Pretty Clicks will highlight products that I like that are pretty. 

Here are the categories I’m planning for the site/blog:

• pretty things for the home
• pretty things for the garden
• pretty storage solutions
• pretty clothing for women
• pretty clothing for men (?)
• pretty clothing for kids
• pretty clothing for baby
• products that help you look pretty
• pretty make up
• pretty skin care
• pretty clicking computer things

I guess you get the idea, pretty things that would make great gifts, so hopefully men will like to shop for their lady here.

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My mother is a very no-frills type of person so she never really gave me advice on how to put things on or what I should be doing.

I thought I was too fat to wear certain things, I had this phobia about my ears, I thought they stuck out too much so I NEVER wore my hair up even though it looked really good on me… now I wear it up most of the time.

Young women out there: don’t be afraid to admire yourself… even if it’s one little thing you think is good about yourself, emphasize and focus on it!  Also, take LOTS Of pictures – do it yourself if you have to! 

No one around me has ever been a good photographer, don’t be embarassed to go get your picture taken for YOURSELF!  I wish I had, I have some pictures where I’m in mid-speech or taking a fork full of food in my mouth – not attractive! or my now husband is famous for taking “giant woman” pictures with my crotch in the forefront!! flattering?!<$  how annoying!

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It comes down to confidence, if you can give me tips, then you can show yourself.  I’m not a professional or anything, but it kills me when I go to a spa and see the techs with acne scars or even worst BAD Heavy Makeup in the wrong color or not blended!  I guess I’d have the same reaction in the blogging world.

The ultimate scare is the spa brow! There should definately be some type of program for spa brow intervention, it is really horrible to see a beautiful woman that takes great care of herself and then you look up at those brows! ewwww… I had a spa brow once and I had to tell them to take off the inside bottom part, so my brows were ultra thin BUT at least balanced.  The lady got in a tiff but life is too short to walk around with spa brows! And you guessed it, SHE had spa brows too!

Now that I think about it my two worst experiences were in spas.  The one time I described above, and the second time in a beautiful spa in Miami… they ran out of wax removal paper, so she re-used the paper and took off 1/3 of my eyebrow! it was terrible!! My best experience and where I go now is my local cheapo nail salon.  I get my brows waxed for $8, I give them a $2 tip and they are happy.  My brows are always perfectly shaped and it’s usually fast.

I’ll be blogging what I preach and post a photo as soon as I can find my camera! grrr…

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As soon as my son was born, I completely forgot about myself… quite surprising for someone most people would consider selfish by nature.

After all, I’m an only child and I was married 5 years before I became pregnant.  My husband and I were used to having lots of disposable income and lots of time to ourselves to enjoy it. I always looked my best and dressed to impress.

As soon as I found out I was pregnant, the focus shifted from me, to my new baby.  I spent only on things for him, I saved EVERY extra penny we made during my pregnancy in preparation for staying at home with him.  I had planned to quit my job or try to work out something from home, but as it turned out, the company busted with a lot of other dot coms.

I went home and waited the last 3 weeks at home, gaining weight and being to lazy to properly care for my teeth and diet.  Vowing the weight would come off with the impending birth.

My son was born and

I NEVER looked in the mirror – my poor husband! 

I NEVER put my baby down – EVER!!

I NEVER did anything for myself, save a nightly shower.

I totally let myself go… you don’t want to know where.

 Over the past five years since he’s been born, I’ve tried several times to lose weight and even more importantly, keep my look up without any real consistency – It seems like such a high hill to climb now.

 This blog is a way for me to catalog my success and investment in myself.  The past few months since my 2006 baby I’ve been trying to keep up with my beauty regime (to be detailed in another post) and with my tea consumption.

Self care is important and necessary for a woman’s well being.  I vow to care for myself and my body anew.

Technorati tags: self care, beauty, motherhood, women, regime, babies, product

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 My favorite store to shop online is Sephora, I love the free samples and top end products.

My make-up of choice is MAC and any other things I stumble across that are super cute and musts for the bag which I will share with all of you along the way.

I came up with the name Steeping Beauty because I love tea (green tea is my favorite) and this blog is about Beauty issues.  It’s also a new beginning for me and dedicated to mother’s who’ve put themselves last on the list.

Thanks for stopping by!

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