HELLO HOLIDAYS!

Finally, the best bit of summer has arrived… how many times have you muttered “I need a vacation”? Well… Here they are!

Forget about September, meetings, the work that’s waiting for you, the e-mails piling up… All you need to worry about is relaxing, having a great time and regaining your energy.

Trips, excursions, days at the beach, romances, mid-week partying… everything goes when you’re on holiday. Do now what you haven‘t been able to do so far this year. Tire yourself out during the first week discovering a new city and spend the rest of the time resting and seeing all your friends.

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W’S AND CANON PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION. ONE OF THESE CAMERAS COULD BE YOURS

One of the ten Canon IXUS 130 cameras could be yours. That’s right; we’ve launched an online competition inviting you to send in a summer snapshot. We don’t know if it’s the sunlight, or the fact that you’re feeling relaxed, but whatever the case, summer snapshots are always the best. There are prizes for the ten photos that best sum up the spirit and values of our brand and are essentially w’s – ultra feminine, original and personal. Check out the competition terms and conditions to find out how to take part.

And it’s the perfect opportunity to show you a whole selection of special photos we’ve found on the Internet and have been keeping for a moment just like this. What a lot of talent there is floating around in cyberspace!

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SOS, IT’S TIME TO TRY ON THAT SWIMSUIT

Let’s be honest. More than one of us has experienced sheer panic at the thought of trying that swimsuit on. But we’re not just talking about that particular garment; no, we’re talking about swimsuits, bikinis, miniskirts or shorts – the whole lot. We don’t know why, but even the most stunning of models featured in any of our catalogues has confessed that it’s quite a daunting moment. There are absolutely no exceptions: each and every one of us desperately hopes that miracles do exist.

And we’re right – they do! But we’re not trying to pull the wool over your eyes. What we want is for you to keep smiling as you try on that swimsuit. If you’re one of those that make looking after yourself one of your New Year’s Resolutions, but “goodness me! How time flies!” don’t punish yourself. It simply isn’t worth it. Relax. Try and find the way to stick to your resolutions over the last few weeks before that first dip in the sea.

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NEXT STOP: SUMMER

We’re almost there… what will this summer be like? Not long enough, that’s for sure! Here at w’s we’d like to stretch summer out like a sunrise in June… How? Easy! By thinking about it as from right now! And if you’d like to join our suuuuuper summer plan, just follow these simple steps.

Be the first to step into those summer sandals, to get that golden summer glow, to wear your sunglasses 24/7 and to post those beach snaps on your social networks. And little by little, your wishes and our tips will end up convincing us all that every day is summer! And we deserve it, after those icy temperatures we’ve had to put up with all over Europe!

Our plan is guaranteed to work. But if you’ve got other ideas about how to make this the longest summer ever, then why not let us in on the secret? Write to us at blog.ws@womensecret.com or write your comments on our Facebook wall – we’d love to hear from you. And we promise to create a post featuring the most original ideas! There’ll be no stopping us.

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OUR BLOG CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY!

Although according to the calendar the year officially starts on 1 January, we often can’t help thinking of September when we talk about our ‘good intentions’ for the year. That’s because when we were kids our lives were organised around the school year. But if you think about it, it makes sense: months of hard work, a month’s holiday and now it’s time to start all over again. The holidays have given us time and space to think about how to improve our lives. It’s time to put all those plans into practice. Let’s make sure it all works out the way we’ve planned. Let’s organise our diaries the way we organise our wardrobes: work (or classes), sport, friends, errands, films, books, travel, hobbies, even our shopping trips… there’s time for all this and more provided you get yourself organised.

Today our blog is celebrating its first anniversary! And we’re celebrating with this

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3, 2, 1… WE’RE OFF ON HOLIDAY!

One of the best things about the summer holidays is the sheer pleasure of crossing off the days on the calendar until they arrive. An intense countdown that helps us to recharge our batteries, even if it’s only for a couple of hours a day.

