There’s no excuse for not looking good with everything that is available in today’s market. I don’t agree with some who say, “Either you have it or you don’t”. It doesn’t matter when you begin, how old you are, or what size you wear.
Some people have a sense of style and a great fashion flair but there’s no reason you can’t learn or get help if you don’t have a clue. It requires knowledge, effort, and the willingness to make change. Getting out of your comfort zone in essential to moving in the right direction, even if you take baby steps. Don’t try to find the time to look great, make the time to get the help you need to look and feel your very best, every day. You can do it if you make up your mind to stop making excuses. You will be surprised how small changes will go a long way. It will be worth your time and effort. Love yourself and stop procrastinating. Start right now. You’ll be glad you did. Be everything you want to be and more.
Archive for May, 2010
Is Style Really Something You Can Learn or Either You Have it or You Don’t?
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
What to Wear in Your Thirty’s
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Dressing your age means making the most of your body style and not wearing things that make you look like you are trying too hard. You don’t want to dress like you’re in your twenties. That’s just as bad is dressing too frumpy. By the time you reach your thirties you should begin getting a sense of who you are and what your individual style is. There is no reason to stop following fashion trends. Just be sure they flatter your changing body style.
For the thirty-something, slightly structured dresses with simple embellishments close to the neck or at the hemline look great. If the neckline is too low or you are self conscious about your arms, layering woks well and looks trendy.
Wear skinny jeans with a tunic top or a loose fitting top. Don’t wear faded or ripped jeans as they are too young of a look. You want to look fashionable yet classy. Try something other than jeans, like white pants paired with a great black top and fun accessories. Think streamline.
Wear shorter and more fitted jackets with a great fitting pair of dark wash jeans.
Stick with classic shapes.
Show off a bit of cleavage or prance in a shorter skirt but not both at the same time. It looks trashy. One shoulder tops and full sleeves look chic with a pencil skirt.
Get a trendy sophisticated haircut (especially if you haven’t cut your hair in years) and udate frames or sunglasses.
And please, no belly shirts, pig tails, or shirts that say “Sexy”, “Kitten”, or “Victoria Secret”.
Dressing your age means making the most of your body style and not wearing things that make you look like you are trying too hard. You don’t want to dress like you’re in your twenties. That’s just as bad is dressing too frumpy. By the time you reach your thirties you should begin getting a sense of who you are and what your individual style is. There is no reason to stop following fashion trends. Just be sure they flatter your changing body style.
For the thirty-something, slightly structured dresses with simple embellishments close to the neck or at the hemline look great. If the neckline is too low or you are self conscious about your arms, layering woks well and looks trendy.
Wear skinny jeans with a tunic top or a loose fitting top. Don’t wear faded or ripped jeans as they are too young of a look. You want to look fashionable yet classy. Try something other than jeans, like white pants paired with a great black top and fun accessories. Think streamline.
Wear shorter and more fitted jackets with a great fitting pair of dark wash jeans.
Stick with classic shapes.
Show off a bit of cleavage or prance in a shorter skirt but not both at the same time. It looks trashy. One shoulder tops and full sleeves look chic with a pencil skirt.
Get a trendy sophisticated haircut (especially if you haven’t cut your hair in years) and udate frames or sunglasses.
And please, no belly shirts, pig tails, or shirts that say “Sexy”, “Kitten”, or “Victoria Secret”.
The Top 10 Things Men Do That Turn Women Off
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Men, we love you and there are lots of things you do that turn us on but here are the top ten things that turn us off.
1 Wear socks with sandals. It’s looks really nerdy and extremely unattractive especially flip flops with socks.
2 Hand gestures are very rude, especially the v gesture. They are all highly offensive to women and a guaranteed turn off to any woman.
3 No sagging pants. We don’t think it’s sexy or cool to show your underwear or a peeping crack. It’s tasteless. Wear a belt.
4 Fast cars are cool but don’t trick them out too much. It looks stupid unless it’s a show car on a professional track.
5 Tweezing your eye brows, even if you are body builder, it looks too feminine.
Not that uni-brows are attractive, but sculptured brows are too much, especially if they look better that ours.
6 Too may tattoos are a turn off unless your woman adorns many herself.
If we want to see all that art work, we’ll go to a gallery. Most women prefer to see a clean body which shows off muscles rather well.
7 Age gracefully. Don’t act or dress like you are twenty if you are not.
Wearing your baseball cap backwards when you are over 30 makes you look immature. Too much plastic surgery screams how insecure you feel. Wrinkles and graceful aging shows wisdom and confidence and there’s nothing sexier than a man with confidence.
8 Don’t dye your hair black, especially shoe polish black. Black looks fake and is too hard on the face. Try dark brown or let some gray come through. It looks debonair and sophisticated. You are better off going to color stylist than using cheap box hair dye and don’t forget a great updated haircut.
9 Chewing tobacco is gross. It smells and tastes bad. Woman won’t kiss a man who chews tobacco. It yellows your teeth and that lump on the side of your mouth looks weird.
