A Supermodel With Values - Gisele Bundchen

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has stunned the fashion world by announcing she will never pose topless. Her gazelle-like figure is jealously different from the boyish physiques we see today on the catwalk.

Not only beautiful, but smart, Gisele earned 17 million pounds in 2007. She was discovered by Brazilian model scouts at the age of 14 while eating hamburgers during a school trip. Wouldn’t she be a coup for one of the fast food burger chains. What a spokesperson. I can just see it now, “Supermodel eats Hamburger and still keeps her beautiful figure.”

Gisele Bundchen has her own brand of footwear, called Ipanema Gisele. She has also been the face of Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, Chloe, Versace, and Celine, as well as cheap-chic high street store H&M and many others.

In between working for every big name fashion photographer from Meisel to Testino, she fundraises for charity and tries to go home to her family in Horizontina as often as possible.
Fund raising is at an all time low and she won’t even pose nude for charity. What is our world coming to? Finally a supermodel with values.

I imagined what Gisele would wear on the beach. Jewellery would be nice especially costume jewellery because real jewellery could get tarnished, lost or stolen.

Wood is another good option in chunky bangles and crystal beads.

Rings are better taken off unless you wear the same ring all the time; otherwise you may end up with white stripes across your fingers.

Diamonds, look vulgar and haughty on the beach, unless you want to attract attention from other haughty people. They just sparkle too much in the sun - unless you want to blind someone. Long loose necklaces, stud earrings and bangles are great because they are always moving so you can't get lines around the wrists.

Of course if you can afford to go to a beach in January in this economy, I guess you can wear whatever you want. There may not be too many other tourists around, so it won’t matter anyway. So I went searching for the perfect winter wonderland costume jewellery piece that would compliment both winter and summer seasons, no matter where you vacation.

Stretch glass beads bracelets from Janeo with silver foil and stripe beads stretches with you. So no matter where you are; playing volleyball on the beach or just hanging out in a London Pub, this stretch glass bead bracelet combo is the ideal piece of costume jewellery. There is even a graphite combo with subtle pink foil beads.

The fitting can be made tighter by putting an extra knot on the stretch string.

It’s part of Janeo’s Costume Jewelry Bracelet Collection. It really makes the perfect Valentine's Day gift, a bracelet with hearts, solid glass with unique heart shaped beads.

Actually it’s one of our most popular items but don’t worry. Whether you wear it in Rio or in Europe, you’ll still stand out as a fashion maven, no matter what else you’re not wearing.

Jennifer Lopez's Bracelet Debut

J Lo just made the cover of Harper's Bazaar's best dressed list, when she appeared on their December 07 cover a year ago.

I just don't get it.

Here she is, this famous singer, actress and fashion icon and she hates dressing up for showbiz events. I wonder if she hates costume jewelry too…. Or does she just has a preference for real gold and silver jewelry and gems rather then costume jewellery ?

Where did she get that PR idea from?
Certainly not from me.

Then she has the audacity to insist "her days of gracing red carpets in eye-catching outfits are over.
OH JLO….. If you not going to swing that bod of yours, draped and covered in a wonderful long bead necklaces, pinned with crystal brooches at unconventional places around you body how are you going to glisten girl……. You may be a made star now.. but believe us…… without the finery of costume jewelry…. Even a star will lose prominence…..

What if you adorned your hands like a Indian bride with sophisticated costume jewellery like bangles and bangle bracelets, your delicate fingers with cocktail jewelry rings and your beautiful neck with amazing choker necklaces laced with Swarovski crystals?

How will our society survive without JLo walking down the red carpet in all her glory?

What is our world coming to?
(Actually, I think its a fad! She’s saying these things to bring attention in a clever way, so people like us will comment… and aren’t we just commenting!! She loves her jewelry, and better still, the fab costume jewellery pieces, like Janeo sells…… because it’s always new and expendable).

I don’t understand why people see costume jewelry as expendable…. The stuff at Janeo is so cool and durable…. It’s quality, classy and funky …..Costume jewellery at its best!... Yes, perfect for our JLo!)

Now that she has her own fashion label called Sweetface, she insists she is not into "sexy, sexy" anymore and she's not going to attending events anymore just to show off her great sense of style.

What? No Bangles, jewelry bracelets, crystal brooches….. all loaded on her delicate arm…?

No … Please tell us it ain’t so Jo…

Well what did she run for best dressed star for, if she's not going to show us her stuff?

Boring!

I guess the going-out-and-being-glam thing just gets old fast.

What's the point of being gorgeous and talented and well dressed if you're not going to show everyone.

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I mean even in this picture she's sporting some gorgeous jewellery bracelets similar to the Woman's Bangle Bracelet in Pewter from Janeo Jewels, with Multi-Pastel Swarovski crystals on a heart filgree pattern.

