Author: Iskra Banović

According to the New York Times, Americans are some of the most stressed people in the world. That’s why participating in self-care is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and a positive outlook. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to spend a day at the spa each week. Rather than increasing your stress by spending money, you don’t have, try an at-home spa day. Spa days at home are easy and enjoyable, just follow these five simple DIY steps. 1. Set the Tone The first part of your spa day checklist is to create the mood. If you have kids, get…

Wearing the proper workout or gym clothes is essential to train in complete tranquility, with pleasure and total comfort. For example, have you ever had to stop training because the workout shorts were too short and caused annoying chafing inside the thigh? Well, if this has never happened to you are lucky, but we assure you that it is an experience not to be repeated! That’s why it is essential to know how to choose the perfect workout shorts for yourself: it is not enough to put on shorts of any type and go out to be a full-fledged runner! Indeed, very often, improvising…

I don’t know about you, but my skin has taken a real beating over the past few months. It was one of the coldest winters on record in Toronto, and even though I’m a tough-as-nails Canadian who’s no stranger to freezing temperatures, this year was particularly difficult to tolerate. Despite my best efforts to keep my face moisturized, the winter got the best of me. As a result, my skin has been feeling dry and looking dull. Determined to restore my face to its former glory, I made a pilgrimage to Sephora to seek solutions from the beauty gurus who…

Here’s a guide for how to use hair chalks. These basic guidelines will give you the perfect rainbow hair, ombré, or dip dye. If hair chalk makes you think of some weird scalp problem like dandruff, you’ll be pleased to find out that it is actually the secret to some awesome rainbow hairstyles. You can experiment with ombré, dip dye, highlights, rainbow gradient, or Katy Perry‘s slime green pieces, and best of all, if you don’t like the color, you can easily wash it out. If only you could do the same with crappy blonde hair dye that turned your hair orange. The…

Just when you thought that all-over sand art or half-and-half hair have finally stolen all of the attention from ombre and dip-dyed locks, two different celebs made everyone interested in dyed tips again. Gigi Hadid showed off baby blue ends during an appearance in Australia while Katy Perry debuted a black to blonde ombre on Instagram. (Related: 17 Rainbow Hair Color Ideas For The Girl Who Thinks One Color Just Isn’t Enough) Colored ends work for everyone, whether you want to go for a more natural gradient look or if you love rainbow hair. And if you’re someone who gets bored easily, the color doesn’t even need to be permanent.…

If you are thinking of getting someone a gift, then you will certainly have a lot of things to consider. Buying some generic stuff that everyone probably always gets is not going to make the gift special at all and chances are that it will simply get forgotten after a very short while. That is why you need to step up your game and get some more info on how to choose the perfect gift for anyone in your life. I have a suggestion to make. There is one thing that will never go out of fashion and that will…

Your wardrobe gets a makeover for fall but you can’t forget about your hair. We all love the summer but it can do some serious damage to our hair thanks to the sun’s strong rays, the winds, and the chlorine from frequent dips in the pool. At the end of the season, your hair is probably in need of some TLC. We spoke with Michael Sparks, celebrity hairstylist and owner of Cie Sparks Salon in Malibu for tips on how to get your hair looking flawless again for the new season. The first thing you need to do is repair any damage. Sorry, haircut-phobes but the best…

We all have problems with our hair at one point or another. Just think about what high humidity can do to your glossy blow-out or some of the mistakes you’ve made with your bangs. One big concern is split ends. They can ruin a nice haircut as quickly as grease monster roots can. Forget about just camouflaging those straggly ends—there are ways you can help prevent split ends. Good news: Lighting the ends of your hair on fire isn’t the only solution. Most of us are all too familiar with what split ends, or Trichoptilosis, to get technical, look like. They…

The books might be over and the movies might be done, but this has still been a big month for Harry Potter fans. The new theme part extension is open, J.K. Rowling has a new novel out, we just passed the seventh anniversary of Deathly Hallows, and today is Daniel Radcliffe‘s 25th birthday! To celebrate the series that still lives on in our hearts, here are 10 fantastic items you can wear to show the world that you’re Dumbledore‘s man, through and through. 1. Hogwarts Boats Leggings, $26.50. You can find these babies at Hot Topic. They’re way cheaper than the Black Milk leggings they’re based on,…

What do you call your underwear? Depending on if it’s “panties,” “undergarments” or others, your personality can be told. Time after time, when people are surveyed on the words they despise most, they respond with the word “panties.” (And “moist,” but let’s not even get started on that right now.) Many of the women I know instantly get turned off when they hear this word coming out of a prospective partner’s mouth, as it signifies something…distasteful. Unpleasant. Perhaps a little eerie. This got us thinking–what do the other names for underwear say about our personalities? Underwear You’re a straightforward person who doesn’t beat around…

Your personal style is unique and distinctive, but there’s nothing that marks your aesthetic like your signature lip color. Here’s our 100% scientific and accurate study that reveals what your lipstick color says about you. 1. Baby Pink You don’t understand why fashion can be so ugly sometimes. Isn’t beauty the whole point? Not everyone can be beautiful, but people seem to be just wrong about what is and isn’t pretty. You ride the subway to work every morning and think, “Don’t these other girls have mirrors?” If you could, you would just stay on that subway all day and…

When an employee chooses to retire they are opening up opportunities to take on other activities and a new lifestyle. The employer and the employee’s colleagues usually express care and appreciation for a valued co-worker who is retiring. This is usually in the form of a card delivered on their last day after a short speech by their manager or another senior executive. It is also expected at retirement that a gift will be presented, with watches and clocks the traditional gift to mark the passing of time. When considering what is a good retirement gift for a man there…