10 Don’t talk about your ex or complain about her. If you are trashing your ex, we’ll know you’re gonna trash us as well. It’s classless. We also don’t want to hear about your bitter divorce, especially when we first meet or in the beginning of the relationship. We just don’t want to hear it. If we are out, it’s because we want to have fun not be your therapist or your mother.
Men, we love you and there are lots of things you do that turn us on but here are the top ten things that turn us off.
1 Wear socks with sandals. It’s looks really nerdy and extremely unattractive especially flip flops with socks.
2 Hand gestures are very rude, especially the v gesture. They are all highly offensive to women and a guaranteed turn off to any woman.
3 No sagging pants. We don’t think it’s sexy or cool to show your underwear or a peeping crack. It’s tasteless. Wear a belt.
4 Fast cars are cool but don’t trick them out too much. It looks stupid unless it’s a show car on a professional track.
5 Tweezing your eye brows, even if you are body builder, it looks too feminine.
Not that uni-brows are attractive, but sculptured brows are too much, especially if they look better that ours.
6 Too may tattoos are a turn off unless your woman adorns many herself.
If we want to see all that art work, we’ll go to a gallery. Most women prefer to see a clean body which shows off muscles rather well.
7 Age gracefully. Don’t act or dress like you are twenty if you are not.
Wearing your baseball cap backwards when you are over 30 makes you look immature. Too much plastic surgery screams how insecure you feel. Wrinkles and graceful aging shows wisdom and confidence and there’s nothing sexier than a man with confidence.
8 Don’t dye your hair black, especially shoe polish black. Black looks fake and is too hard on the face. Try dark brown or let some gray come through. It looks debonair and sophisticated. You are better off going to color stylist than using cheap box hair dye and don’t forget a great updated haircut.
9 Chewing tobacco is gross. It smells and tastes bad. Woman won’t kiss a man who chews tobacco. It yellows your teeth and that lump on the side of your mouth looks weird.
10 Don’t talk about your ex or complain about her. If you are trashing your ex, we’ll know you’re gonna trash us as well. It’s classless. We also don’t want to hear about your bitter divorce, especially when we first meet or in the beginning of the relationship. We just don’t want to hear it. If we are out, it’s because we want to have fun not be your therapist or your mother.
Organize Your Closet
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
A little organizing and a little planning will help to reduce stress and allow you more time for the things you enjoy doing.
Eliminate the clothes in your closet you haven’t worn in years or are ill-fitting. If it’s stained, frayed, has lost it’s color or shape, get rid of it. Discard anything that is not comfortable to wear, including shoes that are badly scuffed.
Have a well lit closet. Double bar on one side to create more space.
Put accessories in clearly marked containers so you can see what you have. Get rid of belts that don’t fit or mangled or outdated scarves.
Fold knits and tank tops and jeans.
Remove all dry cleaning bags and wire hangers. Face clothing going all one way.
Put all tops together, skirts,and pants by length order.
Every piece should be considered a single unit. Separate suits and keep jackets together. Wear them with jeans.
Decide what you are going to wear the night before if you have to get up early or have a lot to do before you leave your house.
Once you organize it will only take a few minutes to ready yourself for the day even if you are only running to the bus stop or the post office. You are out the minute you leave your house. Make the effort.
Even if you are not in a good mood, make the effort to look good. You will be surprised how quickly your mood will change when someone compliments you.
Stop wearing so much black and add life with color to you wardrobe.
Empty out the closet floor. It will look and feel more organized. What is all that stuff anyway? Oh the treasures you will find.
A little organizing and a little planning will help to reduce stress and allow you more time for the things you enjoy doing.
Eliminate the clothes in your closet you haven’t worn in years or are ill-fitting. If it’s stained, frayed, has lost it’s color or shape, get rid of it. Discard anything that is not comfortable to wear, including shoes that are badly scuffed.
Have a well lit closet. Double bar on one side to create more space.
Put accessories in clearly marked containers so you can see what you have. Get rid of belts that don’t fit or mangled or outdated scarves.
Fold knits and tank tops and jeans.
Remove all dry cleaning bags and wire hangers. Face clothing going all one way.
Put all tops together, skirts,and pants by length order.
Every piece should be considered a single unit. Separate suits and keep jackets together. Wear them with jeans.
Decide what you are going to wear the night before if you have to get up early or have a lot to do before you leave your house.
Once you organize it will only take a few minutes to ready yourself for the day even if you are only running to the bus stop or the post office. You are out the minute you leave your house. Make the effort.
Even if you are not in a good mood, make the effort to look good. You will be surprised how quickly your mood will change when someone compliments you.
Stop wearing so much black and add life with color to you wardrobe.
Empty out the closet floor. It will look and feel more organized. What is all that stuff anyway? Oh the treasures you will find.
Easy Tips on Dressing for Success
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
There’s a lot of competition out there today and that’s why it is important to look professional while projecting confidence. Confidence plays an important role in succeeding. Looking the part makes a lasting impression. Maybe it’s unjust to judge a book by its cover, but we all do.
Here are are few easy tips to help you look professional and feel more confident.
