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You may be on a diet or perhaps you are exercising a lot to lose your excess weight. As a woman carrying extra weight, probably makes you feel like you don't look your best. However, with a good haircut, certain things can be done to give you a slimmer look. Everyone has different hair and a different face shape, so to get the slimming effect, your hairdresser can try different tricks. If done correctly by a professional, you hair can be made to look its best and the face will reap the benefits.

Do anti wrinkle creams really work? If so, why do certain international celebrities appear on TV swearing by a certain anti aging cream when it's so obvious they have been fully botoxed? If their anti-aging cream is so amazing why do they need a facelift? All wrinkle or anti-aging creams promise to reduce wrinkles and several claim to reverse sun damage, but how much of this is true? Research suggests some anti-wrinkle creams contain various active properties that could improve the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines on your face but if you're expecting an overnight facelift in a jar, you'll probably be disappointed. The effect of an anti-aging cream will all depend on how well it suits your skin, how long you use it for and how many active ingredients it contains. What To Look out for When Buying an Anti Wrinkle Cream Next time you're going shopping for an anti-aging cream, look out for any of the following ingredients: Retinol: This is a vitamin A com...

When your cake baking recipe calls for the cake pan to be dusted with flour after greasing, sprinkle the pan generously with wheat germ instead. It keeps the cake from sticking and adds nutrients. Here are 9 other ways to improve your cake recipe: Use salted butter for baking. It will make all of your cakes and biscuits taste much professional. To add an interesting flavor to a chocolate cake, beat four tablespoons or more of smooth or crunchy peanut butter into the butter-sugar mixture. Beat in the eggs, then proceed with the recipe and bake as directed. To melt chocolate squares, place in a plastic bag, tie and set the bag in boiling water. When melted, let the chocolate cool for a moment, cut off a corner of the bag and squeeze. If you prefer to use a microwave, break the chocolate into squares and place in bowl. Microwave for 4-6 minutes until soft. When melting chocolate take care not to over-heat or it'll go grainy. Also, take care not to get any drops of water in the ...

This year it is all about getting away from the city for Christmas. This year, I recommend you to relax in a green, cool environment where you can breathe clean air and where the most traffic you want to witness is nature and animal walk within Mount Kenya Safari Club. It is a large and complex organization standing over 100 acres containing a diverse range of accommodation, an 18-hole golf course, nature and bird walks, horse riding, massage and other spa activities, mountain bike trails, swimming, conference facilities, shops and galleries. Families on vacation can indulge in front of a massive stone fireplace in a grand cottage with stunning views of the mountain and have a peaceful time while kids amuse themselves with mountain bikes, horse rides or simply frolicking on the vast grounds. During Christmas, they offer discounts of up to 10% to early bookings. And of course there is the food.When the head chef of Fairmont chain in Kenya is around, the fare is very good. He...

Whether you are moving into a new home or you simply want to re-decorate your existing space, one easy yet striking way to add warmth and color to your space is to work with lighting. from the table lamps, stand-alone lamp shades, to fancy chandeliers and wall fittings, light fixtures can drastically alter the visual rhythm of a space Affordable, stylish Eco friendly lighting solutions can be created using goat pelt. It is hand stitched with wrought iron and beaded designs. To add impact to your space, simply introduce a custom-made ethnic chandelier in the same color scheme as your furniture covering can go along way. In a study room or bedroom, table lamps are functional and attractive. Also, mounting matching shades on hallways and placing fllor lamps in more informal spaces like a TV room or sitting room adds a colorful and illuminative touch. One decor trend catching on nowadays is to opt for brightly colored lampshades to create an effect of diffused colored light in the ent...

The same way, Prince Williams popped the question by a secluded venue somewhere nice in Kenya , you can also have your luxury wedding in some these venues within Nairobi. They offer varied packages, some hire grounds only and leave the hustle of setting up tents and furniture to the clients. Others offer a full wedding package which includes catering services as well as providing tents for the garden wedding venues. There are some, especially the high class hotel, that offer in-house designed menus for at least 100 guests. With this, the wedding guests have an access to several services, which include the hall, entertainment and discounts on drinks. Here are a few of Nairobi's best wedding venues:   Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club This hotel wedding venue consists of four grounds, the resort is located in a beautiful leafy suburb in Ridgeways off Kiambu road, about 15 Kilometers from Nairobi. Here clients can bring their own equipment, which includes tents, chairs, f...

Tips on How to Buy Home Furniture The first thing that attracts you to any furniture item is usually how it looks, from its frame to the color used. However, before you part with your hard-earned money and the furnishing wears out several months later, here are tips when buying home furniture. Quality: Test the frame, springs and the covering on the furniture to decide its workmanship. Well built pieces are usually solid and heavy to lift. Sit in a chair to make sure it is spacious and comfortable. Cushions should be have well-defined corners and secure but hidden zips. Items such as bows and buttons should be firm and well sewn. Cushions should be plump and well-shaped. If they look hollow, that is usually a sign of insufficient stuffing. The arm rests, should be large and well set to comfortably accommodate arms and a person in a  leaning position. Also, remember that with quality furniture, the fastening is less obvious and the sanding and finishing is even. Suitabilit...

