Nik

I'm getting a tattoo of cherries on the back of both my ankles. Its my first tattoo. My artist is aware that I wont have had much sleep the night before, but has recommended that I just have a very good breakfast and don't put lotion on the area.

Is there anything else I can do to prepare?

im startin classes in new era hip hop and old skool hip hop. im not sure if these would be ok though.

http://www.office.co.uk/mens/nike/air_mogan/22/259...

the head of the society wont really help us in any way so yeah. and incase its not obvious i am female. and its a uni dance society.

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my skin is very spotty and very sensitive to most products. the stuff im using isnt working very well anymore (garnier pure A/tea tree facial cleanser). i dont know if i should try a more expensive product or what? i know everones skin is different ect. but i really need some advice or recommendations.

im 21 in just over a month so i dont want to continue to have problem skin. its not too bad but its the one or two spots that are annoying.

anyhow, any products have to be available in LONDON, UK. price is no problem.

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ive had my laptop about a week now. down by the clock theres usually a little speaker so you can adjust the volume. mine is not there at the min, and ive tried changing the settings to allow it to be there all the time, but it wont allow me to check the box.

any ideas on how i can get the little icon to show up an stay?

is it a visual thing?

i really need a minimiser bra that kinda makes my bust a lil smaller, but the ones i found in my size all say "Reduce the visual size of your bust while maximising your support with the underwiring................"

i need to reduce my bust a lil for my birthday, but as im a 36G the dress i ordered is about 1/2inch too small on the bust, an it looks awful when im spilling out the dress :(

DONT SAY SURGERY or some wise *** remark

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ive just bought a new laptop an some of the sites i use require the latest version of flash player, but the adobe website says that the latest one is already installed.

i broke up with my long term boyfriend about a week ago only to find hes moved to my hometown, where every time i visit my family i will see him.

anyhow, now that we broke up this guy ive been friends with for about 18months is always asking me out, like if i wanna go out for a meal/to cinema/ clubbing.

ive never lead him on in any way, as i could only ever see him as a friend and nothing more. ive always had the feeling that hes wanted more than "just friends" but cause i had a long term BF i thought it was just in my head or something.

i don't want to loose him as a friend, but it just has to stop.

at the min its upsetting me alot him doing this.

how can i tell him to back off without hurting him too much or jeopardising our friendship?

im turning 21 on the 22nd of december. me and a few very close friends are planning to go to paris for two nights. were obviously gonna be going out, and on my birthday i wanna look (and feel) pretty.

i want to wear a dress and ive decided on the shoes already ( these in black: http://www.office.co.uk/womens/office/petal_power/... )

ive seen a few cute dresses already but they are all black, and i really do NOT want to wear all black.

so im looking for a dress and i need help. i recently broke up with a long term boyfriend so i want to look super hot too (not for him cause we'll be in different countries at the time)

im a UK16/18, hourglass figure, im 5' 8" (so 6ft in the heels) i dont particularly like showing the tops of my arms, but i found a cute beaded cape thing-y in topshop.

erm im very pale, i dye my hair red (like a very very deep mahogany/ginger) hazel/green/brown eyes. i suit dirty colours, like teal, maroon ect.

my style is ecclectic, kinda layered, mixed up, vintag-y ish.

if any of that helps :S

if its on the internet then it MUST be a UK site. i would prefer to go into a shop instead of online if possible.

thanks so much for your help :)

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yeah pretty simple, does zara have a student discount? if so how much? probably 10% but worth asking while im here lol

id be using NUS Extra.

i start uni (well the classes) next week. im half way through the induction week. i really need a bag that will fit one lever arch file in and all my junk (pencil case, lab coat, purse ect), but isn't ridiculously big. all i can seem to find are too small or waaaay too big.

it has to be in store, and in the UK. i live in london. there is no way im ordering off the internet either. please leave links to bags if possible.

im not sure exactly what i want, so im open to suggestions. not a backpack, i would prefer a tote style.

oh and if possible under £25 please.

before anyone suggests it i have looked in primark as thats where i usually get my bag for school/college/uni from. i do not like their designs at the min.

thanks in advance.

or know of a tutorial on how to put it on like this.

its kinda similar to the photo, but usually only one "scarf" is visable.

its hard to describe, but its very built up in the back with nothing around the neck or chest area.

its been bugging me for a long time, and i cant work out how to do it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20799996@N08/20557097...

(this is not my photograph by the way)

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ive been told that if i plait my hair it would grow faster but i dont know if i should beleive it or not. i know that cutting your hair has no effect on the rate of growth.

if its true that plaiting your hair makes it grow faster, then why does it do this? is it just cause it reduces breakages or something?

