Instructions & Pictures here: http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-miu-miu-jeweled-heels/

8. Put some clothes on, k? It might be just you at home, and those sweats from college are mighty comfy, but set aside time each morning to actually “get ready” for the day. Keep your outfit casual and comfortable, but not in the pajama family. It might sound unnecessary, but you’ll feel more professional, and you’ll be prepared if a last-minute meeting comes up.

You can find all the tips here: http://www.refinery29.com/how-to-work-from-home?page=1

http://www.refinery29.com/perfect-outfit-weekend-looks/slideshow#slide-1

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2011/12/08/dzine-book-craziest-nails-photos.html

A new book, Nailed: The History of Nail Culture and Dzine, is a 232-page exploration into the underground world of nail culture. It traces the growth of nail art around the world—from Ming dynasty China to ancient Egypt—and includes images of nails captured by commissioned photographers and Dzine, the contemporary artist who authored the book. It explores the nail-art movement and addresses body adornment in general—with luscious pictures of bejeweled nails, sculptural talons, and other pieces of wearable art that make typing on a keyboard or putting in your contact lenses look like a walk in the park.

Drop-crotch-style pants enjoyed a brief moment in the sun a few seasons ago, and — we admit — made really cool girls look even cooler, while making the rest of us look like we were wearing adult diapers. Lest you thought that bandwagon had already rolled off into the sunset, Oak is reviving the terrifying trend with their drop-crotch skinny jean. When drop-crotches do work, they’re usually in a thicker jersey material, cut a little baggy, and without a fly, back pockets, or any other details that’d make people think your butt actually looked like a deflated beach ball. But these jeans forgo all of those saving graces…and if they make the model look like Infinite Torso Woman, we can only imagine how they’d look on us. The only thing less attractive might be a drop-crotch panty. Hey — Valentine’s Day is coming up… we can always hope Oak is into lingerie, too! For Oak jeans that deliver in the derriere department, check out their entire denim collection, which features more than plenty non-DC options.

http://www.refinery29.com/crazy-trend-drop-crotch-skinny-jeans

Good news for dieters who feel that counting calories has become a full-time job. According to new research, you might do better to cut carbs just two days a week instead of going low cal every day.

In a recent study, presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, British researchers found that women who eliminated carbohydrate-rich foods like bread, pasta, potatoes and rice two days a week and ate their normal diet the rest of the time lost an average of 9 lb. over four months. Meanwhile, women in a similar group who ate a 1,500-cal.-per-day Mediterranean-style diet for the same time period lost only 5 lb.

Women on the intermittent diet not only lost more weight but also showed greater improvements on other markers of health, including levels of insulin and leptin.

The study was borne of the researchers’ efforts to come up with a diet that people could actually stick with, especially women who are at high risk of breast cancer. Obesity is a known risk factor for the disease, and hormones like insulin and leptin are also associated with tumor development.

“Weight loss and reduced insulin levels are required for breast-cancer prevention, but [these levels] are difficult to achieve and maintain with conventional dietary approaches,” lead author Michelle Harvie, a research dietitian at the Genesis Prevention Center at the University Hospital in South Manchester, England, said in a statement.