Diamond earrings go well with a pearl necklace

Dear Tingting,

Are pearl earrings the only kind that can go with a pearl necklace? I’m sure ethnic and chandelier earrings won’t do or am I wrong?

Pearl

You can use diamond earrings with a pearl necklace. So can you use a pearl necklace with loop or stud earrings. Chandelier earrings you can use either with pearls or diamonds. Same with ethnic earrings, but not those with beads. You’d have too much color and too many round distractions from your face and clothes.

Tingting

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Up In Arms Vs Underarm Hair

Dear Lucy,

  I have a problem with my underarm. The hair gets longer and longer. The reason is I’m so lazy to use tweezers. Where can I buy wax to get rid of those unsightly hairs? How much would that cost?

Hair

Sally Hansen has some wonderful, reasonably priced hair remover wax kits that really work as well as those used in the beauty salon. The best thing about it is that you can do it in the comfort of your own home. You can choose from their warm wax variant or their ready-to-use wax strips. You can then use a tweezer to completely remove the few unwanted strands that are left behind.

Sally Hansen is available at First-Aid in Greenbelt 3.

Lucy

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Come Heel Or High Water

Dear Mary,

I’d like to offer my own advice on your reader’s dry heels problem, which I once had, too. Petroleum jelly works great, but it’s not comfortable to use and not suitable for our weather. I use St. Ive’s apricot scrub instead. Scrub your heels at least three times a week to soften the skin as well as to remove the dead cells. Do it at night. It also works on your whole body. After shower, I apply Jergens skin firming moisturizer on my whole body. I concentrate on my heels, then I wear socks the whole night. It takes getting used to this routine, but it’s guaranteed to pay off. You will see the difference two weeks after, at the very least. Just be consistent. It’s easy to get motivated once you see the results.

Speakeasy

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Straight Shiny Hair Minus Permer

Hello Lucy!

I used to have shiny long hair like yours, but mine was wavy. I wanted it to be very straight so I tried using the ionic hair permer, or plantsa ng buhok. After using that, my hair became very dry. I got so peeved that I wanted to cut it, but I had second thoughts because I’ve been growing my hair for years. How can I make it go back to its normal, shiny hair without having to buy expensive products?

Joy And Obet

You can start by trimming your hair a bit so that you’re off to a good start. You are also in luck because help is not far behind – Pantene is a wonderful hair buddy. It is inexpensive, considering that it really lives up to its claim of giving the user healthy, shiny hair that falls beautifully. I’m a big fan of the extra moisturizing and smooth and sleek variants.

Another thing really nice about Pantene is that unlike other shampoos that work nicely for only a short time, this product seems to just get better with time. It is a definite must-have in the shower room and because it makes the hair fall so nice, you will find the need to use the addictive flat iron less and less.

Lucy

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