Child Care Tips Infants are so lovely; you can't help adoring this phase of your child's life. children are a handful and since  both of you are new to each other and perhaps a little awkward still. It's important to be familiar with your child by following these tips on their development , care and needs. One of the most effective ways to help your young child develop language skills is to read to him often. Reading to a young child helps them develop their imagination and reasoning. If you are too busy to read to your child during the day, develop a night-time routine where you read a bedtime story together. Whispering in the ear of a nervous, tense child helps to calm her down.  To prevent your child becoming addicted to sugary foods such as sweets and sodas, do not give sweets during the first year, though fruits are allowed. During the second year, limit the intake of sweet foods to special occasions. Encourage the consumption of fruits to satisfy a sweet...

Women Above 40 years Should have a Breast Cancer Mammogram Every Year Breast cancer is common, with a chance of a woman getting it at 12 %, meaning that 1 in 8 women will develop it if they live to age 80. Breast cancer mainly affects women, usually after age 40, and especially those with a family history of cancer of the breast. For example, those who have a close family member who has ever had cancer, such as aunt, sister or mother. Other causes of breast cancer are: Smoking Alcohol consumption Women with a long uninterrupted exposure to their hormones are at higher risk, such as those who started to have monthly periods early, and had a late menopause. A prolonged uninterrupted use of female hormones contraceptive pills , and those who have had hormone replacement therapy, such as, after menopause. Overweight women tend to have more female hormones Lack of exercise Race: white people are at a higher risk than Africans People who have had some sort of breast diagnostic...

Having a natural glow takes some work and by scrubbing your body, you can maintain a fresh, clean and smooth looking skin. Cleaning your face off make-up and washing it with a soap-free facial wash will make it look ageless and beautiful. The outermost layer of the skin accumulates dead skin cells over time. Washing your face daily does not provide the exfoliation needed for a healthy skin. Regular exfoliation with body scrub will remove the dead outer layer of skin a reveal a younger-looking skin.Body scrub and natural anti aging skin care are great treatment to making you feel and look younger. After a good body scrub, your skin, should feel soft and silky. Apply a handful of scrub to damp skin before showering or bathing. Massage in a circular motion, beginning with the feet, working your way up. Turn on the shower and rinse as usual. you do not need to moisturize your body afterwards; a good scrub should exfoliate and moisturize.There are different types of scrubs from sug...

Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate One of the main organs that disturbs men as they age is the enlarged prostate gland. Generally, it tends to enlarge as men approach their forties. After sixty years, enlarged prostate are the main contribution of men's health problems. Prostate enlargement is not cancer, neither does it increase your risk of developing cancer. The main symptoms of prostate enlargement are due to compression of the urethra, which blocks urine flow. Urethra is a tube that takes urine from the bladder to the outside. You may experience the following symptoms:     Straining to pass urine     Weak urine stream     Feeling you have not completely emptied your bladder     Passing urine often, including waking up more than once at night to urinate     Involuntary urination resulting in leakage of urine     Sudden strong urge to pass urine often, because of the blockage in the ur...

Acne Treatment reviews In her 30s, a woman's skin begins to lose its earlier elasticity and looks less bright because your cell turnover is slower. Rather than rushing out and buy an expensive skin care product, you should do three things. What you need is a good exfoliate that will help your skin shed faster to bring out that fresher, younger looking skin. Retinoid is the other thing you need. Retinoids are great when you have acne and fine lines as most women find themselves fighting against both. Its recommended you use retinoid eye cream in the eye to reduce the visibility of lines. If applied well all over the face, retinoid tones your skin. Retinoid based face creams are the 30-something woman's best friend. Retin A is the most popular over the counter retinoid and also the most mild. For a stronger retinoid it has to be a prescription. The other is a good antioxidant. AHAs, glycolic and lactic acid should be key ingredients as they are gentle ways of helping your ...

Polish Your English Language Why do we have many people complaining about the increasing number of resume or Curriculum Vitae, they have sent and interviews they have attended yet those jobs stay out of reach? There are many reasons that could explain this issue. Job search is about perception. It is a marketing participation in which you seek to impress the employer that you are the greatest person they would ever dream of having. You want to come out as the most suitable person for the available position. Therefore, grammar is key in how you present yourself. It may be long since you were in grammar class, however, the principles you learnt then still apply in the employment world. The way you use grammar in both written and spoken form can mean either success or failure in your job search. I'm surprised at the little care most of us tend to give to issues of grammar, especially spelling and sentence construction. A rule of thumb is to always spell check your CV and app...

Tips for People Looking for Jobs Are you among the unemployed who eagerly wait for daily newspaper, to sort through the many pages of job adverts after which you spend the rest of the day responding to the adverts? You may not be aware of it, but you form part of the large number of job seekers who imagine that job vacancies only appear in the newspapers. Such people looking for jobs get disappointed after they realize that there are no jobs that fit their expectations. Out of desperation, they end up applying for jobs they do not qualify for. Less than 5 per cent of all available job opportunities are advertised in the  mainstream media. Relying entirely on newspapers for job search, limits your options to a small number of employers who regard ads in newspapers as part of their policies and practices. With media outlets expanding, many employers are diversifying places where they post their job ads to reach more targeted people, cut costs and have a longer reach as oppos...

