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5 Things To Do For Mother’s Day?

Dexie Wharton — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:36:33 +0000

Did you notice how I said, “5 Things to do for Mother’s Day?” instead of “5 Things To Buy for Mother’s Day?”. I for one am not interested in material things on special occasions like Mother’s Day. Sure getting a shiny ring, necklace, or bracelet is nice. I’m not going to be a hypocrite here. However, special gifts where it doesn’t involve charging a credit card or spending cash are so much better in my opinion.

Here are 5 Things To Do For Mother’s Day that doesn’t involve too much money that I hope you’d consider doing for the Mother of your children/child.

5 Things To Do On Mother's Day

Cook Her Breakfast — and try not to burn the kitchen down. Eggs, bacon, ‘Taters, and if you want to go all out, pancakes too. Make sure you and the kids clean up all the mess too.

Homemade Cards — gather up the kids a few days before Mother’s Day and spend some time doing crafty stuff for Mommy. You can buy materials from the Dollar Stores so everything should be affordable.

Watch DVDs — suck it up and rent her favorite tear-jerker or chick flicks. For one day, join her in the couch to watch a romantic-comedy movie starring Matthew McConaughey, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, or Owen Wilson. Their movies are actually good if you ignore the fact that your wife is drooling over them, respectively. No disrespect towards you and your marriage of course. She just appreciates good looking Men and YOU are on top of her list since she married you after all.

Write Her A Song or Poem — this is always a hit. If you know how to play a guitar, then by all means go for it. A nice poem stating how much you love her and how much you appreciate everything she does to be the best Mom she can be would melt her heart out. Involve the kids if you want to as well. This would probably work on any special occasions.

Pamper Her — you can do this without having to send her to a spa. With how the economy is, I’m sure she’ll understand if her pampering is done at home. Prepare her bath, then hand her a glass of wine and whatever book she is currently reading. Make sure to tell the kids not to disturb Mom in her time alone time. A peaceful bath without anyone knocking on the door asking for something is ALWAYS appreciated. Afterwards, give her a back and foot massages. Hey, you might as well

If you get something in return at the end of the day for making the day special then Congratulations, that’s what we call a cherry on top. But I’m sure that’s not really what you’re after. I’m just saying,

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Scott Sternberg’s Rules Of Style

Dexie Wharton — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:49:59 +0000

Scott Sternberg, the designer behind the brand Band Of Outsiders shared his 10 Rules Of Style with DETAILS magazine. Here are a few ones that I agree on or found very interesting:

2. Talking about what brand you’re wearing is gay in the bad way. Just keep quiet and play dumb if someone asks. Talking about what a great deal you got on the aforementioned item is worse. If you must, tell your mom, because she has sale empathy and will take your victory as her own. It’s sick.

This would only work if you’re a woman and having a shopping and fashion conversation with your girlfriends. It’s a totally different story with Men.

4. Cigarettes are a vile, dirty habit. Joints, on the other hand, are perfectly acceptable.

Wow, really? My question is more on the joints statement by the way.

8. It’s just not cool to fart on a plane, even if everyone’s ears are plugged from the altitude and they can’t hear where it came from. Heed my warning: Airplane-fart karma is a bitch, and you will find yourself at the receiving end on a sleepless transcontinental red-eye soon enough.

Now that’s what I call a RULE . To read all of Scott Sternberg’s 10 Rules Of Style, visit Details.com.

(Image : DETAILS)

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Some Golf Fashion Tips From These Celebs

Dexie Wharton — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:40:45 +0000

It’s golf season right? Before you wave goodbye to your wife and drive to your favorite golf stop with your buddies, make sure you have all the golf essentials. And I’m not talking about your golf set. It’s more of a golf fashion . Yah know, the golf polo shirts, the shorts/pants, golf shoes, of course, the ones that will protect your eyes and skin from the Summer heat. Sunscreen, hats and glasses. If you’re going to go golfing, hit it right, protect yourself from the sun AND, look cool as well . Just to show you examples, here are some celebrities hitting the golf course wearing their golf fashion at the Deal or No Deal Celebrity Golf Classics..

Chris Judd

More celebrity golfers after the fold….

Kevin Sorbo

Patrick Warburton

I hope these few celebrity golfers gave you some ideas when it comes to looking good and protecting yourself from the sun the next time you go out golfing.

*Images Used W/ Permission / Newscom.

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Ever Wondered What’s Inside A Woman’s Purse?

Dexie Wharton — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:06:13 +0000

I bet you at one point you’ve asked yourself “what is in my wife/gf’s purse“?. Women these days love to carry those oversize bags. Like their life is over if they can’t fit in another 2 tubes of lipgloss to add to the other 3 tubes they’ve already got. Guilty as charged..LOL. To give you an idea of what some Women stuff inside in their purses, check mine out.

*Image © Dexie J Wharton / Style It Less. *click for a complete breakdown*

And check out the other ladies’ bags here at Beauty & Style Channel. Don’t worry, there’s 1 man purse included on the list .

