Face Plate

Give Your Cell Phone a Face Lift

Back in the early 1990s, we assumed that anyone sporting one of those brick-sized cell phones was a really important person. By the late 1990s, almost everyone was able to own a cell phone. Today, not only does everyone have a cell phone, but it is the absolute the center of their daily communication. Your cell phone reaches you wherever you so you can stay in touch and even stores relevant information for you, such as the phone number of that hot guy from the club. Best of all, your cell phone is a manner of self-expression. You can customize your ring tone and put a different face plate on your cell phone everyday to turn it into an instant fashion accessory.

Let's face it, cell phones are delicate and we lead busy lives. A face plate appeals to a girl's practical side because it protects the cell phone from everyday bumps and scrapes. After all, imagine having to try to reprogram all the information stored in your cell phone, if you could even find it? I get a headache just thinking about it. Using a face plate protects this valuable central hub of communication from damage.

Now consider how ugly, gray and boring cell phones look. If we looked in a mirror and saw such a dull face, we would be considering a face lift or some kind of aesthetic boost. Well, your cell phone can get a face lift too! A face plate is actually a false front that gets snapped or screwed onto your cell phone. A face plate is designed to tightly fit the front of your particular model cell phone. A face plate is easy to put on and only takes a couple of minutes to remove. In just a couple of minutes, your cell phone becomes a unique fashion statement with no need to take apart your phone or follow complicated directions.

Maybe your cell phone doubles as a PDA and you also use it to keep track of your schedule and browse the Internet. A face plate not only protects this valuable asset that gets juggled around, but it turns your cell phone into a personalized possession. Years ago, cell phones were not only huge and heavy, but you couldn't perform as many functions with them or make them unique with cool accessories.

With over 1.7 billion cell phones in existence across the world, there are almost as many combinations for making your cell phone a means of self-expression. A face plate that features beautiful flowers could be worn to a garden party to welcome spring. Use a face plate in a devastating color to match that incredible gown you are wearing to the annual corporate dinner. Face plates are available in a wide variety of colors, patterns and designs. Everyone, from students to grandparents, has a cell phone that wears a unique face plate for protection and to make a personal statement. In fact, Disney has designed fun face plates featuring their most popular characters for your favorite little diva between 7 and 14 to use on her cell phone.

Some of the most popular face plate designs are bold colors and animal prints. That hot red face plate totally matches your new lipstick-colored dress and makes a bold, eye-catching fashion statement every time you wear it. Leopard, cheetah and zebra printed face plates turn your cell phone into an exotic accessory at the club. A rhinestone studded face plate adds a lot of bling-bling for a little cha-ching.

Speaking of bling for your cell phone, the hottest new accessory to give your cell phone a face lift are crystal kits that are adhered to your phone for the ultimate sparkle. Celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Sarah Jessica Parker and Sean “Puffy” Combs all have phones encrusted in sparkling bling. The company, BlingMeOut, offers Swarovski crystal do-it-yourself bling kits with everything you need to have a blinged out cell phone. Special adhesives are used to affix the sparkling stones to your cell phone for a customized, glamorous look. If you are completely not the crafty type, there are even companies you can send your cell phone to and have it “blinged” out by someone else and returned in all its dazzling glory.

Of course, you can also select a face plate that is completely covered in glittering stones if you want major bling in a lot less time. Although the bling kits turn your cell phone into an awesome-looking device, they can be difficult to remove and you won't be able to change the look of your phone every day. The benefit of using a face plate is the ability to change your mind and mood in a minute. If you attending a sporting event, your cell phone can wear a face plate that shows you really support your team. For camp trips, bling may be out of its element, but a camouflage face plate will fit right in. Frankly, I love having the option to change my mind – and my look – in just a minute! All face lifts should be so easy, girls.