Women and Alcohol Consumption You are familiar with how the consumption of alcohol causes beer belly, which is as a result of excess alcohol calories being stored as fat. But did you know that less than 5 % of the alcohol calories you drink are turned into fat? In fact, what the alcohol does is to reduce the amount of fat your body burns for energy, meaning the alcohol's presence in your body spares the fat from being utilized for energy. Whereas protein, fat and carbohydrate need to be digested before being used by the body, this does not happen when alcohol is present. The alcohol molecules spread through the stomach wall as soon as they arrive and can reach the brain and liver in minutes; this reaction is slightly slowed when there is food in your stomach. The alcohol then arrives at the liver for processing, where most of what you drink is converted to acetate (this is what your body will burn instead of fat, immediately hindering your weight loss efforts.The fact about a...

The condition of your shoes say a lot about whom you are. Here are tips on how to care for your leather shoes. Leather shoes are unsuitable for wearing in wet weather, as the leather absorbs moisture causing the salt used to cure to stain the surface. Select synthetic shoes when it is wet, however, in case you get your leather shoes soaked, pack dry newspaper inside to absorb the moisture, and then place in a warm place to dry. Do not place near direct heat. Use castor oil to waterproof the underneath of leather soles. Also, to keep leather soft and graceful, apply a little castor oil and leave to dry, then clean shoes in a normal way. If bright-colored leather fades in certain areas, use an oil paint pastel of the same color obtained from paint stores. Paint the affected part, and then tip up with neutral wax polish. Shine patent leather shoes with a small amount of petroleum jelly. To clean suede shoes, use a masking tape instead of a wire brush, which damages the base fiber ...

One reason why many couples shy away from doing a wedding is the cost involved. Below are tips on how couples can plan a cheap wedding and still have a fulfilling ceremony: When setting the wedding date, you may want to consider choosing a Friday or any other working day and not the weekend, especially on a Saturday. This reduces the number of guests at your reception. Shorten your wedding guest list bearing in mind that each time you add a name to your invitation list; you are increasing your budget significantly. You not only increase transport and communication but also the catering services become costly. Always remember the golden rule, do not invite anyone you have not seen or talked to for more than 4 years except your close friend or relative. Hotel ballrooms and well-trimmed grounds as wedding receptions for hire are usually expensive. You could opt to rent a Church or a community center as they are more affordable. All you will need is to spend a reasonable amount to spru...

Nairobi's Best Delights  A visitors' first stop in Kenya is Nairobi city. Once in the city, one is spoilt for choices to which of the many attractions they should see. The city is home to the world's only wildlife refuge, thus making Nairobi the only capital city in the World with a park within it. Nairobi National park is home to leading wildlife attractions including endangered species (black rhino) and a rhinos' sanctuary used for breeding and restocking other parks in Kenya . Cheetahs, lions, giraffes, hyenas, wildebeests are also found in the park. Near the ivory burning site monument, which is a tribute against poaching, a herd of beautiful antelopes browse leaping in high spirits. A game drive around the park which is full of unique terrains and forests, one is met by rhinos accompanied by a herd of zebras, buffaloes and the crowned eagle. Within, the park there are lodges and tented camps . A person can sit in the graceful tents that serves as a lodge and...

It is estimated that 6 out of every 10 adults snore while two-thirds of partnered adults say their spouse habitually snores, according to statistical figures released by the National Sleep Foundation. Snoring is an annoying and often embarrassing complaint, seen especially in the older male patient. It is a problems that not only affects the snorer but also the spouse. Although you may snore loudly, your spouse may become accustomed to it over the years as you grow older together! but it can be an embarrassing situation in a second marriage or when staying with others. This may afflict both the snorer and the partner off sleep.Sleep disturbances usually occurs during the early morning hours and deprives the snorer of normal rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and it may also lead to periods of temporary stoppage of breathing (apnea). Luckily, there are snoring remedies that can help one to stop snoring. Below is a list of recommended anti snoring remedies that work: Alcohol and ot...

Ever thought of adapting to using natural, medicinal herbs for preventive and curative purposes? As promised in our Herbal Plants used for Alternative medicine article, below are secretive medicinal remedies, as told by an aged medicine man from Gatundu Central Kenya. # 1 Common diseases Gather a handful of leaves or twigs of Kenya Greenheart or Knob wood or Neem tree Wash them in cold water and boil for about 3 hours, in limited heat Pour the liquid in a clean container Note: About ½ kg of the leaves is capable of producing decoction to be taken for 6 days at a rate of 2 glasses per day. This applies to those suffering from such ailments as fever, flu, sore throat, stomach disorders, rheumatic and general pains. For preventive measure, the mixture is to be taken quarterly each year, at a rate of a glass per day for the next 14 days as a normal drink when due for bed. # 2 External and Skin disorders   Apply the sap of a broken aloe or hibiscus shrub to the...