‘Beautiful and stylish winter accessories’ 2

Leather or suede gloves are the perfect accessory to add to your wardrobe, and can be a great solution for short sleeved coats and jackets during the cold season as well as a good match for your dress coats.

Soft cashmere lined gloves are a wonderful, fashionable solution to keeping your hands warm this winter and can be found in neutral colours.

Scarves are an essential accessory to your winter collection and choosing appropriately coloured scarves can add a sense of style and class to your winter wardrobe. Pairing different scarves with the same coat and pants several days of the week will create illusion that has a variety of winter style.

Leggings and tights are such a fun and give a fresh look that can be great for layering, teamed with skirts, worn under mini dresses or shirt dresses and with open toe wedges. Boldly coloured tights will do just as fine. Tights are the only way you can wear a short skirt and look fabulous!

Don’t forget to use the thick winter socks for your feet on those chilly nights when you can’t sleep because of your feet are cold!

 

Seven tips to strong healthy nails

1.    To keep your nails hydrated, rub a small amount of petroleum jelly into your cuticle and the skin surrounding them every evening before you go to bed or whenever your nails feel dry. Keep a jar in your purse, desk drawer and car — anywhere you might need it. Not a fan of petroleum jelly? Substitute with castor oil. It’s thick and contains vitamin E, which is great for your cuticles. Or head to your kitchen cupboard and grab the olive oil.

2.    Dry  your hands after doing the dishes, taking a bath/shower, and others. Dry your toes thoroughly after swimming or showering. Leaving them damp increases your risk of fungal infection.

3.    Stretch out the beauty of a manicure by applying a fresh top coat every day, says Susie Galvez, owner of Face Works Day Spa in Richmond, Virginia, and author of Hello Beautiful: 365 Ways to Be Even More Beautiful.

4.    Add a glass of milk and a hard-boiled egg to your daily diet. Rich in zinc, they’ll do wonders for your nails, especially if your nails are spotted with white, a sign of low zinc intake.

5.    File your nails correctly. To keep your nails at their strongest, avoid filing in a back-and-forth motion — only go in one direction. And never file just after you’ve gotten out of a shower or bath — wet nails break more easily.

6.    Massage your nails to keep them extra strong and shiny.

7.    Polish your nails, even if it’s just with a clear coat, for protection. If you prefer colour, use a base coat, two thin coats of colour and a top coat. Colour should last at least seven days and should be removed after 10 days. —www.rd.com