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Diamonds and Rhubarb ®: Noble Coral
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All text, and images © 2014, Debra Healy. Friday, November 21, 2014. The coral prized for jewelry is Corallium nobile. Cartier brooch 1950, gold diamonds, coral carved onyx. Found in the southern Irish Sea through the Bay of Biscay to Madeira , the Canaries and Cape Verde. Islands; through the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, Mauritius, the Malay archipelago and Japanese waters. Bianco- Pure White, Pelle d'angelo-pale flesh pink (angel's skin). Rose pallido-Pale rose,. Victorian coral and diamond demi-parure.
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Style Over Substance: The Girl Who Never Finishes Anything...
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What happens when a modern girl follows 1950's beauty advice? Sunday, 2 January 2011. The Girl Who Never Finishes Anything. This is shameful, my last posting is from July and it's now January! Mrs Colby would not approve. I love the beginning of things. There's nothing more energising than kicking off a new project but then the enthusiasm fades, newer and brighter ideas take hold, I start procrastinating and very rarely follow anything through. I think she may have hit the nail in the head. This blog is ...
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Style Over Substance: What Shape is Your Beautiful Face?
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What happens when a modern girl follows 1950's beauty advice? Monday, 12 July 2010. What Shape is Your Beautiful Face? To understand what make-up and hairstyles best suit you and how to make most of your features, it is crucial to understand the shape of your face. The make-up guys in 1950's Hollywood used to scrape back the starlet's hair, go over the face poking and squeezing like a housewife picking a cantaloupe and measuring the the face with a tape measure. Centre of forehead width:. I measured my f...
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Style Over Substance: May 2010
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What happens when a modern girl follows 1950's beauty advice? Monday, 31 May 2010. People of the theatre have always known this simple fact, that you have to help your heart circulate. Blood flowing into the brain up into the neck and face. Myself for a few minutes each day , I stand on my head, I have been doing it for fifty years. In Hollywood does it, to freshen themselves in the short breathers on location, to relax after a long day's shooting and to restore their looks and minds. I have learned many...
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Style Over Substance: Paint a Pretty Mouth
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What happens when a modern girl follows 1950's beauty advice? Tuesday, 4 January 2011. Paint a Pretty Mouth. So yes, I love lipstick and so believe in its confidence boosting abilities that I put some on before making an important phone call, crazy but it works for me, and if you give it a chance I bet it will work for you too. Once you have a steady hand with the brush it's time to figure out if your mouth balances with the rest of your face with the knitting needle test:. Don’t let the mouth get ...
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Style Over Substance: Too Busy for Beauty?
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What happens when a modern girl follows 1950's beauty advice? Sunday, 13 June 2010. Too Busy for Beauty? Shame Mrs Colby doesn't give any advice on time management. I find time to follow the course but blogging about it is another matter. This week the topics covered manicure, pedicure, how to fend off double chin (I'll post more about that later), how to pick the right foundation and how to be your own masseuse. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Too Busy for Beauty?
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Style Over Substance: DIY Facial
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What happens when a modern girl follows 1950's beauty advice? Sunday, 6 June 2010. Day 9 - Facial. Cleansing Cream Lubricating Cream Freshener Mask. Don’t put off your facial just because you don’t have any shop bought masks in the house, you can make your own - mixed fresh anytime you need it. Mix two tablespoons of cornmeal with one lightly beaten egg white to form a thick paste, spread over face and let dry, then rinse off with cool water. So let’s begin:. Relax for 15-20 minutes, think nothing except...
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Diamonds and Rhubarb ®: Vivienne Becker
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All text, and images © 2014, Debra Healy. Thursday, November 27, 2014. I was delighted to see. Three spectacular new limited edition volumes. By Vivienne Becker for Assouline. For five decades Alexandre Reza has been a gemologist. And master jeweler on the Place Vendôme in Paris. Is a Turkish master jeweler with a distinctive style. Is a superb writer, jewelry historian, and curator. She is the writer I most admire working the in the field of jewelry today. She is always a delight to read. From the Wiene...
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Diamonds and Rhubarb ®: Stellar Style, Verdura
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All text, and images © 2014, Debra Healy. Friday, November 21, 2014. Stellar Style, Verdura. Sensuous Verdura floral cuff. Posted by Debra Healy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Down in Mexico: Annie Kelly and Tim Street-Porter. The Art of the French Kiss - They didn't invent it but might as well have. A Trip ToThe Louvre Pigs and Princesses.
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Diamonds and Rhubarb ®: The Question Mark Necklace
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All text, and images © 2014, Debra Healy. Saturday, November 29, 2014. The Question Mark Necklace. Boucheron necklace November 2014. This demure necklace is hesitant, almost timid and rough-edged. The line lacks balance and finesse. It is a pale reflection of the sensational sinuous originals in Boucheron's own archives. Diamonds set in silver laminated over gold. The Originals were designed by Paul Legrand in the 1880's, they were gorgeous daring and still unequaled in their stylish verve.
