The Best Internet Service For Flicks

We no longer have to get up out of our chairs and pay $60.00 for a little cup of popcorn (oh you wanted butter? That’ll be $10.00 extra); we can watch movies in the comfort of our living room or even at our desk on our laptop. Who offers the best service through which you can watch these movies?

Streaming Media Services

As one might expect, Netflix comes in at number one in this category. They have an astounding selection, a base price of approximately $7.99 a month, they have support for connected devices, and yes, Mac or PC access is required. Tight on their heels however is Amazon Video On Demand with a solid selection including Showtime and HBO movies. Season passes are available but movies cost right around $3.99 for rental and TV episodes run approximately $1.99. It supports connected devices but is limited for mobile devices. Mac or PC access is required. Hulu Plus is a strong third and is what the owners of Hulu try to talk basic free Hulu users into when they become disillusioned with the limitations of the basic free Hulu service.

Pay Per View, Movie Hosting, Broadband Streams

You may not find any new releases here but You Tube is the number one place to go for TV shows and movies for absolutely positively 100% free. As mentioned earlier Hulu (though it may be limited) does still offer free broadband deals on movies and TV series. What they also offer is occasionally better quality than sometimes found on You Tube. Movies-Links.tv offers very little in the way of broadband. Upstream has broadband pay per view, live content and TV streams as their main focus and is community driven.

Movie theaters may soon suffer the same fate that vinyl has suffered through the ability to download instead of purchase. But it certainly is a far cry better than the cost and inconvenience of schlepping down to the theater.

How To Get Your College Boyfriend Back

College can reap havoc on a relationship. If you’re going to separate schools, the separation can cause, repairable damage; but it can bring you closer together as well. Even if you’re going to the same school, your schedule and your party and can get in the way of what used to seem like a good thing. So what happens when that college boyfriend of yours is no longer your boyfriend? If you truly had something special, how do you get him back?

Are You Both Having Regrets?

If you two called things off you might be able to get him back: if he was really caught off guard he’s probably feeling horrible—lonely, sad, confused. And maybe you feel the same! First off, don’t appear desperate. Nothing is less attractive than desperation. Give both of you a little time apart so that you can both get some healing time in emotionally. Get your priorities straightened out before you jump back in. If emotional instability was part of the cause of your break up, get the help that you may need. Fix yourself before you attempt to fix your relationship.

5 Easy Steps

Get him out of your mind before you get him back into your heart. Pack all his stuff away and out of sight. Erase all traces of him. Get rid of his e-mail, his phone number, his address and any other way through which you use to get in touch with him. Eliminate all negativity from your life and surround yourself with family and friends who are supportive and loving. Enjoy yourself! Savor the freedom while you can. You may like it. If you feel like calling your ex, have a friend on standby that you can contact and speak with instead.

Finally, when he comes back around—and this is how to get him back—be sure that getting back together is what’s good for both of you. And don’t take any guff, but don’t hand it out either.

A College Guide to Bra Styles

We may think we know or have seen all of the bra styles out there, but really we have no idea. There is a cornucopia of styles for our fitting and shopping pleasure, and they range from basics like sports bras to intricate, dramatic numbers like bustiers.

The Practical Choices

Some bra styles are just built for more practicality. This is the case with the backless bra. Designed to be worn with eveningwear, it usually has clear straps or a very low back. Another logic-driven style is the strapless bra, which only lacks the shoulder straps and is also designed to wear with eveningwear as well as sleeveless tops and dresses. A convertible bra offers the best of several worlds. It has removable straps, so it can be worn as a regular bra, or as a strapless, or the straps can even be cross to wear with a halter top.

The Indulgent Choices

Lucky for us, bra technology has become pretty advance, and we can rely on our underwear to give us what nature didn’t. Air filled and gel filled bras are designed to increase cleave and give lift. Where padding can create bumps and show seams in the cups, these kinds do not. The demi bra is also good for cleavage, with low cut dresses or tops. Another picker-upper is the balconette, which is a more revealing version of the demi bra. It creates a dramatic lift and cleavage, and is usually better for smaller bust sizes.

There is a plethora of other bra styles available to us women. Triangle bras, shelf bras, soft cup, underwire, minimizer bra, the choices go on and on. Of course we don’t need to have them all, but at least we can have one for every outfit and occasion.

Color Blocking with Leggings

What is Color Blocking fashion? Well for one thing, it’s a fashion that has caught on and is spreading like wildfire. Technically, it is areas or blocks of 2 colors or more directly side by side on a garment or utilized in an ensemble that compliment or even contrast each other.

What works?

The shorter list would be: what doesn’t? According to the latest fashion advisers solid colors that work well when color blocking either on leggings or with leggings are as follows:

• Colors that are complimentary and

• Colors that contrast

• Muted colors

• Bright colors

• Monotone colors

Items that can be utilized as color blocks or printed in color block are:

• Leggings (of course)

• Accessories- handbags; shoes; fun jewelry; hats

• Clothing- a dress; tunic top; skirt; shorts; etc.

The Ins and Outs of Color Blocking With or Without

Leggings

Color blocking is fun and imaginative. But there are a few things to be wary of when considering this fashion trend. Since multi colors and frequently bright colors are used, it’s easy to go astray or overboard. When using bright colors it is essential that you combine them with blocks of black, grey, brown or white. It will give your color blocking a more polished and standout look. Other tips consist of the following:
Keep articles of clothing containing blocked design to one piece. Example- If it is your leggings, wear solid colored skirt and another colored top.
Pick your piece for color blocking and keep the rest simple.
Keep your color choices to 4 or even down to 3.
Shyness be damned-you would be amazed at how many different color combinations you can pull off with this fashion.

Every color change will cut the shape of your body, don’t get carried away; try using more slimming colors or colors that go well with your complexion. The whole point is not so much to look like a walking Rubik’s Cube; but modern, stylish and fashion savvy.

Don’t Let College Pressures Show on your Skin

College students today face intense pressure to succeed both academically and in the work force. Trying to attend college full-time while keeping student loans to a minimum by working part-time can cause you to reduce the hours of sleep you get each night. Not getting enough sleep coupled by worrying about course work and finances can take a tremendous toll on your skin. That’s why your eyes are puffy, your skin looks saggy and fine lines are so apparently evident when you look in the mirror in the morning after sleeping only three or four hours. Is there anything you can do to make your skin look more appealing and healthy after an all-night study session? Fortunately, there is!

Healthy Skin Masks

Applying a mask in the morning for fifteen or twenty minutes can do wonders for refreshing a tired and droopy looking face due to lack of sufficient sleep. One homemade mask you can make is a mango mask. Take two tablespoons of chopped mango and mix it with one tablespoon of honey and one teaspoon of almond oil. Blend the ingredients together and leave on your face. Rinse with lukewarm water. Another good mask to use is an avocado mask. Mash one avocado and one soft, cooked carrot, add 1/2 cup of heavy cream, one beaten egg and three tablespoons of honey. This mask will enhance your skin tone, stimulate collagen production and may even reduce the appearance of age spots.

Get Plenty of Sleep

Don’t let college pressure show on your skin by not getting enough sleep. This is the most important thing you can do to prevent skin that looks prematurely aged. Although it may be hard to incorporate more sleep into your schedule, try doing so by cutting back on work hours if possible and reducing the amount of late-night hours you indulge in with our college friends. That one will probably be the hardest of all to do!

By combining more sleep with facial masks, your skin will begin to improve within days and you no longer will have to use cosmetics to conceal those dark, under-eye circles or lines.

Dermal Fillers are also an option you might want to explore.