Archive for June, 2007

June 8th 2007

Choosing The Best Lingerie Colors

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Women’s lingerie is an important part of every woman’s wardrobe. Since it is an intimate piece of clothing, the design and manufacture of women’s lingerie is done with lots of care and designing. Sometimes so much thought and care is put in women’s lingerie that it proves to be difficult to make the right choice on the women’s lingerie.

Found the perfect panty set to go with a crazy night out? Found

the perfect place to wear your new cabaret inspired corset? Got it all planned and ready to be launched in action? Well, you will most definitely drive him wild with all of this. But is a simple thing you must think about before getting to business! Surprisingly or not, it is the color of the lingerie I am talking about!

The perfect color for your lingerie must go with the color of your hair, eyes and skin, either contrasting or accentuating it. Given that you keep these things in mind, you will most surely look beautifully.

The color of your eyes can be the determining factor in deciding on lingerie color. In general, women with blue eyes can choose a shade of blue from the most light to the most dark. Women with green eyes can use anything that is green. But also some reds, or floral prints that have mixtures of reds and greens can be very pleasing on a green eyed lady.The color black has always been associated with style, sophistication, and sex appeal. Black color is very captivating and black lingerie can simply make anybody look stunning and glorious. It has been observed that a large number of fair women prefer to own black lingerie as it complements their lighter skin.
People with hazel eyes are lucky; they can use all earth tones, greens, and blues. When you are choosing your lingerie, the main goal you should have is emphasizing your eyes.

Depending on whether you are a blonde, a redhead or a brunette, there are several colors you must consider. Redheads should go with colors that have a bit of spark to them, like red, vibrant blues and lively greens. Blondes, on the other hand, will be best complemented by soft, light colors, like the pastels. These work with and do not drown out their natural hair color. If you go too dark, you can even draw attention away from your face, which will make you less sexy. For brunettes, stronger colors work better. Earth tones and vibrant prints can make a dark haired woman beautiful.

Remember, you are trying to make your attributes more obvious, not hide them! Always keep in mind the fact that it is that special something about you that makes you sexy, not the lingerie. Choosing the best lingerie is all about showing your inner sexiness!

Now, let us move on to another very important element involved in the choice of color. It is of course, the skin tone. Women having a mid range skin color can choose stronger colors , while for women who have dark skin there is a wide selection of options available to them.

So, by following these simple tips, you will always manage to drive your love interest crazy!

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June 5th 2007

Good Things To Know About Corsets

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By: Dalvin Rumsey

Corsets have always been a part in the life of women. The corsets were an expression of their beauty and of their feminine personality. At the same time, women wear corsets in order to take care of their physiological or physical needs, as beauty is a crucial attribute to most women. The single problem is that no one really speaks about how to properly fit the corsets women wear. Here are some helpful tips that will probably help you choose the best corset for each and every one of you.

It is a commonly known fact that you can never buy a perfectly fitting corset before trying it on. The chosen corset must provide a woman with comfort and support, and that for the entire day! This cannot be possible if the corset does not fit her personality. You must always keep in mind the fact that a corset must not serve the goal of constriction. Nature intended the organs of the abdominal cavity to move about, and a correctly fitted corset will allow the same freedom. The main purpose of corsets is to support the efforts of weak muscles in this cause. The introduction of elastic into corsets over the past few decades has made it possible for corsets not only to help the muscles by holding them firmly, but also permit their movement at the same time. The corset should never be completely rigid. Or at least not completely rigid, as they must allow the breathing and moving.

In order to establish a sizing of the corsets they make, different companies have adopted some different classifications of figure types. So, figures are shaped in one of three ways. They can be full at the bust and small at the hips or they are small in the bust and big at the hips. They can also be average or normal, which means not disproportionately wide in any one place.

Based on this classification, there are three main types of corsets. The normal or average type includes the figures with a difference in measurement between waist and hip of about 10 inches. The hip heavy type increases the difference up to about 15 inches, and the top heavy type reduces it down to about 6 inches.

So, there is wide variety of corsets available for almost any body type. Any woman can find the perfect fitting corset that will make her look and feel great.

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June 3rd 2007

How Sexy Lingerie Works – Going Undercover

How does sexy lingerie work? Well, maybe you need to talk to the man who’s looking at it for that answer. After all, he’s the one it’s designed for, isn’t it? The answer to that question is – well, yes…and no. Throughout the ages, lingerie has been designed to make women look sexy. Of course, it has practical value, too. So let’s look at both sides and see what we come up with.
The goal of the lingerie industry

The lingerie industry is a massive industry these days. Its original goal was to create underwear that looks sexy, while still remaining practical. For years, they couldn’t seem to put the two together. For the most part, lingerie accentuated the parts of the woman’s body that it was intended to accentuate. However, it was also extremely painful. In fact, it was downright dangerous. Women had to go through torturous trussing of their tightly-laced torsos to make themselves look sexy. So they had control, but no comfort.

