Nicole Kidman - The Plastic Surgery Doll

Celebrities are one way or another obliged to look good as generally people expect them to be always stunning, nice-looking, pleasing and well dressed. They always try to evade aging in all possible means to keep a youthful and flawless image and presence. Though there are smart celebrities who know well how to use plastic surgery to their advantage creating a perfect complement of glamour and enhance physical features. The best illustration of this is Nicole Kidman plastic surgery.

She has truly perfected the craft of blending well plastic surgeries to boost her endow natural beauty, porcelain skin and physical attributes. At the age of forty, she looks ten years younger than her actual age. During the last film festival, she emerged so stunning that the journalists started to label her as a living doll. There are no traces of a forty year old – absence of wrinkles in her forehead, crow’s feet around her eyes, sagging skin and other signs of old age. It seems she has taken a bath in the fountain of youth that she simply surfaced with a youthful presence.
Of course, the genes play a vital factor to her looks. More so the diet, exercise regimen and lifestyle. However these factors can only serve at best to certain extent but not a total deviation of the process of aging. This is why celebrities seek for the aid of plastic surgery to try preserving their youthful look.
The most noted plastic surgery product of Nicole Kidman is her reshaped nose. It resulted to a defined shape as its tip is retracted and shorten with smaller nostrils. In addition to that, Nicole also embraces the Botox injection to keep her flawless skin. The fact that she has been shunning away from the sun as early as in her teenage years, it also contributed to the quality of her skin. The Botox approach has somehow an effective process as it indeed delays her aging and keeps youthful skin. It is very evident with a winkle free face.
However it was commented that her excessive use of the Botox substance has resulted to a sinister facial expression. This is one of the known side effects of constant injection of Botox. It leaves you a sharpen eyebrow arch referred as Botox brow that leaves her an angry facial expression. Her Botox treatment has been fired with comments as experts assume that she is taking the Botox injection only two to three weeks prior to any event she will be attending. Ideally, it is recommended to have a Botox treatment at least two to three months prior to wane the apparent effect of Botox.
Another noticeable feature of Nicole Kidman is the barely discernible sagging skin around her jaw line and neck. The tautness of neck and the surrounding area is believed to be the product of non-surgical facial procedures such as laser skin resurfacing, thermage and other methods.
Nicole Kidman underwent the process of breast augmentation also. The lean and towering plastic surgery doll used to be flat chested but in the past appearances in the media, she appears to be bustier.

Four C's of Diamond Characteristics

The diamond is, without doubt, the most well liked and valued of all precious stones the world over. While diamonds are often worn to extreme by many celebrities and members of royalty, diamonds are also accessible and prized by the average consumer.
The word diamond is derived from the Greek word "adamas", meaning unconquerable, and the toughness and beauty of the stone has been appreciated and admired since ancient times.
It is said that the Romans believed diamonds to be stars falling through the sky from the tip of the God of Love, Eros's bow, ensuring that everyone who wore diamonds would not only be filled with love but would radiate joy and happiness to all around them. Whether or not this is actually true, diamonds do seem to have an energy form and for this reason there are things you should pay special attention to when purchasing diamonds.
The Four C's of diamonds are Carat, Clarity, Color and Cut and when taking these four aspects into consideration it helps us to discover the real value of the diamond we are about to buy. Although this is a simple system used by trained professional jewelers, it is still very easily applied, even without any specific training.
The Carat
The carat is the unit used to measure the weight of the diamond with one carat weighing 200 milligrams, in other words one fifth of a gram and each carat is then divided further into one hundred points. When the majority of consumers are looking to buy a diamond this is the first thing to catch their attention.

The larger the stone, the more carats it will weigh and it will carry a price tag accordingly. Nonetheless, you would be mistaken for thinking the bigger the better as this is not necessarily the case. You need to find a diamond with an equal balance of the other three C's as well as being a good weight.
The Clarity
The word clarity takes into account the number and level of imperfections within the stone. The clarity rating of a diamond is influenced by any internal characteristics, known as inclusions and surface flaws or blemishes. Although most of these only affect the visual aspect of the diamond, some such imperfections can have an impact on the structural integrity of the stone.
Diamonds which are totally flawless are very rare, but the higher the clarity the more the diamond will cost you. Commencing with FL for Flawless, there are eleven grades of clarity for diamonds which go down in perfection to the lowest levels at I1, I2, and I3, I standing for Included. The range in the middle which is referred to as VVS1, VVS2, (very very slightly included) and VS1, VS2 (very slightly included) are the most popular choice for the majority of diamond purchasers with the grades of flaws only being visible to someone trained in gemology.
The Color
You would be forgiven for thinking, as most people do, that all diamonds are either white or colorless. In general most diamonds have a slight tone of blue, pink or yellow. The ones with blue or pink hues are likely to be of more value than the yellow ones.
The color of the diamond is graded in quite a complex manner ranging from D at the top end of the scale to Z at the bottom. D through to F are the rarest and naturally the most expensive colorless diamonds. G to I are almost colorless and represent great value for money. Any stone graded above K, as long as it has great cut and clarity can still look stunning. K through to M stones are a faint yellow shade, with N to R a slightly lighter shade of yellow than S to Z.
The Cut
This is the property of the diamond considered by the jeweler to be the most important. The way the diamond is made or cut will determine how well the light is reflected within the stone. This is the reason why professionals endeavor to ensure the diamond is cut as precisely as geometrically possible so that more light is reflected. The brilliance of the diamond is lost if the cut is not deep enough because the light will escape from the sides of the stone. On the other hand, if the cut is too deep the light is lost through the bottom of the stone resulting with the diamond looking either dull or dark.
A bright shining diamond, with a symmetrical appearance is a sure indication that the cut is of high quality.

