick in reverse. The fiendishly clever premise allows men to gather all the essential shopping details for their main squeeze – from her shoe size to her lingerie preferences – straight from the source.
She fills out a survey asking her a series of questions about her gift receiving predilections – a kind of customized wish-list filled with ideas and the practical knowledge required to execute the mission.
"Name up to 5 things that you wish your partner would do for you with a budget of $25-$100," reads one survey question aimed at willing female respondents. "What are your three favourite clothing stores or brand names?" asks another.
There's queries asking her to share details about her preferred reading material, music tastes, jewellery predispositions (including choices for specific gem stones and ring sizes), spa preferences and food and beverage inclinations (right down to how she likes her coffee).
A lengthy series of questions about fashion tastes – including sizes for everything from shoes to sweaters to dresses – go a long way in combating the deer-in-the-headlights paralysis common in men who find themselves in women's shops.
The site's survey also provides extraordinary detail for what are perhaps the trickiest romantic purchases of all – bras and lingerie. The survey provides no fewer than 13 options under the "Bra Preferences" category alone, many of which will be unintelligible to the male recipient of this information. There's the "underwire with padding" vs. the "underwire without padding" issue to be cleared up along with the front vs. back clasp controversy.
Thankfully, one of the bra section options reads simply: "I would appreciate a gift certificate only."
Once completed, the survey ends up in the email box of the male partner, a lasting checklist to be carefully studied and kept handy at all times.
This is authoritative due diligence for the romantically disposed. It's like having your life mate right there with you to advise on general areas of interest, colour, size and other details. And yet the final product still comes as a surprise when she opens the box in a moment of sheer bliss, confident that the practical logistical matters have been appropriately dealt with.
Such a definitive central repository of gift giving knowledge forever banishes the need to fall back on the old power drill idea again. And three Black and Deckers is probably enough for her at this point anyway.
SMP Strategies, the Cambridge, Ont.-based creators of the site, are promising gender equality in coming months with a men's version of the survey to assist women with their gift-giving challenges.
In the meantime, there's other relationship-building wisdom here for all. The site's "Squishlist" feature lets your partner make suggestions about general items he or she would be interested in receiving for an upcoming birthday or anniversary.
And for more day-to-day relationship maintenance, there's a list of love tips and a monthly calendar featuring daily romantic suggestions such as this recent proposition: "Warm up her car, scrape the windows, and put her tea/coffee in the cupholder."
This clearly isn't for everyone.
It's online romance building aimed at a male demographic populated by the metrosexual crowd deeply in touch with their feelings. They want to tap the wellspring of love that pulses just beneath the surface of their skin, a constant reminder of the partner with whom they share an unspoken cosmic bond.
Or, perhaps, they're just looking to avoid the couch more often.
Robert Cribb
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