Month: January 2019

There’s a lot of pressure that men face when buying an engagement ring. Not only do you have to choose the right style, but also the right size. This guide will make it easy for you to choose a ring that the woman in your life is sure to love.

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Men feel a lot of stress when they first go shopping for an engagement ring. Choosing the right carat size for a diamond is important so that the diamond doesn’t look too large or too small. There are other factors to consider as well, which means that educating yourself before you go shopping is important if you want to experience the best result possible and ensure that your significant other loves her new ring.

Think about the Standard Size

In the past, the standard size for the diamond on an engagement ring was around 1.0 carat. This large centre stone could be set by itself, but was also commonly flanked by small diamonds. Things are changing, however, and more and more women are looking for stones that are between 1.25 and 1.50 carats in sizzle, so men need to consider the standard diamond size when shopping.

Think about Lifestyle

The size of a diamond will also be affected by the person’s lifestyle. Very active women who work with their hands or plays sports may be happier with a smaller stone, as this will be much less likely to catch on anything on accident. Women who don’t use … Read More

To say we’re in a golden age of cinematic heroines may not be entirely accurate, but it’s definitely fair to say women are slowly getting more leading roles in popular films. After all, we have a female Jedi in Star Wars, Charlize Theron is arguably the biggest action star on the planet, franchises like Ocean’s 11 and Men In Black are embracing female leads, and even Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, long relegated to the shadows of Iron Man, the Hulk, and so on, is finally getting her own movie. None of those individuals are quite Harriett Potter or Jane Bond, if you get the drift, but progress is progress.

As this progress is made, none of us are required to take after the women we see starring on screen, just as men would be well advised not to emulate Bond or Tony Stark too much. But we can certainly take some cues from the new generation of film heroines, and realistically there’s going to be some subconscious influence anyway. That’s basically what pop culture and entertainment do. So with that in mind, I wanted to look at some of the most inspiring big screen heroines we’ve seen in recent years from a fashion standpoint.

Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron)

I mean, could I possibly have started anywhere else? I already mentioned that Ms. Theron is arguably the industry’s leading action star, and she really flexed her muscles in Atomic Blonde, a highly stylish film in which she played a … Read More