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A peek in the 30th birthday party of Kate Middleton

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:47:55 +0000

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, celebrated her 30^th birthday on the 9^th of January. There was much hype about how the event would take place, and the media was trying as hard as it could to get insider information on the 30^th birthday of this newly married royal.

: Kate Middleton

The birthday celebration planning was all under the charge of Kate’s sister Pippa and her brother-in-law Prince Harry. Having a well connected brother-in-law and a party animal sister is surely a recipe for a fun filled celebration to take on the 4^th decade of her life.

The theme of the birthday was said to be an eighties theme, according to previous media discoveries. Karaoke and cocktails were said to be a part of the birthday party as well.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

The day before her birthday, the duchess was scheduled to make a movie premier appearance with her royal prince. Attending a charity dinner was also on the list, after which the duchess was free to celebrate her birthday much like the old times, before she and Prince William got married.

The planning of this birthday party had apparently been taking place for months now! The guests weren’t given exact details to the party. They were given save the date invitation cards for the birthday and were told that it was most likely that the celebrations would take place in London. But the party did not go exactly as planned because Kate apparently settled for something more homely and quiet and decided to celebrate her 30^th birthday with those whom she was most close to.

According to official reports from the palace, the duchess had celebrated her birthday with her close family and friends rather quietly. There was a dinner which was served in a private quarters near Kensington Palace.

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The meal was a multi course one and it was prepared by one of the duchess’s favorite chefs. Though there is no official list of the presents that Kate Middleton received on her birthday, there is however a list of presents which she had received last year and while on tours. Among many gift items, an iPad, CD’s, clothes, shoes, hats, jewelry, wine etc made it to the list.

There was also a lot of hype about what Kate Middleton would be gifted by her husband, Prince William. According to a number of reports, Prince William had Kate’s first oil portrait commissioned and other reports also stated that he would be gifting her a watch on her 30^th birthday. The Queen is reported to have gifted her tiara from the royal collection of tiaras in the family.

Though this birthday has gone by, most people have their hopes up for Kate to celebrate her 31^st birthday next year and also bring an heir to the throne. Though nothing as such seems to be on the cards yet, people are looking forward to seeing this royal couple getting on with their lives and living their happily ever after!

A Chocoholic’s Guide to Wedding Favours

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:02 +0000

Wedding is an occasion that brings in joy and happiness not only to the bride and the groom but also for the people who come there to attend it. Since it is the best moment in people’s life, they go out all the way to make it right for them and those who attend it. When we think of marriage, there are a few crucial aspects to be open about and these include the wedding favours that are given as a thank you or gratitude note to those who attended the wedding. There are different types of wedding favours tht one can choose to give and this ranges from some of the most contemporary gifts to that of the traditional gifts. When going for a wedding favours planning, many people take into account a lot of factors and one of the most important factors is that of the budget allocations. One can adjust the wedding favours as per the budget but still manage to give the best if they get into the right kind of store.

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In case of wedding favours, the most common and the most preferred form of wedding favours is that of chocolates and almonds. The range of chocolates and almonds are great and there is no limit when it comes to the kind of flavours and varieties of wedding chocolates. Chocolates also exhibit the mood or themes of the weddings. The names of the bride and the groom or that of the initials can be written over the chocolates to add a personalized effect to it. There are varied ranges of almonds that come as different packages. The sugared almonds are the hot favorite especially that of the avola sugared almonds which is a huge hit all over the world for its true Italian taste. Heart shaped chocolates are also a hot favourite among many and is looked upon as the best for all age groups.

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These chocolates and almonds are packed in different ways. You could either get the chocolates or almonds packed in a gift box or that of the wedding favours sachets that comes in different colours. The heart shaped chocolates are packed in the floral part of the flowers which are of the best attractive colours.The chocolates are also packed among the flowers like petunia, orchids and so on. The Cuoricini is a mini heart shaped chocolate dragees that comes both in small quantity as well as larger quantity as well. The Cioccolato Cuore chocolate heart dragees is also quiet popular among the crowd and is used as the wedding favours gift in wedding celebrations.

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There are also personalized chocolate dragees which you can choose according to the themes of the wedding. There is a separate wedding favours section for children and babies as well which has some great dolls that contain almonds and chocolates packed inside it. All these and more can be found at The Favours Gallery Wedding Favours online store where you can get it personalized as well as per the requirements.