Generally it is a good idea to wear something simple that is neat and clean.
Be sure it doesn’t need pressing. Don’t sacrifice style for comfort but add your own flair. Don’t wear clothing that is too big or too small.
Keep accessories in proportion to your body size. Don’t use more than 3 accessories or less than one.
Develop your own personal style but don’t over do it. I know a woman who wears a different brooch everyday. People remember her because she branded herself with an identifying mark. I also know a gentleman who wears different colored eye glasses each day to match what he is wearing. Don’t use tasteless identifying marks that offend or make others laugh.
Observe the way others dress in your work place and express your own signature style. Mix and match your suits tying in two colors with an accessory like a scarf, tie, or necklace. Make a statement with color combination’s.
Closed toe shoes work best. The heal shouldn’t be more than three inches high. Spikes, wedges, or flip flops, are inappropriate.
Keep your make up simple. Be as natural as possible and you will be recognized as having class and style. Don’t look like you are trying to hard. It’s usually a sign of over compensating in one area to make up what’s lacking in another.
Don’t carry an over sized hand bag even if it is in style. Have an organized med sized bag so you can find things easily.
Keep nail polish in a neutral color with no designs. They shouldn’t be excessively long or chewed down. A man’s nails should be kept sort and clean.
Don’t wear accessories that make noise like bangle bracelets or that are too big like over sized hoop earrings.
Not more that one inch of cleavage. More is too distracting.
Walk, sit, and speak with your shoulders back. Slouching makes you look insecure.
Put a smile on your face and don’t forget how terrific you are. Remind yourself every day. Find something you like about yourself and get into the habit of complimenting yourself.
There’s a lot of competition out there today and that’s why it is important to look professional while projecting confidence. Confidence plays an important role in succeeding. Looking the part makes a lasting impression. Maybe it’s unjust to judge a book by its cover, but we all do.
Here are are few easy tips to help you look professional and feel more confident.
Generally it is a good idea to wear something simple that is neat and clean.
Be sure it doesn’t need pressing. Don’t sacrifice style for comfort but add your own flair. Don’t wear clothing that is too big or too small.
Keep accessories in proportion to your body size. Don’t use more than 3 accessories or less than one.
Develop your own personal style but don’t over do it. I know a woman who wears a different brooch everyday. People remember her because she branded herself with an identifying mark. I also know a gentleman who wears different colored eye glasses each day to match what he is wearing. Don’t use tasteless identifying marks that offend or make others laugh.
Observe the way others dress in your work place and express your own signature style. Mix and match your suits tying in two colors with an accessory like a scarf, tie, or necklace. Make a statement with color combination’s.
Closed toe shoes work best. The heal shouldn’t be more than three inches high. Spikes, wedges, or flip flops, are inappropriate.
Keep your make up simple. Be as natural as possible and you will be recognized as having class and style. Don’t look like you are trying to hard. It’s usually a sign of over compensating in one area to make up what’s lacking in another.
Don’t carry an over sized hand bag even if it is in style. Have an organized med sized bag so you can find things easily.
Keep nail polish in a neutral color with no designs. They shouldn’t be excessively long or chewed down. A man’s nails should be kept sort and clean.
Don’t wear accessories that make noise like bangle bracelets or that are too big like over sized hoop earrings.
Not more that one inch of cleavage. More is too distracting.
Walk, sit, and speak with your shoulders back. Slouching makes you look insecure.
Put a smile on your face and don’t forget how terrific you are. Remind yourself every day. Find something you like about yourself and get into the habit of complimenting yourself.
Don’t Get Stuck in a Fashion Rut
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
As we age, we get too comfortable wearing our old standbys. All it takes it a little tweaking with basic styles you already own to look and feel fantastic. No need to make any radical changes. Remember what makes you look beautiful is being comfortable in your own skin and owning your own individual style.
Shop at a different store than you typically frequent. Try on styles from new vendors you haven’t used before. Ask a sales person who is dressed well whats hot.
Check out the fashion magazines to see what’s new and add the color of the season. This season corals of different shades are in style. They can easily be paired with brown or khaki and white looks fabulous.
Accessorize with a punchy necklace or earrings. Don’t forget to add a belt to define your waist.
Purchase a new handbag in a fun color and texture and get some new sexy sandals.
Speak to your stylist and try a new do. You’ll look and feel 10 years younger.
As we age, we get too comfortable wearing our old standbys. All it takes it a little tweaking with basic styles you already own to look and feel fantastic. No need to make any radical changes. Remember what makes you look beautiful is being comfortable in your own skin and owning your own individual style.
Shop at a different store than you typically frequent. Try on styles from new vendors you haven’t used before. Ask a sales person who is dressed well whats hot.
Check out the fashion magazines to see what’s new and add the color of the season. This season corals of different shades are in style. They can easily be paired with brown or khaki and white looks fabulous.
Accessorize with a punchy necklace or earrings. Don’t forget to add a belt to define your waist.
Purchase a new handbag in a fun color and texture and get some new sexy sandals.
Speak to your stylist and try a new do. You’ll look and feel 10 years younger.
