With summer comes our favorite womens clothing - a little lighter, a little brighter, and a lot less of it (I can almost hear the men rejoicing in the background).  Well we like to be comfortable, so what’s wrong with a little comfort and sexy at the same time?  Nothing!  Regardless of your body type, great skin always makes for more sexy, so here are some tips for keeping it nice and clean:

1. Shower at night, before bedtime.  Why is better than showering in the morning?  Firstly, it keeps your bedsheets clean.  Just think about your skin rubbing on dirty sheets all night - that’s a quick and sure way to clog some pores!  Showering at night keeps your sheets cleaner for longer too, so it reduces your laundry load.  Secondly, it helps to prevent dry skin.  If you shower in the morning, the protective oils are all washed away and your skin is more likely to crack and flake as your face begins making expressions.  If you shower at night, your face skin is relaxed for several hours before any stretching takes place again.  By the time you wake up, facial oils are back and ready to take on any smile and laughter that you give it.
2. In the shower, use a washcloth with soap to gently rub it over your face - don’t scrub hard or you could cause more damage.  To do your body, use a scrubby towel because it makes it easier to give your entire back a scrub.
3. Keep your hands off of your face!  Hands are very dirty, and every time you touch your face they are transferring that dirty to hungry, acne-producing pores.  If you feel the need to touch your face, go wash your hands with soap and water first.
4. Pimples: pop ‘em if they’re small, leave ‘em if they’re large and infected.  If they’re infected, squeezing them will most likely only delay the healing process.
5. Use sunscreen!  Anytime you are going to be outside and the sun is up (yes, even if is is overcast), be sure to apply sunscreen.  Choose healthy skin over overly-tanned and sunburned skin that can lead to melanoma.  Get the kind of sunscreen that says it is safe for facial application.

New Orleans is one of the best places to visit on your journey to find exotic and creative women’s clothing.  From the long-haired boas, to the voo doo gothic look, to the dazzling beads, to no clothes at all (depending  on what part of town you’re in and what time!), a stroll down Bourbon Street will fill your senses with something you can’t experience anywhere else.  As with all of the art you see in New Orleans, when it comes to clothing, the locals encourage creativity with no bounds.  Make sure you put this one on your “to visit” list… and dig up those old clothes that you thought you couldn’t wear anywhere, because in on Bourbon Street, they’ll be a hit!

Today I did something that I hope more people will do as a result of reading this post: cut up my unused credit cards and closed the accounts.  Had I paid cash up front for everything I put on these cards in the first place, I could’ve bought an entire new wardrobe by now with the money I’ve spent on interest!  Sorry Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and Chase, I no longer work for you!  Now I can use that extra money to save, and only buy the clothing and other products that I really need.  Recycling old clothing by donating to your local shelter is a great way to help others out, please do so whenever possible.  Yippee!

I realize I’ve taken a hiatus from my keen interest in women’s clothing, but I’m back!  I will be conducting some more research and sharing it with you soon.  Women’s clothing is a world so interesting it will not be permitted to be left alone :)  Stay tuned…

Thanks to everyone for all of your support in ‘08!  I’m thinking I should do an overall website redesign this year to make a great improvement for all of us women’s clothing shoppers out there!!!