Permanent make up: pro and versus

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:05:40 +0000

Technology has affected every aspect of our life, long gone are those days when people had to post letters to each other and wait for several months to receive a reply. Nowadays, people have facebook and email services that allow contacting friends and family whenever they want, no matter how far friends and family is located. The beauty of technology is that it is not limited to just one particular aspect of our life it has become larger than life and mankind in enjoying the fruits of advancement in technology in even the minutest detail of life. For instance, who knew, make up was one field that would completely change due to technology; nowadays we have permanent make up giving strong competition to temporary make up. However there is a heated debate on the aftermaths and side effects of permanent make and this article will explore this controversial issue for its readers.

Bridal make up

Permanent make up also known as micro pigmentation is responsible for generating a lot of hype especially in the tinsel town; the major argument in the favour of permanent make up is that it saves women the trouble and energy of applying makeup every day. Why should women have to look beautiful and perfect only when they apply make up to enhance their features, if there is an option available that will make them look ravishing at all time, even when they wake up from sleep, why shouldn’t they avail it.

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There are several options available in permanent makeup that can be taken up by women, for instance, you can opt for permanent eye liner and mascara to ensure that your eyelashes experience volume at all time that the liner enhances the shape of your eye; you can even choose to get permanent lip liner, lipstick or even eye shadow. Permanent make up completely compliments the lifestyle of the modern women; her busy and hectic lifestyle tends to compromises her ability to look great everyday if she does not apply temporary make up but with permanent make up such a day would never come. Another great advantage of permanent make up is that it does fade away after two or three years as pigmentation is only applied on the upper lawyer of the skin therefore it gives you a chance to change something you don’t like or wish to update/amend.

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The arguments against permanent make up include all the risks that are associated with cosmetic surgery, for instance reverse reaction, allergies, difficult in pigmentation removal, formation of keloids and difficulties faced during MRI. People who take a strict stance against cosmetic surgery insist that why women should expose themselves to all their additional risk when they can easily apply make up every day. Some women who are against permanent make up also said that micro pigmentation steals from woman kind the thrill and excitement of buying make up, they also said, sometimes women feel like wearing blue liner/ mascara instead of black but permanent makeup makes fulfillment of such desires difficult.

Wedding Favours for a celebrity Style Wedding

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:58:26 +0000

You could have witnessed some of the most expensive celebrity wedding styles and completely bowled over by that. There arises a feeling that you want to reprise the same in your case as well but the budget constrains stand in-between. Now, it is possible to go for a grand wedding with all the pomp and fun at a much affordable rate if you are able to plan accordingly. Wedding favours forms the most crucial part of any wedding celebrations and the custom of exchanging gifts at the wedding time have been in practice for quiet sometime now. All that you have to be doing is to find out the right kind of wedding favours from a great store and half of your work is done.

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In order to make the wedding favours to become a big hit and be in the celebrity style, all that you need to be doing is to involve you in a lot of planning and organizing. First of all, you can choose over the existing gifts that are alredy available or get it personalized as per your requirements. Wedding favours in that of the celebrity wedding will mostly go along with the theme of the wedding which is quiet interesting. Say for instance, if the theme of the wedding is summer season, you can choose over the gifts that compliment or goes down well with that of the summer season. Make sure that you fix your budget well before your decision to go for a good wedding favour.

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Colour also forms one of the most important themes in that of the celebrity wedding and all that can be done about colours is that it can be turned on to give some personal touch to the gifts that are to be given as wedding favours for your near and dear ones. If you like the color purple then you can fill the purple organza bags with some sugared almonds or heart shaped specialized chocolates in the bag and pass it on as the wedding favour gift. If you want to go a little over it, then you can choose to write your initials in the confectionery on the wedding favours that you are going to give as a gift. Remember that it is best to give lots of wedding favours flowers along with it as it is sure to lift the spirit or mood of the person.

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The Favour Gallery is the best online store that contains all of the best collections of wedding favours that comes in wide range of varieties and designs as well. Make sure that you buy all of your wedding favours from The Favour Gallery and you are sure to get all the best thing possible and that too at a go. There are also some special offers and also discount items that are available in the store which you can make use of to get the best deal. Make the right choice and get to enjoy your celebrity style wedding along with your family and friends.

Andrej Pejic: a man modelling women-wear

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:50:11 +0000

The Dutch store called Hema has come up with one of the weird kind of promotion for their push-up bra advertisement campaign. It has made use of an Australian male model Andrej Pejic for promoting their range of bras. This new has indeed brought in a lot of attention on the whole and many are wondering as to what made the store to select a male model to promote their lingerie ranges. This is not the first time that the super model Andrej Pejic has come up with the lingerie range and there are several instances at which he has proved his feminine crunch. Previously, the Australian model has posed with the wedding gown and walked the ramp with it.