Now here’s the kicker, I dare you to ask(again) your wife /girlfriend, “what the heck is in your purse?”. Coz I know you’ve been wondering for a long long time now.

Since you’ve asked her and I(we) showed you the contents of our purses, ti’s just fair that I ask YOU, “what in your man purse?”, No?

PS: My husband just saw the picture above, “what a mess” is all he said. LOL.

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10 Rules Of Style According To Hermes’ Varonique Nichania

Dexie Wharton — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:44:33 +0000

On the May issue of DETAILS, you’ll find Hermes Menswear Designer, Varonique Nichanian opining on the 10 Rules of Style. Here’s a few of them :

2. Style is a question of charm, not nationality. It’s not true that French men have more allure or style than American men. It’s just that they dress with more personality. They don’t follow dress codes, and sometimes they mix things in a way they shouldn’t. Like how Serge Gainsbourg dressed, with his reptile shoes with jeans and blazer and white shirt—that’s charm.

4. In relationships, you must show proof of love and do something passionate. I once had a boyfriend fly from New York to Paris just to have dinner with me. It was very smart. (*With airfare costs these days, you might want find other alternatives )

6. You should have one watch for the weekend, one for the week, one for suits, one for sport. I love watches. Watches are for men what perfume is for women. They are very personal, and you can wear them according to your mood. (*Ehhhh, I’d suggest sunglasses instead, heh. )

8. Men make a mistake when they follow fashion instead of their own personality or their own body. When they dress in a very slim shape even if they don’t have the right body, it’s all wrong. It’s awful. With my husband, I tell him, ‘Stay yourself and I’ll take care of you.’ He’s the most spoiled man in Paris. (*Amen, Amen, Amen. I’m happy to say my husband knows his stuff with my help of course . )

To read the rest of 10 Rules Of Style, please visit DETAILS and let me know what you think of them.

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Congratulations To Matt Damon and Wife

Dexie Wharton — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:12:53 +0000

Matt Damon and wife Luciana are expecting their second child together, 3rd child in the family. Matt’s rep confirmed the news to People magazine. Matt and Luciana attended the Empire Film Awards in London where Luciana happens to be sporting a baby bump. Well, nothing confirms a Hollywood pregnancy better than a baby bump, right? That seems to be the trend these days in the Celeb world. Keep the tabloids from guessing and pissed off for not confirming exclusively. Just show off with the bump. Hell freaking Yeah. I love it . Anyhooooo, Congrats again to the Damon Family. The Affleck Family has a lot of catching up to do .

PS : Love the unbutton no-tie look Matt. Fatherhood definitely agrees with you.

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Douchebag Of The Week : Bret Michaels

Dexie Wharton — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:59:33 +0000

Sorry but I could not resist after seeing this picture of Bret Michaels. I hate to admit it but my husband and I shamelessly watched the 1st season of Bret Michaels’s Rock Of Love. He found the girl, but in the end, the girl decided to dump his ass… LOL. Thank goodness. Made me respect her even more. What was her name again? Roberta, please help me Anyhooo, because of that, VH1 decided to have a second round for Bret to find “his true love”. Of course, if you don’t succeed on finding the skankiest girl the first time, by all means, get a second chance. And when I say skanky, I mean really skanky the second time around. We’ve caught a few episodes when it started and my golly the Women are skanky. And then there’s Bret saying, “I really believe I’ll find my true love this time around”. Puhlleaazeee. Hey washed-up rocker in his 40’s, I hate to burst your bubbles but you can’t find her among the 5 women gyrating on a stripper pole while they try to balance everything that’s fake on their body and crying over how much they luuurrrvveee you at the confessional room. At least on the first season, there were actually a few decent women in the bunch. Including the one you eventually picked who like I said dumped your ass after she saw the show…hehehe.

But then again, that’s probably why you’re still “looking”. Hence, you get the honor of our Douchebag of the Week.

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Matthew McConaughey and His 7 Rules For A Stress-Free Life

Dexie Wharton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:46:06 +0000

Matthew McConaughey is the cover of Men’s Health March issue. He’s wearing a shirt, to answer your question . In the magazine, there’s 4-page spread of him channeling Frank Sinatra. I wish I could scan them for you but I can’t. Copyright Issues. Anyhoo, if you’ve watched Matthew for years, he’s always flashing his smile. He’s always got a sunny disposition in life. Well, here’s your chance to learn how he does it. The PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive and Daddy-to-Be shares his 7 Rules For Stress-Free Life…

See Eye To Eye With Your Job
Learn The Sneaky Work-Out
Customize Your To-Do-List
Adopt a simple philosophy and live by it
Insulate Yourself From Natural disasters(that you cause yourself)
Know What You Don’t Know
Never forget to schedule the pleasure, too

Sounds pretty self-explanatory to me. But if you want to read Matthew’s explanations, check out Men’s Health or buy the magazine. It’s a good issue this month coz it’s a double issue. On the back side is Chris Brown and what you might want to learn for Spring 2008. Fashion wise

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