The Veil

     Before introducing in the world of the veil, we are going to discover the origin of the veil and why it has become an esential complement of many brides. The veil has also a relevant moment during the ceremony. When it is risen. The groom is the only person who can rise it. This is a beautiful moment when the couple look at their eyer each other and after say the expected sentence: “Yes, I do”

     Their origin comes from the past when people believed in evil spirits. They thought they could be around to ruin the wedding ceremony. The bride wore a veil to cover her face. In this way, evil spirits would not know who was the bride. Likewise, bridesmaid were made part of the ceremony to surround the bride, so evil spirits would be confused about who the actual bride was, and leave. Many couples today still honor these customs, but use the veil to hide the bride's face until it is first revealed to her groom. The bridesmaids are chosen to help the bride celebrate her happy day. This is also true for the ushers to celebrate with the groom.

     Although we are getting used to think the veil has always been white, this is not true. As we told in the review about the colour of the dress, where we discover that there are many colours according to the culture or the election of the bride. With the veil happens the same. In some cultures used the veil to transmitt messages. For example the yellow veil was a virginity proof, while blue in honour to the Virgin.

 And you?. Are you going to use this ornament?, white?, other colours?. Tell us.

Round Faces

    In the previous review, we were explaining another kind of face shape. And, this time is the turn to explain the round faces.

     First of all, I'd like to start explaining that is another kind of face. It does not imply to be overweight. Only, it's other face shape. In fact, you have to bear in mind that many classic round-faced women are super-skinny and still have non-angular features.

     If you have a  round face, the width of your face at your cheekbones is roughly the same distance as the length of your face. You likely have soft, non-angular features and chubby cheeks. You may think you have a more round face when you are overweight, but bear in mind that many classic round-faced women are super-skinny and still have non-angular features.

     A great option for round faces are long layers. Keep hair longer than the chin and ask for long layers cut into hair. And of course, you should avoid slick back styles without hair touching your face. Try to avoid width around the sides of your face, this will make a false optical effect, your face will look like to be wider than normal. Flat bangs will only shorten your face. Try tussled or side bangs

     Gentle waves also deflect the roundness of the face, so if you have natural wave in your hair (as most women do), allow your hair to do it. Scrunch hair as it dries so it retains some of its wave or help along the wave by wrapping hair around the barrel of a large curling iron for a loose curly hairstyle.

     If you have short neck and round face, the ideal thing is to brush the hair and to hold it up of the nape, to the half of the head. You can leave some free locks to give them movement. Also you will be benefited by the very soft waves, which are in use very much nowadays. Not to use the stripe to the way, put on the stripe to the side or do not do stripe to yourself. 

Our proposal could be this:

Love Is In The Air...♪♫♪

As it sounded in the song, love is in the air. And now is the moment for speaking about love. Many people go crazy with the Saint Valentine's day. Although from my humble point of view, this day is not a love party because love is like a plant, it takes time to grow but when you stop caring for it, it slowly dies. And Saint Valentine's Day is only a day. Moreover its origin was commercial. If we stop to think, what we do on Saint Valentine' s Day, is to give a present or detail our love, don't we? Therefore, we can only show our feeling this day. I prefer thinking that everyday of the year is Saint Valentine, like in the movie The Notebook, I still remember when i watched it, I couldn't stop crying. It's so beautiful!!

Anyway, the most important thing is to respect the ideals of everyone.You decide if  you want to celebrate your love this day or the rest of the year.

Finally, I want to take this opportunity for sharing the sweetest demonstration love which I have ever read.