A couple of hours that we spend dreaming of the fun we’ll have when we’re on HOLIDAY. Dreaming of the ice-creams we’ll eat, the dips in the sea, jumping over huge waves, the places we’ll discover and the fun and games we’ll have…. Mmmm… sounds good!

Mentally we’ve packed our cases a thousand and one times. Suitcases play a key role in our holidays -as long as they arrive with you; have any of you ever lost a case at an airport? Our perfect summer suitcase – for girls, naturally – would be as big as our wardrobe. But as, sadly, that dream shall never become a reality, we’ve drawn up a list of the 10 absolute musts when packing this summer (essentially the only things we really need):

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DETOX BREAKFAST

It’s the same old story every year. There’s just no getting away from it.

Put your hand up anyone who didn’t swear in front of the mirror just before the Christmas party season got into full swing that this year they definitely weren’t going to eat and drink so much. But of course, it’s easier said than done. Old school friends, chums from uni, those cousins you haven’t seen for ages, seeing the old year out and the new year in…It just goes on and on in one big social whirl! So, if you’re one of those incorrigible (or unpredictable – which sounds better) people who, however hard they try, never get round to doing what they intended to do, we’ve come up with a couple of detox juices that will help to beat off the effects of those Christmas excesses. And put your hand up if you’ve never overdone it…not even once! Of course we all have at some time.

We’re not going to give you one of those disgusting recipes based on green apples and maple syrup extract – we’re not as boring as that! Instead we’ve come up with a couple of “detox” juice recipes that are simply delicious at any time of day. These juices are not only truly delicious, but will also help us to “detox” – whatever that really means. At least they’ll stop you from feeling so guilty…

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AT HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Vacations, family, gifts, trips, huge meals, parties and a list of resolutions. Christmastime must be here

Our blog is taking a little break until next year! We won’t be publishing new posts for a few days, but we’ll be back rarin’ to go on the 13th of January, and we’ll welcome in the year with a recipe for a detox breakfast – we’ll all need it, so don’t miss it! We all wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We’d like to leave you with an idea: to have a special, personal Christmas created just by you, because handmade is definitely “in”. Here are a few suggestions:

- Love and cookies: make gingerbread cookies with imagination or a message. It’s fun – even better in company – plus afterwards you can give them away.

- Make your own Christmas cards to ring in the New Year, then send them by email, snail mail, courier, whatever you can come up with yourself.

- Think of original text messages to send at midnight on the 31st so that you aren’t just sending the latest tired joke.

For anything that you want to make/cook/set up/build at home this Christmas, let yourself be guided by others at the huge, fascinating website:
www.instructables.com

TODAY I DON’T WANT TO GET UP…

OR, HOW TO SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY IN YOUR PYJAMAS

There are days when you don’t feel like getting out from underneath the covers. But there’s one day, just one a year, when not only do you not feel like it, you just refuse to do it. You’re not ill, you’re not tired, you’re simply not in the mood to get up and go to work (obviously this only happens on days when the alarm clock rings!). You decide that today you’re staying put under the pillows, in your pyjamas, not thinking about anything in particular and eating ice cream in bed. Come on, what kid hasn’t faked a high fever every now and then by heating up the thermometer with the light on the night table? So, this is the same thing but a few years further on and with more awareness. That’s why it feels much better than when what you were skipping was school. For this reason, and because of the little white lie and the telephone theatrics that you have to perform to get “today I don’t want to get up” past your boss disguised as illness.

Long live pyjama day!

NOW WE HAVE A BLOG

Because the summer is over and we’re not going to miss it. For that wonderful feeling of starting the school year with a blank exercise book. For the new experiences that await us and for the pleasure in sharing them. There’s a lot of talk here, there and everywhere, but for women it’s never enough. For this and other reasons, we’re launching the women’secret blog. Created by the inquisitive for the inquisitive. Trends, travel, anecdotes, little discoveries … Fresh news, here, every Tuesday and Thursday. If you want to suggest a topic, don’t be shy, write to us.