How many New Year resolutions have you already broken? Vogue suggests a number of ways to stick to them, one of which is knowing what you cannot drop and planning the rest accordingly. “Seek to understand what your non-negotiables are. That could be a Sunday roast with the family, weekly after-work cocktails, or a Friday night takeout,” it says.
“Then look at how much time you can realistically commit to purposeful exercise and when that may be. For example, if you have a tendency to be pulled into last-minute late meetings, don’t schedule a workout for 6pm. Once your non-negotiables are in place, plan around them — your workout regimen should be complementary to how you live your life, rather than the other way around, otherwise you won’t stick to it.”
3D curls to rule
If the bob will rule the world as haircut, the natural style that is going to dominate is 3D curls. This is about working with your curls in the most unfussy ways to give it the most texture and body — a multi-dimensional look.
3D curls are in keeping with hair trends of late: as natural and minimalist as possible.
You banish frizz and pop your curls.
Experts advice a simple way of achieving the look in a few steps: apply a strong-hold gel, leave it on till hair is 100% dry, gently massage the hair without running your fingers through them or brushing them. At the end you can apply a shiny spray.
That’s it.
Right or X?
Another misogynistic fashion term. X Line, the word for the female silhouette that imitates the shape of the letter “X” — broad shoulders, near-zero waist and hips widening into a skirt repeating the width of the shoulders — was invented by none other
than Christian Dior in 1947 as the “New Look”. In clothes this translated into jackets with rounded shoulders, slim waist and full skirt. The look caught on and stayed.
Or perhaps Dior was just reinventing the hourglass figure. Anyway, women’s waists were compressed further and belts helped. We don’t have the guts, literally, to look into the pathology of fashion always.
Related questions: Why isn’t the V-shape, desired of male torsos, as painful? Or as someone asks, what if I am an O-shaped woman and happy?