“I worked as a teacher at a school and I taught several children”. One of them asked:
"Teacher, what is love?".
And I felt that the child deserved an answer as high as the question which had formulated For answering I had an idea and I proposed to bring something which considerated love from the playground.
When they come back, I asked them to show me what they have brought.
The first student said, "I have brought this flower,it is so cute,isn't it?
The second student said: "I have brought this butterfly, watch the colorful wings I will put in my collection."
The third student added: "I brought this pigeon that fell from its nest, it is beautiful, isn't it?
And so the boys, one by one, they placed what they had gathered from the playground.
After several explanation and objects,I noticed that one of the girls had brought nothing and had been in silent all the time, and I couldn't avoid to ask: Why haven't you brought something?
Haven't you found anything?".
The girl shyly replied: "Excuse me, teacher I saw a flower and smelt its parfum,and  I thought to pull up but I preferred to keep their scent longer. I saw the  and colourful butterfly  fluttering in the playground but it seemed so happy that I hadn't the courage to imprison, and I also saw the fallen pigeon, but when I climbed the tree, and I noticed the sad gaze of its mother, I decided to return to the nest. So, teacher,I have brought with me the parfum of the flower, the sense of freedom of the butterfly and the gratitude which I saw in the eyes of the mother bird. But my question is: How can I show her what I have brought? ".

The teacher thanked the student and gave her the highest mark, considering
that had been the only one able to perceive only what love can bring into our hearts.
So, remember: love is not take, pull up,capture, force, win or lose. "Love is love, is to
remember, is to enjoy and to dream, is to be free and to let others feel free. "

And last but not least I take advantage of this review to say:”I LOVE YOU”

Wedding Dress

 Source: Maggie Sottero RubyCollection

   When we think about a wedding, we try remembering the white wedding dress. But, do you know the origin? And why do we choose this colour?

   Although we bear in mind that brides always wear white dress. It is not true, because we have to take into account the different ages and the different cultures. We are going to revise the different changes in the history.

   In the Greece culture the brides wore yellow dress.

 Source: http://www.glamevents.gr

   A  lot of years ago, in Rome the brides got married with the same tunic, that they used the rest of the days but they added a purple veil ornamented with flowers.

   In germanic villages, the brides wore a long and black tunic with a red cape.

   In the Middle Ages, they wore red dresses with golden decoration, since they symbolozed their status and power. On the contrary, in the Reanissance the colour was not important at all, but it has to be embroidered with pearls, jewels and diamonds.

 Source: http://medievalweddingdresses.ideasforweddings.net

   The muslim brides wear black tunic as a purity signal, while chinese and indian brides wear red dresses.

   The wedding dress was white from the ceremony of Queen Victory of England in 1840. She wore a spectacular white dress, which set the trend in fashion until now.


   The meaning of the colours in wedding dress:

Souce:http://www.brides.com

The white colour: peace, purity, happiness and inocence.
The blue colour: Love will always be true.
The yellow colour: To sorry of your fellow. The red colour: the bride wishes her own death.
The pink colour:Your spirit will be sunk.
The green colour: Ashamed of being seen.
The brown colour: You will always live in the same place.
The black colour: You will wish yourself back.
The grey colour:You will go far away.
The pearl colour: You will live in a whirl.


   Although we have all these colours, I am very traditional and my favourite colour for a wedding dress is white. And you, what is your favourite colour? Tell us.

Wedding Traditions

We have always listened to our elders saying “If you are going to get married, you can't forget wearing something blue, something old, something lent and of course something new”. But, why?It is an old tradition where every aspect has a meaning.

 

 Something blue: The origin of this tradition comes from Israel, where the bride wears in her hair a blue ornament, which represents fidelity. In England, it is said “those wearing in blue have true love.” In other countries is used in a blue garter, because in the Secession War was a virginity symbol.

 

Something old: It is used for showing the sense of the continuity in the life. It represents the family and friends ties. The customs will be the same, only we will adapt to the new changes. The old symbolizes our life which left behind. It is very common to use a familiar jewel.

   Something new: this means the hope of the best future. The new always represents a change and the renew of the spirit. It symbolizes the new life whish starts. It is normally the dress, the underwear.

Something borrowed: It symbolises the friendship. It is used a jewel, a handkerchief... It refers the old superstition that happiness can come from someone who is happy.

If you follow all the traditions you will have a very lucky marriage. Are you a tradionalist or do you prefer creating your own traditions? Tell us.

Image Source: Jill Thomas