Great Fragrances

The history of perfume provides that the ancient Greeks deemed the making of perfume an art. So before going out to the perfume shop to purchase, remember the Greeks beliefs as well as my own, and that is that finding great fragrances takes an open mind and a keen sense of smell.
The purposes of the art have been thought to be didactic, cathartic, distracting, profane, sanctifying and elevating. Like all arts, perfume should engage our attention to a most satisfactory end – first creating expectation and then satisfying it in a way much different and better than for which we hoped.

Establishing scents is most difficult; some say it is magic. Some also say it is science, but most agree it is art. Often a mixture of two items, say one flower fragrance and one fruit, will for a time smell as the flower, then the fruit and then inexplicably, a third presence will evolve and ultimately be the desired scent. This is what I would refer to as a designer perfume fragrance.
The next great fragrance cannot be predicted. One might think making scents is easy; however, three things must be in place to make the happy medley happen. Someone must be daring enough to conceive of new ideas; someone must be able to notice the one good idea among the mediocre ones; and someone must have the skill to carry the idea to fruition. Years of training are needed to become a perfumer; and even then, a perfumer must be surrounded by those who can recognize a good thing when they smell it.
Among perfumes there are those considered exquisitely beautiful, and there are those that will appeal more than others. Some will leave you entirely cold, even wishing you will never hear from them again.
There are those perfumes that smell great in the first few minutes then fade rapidly. Some seem to attack with the thrust of a knife. Others are entirely boring. Some are uncomfortably sweet and some fall apart after a short time, and some are not worth much at all.
The rare scents and those that are the most marketable are the ones with something interesting and new to say to you each time you wear them.
When you finally find a scent you love, buy it. One of the true benefits of perfume is that it is an affordable luxury. You may find a brand fragrance scent best suited for you in a pharmacy or at a luxury boutique.
There are various guidelines for selecting a fragrance. For instance, if you are attending a concert or movie, either wear something soft or no fragrance at all. Always be cognizant of those around you. For dining out, wear something that compliments food or, once again, nothing at all.
A fragrance worn to a party is another matter entirely. Depending on the décor, the scent may be flirty and fruity. The workplace requires another strategy. It depends on your type of work and persona you want to project – a classic, oriental or combination of the two may be appropriate.
Remember, keep an open mind. Perfume adds that mischief and surprise that are needed to keep life fresh.

Balinese Jewelry Traditons

If you enjoy beautiful and intricate designs in silver jewelry you are likely to already be familiar with the famous jewelers of the island of Bali. The Indonesian culture has long been revered for their ability to work with silver to create unique and beautiful pieces of jewelry that have both traditional Asian and Indian influences but are also on the forefront of creating new jewelry trends. Interestingly enough gold jewelry was originally the biggest export of the country, but this has changed over the last 20 years to reflect the increasing demand for high quality silver jewelry.


The history of silver work within the area begins in the Bronze Age with the local artisans trained in working silver and other metals by jewelers from China and Southeast Asia. Since both gold and silver were and are mined in Indonesia, the artisans had lots of raw materials to work with both in the form of the two metals but also in pearls, gems and jewels as well as other naturally occurring items such as bone, shell and beautiful polished rock. In fact by the end of the 1300s Bali was the central area for silver work and jewelry making in Indonesia and was a true hotspot of trading activity in the East.

The main area of silver work is the town of Celuk, which is located on the southern part of the island. There are other artisans spread out over the island, however the major concentration is in the area of Celuk. The skills and training has always been passed down through families on the island with great pride in the quality, uniqueness and beauty of the pieces produced by the family. Some of these families can trace their lineage and their craft back to the first silversmiths in the area, even though local legend indicates that the skill of working silver was actually taught to the families by the gods. There are different patterns and designs used by some of the silversmith families and those that are very familiar with the silver jewelry produced in Bali can identify which artisans created different pieces just by the style and patterns used.

One of the most common methods used to produce the distinct jewelry from the island is know as granulation. A solid natural silver piece is decorated using small granules of silver to form the pattern. This takes a tremendous amount of precision to work with these tiny spheres to place and fix them in the pattern. Since the silver is left natural and not plated or treated, the background between the spheres becomes black, providing a sharp relief to the pattern and really making it pop from the base. Often, especially in the more modern pieces, gems and other metals are used in the design and may play more of a center role in the pattern than would have been found on very early traditional Balinese jewelry.

Another form of decoration used in Bali is actually more from the area of Java, but is still widely used in Bali. This style produces very fine and intricate filigree patterns that are attached to polished silver, resulting in amazingly detailed pieces. Jewels and other metals can also be used in this style, as can a combination of granulation and filigree work. Recently a style of silver jewelry that looks like woven or basket weave patterns on necklaces, bracelets and even earrings has become popular in the exported silver items from the island.