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Clothing outlet stores seem to have sprung up everywhere. When these stores first appeared on the shopping scene, they were a source for incredible deals for brand name and designer clothing. Although they still offer significant fashion discounts, one needs to shop wisely in order to realize the mammoth savings that were so common when these stores first arrived. Why? Many clothing outlet stores now make fashions specifically for their outlet stores. The fashions destined for their outlets may be of inferior quality and workmanship, even though their price is low. That’s why it pays to be a smart outlet shopper. Here are some of the secrets of successful clothing outlet shopping:

Clothing outlet shopping secret: Make a list.

Hitting the clothing outlet stores without a plan and a list can be financial suicide. When you get into these stores, you may have a tendency to buy on the basis of emotion. After all, you’ll reason, where else will I be able to find this lovely little orange colored, sequined sweater at such a low price? Never mind that orange makes you look like you’ve just been ill. Before you step foot into the first store, sit down and make a list of exactly what you need. Take your list along and don’t deviate from it. You should only have eyes for what’s specifically on your list if you want the outlet stores to really save you money.

Clothing outlet shopping secret: Try on all items before you buy them.

Don’t get lazy and avoid the dressing room even if there’s a line. You may have had to drive some distance to reach the outlet mall and you don’t want to have to bring the item back because it doesn’t fit. Plus, some outlet store fashions are irregulars.You need to know that the irregularity doesn’t involve the sizing. It’s not a bargain if you can’t wear it.

Clothing outlet shopping secret: Learn to recognize quality.

Yes, a designer name can sometimes mean better quality, but not in every case. Learn to recognize high quality fabric when you touch it. Browse in the high end, designer clothing stores and feel the materials on the expensive clothing. Keep doing this until you know quality material by sight and touch. This will come in handy when you hit the outlet malls to find a designer fashion bargain. You’ll be able to recognize those designer pieces of inferior quality that were designed specifically for the outlet stores.

Clothing outlet shopping secret: Focus on the back of the store.

Many of the best clothing bargains are to be found on the racks in the back of the store. Search these racks thoroughly for the best bargains. These racks are often overlooked by the average outlet shopper and tend to be less picked over. They’re also more likely to hold clothing that has had additional mark downs.

Clothing outlet shopping secret: Look for coupons.

Before you visit the outlet centers, do a search online for “outlet store coupons”. Some outlet stores publish additional coupon savings online. If you’re visiting an outlet store from out of town, check with your hotel and see if they have any outlet store coupon books available. These can sometimes save you a significant amount of money.

Enjoy shopping for clothing at the outlet malls, but be careful. A clothing bargain is only a bargain if you truly love it.

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From time to time, we all feel inclined to give a gift to a special person and perfume is often a very appreciated, much valued treasure. If you’re thinking of buying perfume for a special woman in your life, don’t despair. It isn’t all that hard. Even if you don’t know what she likes and even if you hate the idea of going to the perfume counter. I can talk you through this. The first thing you need to do is confirm that your recipient likes perfume (not all women do).

I think the easiest method is just to ask slyly if she has a favorite perfume. Most women who like perfume, even peripherally, will be able to name a couple of scents.

Some women don’t need asking. You just know by their smell that they adore perfume.

You can buy a favorite scent, but it’s even more charming to introduce a woman to her next favorite scent. How do you do that? By planning.

If you’re the brazen type you can sashay right up to the perfume counter at your local department store. This is scary territory for a lot of men (and even some women) because everybody seems like they know something you don’t. Well, they probably do, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that you get your perfume.

A great boon for men and people who fear encounters with the tragically hip (the kind of clerk who works at a perfume counter) is the online perfume store. The drawback is that you can’t smell before you buy. But in a lot of stores today, you can’t try fragrance on very much, either. At most department stores you have to ask specifically for a sample of a fragrance and then they give it to you on a little matchstick of paper that they wave around in the air like it was going to turn into a dove and fly away.

Perfume on paper is not the same as perfume on skin. Besides, the only way to get one of these samples is to know what you want. Want to try on Cinema by Yves St. Laurent? If you know that much and can find the Yves St. Laurent territory at the perfume counter, you can ask for that. But if you don’t know to ask for it by name, you won’t get it.

That’s why online shopping is practically the same as in-store shopping. It’s not like you get to sample very much anyway.

So let’s talk types.

A great “type” of perfume is what I call French. Nobody else calls it that, but I can explain what I mean. The great perfumeries of France have a sort of trademark character to them. The scents are soft, floral, and tend to favor the powdery. Don’t expect a lot of fruit clatter. These scents are considered the world over to be classics, sophisticated, dignified, expensive, and beautiful. They are feminine. Women who like French scents tend to be more mature (mom-type fragrances) or women in the business world or females with classic tastes and sensibilities. Like that? Try these lines: Chanel, Nina Ricci, Yves St. Laurent. There are others but that will get you started.

Or are you looking for something fun, youthful, and hip? Then you have to go foody. Yes, perfume smells like food these days. Try Pink Sugar by Aquolina, Groove by Carol’s Daughter (or try her Almond Cookie which smells exactly, and I mean exactly, like it sounds), Sugar Blossom by Fresh or Coney Island by Bond No 9. By the way, if you’re looking to please a perfume sophisticate, you’ve got to turn up some new brand, not a big name you can get at a department store.

