New Year's Resolutions and Gentle Reminders for Readers
A reflective New Year column urges readers to mend ties, forgive, and be kind. It emphasizes calling forgotten friends, dropping grudges, paying debts, and offering support to others. It advises self care, optimism, gratitude, and living with integrity while embracing humanity and nature.
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Polar fleece goes from outdoors to everyday wear
Fleece, once the province of serious outdoor athletes, now warms babies and octogenarians and appears in homes and supermarkets. mass market retailers sell vests jackets and more under 40 dollars while socks and slippers stay under 10. designers like Donna Karan Intimates show robes tops leggings and unitards priced from 75 to 300.
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Fleece Fashion Goes Soft With Recycled Plastic Fibers
Retailers like Gap and Guess offer button fronts jackets and shirts priced from 30 dollars to over 100. Fleece fabrics gain warmth using fibers spun from cleaned recycled soda bottles. Malden Mills adds insulating or wicking materials to fleece fibers for enhanced performance.
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Dress for success in the board room
The Orlando Sentinel reports John T. Molloy advises women aiming for top roles to refine business dress. He warns casual or fashion-driven attire undermines authority in male dominated offices and suggests cross shopping to raise taste quickly.
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Versatile jumpsuit ideas for cruise nights and sewing tips
Bear Eunice Farmer discusses a cruise ready two-in-one jumpsuit using Very Easy Very Vogue 9499, size 8-18, with long sleeves for cool nights. Norma B asks about Ultrasuede washability. Eunice confirms one genuine Ultrasuede made in Japan and notes store fabrics may vary due to interfacings. Shirley M and Marlene Schneider share faux fur jacket tips and a sewing tip contest winner. Eunice invites tips via Box 31729.
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Clinique City Base Compact Foundation SPF 15 reviewed
Paula Begoun notes Clinique City Base Compact Foundation SPF 15 a cream to powder formula with titanium dioxide sunscreen. Best for very dry or flaky skin while combination to oily skin may find it comfortable. ten colors range from light to dark but may leave a whitish cast on deeper tones due to titanium dioxide.
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New Complexion Makeup SPF 15 Debuts vs City Base
Cosmetic reviewers compare Revlon New Complexion One Step Makeup with Clinique City Base Compact Foundation noting similar cream to powder texture and broad color range. Revlon SPF 15 faces stiffer competition from SPF 4 version, while Color Stay Concealer earns praise for non creasing neutral shades and under eye coverage. Paula Begoun cited for cosmetics guidance.
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Basic Black etiquette for African Americans book aid
Questioning reader seeks a gift focused on etiquette for Black Americans and is guided to Basic Black Home Training for Modern Times by Karen Grigsby Bates and Karen Elyse Hudson. The review highlights topics from wedding invites to handling police encounters and workplace race, noting authors’ Los Angeles base and Bates as Los Angeles Times contributor.
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