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Statement Rings at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards – O So Chic
Fall 2010 Taste Testers, Leopard and Mix Prints – Champagne Dreams
Eat, Pray, Love and Shop! Must-Have Styles from the Movie – Everything She Wants
Learn some summer skincare tips from Eucerin. – Makeup By Kim Porter
Fall Fashion Wish List – Temple of Glam
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Eucerin’s main goal is to raise awareness of the importance of taking the necessary steps to prepare your skin for the sun so you can keep your skin healthy as the summer continues. Since a lot of may be spending your time basking in the sun, here are a few tips I’m going to share that you may not have known.
Some Summer Skincare Tips:
· The strength of sunlight is the main factor for the quantity of UV radiation your skin can be exposed to. Latitude, altitude, time of day, season and cloud coverage can all have a dramatic effect on the sun’s impact on our skin. Even reflected sunlight from windows, pavement, water, snow and sand can raise the risk of overexposure.
· As skin color is determined by the amount of melanin present in the skin, ethnicity can also play a large role in sun exposure. Often a result of a group’s distance from the equator (and its stronger sunlight), darker skins are more resistant to the effects of sunlight than fairer skins. African-Americans, for example, are 20 times less likely to develop melanoma than those with white skin.[i] Conversely, one study found that African-American women aged 15 to 49 have more than 20 times the risk of vitamin D deficiency than Caucasians. Different skin colors will react to UV rays at different speeds. So one should be mindful of her skin’s susceptibilities when considering her exposure time or adding protection.
· The strength of sunscreen is determined by its Sun Protection Factor (SPF), a number that measures the amount of UV radiation required to sunburn with the sunscreen on, relative to the amount that would burn skin without it. For example, SPF-15 allows about 1/15 (about 6%) of the UV rays that would penetrate the skin without the sunscreen on. SPF-30 would allow 1/30 (about 3%) and so on.
– Enter to win Eucerin’s Everyday Protection Lotion (Open to US residents Only).
– Comment below with ‘Enter Me’ & The way(s) currently protect your skin from sun damage.
-Giveaway Ends September 10, 2010 11:59pm EST
-Winners will be randomly selected
· Take the Skin FIRST pledge. For each pledge submitted, Eucerin will make a donation to Healthy Women.org
· Checkout & Like the Eucerin Facebook Page for more information on skin health as well as get a complimentary product by taking the Skin FIRST pledge on their Facebook page through the Skin FIRST tab.
Disclaimer: Eucerin adheres to the FTC guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials and expects that you will be truthful in your post and disclose in full anything that is provided by Eucerin.
Without my phone (blackberry). I accidentally left my phone on my bed, and I have no one to bring it to me .:tear:. I could have sworn I dropped it in my bag before I left. I do have… my charger! .:LOL:. I guess I can actually get a lot of work done today because I don’t have my phone to distract me.
Just a heads up if you didn’t know already – NY Restaurant Week has been extended to September 6, 2010. Check the menu here
Maybe a month or so back in my Frontal Baggage Dilemma rant post I talked about all of the issues I have with the size of my breasts. I was wearing a 32DD bra, which I knew was wrong in cup size; I thought I was a 32DDD/E. Either way, it’s hard to find clothing items and bra’s in those sizes.
Yesterday, afterwork I went to Intimacy – the Bra Fit Specialists for a free bra fit makeover. They have locations in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and more (visit their site for locations). According to their site…
My experience:
I didn’t have an appointment. One is necessary or else you’ll be wait listed, which can have you sitting there for up to an hour like I was. The wait was worth it. I got into a fitting room and was given a pair of shorts to put on because I had a dress on. My Bra Fit Expert was Molly (sweet lady). She came in, and told me how they do the fitting, and asked me some questions about the bra’s I normally wear. She then brought my in front of a mirror with my back facing her, and assessed my situation. Her first words were “Wow, you have a tiny, tiny little back.” I would definitely put you in a 30 band width. She asked the colors I preferred and the styles I liked. She left the room and came back with several different bras for me to try-on. I just want to warn you that the fittings performed there are VERY HANDS-ON. I took off the bra I wore (in front of Molly), and she helped me into all of the ones she brought in for me. Tucking my breasts in each cup, and making the necessary adjustments. When we were done, I had David come in to see which he thought were best out of the ones she chose and I liked. I ended up getting two bra’s and added a few items to the in-store wish list that I will go back to pick up later on. The bra’s there are a little expensive. The ones I got were $69 and $86.
Overall, I was satisfied with my experience there. I could definitely tell and feel the difference between what I was wearing before and the new bra’s. The name of the store fits perfectly because it’s such an intimate experience. My guess on my correct bra size was wrong. I am a 30DDDD/G Cup. Humongous. I am definitely getting a breast reduction after I have children.
Note: I was last “fitted” at the Victoria’s Secret in Herald Square a few years ago, in which the clueless clerk told me my measurements, and said, “Yeah, we don’t carry your size.” That is what I already knew it was a test.
