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• Say it with flowers – Grab your own garden with an actual flower bower on a summery number.

• Play hide asnd seek with floral appliques on net or chiffon.
• Zip some zari – Our traditional metal work makes new waves abroad. Give your clothes some zari zing.
• Glitter everywhere – Shine like there is no tomorrow with sequins.
• Bling bumps – Hang on some pearls and beads to bring instant zing.
• Weave it in – the simplest way to ride the trend – weave some texture onto you.
• Crush ‘em right – Play with pleats, ruffles, cowls and gathers to create some waves on your drapes.
• Make a quilt – Puff up your outfit with quilting technique.

These days, doctors seem to be discovering new fat repositories in our bodies. Now an American doctor claims to trim the fat off the feet, or “foot tuck surgery” as it is called. It is for all those women who are too ashamed to expose their flabby feet. We see why this is more important than finding a cure for cancer.

Another way to listen to your self is to check in with your body wisdom. Our bodies give us messages and clues all the time about what is going on with us in the form of aches and pains, tight jaws, knots in the stomach, fatigue, or shallow breathing. What many of us do though, is to ignore what our bodies are saying and instead dismiss them to just being a limb to our heads.

To point a few examples: Do you get sick to your stomach when you drive to work? Do you suffer from Sunday night insomnia? If yes, then your body is telling you loud and clear that something is wrong at work. Do you ignore these messages from your body and continue to suffer? Or do you listen to them and do whatever it takes to make changes so that you can look forward to your work? Doing whatever it takes may mean resolving a conflict with a boss or co-worker, finding a new job, or following your dream to become self-employed.

There comes a time in almost every woman’s life when she banishes black from her wardrobe and creeps about in pale pastels, whatever the time of day or season. Because whenever she moves her hair around – let alone comb or brushes, she sets off a veritable snowstorm of flakes. And that is lesser evil compared to the plight of ladies who lunch in scarves and caps in sweaty summer to hide a peek-a-boo scalp form prying eyes.

Hair problems can be broadly classified into three categories: Hair loss or thinning, scalp-related and hair grooming. The reasons for these problems could range from disease to neglect and remedies are certainly cause specific.