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In the bathroom with Armani

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ARMANI’S bath suite is configured like an island where all the essential elements for real toilet ‘tasks’ and those for bathroom pleasure are zoned into modular areas. This package is a smart way to market a bathroom when you know your clientele can afford a good amount of space. It is, in a way, the lazy and foolproof alternative of having to meticulously design and construct your own bathroom. Photo by Roca No one can argue that when one speaks of simplicity and elegance in the world of global fashion, Giorgio Armani is one of the first to come to mind.  Through many years of fashion revolutions, he still adheres to largely structured and tailored lines, masculine colors, mostly basic “noncolors,” and unpretentious yet cleverly constructed forms .  Although fashion trends and styles evolve and change over time, the core values of Armani’s design have remain unaltered. In collaboration with Roca, the Spanish sanitary ware company , the house of Armani designs a bathroom system that in...

Window Shop At Your Own Risk: The 26 Worst Products for Men Ever Created

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One of the very first articles we published way back in 2008 was a fun look at some of the “worst products for men.” A year after, we created another such list with even more wacky products we had discovered. These gems have been gathering dust in the archives, so we dusted off our favorites from each list and then added a bunch of new ones we’ve unearthed since the aughts to create a comprehensive, all-in-one exhibit of these oddities. Below you’ll find some of the funny, dorky, disturbing, and just plain out-there products that were pitched to the men of yesteryear — often playing on male insecurities like hair loss and impotence — that aren’t due a comeback anytime soon. Window shop at your pleasure, and your risk! Male Virility and General Groinal Health Radioactive Jockstrap Radioactive materials were once thought to impart healing and vitalizing powers. Radium was infused into drinking water, baths, toothpaste, and, though the advertisement above doesn’t come right out and say it...

Spring Into Wellness With Clarins Body Fit Giveaway

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Give your body a jump start on health and wellness this Spring with a wonderful assortment of body smoothing & toning products from Clarins. As I sit outside writing this post on a beautiful balmy Spring day in SoCal, I am hyper-aware that with the weather getting warmer, it is time for us to come out of our hibernation mode and start getting our bodies back on the wellness track and into better shape. What I mean by this is that we need to make a conscious effort to eat cleaner and detox the winter sludge, up our activity levels and focus our efforts on toning our body so that it looks it’s best during the more skin baring months . And while changing our lifestyle habits is more than half of the battle, using a few key body transforming beauty products can further enhance and support our health and wellness efforts . Many of you are probably aware of the iconic and trusted French beauty brand Clarins , however I am not sure if you also know that Clarins is the number one Cellu...

15 Stunning Modern Bathroom Designs

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Bathroom is a part of the house intended for private sanitation. It is also a place where we can loosen up our tired mind and body to isolate us away from stress. Immersing in a half-filled bathtub has been a custom for a few to relax after a long tiring day . People feel refreshed after taking a nice shower and feel comfortable after attending to their hygiene. Basically, there are plenty of things a bathroom can offer that its definition does not only limit to as for personal cleanliness or a word used to euphemize as a room containing a toilet, but a room vital for people to meet relaxation at its best. So you might want to consider adding up an extra effort to beautify your bathroom to maximize comfort, space and aesthetics. There are many style options to choose when setting up a design for your bathroom. You can pattern your design based on your personality or go with something that deviate the kind of plan you have in mind yet make it still visually attractive. But if you have...