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I was interested in trying Vaseline’s Intensive Rescue Clinical Therapy lotion because I’ve used other Vaseline lotions before and I really liked them. I was curious to see how this compared to the original Intensive Rescue line. Also, it being winter, it was time to amp up the moisturizing.

I’ve been using the Intensive Rescue Clinical Therapy lotion for weeks now and I noticed a difference within days of starting out. My skin just felt better. It didn’t feel dry and stretched out like skin can during the winter. I even stopped itching all over. Now my skin is soft and smooth even in the coldest and driest part of winter. My elbows are smooth, my hands are soft, and my feet aren’t cracked. It’s great!

I tried both the unscented and lightly fragranced lotions.

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  The 2009 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) confirmed it is a key event in the profession’s calendar, as the major customers of the 17 exhibiting brands travelled to Geneva for this first-ever January edition of the Show. This year, as in previous years, the extraordinary expertise of these brands was on display, as much through the technical and aesthetic innovation captured in their timepieces as in the unique craftsmanship behind each one. As anticipated, visitor numbers were some 20% down, a consequence of a tough economic climate in the Japanese and American markets. Some 1,200 specialised journalists covered the Show, demonstrating international media interest in what is both a reflection of the newest trends and a hub for the prestige watch sector.
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One lucky contest entrant will be the winner of this diamond and 18-karat gold cuff bracelet designed by Debra Messing and Robert Lee Morris. New York–The World Gold Council’s (WGC) “Legendary Gold” contest comes to a close at the end of this month, but readers still have a few weeks to enter for a chance to win a gold cuff bracelet designed by Starter Wife actress Debra Messing and jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris.The duo designed four 18-karat yellow gold and diamond cuffs to raise funds and awareness for YouthAids, an education and prevention program that uses media, pop culture, music, theater and sports to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. Only one cuff, however, is up for grabs in the contest.To enter, log onto InStyle magazine’s Web site, Instyle.com/LegendaryGold, and tell your favorite story that involves a piece of gold jewelry.
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At first glance, soliflores — fragrances replicating the scent of a single flower — might not seem worth much attention. Why spend money on something you can smell for real in the garden when there are so many interesting compositions out there? Where’s the art in that? Along the same lines, you might ask why photography or figurative painting are arts. After all, a photograph is just a two-dimensional picture of something real, even if it’s staged. Every day we probably see people who are walking Diane Arbus photographs, and a hike in a national park yields scores of Ansel Adams images. Give me a wig and I’ll show you Cindy Sherman. You’ve seen one circus freak or sunset and you’ve seen them all, right? I used to think so. Not any more. First of all, photography requires craft and vision. A photo
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This is a video of the manufacture Patek Philippe, and the process they go through to make a timepiece.

Antwerp, Belgium–The Dealers Organisation for Diamond Automated Quotes (DODAQ), an online exchange that allows polished diamonds to be globally traded like other commodities, launched today, according to a release from the site’s founders.

The Antwerp, Belgium-based trading platform, available at Exchange.DODAQ.com, offers two-way auctions for individual categories of polished diamonds, creating real-time spot prices and a cash market for diamonds. It also creates price transparency and, according to the release, allows the market to decide fair value, just as markets for stocks, currencies and other commodities are determined.

In addition, DODAQ is open to everyone, both inside and outside the diamond industry, which allows the stones to be recognized as an investment opportunity, like gold.
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Jane Krakowski wore dramatic drop-hoop style earrings from Bochic to the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards. The earrings are crafted in 22-karat yellow gold and feature ruby studs and rubies at the center. Photo: Courtesy of D’Orazio and Associates. Los Angeles–It seems First Lady Michelle Obama has set a new style edict–one that’s extending all the way to Hollywood–with a number of starlets following her inaugural lead and choosing one-shoulder gowns to wear to last night’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.To accentuate the look, actresses such as Teri Hatcher, Laura Linney and Evan Rachel Wood avoided adorning their necks and instead paired their asymmetrical gowns with drop earrings, rings or bracelets on one wrist.Hatcher chose jewels from Neil Lane, including earrings with lapis, onyx and diamond, plus diamond and sapphire rings, and a huge diamond and rock crystal bracelet, all set in platinum.
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This Omega Seamaster, worn by Vice President Joe Biden, retails for $2,080. Washington–The fashion choices of First Lady Michelle Obama have already generated much press, but for the watch industry, all eyes are on what type of timepieces the leader of the free world, and his second in command, put on every morning.President Barack Obama is already making news for cultivating a less-formal, rolled-up shirtsleeves environment at the White House, one that is a stark departure from the more formal dress code established by President Bush, who required staffers to wear business suits while on the clock. But Obama’s latest choice of timepiece is not just formal, it’s government-issued, with a Secret Service seal on it.Back in 2007, when Obama was still a U.S.
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San Francisco–Due to the popularity of its first “Green Jewelry” class, held last August, the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts has scheduled another session for March 7.

The academy developed the one-day class to meet the changing needs of the jewelry industry, as consumers today are demanding more ethically sourced materials.

Participants will learn where metals and gemstones come from, about “green” suppliers and what they can do to promote healthy mining practices.
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Jewelry designer Caroline Ballou closes up shop January 26, 2009 Difficult economic conditions have forced Attleborough Falls, Mass.-based designer Caroline Ballou to close up shop, the company announced late last week. Attleborough Falls, Mass.–Jewelry designer and manufacturer Caroline Ballou LLC is the latest member of the jewelry industry to fall victim to the economic crisis.In an e-mail distributed on Friday, the Attleborough Falls, Mass.-based company announced that it was going out of business and will be conducting a closing sale this week.The sale is open to everyone through the close of business on Jan. 30. Credit card is the only accepted form of payment.”We are sorry to say that the dramatic impact of the current economic crisis on our industry and the expectation that it will continue throughout 2009 has caused us to discontinue the Caroline Ballou business,” the e-mail stated.
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