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ive been growing it out now for about 2 months. it was a very full fringe, an it barely long enough to be make into a side fringe/bangs. im getting a bit sick of either wearing it back with a hairband or pining it up into a lil poof thing ( for those who dont get what i mean : http://www.flickr.com/photos/7366849@N02/497875681... and just to let you know this is not me, it has been used from a tutorial on punkrockdomestics.com)

it was long (below my eyes) 2 months ago but i had a random moment an re cut it in for some stupid reason, even tho i knew it didnt suit me in the first place.

what else can i do with it? it around lower eye level at the min. having it down as a fringe does not suit me in the slightest!

so any ideas on what i can do with it? an if you give ideas with pinning or something more complicated than puttin a clip in can you give a tutorial or at least some pics please. im really bad with my hair lol

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my friend has asked for one of these scarves for her birthday. she doesnt know what colour to go for tho. weve been discussing it an we think the purple might be a bit OTT, the black might blend too much with her winter coat (also black) but would this be a good thing seen as it in itself is an OTT scarf. the white/black one would, im presuming, get dirty easily. ive been asked to make the decision for her and keep it a suprise.

oh and before anyone points it out i am aware its sheepskin, but as i say its upto my friend what she wears not me.

white/black tips

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/P...

purple

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/P...

black

http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/P...

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i have a mongolian goat skin/fur. dont lecture me on animal cruelty ect, i already know ok.

so it has a funny smell, kinda like raw wool. you know the weird oily smell. how do i get rid of this smell? can i frebreeze it or not? does this smell go away naturally? should i get it dry cleaned?

i really dont want to ruin it, but it does smell.

again no lectures on fur please. my mother bought me it as a house/room warming present so i want to use it (its a rectangle so im gonna use it as a rug)

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its my grandads funeral. i would usually ask whats appropriate to my parents but seen as I'm 300miles away its a bit difficult. can someone give me some links to high street shops with some appropriate things to wear?

I'm 20, an hourglass, size 16/18 on top an 18/20 bottom. i would prefer a dress or skirt, but i don't want to look slutty or frumpy. i want to be able to wear the outfit (or pieces) again as I'm a student with very little money. i have quite an eclectic dress sense, i love layering. i cant order on-line so has to be in-store.

sorry if this seems an insensitive question but its cause I'm such a tight budget and i don't want to upset the family in something too short or frumpy.

Must be UK links.

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I'm making an afghan blanket. using sirdar big softie super chunky wool ( http://www.knitandsew.co.uk/Sirdar_Big_Softie_Supe... )

ive worked it out and its ging to cost about £112.50 (i need 100 squares, gettin 2 squares per ball, each ball is £2.25)

would it be ok to buy only a few at a time? cause i really dont have the storage for 50 balls of wool.

any thoughts?

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http://www.watters.com/product.php?coll=watters&sh...

(if that doesnt work, search for style 3328)

im an hourglass shape, slightly edging towards pear shaped.

would this dress suit me?

where i work we have it in and it looks amazing on everyone who tries it on, and i would love to order it. and it sounds stupid but cause it looks so lovely on others i dont want to try on the sample to find it looks like sh*t on me. we all have our faves in the shop, this one is mine.

so what do you think, would this suit me?

im a UK16/18 if that helps......

and i would be ordering in the siene brocade (the dark blue its photographed in)

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i have a 20% voucher for office (yay!!!) for september. i really like these shoes but cant decide on the colour again. i know that in the future they will have a teal colour, but i dont know if it will be in time for the voucher.

i love the plum but the black is sensible and would look stunning. i love teal but idk im split three ways.

opinions please.

dont say you have the shoes, i really dont care. if you cant say a colour then dont bother answering.

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of cancer in quite a few things. but i feel nothing towards him.

a few years ago all my family fell out withmy granda, grandma and aunty. basically my mother and her sister were always treated differently, they constantly would tell me my mother was a bad mother ect (i was aged between 3 and 12 at the time) they tried to take me away from my parents, and my granda started beating my mother cause i said i didnt want to go down to their house, which was just a few doors down the street, when i was about 13. his excuse was i was 13 i shouldnt be going out with friends at that age and i should do as im told.

to them the whole point of granchildren was to control us. they never had anything to do with my brother cause he was male. they moved on from my sister when she started saying no to them. to keep me theirs they over fed me as a young child, and im only now just starting to loose the weight (at 20)

i know the situation isnt exactly what could be called normal, but with him currently dying of cancer i feel nothing towards him. yes its sad but it really is not affecting me in the slightest. to me its just another old man with cancer. in fact i care more about a old man with cancer who was a stranger.

i just feel like i should be more affected. like everyone is like OMG im so sorry. but i feel like saying well im not sorry so why should you be.

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