Imagine what she'd look like in this stylish, slim, limited edition crystal bangle bracelet…… not just one bangle .. but 4, 5, or 6 jewelry bangle pieces .. from the selections at Janeo( link to category page of bangles) offers, all on ONE HAND

I know I'd turn my head to look twice, even if she was well dressed over a year ago.

Wouldn't you?

Dear Jo…. Come on… don’t you think it’s just a phase?

I mean, like without jewelry, and costume jewellery especially… how can you walk down that red carpet?

Let Janeo shower you with our crystal jewelry and the best costume jewellery you can find…. And then imagine yourself as you walk down that red carpet….all eyes are on you and your gorgeous costume jewellery. So don’t worry about what you’re going to wear. Just about your jewelry.

The Vatican “goes green” for Christmas

The largest Christmas tree ever to be placed in St Peter's Square in Rome will be recycled to make toys for needy children.

The 33-meter-high tree, which came from the forests of southern Austria, was lit at an afternoon ceremony as rain that has brought the nearby Tiber River to one of its highest levels in decades started again after a one-day break.

The Vatican said all the wood from the 120-year-old tree will be recycled to make toys for needy children and garden furniture such as benches for schools.

The decision to recycle the wood from the tree was the Vatican's latest effort to go green.

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Christmas Logs, Not Trees In France?

The Christmas tree has never been particularly popular in France, and though the use of the tree has faded, the French make a traditional Yule log-shaped cake called the buche de Nol, which means "Christmas Log." The cake, among other food in great abundance is served at the grand feast of the season, which is called le rveillon. Le rveillon is a very late supper held after midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

French children receive gifts from Pere Noel who travels with his stern disciplinarian companion Pre Fouettard. Pre Fouettard reminds Pere Noel of just how each child has behaved during the past year. In some parts of France Pere Noel brings small gifts on St. Nicholas Eve (December 6) and visits again on Christmas. In other places it is le petit Jesus who brings the gifts. Generally adults wait until New Year's Day to exchange gifts.

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Novena and the Feast of Epiphany in Italy at Christmas

In Italy, the Christmas season goes for three weeks, starting 8 days before Christmas known as the Novena and lasts till after the Feast of Epiphany.

Italian Christmas traditions are based on Christianity. The opening of the Holy Season is announced by the sound of cannons firing from the Castle of Saint Angelo in Rome. Eight days before Christmas, a special service of prayers and church worship begin which ends on Christmas Day. This Christian service is known as the Novena, a Roman Catholic worship service consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days.

A week before Christmas, poor children dress up as shepherds complete with sandals, leggings tied with crossing thongs and shepherds’ hats. They go from house to house reciting Christmas poems, singing Christmas songs and playing them on shepherds’ pipes. In return they are given money to buy presents and treats.

During Christmas, small presents are drawn from a container known as the “Urn of Fate". In this lucky dip, there is always one gift per person. But the main exchange of gifts takes place on January 6, the feast of the Epiphany, the celebration in remembrance of the Magi's visit to the baby Jesus. Homes are covered with stockings filled with toys.

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The Patron Saint at Christmas for Sailors

St. Nicholas is important in Greece as the patron saint of sailors. According to Greek tradition, his clothes are drenched with brine, his beard drips with seawater, and his face is covered with perspiration because he has been working hard against the waves to reach sinking ships and rescue them from the angry sea.

In the Greek Eastern Orthodox Church Christmas ranks second to Easter in the roster of importance. Yet there are a number of unique customs associated with Christmas that are uniquely Greek. On Christmas Eve, children go from house to house offering good wishes and singing kalanda, the equivalent of carols. Often the songs are accompanied by small metal triangles and little clay. The children are frequently rewarded with sweets and dried fruit.

Christmas trees are not commonly used in Greece. In almost every home the main symbol of the season is a shallow wooden bowl with a piece of wire is suspended across the rim; from that hangs a sprig of basil wrapped around a wooden cross.

Gifts are exchanged on St. Basil's Day (January 1). On this day the "renewal of waters" also takes place, a ritual in which all water jugs in the house are emptied and refilled with new "St. Basil's Water." The ceremony is often accompanied by offerings to the naiads, spirits of springs and fountains.

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Christmas in the Birthplace of Jesus

The biggest event during the holiday season is at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. It is festively decorated with flags and arrangements. On Christmas Eve, crowds swarm to witness the annual procession were horsemen and police on Arabian horses begin the parade. Churchmen and government officials precede them in this celebration. Once the procession has entered the church, they follow along a staircase that leads them into a grotto where a silver star marks the spot where Jesus was born.

As people venture into the city of Bethlehem, one may notice crosses painted on the doors of homes and many, many manger scenes. These stars and manger scenes represent the homes of Christians.

You can represent your religion like those in Bethlehem with star and moon silver earrings or horoscope pendants from Janeo Jewels.

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