Belonging to this group (yet a bit in a class by itself) is a scent called Angel by Thierry Mugler. By the way, Angel is the best-selling perfume in France. Go figure.

Want to gift your recipient with a brand she likely doesn’t have (and may not have ever tried)? Go to Bond No. 9. Or buy the fragrance attached to the brand of Coach or Tiffany (yes, they have a signature scent). Or go to a boutique house like Niel Morris. All of these are sold online.

Another main type of perfume is the American perfume. American scents tend to favor orange and citrus notes, be fresh, and have exuberant florals. Who likes them? Most women can wear these fragrances with ease; they work well with most skin chemistries. They’re very flowery, so it may be that the hyper-youthful will find them “old fashioned.” But most people over 15 (in spirit if not in chronological age) will love them. I’m thinking Beautiful by Estee Lauder, Romance by Ralph Lauren, Eternity and Obsession by Calvin Klein.

Now if you want a very sophisticated little twist on the classic American fragrance, get some Euphoria by Calvin Klein. It’s a strong American scent with a bubbly soupcon of fruit.

Many mature women like the thoughtfulness of receiving hard-to-find nostaglic perfumes. You can still buy Youth Dew by Estee Lauder just about everywhere. For more difficult-to-find scents, shop the unlikely online source of The Vermont Country Store. They specialize in nostalgic stuff. Look for Tigress, My Sin by Lanvin, and Joy by Jean Patou.

You may want to give your youthful and lovely recipient a fragrance that is nostalgic but not because she “used to wear it.” Consider going back into the fragrance archives to dig up forgotten treasures. The best two here are both at the Vermont Country Store. Buy her Evening in Paris or Christmas Night. Both are fragrances from Paris in the 1930s. Evening in Paris was created by the same “nose” (perfumer) as Chanel No. 5 and I think it’s just as fabulous only more obscure (which makes it even better). Christmas Night is a sensational fragrance but it’s so rare even a lot of women of fragrance here don’t know it.

Both would be cool gifts to a knowledgeable perfume person to show that you know your stuff.

If you’re giving perfume to somebody who doesn’t know a thing about perfume, you can’t go too far wrong with the so-called “fresh scents.” Fresh scents were designed to smell like soap or clean air or ozone or something. They’re the equivalent of natural-looking make-up. The best fresh scent, in my opinion, is Grace by Philosophy, but any of the Philosophy line is good. You can get these online at Sephora.

Scents that work for men and women include Calvin Klein’s One and Gramercy Park by Bond No. 9 (which is also not widely worn).

Freshwater pearl jewelry is probably the most common type of pearl jewelry sold. People are most familiar with these types and you are most likely to see these sold in normal department stores as well as high end jewelry stores. To see if you are looking at a set of Freshwater pearl jewelry, keep the following four factors in mind.

The Origin of Freshwater Pearl Jewelry

Today, the majority of freshwater pearls are mass produced through pearl farms located in China. Unlike other types of pearls, freshwater pearls derive from mussels which live in freshwater lakes and rivers. Other types of pearls come from mussels which live in sea/salt water. Freshwater pearl jewelry is probably the most accessible type of pearl jewelry available and maybe the most affordable. Large pearl farms located about 300 miles outside of Shanghai have been producing large quantities of freshwater pearls for decades. However, in recent years, the emphasis of quantity has been switched to the emphasis of quality. This means that only the highest quality shapes, nacre’s, and sizes are selected to create the final pieces of freshwater pearl jewelry sent around the world.

The Size of Freshwater Pearls

Freshwater pearls range from average sizes to larger than usual. The exact measurements are usually 4mm to 11mm. As we said, in recent times, the production of freshwater pearl jewelry has been put more on quality rather than quantity. So you are going to be finding more and more freshwater pearls that are closer to being identical in size rather than previously.

Color of Freshwater Pearl Jewelry

You can encounter freshwater pearl jewelry that come in a all colors of the rainbow it seems. Naturally, however, freshwater pearls can usually be found to be white or cream with rose and/or green overtones. You can also find freshwater pearls that are also naturally peach, pink, and even purple. If you come across chocolate freshwater pearls or black freshwater pearls, more than often these have been treated to be this color. However, the pearl itself is most likely still 100% real unless otherwise stated.

Shapes of Freshwater Pearls

Freshwater pearls come in a variety of shapes as well. Most freshwater pearls are oval, button and coin shaped. More often, saltwater pearls come in a more circular shape. Freshwater pearls on the other hand are just slightly off more often than not. However when grouped together with similar shaped pearls, the overall freshwater pearl jewelry still looks just as stunning in the end.

While freshwater pearl jewelry is most often the least expensive of all the pearl jewelry types, they have some very strong qualities and characteristics that make them unique and valuable. In addition to the 4 characteristics we’ve already mentioned, the strength and durability of the actual pearl is much stronger than other types of pearls. This makes freshwater pearl jewelry long lasting and worth the investment.