Andrej Pejic modelling

Andrej Pejic attempt runway for Jean Paul Gaultier became the talk of the town and he was featured as the prettiest boy in the New York Magazine’s fashion issue. When quizzed about his stance on the gender, he said that he is always open to gender and would welcome the interpretations in artistic notions on the whole. The option of using a male in order to promote a lingerie brand has become a trend now. More and more number of brands is opting to the male models in order to promote the lingerie collection for women.

Andrej Pejic

There has been more number of dislikes than that of like when it comes to using the male models to promote the inner wears for women. Many of them find it to be distasteful and unwanted to use a male model. Many have got the opinion that it is not a welcome move in the world of fashion. Yet another aspect is the fact that it becomes difficult to recognize the true needs of the advertisement. On the other hand, the best aspect about this sort of male models used for female product advertisement is that it gets sufficient attention whether people accept it or not. There are chances for more people to look into it.

Andrej Pejic models JP Gaultier

If it is taken as ridicule then you will have a continuous laughter over the male models portrayal with the push up bras. In the case of Andrej Pejic pose for Hema range of lingerie, many people fail to realize that it is a male. Andrej Pejic looks like a perfect female model which makes him unrecognizable at many instances. He had perfectly fitted into the female lingerie, looks and poses like a female model so more than ninety percent of the people fail to recognize that the person on the cover or advertisement is a male wearing a female inner wears. Those who knows the model well were only able to identify that the man behind is the Australian model Andrej Pejic who is posing comfortably with the female costumes. The issue has created a lot of controversy but if you take it on a lighter note than you are sure to have a hearty laugh with the kind of effort that is taken on the marketing side to make a brand popular.

Vintage wedding ideas

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:05:57 +0000

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Old is gold, or so everyone says. The old ages were priceless, with their feel of elegance and class. Lots of couples come up with the theme of a vintage wedding, but they find themselves at the beginning of a task that can be very difficult to accomplish properly. Sometimes, you might want to add that vintage feel to your wedding but you just can’t think of vintage wedding ideas. You just don’t know how to bring the old to the new, the past to the present. Well don’t you worry, because we have some vintage wedding ideas that can bring you on track and help you come up with better ideas as well.

Pictures are an important part of a wedding. The wedding pictures keep the memory alive. So if you have a vintage theme, a good idea would be to take pictures like the old greats in the movies did. Look up all the old actors and actresses and both of you can pose as a couple just like they did it the old fashion way. Take engagement pictures in the same manner and use them as centre pieces or save-the-dates.

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You could even give that vintage theme to your invitations that you send out for the wedding. Use old bookman fonts and coffee stained paper to do the invitations. This enhances the feel of a vintage wedding and is part of the vintage wedding ideas that you could use for your vintage themed wedding. A wax stamp to seal the letter will complete the vintage wedding idea themed wedding invitation as well!

Try adding a bit of vintage to your dressing as well. Try using bird cage veils and capes and cloaks in the winter season. Stoles do a pretty good job as well. Sometimes you can find old classical dresses at vintage stores as well and you could even buy those to match the theme of your wedding.

Amongst the other vintage wedding ideas is to create an ambiance that goes with the theme you want. Place a trunk with cushions here and there for people to sit on. Using old lace decorations and candles instead from the floral decorations, blends well with the theme of your vintage wedding. An old chandelier where the wedding ceremony or the reception takes place is another one of the vintage wedding ideas. For the cutlery, you could rent out china that has that ancient feel to it. The designs vary and some match the amazing English cutlery you see in old movies. Use goblets if you want to go really vintage. What’s important about the vintage wedding idea is that you have to try and keep everything as simple as possible.

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Vintage weddings are tough for some to manage. But you can always seek our help at The Favour Gallery. We have a lot to offer and the ideas mentioned here aren’t the only vintage wedding ideas you can find. Take a look at old movies and pictures and observe them to see how much of it you can use for your wedding and then contact us if you need any help for your wedding.

How to look good on your wedding day: Shapewear

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:35:05 +0000

In the hustle bustle of wedding preparations, a number of things can be overlooked. So while you are fighting over the wedding list and choosing the right kind of flowers to hold, take some time out and think about if the wedding gown of your dreams is in fact what you really want.

Bridal Shapewear

Wedding trends change over time. If you are a conformist, then you would probably pick what you are seeing in wedding magazines at the moment. But if you are one that has been planning their wedding for as long as you can remember, then you already know what you want to look like on your big day. Big, poufy dresses can look both campy and elegant if worn the right way—after all, not everyone has the best stylists in England that Lady Diana had on her wedding day, right?

