Is Fashion Design Is Alive

Few weeks ago we met with an owner a Boutique shop existing in the same part of Manchester for over 30 years. During that time the shop have seen many transformations in the immediate vicinity. Lately however the changes have been significant, as many of her long standing suppliers have been forced to close down business, due to luck of demand for their products.

She was quite upset about the fact that some of her top suppliers no longer are able to keep up with the recession and reluctantly closed down their doors. Winds of change are here, and not everyone has recognised these changes. Man traditional business, particularly the long standing ones have not gone with the advancement of technology and carried on in the old way convinced that people are still more keen to buy face to face.

Technology on one side, recession on the other, and many designers struggling to make ends meet with their lowest possible business levels in years. Difficult to get in to a niche which will make money without first investing time and money. Fashion clothing requires contacts, connections and lots of luck. This branch of economy shows clearly, that in order to survive, contacts in the right groups of connected people are vital.

Talent and ability of many young and more experienced designers is no longer the basis for success, for the older designer is even ore up the hill. Just few weeks ago we have met an experienced and once know designer from Poland, whoes past work was well received in France. Few years ago, she moved to the UK, for personal reasons and ever since is tried to gain momentum with her very attractive and stylish designs. Izabela Krawczyk, based in Birmingham UK, is highly talented designer, looking to re-start her fashion life once more. To do this she has worked in various jobs so that she could save some money to open a studio. With the fantastic support from children and friends she has just opened her very own  design studio. Her on line store, sell clothing that she her self has created. Izabela`s designs are for everyone who is looking to have a fresh and well thought, functional clothing.

To complement Izabela`s designer clothing we have also found other products, which are beautifully made by various other fashion, jewellery designers, with complementing skin care products. All those to enhance the over all presentation.

Author: Maria Kompanowski

Skin Care For All

Winter is here and everything is a sleep. Snow covering most of the areas and frost is biting our faces, hands and feet. This season , is the one most important time of the year for our skin care. It is time to regenerate, and prepare for the spring and summer, in order to have our skin rewarding us with a fantastic look. Over the year, our skin is going through a lot of different stages and if treated right our looks will be absolutely fantastic. Why is that we must take much more care in winter? Well, as we all can appreciate, winter is the period of slow down for everything. Our body also respond to that slow down and so does our skin.

So how can we care for our skin in order to get the best out. The most important thing is that we remember the following important aspects when caring for our skin.

1. Cleansing
2. Toner
3. Eye care
4. Day and Night care
5. Neck 

In addition:

1. Peeling
2. Body care
3. Hand care
4. Foot care
5. Hair care

When choosing the right products, we must remember and be aware of the type of skin we have, as well as its condition. The best way is to choose cosmetics in view of the skin issues that we may have, rather than its type. Bear in mind that there is no inactive cosmetics, and we must be able to differentiate  between the active impact and the problems with the skin if any, and what results it has to produce.

The role of the cosmetics, is to suspend the processes of the change to our looks, duplicating the natural processes of the skins function.
Brigitte Bardot said in one of her interviews, replying to a question about her young looks : " The secret is simple - never mistake a day cream with the night cream" .

Cleansing - This is the foundation and the basic condition for having a healthy and a beautiful skin.Daily cleansing of the skin from dirt and dust is a good step towards saving a young and healthy look of our skin. Almost half of the skin problems are due to incorrect cleaning of the skin. Our skin is exposed to dust, dirt, carbon , day cream, make up. This is quite a bundle for each day, and can have a long lasting, negative effect on the skin. Thus daily cleaning with milk and toner will do the skin a world of good, and the effects will be visible. Cleansing gels contain special substances, particularly those that impact the fat, and sweat. Cleansing milk  gently opens the pores, cleans effectively, dilutes the fat and remove the make up, as well as dead skin, acting very gently on the skin. Milk also leaves the skin moisturised.
For daily use we propose: gel, balsam, and milk.

Tonner - This is the last step for skin cleaning, as with a toner we effectively clean away the remainder of the dirt, refresh the skin and relax it. Toner gently firms the pores and renew the balance of the acid - alcai of the skin. Toner will prepare the skin for the next stage of the process, that is the application of the cosmetics.

Eye Care - The skin round the eyes is extremely delicate thus requires a special kind of care, by special type of cosmetics, which gently care for the skin. These products should be highly effective, giving visible effects. The best way to apply cosmetics round the eyes is:

apply thin layer of cream
massage it gently in to the skin
apply 2 hours before going to sleep
after 30 minutes , remove the remainder of cream gently with a soft cloth

NB: All eye care cosmetics can be applied also round the mouth.

Day and Night Cosmetics - It is important for the right products to be used at the right time of day. The day cosmetics guarantee care and maximum coverage of the skin against the external effects. At the same time TianDe cosmetics are great as a foundation for make up. When apply cosmetics, wait for 10-15 minutes. Wipe the face with a soft tissue and then apply make up.
The night cosmetics help to resolve skin issues during the sleep.Rejuvenate, nourish and regenerate the skin.Thus is is best to use day and night cosmetics in order to sustain high  effect of the products. The night cream should be applied no later than one hour before going to sleep. Half an hour before retiring, wipe excess of the cosmetics with a soft tissue.

Neck - Neck is that part of the body which gives the age away. In order to look young and in the case of women, be attractive to men, this is the area to look after. The neck requires constant attention. It can be done quite easy , using the face cream. In addition, it is advisable to use a peeling. This product will remove the top layer of the neck, face and body skin . It is highly effective cosmetic protecting against the ageing, hiperpigmentation, as well as dry and problematic skin.

All products are available in our on line shop: 

Author: Maria Kompanowski, TianDe UK