You see, the lingerie industry wasn’t really an industry per se in those days. But then, they didn’t really achieve their goal, either. They only got halfway. But they were dictated to by the fashion “experts”. And if they wanted to make money, they had to create what women wanted. So that’s what they did.

How things have changed for the lingerie industry today. They’ve come a long way since whale-boned corsets. The lingerie they make today is definitely sexy, and it’s definitely comfortable. And it’s definitely successful. Check out these figures (pun intended!).

In 2003, according to the NPD Group, a marketing information company, Americans spent $4.4 billion on bras. The NPD Group also found that lingerie sales in general were up 5% in 2003, which is quite surprising, seeing as how the overall clothing industry was down 4%. But women are feeling more freedom and expressing themselves accordingly.
Lingerie is showing up everywhere

Sexy lingerie can be seen all over the place, at small specialty shops, at large department stores, in mail-order catalogs, online – there’s no shortage of choices when it comes to sexy underwear. You can buy sexy bras, sexy panties, sexy nylon stockings – whole outfits exuding an “I’m beautiful and attractive” call from the wearer.

And through all this, the lingerie industry continues to give people what they want – no matter what it is. There are three kinds of lingerie, catering to different markets. They are:

* Sensible lingerie: This kind is more practical than sexy, and is bought for exactly that purpose. Women who buy this kind aren’t necessarily not sexy – they just believe that there’s a time and a place for everything, and when they wear sensible lingerie, you can be sure that it isn’t the time or the place.

* Sexy lingerie: This kind is worn by women who want the practicality of everyday underwear, but also like the idea that they’re wearing something sexy that nobody else knows about. It gives them a sense that they have a sexy side waiting to emerge, even though they have to act practical throughout the day. For many women, it’s a great confidence-builder.

* Naughty lingerie: The last kind of lingerie is to be worn on special occasions only. Unless, of course, you’re an exotic dancer, in which case you wear it at work every day. Naughty lingerie is usually reserved for those special occasions with a loved one, where you want to step outside the boundaries for one night, and just let go and have some harmless fun.

Another popular place for lingerie is at a wedding shower. It’s so much fun to present the bride-to-be with some sexy bridal lingerie, and watch her face go red with embarrassment. Not to mention her mother’s look of shock.

But no matter where they buy it, or what they buy it for, sexy lingerie is definitely a big marketplace. And speaking of big, there’s a market for plus size sexy lingerie, too. Just because a woman might be a little bigger than other women, that doesn’t mean that she’s any less beautiful when she wears sexy lingerie. She can put on a plus size bra, or any other plus size lingerie, and her man will come a-runnin’.
Lingerie around the world

The lingerie business is exploding all over the world. There are new lines constantly being created in Europe, as well as some very hot items from the “hot” capital of the world, Brazil. But as hot and sexy as this lingerie is, it’s also practical. Again, the industry achieves it’s goal.

It’s no surprise that Paris, France, the place of romance, is also the lingerie capital of the world. It’s interesting to note that 88% of French women buy lingerie as a treat, while 87% buy it as a necessary part of their wardrobe. It’s obvious that, again, the lingerie industry has achieved it’s goal of dual-purpose underwear.

And here’s another sign of France being a leader in the lingerie industry. Galeries Lafayette, a department store in Paris, has just added an 8500 square foot lingerie section in its main store. It sports 80 different brands of sexy underwear. Women can buy sexy nylon stockings, panty hose, bikini thongs, sexy panties, sexy bras – the list goes on and on. This department not only has a fascinating array of sexy lingerie, it also has a nail bar and a Chanel beauty center. It even has two male sales associates to help the red-faced man shopping for something hot for his sweetheart.
Lingerie – the anywhere underwear

Sexy lingerie is everywhere these days. In a way, it’s getting harder to find because it’s getting so small! Lingerie has come a long way, but it goes such a short way. Just look at thong underwear for example. And it doesn’t stop there. How about thong swimwear? The daring have taken to the beaches.

Lingerie is quite a general term. It could mean just plain jockey underwear. And that doesn’t mean men’s underwear – jockey makes women’s underwear, too. Everybody’s getting in on the act. And why not? The act is obviously part of a very successful play – a play that’s running not just on Broadway, but all over the world. And the audience is crying “Encore! Encore!”

So that’s it in brief! Lingerie – underwear that’s comfortable and practical – and very sexy!
About The Author

Gareth Marples is a successful freelance writer providing valuable tips and advice for consumers purchasing plus size lingerie, bras and panties, sexy thong panties and thong bikinis. His numerous articles offer moneysaving tips and valuable insight on typically confusing topics.

This article on the “How Sexy Lingerie Works” reprinted with permission. – www.howitworks.net

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