Shapewears

The trend in wedding gowns now is the slim-fitted, the mermaids, the Oscar fashion, or the Hollywood wedding fashion. What you have to know is that those kinds of dresses do not work on all body types. Let’s face it—the “Hollywood” bodies are not even real. Those poor women probably have to go through months without eating and hours upon hours of daily workout before they can fit into a size nothing that looks absolutely perfect. So unless you are planning to do just that till your big day, you should look for alternatives.

Shapewear

An easy alternative to look the part in your wedding dress is shapewear. Consider shapewear a new trend for your wedding day. You may have an extra flab here that you don’t want sticking out of your dress or faults there on your body you just do not want to show. In this case, shapewear helps accentuate the shape of your body in a desirable fashion. It helps your body look smooth underneath the wedding dress of your fantasy. You would want to do it justice, won’t you?

Using a one piece spandex item can help you achieve that goal. It would fit on you like a swimsuit and help get the shape and fall of the fabric on your wedding gown right. At the same time, if you are flabby around the middle, you could go for a waist clincher. They work with the same principle as a corset, except they are more stretchable and therefore easier to breathe it. Most of them come with hooks or invisible zippers that make them easier to put on.

Shapewear is also a fantastic way to take care of fitting faults on your dress. Sometimes, dresses end up crunching on your stomach, or falling oddly underneath the embroidery and the rhinestones. Sometimes, they don’t flow right, and sometimes they just look shapeless on your body or look like they could fall off. Shapewear then is a good idea to correct these faults and make your dress look the way you want it to.

Remember, choosing the right dress is not enough; wearing it right is what matters most.

The best Christmas Wedding Favours

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:37:44 +0000

Winter comes wearing a blanket of snow, it brings along with it silence of love and the use of fire in this season is associated a lot with the passion between two lovers. In poetry winter and fire are often used to represent two lovers who cannot survive together but also can’t keep away. If your relationship with your lover is close to the one described above then believe it or not, winter wedding is your thing. A winter wedding will signify your complicated yet strong and passionate relationship and also give you a chance to enjoy long and silent winter nights together after being happily married.

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There are several couples out there when they are together they argue over one thing or the other but they can’t keep away from each other due to the intensity of their love and their arguments is the beauty of their relationship. Like I suggested earlier, a winter wedding would be a perfect idea for such couples but the question that pops to mind is, how you can make your wedding special and unique in winter. Most brides usually wish to wear white on their wedding day but the dress kind of loses its charm when the blanket of snow is spread everywhere. In this case there are two options, firstly plan an indoor wedding and secondly choose a different colour wedding dress. You would be surprised to know that 2011 bridal fashion is all about blue, each and every designer included stunning blue dresses in their wedding collections.

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Now that the problem of the dress is solved we can move onto the next important issue, the wedding theme. Choosing a wedding theme in winter can be very complicated and difficult whether you’re having an indoor or outdoor ceremony. There are only limited colours that you can play around with in winter but in this article we will give some magnificent winter wedding ideas. For instance, think about velvet; velvet is a fabric that looks extremely very royal, elegant and stylish all at the same time so using this fabric for the decorations and wedding favours will not only give a very cozy but a very royal look to your wedding. Winter and Christmas are inseparable so you can use your wedding to wish all your guests a merry Christmas by giving a Christmas wedding favour.

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At The Favour Gallery there is a wide variety of Christmas wedding favours, for instance you can get a customized snow-man or a bell that s made of sugar coated almonds and decorate with an exquisite fabric such as tissue. You can even use a little greeting on your wedding favours that thanks your guests for attending the wedding as well as wishes them a merry Christmas. An interesting Christmas wedding favours could be a red flower includes the merry Christmas and the thank you note; red is one colour that everybody likes in winters so it will give a very stylish feel to your wedding event and wedding favours.

Coordinating Wedding Favours with a Wedding Theme- a not so easy choice to make

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:46:30 +0000

Desiring a wedding that powers the fad is basic human instinct. Everybody wants to have a unique wedding ceremony. This combined with the hustle bustle of the wedding itself makes it difficult for individuals to coordinate with their wedding theme. We at the Favour Gallery provide you the best solutions for this problem. Through our wide range of wedding favours product we make sure that you get anything and everything you want.

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From choosing the flowers to the wedding favours on every table the most crucial decision is about the color theme of the wedding. Is it going to be a simple colored theme or is it going to be more detailed than that? You must be more than sure about what you want. The season in which you are getting married should be kept in mind. Using intense colors like red in summers should be avoided as it will look very harsh besides the already scorching heat. Do not typically stick to one color as it will make the wedding look redundant. Expand the color palette and play with a combination of light and dark shades. This will add an edge to the design and make it look appealing. Once the theme has been decided choosing everything becomes easier as you are sure of what you want. So make sure our wedding favours will be perfect and co-ordinated with your theme.

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The invitations that you send out come next. The wedding invitations reflect your personality and style. The mood that your wedding is going to follow should be reflected in your invitations. A traditional wedding could have a traditional white invitation complemented with subtle colors like silver or aqua. An edgy ceremony on the other hand could have a bolder invitation using red, bronze and gold. This can be played with according to your requirements.

The wedding favours that you intend to give to your loved ones are equally important. They not only act as souvenirs reminding people of the ceremony later but also are as a special way of thanking them for their presence. The wedding favours available are diverse in nature. They are meant to suit your style. Vast varieties of flower favours are available. They are all handmade and intricately designed. The colors and the type of flowers are your choice. You can order a green hibiscus with a purple centre or a white fantasia. It is all possible. These flower favours can also be complemented with personalized tags on demand.

The Favour Gallery Wedding Favours

The wedding favours also include flower sachets and boxes. These are also handmade and can be personalized the way you want. The flowers on the boxes or the type of the sachet can be changed. If you like a bow on one sachet you can even mix and match and put it on another sachet. Favours are available for little ones as well. They range from butterflies to cute teddy bears. They can also be modified according to your needs.

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Edible wedding favours are also available. These include handmade biscuits favours, Chocolate Dragees & Sugared Almond Boxes. They are available in a wide range of style and flavors. They can be paired with your theme and complement it perfectly. The handmade biscuits again are available for adults and children varying in flavors and shapes.

The Favour Gallery provides you with endless possibilities. The final look depends on what you choose to have. It is basically your preferences that matter!

Pippa Middleton: a party organiser or a socialite?

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:57:54 +0000

Philippa Charlotte “Pippa” Middleton or better known as Pippa Middleton was born on 6 September 1983 and is the sibling of Catherine, the current Duchess of Cambridge. She had the honor of being the maid of honor at the last royal wedding of Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. She was born in the Middleton family with two other siblings.

Pippa Middeton a socialite

After the royal wedding which was announced on 16 November 2010, she was confirmed as the maid of honor on St. Valentine’s Day on 14 February 2011. On the wedding day, Pippa Middleton was seen wearing a beautiful white dress which was designed by Sarah Burton who had the honor of designing the Catherine’s, the bride’s dress as well. This dress of hers was fabricated out of ivory crape fabric and was stylized by a cowl in the front and a organza –enclosed buttons at the back.

Both the Middleton sisters are nicknamed the “Wisteria sisters” or social climbers. Pippa Middleton is considered quite a socialite and has been famous for attending high-profile parties and engagements. It was rumored that the Duchess, before her wedding, was envious of her sister’s social image and always thought that she would surpass her in the society.

Pippa has been known to socialize with all the A-listers of London and has acquaintances with big names such as Rod Steward and people like Trudy Styler who is the famous singer Sting’s wife. In 2008, Pippa Middleton was also voted as the most eligible bachelorette in a British magazine.

Paparazzi were quite anxious in waiting to find out whether Pippa would be given the honor of her sister Kate’s lady-in-waiting. This title basically refers to the personal assistant to the Princess or the Queen. The media highlights the fact that in reference to Pippa’s social standing, not just as a party organizer, but due to her avid socialite status, she surpasses the qualification and the criteria for the job.

Pippa Middleton

The job of the lady-in-waiting is anointed to a close friend or a relative. The duties attached to the post include organizing ad handling the Princess or the Queen’s correspondences and also accompanying her to all the Royal engagements, parties and Royal tours.

Apart from her socialite status and media coverage, Pippa’s love life has also come into the limelight. The Tatler magazine recognized her as the No. 1 Society Singleton the defeating the auspicious musician James Blunt and Princess Eugenie the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Alex Loudon, who is Pippa’s ex, was an old friend of Prince William, starting dating Pippa Middleton before Christmas and was the couple was rumored to be together at the royal wedding.

Pippa and Kate Middleton

Although now it is a common lore that the couple has broken up, Pippa Middleton has now started fancying the Spaniard George Percy who is also the Duke of Northumberland and is enlisted in one of Britain’s richest men. She has been seen on several occasions with Percy over the months. Pippa now works for him in his geothermal energy company.